Extinction Inferno by Smith Nicholas Sansbury & Melchiorri Anthony J

Author:Smith, Nicholas Sansbury & Melchiorri, Anthony J. [Smith, Nicholas Sansbury]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Horror, thriller, Horror | Infected
Amazon: B07W5CSRRS
Goodreads: 51488682
Publisher: Great Wave Ink Publishing
Published: 2019-09-27T07:00:00+00:00

— 15 —

The conference room in the packed quarters aboard the USS George Johnson broke into applause as soon as General Souza finished speaking.

“The mastermind is secure and en route to Outpost Manchester,” he said.

President Ringgold nodded, but didn’t allow herself to celebrate.

“That was the easy part,” she said. “Now the real mission begins.”

“Indeed,” Souza replied.

He continued debriefing, and when it finished, she marched straight to the lab. There she found the science team busy working behind glass windows on what looked like a lump of bulbous brain matter inside a clear plastic drum the scientists had called a bioreactor.

She jabbed the intercom, letting it buzz, and the scientists all looked up.

Kate hurried over, pressing a button to return the call.

“Is everything okay? Are Reed and Parker back?” she asked, her voice slightly muffled behind her clear face mask.

“They’re fine and should be here soon,” she replied.

Kate deflated, the anxiety draining from her.

“Would you like to join me on the deck for some fresh air while we wait?” Ringgold asked. “I do have some good news.”

“Fresh air sounds great, and so does good news, just give me a second.”

After Kate changed, she met the president in the narrow passage outside the lab. Several sailors walked past, so Ringgold stayed quiet, not wanting a single word of the classified information to find itself in prying ears.

At this point, leaked classified information spread like wildfire across the ship and it was imperative for morale to keep some things as tight as an airlock.

“Madam President, you have my curiosity piqued, what’s the news?” Kate asked.

Ringgold looked up and down the passage as they strolled on. “I just want to make sure we’re alone first.”

They halted outside an exit hatch to the small flight deck. Two Marines standing sentry saluted, and Ringgold returned the gesture.

“It’s a little cold out there today, Madam President.” One of the Marines motioned toward the general use parkas kept by the exit.

“Thank you.” Ringgold took one, slipping it on. “Let my agents know I’m about to go above deck. I have feeling they wouldn’t be happy if I met the incoming chopper without them.”

“Yes, Ma’am,” one of the Marines said, before picking up a handset for intraship comms.

Her security escort team arrived a few minutes later. The group of Secret Service agents and Marines accompanied the two women onto the sternward deck.

Gusting wind beat against them outside, chilling Ringgold despite her layers of clothing. Bulky clouds rolled across the darkening horizon.

A scan of the vast sea dotted with white caps confirmed they were alone.

Marines and Secret Service agents fanned out across the deck nonetheless, prepared to defend her against any unforeseen enemies.

While the men spread out, she and Kate waited anxiously for the first view of the helicopter carrying the heroes that had helped save them during the last war.

Both women were worried for different reasons.

For Ringgold, she waited to hear more about the strange bat attack that had claimed the lives of so many in Outpost Portland, fearing this was yet another weapon that they weren’t prepared to fight.

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