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commercial walkie talkies. Maybe I can get the CO to give you a radio.”
“That would be good,” the Sheriff said. “I might be able to pick up the tank radio with the radio in my squad car. We’ll have to check that out.”
“Actually, you probably can,” Major Hobbs said. “I’ll get our radio expert to chat with you after we get done here.”
“Hey, we still have Officer Simmons’s squad car. That might have a working radio in it too,” Jerry said.
“Good point,” the Sheriff said. “We’ll check that out.”
“Speaking of Officer Simmons, any word on that missing chopper?” asked Frank.
“No,” the Major said. “And that worries me more than anything else at the moment. I’m beginning to think that it didn’t crash. I think it landed.”
Lieutenant James came running out of the barn.
“Major Hobbs, urgent message coming in,” he shouted.
All of the men ran into the barn. Major Hobbs got into his Humvee. He got a grim look on his face, and climbed out slowly. He had tears in his eyes.
“Shit, what happened?” Frank asked.
“Chicago just got hit with several nuclear devices. It came from Lake Michigan.”
“Son of a bitch,” Jerry said.
“Major Hobbs, isn’t that where your family is?” asked the Lieutenant.
He just looked at him dully and nodded yes.
“Were they close to the coast?” asked Jerry.
“They don’t live next to the coast, but some of them work fairly close. It’s 11:00 am there.”
“I’d better get into town and get that cell tower back up,” the Sheriff said. “Got any phone experts in your platoon?”
“Nope,” the Lieutenant said. “Radio yes, cell phone no.”
“I thought you already had somebody that knew how to fix it,” Jerry said.
“We did,” the Sheriff said. “He was the guy killed last night.”
“Shit, he was the guy guarding it, I suspect,” Jerry said. “Alright, let’s ask around in the park. Maybe there’s somebody.”
“Lieutenant, here’s the keys to Officer Simmons’s squad car,” the Sheriff said. “I’m going into town with my Deputy to look at that cell tower. Maybe you could see if your radio guy could talk to the tank?”
“Will do,” the Lieutenant said, taking the keys. “You be careful out there, Sheriff.”
He nodded and walked off with the Deputy.
Frank and Jerry started walking towards the Clubhouse.
“When is this going to end?” Frank said, looking down.
“When we kill them all,” Jerry said.
They got to the door. Jane and Jasmine rushed to meet them. The TV was on, showing the devastation.
“Oh, Frank, this one is horrible,” Jane said, sobbing against him. Frank held her tight.
Jasmine couldn’t say anything…..she just held onto Jerry.
Charlie and Earl and Jackson came walking into the door, chatting happily with each other. They stopped dead in their tracks when they saw the TV screen.
“Where?” asked Earl.
“Chicago in the US. Brussels in Europe. Singapore in Asia. Varanasi in India,” Jasmine said.
“Never heard of Varanasi,” Charlie said.
“It’s the holiest Hindu city in India,” Jasmine said.
“They really want to make this a religious war, don’t they,” Jackson said. “They can’t win.”
“No, they can’t win, but they will do a lot of damage as we destroy them,” Jerry said.
“Where the heck are all of the nukes coming from?” Frank asked. “North Korea is a smoking pile of ash now. Somebody else is making them.”
“You don’t think the bad guys just stockpiled them over time?” Earl asked.
“Maybe, but they’re not that easy to hide,” Frank said. “Too many people would have to be in the loop to pull it off, and somebody always spills the beans. No, I think they have a second source.”
“Major Hobbs has family in Chicago,” Jerry said. “He’s really shook up.”
“I could only imagine,” Jane said. “I’m worried about Sarah. I hope they get that cell tower up and running again soon.”
“The Sheriff and Deputy
“That would be good,” the Sheriff said. “I might be able to pick up the tank radio with the radio in my squad car. We’ll have to check that out.”
“Actually, you probably can,” Major Hobbs said. “I’ll get our radio expert to chat with you after we get done here.”
“Hey, we still have Officer Simmons’s squad car. That might have a working radio in it too,” Jerry said.
“Good point,” the Sheriff said. “We’ll check that out.”
“Speaking of Officer Simmons, any word on that missing chopper?” asked Frank.
“No,” the Major said. “And that worries me more than anything else at the moment. I’m beginning to think that it didn’t crash. I think it landed.”
Lieutenant James came running out of the barn.
“Major Hobbs, urgent message coming in,” he shouted.
All of the men ran into the barn. Major Hobbs got into his Humvee. He got a grim look on his face, and climbed out slowly. He had tears in his eyes.
“Shit, what happened?” Frank asked.
“Chicago just got hit with several nuclear devices. It came from Lake Michigan.”
“Son of a bitch,” Jerry said.
“Major Hobbs, isn’t that where your family is?” asked the Lieutenant.
He just looked at him dully and nodded yes.
“Were they close to the coast?” asked Jerry.
“They don’t live next to the coast, but some of them work fairly close. It’s 11:00 am there.”
“I’d better get into town and get that cell tower back up,” the Sheriff said. “Got any phone experts in your platoon?”
“Nope,” the Lieutenant said. “Radio yes, cell phone no.”
“I thought you already had somebody that knew how to fix it,” Jerry said.
“We did,” the Sheriff said. “He was the guy killed last night.”
“Shit, he was the guy guarding it, I suspect,” Jerry said. “Alright, let’s ask around in the park. Maybe there’s somebody.”
“Lieutenant, here’s the keys to Officer Simmons’s squad car,” the Sheriff said. “I’m going into town with my Deputy to look at that cell tower. Maybe you could see if your radio guy could talk to the tank?”
“Will do,” the Lieutenant said, taking the keys. “You be careful out there, Sheriff.”
He nodded and walked off with the Deputy.
Frank and Jerry started walking towards the Clubhouse.
“When is this going to end?” Frank said, looking down.
“When we kill them all,” Jerry said.
They got to the door. Jane and Jasmine rushed to meet them. The TV was on, showing the devastation.
“Oh, Frank, this one is horrible,” Jane said, sobbing against him. Frank held her tight.
Jasmine couldn’t say anything…..she just held onto Jerry.
Charlie and Earl and Jackson came walking into the door, chatting happily with each other. They stopped dead in their tracks when they saw the TV screen.
“Where?” asked Earl.
“Chicago in the US. Brussels in Europe. Singapore in Asia. Varanasi in India,” Jasmine said.
“Never heard of Varanasi,” Charlie said.
“It’s the holiest Hindu city in India,” Jasmine said.
“They really want to make this a religious war, don’t they,” Jackson said. “They can’t win.”
“No, they can’t win, but they will do a lot of damage as we destroy them,” Jerry said.
“Where the heck are all of the nukes coming from?” Frank asked. “North Korea is a smoking pile of ash now. Somebody else is making them.”
“You don’t think the bad guys just stockpiled them over time?” Earl asked.
“Maybe, but they’re not that easy to hide,” Frank said. “Too many people would have to be in the loop to pull it off, and somebody always spills the beans. No, I think they have a second source.”
“Major Hobbs has family in Chicago,” Jerry said. “He’s really shook up.”
“I could only imagine,” Jane said. “I’m worried about Sarah. I hope they get that cell tower up and running again soon.”
“The Sheriff and Deputy
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