Short Stories Volume 2

By Burr Cook

A book containing 7 short stories which are also sold separately (1) Iran is planning an attack on the US. The US retaliates with an experimental weapon but the attempt backfires and the president and many high government officials are trapped in a bunker. A young man, a technical wizard and a nerd saves the day. (2) An alcoholic has a fantasy dream about living in the ice age. (3) A spy story in which a secret experiment in Germany involving changing DNA in a human egg creates a super strong man who escapes from the laboratory and hides out in northern Canada. (4) A Western (5) A story of a slave. (6) Pilgrims and Native Americans meet (7) Total nonsense story about a mental patient who is mistaken for a Buddhist monk.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Sep 11, 2013
• ISBN: 9781304420190

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Short Stories Volume 2

Short Stories Volume 2

Copyright 2013 Burr Cook

All rights reserved

ISBN:  978-1-304-42019-0

Book 1 The Huge Ball

Many workmen

Built a huge ball of masonry

Upon a mountain-top.

Then they went to the valley below,

And turned to behold their work.

It is grand, they said;

They loved the thing.

Of a sudden, it moved:

It came upon them swiftly;

It crushed them all to blood.

But some had opportunity to squeal.

By STEPHEN CRANE  

Chapter I  There is a Problem

A meeting was taking place in the oval office between the president, Kelly Anderson, her chief of staff, the vice president, the secretary of state, the secretary of defense and several high level advisors from the pentagon.

The topic being discussed had to do with reliable intelligence, gathered by NSA, and relating to Iran’s planned nuclear attack on United States. There could be no mistake. The attack was imminent and would take place in three days. As the meeting progressed many options were explored and rejected for one reason or another. A ground invasion could not avert the attack. It was not known if a nuclear attack on the country could or would stop it. They were not sure of the exact launch site. The US had the capability to destroy Iran completely, but the collateral damage to surrounding countries would be cataclysmic. However, it was becoming clear that if any part of Iran was left in tact the attack could still come.

Brandt Southern was a liaison officer between the NSA and CIA and the main intelligence person in attendance. He was a fairly young man, in his early 40s and very high tech oriented. His hair was shoulder length and he wore denim trousers and jacket. He was asked to give his opinion of the situation. As soon as he began most all present were impressed by his PhD level of speech and composure. His first remarks were startling as he said what the Iranians have in mind for us is not a conventional nuclear attack. They plan to hit us with EMP.

Lisa Beaufort, secretary of state held up her hand to stop him there saying I have heard of EMP but need a little refresher on just what it is. Perhaps Madam President will need some briefing also.

I have made an in depth study of the effects of EMP but I think Troy would be even better qualified to update you on that, Brandt replied. He was referring to Troy Boswell, the secretary of defense who spoke next.

Chapter II A Lesson on EMP

"What we are talking about here is known as NEMP, or nuclear electromagnetic pulse, which is generated by detonating any type of nuclear device. In military terminology, a nuclear warhead detonated hundreds of miles above the earth's surface is known as a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) device. One of the major effects of a large EMP is to induce high currents and voltages in electrical systems. NEMP weapons are designed to maximize these effects thereby destroying susceptible electronic equipment over a wide area. Another effect can be to cause electrical fires by the induction of a high level of current overload.

Starfish Prime was the name given to a test conducted July 9, 1962 when a 1.4 megaton nuclear device was detonated 250 miles above the earth over a very sparsely populated area of the south pacific. The experiment caused an EMP which was far larger than expected, so much larger that it drove much of the instrumentation off scale, causing great difficulty in getting accurate measurements. The effect in the form of electrical damage was felt in Hawaii, about 900 miles away from the detonation point, by knocking out about 300 streetlights, setting off numerous burglar alarms and damaging telephone equipment effecting all of the Hawaiian Islands. A much larger nuclear explosion high above the United States could do untold damage. Not by killing people, but by stopping all communication and travel indefinitely. We depend on micro electronic devices for everything that moves.

Troy stopped there for a moment before making another suggestion. Brandt, where is your electronics wizard?

You must be referring to Wired Willy. Brandt answered.

Yes, that’s who I mean.

He is outside in my limo. Sometimes he doubles as my chauffer.

The president’s chief of staff, Benjamin Bailey spoke next, we don’t want someone without a top secret clearance in here!

Brandt responded. Willy Everson is my computer freak and technical advisor. We call him Wired Willy because he is a technical genius. He is 100 percent trustworthy and we should all be happy that he is on our side. He graduated from high school at age 12 and by age 17 he earned PhDs in two fields, one in Nuclear Science and Engineering and the other in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is now only 20 years old and has worked for me for the past 18 months. I know of no other person who can tell us more than he can on the subject of HEMPs. I would like to invite him into the meeting for what he can tell us not for us to share data with him. Besides, there have already been leaks and rumors are being tossed about. The media is not spreading them only because they lack verification. There is nothing that leaks can do to change what is about to happen anyway. We need some ideas and we need them fast. So Madam President, what do you say?

She didn’t hesitate to reply. Bring in Wired Willy.

When Brandt called Willy Everson on his cell phone he found that he was already on his way to the door of the west wing. Brandt asked how did you know you were wanted?

I may as well speed things up a little by confessing when I get inside.

Willy was ushered in by a secret service man who let him into the office and then waited outside.

Then Brandt asked again Willy, how did you know you were wanted in here before I called?

I told you that I would confess. There is no time to waist. I have heard every word of the meeting so far. I have been listening using my phone.

Troy Boswell spoke up, what on earth kind of phone have you got?

Willy answered let’s not waste time with petty details. I made the phone myself. It is very useful, but I understand that you want me to talk about HEMP and not the plant kind that they make rope out of or that some people smoke.

The room was filled with shocked faces but all opposition to Willy being there had quickly faded. Willy looked very much the nerd. He wore new sneakers, checkered trousers and a faded tee shirt. He was badly in need of a hair cut but obviously did not especially prefer it to long. It was more like he didn’t care. Madam President herself asked him to sit and tell them all he knew about HEMP.

Chapter III Wired Willy Talks

So Wired Willy began his dissertation. "Let me begin by saying that HEMP does not require new technology. The only requirement is the ability to launch a rocket that can reach at least about 400 miles above the target and detonate a large nuclear device. Only one bomb would be needed. As you know we have anti missile defense systems in readiness but the anti missile missiles assume a conventional and much lower altitude attack and could not be launched in time to intercept something going almost straight up.  

The effects of such an attack would be instantaneous and catastrophic. It would literally fry all micro electronic devices. I am sure that many out there don’t realize how much we depend on such devices. For example, within a fraction of a second your wrist watches would stop. That sounds like a small inconvenience but to go on. Automobiles run on micro processors. They would suddenly stop. Airplanes would fall from the sky. All communications would halt. The power grids would fail. Are you getting the picture? It would suddenly become useless to try to retaliate. Defense systems would be destroyed and it would be permanent. Recovery would take years and people would kill each other in internal struggles over the necessities for sustaining life.  Millions would die in the first weeks following the attack. The rest would be thrown back into the middle ages. There would be no way of knowing how widespread the devastation was without actually walking and you would be attacked and robbed in the attempt.

Before continuing Willy asked if he could have a coke or pepsi. It was quickly produced and a lunch suddenly appeared.

Lisa, the secretary of state, asked what effect would the pulse have on people?

And Willy replied None directly. But massive currents would be produced in long distant telephone and electrical lines causing transformers to burst into flames and many buildings would burn. Emergency equipment like fire engines and ambulances would be useless and anyway hospitals would be out of business with no power.

But don’t they have emergency generators? Ben Bailey asked.

Useless, Willy responded. The controls would all be fried.

The group sat in thought for a short time eating the lunch that was being served. Nothing secretive could be discussed while the servers were in the room.

Chapter IV A Possible Solution

Lisa spoke up, can’t we execute a first strike?

Troy Boswell stood up and replied, There is no way that a nuclear strike could be pulled off without untold collateral damage to surrounding countries and an EMP strike would be many times worse. It would effect Iraq, Israel, India, Russia and untold others. We would be at war with the world. I have a possible solution to discuss but I need a couple of my top advisors from the Pentagon to help me out. They would be General Abraham Benson and General Kathleen Cramer. We’ve been working on some new weaponry that very few people know about.

Evidently that includes me, said Ms. Anderson.

Oh, we briefed you Madam President along with VP Adam Johnson. You both approved the project a year ago. It was far too technical for us go into detail at the time.

Yes I remember now. It was an extremely expensive project also. And by the way since we are to be stuck together for a few days let’s dispense with the formalities like Madam President. My name is Kelly. And speaking of the VP I think Adam should be in on this. I suggest that we move to a larger area. There is a comfortable conference room down a couple levels below us. I would like to invite a few cabinet members also. I prefer to leave Congress out of it. They can’t agree on how to part their hair let alone how to defend the country.

The meeting continued in a seldom used bomb shelter conference room much larger than the oval office. Kelly asked would this room be safe from EMP.

Willy was quick to answer. It would be useless. First of all it is too near the surface. The generators would be useless. The controls would be fried and besides the building above us could burn. But when the time comes, there is a bunker big enough for this group and their immediate their family members under a mountain in Maryland. It is well supplied with food and fuel and there is time to add more. It must be done without attracting attention though. It is very deep under the earth.

I’m not going to ask how you know about that! Brandt exclaimed.

After being supplied with a large coffee urn with various snacks and plenty of everything one could need to be comfortable for a while, Brandt asked General Abe Benson to speak. He was not privy to the EMP discussion and was a bit confused so Brandt told him to describe in detail ‘Project ElectroMag’.

Abe looked confused since he didn’t know everybody present and the project had, to date, been one of the defense departments best kept secrets. Although Brandt was entertaining to himself, the notion that he could most likely have asked Wired Willy to describe it. He couldn’t help grinning to himself at the thought. But Brandt informed Abe that this was an extreme national emergency and nothing should be held back. Abe, I will fill you in on what’s going on later, but in brief, as you know Iran has been rattling sabers lately and it is just now coming to a head. And all of these folks know what an EMP is.

So Abe began. Well in a nut shell, what we have is an EMP generator that can target a very specific area. It can be placed in a stationary orbit and fired from just about anywhere. The beauty of it is that warning shots can be aimed at small areas before actually taking out a significant territory. It is untested but we are confident that it is ready to go. A test would be impossible without revealing our secrets. Once it is in orbit it will remain stationary over a target and will be capable of hitting anything from a radius of a few meters up to an entire hemisphere.

Could it be placed over Tehran? asked Lisa.

Brandt responded Yes but I believe it should be more centrally located since we don’t know their launch site and we don’t want to damage neighboring states.

Kelly then asked OK what are the down sides? It sounds too easy.

Brandt looked at Willy saying For those that haven’t met him yet this is my technical guru Wired Willy Everson. He has thought this thru better than I. Of course the final decisions must come from Troy but I propose that we listen to Willy for a moment.

The generals sat wide eyed at this youngster, but said nothing.

Chapter V Mars Can Wait

So Willy began, First off, the launch will be noticed by several nuclear states; China and Russia among them. We could expect retaliation. The rocket could even be intercepted and destroyed. I have given this a lot of thought. If we bring other countries into the loop, where do we stop? Iran may have, and most likely has allies that will talk. It must be secret. We can not let them know of our device; Project ElectroMag. The equipment makes for a fairly heavy payload and the preparation will be hard to conceal.

It sounds like an impossible task. The VP injected.

Willy continued difficult yes, but not impossible.

Do you have something in mind? Troy asked excitedly.

I do Wired Willy continued. NASA has a Mars launch on the pad at the cape. It’s due to go up in two days. The whole world knows about it and will not be surprised in the least when it is launched. It could be retrofitted with our weapon very easily without causing any suspicion at all. The work must begin at once.

Madam President cleared her throat and said, NASA won’t like that."

Fuck NASA. Troy ejaculated. I think we can forget about Mars for a while.

Ben, Kelly’s chief of staff picked up his cell phone and asked one of his aids to get NASAs chief scientist and chief administrator who he knew to be in Washington. As soon as he got them on the phone he told them that they were needed at the White House immediately. He turned to the president and said OK NASA is on the way.  

Upon arrival the NASA people, Scientific Executive Richard Small and Administrator William Snowden, were introduced and briefed on the situation. They balked at the idea of scratching the Mars shot but were quickly calmed by a sharp command from the President. We brought you here to tell you what needs to be done, not to ask. The new comers were further shocked when they were told to sit down and listen to what looked to them to be a teen aged nerd.

Wired Willy Everson informed them that a device was at this moment being loaded into a C-17 at Langley Field and will be at the cape in two hours. It is designed to be launched with the same equipment as your Mars vehicle. It is essential that the programming be changed to put our device into a stationary orbit as close to the center of Iran as possible. Willy noted a look of incredulity on the faces of the NASA folks, and he added, I know how to accomplish that if you don’t.

This brought a smile to several faces in the room, including the president and VP.

Chapter VI The Bunker

Willy turned to Brandt and said Now that we have the ball rolling I suggest taking a look at the bunker under the mountain in Maryland. We should check out the generators and various supplies. I understand that there is enough fuel for six months.

How do you know that? Kelly asked.

Brandt replied, Don’t ask, he won’t tell you anyway.

Then Willy added, I would like to go by my house on the way and pick up a few items.

The president added, I think we should all meet there as soon as possible. I will provide maps. I also want my entire cabinet there. The place is entered through a building that is a kind of fortress so I will need to be there first to authorize entry.

As Brandt was going out Willy said we will need a good sized van to hold my computers and communications equipment.

The NASA scientist, Richard Small, left immediately for the cape to oversee the project there but Bill Snowden joined the group heading for the bunker. Brandt and Willy secured a government van and headed for the bunker with a full load of Willy’s gear.

Upon arrival Willy and Brandt were greeted by Marines at the door. The building looked like a fortress which it was. An elevator took them down a few floors then they walked several hundred yards through a tunnel. Willy mentioned that he hoped there was a stairway since the elevator ran on outside power rather than the generators. Once they found out that there would be an escape route in case of EMP Willy started setting up equipment. The generators were in fine working order and communication was set up promptly. For the rest of the day people were arriving including most all of those present at the white house, cabinet members and several of the president and vice president’s staff.

After several hours of testing things out Troy Boswell, along with his top engineers went outside for a smoke. Willy, who had been watching everything followed along. The men from defense sat on the steps and lighted cigarettes. Troy watched while Willy took a plastic bag and some cigarette papers from his pocket and proceeded to roll his own. One of the engineers, out of curiosity asked Willy what he was smoking. The answer was it’s a kind of hemp plant that they make rope out of.

Then the engineer asked can I try it?

Willy lit the joint and after taking a long drag handed it to the engineer who was called Kit. Good stuff, Kit remarked to Willy.

Grew it myself, Willy replied.

Chapter VII New Developments

Once back inside Troy was unpacking the control computer for activating the EMP device. He was still undecided as to how much damage they should do to Iran. Another meeting had to be planned for that. Once he was satisfied that everything could be controlled from the bunker using only generated power if need be, he was ready to call for a top level discussion. Suddenly he was called to a small conference room by Brandt for a meeting. When he arrived he found only Brandt and Willy at the table. What’s up? he asked.

Brandt closed the door and pointed to a map of Iran on the wall. There are only two possible locations for the launch to take place. I have just received a coded message from headquarters that our operatives over there have made some new discoveries.

Are they sure? Troy asked.

Absolutely sure, Brandt replied. However, the sites are about 100 miles apart, but that narrows the area we must hit and it won’t include Tehran. That will substantially reduce collateral damage.

Troy spoke to himself out loud. But there will still be rioting and looting in the effected area. They have no way of knowing how wide spread the outing is and no communication with the outside world. Nothing will work; No lights, nothing. 

So Troy, Brandt, Willy, Kit and a couple Pentagon technical people went to work on programming the weapon to target a 150 mile diameter circle around the center of Iran covering both possible launch sites. Another high level meeting was held in order to get approval for the plan which called for a launch 24 hours ahead of Iran’s planned attack. During the meeting with the high level officials Wired Willy asked to speak. You don’t have to ask Willy! Kelly injected. You always come up with something I like to hear.

What I wanted to say is that I think it would be wise to get Jay Brandon to come down from Boston tonight.

Kelly was quick to ask Who the hell is Jay Brandon.

Troy answered, Jay works for MITRE Corporation. He happens to be the guy who invented the EMP generator.

President Kelly Anderson wasted no time contacting an aid to get Jay on the way. Then she turned to Brandt and asked How the fuck does Willy know that?

Brandt replied, The same way he knows everything else. I’ve stopped asking.  

Kelly laughed for the first time in a couple days and looking at Brandt she exclaimed no wonder you’re the countries top spy. All the time I thought that you were the smart one.

After that exchange word came from the cape that all would be ready on time. The small group of technicians got together again going over the controls. NASA would launch the rocket and place the device into a stationary orbit but then it could only be operated from the bunker. The conference room was well ventilated so it was decided that smoking would be allowed and Willy took full advantage.

The group didn’t get much sleep that night. It was very late that a knock was heard on the conference room door. It was Kelly. When she came in the room was full of smoke and it was immediately obvious that it wasn’t from tobacco. What are you guys smoking in hear? she asked.

Troy answered. It’s rope,

Kelly took the joint from his hand and took a long inhalation from it. Handing it back she said, I haven’t had reefer in years. Perhaps it will help me to sleep. After which she added, "The reason I came in is to update you on the plan for tomorrow which is to immediately notify all of the allies of United States as soon as the Iranian launch is neutralized. There should be no mistaking this act as any kind of threat to surrounding states.

The next day, after a hearty breakfast, there were about 100 people gathered in the main dining hall of the bunker when word came from the cape that the rocket had lifted off and would be in place in 17 minutes. The control panel was mounted in the small conference room and the technicians quickly gathered there. The room was well guarded by marines with automatic weaponry.  

The positioning of the device’s control panel gave the operator who would be Troy, assisted by Jay Ballard the ability to communicate with the group out in the bull pen area, and of course Wired Willy was allowed to look on. He seemed to be everywhere at once.

The minutes seemed like hours as they were counted down. There was a red signal light that would denote the exact time of the satellite’s correct positioning. The light was operated by NASA from the cape. All eyes were on the signal. The President and VP had joined the small group of techies, not knowing exactly what for other than curiosity. They had no idea how any of it worked. Troy introduced them to Jay Ballard from Boston who had arrived during the night.

Willy was listening to a radio station from somewhere in Iran using headphones. EMP would instantaneously incapacitate the stations broadcast capability. When the music stopped he would know that the device had done its job. The moment the red light flashed Troy pushed a button and Willy waved his hand to indicate that it worked. Troy was watching the controls which would tell him when the systems aloft had shut down after 2 minutes. The EMP that the device generated was not as powerful as that of a nuclear blast and 2 minutes had been decided on to be sure that the Iranian launch would be impossible. The micro electronics on board it would be completely destroyed.

A few minutes later Troy announced that the auto shut down had failed but the control panel had a backup system which he was activating. WOW! he exclaimed the manual shut down also failed.

How long will it keep broadcasting? Willy asked.

I think about 8 hours. Jay replied.

Just then Bill, the NASA chief administrator entered the room with a very grim expression on his face. He motioned for Kelly to join him outside. 

I wonder why the secrecy all of a sudden. Brandt pondered.

Wired Willy yawned and replied; she has to talk to some foreign leaders rather quickly. There will be no secret in a few minutes anyway. I’m sure I know what it is about.

Brandt looked at Willy dumbfounded and said, OK Willy what’s it all about?  

Chapter VIII A Glitch in the System

Willy began with, Well I am only guessing now but I suspect an oversight on the part of NASAs Engineers.

Brandt still looked puzzled. OK Willy let’s have it.

So Willy continued The EMP device is attached to a satellite capable of attaining a stationary orbit. That means that its speed is in sink with the earth’s rotation perfectly and it has to be at a precise height for that to be achieved. There are several small rockets attached to the satellite that are needed to tweak the satellite into perfect position. If they neglected to protect the controls for those positioning rockets with Faraday shields they will have been destroyed the minute we fired the EMP. That would mean that there is no way to keep it from drifting.

Do you think that is what happened?

Well they were very quick on the trigger. I don’t think they allowed time for perfect positioning. Let’s hope they thought about the shields. I don’t think they did though.

Just then the door opened again and the president was back along with William Snowden NASA administrator. Now they were very grim and could barely speak. Brandt looked at them and said they forgot to shield the retro rocket controls.

Kelly’s jaw dropped as she asked, How did you know that?

You forget we have Wired Willy.

Kelly yelled out well Willy should be running NASA.

Snowden looked displeased at that remark.

He spoke to the technical group, The satellite is moving quite rapidly over Afghanistan and will soon be over northern India. It will pass over a portion of China before heading for the Pacific. It should stop broadcasting before it gets to this side. I’ll be getting some more precise figures from the cape any second now.

Kelly apologized to the NASA administrator for being testy, before saying, keep us informed.

A few minutes later Bill Snowden was back with facts and figures. It will be over the US within 2 hours and soon there after it will pass over DC. We are safer here than back in DC. It should be run down pretty well by the time it gets over Washington. I don’t think we will be affected. Anyway we are well protected in the bunker.  

Later Bill got word that the satellite was about to pass over DC and was still transmitting EMP even stronger than before. He joined the technical team again in order to update them. Just as he was ready to begin everything went dark. The lights were out. The on site marine Colonel found the switch to turn on emergency battery powered lights but all communication links were out.

My watch has stopped. Someone said and it was repeated by others.

Lisa Beaufort exclaimed, I should get back to my office.

The vehicles won’t run! Willy injected.

The president’s chief of staff, Ben Bailey peeked in and said, I suspect help will come soon.

Then Troy remarked I don’t think anyone knows exactly where we are.

Chapter IX Powering Up 

Jay, the inventor asked Mike, the marine Colonel, where to find the generators. He was shown to another level below where they had been hanging out. He found an array of diesel engines connected to generators. He tried starting an engine but realized the electricity was needed to accomplish that feat. He turned around to find that Willy had followed him. The large basement room was noisy and Willy wanted to find out why. It didn’t take long for him to find that one of the diesels was idling rather quietly for a diesel. He noted that the clutch connecting the engine to a generator had disengaged. The first thing we must do is rev this thing up a little to be sure it doesn’t quit, we would have no way of starting it again. After finding the throttle Jay helped Willy with his chore. Jay did not know Wired Willy well enough yet but was quickly gaining confidence that he was not a dunce.    

My name is Jay Ballard and I gather that you are Wired Willy.

You got it. Now if we can engage this clutch and rev this up to full speed it may be enough to power the starter motor on the next generator. We must take it slow so as not to fuck up.

There were eight generators in all and shortly all were running. There was no shortage of fuel. Willy ran to the stairs and found that the lighting was working up stairs. That was the only drain on the generators as most of the equipment was not operating, just lights. The load on the engines was minimal so they were not overworking by any means. Jay remarked, Now maybe we can contact the outside world.

Jay, you are an engineer, if I tell you that all of the micro processors have been fried, permanently, you may rethink that remark.

Yes Willy you are correct. Jay had to admit as he noticed that Willy was sitting now rolling a cigarette.

He lit up and offered it to Jay who was quick to say that he had given up tobacco years ago.

It aint tobacco it’s reefer.

Willy seemed a little spaced out when he reminded Jay of a poem by Stephen Crane. It was about a bunch of guys that for some unknown reason created a huge masonry ball on the very peak of a mountain. When it was finished they all stood on the plain below and marveled at there amazing piece of work. The ball wiggled a little and suddenly rolled down the mountain crushing all of the builders. That’s just what our present situation reminds me of; a project that backfired on us. He giggled a little at the thought.

Let me try some of your weed Willy. It looks like we will be here for a while.

Yes Jay but I need to go to Brandt’s van to get my other bag, I’m running low. Even the president has been tapping into it.

Jay looked at him with amazement, you’re shitting me.

I kid you not. She doesn’t know there is a federal law against it. OK Jay let’s talk business. I would like to keep this between us. Can we do that if I confide in you?

You have my word Willy.

You are an engineer and an inventor. I have a PhD in Physics and electricity crap so let’s put our heads together and come up with something.

I’m with you Willy. In fact I’m actually beginning to like you.

OK Jay my boy, the first thing I need is a few not to bright marines to accompany us to the van. I think this place is remote enough that the looters haven’t found it yet but we need take no chances.

Is your dope that important Willy?

There is a lot more than dope in the van my friend so let’s move. You get the marines and I’ll meet you upstairs as far as I can get without the soldiers.

As soon as they were outside they noticed a large plume of black smoke coming from the side of a mountain. Jay queried I wonder what is burning. It looks like something big.

Willy came back with a quick reply; that’s an airplane crash sight. As soon as they are hit with EMP they fall out of the sky. Everything just quits.

Chapter X Wired Willy’s Radio

So before very long they were fishing things out of Brandt’s van. I see you have a key. Jay said.

Yes I double as his chauffer sometimes for looks.

Willy loaded up the marines with