Mount Alvernia, Cat Island, Bahamas- 2021 hours Ranger's Listening Post

Gelen Merrick shot awake like a bullet from a gun he had overslept and had a nightmare about the night Paulson's Rangers became Merrick's Rangers, he looked at his watch just about 20 minutes past 2000 hours 8:21 Pm he had really overslept he took in his surroundings from the paint peeling walls to the cracked tiles on the floor to the moth eaten drapes the non-descript coffee table with a giant radio on it and the two stainless steel chairs that contained the two radio operators. "Good evening sir." One of the operators said getting up from the table to go get his commanding officer some coffee. "Evenin." Was all Merrick could say in reply his voice still heavy from the sleep.

 Finally the operator came back with a mug of coffee the mug had the words "worlds best dad" printed on the side "It's all we got, up here sir." the Operator said a little embarrassed about the state of things in the listening post, Merrick just nodded his head "anyone sqawking over there Sergeant" The other radio officer looked up and shook his head "all quiet on the western front." Merrick was concerned "I should head back to base then and take a look around at the other islands, radio ahead and have them prep my little bird" he said setting down his coffee and clipping on his pistol belt the only reply he got was the nodding heads of the operators as he walked out the door to head down the mountain to base.