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  “It’s human nature, Lt.”

  “I know you’re right, Babe, but I don’t have to fucking like it. Seems like we should all be working together to make everything better, and some numb nut asshole comes along and fucks shit up for everybody. We should be spending our time figuring out how to get a secret weapon on Mars, and this shit is causing us some serious grief.”

  “Then we find them,” said Babe. “And we cause some serious grief of our own.”

  CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

  "Survival is complicated," said Annie. "Up there, it's easy because you're constantly on watch. You have to be vigilant, because machines break down. Equipment goes bad down here, you can just throw it away."

  She pointed toward the sky.

  "Up there though. Something breaks, and you could be sucked into space for the worst three seconds of the rest of your life."

  "I get you Warbucks. You're saying you had it rough, and I ain't doubting it. But no one up there has died from the flu, have they?"

  She crinkled her eyes and glared at him before shaking her head.

  "Yeah, you got meds. You got docs and all kinds of tech that we just ain't got down here anymore. We're looking for it, and we're finding it, but it is a slow row to hoe."

  "Who you calling a ho?" she smirked.

  "I should have said slow ho."

  She reached up and traced a finger down his faceplate. Lt couldn't tell if it was meant for him, or her own reflection in the mirrored surface.

  "Most people think the stars disappear in daylight," she told him. "But they are there. You just can't see them in the sun."

  "This your nice way of calling me sunshine?"

  "Just be careful," she said.

  "Careful is my middle name."

  "I thought it started with an H," said Annie as she stepped back.

  It freed him up to go, but he held on for just a moment, like taking a mental picture of her standing with Doc, and the rest of the survivors from the two merged groups.

  He didn't want to leave them alone, but there was still work to be done. Two jobs to do.

  Find his squad and destroy the Licks.

  "You ready Babe?"

  "As I'll ever be, Lt."

  "Alright, we're moving fast," said Lt. "Riki Tik."

  "Most Riki Tik," agreed Babe and the two men started running down the road.

  Keep Reading the next adventure in:

  Lt, Babe and Warbucks go on a hunt for the rest of his scattered squad while Doc gets the robot army ready to storm the Lick Base and end their presence on earth forever.

  If you like the BEACHHEAD series, you should check out The Dipole Series too.

  Lunar Hustle- Prequel to The Dipole Shield

  The Dipole Shield - The Dipole Series

  Planet 9 - The Dipole Series

  Planet 10 – The Dipole Series

  Phalanx - Invasion Earth

  Pyrrhic - Invasion Earth

  Beachhead - Invasion Earth

  Bridgehead - Invasion Earth

  Lodgement – Invasion Earth

  Ultima Thule – Invasion Earth

  Infiltrate – Invasion Earth

  Dustoff – Invasion Earth

  Riki Tik – Invasion Earth

  Moon Men

  Epoch - The Future Templar

  Eon- The Future Templar

  Era - The Future Templar

  Super Secret Space Mission

  The Herd Shot Round the World

  High Steaks

  Battlefield Z

  Children's Brigade

  Sweet Home Zombie

  Zombie Blues Highway

  Mardi Gras Zombie

  Bluegrass Zombie

  Outcast Zombie

  Renegade Zombie

  Everglade Zombie

  Flyover Zombie - the Battlefield Z series

  Headshots - the Battlefield Z series

  Overland Zombie

  Battlefield Z – Gone Dark

  Battlefield Z – Silent Run

  Battlefield Z – No Entry

  Conscripted - the Shadowboxer files

  Mission One - the Shadowboxer files

  Shadowboxer - the Shadowboxer files

  Decreed - the Shadowboxer files

  Suspect - the Shadowboxer files

  True Nature – the Shadowboxer files

  Nazi Nukes - a Shadowboxer story

  Witchmas - a Marshal of Magic story

  Witchmas Eve - a Marshal of Magic story

  Witchmas Day- a Marshal of Magic story

  The Holy War – Blood Bound

  The Holy War – Oath Bound

  The Holy War – Honor Bound

  Fort Smith I

  Fort Smith II

  Fort Smith III

  Fort Smith IV

  Fort Smith V

  Fort Smith VI

  Evasion - Destruction Earth

  Omnibus Collections

  Battlefield Z Collected Adventures Volume I

  Battlefield Z Collected Adventures Volume II

  Invasion Earth Collected Adventures Volume I

  Invasion Earth Collected Adventures Volume II

  Sanctioned – Shadowboxer Files

  Unsanctioned – Shadowboxer Files

  Incursion

  Mobilize

 

 

  Chris Lowry, DustOff

 

 

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