Trojan Horse by George West

Author:George West [West, George]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eagan Publishing
Published: 2019-06-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The tunnels felt like a breath of fresh air to the team. They had parted ways with the fishing boat that saved their lives and were now finishing their journey back to base. Their ATVs soared through the tunnel system beneath the old capital. The sun was beginning to set as the adrenaline left each team member’s system. They had to fight to stay awake. The operation took a toll on the team, and they started to feel the pain. The tunnel was pitch black except for the headlights of the ATVs. Adam was leading the pack of vehicles and could barely keep his eyes open. He knew it was wrong to let his mind drift, but he was too tired to be disciplined. He started to think about Katherine. She was the only thing that kept him from going off the deep end. Without her, Adam knew that he would become a complete savage.

“Our stop is coming up,” announced John over the radio.

Several minutes later, the team clinched the brake handles to their ATVs as they approached a hole in the side of the sewage tunnel. Adam jumped off his vehicle and helped Dr. Eris off the back. Adam switched on his headlamp after shutting the lights off the ATV and waited for everyone else to dismount from their vehicles. Once the engines turned off, Adam listened to the echoes of water dripping from the ceiling of the tunnel. He waited for everyone else to crawl through the basement entrance of their compound as he took in the peaceful and quiet comfort of the tunnel. As he turned around to crawl through the hole, Adam's headlamp illuminated a graffiti symbol: a depiction of the Grim Reaper outlined in red.

Soon, Adam and his team made their way to the Ops Center. Katherine continued to work at her desk until she heard several of her colleagues start to clap. Ramos raised his arms as he strutted towards the empty pool. Katherine searched for Adam and then spotted the team leader. She dropped the papers in her hand and climbed out of the empty pool.

“Well it’s about time, Reaper 1.”

“I apologize. But some person gave us terrible intel,” responded Adam.

“You're an asshole."

“Are you two about finished with your foreplay?” interjected Ramos.

“I missed you too, Ramos.”

“Thank you. It’s about time you said hello to your true love, baby.”

Katherine proceeded to give the bird to Ramos, while he stuck out his tongue.

As everyone in the room greeted each other, a group of people pushed open the doors to the Ops Center. Adam swung around and witnessed a woman striding towards the pool and leading the pack of suits. The woman stopped within feet of Adam and pulled back her blazer to expose a gun and a badge.

"I'm SAC Reyes. Where's my scientist?"

***

Adam and Katherine walked down the halls of the compound escorting the pack of DHS agents to the interrogation room. They soon stopped in front of two guys with weapons who stood guard in front of a door.

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