IC-GOLD-In God's Hands(Billy Roberts only)

Darkness now shrouds the zombie-infested land. At Warren Air Force Base, various survivors and USAF personnel try to hold out against the hordes, but will internal division tear them apart? In western Nebraska, most of the captive women have found their freedom thanks to the rangers' intervention, but two of their captors have gotten away with one of them as a hostage. Can they escape from a new horror and find a way to rescue her? And in Omaha, though the zombies are no longer a threat, danger still abounds. A large group of survivors has holed up in a school, but a band of violent juvenile delinquents, a drug-dealing gang, and others may prove a greater peril than the dead. Who will suvive the night, and who will never see the sun rise again?

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Z-Day - 10:30 PM Mountain Time - Warren Air Force Base, west of Cheyenne, Wyoming
In the operations room-
Billy Roberts stood out of the way in the operations room, which was filled with various communications specialists and technicians, many of whom were rushing about. The busiest of them all was the man in charge: Lieutenant Colonel Carmichael. He was about Billy's age, a tall, severe-looking black man with an equally severe pencil-thin mustache and gray hair. He seemed to have been working nonstop for the last twelve hours or so, and showed no signs of quitting any time soon.

The day had been one disaster after another. This morning the base had been placed under lockdown after an infectious outbreak had erupted simultaneously all over the world, especially in cities. It had been under constant siege from the infected throughout the day, and there had been many casualties. Not all of the casualties had been physical ones. Many Air Force personnel had broken due to the extreme stress, and Billy had been helping to salve their spiritual wounds. But there was little he could do besides comfort them. Most of them were unable to return to duty, and there was a shortage of effective personnel.

Numerous civilians from Cheyenne had tried to seek shelter in the base, but they had been denied entry. In the early afternoon, a mixed group of civilians and Air Force personnel had been reluctantly admitted to the base and placed under quarantine, but madness and death had resulted. The crisis had finally been contained, though nobody else was allowed into the base for the rest of the day. Now Billy was following the saga of another group of civilians who had fled cross-country for the safety of the base. He had heard two of them, an air traffic controller named Kathryn McCoy and a trained psychiatrist and mother named Emily Montrose (who also had her children with her), speaking to Carmichael as they pleaded with him for sanctuary. He had gone to the base's executive officer and managed to convince him that they would be useful, and he had gotten grudging permission to bring them in and place them under quarantine.

"Carmichael," said the voice of Emily Montrose on the radio. "This is Emily. We crashed a vehicle and are under attack outside of the gates. Can you lend assistance?"

"Carmichael here," replied the colonel. "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we can't open the gate if you're being pursued by the infected. We can't risk them breaching the base."

"Sir, can't we do something?" asked a female lieutenant.

"I'm open to suggestions," he said.

"We have a helicopter nearby flying combat air patrol, sir."

Carmichael nodded and spoke into the radio again. "There may still be something I can do. I have a helicopter on combat air patrol not far from your position. I'll send it your way to help you. Carmichael out." He turned to the lieutenant. "Raise the chopper for me." The lieutenant switched the frequency. ""This is Lieutenant Colonel Carmichael[/b, in the operations room. There is a group of civilians on its way to the base, but they've run into some trouble and had an accident a short distance northwest of the Randall Road gates. They are being pursued by the infected. Your orders are to fly to their position and lend them what assistance you can. You are authorized to airlift them out and bring them to the quarantine clinic - there is space to land on the roof there. Over."
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"Colonel Carmichael, if I may interupt? Those people are going to need to be able to talk with someone. They have been through some extremely traumatic experiences and I am in a unique position to help them. If I may, could I meet them on the rooftop when they land and have a moment to minister to them?"
OOC,If Billy has a good feeling the Lt. Col. Carmicheal would be receptive to discussing the state the Base Commander is in he continues.
"On another subject, I know you are very busy and have enormous weight on your shoulders, but there is a matter I need to discuss with you in private as soon as you are able."
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In the operations room-
"Roger that, sir," came a woman's reply on the radio. "On our way. Over and out."

"I understand that you want to help them, Reverend," said Carmichael to Billy, "but the clinic is under quarantine. If I were to send you there, you would be unable to leave." He changed frequencies and spoke into the radio again. "Major Stone, this is Carmichael. We've got a helicopter that will be landing on the roof of the clinic soon with civilians from the outside. They are to be disarmed, taken into quarantine, and processed. Over."

"Understood, sir," replied a man. "Over."

"The helicopter crew is also to be quarantined and processed, though they may keep their weapons. They do not have Racal suits, so there is a danger that they have been exposed. Carmichael out."
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"Sir, I assume that "Racal Suit" is some type of bio-chemical protection suit? I'm average size and I'm certain I could fit in one of those and one of your men could talk me through the decontamination routine rather easily. Those poor souls have been through some extremely traumatic events, especially the children. If some of your soldiers haven't been able to handle the stress, I would think it would be moreso with civilians. I know I would be on my own if things did get ugly, but I am willing to leave that in the Lord's hands."

Billy was having alot of difficulty trying to determine what Carmichael's receptiveness would be to the news about the General. Whether it was the stress of the day or the man's military bearing, Billy just couldn't get a good feel for him. He was just going to have to go out on a limb on this one. One they were alone for a moment, Billy continued "Colonel, I'm seriously worried about Gen. Cutter. He doesn't seem to be handling the enourmous stress on his shoulders. I've spent a good deal of time with some ya'll's soldiers that have broken down under this situation and the General is showing alot of the same signs they show. He is getting more paraniod through the day and less willing to hear anyone out on anything. I don't know what you could do about it, but if he falls into the same pit that alot of those men have, he could doom this entire base. Plus, in this time everyone needs someone as flexable as possible, not someone who is getting more ridgid by the hour." All Billy could do is mutter a silent prayer to Jesus that Carmichael
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OOC,Sorry, that got posted before I was done.
...would not only be receptive to that information, but would also be able to do something about it.
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In the operations room-
"I wouldn't send you in there without a Racal suit," said Carmichael, "but that's not the only consideration. There may be a psychological component to the infection, and the suit offers no protection against it. The breakdowns our men and women have been experiencing throughout the day might not be caused by stress alone. It's possible that the infection somehow causes madness to spread. Our staff at the clinic has displayed extreme symptoms. Even normally rational doctors have snapped. Even with the suit, you would not be permitted to leave right away. You'd be stuck there at least overnight. Still, if you're determined to go, I'll permit it. The suits are this way." He led Billy to a door and opened it. The two men walked through.

In the changing room-
The room in which Billy Roberts and Lt. Colonel Carmichael found themselves contained a dozen lockers in two rows of six, with a long bench between them. Most lockers were empty, but a couple of them each contained an orange Racal suit designed for level 4 biohazard protection.

"We're running low on these suits," said Carmichael, "but I can spare one. I don't anticipate sending any more reinforcements to the clinic any time soon. Things have been quiet there for the past several hours. If they don't stay that way, some of the reinforcements will have to do without them. The suits don't seem to have helped cut down on the casualties any. It seems like the more people I've sent in there, the more people got killed. With everything that's happened there this afternoon, it's a miracle the place didn't fall. The CO was all set to just clean the clinic out, but luckily the situation was resolved before it got that far." He lowered his voice. "I appreciate your concern about General Cutter. I didn't want to believe he could break like the others, but you may be right. Still, I don't know what I can do about it. He barely listens to me, but it's still possible to get through to him. If I suggest he get help, he'll cut me off completely, maybe even reassign me. And if I go behind his back, that'll be even worse. Once he got wind of it - and he would - he'd suspect I was plotting against him."
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As Billy Roberts started to figure out the racal suit and how to put it on. "I would think there would be some protocol or another if a commander were to be suffering from psychological trauma in a combat situation. If it's a matter of talking to the right people and you really can't do it, I would be happy to help. While I'm not a licenced psycologist I have enough experience and know enough of the technical terms to expain things to any doctor with training in that field, if you even have one around." After adjust the suit for a moment, he continued, "I'll happily discuss things with any officers or others you direct my way, but otherwise I will keep this to myself. I know the last thing any of these poor souls on the base need is to lose faith in their leaders." After placing his spare bibles and crosses on the bench Billy placed his hand on Carmichaels' shoulder. "I'm keeping ya'll in my prayers and if you want I'll happily pray with you. Otherwise I'll follow Daniel's example and stand faithfully in my own lion's den."
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OOC,Argh! Forgot something again!
The last thing Billy did before stepping outside the room was to pick up his spare bibles and crosses and to take one of the crosses and hang it around his neck on the outside of the orange suit.
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In the changing room-
Carmichael helped Billy with the Racal suit. "The seals have got to remain airtight," he said as he did. "If the suit is breached, you could be in trouble. This oxygen tank on the back will keep you going for a few hours. When it runs low, you'll need to swap it out for a full one. There's plenty of oxygen stored at the clinic - at least for now. Chances are we'll start running low on that too before too long. There are protocols for when the stress gets too much for commanders, yes, but you have to understand what a unique situation there is. There are no protocols to handle what's happened today. We're completely cut off here, and there's no chain of command beyond General Cutter. The President's helicopter went down this morning, and nobody knows whether he's alive or dead. We've had zero contact with the outside world since early this afternoon. We're not getting reinforcements and we're not getting resupplied. In short, we're on our own here, and General Cutter might as well be a king. We do have doctors and nurses who may be able to help him. Unfortunately, the best ones are in the quarantine clinic, so they're stuck there for now. On the bright side, you will get to talk to them. Captain Nils Johansen is very effective, but he's compromised - he's one of the ones who took leave of his senses. Lieutenant Barbara Ellison is very good too, and she's still functioning. Tech Sergeant Jessica Valdez isn't too bad a counselor either. There's also the civilian woman, Emily Montrose. She's one of the survivors who's just arrived, a psychiatrist with a radio talk show. I don't know how good she is, though."

Before Billy could leave the room, Carmichael received a call on his radio headset and a shocked look crossed his face. "Thank you, Major," he replied. "I hope you're wrong, but we'd better prepare for the worst. We can't afford to lose any more helicopters - or pilots for that matter. They're irreplaceable. Carmichael out." He cut the connection. "That was Major Stone, who's in charge at the quarantine clinic. The chopper that was sent to pick up the survivors just crashed outside the gates."
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"Colonel, if we're close enough to make a difference and you have a spare weapon and vehicle I can go to them. With God's hand guiding mine I could provide them what assistance I'm capable of. I do understand the risks and I'm willing to take them."
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In the changing room-
"We're close," said Carmichael as he led Billy back out to the operations room, "but I don't think we're close enough. Still, you can stay just within the gates until we can safely open them. Then you could join the new arrivals and any survivors from the helicopter and go with them to the quarantine clinic. In the meantime, you'd be able to speak to them, at least. I'm afraid we can't give you a weapon, however. Regulations."

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Carmichael and Billy returned to the operations room. "Get a humvee with a driver ready out front," said Carmichael into his radio.

"Do what you can to help the survivors ma'am," said Sergeant Bloch, one of the communications personnel, into his microphone, "but we can't open the gates while there are infected out there. I'm sorry." He glanced up at Carmichael. "Sir, that was Kathryn McCoy, the air traffic controller. She confirmed that the Huey crashed outside the gates, but I have no idea how it happened."
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"I understand about the gun. I probably wouldn't be able to do much good with it anyway." Pausing for a moment to finish checking the seals on the suit Billy continued. "Well I better get going. May god bless you all and keep faith in him. It may be a dark time right now, but he shows himself the most during times like that." Billy then gathered up his bibles and crosses and headed out to the Humvee.
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In the operations room-
Carmichael shook Billy's hand. "Good luck and Godspeed, Reverend," he said as the preacher headed for the exit.

Outside the headquarters building-
Billy made his way out the front door and into the parking lot. A humvee pulled up next to him a moment later, driven by a short woman in an airman's uniform with mousy brown hair. She waved to him. "You Reverend Roberts?" she said. "Hop in."
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After Billy got in he introduced himself, "Please call me Billy, or Pastor Billy if you must. And what's your name ma'am?"
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"I'm Airman Cassie Reynolds, sir," said the driver. She pulled out and drove across the parking lot. "You can call me Cassie. I understand I'm taking you to the Randall Road gates."
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Cassie drove northwest across Warren Air Force Base. As the vehicle approached the gates, Billy could see a squad of Security Forces led by a sergeant stationed inside the gates. They were talking to three women who were on the other side: a gorgeous young blonde in military-grade body armor and helmet toting an M4, a brunette wearing a similar helmet, and a dark-haired girl in her late teens. Only twenty or so feet from the women were the smoking, smoldering remains of a crashed helicopter. Three men climbed out through the shattered windscreen. One was a badly wounded man in an Air Force Uniform. He was helped by a very large young man with blond hair and an Italian-looking man with a rifle on his back. Parked nearby was a black Cadillac Escalade.

The Hummer stopped not far from the squad. "Here we are, sir," said Cassie.
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