Forgotten Forbidden America | Book 7 | Highway To Hell by Watson Thomas A

Author:Watson, Thomas A. [Watson, Thomas A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dystopian
Published: 2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Stormy skies leave watermarks

Looking around the conference table as she sat down, “Thank you for not jumping up,” Brandy told the military staff.

“Like I’m going to jump up again after you threatened to take my plane away, Madam President,” General Thompson replied.

Getting comfortable in her chair and glancing at the stack of papers beside her, “Thompson, where did they build the YFA-33 Storm?” Brandy asked.

“At Groom Lake,” Thompson answered. “The F-23 that was started to replace the Raptor, it was cancelled because we found out we could upgrade the Raptors to sixth generation. I flew the Raptor when it first came out and the new upgrades made it a completely different plane.”

Looking down the table at Thompson, “Do you have the right people at Groom Lake to start production of more Storms?” Brandy asked. Thompson and all the other military staff got lightheaded.

“Madam President, you do realize what each one costs, right?” Thompson gasped. “I love planes and the Storm is any pilot’s dream, but we could put out a carrier for each one.”

Shaking her head, “No, they’re expensive, but I’ve had some numbers run. If we make them and not some company, we can control the costs,” Brandy told him. “So, can they make more at Groom Lake?”

Grabbing a glass of water, Thompson drained it. “Ma-,” he started but saw Brandy jerk her hand up. “Brandy,” Thompson said and Brandy lowered her hand. “The materials that make up the Storm are some of the most rationed resources we have. We are talking about tons of titanium that will have to be specially forged and…” he droned off seeing Brandy just staring at him. “Yes, Brandy. They can build some,” he answered.

Nodding, “I want them to build four more,” Brandy said, picking up a pen and making notes on a pad. “Get a list of what they need and have it hand-delivered to Michelle in Missouri. She’ll call you when it’s ready to pick up.”

When she was done writing, Brandy looked up at the shocked faces. “Yes, the damn plane’s expensive, but it can deliver strikes across the globe and I don’t have to send entire carrier groups,” Brandy told them.

“Ahem,” Reynolds cleared his throat. “Brandy, don’t you need to get approval from congress?” he asked.

“Nope,” Brandy answered. “The Republic isn’t going to have to pay for the materials. Missouri is going to supply them off the books. I want the Storm to remain above top secret,” she told them and cut her eyes at Wagner. “NO,” she told him flatly, reminding Wagner there would only be one Kraken, ever. How they’d built the first one and kept it secret still dumbfounded Brandy.

“What’s the word from Hawaii?” she asked.

“Chinese are loaded and should be pulling out by now,” Wagner answered then gave a grin. “It seems the Chinese have been busy doing other things in Pearl besides killing Americans.”

Holding up her hand, “As many Chinese as we’ve killed and who’re going to die from our attack, we’ll call it even,” Brandy told him.

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.