Recovery (2015) by Dirk Patton

Author:Dirk Patton [Patton, Dirk]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic
Amazon: B00WKMUD76
Publisher: Voodoo Dog Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-05-22T12:00:00+00:00

28

“Sir, that’s your best option,” Jessica said over the sat phone several minutes later.

She had called with an update on the Russian helos. There was no doubt they were in pursuit as they were changing direction to stay on an intercept course as I continued north.

“How much farther and how far behind me will they be when I get there?” I asked.

“Forty miles to the edge of town. You’ll arrive in about eighteen minutes at your current speed. They’ll be half an hour behind you.” She said after a few moments of furious typing.

“What’s the target’s status?” I asked.

“Heavy weather, sir. I can’t get visual and thermal can’t penetrate the cloud layer.” She answered without having to look.

Damn it! I had no doubt Rachel was in dire straights, if she hadn’t already succumbed to the weather or wildlife. And now I was going to have to run and hide from the fucking Russians. I could keep pushing on, but I’d have to stop for fuel soon and they had the speed advantage. There was no doubt they would eventually catch me and I had much better odds of survival if that didn’t happen on the open road.

I had asked Jessica to run several scenarios for me and there was only one that didn’t end with Katie, Dog and I being in the middle of nowhere when the Russians caught up. If that happened I could either keep driving while they hovered overhead and shot us to pieces, or pull over and give up. Either option was unacceptable.

So I’d picked door number three. A slight detour to Dodge City. It wasn’t much of a town, not very large, but plenty large for Katie and I to find a hiding place. Maybe the Russians wouldn’t look too hard. Maybe. Regardless, if I had to fight it gave us a chance we didn’t have on the open road.

“Jessica, how far behind me is the Bradley,” I asked, hoping I might get a break and it wouldn’t be that far back.

“Hours, sir. They’re cutting cross country, saving a lot of miles by not following the road, but they’re barely making forty miles an hour.” I could hear her keyboard clicking again. “Currently I put their earliest arrival in Dodge City at eight hours from now.”

“Not good enough,” I said, thinking. “Can you tell if the Russians have eyes on me from a satellite? How are they tracking me?”

There was quiet for a few moments then a male voice I hadn’t heard before blared over the Dodge’s speakers.

“Major Chase, this is Lieutenant Hunt. I’m Petty Officer Simmons CO. She’s read me in on what’s going on and I’ve been working on the problem you just asked about. The Russians have three LEO satellites still in operation despite the EMP. We have identified these as the source of the transmission that is attracting the infected, but none of them have optics on board. At this time I’m working on the assumption that somehow the Russians are piggybacking on our signal, but haven’t yet been able to identify how they’re doing it.

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