The War of the Worlds: Aftermath by Tony Wright

Author:Tony Wright [Wright, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alien invasion, war of the worlds, h g wells
Publisher: Tony Wright
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Churchill now sat at his own small console on the bridge. On it he could monitor events as they unfolded.

After a brief conference, it was decided that the original plan for the assault would be adhered to. The main body of troops would approach, en masse, the cylinder from the front, hopefully diverting the Martians attention from the Commandos who would try to enter the cylinder elsewhere and destroy it. The submersibles weapons could have been brought to bear and we could have tried to destroy the cylinder from the vessel without the need for loss of human life, I thought, but Cavendish wanted, he said, to try to take the cylinder intact. This new revelation disturbed me and did not seem to please the Captain either. On hearing this, he cast another malevolent glance at Cavendish before turning back to his duties. Churchill, for his part, looked more grim than usual for a moment but gave no other indication of his feelings away.

I imagined men rushing to and fro, machinery being readied and weapons checked as the tension built on the bridge. The cylinder was still the only target to be seen on the sonar.

I wondered why the Martians did not attack as they surely must have known this huge vessel was so close to them. The feeling of unease in my stomach grew.

There was a radio link up to the Sergeant’s men that had been built into their suits. That this technology existed was quite astounding and brought home to me again that, since the war, we were advancing rapidly in our knowledge.

Churchill now called to the Sergeant on this device and I heard my new friend’s voice scratchily make a brief reply.

‘We are ready,’ said Churchill turning in his seat.

‘Very well, let’s begin,’ Cavendish answered.

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