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stepped into the command center it was about half full of soldiers.  There were people in white lab coats milling around  but mostly it was military.  There were no civilians or children.  I looked for Uncle Bill and George but didn't see them right then.
         There was a group of people standing around a bank of monitors talking quietly and we were led right to them.  I saw some of the monitors showed the entrance we had come in, the elevator and the doorway to the dorm.  We were so smart.  What had Uncle Bill led us into?  One of the cameras scanned the area around the outside of the parking area and I saw our truck sitting there.  Several walkers were milling around the area and I was instantly glad we got inside.
         "Hello,"  we turned at the voice and stared.  The general was a woman.  OK.  We looked at each other not sure what to say.  I finally settled on "Hello".  She just smiled.  She became serious when she looked at the men holding us.  "You can release them now, men and return to your stations."  Smart ass looked like he wanted to argue but placed our weapons on a table, turned and disappeared back the way we'd come.
         "He finds it difficult taking orders from a woman.  He isn't the only one."  Presenting her hand I shook it and stepped back as Mason and Ken did to.  I saw Ken held her hand a mite longer than was necessary.  Hmm, that was interesting.  Just then I heard a squeal, and turned to catch George as she threw herself into my arms. "I knew you would come." She whispered, "I just knew it."  Ken came over and hugged the both of us and I remembered what it was like to have family. 
         The general looked over some papers, nodded her head and returned the salute before turning to us.  "So, maybe one of you would like to explain how you got inside and where you got the map, code numbers and pass key."
         Crap.
     
     

             
     
                                             
                 
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         The cute, little, pixie girl, general stood before us demanding our information source,  which we had no intention of divulging.  We hadn't planned for this kind of emergency so we just stood there, looking stupid.  Worked for me.
          "Like we told your men,"  Ken began, making me jump.  "I found the information on the bodies that were taken outside.  Each one seemed to have a piece of paper either in his hand or in a pocket.  I was looking for a way into the building and whenever someone would be hauled out, I tried to get inside but couldn't get here in time."
         "Why is that Mr. Darling?  Were you so far away?"  She started pacing, just like a real general.  Three or four steps one direction, then three or four the other.
         "I was living in the fire service lookout tower about a mile east of here."  She nodded like she knew the place.  "It was the safest place I could find.  I tore out the bottom steps and put in a rope ladder.  But it was just too far away for me to get here fast enough to get inside. I felt kinda bad for the dead and was going through their pockets for names and address so I could notify their families and that's when I found the codes and whatnot."
         "I see and did you ever notify any families?"
         "I made up fliers and put them on telephone poles.  It was the best I could do."  The pacing was beginning to get on my nerves, so I had to fight to keep from telling her to stop it.  I felt a nudge at the edge of my mind and thought,  What? followed quickly by a cough coming from  behind me.  Just wait her out, JD, George said, she's just posturing for the benefit of the others.  She's almost done.
         I jumped when Mason said,  Does all your family know how to