“Sir, as I’ve been trying to tell these people, I don’t know, I know about as much as you. Nobody in command has seen fit to tell me, and with the radio not working, I can’t get any information. You’ll just have to wait here until an officer decides to come out here.”
I was about to protest, but, an explosion rocked the base. A huge fireball appeared which seemed to come from the center of the base. I heard gunfire, apparently our weapons that had no electronics were working, and the gunfire sounded like it was coming closer. The other civilians around me started running away; the airman checked his rifle, making sure it was loaded. Dave and I decided to stay and find out what would happen next. More explosions rocked the base. I noticed that the other military installations around Lackland sounded as if a war was going on. Although all of that was in the background and some miles away, I could still hear it. I saw some Air Force personnel running our way; it appeared to me they were all geared up for a battle. An officer stopped to talk to the airman guard, and it sounded to me like he was telling the airman to fall back. I managed to get the officers’ attention.
“Sir, what’s happening here? Why did our electronics quit working?” I asked.
“A war is what is happening, and they,” the officer pointed in the distance, “are the ones who made our electronics quit working. You need to go with us if you want to live.”
I was going to question who “they” were, when something came screaming out of the sky, hit near us, causing a massive explosion, and the last thing I saw was a shockwave racing towards me. I never did find out who “they” were.
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About the Author:
Cliff Ball is a science fiction & thriller writer, the author of 4 novels, lives in Texas, and has a BA in English. You can check out where to find his other works on his website at https://cliffball.webs.com
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