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My Name Is Not Perry
Chase stared at the tiny foil packet resting on the freezing concrete floor. He looked up at Mayor Dexter."You cannot be serious," Chase said. "We provided you with the structural blueprints of a military fortress. We gave you the patrol routes. That information is worth a fortune.""A fortune is a relative concept," Dexter replied. He picked up his tin of food and took another bite. "Right now, foods are the only currency that matters. You gave me drawings on a yellow pad. I gave you eight hundred calories. The transaction is complete.""We require immediate fulfillment of your promises," Chase demanded. He ignored the throbbing pain in his broken ribs and took a step closer to the politician. "You broadcasted a message stating the federal government was mobilizing. We are here to claim our positions in that command structure."Dexter laughed again. The sound lacked any warmth or humor. It was the dry, abrasive laugh of a man who had lost his mind weeks ago."You promised us premium
Mayor's Bargain
The armed guards shoved Chase and his fourteen followers down the wide concrete stairwell of the Grand Civic Concourse. The heavy steel doors sealed shut behind them, blocking out the howling wind of the blizzard.The transition from the frozen street to the subterranean transit hub shocked their systems. The air inside the concourse felt thick and stagnant. A suffocating stench of unwashed bodies, raw sewage, and burning diesel fuel assaulted their lungs.Lucy gagged and covered her mouth with her hands."Keep moving," a police officer ordered. He shoved the barrel of his rifle into Richard Vance's back.Chase ignored the smell. He stood tall and looked down at the sprawling exhibition floor below the stairs. He expected to see a thriving military encampment. He expected to see order.He saw a nightmare instead.Twenty thousand desperate citizens were packed into the dark fringes of the massive concrete room. They huddled together like freezing livestock. Sick children coughed contin
The Useless Name
The frozen wind battered the fifteen defectors as they marched down the center of the dead avenue. The raw sewage soaked into their canvas uniforms had frozen into solid armor. The stiff fabric cracked and scraped against their skin with every step.Lucy stumbled over a buried concrete curb. She fell hard into a snowbank and gasped for air."Get up," Chase ordered. He grabbed her shoulder and yanked her back to her feet."I cannot walk anymore," Lucy cried. She pulled her freezing arms tight against her chest. "My feet are blocks of ice. We are going to die out here.""We are not going to die," Chase snapped back. He pointed down the dark street. "The transit hub is just ten blocks away. Mayor Dexter has the military rations waiting for us."Richard Vance limped up beside them. He clutched his amputated hand against his stomach."You said the federal government secured the streets," Richard complained. He spat a mouthful of frozen saliva onto the asphalt. "Where are the military convo
Mayor's Bargain
The armed guards shoved Chase and his fourteen followers down the wide concrete stairwell of the Grand Civic Concourse. The heavy steel doors sealed shut behind them, blocking out the howling wind of the blizzard.The transition from the frozen street to the subterranean transit hub shocked their systems. The air inside the concourse felt thick and stagnant. A suffocating stench of unwashed bodies, raw sewage, and burning diesel fuel assaulted their lungs.Lucy gagged and covered her mouth with her hands."Keep moving," a police officer ordered. He shoved the barrel of his rifle into Richard Vance's back.Chase ignored the smell. He stood tall and looked down at the sprawling exhibition floor below the stairs. He expected to see a thriving military encampment. He expected to see order.He saw a nightmare instead.Twenty thousand desperate citizens were packed into the dark fringes of the massive concrete room. They huddled together like freezing livestock. Sick children coughed contin
The Slurry Escape
The harsh buzzer echoed across the agricultural cavern, signaling the end of the shift. Chase Perry dropped his red plastic bucket. He gripped his bandaged left hand against his chest and nodded toward Jasper Cole. The real estate mogul looked exhausted, his canvas uniform stained dark with sweat and animal waste."Now," Chase whispered.Jasper stumbled forward. He bumped hard into a stack of empty wooden fertilizer crates. The crates tumbled onto the wet concrete floor with a loud, clattering crash."Watch your step, Jasper," Richard Vance yelled loudly, playing his part.Up on the elevated catwalk, Captain Elena Vega and her two armed mercenaries turned their attention toward the fallen crates.Chase did not hesitate. He moved with sudden, frantic speed toward the eastern wall. The massive organic grinder sat dormant near the heavy blast doors. He grabbed a thick steel pipe that had been discarded near the irrigation controls. He shoved the pipe deep into the feeding mechanism of th
Plotting
Richard stared at Chase with wide eyes."You want to walk out into the blizzard?" Richard asked. "It is negative sixty degrees out there. We will freeze in ten minutes.""We will wear the thermal canvas uniforms," Chase plotted. "We steal boots from the supply locker. The transit tunnels run beneath Oakwood Drive. If we crack a subterranean maintenance hatch, we can reach the concourse without stepping onto the surface.""The outer municipal lines are frozen," Jasper argued. He crossed his arms over his dirty uniform. "The water stopped flowing two days ago. We will be crawling through solid ice.""The geothermal vents from the plasma generators run parallel to the waste pipes," Chase countered smoothly. "The residual heat keeps the slurry in a liquid state. We will be warm enough to reach the city transit grid."Richard looked at his boots. "What if the Mayor does not want us? What if Dexter executes us to steal our intel?""Mayor Dexter is a politician," Chase reminded them. "He run
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