The Zombie Solution by Vic Sandel

Author:Vic Sandel [Sandel, Vic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-03T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter32

What We Have Learned

At 08:00 hours the next morning everyone met in a large room, deep in the complex. This was done for the convenience and comfort of the vampire combatants who had been going for almost seventy-two hours straight without any rest. Anyone who could be at the debriefing, was there. Word had traveled fast. Everyone had heard that the freezing tactic was an utter failure. There was also the concern that the zombies had been moving faster than expected and there were more of them than assumed. Unfortunately, that was only the group moving from the west.

There were no niceties, no good mornings. The Colonel was all business. “First of all, I must tell you all that General Whoever he was, and I quote, has been called to administer some urgent duties in the East. In short, the useless coward bugged out on us. This in no way diminishes our administration, as he never did anything anyway, other than shake his head and eat our chow.”

At this announcement, the audience voiced some unrestrained happiness.

“There could be no doubt that yesterday had its share of both successes and failures. First of all, I'd like to point out a rousing success that to most of you was totally unexpected.”

“Most of you know him as “Old Pete or simply Pete the Pilot”. He has been around this base and Langley for a number of years , and has flown the C-113 to represent the USAF at air shows all over the country. Since the outbreak, he has moved cargo for us, whenever and wherever needed. Recently, many of you have had the opportunity to discover another of his talents. He has been, and still is a highly-skilled and decorated Jet Combat Pilot.

He pauses for emphasis. “It is my great pleasure to introduce to you, Major Peter Marcus, now UNRETIRED. On a personal note, I have known Pete many years and he has never failed to serve in any capacity his country ever asked of him. He has done this with unswerving loyalty and skill. So, that being said, I'd like you to consider coming out of retirement, though unpaid like all of us, and take over here as Air Operations Commander.”

Pete stood and you could see that he was a bit uncomfortable accepting the accolades from everyone. Deep down, he would have liked to just go back to being “Old Pete”.

“Another couple of people that deserve to be recognized for their successes are certainly Jessie Porter and Tina Pearson. From their success in terminating the zombies that could have crashed the C-113 flight from Langley a few days ago, to their success yesterday in bringing us resources and pilots from the USCG. And guys, I do understand that all of this was not exactly on a voluntary basis. One of these crews needed a bit of extra coaxing. These two have found success and seized the initiative to help in every way.”

Jesse stands to acknowledge their praise,“Thank you, Colonel but I want everyone to understand that only in one case did we need to force the issue to gain control.

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.