gatheringdeadkindle by Knight Stephen

Author:Knight, Stephen [Knight, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-03-19T04:00:00+00:00

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The rain and wind hadn’t eased when McDaniels climbed back to the roof, so he stayed inside the stairwell. He was able to get a lock on one of the communications satellites easily enough.

“Terminator, Rapier. Good to hear from you. When we got word that Thunder Three’s ELT had gone off, we thought the worst had happened,” said the USASOC radio operator. The relief was evident in his voice, but McDaniels couldn’t bring himself to give a damn.

“The worst did happen, pal. All those Marines and one of the Night Stalkers died. Their airplane is still burning in the street. Pass on to their commander that Thunder Three is down, all KIA.”

“Roger that, Terminator. Any other fatalities? Over.”

McDaniels took the time to brief the operator on everything that had occurred since their last communication. When he spoke of the appearance of OMEN team’s leader and how the zombies had used a hand grenade to blast through the lobby windows, the operator grew very quiet. McDaniels finished with their present circumstances, that they were still trapped in the building but had blown out the stairs so they were safe for the moment.

“Uh... Terminator, this is Rapier... you say that members of OMEN Team conducted forced entry ops against the building. And you’re sure these guys are zeds? Over.”

“Absolutely one hundred percent sure, Rapier. Safire seems to feel that the recent dead can access some parts of their brains... ‘procedural memory’, he called it. It means not only can our guys can remember drills and the like, they might still be able to recall tactics and skills. Enough to make our lives even more difficult than they already are. Over.” There was a long pause, and McDaniels wondered if the connection was still good. “Rapier, you copy all that? Over.”

“Roger, Terminator. Rapier’s got good copy. We’d like to know what you want to try and do next, over.”

“The sixty four thousand dollar question, Rapier. What’s the latest on Tenth Mountain’s advance?”

“Still en route, the last we heard. They’ve run into the leading bands of the storm that hit you a while ago. Their aviation brigade is down for the count until it blows over, so it’s a complete ground movement now. It’s slow going, Terminator.”

McDaniels hadn’t expected anything different. “What’s the situation in New York? Has the entire city fallen? Over.”

“Uh... hold one, Terminator.” The line went dead for a moment, and McDaniels took a moment to check around the roof. The flames from the Osprey wreckage were starting to die down, though the faces of the buildings facing the roof were agleam with its ruddy orange glow. The zeds had stopped falling from the building across the street, the one the MV-22 had slammed into. McDaniels guessed they were all on the ground, jockeying for a nice cooked meal.

Or looking for a way to get to us.

“Terminator, Rapier. Yeah, about the city. It’s not looking good. Looks like all the federal forces that could be inserted were there at the start. That force was pretty much annihilated, which is why the lightfighters are marching down.

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