ceilings?”
“Parking spaces for their personal aircraft, I guess.” Tufo smirked. “Who knows…our government is really good about going over the top with bullshit. And this looks like a bullshit project to me.”
They both turned as they heard Mitchell and Flemings r eturning, talking about how the facility had underground tunnels that connected it to others similar to it. “The facility that is directly under Groom Lake connects to this one as well. The other two are in pretty bad shape, but one of them is probably usable.” She said.
“There are more?” Mark asked.
Matt shot him a grin. “Oh yeah.” He was nodding his head. “According to Diane, this one is stripped out but probably in the best shape structurally. One is shot and unusable. Another is smaller, but usable and it’s stocked with supplies. The one under the base…” He glanced at Diane before continuing.
She nodded and picked up where he left off. “The one d irectly under Groom Lake is the one we would like to keep them out of if we can. After I mentioned it to Colonel Mitchell, he expressed an interest in activating it and perhaps using it for the Squads. It is somewhat smaller than the others but it interconnects to them all. And it is fully equipped.”
Matt nodded. “And the best part is…the main access is d irectly under the bunker that we’re using now. Taking over the underground portion and moving the entire operation into one area just makes sense.”
Laura saw the logic. Keep the Monster Squad contained to one small area and away from the rest of the facility, away from contractors and other base personnel and restrict the interaction as much as possible, just like Tinker. “So is this something we should start doing now? Moving everything to the underground facility, or…”
Matt shook his head. “No. We can wait until after we deal with this Sicarii threat. Then, before the non-essentials start coming back, we’ll do what we can.”
“Are we talking easy access to the bunker or are we going to have to blow something up?” Mark asked Diane. “‘Cuz I like blowing shit up.” He shot her a wicked smile.
Diane laughed. “No, there are double reinforced blast doors that separate the two, but they are easily opened. The bunker was actually the main ingress to the underground facility prior to sealing it off.”
“Damn,” Mark swore, “I really wanted to blow something up.”
“Maybe next time, Mark,” Matt said. “Okay, people, I think we’ve seen enough. Let’s seal it up and head back to the base. Laura, as our visitors start approaching, let’s get them directed out here and hidden away. Diane, if you can, get with Logistics and Supply and make sure we have enough resources for the number of people we are expecting. If necessary, we can have crews ready 24/7 for offloading supply planes, but I want everything covered. Medical supplies, food, toilet paper, you name it.”
“Got it,” she said.
“Mark, make sure we keep the operators sharp. Get with Jack and get us a training facility that will keep these guys honed to a razor’s edge. Use the Elves if you have to, but I want them challenged every step of the way.”
“On it boss,” he said.
“Elves? Now there are elves, too?” Diane’s eyes grew wide.
“Oh, yeah. I knew I forgot to tell you something,” Matt said, shaking his head. “You know that big white hangar out by the runway…”
*****
Evan and Thorn worked diligently with the different prot otypes until they found what they felt was the proper avenue of attack. As Evan carefully sliced the wood into blanks to make crossbow bolts, Viktor entered the lab.
Rufus glanced up to see him come in and crossed the lab to greet him. “Come, mon ami ! Wait until you see what we have built for you.”
Viktor followed him to the back wall where Rufus opened a large locker. Inside was a carbon fiber crossbow with an ove rsized stock. Rufus pulled it off of a storage rack and
“Parking spaces for their personal aircraft, I guess.” Tufo smirked. “Who knows…our government is really good about going over the top with bullshit. And this looks like a bullshit project to me.”
They both turned as they heard Mitchell and Flemings r eturning, talking about how the facility had underground tunnels that connected it to others similar to it. “The facility that is directly under Groom Lake connects to this one as well. The other two are in pretty bad shape, but one of them is probably usable.” She said.
“There are more?” Mark asked.
Matt shot him a grin. “Oh yeah.” He was nodding his head. “According to Diane, this one is stripped out but probably in the best shape structurally. One is shot and unusable. Another is smaller, but usable and it’s stocked with supplies. The one under the base…” He glanced at Diane before continuing.
She nodded and picked up where he left off. “The one d irectly under Groom Lake is the one we would like to keep them out of if we can. After I mentioned it to Colonel Mitchell, he expressed an interest in activating it and perhaps using it for the Squads. It is somewhat smaller than the others but it interconnects to them all. And it is fully equipped.”
Matt nodded. “And the best part is…the main access is d irectly under the bunker that we’re using now. Taking over the underground portion and moving the entire operation into one area just makes sense.”
Laura saw the logic. Keep the Monster Squad contained to one small area and away from the rest of the facility, away from contractors and other base personnel and restrict the interaction as much as possible, just like Tinker. “So is this something we should start doing now? Moving everything to the underground facility, or…”
Matt shook his head. “No. We can wait until after we deal with this Sicarii threat. Then, before the non-essentials start coming back, we’ll do what we can.”
“Are we talking easy access to the bunker or are we going to have to blow something up?” Mark asked Diane. “‘Cuz I like blowing shit up.” He shot her a wicked smile.
Diane laughed. “No, there are double reinforced blast doors that separate the two, but they are easily opened. The bunker was actually the main ingress to the underground facility prior to sealing it off.”
“Damn,” Mark swore, “I really wanted to blow something up.”
“Maybe next time, Mark,” Matt said. “Okay, people, I think we’ve seen enough. Let’s seal it up and head back to the base. Laura, as our visitors start approaching, let’s get them directed out here and hidden away. Diane, if you can, get with Logistics and Supply and make sure we have enough resources for the number of people we are expecting. If necessary, we can have crews ready 24/7 for offloading supply planes, but I want everything covered. Medical supplies, food, toilet paper, you name it.”
“Got it,” she said.
“Mark, make sure we keep the operators sharp. Get with Jack and get us a training facility that will keep these guys honed to a razor’s edge. Use the Elves if you have to, but I want them challenged every step of the way.”
“On it boss,” he said.
“Elves? Now there are elves, too?” Diane’s eyes grew wide.
“Oh, yeah. I knew I forgot to tell you something,” Matt said, shaking his head. “You know that big white hangar out by the runway…”
*****
Evan and Thorn worked diligently with the different prot otypes until they found what they felt was the proper avenue of attack. As Evan carefully sliced the wood into blanks to make crossbow bolts, Viktor entered the lab.
Rufus glanced up to see him come in and crossed the lab to greet him. “Come, mon ami ! Wait until you see what we have built for you.”
Viktor followed him to the back wall where Rufus opened a large locker. Inside was a carbon fiber crossbow with an ove rsized stock. Rufus pulled it off of a storage rack and
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