Resurgence by Daniel P Douglas

Author:Daniel P Douglas
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-11-23T05:00:00+00:00

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Captain Hans Krieger arrived on the hangar deck and pulled Eastaway aside. “A word, please, Lieutenant.”

Stepping away from his platoon, Eastaway followed Krieger toward the edge of the hangar bay and stood near its enormous closed doors. Krieger turned to the subordinate officer and sighed. His red, baggy eyes alerted Eastaway to some bad news.

“More unpleasant chatter about the Chinese Conglomerate,” Krieger said.

“What do you mean?”

Krieger glanced left and right, and then said, “They’ve really ramped up movements. Something’s going to break out soon.”

“They’ll pull us off Oeskone if that happens?”

Krieger hesitated, glanced around the expansive bay again, and then settled his gray eyes onto Eastaway. “Certain folks upstairs have just suggested if we withdraw in a hurry, some assets may just get left behind.”

It took a moment for Krieger’s surreal words to register with Eastaway. But as his mind wrapped itself around the implications of what the intel officer just disclosed, anger, frustration, and dismay established a heavy foothold on him.

“Was Beach involved in this?” Eastaway said.

Krieger offered a modest nod.

Eastaway’s limbs felt weighty despite the exosuit’s mechanical assist. When he finally spoke, the lieutenant’s words violated protocol. “What kind of fucking bullshit is this, Krieger? Have they lost their fucking minds?”

“Jerod, I am an intelligence officer so I can protect people and save lives. Their statements are contrary to everything I stand for.”

“You and me both.”

“If we bug out while you’re below, mission be damned. Hunker down, hide out, survive.” He put a hand on Eastaway’s shoulder. “I’ll do what I can for you.”

After Krieger departed, Eastaway turned around and watched his platoon ready themselves. From what he could tell, Beach’s apparent scorn for him also extended to endangering his soldiers. The impetus for his commander’s contempt escaped Eastaway’s understanding, making Beach’s boldness feel even more malevolent.

He closed his eyes and asked God to protect his troops again.

“Boss, everything okay?” Sergeant Sapp said, his voice cracking through the intercom. He spoke to his platoon leader on a private channel.

Eastaway opened his eyes and gazed at Sapp across the bay, who stood with hands on hips next to their busy soldiers.

“Intel suggests we pack extra rations, water, and power packs,” Eastaway said. His next command violated Beach’s previous orders. “Have Corporal Fisher bring along three DOGs too. Please make sure it gets done.”

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