The cradle of Paradise

Chapter 1: Between Borders

The truck came to a sudden halt. "Papers please" said the border security. The driver handed the whole lot in a envelope without a word. After a few minutes the security came back. "All seems in order, but wouldn't it have been better to go through Botswana?" Without a reply the truck just left. "Bliksemse boy dink ek wil met hom praat. Kom, ons moet ons gatte roer, daar is min daglig oor" The white man said as he drove like hell. The smell of tires was heavy in the air.

A small while later the truck came to a halt near the border of the SAN park. "Captain, we are here at the border. Where do we park?" "You park near the secret gate, we are waiting for you guys there" A few kilometers of road and the truck turned in. The rangers were all waiting there with the army. "Bring them closer, back it in." The one said "Manne ons is amper daar. Nou vir die laaste minute. Kry solank die dokter gereed. Hy is ons laaste hoop om hierdie suksesvol the maak. Alright men, I believe they are ready to live in your lands." "What are you talking about, these containers are empty. You promised us Rhino's to help repopulate the park." "Wat de vok?" "Meneer hierdie is nie doie regtes nie. Dite regtes was gemerk met feel strepe, hierdie het nie die feel strepe deur nie."

"Men, they stole the Rhino containers. I want you to find out what happened" the captain said over his radio. "Sit, we are busy with protecting the current population of Rhino, we can not send anybody out thus far" the reply came out. "So you are saying there are nothing anybody could do at this moment, then we are going to have to make use of other resources available. Get me the farmera of the area. We will arm them with weapons and send them out protecting the Rhino. You men are coming with me we are going to look for those missing Rhino." The captain said and broke radio contact "Manner, julle gaan na stasie Alpha en se vir hulle wat gebeur het. Ek sal die red down. Dankie in elk geval vir wat julle bereid was om te doen. "

There was ultimate silence on the way to Alpha station. SAPD staff was already there preparing to interview them about the unfortunate trip. "Oh here comes the white bull" the one said. "White yes, a bull no. Tell the commissioner that the two men have arrived." The one said to the other. With a few greetings the two got to the commissioner. "So men, you got here, but what about Rhino?" "Sir the Rhino did not make it." "Explain" "The containers that we're carried was on till we got to the border. We did not stop for anything, not even a red robot. We were forced to stop at the border and when we got over we ignored the road signs once again. When we got to the SAN park we realized that the containers got switched." "They knew you were coming, then I guess you are going to help find it. For now though, get some rest." The commissioner said. "All due respect sir, but if they knew we were coming, wouldn't it be counter productive to send us?" "Sure it is, that's why I'm using you as a diversion for the real investigation" "So we are not to try and get the Rhino?" "No, you are to find out who is trying to frame you and where the main base of operations are of these people. I will do the rest" the commissioner stood up and we in common courtesy had to rise with him. "Men I will see you later. go find my Rhino the way that you find the rest of your lost property." He said and left the room, leaving the two men still fazed by the conversation that transpired between them.

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A/N

Sorry for the short chapter, if you don't understand what I wrote then I am sorry. From now on forward the most of the story will be in English. A few sentences here or there will be in Afrikaans as is my native tongue. I will warn you if there are Afrikaans words in the part and I will try and make it translatable for you.