Wednesday 9 hours 15.
The last U.S. nuclear submarine approached still active Marianne pit. Its purpose is summed up simply to sink to its maximum limit. This type of submersible could get up to five hundred meters deep and stabilize at that level for over a week. A huge block-shaped shells with a shell, titanium sinter, was characterized to withstand the extreme pressures of the deep. A war machine certainly outdated, but still impressive armament; his hits included another thirty ICBM can each contain a nuclear warhead capable of shaving an area of approximately one million square kilometers, and under the control of only one hundred and four crewmen, including Captain Jessky, a native of Washington state, fifty-two, thirty four years of service in the Navy, married, two children and the drinks reasonably drawn alcoholic. Generally
a satellite digital imaging swept every ten minutes the surface area of the South Asian region, but with the many logistical problems these days outcasts by the U.S. military due to the many waves of interference emitted by the enemy, an operator ground had to warn the cockpit of the constraint. Namely, the submersible would stand for the morning, changes in frequency of communication with the control center and is the pilot would be required to operate the device without using GPS.
At first glance, this exercise involved no real risk. The officers on board already knew the situation by having studied and simulated. In addition each year of training operations whose conditions corresponded almost exactly to the situation today, took place off the coasts of California, to accustom the sailors to emergencies and wars . But this day, the captain preferred to oversee operations. Besides his anxiety to read book open on his face and his features. Her questions became clearer at the current objectives of the mission, because from history, no submarine captain, had released to date security system to actually launch the missiles. A statement of conscience bothering because he suspected that the enemy knew of its existence and in the midst of a conflict whose main tool of war was called a shuttle, the chances of survival of the crew, in case the enemy would detect its presence during missile launches, considered themselves to be very low.
Yet this submarine was designed in the preamble to fight an external enemy to the planet as a pebble in the middle of nowhere, in the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, could possibly be dangerous. A small chance, not least, the administration of which preserved to maintain, just in case a potential enemy would take over and demolish the North America to leave only scraps and thereby allow the sub- Petty alone with a destiny ineradicable. The maneuver
place according plan, the descent of the giant followed its normal course. The second officer informed the meeting aloud every time a step had been taken. Each person then took this value as a reference in his imagination. Hundred meters, one hundred thirty meters, machines do not stop from sinking and inflexible eyes of the captain, a battle is sensed imminent. The aim of the operation was taking shape, that it absolutely had to run and hide thirty missiles as quickly as possible like an octopus blending ave the landscape to save his life. That gesture, almost animal, natural defense.
Five minutes later, the officer announced two hundred meters. The command center was very similar to the old submersible twentieth century, five aligned seats reserved for pilots and two tickets to the concentrated set radios, a compact place and informed partly red lights indicating the entrance of the various locks and illuminating white desks but not exceeding, the rationalization of energy radicalized the proximity of the place. Regarding the position of captain, it turned out to be modified, the man remained standing, but had his own desk and a camera Digital finally replaced his eye across the hatch. After
behind her monitor, the officer uttered three hundred meters. Despite the power of the machine, the pressure at that depth became undeniably important and no one remained indifferent to this kind of maneuver. Besides, no one was traveling, each soldier took up his position preset for the fight, no shaking, no one showed his fear, but the atmosphere is persists because everyone knew what situation unbecoming the device was located. Approaching the abyss, absolute black wrapped them nicely.
Of course the GPS still not working and three hundred and fifty yards, as if an episode by announcing a second voice from the control center outside interrupted. She did not let up, but quickly disappeared, a clean break, a sudden silence as usual but all the crew knew what kind of possible interruptions to that level. A brief silence conveyed by Bronder walls against the natural forces, cracking deaf, metal corrupt and flickering lights. The captain's voice in the background, concentrated to the values represent the percentage of use of ballast. We stop
Four hundred fifty meters and is re-established contact.
pilots were arranged immediately. The mass of metal continued to descend, the officer announced four hundred and thirty meters. The machines rose gently their power, the head of the submarine went back a little and the enslavement of ballast clicks. All machinery functioned without major problems. The captain could be happy with this deep black, for the moment no one felt the depths of evil, each soldier patiently, faces calm, satisfied to have reached this absolute, nerves and muscles relaxed apostrophes.
the approach of four hundred feet, the roar of the two main engines subsided. This frigid sea and inhospitable took charge of silence and isolation. Fears declined politely, nervous tension disappeared quietly. Body movements found their skills current, reasonable normality. The images on the screens showed the contents of a constant mass, a perfectly tuned equipment and service absolutely coordinated. Everything seemed to freeze, the needles of action stops, the current entering the lamps found their stances and loose objects were stabilizing. Total silence, sad, looks frozen, Rights and discordant.
After a long silence appeared among things. The ocean currents continued in their perpetual motion. The mass of water moved, grew at its bottom, an extension undeniable and an endless road. A school of fish during a tournament during moments around the hull as if attracted by its waves. A call, a voice inaudible, incomprehensible, impenetrable. Inside, no human presence seemed to indicate. A giant hungry.
Wednesday 10 hours. The president seemed inert
face giant screens in the control room. For years the company used green for correct indications or increases, and the color red for warning signs and alarms. As a general rule, appeal panels are green and on rare occasions flashing red warning, but that day, a counter movement settled in place. The operators did not cease to initialize the systems of control, get phones for emergencies and anything more. Synergy misguided, faulty, poor performance, a bitter taste, as a preview of a defeat.
General Kost, along with Edward, appeared not frustrated by the situation. For him, this condition corresponded to the images of war from former battlefields, the base camp of an army in motion, preparing for an imminent offensive, gathering information and account numbers. A machine whose administration mastered perfectly and policy support, at this moment, came down to a simple random presence, according to near-neutral decisions.
How will you join the Chinese and Russians?
General allowed himself to swallow a drop of tea before answering.
We will join them over the cable network.
An operator had previously installed two speakers on the table, they indicated the correspondence as being established. A loud voice interrupted the Russian side and instead reduced by the Chinese side. These nations had an arsenal, three of them, much more powerful and effective than the army from Mars. Their functionalization in space certainly lacked flexibility and practice, but if all their efforts were concentrated in one point, they could afford to wipe the surface of Mars in its entirety. Perspective certainly possible, but that does not suit anyway because a good number of people from U.S. now lived in this place.
Russian President did not hesitate to impose his coldness in his speech this morning, surpassing his caricature normally modest.
You give us a date, time. Is shaved.
Machiavellianism timorous General Kost did not stop smiling. The gloom of the place and the overall atmosphere in relation to the situation in the envenomed take stature, according to impose his reign. You know very well
event that prevents us.
The chairman had certainly not intervene immediately and leave the military presences rather short, but a truth so clearly set out from the mouth of General, surprised for the better. He believed that between generals of other nations, waffle precedence over all heavy, but about this announcement after a tempo almost deaf moved among the crowd. Silence inappropriate with respect to hierarchical positions that each had in its midst. An eternity, because of events at the moment is incomprehensible seen everywhere on the planet. The Chinese rocket bases on the moon taking off more, three nuclear power plants in Russia came from the ghost almost simultaneously and without apparent reason, people in Nepal an entire valley were evacuating due to a warning of cracks from a dam upstream, Sri Lanka Tsunami alarm switches on for the second round in one hour, Naples probes pressed on Vesuvius found values of overheating and tremors of the mass and the unusual seismic activity that presaged imminent, the U.S. military for its lost control of his nuclear submarine, not counting the losses on its space bases moon, around and claimed the Russian army does little better as the basis unmanned space establishes geo stationary fashion around the world Europe does nothing passed long ago.
A maze of misunderstandings manifested everywhere. Each nation is found overnight in the presence of a very serious problem to solve. Either a construction might collapse, a dormant volcano suddenly manifested itself, or ships disappeared or dams might break or major breakdowns occur at the level of IT management and energy throughout the territories . Finally showing signs of course that the enemy actually acts against all nations represented, but despite all, all points of shadow and void does not meet the sabotage ordinary and common. For it is indeed, events certainly unusual, but certainly inappropriate. Chain reactions unthinkable happened and that only a foreign element in the system could gather, because even if the planet in March proved over the years become an entity separable from the rest of the world, the fact remained that the General machinery Sari, despite his Machiavellianism, could produce such conditions as evidence that a disaster foretold.
Wednesday 10 hours.
The inability to work properly reigned throughout the building. Jacky nevertheless attempted to connect to the Internet and understand the situation beyond the headlines, but it certainly could not point to address its daily work. Because the dark story read and looked everywhere, parts of footage in slow motion from web camera positioned on the pylons of lunar bases clearly proved the attacks of enemy ships. The reactions of various political actors in the country, images of disaster cinématographiées in all countries and broadcasts from various disasters states. A stream of implausible but documents that proved that despite all the media network earthly advantage of its full structure yet, like satellites, mostly failed to pass over or had been destroyed by the enemy. Stigmas egregious in a society that could afford to live a day without information. Overcrowded cities of advertisements, towers a hundred meters stretching for miles and miles, of precarious housing losses seen, avenues overloaded transport and infringed by a horizon of new construction, in fact a structure, a poor result animated the atmosphere of cities, megacities up to fifty million souls, beings abandoned and sunk into immorality and living in an anthill hazardously paradoxically become severe with the citizen, while the irreproachability had increased, his last fifty years, up high, according to statistics sources, close to zero percent of the offenses and theft of average importance. In summarizing the changes in society defined itself primarily in the discipline of being against the law, conduct worthy face values that correspond at all with recognized principles of the twentieth century. While the administration does not pose a chip in every human being, but as each person had a duty to permanently hold a smartcard, filters and controls wild seems mandatory in this perspective and offered plus a large repository of information for statisticians and also to marketing managers of large retail chains, media, advertisers and especially brands, became at this time, a key element in the heart of life in the megalopolis
His best girlfriend approached sparingly. Lisa loved his profile and his libertine nature of woman. She liked her hair in a loop and sometimes wear wigs and red or light green dress in extravagant clothing in most cases, plastic is molded, tight to the body or arranged more flexibly. An artificial way, using the product less expensive and more common. A plastic inevitable, indispensable in any use and any addition, but sometimes revealing an assortment of dissociation and predispositions often interesting and sometimes revealing.
You come with me for coffee.
Jackie, in his candor, readily accepted and stood up actively. They made their way to say words to the space reserved for people who smoke. A small closed room powerfully ventilated. Lisa ordered two coffees from the machine and they settled near the one window offered the place. A small wooden table, certainly friendly.
Your husband is in what weapon? Virginia tried
appeased the situation. Despite the context, this sudden war, this critical situation, a revelation appeared in the abyss, a vision impenetrable and indefinable. An incoherent motion, unspeakable each person could feel in his own opinion, the facts revealed by reports the magnitude of the situations under, striking the adequacies whose mechanism reflects the major characteristics. For all its interventions sudden, what is minimal or extraordinary, seemed, for many, will corroborate, bind, a proper connection, as lines are connected together and terminating in one point. Whisker above a weaving machine or as the son of a cotton spider. It
pilot, he was an officer in air force, it will be at the forefront.
Jackie stood out due to its disturbing emotion. His hands Mu'atez clinging to the cup and the flesh pulse seized all surfaces of his body, even to the face, also a white inexplicable. Cheeks cold, tired, marked by emotion. Almost a lady looks wan for this long face and thin build, a plastic revealing in other times, however, especially significant to watch and admire.
atmosphere falsely disguised as usual pause, as Jackie felt this movement reach deep within herself. A presentiment that we felt odors beyond the walls, rotting fruit, fragrant smelling distance around. As a beat, a pulse, that of a heart, a slight spasm, introverted, interposed in the evolution of radio frequencies, up to leave in the flickering neon lights, its staff and inadequate spasm. A passive vibration, juxtaposed in relation to environments capable of transmitting data sufficiently uncertain in their confidentiality agreements with people and their senses, bringing each animation vibrato clumsy and leaving behind a brand unparalleled in its path could leave doubt as to advocate its consistence and its true nature. Briefly be adapted to be confused with things of everyday life, a spy, virus bio heat mingling with reality and mind. A genius invisible and far more powerful than ordinary mortals. This feeling so strong
prevented Jackie to speak properly and this lack of power also affected their morale and spirit. His girlfriend, in front, wanted to comfort her, wrap his presence, but obviously a disease developed in the heart of his being, an incurable and inexplicable and unknown.
Wednesday 10 hours 30
After about three hours, the truck stopped at the entrance to the enclosure base. A trip rather tumultuous as the craft stopped several times in gas stations or to refuel or for either pick up or drop people, a bus service amid a fortuitous mad tangle of cars and transport all types . Columns and columns of vehicles, looting, fuel shortages, a population fearful of an uncertain future, either unpacking of media appalling truths or allegories wacky, a stream, an anthill struck by the heel of a boot powerfully strengthened.
The occupants of the truck all lived in California, a dozen officers and about twenty NCOs and second class soldiers. All members of the reserve division of the troops of the Arizona desert air force. A powerful force, whose main base was in a parcel of ten thousand acres on the border between Arizona and California. A gigantic underground complex or, according to several magazines, a tangle of galleries including the total distance reached one hundred kilometers, overlapped to make practice takeoff and landing more than five miles interceptor rockets. A gigantic monster, sometimes considered, for some taxpayers, as unnecessary and even useless.
The checkpoint closely resembled a toll highway. On this day, as the sermons predicted a strong influence, a unit of soldiers was unloading reinforcements usually assigned to the control. A quick tour of the identity cards and a young soldier showed Oliver, location vans reserved for pilots of his division. A steep wilderness, almost empty, apparently lifeless, orders, movements of crowds, raids trucks, dust and a mixture of misunderstanding, stress and ignorance.
Ten minutes later, stopped a jeep with a half Driver, faces, mostly unknown. Former classmates, memories seemed distant and melancholy close to the zero state for Oliver, who soon forgot as soon as he completed service, having served in a large army. The departure
the road, the vehicle rolled about six miles in the middle of cactus and finally penetrated quickly into a small tunnel unpretentious and nicely lit partially wet. A five-kilometer course with a slight slope and the tube joins a pregnant more consistent, well lit and air conditioned, a wide corridor used by small specific transport vehicles at the base and its conditions, equipment stored on the sides and soldiers bustling part and others. The anthill and ants.
decor interesting and impressive, but certainly familiar to Oliver, with his memories came back nicely since he had already lived in those lanes in its class in the U.S. Army. Driveways, intersections and squares still stored in his brain groom.
The jeep continued on his way for fifteen minutes and it stopped before the officers' mess. The place looked like a cozy little suburban neighborhood. A cavity carved into the rock and fraying like a height gallery supermarket. A transit hall, fresh and pleasantly spacious, with around four three-story buildings crashed against the rock. The center of the basic unity of command and rallying point for all officers, all weapons combined.
time for Oliver to breathe and an officer inviting newcomers to join the rest of the battalion in the cafeteria. A crowd of soldiers waiting patiently orders, thousands of reservists, not less. A crowded room, a sultry, heavy, among men not less anxious and nervous. An undeniable evil facing the obstacle. Officers aware of the duty and intervention to make soon, but certainly very dissipated to the risks involved in such maneuvers. Reckless course, but clearly defined by a tension situation incombée.
Later, Colonel Geletier entered the room and gets full quickly silence. The Head of Mission had the flight plan of his troop and its personable calm and serene, had to promptly report to his men.
We take off tonight! Thousand two hundred space Tunder 16d ahead! The cons - an attack is imminent!
The men knew the mission to have already made or studying for their periods of service, they knew the causes and effects. Lay behind the moon surface in a diamond shape of two hundred thousand square kilometers, the only place that the sun never shines. It was called the black surface or floor space, because the moon companies and nations can build their bases only in this area. A coveted place, full of buildings and grounds, now completely destroyed and devastated by the army from Mars. A place so coveted, that some plots were more expensive than downtown Manhattan. Point support before impact, the army had attacked the land. A kind of modern magic line that served as basis for each vessel counting followed a path to another planet. The central point, the port, an area now in the hands of the enemy and certainly the sector another battle.
Wednesday 11 hours 30.
Despite the misunderstanding, despite the famine, despite this movement ineffable Sarrey did not miss the dinner with his eternal companion. A sitting head to head taciturn, two pairs of eyes ineffable, remote, a couple compromised concessions. Around the moon and earth burning, flames and vines swelling, intense pain, annoying screaming that echo the horror went back to the point farthest from the system. A compulsory insurance, settling in an evil heart of a fortress to be impregnable.
Commander afford a bottle of red wine. An extremely rare commodity bought with gold, a vintage South African labeled three years ago. A discreet scent and aftertaste of strawberry. He allowed himself to open the hatches large external specifying which roles are to protect the heavy windows the apartment. A breathtaking view, a sunrise and sunset on the circumference of the planet, radiation blue, red and yellow in some places. A show of scale must, with opposite vessel mode geostationary aligned and arranged in order clears, displaying all the colors of the nation from March. A proud red circle in the background with a pale yellow gradient. Light the fire and sun. Despite this show
normally fantastic, Gaëlle not smiling. His mood was evident despicable by far. Her complexion usually charming and borrowed freshness and good humor fell like a sunflower in late afternoon. Moreover, her makeup does not radiated gaiety, was losing its natural charm all its extra features drawn and would consider hardly bodes well.
The woman watched her proud husband watch the sky, space, galaxy, brief his world. Already seated, a princess living in fool, waiting for a prince charming does not exist.
The thing has changed?
Not a bit!
Sarrey served as his wine pride in appearance, alone in the world, the droplets, once penetrated into the glasses round, closed and sparkling, swirling in all directions, leaving many traces of alcohol along the glass.
What's happening?
Man laughed, sat giggling, moistening his drink.
Why? Are you afraid?
Despite the sumptuous dinner and certainly inappropriate to the current situation, Sarrey felt proud and happy. The man held the key, the source and the light. The thing was growing in him, strengthened in his apprehension, accentuated his strength and boldness. The preamble to the growing power of his reign, the sacrament and its crown of Emperor of the galaxy became plausible and conceivable. The teacher appeared in his person, his name and his genius. The
thing in this dark room and constantly monitored by several operators, are kept free and showed no evidence probative and apparent. This black diamond, gigantic and indestructible, found in a uranium mine in the state near the Martian equator, provoked many emotions on the part of workers and leaders. The accession to the throne Sarrey coincided with the discovery of this stone. Almost a symbol, proof ineffable. The secret of success to the depths of a forgotten land and inappropriate to the life of earthlings. Revenge of the damned, supported by the providence of a weapon absolute and indestructible. Revenge of fire against the ice.
Wednesday 12 hours.
Chairman Edward enjoyed his sandwich awkwardly. Two slices of white bread and a soft layer of chicken pie abas odorless. A plate quickly détalée by the mess at the sight of the significant increase in the number of soldiers in the base. For if the equipment could receive up to two thousand soldiers, during the year, only a small number kept this place more than one hundred men. Of maintainers and maintenance, without any comparison with the general staff who had taken this place as a residence this morning.
After he decided to leave her apartment. He walked into the hallway, under a maze of pipes and cables hanging from the ceiling and modestly orchestrated. Yellow walls, narrow and moderately maintained. Thirty feet, no more, but an area used by many soldiers. Men who, in his view, paid no attention to his presence and charisma. A straight line, very short, some bows and Edwards found his beloved command room. A placeholder - above the desks used by operators and center, a table quite overwhelmed by the busyness of senior officers. General Epton and General Nemours, two beings burdened by questions and various arrests. Mail from all sides and a back and forth of officers in charge of all records as important as each other. Mayonnaise unusual and difficult to contain.
De Nemours had spotted. When the president took hold, her breath caught on the intervention of the general. A man claiming to be diligent and perceptive. He allowed himself to his superior and asked to cold at the same time a silence almost completely respected about him.
The phenomenon is similar. Compared to information gathered, we bring to believe that several branches have already achieved our system.
To believe that man could go to this moment, the official of the largest in the world, like to make a decision right away. The vendor to their doorsteps, as an effect of redundancy that the President, in view of the situation, tolerated in its midst.
Inside the room, the heat is felt to be intolerable. The lack of air hanging over the gorge. The monitors overheating. An operator scored each phenomenon on a global map of states whose boundaries were not defined and this time the President could see that eye at all times. Every minute a red dot appeared, an uncountable number, the land was dotted problems and incomprehensible events. The outcome seemed inevitable, extremely tragic. Chairman of State - States of America should take a serious decision, see his coronation annihilated by a black hole. Something insignificant as a ridiculous and disproportionate to the real problems.
front, the generals, despite the stress, seemed to appreciate the situation. A state of war made the soldiers happy. A battle won would be the responsibility of Staff in triumph, the enter the pantheon, honored and curious paradox. As if the goal of reducing men to enter their name in the dictionary. The aim of beings, the constellation of technocrats, a requirement often crazy but wisely informally.
