Beckham massaged his forehead with his left hand. “I have to get back to Plum Island. I have to get back to Kate and the president…”
“Pretty long walk, Captain,” Flathman said.
“Look, I don’t know how long you’ve been hunkered down here, but the situation out there…it’s bad. Really fucking bad. Our forces in Europe are about to face an army of mutated monsters, and Wood is going to drop the Hemorrhage Virus on more SZTs. He’ll kill everyone.”
For a long moment, it seemed like Flathman wouldn’t answer. Tipping back the bottle, he drained the last of the whiskey, tossed the bottle in the corner with half a dozen other empties, and then stood up. “Okay, then.” He looked at his supplies. “I’m about out of whiskey anyways. So what’s your plan?”
Beckham paused to think. He had to find a way to get to Plum Island, but first they needed a ride and some firepower.
“Do you have a way out of the city?” he asked.
“We got a Black Hawk at my post, but it’s a ways from here. There’s a shit ton of infected between here and there.”
Beckham nodded. It was a start. He would figure out the rest if they made it out of Chicago. “What about weapons?”
“Follow me.”
Beckham limped after Flathman into another room. The crazy lieutenant had managed to amass an impressive arsenal in addition to the supplies he had scavenged from the city above. Beckham grabbed an M4 and a knife.
They each loaded up as much as they could carry into rucksacks. Beckham still hurt all over, but he shouldered his pack and heaved another bag onto his right shoulder. His blade groaned under the extra weight, but it held. He would have to figure out something for his missing right prosthetic, but for now, he would get along without it.
Captain Reed Beckham was broken and battered—but he wasn’t done yet.
Hang on, Kate, he thought as he followed Flathman up the stairs. I’m coming.
End of Book 6.
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