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Keith sits up in his cot: "Has there been no other contact with other military in the US?"

In the men's isolation ward-
"Not that I know of," said Senior Airman Roger Coltrane. "I was at the communications post, and I know they talked to Diego Garcia and NATO HQ, but I don't think they connected to any military units or bases in the U.S., and we haven't had any communications since we left the truck stop early this afternoon. It's too bad we couldn't warn them about the aliens."

"Speaking of the aliens" Keith said, "someone needs to get the base prepared for when or if the worms show up here. If they show up, they will destroy the base and it's defenses. Once that happens, we are sitting ducks. Even if we kill the worm, the base will be destroyed and undefendable. Someone needs to organize a convoy and get it supplied and outfitted for a long journey in the event we are attacked and need to flee."

In the men's isolation ward-
"Worms?" said Staff Sergeant Derek Morrison, shaking his bandaged head. "What worms?"

"Huge, monstrous things," said Coltrane. "I saw one at the motel, but maybe there are more. It slaughtered over a dozen people before we finally managed to bring it down, but I think we'd have killed it much quicker if we'd still had our machine gunners. The base is really big, and we've got a lot more defenses here. If they attack us directly, I don't think they can destroy the entire base. The real danger is their mind control. That's why everyone should wear a protective layer of aluminum foil on their heads. I've got one lining the inside of my helmet."

"Mind control?"

"Haven't you noticed how crazy people have been acting today? It's mind control!"

"The base does have an evacuation plan in place," said Lt. Gomez. "When it hit the fan this morning, everything was set in motion just in case the base was overrun. Trucks and aircraft are all loaded up and ready to leave on a moment's notice. The road where you came in is part of the evac route. That's why those gates could still be opened and closed."

"Nobody's ever going to be closing those gates again," said Derek. "When my helicopter blew up, they got taken out. They've got engineers setting up a barrier there to replace them."

"So they are sealing up our escape route?" Keith said incredulously. "I've been out of the military for a while so I'm a little out of the loop, but that sounds like a bad idea."

In the men's isolation ward-
"It'll be a movable barrier, I'm sure," said Derek. "The brass aren't that stupid."

OOC,The story continues in the Gold and Sword sections of Chapter 7. [b]Kyle Perkins[/b] is moving to the following thread.

Broken Wings

OOC,[b]Ho Nguyen[/b] and [b]Regimental Sergeant Major Raymond Crew[/b] are moving to the following thread.

Nerve Center

OOC,[b]Airman Gary Simpson[/b] and [b]Airman Marcus Winters[/b] are moving to the following thread.

Best Laid Plans

OOC,Everyone else is moving to the following thread.

The Wounded