The Endless War That Never Ends by Christopher Brimmage

Author:Christopher Brimmage [Brimmage, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780578432557
Published: 2019-08-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

TIME FOR GOODBYES

AGENT 27142 REACHED one hand up from pushing the hovering hand truck through the cave to turn down the volume on his earpiece. Squadron Pi’s commander was in the process of giving a status update on the tank assault on the B.T.T.’s front gates when the commander’s tank exploded. Ensuing static ripped through Agent 27142’s ear canal, and he grunted before he was able to get the volume to a reasonable level. Though the squadron commander had been unable to finish the update before unceremoniously dying, Agent 27142 heard enough to understand that all of Squadron Pi was now gone.

Agent 27142 felt no guilt at losing the entirety of three squadrons and most of a fourth. Seventy-three dead agents were a small price to pay for the bomb stowed on the cart before him, for it represented salvation for the nearly infinite number of creatures throughout the Multiverse that would be spared from the cosmic bears. A small smile crept up the sides of his lips. He decided that he would enjoy this moment of victory, for soon he would be facing judgment and hard time in a penal dimension for this raid.

Agent 27142 and his surviving companions reached the front of the cave, where Squadron Ampersand stood with their Scatter Guns aimed out into the harsh afternoon light to eradicate any opposing force that approached the cloaked ships. Agent 27142 cleared his throat and said, “We return, smaller in number but successful.”

Agent 27142 nodded in approval as none of the soldiers turned to face him, and none of them removed their guns from their ready positions. None except the humanoid-octopus squadron commander, who had been using his tentacles to cling to the shadows on the ceiling of the cave. He dropped down and stood at attention before Agent 27142. The commander said, “Aye, ‘tis good news.”

“Give me a status update. Have you encountered any foes?” demanded Agent 27142.

“We’ve seen no action here today. But we did lose one soldier. Agent 99087777 was one of the tri-gendered koala-people from Earth 789,564, and it turns out that its species is allergic to something in the air here on Earth 4. None o’ our breathing filters were strong enough stop to its allergy attack. We couldn’t risk the agent’s constant sneezing drawing the B.T.T.’s attention to this area—because, as I’m sure ya know, the sneezes o’ the tri-gendered koala-people from Earth 789,564 are as loud as the church bells from the capitol of Earth 650,113—so Agent 99087777 b’came a casualty for the sake o’ the mission. The soldier understood. Its body and a letter it wrote to its family are stowed on one of the shift-shuttles for safe return back to its home reality.”

Agent 27142 nodded. “Good work. I shall need your team to assist me on one final mission before we depart. You may see some action yet.”

The commander nodded. “Aye, we’re at your service.”

Agent 27142 turned to the remaining members of Squadron Twelve. “Take the bomb aboard my shift-shuttle and load it so it is ready to be dropped.

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