Zombie Crusade Snapshots (Volume I) by Vohs J.W

Author:Vohs, J.W. [Vohs, J.W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2014-05-29T04:00:00+00:00

Zombie Crusade

Snapshot: POTUS

In only a little over twenty-four hours, the situation at the White House had regressed from controlled chaos to full-fledged panic. General Barnes sat near the exit door leading to the helipad, and he fought to keep a self-satisfied smirk from developing on his face. He had stood beside the president on network television the previous evening as they both reassured the American people that the pandemic was being brought under control, and that everyone just needed to stay home until the virus was isolated and a vaccine made available. Apparently many viewers were either already infected, or simply chose to disregard the message, because thousands of citizens were now restlessly gathered in front of the White House fence at five in the morning. Barnes let out a sigh as he thought, the sheeple never know what’s best for them.

Presidential aides were running a gauntlet of confused security personnel as they tried to gather staff members and various VIPs to send them out to the waiting choppers. Barnes could afford to wait patiently by the door since he’d already been told that he’d been assigned to the bird that would be evacuating President Brocktin and his family. A week ago, the leader of the free world hadn’t even known Matthew Barnes, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Then the wounded Marines who’d survived an attack by Taliban cannibals had been brought home to a hospital in Washington D.C., and the leader of the Joint Chiefs had demanded answers from his medical experts in the military. Barnes had anticipated his summons and had planned accordingly.

The president’s first act had been to seek information from John Stevens, head of the CDC in Atlanta. But when the doctors there couldn’t explain why the injured Marines came off of their death beds to attack hospital workers, spreading what the media had dubbed a “zombie virus,” Brocktin had turned to his top military advisors for help. The generals knew that USAMRIID was as good, or better, than the CDC, and that the people working there also had extensive experience in Afghanistan. The Joint Chiefs had told the president about the medical unit, and Brocktin had demanded to meet the officer in charge of USAMRIID. The Secretary of Defense did in fact know General Barnes, and he didn’t care for the man at all. Still, given Barnes’ experience and alleged expertise, bringing the arrogant, medical officer into the inner-circle assisting the president seemed potentially fruitful, so he didn’t resist the Joint Chiefs’ advice to their boss.

As General Barnes basked in the reality that the Joint Chiefs had just allowed the fox into the chicken-coop, he was somewhat surprised at how easily everything was falling into place. He knew that even the best-laid plans could veer unexpectedly off course, and he cautioned himself against over-confidence. In truth, it had taken decades to get here, and there had been many missteps and surprises along the way. Still, he was here, with no regrets—not even for that first fiasco in Afghanistan.

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