The book of Truths
“the Keep said.
Moms looked up. “And?”
“And time for a reckoning,” the Keep said. “According to my book, this has the possibility of getting ugly, so I could use some, shall we say, team for backup.”
Moms and Neeley looked at each other in confusion, but got to their feet. Neeley readied her HK416 and Moms her MK23 pistol.
The steel doors to the PEOC slid open. As if expecting that, the Keep walked in. Neeley and Moms flanked her, weapons extended.
The occupants of the room broke their mesmerize...d gaze from the screen tracking the nukes to the intruders.
“General Riggs,” the Keep said. She held up the watch. “You’ve had two minutes to reflect on what you’ve just done. What if you had a do-over? Would you push the button again?”
Riggs blinked, confused. The rush of champagne on top of the Cherry Tree had muddied his brain. But the Cherry Tree prevailed.
“I damn well would.”
“Kill him,” the Keep said.
Neeley and Moms fired, both hitting him right between the eyes with a double-tap times two, which effectively blew his head off.MoreLess
Moms looked up. “And?”
“And time for a reckoning,” the Keep said. “According to my book, this has the possibility of getting ugly, so I could use some, shall we say, team for backup.”
Moms and Neeley looked at each other in confusion, but got to their feet. Neeley readied her HK416 and Moms her MK23 pistol.
The steel doors to the PEOC slid open. As if expecting that, the Keep walked in. Neeley and Moms flanked her, weapons extended.
The occupants of the room broke their mesmerize...d gaze from the screen tracking the nukes to the intruders.
“General Riggs,” the Keep said. She held up the watch. “You’ve had two minutes to reflect on what you’ve just done. What if you had a do-over? Would you push the button again?”
Riggs blinked, confused. The rush of champagne on top of the Cherry Tree had muddied his brain. But the Cherry Tree prevailed.
“I damn well would.”
“Kill him,” the Keep said.
Neeley and Moms fired, both hitting him right between the eyes with a double-tap times two, which effectively blew his head off.MoreLess
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