One Memorable Journey Pg.7
#7 of One Memorable Journey
"Whatever the hell this is, it needs to go get checked. Someone get this corpse to the morgue. Alex, Jackie. you and your squads get back to your barracks and await further orders. I have to contact some people now." After he finished speaking the general turned and started walking away, grumbling quietly as he left.
"Hey techs! get this armor down to the workshop and give it a look." Alex said to the technicians standing nearby, turning to her squad who was just coming back from somewhere and motioning for them to follow her. They all went and dropped off their gear before returning to their squad's barracks, Jackie and his squad doing the same. After the two squads parted ways at the start of the north wing and went to their respective barracks they pondered on what was going on.
Above the door to Alex's squad's barracks was a sign saying Venom Squad, the five soldiers inside sitting about the room and chatting amongst themselves. "I happen to think it was just some poor fur that got fucked up from some lab experiment." Robert said as he pulled out a deck of cards from his footlocker, starting to shuffle them as he sat on his bed.
"If that was the case then I'm pretty sure they wouldn't let him be a soldier in some military." Nolan said in response as he went to sit at a table by one end of the room, motioning Robert over.
"Actually there are a couple nations that probably would let them join up in that case." Julie commented while starting to read a book.
"I think I agree with Nolan. It's gotta be some new race out there with tech rivaling our own." Patrick stated as he was sitting on his bunk, beginning to draw something while taking sneaking glances at the card game Nolan and Robert were starting to play.
"Whatever the case, it won't be good. I just hope it can be resolved peacefully." Alex piped in while going through a fridge in the back corner of the room.
"Why? So you can sit back, relax and keep drinking that Sky Fizz stuff? I'm telling ya, Sunny Soda is better." Patrick replied which earned a chuckle from Robert. "What!? It is!"
"I'm not gonna budge. I am a firm believer in Sky Fizz and you cannot change my mind." Alex said while leaning back against the wall by the table, opening a can labeled Sky Fizz in fancy lettering surrounded by the usual mini promotional stuff found on soda cans.
"Both of those just go straight to the ass. I think a good old coffee is best with a nice chocolate chip cookie to go with it." Julie interjected at which Alex huffed.
"A cookie!? A cookie with coffee!? Julie, that ain't right. Cookies don't go with coffee, doughnuts do. A nice plain doughnut. frosted ones don't go so well." Robert stated firmly before swearing under his breath as he lost a round in the card game him and Nolan were playing.
Nolan was the one to speak next. "You all fuss about food and drink but me? I don't really care. I eat and I drink, that's all."
The other four chuckled and Alex commented. "yeah... you and your signature Cheddar Crisps."
"I still have preferences, so what?" After Nolan's response they all started laughing together a bit, calming down as they passed the time.
They would sit and wait for a while before taking in an hour and a half of sleep and each taking a shower, eventually starting up a card game between the five of them. After about four hours in total had passed the base speakers switched on with the general's assistant's voice. "All members of clearance levels one, two and three please report to the assembly hall."
"That includes us, come on." Alex stated as they all got ready in moments and got going.