The Sex Gates by Darrell Bain;Jeanine Berry

Author:Darrell Bain;Jeanine Berry
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: High Tech, Gay, Science Fiction, Gender, Space Opera, Sex change, General, Erotic stories, Fantasy, American, Adventure, Erotica, Fiction, Short Stories, Fountain of youth (Legendary place)
ISBN: 9781554041176
Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing
Published: 2004-02-14T17:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Fourteen

Perhaps there was a reason for not letting the green troops listen to any news, but if so, it was a mistake. We might not have been taken so utterly by surprise if we had known what was happening in Old Houston. The rampaging Fourth Worlders made up a majority of the population of Old Houston, and without the army or National Guard troops there to back them up, the police and Gaters were overwhelmed, driven back, chased off, taken prisoner or simply executed after surrendering. Within a couple of days, the rioters controlled all the gates and most of the territory in the city. It might have been possible to negotiate with them had they stopped while they were ahead; it had happened before. They didn't stop, though. Flushed with success, their leaders decided to invade North Houston and capture it as well.

In fact, their invasion was well planned, with picked objectives to capture, like the power plant, police headquarters, and the university grounds. But all I knew about at the time was the battle my squad faced.

We were on guard for the four-to-midnight shift. The first indication of trouble was a popping noise in the far distance, sounding like an erratic drumbeat. It was several moments before I realized I was hearing gunfire. I considered reporting the noise to Randy, but decided against it, assuming he could hear it as well as me. I didn't stop to think that he might be sleeping. The other squad and platoon leaders were as inexperienced as me and made the same mistake.

Soon a shout came in over my phone, and I realized trouble was brewing.

“Movement, post five!"

“Movement, post seven!"

I didn't know what I was supposed to do. All I could think of was to get in touch with the sergeant of the guard. I got his circuit up. “Bill? Bill?"

There was no answer. By then, he was already dead. A rattle of gunfire overrode the distant drumming, and I heard someone shouting, “We're being hit! Danny—ugghh.” His voice faded away.

Fear knifed through me and my mind froze. It took a moment to remember what I was supposed to do. The reserve squad! They were there for backup and on duty with Randy. My hands were shaking so hard that it took me three tries to get the right circuit.

“Randy, squad three! We're under attack!"

“Get on it,” he said. “Stay in contact and report back. I'll have the reserves ready."

He should have already been sending the reserve squad forward, but he was no more a soldier than I was. I thumbed the safety off my rifle, checked to see that my little handgun was in its holster and ran out the door. Posts five and seven were the only ones which had reported in, but loud sharp cracks and muzzle flashes told me that at least some of the other guard posts were in action. Not knowing what else to do, I ran toward five, a house on the corner of one of the blocks of homes.

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