daughter, she’s probably worried sick about me. Can we get a message out to her?”
“Yes sir, after you complete the details of what happened, you can give her phone number to the radioman there and he’ll get your message out to our command post outside for them to call her and let them know you survived the attack. As it is though, we don’t have any other way to do it since we don’t have any cell phones in our suits and the power is out inside. Please, continue.”
“Anyways, I called my daughter, she told me about the murder of the president and all those other people. I hadn’t heard anything at that point and it was already several hours after it happened. I tried to assure her that everyone here in the building was alright, but I guess since you guys are here, I suppose that isn’t the case, is it?”
“No sir. We don’t know what happened yet, but I’m trying to figure it out. I’ve only just begun examinations, but nothing immediately jumps out to me as an obvious cause for death. Like I said, you’re the only survivor that we’ve found.”
“Yeah, what does that mean?”
“We saw hundreds of people piled up at the exit, they must have died trying to escape the locked doors. Other than the gentleman here on the ground, we haven’t seen hardly any other bodies. The soldiers describe the men that attacked them in the basement as wild, incoherent and not really resembling human beings anymore. I can only assume that they worked here at the Pentagon and were normal individuals up until a few days ago. I’ve got some theories, but I need to test the tissue samples in a lab before I present them to anyone. Anyways, you called your daughter, and?”
“That’s just it. There is no and. After I got off the phone with her I got up for something and I passed out. The next thing I know, it was an hour or so ago. I woke up and went out into the hallway. Everything was dark and deserted out there too so I went down the stairs to the first floor. That’s where I ran into the colonel.”
The doctor turned to Lieutenant Colonel Henson and looked him up and down, “Sir, did you see anyone else inside?” He shook his head a little too rapidly for the scientist. “Are you sure? Why were you limping when you brought Colonel Colton outside? What happened to your chemical protective suit? There’s a hole ripped in it at your calf level.”
“What the fuck? I may have to acquiesce to the fact that you’re in charge here at the sight, but I will not be berated by some suit.”
The doctor turned to Sergeant Jones, “Sergeant, please take the colonel into custody.” He waited for the man to be handcuffed and a few moments for the cursing to stop. “Now, sir, what happened to your leg? It’s imperative that we learn the truth in this situation.”
“Fuck you. I’ll have you fired you little pipsqueak.”
“Alright, the hard way then. Sir, I have been assigned to command this situation, I am giving you a direct order to answer me concerning why exactly you went inside a contaminated building without telling your men where you were going and why are you limping, favoring the same leg that has a tear in your protective suit?” He waited for an answer, but none came. “Fine. Don’t answer me, but I’ll have a look at that leg.”
He bent to examine the officer’s leg and got kicked in the facemask. He fell to the ground and the MP pulled the restrained colonel back away from him. Collins staggered to his feet, “I guess this is going to be the really hard way, sir. Sergeant Jones,” he gestured to the MP, “please incapacitate the colonel for his medical examination.”
“Are you sure sir? I mean, he’s a lieutenant colonel.”
“It’s perfectly alright sergeant. He is interfering with an investigation and will need to be examined. I take full responsibility for your actions.”
The sergeant walked over and
“Yes sir, after you complete the details of what happened, you can give her phone number to the radioman there and he’ll get your message out to our command post outside for them to call her and let them know you survived the attack. As it is though, we don’t have any other way to do it since we don’t have any cell phones in our suits and the power is out inside. Please, continue.”
“Anyways, I called my daughter, she told me about the murder of the president and all those other people. I hadn’t heard anything at that point and it was already several hours after it happened. I tried to assure her that everyone here in the building was alright, but I guess since you guys are here, I suppose that isn’t the case, is it?”
“No sir. We don’t know what happened yet, but I’m trying to figure it out. I’ve only just begun examinations, but nothing immediately jumps out to me as an obvious cause for death. Like I said, you’re the only survivor that we’ve found.”
“Yeah, what does that mean?”
“We saw hundreds of people piled up at the exit, they must have died trying to escape the locked doors. Other than the gentleman here on the ground, we haven’t seen hardly any other bodies. The soldiers describe the men that attacked them in the basement as wild, incoherent and not really resembling human beings anymore. I can only assume that they worked here at the Pentagon and were normal individuals up until a few days ago. I’ve got some theories, but I need to test the tissue samples in a lab before I present them to anyone. Anyways, you called your daughter, and?”
“That’s just it. There is no and. After I got off the phone with her I got up for something and I passed out. The next thing I know, it was an hour or so ago. I woke up and went out into the hallway. Everything was dark and deserted out there too so I went down the stairs to the first floor. That’s where I ran into the colonel.”
The doctor turned to Lieutenant Colonel Henson and looked him up and down, “Sir, did you see anyone else inside?” He shook his head a little too rapidly for the scientist. “Are you sure? Why were you limping when you brought Colonel Colton outside? What happened to your chemical protective suit? There’s a hole ripped in it at your calf level.”
“What the fuck? I may have to acquiesce to the fact that you’re in charge here at the sight, but I will not be berated by some suit.”
The doctor turned to Sergeant Jones, “Sergeant, please take the colonel into custody.” He waited for the man to be handcuffed and a few moments for the cursing to stop. “Now, sir, what happened to your leg? It’s imperative that we learn the truth in this situation.”
“Fuck you. I’ll have you fired you little pipsqueak.”
“Alright, the hard way then. Sir, I have been assigned to command this situation, I am giving you a direct order to answer me concerning why exactly you went inside a contaminated building without telling your men where you were going and why are you limping, favoring the same leg that has a tear in your protective suit?” He waited for an answer, but none came. “Fine. Don’t answer me, but I’ll have a look at that leg.”
He bent to examine the officer’s leg and got kicked in the facemask. He fell to the ground and the MP pulled the restrained colonel back away from him. Collins staggered to his feet, “I guess this is going to be the really hard way, sir. Sergeant Jones,” he gestured to the MP, “please incapacitate the colonel for his medical examination.”
“Are you sure sir? I mean, he’s a lieutenant colonel.”
“It’s perfectly alright sergeant. He is interfering with an investigation and will need to be examined. I take full responsibility for your actions.”
The sergeant walked over and
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