Patriot's Farewell
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“Karma is just a polite way of saying ha-ha, screw you.”
And Steven slipped into the darkness.
Book Six: Choose Freedom!
Following the death of his brother, Sarge buries him at sea and vows to avenge his murder. He addresses the issue of Katie’s admitted betrayal by assigning her the task of hunting down the two men who betrayed the trust of The Mechanics.
The loss of Steven left a hole in Sarge’s heart and also a gap in the group’s operations. Sarge steps up as the leader of The Mechanics against everyone’s protests, but he promises to rely heavily upon Donald as his chief advisor and Brad for military strategy.
As John Morgan recovers from his stroke, he and Sarge become closer. Morgan has mellowed and Sarge is anxious to take the reins of The Boston Brahmin. The two men discuss how to use the considerable resources of The Boston Brahmin to facilitate the recovery of America. They both agree, however, that any approach to making a better post-collapse world starts at the local level, which means they most deal with the tyrannical Governor O’Brien and the United Nations occupation forces.
With the assistance of Drew Jackson who returns to Prescott Peninsula to the delight of Abbie, the Battle for Boston begins. By coordinating the resources of the New England states, Sarge marshals the regions assets to mount an offensive against the UN.
To her credit, Katie has stepped up and found the hideout of the elusive Gov. O’Brien. A surprise in the form of Andrew Lau was also uncovered and the two men were quickly placed in the stockades below 1PP. O’Brien was later exiled to Campobello Island in the frigid North Atlantic. Lau was give the option of death by firing squad, or joining The Loyal Nine in their fight against the President who has convinced four states to secede from the Union — Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington.
After the rest of the Zero Day Gamers were rounded up and provided a work space, every aspect of Sarge’s plan was implemented. First, the United Nations forces were driven out of Boston. Next, Drew leads a team to recapture Logan Airport from the brutal MS-13 gang. This opened up New England to receive relief supplies from around the world via Sarge’s efforts.
With New England under control, Sarge looked to the next aspect of the recovery effort — How to take the movement nationwide? He hopes to spread the success attained in New England to the southern states. This became a team effort and once again, it was successful with Sarge being given full credit for the turnaround.
The mid-Atlantic states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York were a tougher nut to crack but by reaching across the political spectrum to the son of the deceased Vice President, Sarge successfully created an alliance which resulted in the tyrannical Mayor of New York being ousted.
Sarge’s successes in the recovery effort did not go unnoticed by the President in Hawaii. Once easily manipulated by power and money, the President hoped to carve out his own fiefdom in the western states. He also chose to use the military power at his disposal to silence Sarge and quell the uprising led by The Loyal Nine.
He ordered a drone to destroy Prescott Peninsula. As the Predator was in route, Lau and the Zero Day Gamers discover the threat. After a brief debate, they jumped into action and diverted the drone into the ocean.
The recovery success spread into more states and Sarge’s name became synonymous with the effort. At the Constitutional Convention in St. Louis arranged by Sarge, the majority of the states adopted sweeping reforms and the set the country on a new course. The Convention delegates were not able to keep the nation together as the Pacific states left to form their own nation under the leadership of the President.
An election was held in May and Sarge won an overwhelming victory as President. Two weeks later, he married his nine month pregnant love, Julia, in a ceremony at the Morgan estate which was also disrupted by an assassin.
The story closes with Julia giving birth to the Sargent’s son, Henry Winthrop Sargent V, nicknamed Win. His trusted aide and protector, David Morrell, advised the President that it was time for him to perform another task.
The final excerpt from Choose Freedom …
Sarge paced the floor and circled Elkins, who could only follow Sarge’s movements with his eyes. Sarge began to pepper him with questions, despite Elkins’s inability to respond.
“You didn’t have to kill my brother. You had no cause to. Did you do it for money? To gain favor?”
Elkins didn’t move or attempt to speak. He sat there, his eyes growing wider as Sarge became more agitated. Sarge became angry. He’d waited so long for this opportunity to confront his brother’s murderer.
From all sides, Sarge circled the solitary chair and began screaming at Elkins.
“You’re a traitor! A coward! You betrayed us all!”
Sarge continued to circle.
“You killed my brother!”
Then, as quickly as the anger rose, it subsided. Sarge exhaled as he put his hands in his pockets. He stared at Elkins for another moment, then turned and walked toward the door. He reached for the metal handle and then caught himself.
He looked through the small glass window at his security detail, which waited outside. He shrugged his shoulders and chuckled to himself.
Sarge’s family was upstairs—Julia, his loving wife and their newborn baby. He was in the home of his mentor—John Morgan—the man who helped guide him since the death of Sarge’s dad.
His brother, Steven, was killed in cold blood by this treacherous murderer.
Sarge unbuttoned his jacket, reached for his shoulder holster, and removed Steven’s gun, which he’d retrieved from Katie. As he gripped the handle, Steven’s voice swirled through Sarge’s mind. Screw it.
“What the hell,” muttered Sarge as he turned and shot Elkins between the eyes, unceremoniously toppling his dead, worthless soul to the concrete floor.
With that, Henry Winthrop Sargent IV started day one of his presidency.
Patriot’s Farewell begins now …
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Table of Contents
Dedications
Acknowledgements
About the Author, Bobby Akart
Epigraph
Prologue
PART ONE The Monday before Thanksgiving Six and a half years later—November 2024
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
PART TWO The Tuesday before Thanksgiving November 2024
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
PART THREE The day before Thanksgiving November 2024
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
; Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
PART FOUR Thanksgiving Day November 2024
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
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