Nano Z: Oblivion by Brad Knight

Author:Brad Knight [Knight, Brad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

: Crash and Burn

“You just went through a hell of an ordeal, General. You don't need to go with them. It looks like you haven't slept in weeks. Get some rest. We'll need you at your best. Here.” Mrs. Meesang tried to convince General Xin to stay behind. He wasn't having any of it.

“Nonsense. You need me out there. That's where I belong.” General Xin finished buttoning his uniform. Then he got into the back of the jeep loaded with five other armed men. Two other jeeps with the same amount of men and women were on standby.

Mrs. Meesang sighed. “I'm not going to be able to stop you, will I?”

“No.” One of the armed Borroloola residents handed the General a rifle. He checked it, then laid it down on his lap.

Meesang handed General Xin a walkie talkie. “If you need back up.” Xin nodded.

“Let's go!” said the man in the jeep's passenger seat. The driver turned on the vehicle.

The jeep slowly drove towards the front gates of Borroloola. Once they were opened the all-terrain equipped vehicle sped out into the Australian savannah leaving clouds of dust and sand behind.

Xin watched the lights of Borroloola get smaller and smaller. His eyes started to close on their own. He saw flashes of Shanghai. They were extremely brief moments when he wasn't in the back of the jeep. Bumps on the road to the plane wreckage jostled him awake and back to reality, but sure enough, he drifted off again.

General Xin had gone days without sleep. As strong as he was, that need to slumber always wins. He found himself drifting in and out of consciousness. Though he didn’t know it, he was experiencing micro dreams.

Finding the plane crash wasn't difficult. In a vast desert of black, burning wreckage was easy to spot. It was a bright jet plane fuel fire.

The jeep bounced up and down as the driver took the vehicle off road. It certainly wasn't a smooth ride. But it was a necessary one. If they traveled on roads, getting to the crash would have taken twice as long.

Heat from the plane wreckage was so intense that those in the jeep felt it long before getting close. The winds conspired to blow the thick black smoke in General Xin's direction. It was enough to make the driver stop the car.

“We'll go on foot from here,” said the man in the passenger seat.

Though he wanted to lead the group, General Xin kept quiet. He certainly wasn't in any shape to be out there with them, let alone lead them.

Everyone got out of the jeep and approached the 787 wreckage. Through the smoke it was hard to see and breath. In it blew burning embers, carried by the winds. At least at first. The group covered their mouths and noses with bandanas or the collars of their shirts.

When the winds shifted and the smoke cleared up a bit, the group from Borroloola could truly see the full scope of the wreck. The huge plane was split in two.

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