CODE X:Episode 1 (13 page)

Biggins smiles, “I think he’s earned my
vote. What do ya say Parks?”

“I’ll go through hell for Vicki. I’m
in.”

“You better drop us at least 200 klicks from
the coast.” Biggins tells him.

“I can fly almost 600 miles and nobody can
tell where you all are. We’ll go over jungles, deserts, mountains,
rivers and they will have a hard time tracking me since I’m hedge
hopping. Piece of cake.”

Sometime later, Parks and Biggins stand
ready to jump. Parks keeps moving his feet back and forth while he
steadies himself hanging onto the inside handle next to the open
door. He shakes one hand and switches his hold to the other hand,
back and forth every minute. He looks nervous, but ready.

Biggins turns to Parks, “Aim for the river,
it’s an easy target for you. I’ll be right behind you. It makes it
easier for us to hook up on the ground. Do not pull this ripcord
before a count of five. Got it?”

“Got it.”

“Jump!” she yells. Parks shoves off into the
sky. She counts out loud, “One-two-three-four-five-six-seven-Open
it!-nine. It's open. Damnit, short drop. Dubrowski he’s heading for
the middle of the jungle. I lost sight of his chute behind the
plane. Circle back around, I gotta guess where to jump and go find
him.”

The plane circles back.

She yells up to him, “I can’t see his chute
anywhere. The jungle swallowed it up…” She shrugs her shoulders at
Dubrowski, salutes him. “…See Ya.”

Biggins jumps to find Parks.

Dubrowski sees her chute open, “Godspeed,
Biggins. You’re one hell of a soldier.”

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Released December 1,
2015

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Author’s Note

Thank you for
reading Code X and I hope you enjoy it. A great story entertains
and puts you with the characters on their journey. I love reading a
science fiction mystery based on facts and what we are headed for
with discoveries years from now. Many great science fiction stories
of the past have come true in the future.

This story sprung from the deep recesses of
my psychic that wonders in the what ifs, that many times, years
later become reality. The world is fast; I like fast stories. The
first person I strive to entertain is my harshest critic, me. When
that happens, I feel like my story is now ready to be shared with
the public, hopefully with the same level of entertainment.

If you have time to write a review, positive
or negative, I will take it very seriously. I read every review
that is written; so you can be assured that your voice will be
heard by the author. Your review is very important to me and
especially for other readers to discover Code X.

Go back to the retailer you purchased your
book from and leave a review.

Thank you,

M.R. Vallone

Acknowledgment

This is my
very first book and I could not have completed making this a
professional project without tremendous help
from real book
smart people
. Now, along the journey of getting it ready for
publication, I have a lot of those people I must thank. Writing a
novel was very hard for me. I must first thank my editors who were
absolutely the most essential part of the success of making it read
like a professionally written book.

So, to my editors Amy VanHorn, Chris Nurse,
Brittany Benton, and Nessiexo many thanks to you for your
assistance.

My beta readers were my biggest motivators
who told me they could not go to sleep without finishing my book,
which told me maybe I’ve got something good going on here. They
kept me going forward. They were essential in letting me know my
book was entertaining them, a page-turning and thrilling read which
was my goal. Thank you Marie Franklyn and especially Sandy Link who
became my #1 fan.

And I can’t forget my only friend, Walter
Fike. We went to junior high together. Walt is not a reader. He’s
just an average guy with a family who loves to play softball and go
to car shows. He actually asked me to send him more of my book to
read after the first few chapters. I never could’ve imagined that
happening in a million years, talk about surprises.

I began with my mother in the dedication,
because without her helping me survive through my rough times, this
book would never have been possible. Thank you again mom.

Dedication

I want to
dedicate my first ever book to my mother. My mom has the biggest
heart the world has ever known. She’s almost 97 years young with a
mind as sharp as ever. Go mom, go to 100. She was always there to
help anyone in the family, especially me. She is truly blessed.