The Event (Book 1): Survival by Thomas Lee

Author:Thomas, Lee [Thomas, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2015-08-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Sept. 2, 2020

After waking up a lot earlier than I wanted to, I thought again about finally moving to the house I had set up on the base. I was sure Jeff would like the larger quarters. I got dressed, and headed out. I went to the flight deck to enjoy the wind for a bit. Apparently I was spotted by the bridge crew, as Jeff came out with a cup of coffee.

"So how did it go with that apartment group? Do you think they'll join us?" Jeff asked.

"I don't know. Their leader, his name is Ethan, doesn't seem to be the joining type. He said he would put it to a vote with the group, he 'doesn't like to make decisions for the group', or so he says. A fancy way of saying he doesn't want the responsibility. If not, he may at least let us use the location as a safe haven while we clear the land." I told him as I sipped my coffee. We both just stood and enjoyed the breeze, and the distant sounds of the animals. We continued to look out over the base, or the water, glad for a few minutes where we weren't making decisions.

We stayed there for perhaps twenty minutes, then turned and went back in to the bridge. Duty calls, after all. Stepping onto the bridge, Jeff was handed a report from the OOD.

"Look at this." he said, handing it to me. I skimmed through it, seeing it was a status report from the Leyte Gulf. They had succeeded in securing or destroying every bridge on the western and northern borders. They had a few run-ins with small groups of infected, and even a small group of humans that attacked them, but reported no injuries to our crew. They were currently headed back south to rendezvous with the Port Royal at the southern bridge to help them fortify it. By the time code on this, they should be almost back to the southern point by now. My plan was going faster than I imagined.

"Excellent, looks like things are proceeding very well. Once that southern point is secure we can start sending teams to clear the infected out." I said, handing the report back, "Jeff, when was the last time we had any kind of drill? Fire, battle stations, anything?" I then asked.

"It's been awhile, I'd have to check the logs to be sure." He replied.

"OOD, signal for repel borders. Radio, please inform Dave on the base we are going to be performing some drills, so disregard any alarms for the next, say two hours or so." I ordered. It was good to keep people on their toes occasionally; if they got too comfortable then it could end in disaster if it really happened.

The bells started ringing and the OOD made the announcement over the 3MC, the ship's interior intercom system. Jeff and I stepped to the windows to watch people get into place in the catwalk watch stations, and the firing stations on the flight deck.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.