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[Harry Fawkes]

R O Y A L G A M B I T

[Harry Fawkes]

CHAPTER 24

 

POSTED 

‘I see your point, Mr. Justin, but as cruel as this may sound you forget that Bond is a wanted man and no longer works for Her Majesty’s Intelligence Service. He was kicked out for conduct unbecoming an officer within such Service.’

 

‘Does that mean that if anything goes wrong, you leave him out to burn?’ Lewlston asked.

 

‘The idiomatic expression you are seeking, Mr. Lewlston, is leave him out to dry. And Yes – that is exactly what I will do if something goes wrong, as you put it. Double O Seven is a professional however. He knows the risks fine well – always has.’

 

 

The Colonel stood up.

 

 

‘So, Mr. Justin, get the bugger on the phone immediately and tell him to pull out all the stops...'

 

 

H A R R Y F A W K E S'

R O Y A L G A M B I T

[Dustin]

You asked for it: http://debrief.comma...s/#entry1273556

[Harry Fawkes]

…They were flying quite low, having come in from the Nafusa mountains above the town of Jado and at that precise moment in time, unperceived by James Bond, Blofeld had looked up from his terrace as the MD600c passed over and had smiled devilishly as if, somehow, Blofeld knew that Bond was close...

Double O Seven had woken at five o’clock that morning with one hell of a splitting headache. He didn’t know if it was down to the drinking or the thrashing he’d received at Al Bahanni’s warehouse. Whatever it was, it felt as if he had a thousand out of sync orchestras booming uncompromisingly inside his skull, not to mention the fact that his mouth felt and tasted as if someone had poured a bucket of cement down it...  

 

 

 

FROM HIS SUCCESS IN

CHARM THE DEVIL

JAMES BOND

IS BACK

 

IAN FLEMING'S MASTERSPY IS ONCE AGAIN

THRUST INTO THE BREACH TO SERVE HER MAJESTY...

 

AND THRILL THE READERS OF CBn

WITH AN ALL-NEW BRILLIANT NOVEL OF SUSPENSE...

 

R O Y A L G A M B I T

 

NEXT POST SATURDAY

[Harry Fawkes]

....Bond shook his head. ‘I appreciate your concern but I’ll be fine after this hearty breakfast, Mulai.’ He told him. ‘In fact I feel better already, old friend.’

 

Mulai Raisul looked at him doubtfully but said nothing – he had never seen James Bond look as bad as he did then, which in the end made him shiver as if somewhere, death herself had just passed over his grave...

 

 

 

FROM HIS SUCCESS IN

M I D A S G O L D

 

JAMES BOND

OO7

IS BACK

 

IAN FLEMING'S MASTERSPY IS ONCE AGAIN

THRUST INTO THE BREACH TO SERVE HER MAJESTY...

 

AND THRILL THE READERS OF CBn

WITH AN ALL-NEW BRILLIANT NOVEL OF SUSPENSE...

 

R O Y A L G A M B I T

 

NEXT POST SATURDAY

[Harry Fawkes]

25

How Unforgiving The Dessert 

 

SATURDAY 

[Harry Fawkes]

...The sun burned like a living thing in the perfect blue sky and five minutes into his walk, James Bond was reminded of the true meaning of the word hot. He had now stripped down to his waist, wearing a flimsy charcoal grey t-shirt, having tied the sleeves of the 5.11 tactical suit around his waist. Before leaving Sasha that morning, he had applied a very strong sun block to his face, neck and arms. He was now sweating like a pig and the sun seemed to fill the whole sky. He kept going, pausing to rest every so often and taking sips of water from his bottle. It was indeed rough going in the soft sand and he cursed himself for drinking too much last night. Further on, he came across the remains of a fort dating back to when the Italians occupied the country and strangely it made him call to mind his time in the Gulf Wars; behind Iraqi lines with the SAS before the wars actually started...

 

 

BOND IS BACK...

AND THE NIGHTMARE

IS COMING TO A

HORRIFYING

CLOSE

 

 

 

R O Y A L G A M B I T

[Harry Fawkes]

....He climbed over the frame of another rise and scanned the area for higher grounds. Bond found it – a suitable rocky hill to his right. He heard a dog barking in the distance and pulled his knife out of its sheath intuitively. It was probably part of the plant, a guard dog. Could be more around but Bond had no problem killing them when and if the time came. The wind moaned stronger now, more sand carried with it as he drifted on up the rough climb to the front. Finally he reached what he decided was the perfect ‘Obs Post’, a group of rocks, cave like, halfway up the slope overlooking the plant below. He climbed in, gratified to be out of that roasting, vindictive sun and in the cool shade of cover. He un-slung the haversack and slumped down, drinking water. He could kill for a cigarette but that was definitely a no-go; the smell would be carried a mile away out here.... 

 

 

R O Y A L G A M B I T

H A R R Y F A W K E S

 

 

S A T U R D A Y 

[Harry Fawkes]

At the end of the credits of the Spy Who Loved Me it is stated that "James Bond Will Return in For Your Eyes Only", but following the success of Star Wars, the originally planned For Your Eyes Only was dropped in favor of the space-themed Moonraker for the next film.

 

Title change.

 

So, if the Bond producers can do it then so can I (lol).

 

In one of my teaser posts, I had stated that the title of Chapter 25 was How Unforgiving The Dessert

 

Well after going through the Chapter one more time before posting I decided to change it. I found that the following title suited it better ;-)

 

So, Chapter 25 is now called: 

 

Bellum Justum

 

 

You'll obviously find out why by reading the Chapter.

 

 

Your Obedient Servant 

 

 

Harry Fawkes

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[Dustin]

Read it here: http://debrief.comma...s/#entry1273798

Happy reading!

[007jamesbond]

any new chapters coming? 

[Harry Fawkes]

CHAPTER

26

 

THE DEVIL WILL SEE YOU NOW, MR. BOND

 

 

 

COO7MING SOO7N

[Harry Fawkes]

THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES

 

THIS SATURDAY

 

H A R R Y F A W K E S'

ROYALGAMBIT 

___________

[Harry Fawkes]

...The Libyan guard lit a cigarette with cupped hands and Bond moved so swiftly that he didn't know what hit him. The razor sharp blade drove into his back, slicing through his spine like a knife through butter, and his mouth dropped open. Bond’s left hand, cupped, covered it though blocking the scream that was coming and the Libyan stared into the beyond in complete horror as his life slipped away.

 

His body went limp in death and Bond guided him to the ground.

 

 

He extracted the SKV and wiped the blade clean on the Libyan’s green shirt, dragging him away and concealing his body as best he could in some shadows opposite.

 

He took his radio and darted forward, a sinister silhouette in the night...

 

 

H A R R Y F A W K E S'

R O Y A L G A M B I T

[Harry Fawkes]

The moment was here and now, and James Bond had never been so scared in his life…

 

‘Welcome, Double O Seven,’ Blofeld told him, his voice echoing in the room. ‘I’ve been expecting you.’

 

CHAPTER 26

 

 THE DEVIL WILL TAKE YOU NOW, MR. BOND

 

POSTED

 

FINALLY! 

[Dustin]

And approved: http://debrief.comma...s/#entry1274352

[007jamesbond]

when the next chapter posted? 

[Harry Fawkes]

COO7MING SOO7N

 

B L O F E L D

 

 

 

[chrisno1]

Ah, so I may finally get to see how this epic ends...

Time to crack open the G & Ts then

[007jamesbond]

I look forward to it.........may have to reread to catch up