Cyber Viking 1 by Marcus Sloss

Author:Marcus Sloss [Sloss, Marcus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-30T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

I had expected to hear a litany of complaints the moment we passed through the gate. We were given space to unload the resources we obtained. A few smiling faces greeted me as I walked out of the RV. Perci waved me forward to the barn. Willow gave my cheek a kiss before clinging to Nancy. I high fived Jacky, who trailed us with Mrs. Moore. Eddy completed the procession until Jevon caught up.

The citizens of Mansion stared at us while we marched for the only meeting room I knew of. Tents were propped up around the houses to block the chilling early spring wind. The whine of distant machines told me our hesco containers were still being crammed with dirt. Only a few people stood around idle. I paused when I saw a team of fifty or so people tilling a field.

“Part of the briefing, we’re planting crops. We have a seed engineer, horticulture enthusiasts, and the means. We can’t always eat what we kill. I happen to not want to eat purple alien brains,” Perci said with a snicker, pointing at the fresh farm fields. “Come on Cap. We need to talk about a lot of things and you need to make some big decisions.”

“This is great, I am impressed,” I said, after seeing all the improvements even an hour had made. “How are people handling the no water?”

“Well, wiping your ass with a leaf after shitting in the woods is not great,” Jacky muttered behind me.

“Cool it, momma bear,” Perci said to Willow’s mom. “Remember, the leadership needs to always have things under control even when they are not.”

I shrugged. She was not wrong in a sense. We passed the barn and the inside shocked me. There were only thirty stalls inside the barn. Entire families were occupying a stall meant for a horse. Clipped, strung, and tied on curtains were used to block interior views. I even saw someone had used branches to create a cover of their stall to stack their items on top of to create more floor space. I liked that idea a lot. Building up was our only option in this structure.

Faces peeked out to watch our procession pass by. There was arguing coming from the manager's office that caused Perci to pause. I unclipped my sidearm before bursting into the room with my weapon only half ready. A husband and wife were shocked by my sudden entry.

“Explain,” I said.

“Simply fighting about our depressing situation. I wanted to go to Aspen. She wanted to come here. Decided not to yell in front -”

“Out, and if the room is unoccupied, we will designate it as a hostile conversation room. Thank you for keeping things civil,” I said. The couple twisted by me to exit the room. “And Aspen is being flooded with Denver residents. You are safe here.”

My group entered the warm room that smelt of sex. I then cued into the fact that it was the only private place in the entirety of the stronghold.

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