Dead America-The Northwest Invasion Box Set | Books 1-6 by Slaton Derek

Author:Slaton, Derek [Slaton, Derek]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2020-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWO

The planes soared above the darkened landscape, carrying the soldiers heading to what could be the last battle of their lives. In the rear plane, McCarty shifted and adjusted his headset, picking up a second one and handing it across to Herrera so they could speak over the loud noise.

“Can you hear me, Corporal?” he asked when his subordinate slid the headset over his ear.

Herrera nodded. “Yes, sir.”

“Good,” the Sergeant replied. “Now from what I understand, you recently got a field promotion.”

The Corporal nodded again. “Yes sir, a few days ago during the Spokane assault.”

McCarty looked him up and down and then raised his chin. “Normally I like having experienced men as my second in command,” he began, “but Captain Kersey seems to think you’re up to the task despite your inexperience. I’ve heard other soldiers whispering about how you got your promotion, but I want to hear it from you.”

“Not much to tell, really,” Herrera replied, and inclined his head to Gilbert. “The former Sergeant here shit the bet, got a few good soldiers killed, and I had to step up.”

“Is that all?” McCarty asked, furrowing his brow.

The Corporal swallowed hard, and lowered his gaze. “I… may have sucker punched him and threatened to shoot him after his ignoring of the orders killed a couple of my friends,” he admitted.

McCarty cracked a smile. “Well, I’d like to think if I pulled the same kind of nonsense he pulled,” he said, “you’d deal with me accordingly.”

“You can take that to the bank, Sergeant,” the Corporal replied firmly, meeting his superior’s gaze.

McCarty nodded. “Good,” he replied, “I like having no nonsense people working with me.” He cocked his head and raised a finger. “I am curious about one thing, though.”

“What’s that?” Herrera asked.

“Why are you insistent on bringing him along?” the Sergeant asked.

The Corporal took a deep breath. “Two reasons,” he replied, “One, I’m gonna make damn sure he pays off his debts to the men whose lives he squandered.”

“And two?” McCarty raised an eyebrow.

Herrera grinned. “I get to push his ass out of an airplane.”

The Sergeant chuckled, shaking his head. “I look forward to seeing you in action,” he said.

The plane suddenly throttled back, startling most of the men, Herrera included. McCarty checked his watch before changing the channel on his headset to speak with the pilot.

“There’s no way we’re already at the jump zone,” the Sergeant said, turning to face the cockpit. “Why are we slowing down?”

The pilot shook his head. “Engine is running hot, so I gotta dial it back,” he replied. “Don’t worry, we aren’t going to be more than four or five minutes behind the others.”

“Four or five minutes is an eternity in a war zone, son,” McCarty warned.

The pilot sighed. “So is the four or five minutes it takes to crash land when the engine catches fire,” he shot back.

McCarty glared at him for a beat, and saw it returned, so he backed down, knowing that he was right. He nodded in defeat.

“So what you gotta do to get us there safe,” the Sergeant conceded.

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