Mel Odom - Left Behind 01 by Apocalypse Dawn

Mel Odom - Left Behind 01 by Apocalypse Dawn

Author:Apocalypse Dawn [Dawn, Apocalypse]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-06-01T18:01:23+00:00


United States 75th Rangers 3rd Battalion

Field Command Post

35 Klicks South of Sanliurfa,

Turkey Local Time 0844 Hours

Staring at the mild-mannered, blond young man on the notebook

computer’s LCD screen, Cal Remington was surprised to see that

Nicolae Carpathia, president of Romania as of yesterday, looked very

ordinary. Carpathia was thirty-three years old, broadchested and

photogenic in a pleasant sort of way rather than having

movie-star good looks. He moved with compact, athletic grace but

acted reserved and interested. While CIA Section Chief Alexander Cody

had been arranging the satphone/video cam conference call,

Remington had gone through intel files that were locked into his

personal computer.

Carpathia’s name had been in the news a lot lately, especially as a

diplomat promoting the increase of U.N. peacekeeping efforts, but

Remington had never thought that Carpathia would be on a firstname

basis with a CIA section chief.

The Romanian president stood behind his desk, in full view of the

small video cam connected to the desktop computer monitor. The

connection was good; pixelization only occasionally blurred the

reception. Remington’s belief that Carpathia could deliver the

necessary satellite communications grew by leaps and bounds.

“Good morning, Captain Remington,” Carpathia said in a

smooth baritone.

“Mr. President,” Remington replied, touching his hand to

his hat brim in a quick salute. He had intended to offer that

courtesy from the start but was amazed at how easily the response

came.

The field command post was a beehive of activity. The techs changed

out hard drives of the Crays, using the backup parts that weren’t

infected with the virus. Several of them kept an eye on Remington,

still not quite sure of what was going on.

“Your people have quite a difficult road ahead of them,”

Carpathia said. “Of course, whatever help I may be able to offer

will be offered only too gladly.”

“Thank you for that, sir. I’m encouraged by your ability to

communicate with me now.”

A slight smile tweaked the corners of Carpathia’s mouth, making him

look even younger and very innocent. “Actually, I have a news

team in place near your army, Captain Remington. This communication

is relatively simple.”

“A news team?” Remington knew some of the media reporters

who had been behind the front lines had gathered around the area

where the Marine wing had gone down in flames.

“Yes. Would you like to see?”

“I’d like that very much.”

Carpathia walked to the computer and tapped the keyboard. “I am

conversant with the computer, Captain Remington, but I struggle with

the applications to a degree. Please bear with me.”

“Of course, sir.” Despite the near-panicked need within him

to have access to the satellite reconnaissance Cody had promised,

Remington felt a little relaxed. Carpathia’s obvious command of the

situation was reassuring.

“Ah,” the Romanian president said, “here it is.”

He tapped a key.

The image on the notebook computer shrank to a twoinch by three-inch

rectangle on the upper left corner of the screen. The rest of the

monitor filled with video footage that had definitely been filmed at

the crash site the LZ had turned into. Wounded Marines staggered from

the vehicles. Later explosions knocked some of them from their feet.

A fuel fire eruption from one of the helos’ tanks engulfed two

Marines who carried a third man between them. All three soldiers

blazed like scarecrows that had caught fire.



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