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5 min readIn the middle of a cross-country road trip that will span 4,400 miles, two Foundation agents in an unassuming Lincoln Town Car are protecting a blue and white cooler. They do not know what is inside it. They have been told not to open it. They trade off driving and watching the cooler through the night, stopping only for gas and snacks. The younger agent, Tremont, is restless and frustrated. The older agent, Halsey, is stoic and experienced. "You can open that cooler a million times, you can stare at that container a million times, but you still aren't going to know what we're transporting," Halsey tells him. Their job is not to know. Their job is to drive in circles and loop-de-loops until whoever is after them shows up. And then, at a rundown gas station in Nebraska, they do.
The Ambush at the Gas Station
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Cold Open & Foundation Mission Setup** - Two agents, Tremont and Halsey, are driving a Lincoln Town Car across the country, protecting a mysterious blue and white cooler.
- 2 (05:57) **The Gas Station Stop** - The agents pull into a rundown gas station in Nebraska, where Tremont goes inside for supplies while Halsey pumps gas.
- 3 (12:11) **The Ambush** - Two black SUVs box the Lincoln in, and a firefight erupts as armed men pour out of the vehicles.
- 4 (14:46) **Escape Through the Cornfield** - Tremont and the teenager escape through the back door, commandeer the kid's Dodge Power Wagon, and flee into a cornfield.
- 5 (17:58) **Revealing the Cooler's Nature** - Under fire, Tremont explains the anomalous properties of the cooler's contents to the teenager.
- 6 (20:48) **The Cavalry Arrives** - A dozen armed pick-up trucks, summoned by the teenager's texts, appear to defend them, forcing the attacking SUVs off the road.
- 7 (23:15) **The Handoff and Resolution** - At the rest stop, a Foundation convoy of Humvees and a new Lincoln Town Car are waiting, and a miraculously alive Halsey steps out to take the cooler.
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Show Notes
Two Foundation agents are sent on a cross-country mission to protect a mysterious Tupperware container they’ve been ordered never to open, knowing the entire trip is meant to lure out whoever wants it. When armed men finally ambush them at an isolated gas station, one agent is forced to grab the container and run—without ever knowing what he’s risking his life to protect.
This story is derived from The SCP Foundation Database and is released under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Author: Jake Bible
Check out all of Jake’s horror story collections at: https://jakebible.com/short-storiesnovellascollections/
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This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.
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