Battle Earth [Remastered Edition] (Book 1) by Nick S. Thomas

Author:Nick S. Thomas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swordworks & Miro Books

Chapter 7

Four men stumbled into the room where Kelly sat. They were carrying a badly wounded man between them. The old Commander looked on with a woeful expression. Seeing his people die was a heart wrenching experience, but he knew he couldn’t win any victories without losses.

“Sir, we took down two of the bastards, but we have two dead and two wounded. We can’t win with this sort of attrition. There are just not enough of us.”

Kelly looked around the room at the bedraggled forces. They had adopted an old underground research facility as their new base. So far, it was unknown to the enemy forces. A hundred men and women lay about the facility, tightly packed in. Thousands more were crammed into any safe place that could be found.

The regular missions into the buildings above ground were risky, but a necessary risk in order to continue rescuing survivors and foraging for supplies. It was apparent that many of the alien forces had left the Moon to assist in the battle for Earth, but there was still more than enough of a force to stop them from fighting in open combat.

“We need to contact Earth. We need their help with guns, ammunition and food. Without it, we are dead,” said Kelly.

“What are they going to do for us? You saw what the Earth forces did when we were attacked. They turned tail and ran!”

Kelly looked at the angry soldier, Private Doyle of the MDF, who had risen to commander of a section simply through battlefield casualties.”

“I will remind you, Doyle, that many UEN soldiers still fight and die beside us!”

“Not by choice. They’d have got out if they could!”

Kelly got up and stormed across the room, shouting at the man.

“Don’t you think we’d all have gotten out if we knew what was coming? We defend these lands for the people, not for the damn land!”

Doyle looked sheepish. He knew he’d been an idiot, but it was a hard fact to stomach or admit. The Moon inhabitants had become hugely attached to their lands, despite few Earth dwellers understanding the appeal.

“We have a steady supply of air down here with plenty of processors feeding into the old bunkers we are using. However, we were never equipped for war. We have too few guns, and our ever dwindling supply of ammunition and food is running out quickly.”

“You think anyone down there can or will be willing to help, Sir?”

“Yes, I do. But if they’re not aware of these hardships we are facing, it is unlikely they will, so I cannot guarantee we will get any assistance. But I’m confident that if they knew, they would do everything in their power to help us.”

“I could get a signal out,” said Lewis.

Kelly shot a glance at the communications officer, a capable man who had never experienced field duties.

“Are you certain?”

“If at least some of the equipment is still undamaged, then yeah, I can do it.”

“Where would you need to be?”

“At one of the comms stations, and the nearest is just above the surface from here on the third floor of the library.

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