Steel Walls and Dirt Drops by Black Alan

Author:Black, Alan [Black, Alan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-06-24T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Three

Able's Trooper Ten Tammie Qualls let out a sigh of relief. Third McPherson had just begun the general inspection on her combat suit when a call took her away.

"Saved by the bell again, Qualls," DeLaPax called out with a laugh.

Again, Tammie questioned her decision to leave the Heaven Three Police Department. She remembered fondly her quiet position in the communications systems department. She might not have left if it hadn't been for that a-hole of a supervisor. She shook her head at the memory of her boss’s insistence on carrying on a sexual relationship with her. No matter how many times she went to bed with him and how many times she tried to break it off with him, he wanted more.

She remembered thinking communications with a police department couldn't be much different than communications in an APES outfit. How wrong she was! Not only was she responsible for managing the communications data stream, she was also required to know how to repair and set up the equipment. All of that while she was wearing a combat suit, shooting deadly weapons and killing living creatures. She almost had a panic attack the first time she was inside a tri-wave simulation combat scenario. She only survived by knowing in the back of her mind that it wasn't real. She didn't know what she would do when she had to shoot at something live, even Binders. It was true she had learned Jujitsu with the HTPD, but it was nothing like APES training. This was harsh, brutal and more physically demanding than her old boss had ever been.

Then there was this commander. McPherson scared the bejeezus out of her. Tammie knew she was more scared of Third McPherson than she was of whether or not she could kill Binders. The Third was like a rock: cold, hard, and unmovable. Tammie would have sworn her combat equipment was up to APES standard operational procedures, but she almost fainted when McPherson popped open panels and dug into the guts of the suit. It was brand new armor. She hadn't even put any personal markings, decals or paintings on it like most of the veteran’s suits in the bay. It was bright and shiny without the slightest dent. It should have been out-of-the-box perfect.

Tammie smiled weakly back at DeLaPax. Saved by the bell was right.

DeLaPax stepped over to her. The tall, beautiful woman patted Tammie on the head. "Let's take a look at this suit, rookie. Let's see if we can figure out what the boss was looking to find, shall we?"

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