Amanda was my only contact with the outside world. The guru, who called himself Paulo, strictly forbid conversation with anyone from what he called _the old life_. Cell phones were confiscated, homes and vehicles sold for the benefit of _the new life_. Everyone lived within the compound, so solitude was hardly ever an option. After Amanda and I discovered the book, she made me promise that no matter what happened I find Joshua. We poured over the book for hours trying to discern the best course of action. Funny to think that all this time when I thought my brother was slacking his way through life, he was secretly plotting to dissolve a dangerous cult. But clearly he had bitten off more than he could chew. According to the book, the compound was guarded by eight mercenaries, who evenly split twelve hour shifts. The surveillance was state of the art, so getting messages in and out was going to be a problem. But without those messages I might lose touch with reality. We came up with a plan. 2008-03-20T20:24:10Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/23626 <p>I always like a good adventure yarn, and this is shaping up to be one of those</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23626?basename=50291 2008-03-20T20:24:10Z Ridcully Calvert http://ficlets.com/authors/user_joon <p>can&#8217;t wait to read the plan to take down a danergous cult and it&#8217;s leader.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/23626?basename=46252 2008-03-07T20:23:08Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf