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Chapter 11

San Diego Station

Star Gazer was driven from Washington, DC, back to San Diego cross country by the congressional council, giving the president time to prepare Star Gazer’s new command on the seventh floor of the federal building. Star Gazer was in his black battle-dress uniform, and his body armor was printed with the presidential seal on the front center of his bulletproof vest. The back was printed MI-45 Combat Assassin, with the presidential seal in the back center—under the seal was Hybrid, and bottom on the back was Star Gazer.

Star Gazer was transported in the back of the lead Chevy Suburban. There were fifteen vehicles in the presidentially tagged motorcade. The lead Suburban was flying Star Gazer’s presidential combat assassin flag from the rear roof of the vehicle. Star Gazer mostly slept on the way to San Diego, but he was up several hours at a time, being briefed by congressional oversight as to the new job and rank and position on San Diego.

The presidential motorcade stopped for fuel and food and, occasionally, the presidential suite at the motel to get some rest. Star Gazer stayed completely compliant through the entire transport. He was subdued to himself and quiet. Star Gazer was quiet and calm because he felt at peace. He was with his commanders, going out on another job for them. They were his family as far as he knew.

It took seven days for the president and federal agents to prepare Star Gazer’s command office on the seventh floor of the San Diego federal building. The presidential motorcade bringing Star Gazer into San Diego stayed in a suite at the Hampton motel on the north side of San Diego until the federal agents were done remodeling Star Gazer’s office. Star Gazer slept and was briefed on the situational targets in the area. Star Gazer was driven around town by the congressional commanders, and they showed him the who’s who of San Diego. When Star Gazer’s seventh-floor federal office was ready, they took him to the federal building and gave him the keys to his motor pool in the federal yard. And they gave him the keys to his office complex.