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The date was March 17, 1963 when 3 friends headed off to The Bahamas for a vacation. The 3 friends Michael, David, and John had been planning on this vacation for months now but events caused them to push the date back due to the Cuban Missile Crisis, but it was finally happening and they were ecstatic, they couldn't wait to get into the great weather. As they boarded the plane John was reluctant to get on board, still worrying about his and his friends safety being that close to such a dangerous place. He knew he was just being paranoid but with major threats he felt uneasy. He heard Michael call to him from ahead “Are you coming or what?” John laughed and got on board. When they arrived they felt like they were in paradise, the weather was …show more content…
They knew they needed to be careful because they were locked up for a reason. A bright light appeared at the end of one of the halls and they headed toward it hoping for an escape, but when they reached the light all they found was a window that showed the landscape of an industrial style city filled with military personnel and fleets of vehicles as far as they could see. They questioned what military this was, it wouldn't take long for them to find out. As they kept exploring the massive building that they seemed to be trapped in they turned a corner straight into the face of some sort of military personnel, he wasn't a general but he looked as if he was very important, but before they could run away they were all trapped by guards. Struggling to get free the guards covered their heads with black bags so they didn't know where they were going. Being forced to sit down and the bags being ripped off they found themselves in a elegant looking room filled with photographs and memorabilia from around the world, but one thing stood out most to the 3 friends, the massive Russian flag draped on the wall behind the desk. The man at the desk announced himself as General Anton Belinski. He explained where the boys were, they were on the southern coast of Cuba and they were at one of the top secret Russian-Cuban Military bases. After being polite and allowing questions Anton said one last thing before sending the boys back to their cells, “You can either work for me and do what I say, or you will die a painful death filled with

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