After The Fall (Book 3): The Covenant by Dalton Charlie

Author:Dalton, Charlie [Dalton, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Undead
Published: 2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00

62.

“WE NEED to help them,” Donald said. “We must be able to do something.”

“Do something?” Dr. Beck said, in a daze.

He was in shock. He’d planned for this event for two decades and he still couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Two alien species fighting a war of worlds, the humans engaging in a battle to defend their one and only planet.

“Doctor!” Donald said, laying hands on his shoulders. “We need to do something. Think!”

“Of course,” Dr. Beck said. “Of course.”

He took out a handkerchief and dabbed his sweaty top lip. By the time he tucked it back in his pocket his lip was already wet again.

“The cannon,” Donald said. “We can fire the cannon!”

“The cannon isn’t meant to be fired until after the battle,” Dr. Beck said.

“After we lose,” Donald said. “After my kids are killed.”

“It’s protocol,” Dr. Beck said.

“Forget protocol,” Donald said. “We’re fighting a battle up there! We need all the help we can get!”

“Protocols are put in place to ensure no emotions get involved with our decision making,” Dr. Beck said.

“We’re human,” Donald said. “Being emotional is part of the package. Look, if we—”

Donald took a deep breath. It was no good. Dr. Beck wasn’t going to listen to emotional arguments. The only thing he cared about was logic. So he needed to come up with a logical argument that would convince the doctor to help him fire the giant cannon.

“The cannon was meant as a backup weapon, right?” Donald said.

“Yes,” Dr. Beck said. “Plan B.”

“And you didn’t know if you would have time to fire a second shot because the Bugs might notice it and destroy you, correct?” Donald said.

“That’s right,” Dr. Beck said. “We’d likely only get one shot.”

“Then doesn’t it make sense to fire now while they’re distracted?” Donald said. “Two shots means twice the chance of destroying this thing.”

Dr. Beck’s eyes moved to the side. His brow pulled down into a frown.

“Fire now?” he said.

“Their shields are weak,” Donald said. “This way, we’re attacking them on two sides at the same time. We provide backup for the Mothership and get to fire multiple shots. Win-win.”

Dr. Beck processed the information, doing his utmost to ignore his human emotions and rely on the logical argument being put forward. Donald could see he wanted to fire right now as much as he did. He was trying to do the right thing, no matter what that was. Donald respected that.

“The protocol says—” Dr. Beck said.

“Forget what the protocol says!” Donald said. “Listen, I’ve made plans before in the past. Concrete, iron plans for what I expected to happen. For what I thought I ought to do in any given situation. Contingency plans. Even contingency plans for contingency plans. I was overthinking it. I needed to forget that stuff. I needed to look at what was happening right in front of me and make a decision. Look at that monitor. Our boys don’t look like they’re doing so well. Instead of losing the Mothership and maybe having a chance with the giant cannon, wouldn’t it make sense for us to use them in unison?”

Dr.

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