Hammer's Commandos by James McEwan

Author:James McEwan [McEwan, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Amanda sat in her office busy writing orders and getting ready to take the new alliance to war. Her aide-de-camp, Colonel Caterzina Chavez, entered the office and sat down. Amanda looked up and asked, “It’s been a long day. What are you still doing here?”

“Sorry Sir, but I don’t go home until you do. That is unless you order me too and then you might have to court martial me. I know what is at stake here, and despite your rank, you are not the only who gets to work hard, Sir,” Chavez answered.

Amanda appreciated Chavez’s hard work as well as her loyalty. “Well, if you insist on staying then I might just have to promote you,” Amanda smiled. It was then that she smelled something good and remembered that she had no idea when the last time she had eaten anything. She had been so wrapped up in what she was doing she had failed to notice the two large boxes that Chavez had been carrying when she had walked in.

Chavez laughed, “If you promote me who will look after you?” Chavez untied the string that was holding the box lid closed.

“You are too good to me,” Amanda said as she cleared a spot on her desk. Chavez handed her a plate and utensils.

“Remember that when the times comes for my next performance review,” Chavez said.

Before Amanda could respond, Chavez’s ear piece beeped. She reached up and tapped the button on the side of the device. “SC Hayes’s office, Colonel Chavez speaking, how can I help you Sir or ma’am?” She referred to Amanda as SC, because it was shorter to say than Supreme Commander and Amanda thought Supreme Commander was a bit much.

She nodded her head before speaking, “She is still here. Please hold while I put you through to her.” She handed Amanda a container of food, “It’s Captain Hunter from London for you. I think you want to take this call.”

Amanda set the food down and said, “Put him through.”

About a foot off her desk a projection of a screen appeared and a second after that the image of Captain Hunter, “Sir, we have a problem,” he said addressing Amanda.

“What it the problem Captain?” She asked.

“It’s Ruby Sir,” was all he got out before she cut him off.

“What’s wrong? Is she alright?” she fired off the questions as if she was firing an auto pistol.

“She is missing Sir,” Captain Hunter answered.

“Missing? How in the hell did that happen?” She demanded.

“Sorry, Sir. Missing really isn’t the right word,” Captain Hunter said trying to explain but he wasn’t doing a good job of it.

“Well Captain what is the right word?” Amanda asked as frustration was creeping in to her tone.

“Ah, Sir, Ruby is not here. We believe she is on the Eden,” Captain Hunter said before she could ask another question.

“Erik, do you care to explain how she slipped past your security detail and got on the Eden without anyone saying anything about it?” She asked as she received the cup of tea that Colonel Chavez just handed her.

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