(eng) Nick S. Thomas - Battle Beyond Earth 05 by Revenge

Author:Revenge [Revenge]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Welcome, Madam President,” said Alita as they climbed aboard. Taylor ushered her to the front where Jones would normally sit. Her two Secret Service agents stayed close throughout.

“Thank you,” she replied hesitatingly.

“So what happened?” Taylor asked the two agents.

“We were sent to retrieve our target, Miss Caron. Twelve agents, running as quietly and covertly as possible.”

“I guess that didn’t work out so well,” said Jones, as he stepped aboard with the other two squads and took their seats.

The engines fired up as they began to lift off.

“No,” replied the female agent, “Our lead vehicle was involved in a road accident which escalated rapidly. There are a lot of terrified people out there trying to flee the city.”

“I don’t blame them.”

“But you could have gone wheels up and got off the roads anytime you liked.”

“We had strict orders not to. We were to stay grounded throughout so as to not draw any unnecessary attention.”

“And then?”

The woman continued the story. “We were to…”

“Yes,” insisted Taylor.

“Get Miss Caron to a secret destination, a fallout shelter.”

“Yeah, well, it ain’t there anymore.”

“What do you mean?”

“We heard it from General Greer. It was destroyed outright.”

Their faces turned to shock and terror, and it became clear that what was lost in that fallout shelter was more than they realised. Taylor didn’t even want to ask, as it no longer mattered.

“And after that?”

“We went on foot the rest of the way. We arrived at the hospital just before the enemy did, and they came at us hard. We fought them as best we could, but…

“It’s okay. We are well aware of what they are. It’s no walk in the park to face the Morohtans.”

“Where to, Mitch?” Alita asked.

The agents looked surprised by her casual approach to authority but knew it wasn’t their place to say, and they didn’t even have an answer now that their mission had been scuppered beyond recognition.

“Miss Caron needs to be taken to safety, but I promised General Greer that we would go back to help at the soonest opportunity. Get us back in the fight, and then return to the Indy,” he ordered as he looked to Caron.

“You will be safe there, Ma’am.”

She was still too stunned for words, so he turned his attention to the two agents.

“I am Taylor,” he said, offering his hand in friendship.

They took it in turn.

“Johnson, and this is Wells,” said the man.

“Okay, you are to stay with her right the way through. She is now the most important individual on Earth as far as we are concerned. You will not leave her sight.”

They both nodded in agreement as if they had accepted him as their new boss. It wasn’t surprising; they had just lost everything they cared and stood for. He leaned in towards the cockpit.

“You make sure they get to the Indy, you hear me?”

“Sure.”

“I mean it. Don’t let all this be for nothing.”

“You can trust me, Mitch, you know that.”

“I know.”

He looked up as he noticed a flash of light and movement on the screens ahead.

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