The Bad Company Boxed Set by Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle

Author:Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle [Martelle, Craig & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642022896
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-06-22T04:00:00+00:00

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When Terry arrived at the conference room, Wenceslaus was sprawled in the middle of the table. No one spoke but everyone waited for TH’s reaction. He swept his gaze past the cat as if it were a common occurrence. Dokken sniffed the tabletop, then worked his way around, letting everyone scratch his ears and pet his head.

Even Aaron and Yanmei petted the German Shepherd.

You smell like cat.

“It’s the bane of our existence,” Aaron replied. The weretigers chuckled at the dog’s observation.

The room smelled of sandalwood rather than the musk of sweaty bodies. Two drawings had been added to the walls since Terry had last been here. Both were alien landscapes which at one time would have been fantastic, but as humanity had expanded through space the fantastic had become commonplace.

All the chairs were taken, leaving many people to stand. Christina leaned against a wall with her arms crossed, and Bundin was wedged into the corner. The Podder took up too much space to stand anywhere else. The Crenellian and Ted weren’t there.

Captain Micky San Marino watched the proceedings patiently. He was there because Terry and Char had asked him to be. Micky was as much an observer as the rest of those present.

“Smedley, bring up a holo of Benitus Seven,” TH requested. The planet appeared and rotated slowly above the table. It was mostly green, comprised of eighty percent land and twenty percent water. The equator was arid and scorched, while the habitable zones ranged north and south from the desert belt. The poles were cool, but not frozen.

Terry pointed at the equator. “Red and hornies are coming through the interdimensional portal somewhere in there—right in the middle of the hot zone.”

“Benitus has a hell, and the devils found their way to it,” Char said.

“Looks like.” Terry nodded and turned to Marcie. “Assets?”

“Firepower,” Marcie said, nodding to her husband.

Kae stood. “Sixteen fully operational suits formed into four combat teams. No other heavy firepower. The enemy has no mechanical assets.”

Terry pointed to himself.

“The only one in here who will get a suit is me.” Kae pointed at Marcie. “According to the colonel you—” Kae waved his arm to indicate the rest of the room. “have separate missions, but the mechs will handle the heavy lifting. There is no doubt about that.”

Terry’s face fell as Kae sat down and Char leaned close.

“You knew you weren’t getting one. You’ll be the last to get one, by your own order,” she whispered.

“Why would I give such a stupid order?” TH whispered back.

Char raised one eyebrow. “We have to fight the war. You need to let the others fight the battles.”

“Sounds like someone smart said that,” Terry replied, knowing that was what he’d told her earlier in the week.

“Something like that.” Char’s purple eyes sparkled before she returned her attention to the spinning globe.

“Logistics?” Marcie continued.

Auburn didn’t stand, but pulled a pad from his pocket that looked similar to those the captives from the Alchon mission used.

“We are pre-loading a number of ballistic cans right now.

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