Beyond This Point

Week 2 Day 4 Salem, Oregon Conference building
The governors from Oregon, Washington and California, meeting with other senators including mayors of Bend and Redmond have come for a conference, with no media is allowed, they have come to discuss about the situation of the gang that is rising and causing anarchy distress.
Once the conference was starting everyone was getting ready to be seated, the governor of Oregon
then said “22 hours ago in Bend Oregon at the community college COCC, went through a
shooting where three men had come into the camp with three fully automatics that were AK’s. The
two came out to the main street that ran straight through the college, and fired into the crowd killing
eight people from ages 25 to 55. Then the other went in a building chased five woman, four were
volunteers from Red Cross and the other was a volunteer from her church they were from ages
starting 16 to 35. We have heard that this gang rising up calls themselves the red fist gang, one of the leaders in headquarters sector 2 in Prineville has informed us that this gang has attack them more then once. Two days ago they ambushed three of their trucks that was carrying weapons and
ammunition, they brought them down and took all their weapons carrying machine guns, semi-
automatics, C4 and three rocket launchers. After that attack the next day, they attacked again
destroying two trucks and two Humvees, soldiers came in right after the attack and found four of
their brothers in the truck naked and tied up. There was signs tied around them that said the fire
gets worse before the real ignite begins. Already they have shown of what they can do as the threat
of more attacks are climbing, they have even called in and threatened the military that there will be
more attacks like these. We can even see that they are growing in resources and have recruited many people, to where they are asking for war, time is running out the more we wait the more of a chance that they will take the city. And we cannot let that happen, the president has already spoke with me and other leaders in this operation that we have been deciding to begin Marshal Law for this will only be a test to not only save the people and these towns from sure destruction. But also to see how it really works.”
Sara sitting in one of the main seats up in front of the leaders spoke up and she said-
“Sir even if we tried to test it how do we not know what that will open up, what that would
endure. You see your all coming to the end of the line where you don’t know what to do and its
because your all losing control, were saying that this earthquake and tsunami destroyed everything
that we held the modern life in our hands and now that will change forever. Our security, military
and what we operate in modern life and our economy will never be the same. Because after when
survival takes play no matter what they will change the way we live and the way you all protect us,
the people do not need more soldiers, fences and weapons. That just encourages something sinister to rise you think you can end this, no this is just the beginning. But we can’t do martial law it will change everything forever, the people’s trust in their leaders and governments will fade and become vail.”
The governor of Washington then spoke “Thank you Sara leader of Red Cross natural
disasters, but if we don’t take control the people will become chaotically out of control and they will
just end killing each other. Can you image what that will be like on the media streaming on the
internet everywhere, as this would drive a weakness mock to our enemies this is sinister and this isn’t over. ..Your right. That’s why we need to stop it, hell even Abraham Lincoln called for martial law in the states. If we are not going to do martial law then we are going to have to some type of
aggressive controlment to detain this evil coming.”
“Do you want this to look like what is in the Middle East today, where the people will always
hate you. Don’t you want their trust and their love that’s what this constitution is about and if you
keep changing it and replacing new laws above it, then the people will go against you. There will car
bombs, they will kill as many innocent people just because they know they are weakening you and
that’s power to them and when they see when you take that next step to control everything…they
will do the same as well. I urge please let us find another way of ending this because there is away.”
One of congress leaders sitting at the very front he said “I fear if we keep waiting it will just get
worse but martial law would change everything and we would never get it back. I want to introduce
you all to someone that I think can help. He has fought in many tours in the Iraq war including a
tour in Afghanistan to track down terrorist, he is a war hero and has put everything into his work for
his country. If there is someone that I think can turn the tide is this man, I like to introduce to you
all General Hickam L. Bale and right now he will be speaking to you about the plan that we have
came up with…General.”
He was tall with his smooth military shave on his head, he looked like a general from the way he
looked with his full grown beard and dark blue eyes that strike fear in all his enemies eyes, the way
he dressed in his military suit that had many medals and badges from his tours and courage of being
in the fight; he looked strong and vigilant as he had the look that he has a plan. The general then
stood up and walked to the podium and spoke in the microphone and said-
“Thank you congressman and thank you for being here with us tonight my name is General
Hickam L. Bale I don’t need to explain to you of what I’ve done and my experience in the military
cause the congressman did a good job in telling you all of what I do. Tomorrow should be looked at
as a new day, protection for the people is my goal, me and men will investigate more on this new
rising gang and we will find their leader and will kill him. I have tracked many fearful terrorist in my
day I have gotten to know how they hide, how they fight who they love and care for. I will know
everything about my enemy because whoever it is, I fear he won’t stop but that’s where I come in.
This new plan that I and some our leaders have created and came up with is an operation call New
Dawn but before we can see the dawn we have to catch our enemy. That’s why I will be using all
security from cameras around the city, if I have I have too will put cameras in the neighborhoods, 24
hour military patrolling around central Oregon. We all have people in disguise looking like average
person to come up with information by interrogation even if that’s putting a black bag on a few
suspects heads and throwing them in the van. This won’t be martial law but this will have the form
of looking like martial law, we are going to start taking everyone’s info of who they and where they
come from, everyone even those have lived in central Oregon for years. We have more drones flying
in the sky more and will have other new small gadget technologies to help us where every local
official and military must wear small cameras on their chest to record everything. I will have our
soldiers be carrying new high powered rifles and I will even have special op’s teams that the best of
the best especially since they were trained in the navy seals they too will help us. Tomorrow morning we will only have two main divisions and that is the three amphitheaters in central Oregon where will have to fit even more people in there and shut down the small campouts in the parking lots schools and stores. Then will only have our main headquarters and the main refugee base at COCC where we will put more effort in protecting these people. I will find the enemy I will to all the places they hide if I have send missiles flying in and destroy everything that are in these caves or tunnels then I will. Ladies and Gentlemen I promise you I will end this before it becomes to martial law, I will have this city in peace again.”
The decision was voted and was agreed to make this operation New Dawn to go effect, hoping that
this will be their last greatest shot to actually control the situation and make life go back to the way it
was.

The night was crisp, a warmth that kept you comfortable with only a small wind
breeze that was refreshing, a clear night it was with the stars out shining bright as this was a perfect night for the perfect sleep. Soldiers carrying heavy powered weapons as they were constantly walking around the camps and up and down the college, searching through buildings as quietly as they could. Everyone laying in their bunks sleeping peacefully almost like an answered to prayer, then out of nowhere silent shots were heard the distance most the soldiers that were searching away from the tents and into COCC. They were being shot and falling over to sleep as they were being shot by bullets that have a small pointy tip that injects sleep stuff into their blood cells. After seeing most of the solders fall asleep and were laying around COCC everywhere and the gang came out of the shrubs, trees and some that were buried in the dirt climbed out and they were of thirty men holding AK’s and MP5’s they were dressed up in dark clothing with ski masks that had paints of different fearful faces. They were looking a very tactical gang with some wearing bullet proof vests, the gang split it up to three squad teams of ten in each squad group. Silently they were rushing down the college and saw the soldiers patrolling around the tents a few of the comrades grabbed out their grenade launcher and they launched many cans of sleeping gas that was to its thickest. The gang sheered in through the fog like phantoms wearing gas masks and gave the image of monsters as they started grabbing most of the children that was in the tents. They were quick and quiet, they knew what they were doing and they carried all the children out to the truck and laid them softly in the back. They left with leaving a trace except that it will be horrible morning. It all started with screams, agoning hurtful screams of mothers in deep pain, as everyone was searching everywhere for the children, they all were starting to panic and the soldiers felt like fools that they didn’t see it coming. It brought terror and fear into everyone’s soul especially for the ones whose child was kidnapped, the main street called college way ran up and down through the college as it was a main street. They poured gallons of gallons of mostly animal blood some human on the streets and they were soacked, as there was officials on it already hosing it and scrubbing the blood out which took all day to do. But they never expected to wake to a nightmare like this to see the hill in blood and the children were gone, parents were on their knees in tears and trying to comfort each other in this time of heartache but this time it was too much. They had left a sign for the military as it read-
Surrender your controlment and kneel before justice. If you want these yuppies to stay alive,
give your arms and go back home and never return. If this is not responded in 32 hours
then one will die of the consequences. HA HA HA HA.
Right then they knew they are not dealing with ordinary gang they were professionals, they knew
how to shoot and well. Everything seemed dimmed to know how this will all play out then outside
they heard loud rumbling noise . Everyone stood by the street watching all these advanced
technology black Humvees, tracks, helicopters, a few mini tanks that carries five mini guns with
millions of ammunition and a flame thrower or water hose in the front. All vehicles were black and
had heavy material plating that not even the army has seen before, with bullet proof everything on
the armor and the glass with heavy powered machine guns. Then the out of the man trucks came
out three hundred tall, muscular soldiers wearing large heavy plated armor on their bodies as it
looked like a bot suit. They had rifles that looked very future and very gadgetries in technology, the
people became intimidated and alittle worry about how this will play and how long before they turn
on the refugees. General Hickam walked out of the black hawk and was wearing a casual clean black
suit with no tie, he the face look on him of determination like he was on a mission. He walked into
the main building where it was a headquarters and he saw how not many people were working an
effort, there wasn’t even many people working. Walking with him and showing him around was
Sara and two other politicians of Oregon, Hickam said “not much here, what happened?”
Sara said “They became afraid and had to go home, most of them were volunteers from Red
Cross and even churches, it’s been that bad.”
Hickam smiled and said “That’s okay, that’s what I’m here for. Don’t worry ill take over
from here.”
“Take over…” said Sara as the general started to speak with a louder tone over her and said-
“Alright everyone things are going to be alittle different right now, right now we are here to
take over this operation for only a short time and what I need you to do is to please listen of what I
have to say.”
The workers started to walk up the stairs from the cafeteria area and started to listen, he continued-
“I am doing an investigation on this gang and anarchy problem, I have heard much what’s
been going on and I need your help to get me as much information as you can on what happened on
the day of the Drake Park bombing. I want photos, videos from phones and street cameras, I want
interviews to be done now and to find that was recorded on the bombing scene. Call local stores and
ask about any tool or object that could lead to evidence of the making of this bomb. Look through
it through credit cards, receipts everything. We will find the men who are doing this and we will
bring them down to justice, I have brought a new kind of soldier and protection we have been
testing this for many, many years and I don’t want you to be intimidated or afraid of what they can
do. But be glad of what they’re going to do and that’s finish the job, now if you’re with me stay
now…. (He waited as they stayed in their place) Alright thank you now let’s get to work and find
those bastards.” Everyone clapped in joy of a chance of hope and rushed to their computers and
phones and started to work. General Hickam then walked off and up to the conference room to get
ready to explain local communities authorities and officials of the next step to do.
Sara walked alittle faster and said “Excuse me General…Excuse me!”
The General turned around and said “Yes Sara?”
She said to him with a firm tone and said “You I don’t respect the fact that you are taking
over my operation that I have been on with since the beginning and that’s to help these people. I’m
still in charge of this too, you can’t just make all these changes without alerting me.”
The general stood there with a blank stare and his shoulders with straight he gave her a grin and shit the glass door quietly to not make a scene from the conference room. He gently waved her over down the hall and walked with her and he said “I understand about how difficult this may be and I especially understand when someone takes over something you had and were leading it frustrating. But understand that I believe in the same things as you do and I want to help these people but we cannot do that if we can’t better secure ourselves.”
“This will change the way people live in the modern life, you will destroy everything in
privacy and trust if you do this. What you don’t understand is that this is what they want, something
to make them angry and then they want revenge. They just want power and I have a feeling that’s
the very thing you want too.” Said Sara
he then walked a little closer to her where he was looking down on her and said quietly but firm-
“You are in charge and I am going to keep that way under my supervision and judgment, I
am your boss and whatever you find out you return it to me. Understand?”
She nodded in agree and he then got closer to her face said “oh and another thing don’t even try to
fuck me over, stay out of my way of what comes.” He started to walk to the door and stopped as he
heard her say-
You do know children are now involved with this, how’s that going to look on the media.
Gang silent kidnaps 42 and no evidence of their where bouts. How are you going to stop from
people knowing.”
The general said “that’s okay I’ve made sure that no one is coming in or out and whoever is
a reporter will make sure their truth burns. Don’t worry I’ve got this planned and that’s for me to be
connected to everything and everyone. You have a good day Sara.”
He then continued to walk inside the small conference room that was location in the main COCC
building, there was very many people in their seats as the General stood on that podium with his mic
in his ear. Hickam started to introduce to them all of who he is and what he does, including the
changes and security he plans to bring in central Oregon and in their towns. Reminding them that if
they don’t do this type of security, it for sure it will go out of control. But with this new technology
they can use it to find the killers and kidnappers that did this. The people seemed more worried and
concerned of what their future will be like, but they were explained with a lot of info about if they
don’t do this and an anarchy war could start and even martial law. He made sure he had their full
attention and encouraged them to know that they will protect these refugees and the people of this
town and that soon things will go back to the way they were. The people then came to agreement
and said yes to the new technology security, after when the conference was over everyone cheered
aloud and were shaking Hickam’s hand. As they were putting their trust and respect in his
determination to win this. The next day came and there was construction works everywhere
throughout the town, neighborhoods and the three main divisions. Setting up cameras all around
even on highways and bridges, they had the refugees in the three divisions to line up with other
multiple lines of people. To walk up the desk and give them their info of name, birth date, Social
Security, taxes, birth rights and immigration. All the info that they were inquiry they were putting it
in filing and even got all of their finger prints and blood samples and send it to filing. Then they give
the refugees a laminated I.D. card that says they are refugees and says where there from and their
birth date including a scanner on the bottom. Where if they go to a fast food place, gas stations,
hospitals that they can scan these cards and they will see all your information, they could even get
big deals on getting food, clothing and even loans. More soldiers were patrolling and more spies
were hanging out around town taking hidden pictures of suspicious conduct. As randomly there be
moments where a few rush up and black bag a man and a black van speeds up and they throw him
in and jump in the vehicle and would speed away. The people who lived in Bend were becoming
fearful, always looking over their backs and never showing eye contact with anyone not even smiles,
it was almost like their hearts were dried out and are cold. They all knew they were being watched
from every corner outside with cameras everywhere, can’t even have enjoyable run with your dog in
the parks, you can’t have a nice walk in your own neighborhood with being watched by the
government and even fearful of the many gang members and tweakers that live in these low down
neighborhoods. Life was already changing the modern life was more vivid, intimidating, lost and
empty.
Arron was sitting at the table having breakfast that he waited in line for as everyone
else were too, he then looked over while he was eating of two of the high class soldiers cut in line in
front of this innocent, dangle and fragile old woman. She kept saying “excuse me” but they ignored
her and she started to tap on their shoulders gently as she was only showing kindness. Then one of
them snapped and pushed her back firmly as she fell against a table and Arron walked down said
“HEY...what the fuck are you doing?!” he yelled. The soldiers gave him a dead look and said firmly
“Watch yourself. Turn around now.”
“Oh and you think its right to that to old folks huh?! You think it makes you look tough well
do your fucking job. We’re trying to help these people not make more graves.”
The old lady thanked him as he helped her to up to the table and then he grabbed a plate of
breakfast and brought it to her and left a flower for her, she blushed and said “thank you.”
Arron then started to walk down the college road down the hill and once he was at the bottom, he
saw a church it had a few cars. He walked down and inside the church as it was quiet with the lights dimmed and there was a beautiful cross standing up on the stage with lights shining down on it. There were only a few people that were there praying. Arron hung his head down and closed his hands started to pray about the protection of his wife and daughter, as he was praying for deep
coverage over them, he started to weep as he was begging god to bring them back into his arms.
His pain was piercing his heart like knives; he was starting to where he was eating much and felt like he was dyeing as the lies were becoming more stronger. After his amen he looked up and stared at the beautiful cross and scanned his eyes around the room and then saw towards the front of the left. He saw a man that he recognized and noticed it was the man he first met and helped, he stood up and quietly walked over in through row of the seats and sat beside him as he then recognized him as Jeff.
They both just staring out and Jeff said “This is a good place to be and just think…don’t you
think so?”
Arron said “sure is, I remember coming here when 9/11 happened except it was more pact
then this. I remember how hard I prayed that somehow god would protect me and my family and
so far he has but now I’m scared that he can’t even keep that promise.”
“This is indeed a challenge for all of us, something that we haven’t faced ever. I keep asking
him the same question why I am here in this time why is my family stuck in this hardship. I see that
as a country we are so filled with pride of ourselves and are so selfish to be like the things of this
earth and not be thankful for who we are.” Said Jeff
“So why then are here praying?”
“Because I am angry with him and I can’t stop talking to him and asking him why her, why
does it have to be my daughter in that hospital and not me. I have failed to be a good father and to
be the example to her and to my family. All that I can’t stop thinking of is how I could of done
better, how if I got there on time of what I would done to that man. I am praying because I have no
prayers left to pray only tears and today is my last day to do that.” He stood up and looked over at
Arron and said-
“You’re a good man and you will find your loved ones…I know their alive. Just keep
believing in that…and Arron get out of town, go somewhere safe and don’t watch the news.”
Jeff then continued on walking out of the church, leaving Arron hurting for him and yet confused,
leaving him wondering of what he meant by those words. Then a burning feeling like fire was filling
in his hear and head giving him a horrible headache as he feared of what is next to come. If the
blood that ran down the streets of the hill was a sign or a symbol of something to come.