Project Genesis Plus Life Pod

By Donald H Sullivan

Here are two stories. 1. Project Genesis: A team of one astronaut and four scientists are sent to a space station for the duration of an apocalyptic war. The payload includes human gametes and artificial wombs to repopulate Earth if needed. They return to an Earth almost devoid of people. All goes well until one of the scientists goes psychotic.
2. Life Pod. Two astronauts are on a mission when the ship is damaged in an accident. The astronauts abandon ship in separate life pods. One of the astronauts takes advantage of the accident to settle an old grudge with the other by sabotaging his pod.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Apr 13, 2016
• ISBN: 9781365044670

Donald H Sullivan

I'm a native Floridian, retired from the US Army, I started writing in the army, mostly training and tech manuals. Boring stuff, but it whetted my interest in writing. I've written sci-fi, thrillers, mysteries, humor, fantasies, horror, and more. I'm now living in NC. While in the army, I served in air defense artillery, military intelligence, and psychological operations. I also worked in Federal Civil Service as a quality assurance specialist, ammunition surveillance. I love writing, reading, most kinds of music, and animals--especially dogs.

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Project Genesis Plus Life Pod

Title Page

Project Genesis

Plus

Life Pod

Donald H Sullivan

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Copyright Page

Copyright 2016 Donald H Sullivan

ISBN: 978-1-365-04467-0

Part I:  Project Genesis

Chapter one

Rudy Shavers, New Order Militiaman, drove the rented truck through the heavy traffic of Washington, D.C.  He spotted the loading zone he was looking for and pulled over.  He jumped out, ran to the front of the truck, and raised the hood. 

Moments later a man came out of the store facing the loading zone.  Hey man, you're in my loading zone.  Get that thing fixed and get it out of here or I'll have you towed off.

Rudy sized the man up.  He was considerably smaller than Rudy. Rudy was hot tempered, and had been in many a street fight since he was a teen.  He did not like the attitude of this little jerk, and figured the man was begging for a butt kicking.  He did not doubt that he could handle  the little man easily.

But he managed to control his temper, for the importance of his mission far outweighed any humiliation he might suffer at the hands of  this little dude.

Look, mister, I'm working on it, and think I've just about got it fixed.  Please be patient with me for just a few more minutes.

OK, but hurry it up.  If you're there much longer I'm calling the tow truck.  The little man turned and reentered the store.

Minutes later, a blue pickup truck pulled up behind him, and the driver joined Rudy in front of the rental truck.

Rudy was agitated.  You took your sweet time, Woody.  Dammit, we gotta get this done before some nosy cop comes along.  On top of that the guy in the store is giving me a hard time. Fiddle around under the hood while I get in back and set the timers.

Rudy ran to the rear of the truck, opened the door, and hopped in.  A shiver of fear ran through him as he began setting the timers on the two large cylinders.  He’d never handled stuff like this before.  The KB-2 Ebola virus, biological warfare stuff.  He didn’t know how it had gotten into the hands of The New Order Militia, and he knew better than to ask.  But he had heard rumors that it originated in China and