Army Assist
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 38
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
The small deployment weaved their vehicles through the empty streets. Inside soldiers began to go stir crazy. Many just wanted to have an idea of who or what exactly could cause so much destruction. Others were already regretting being put on this mission. There was no turning back now. They had to be the ones to finish this.
The humvees continued to creep ahead trying to avoiding being caught off guard or worse ambushed by the giantess. The squad leader had expected to be battling against evacuating civilians but to their surprise the streets were desolate. He hoped it was because everyone had already, wisely, left the city. In his heart, as evidenced by all the blood that painted the buildings he knew that wasn't true. It was a welcome sight to see two cars and what looked like people up ahead. He quickly signaled for the lead vehicle to pull off to the side. He wanted to hear what these people had to say.
"Look who finally decided to show up." Debbie said as the procession of vehicles slowed down in front of them.
"Debbie please. Keep those kind of remarks to yourself. I don't know how strong you're feeling but definitely don't think I can move the shrink ray on my own. Let's hear what they have to say. We may just have an ally in this fight." Steve said as he watched a man pop out of the passenger seat of the lead car.
Major Meacham began his approach to the scene like any life time military man, with caution. He had seen his fair share of enemy combats stage scenes just like this for an ambush. Luckily everything here appeared to be on the up and up, except as he walked closer he noticed the filthy woman was holding something in her hand. Was that a doll. Wait was it waving at him and yelling?
Meacham awkwardly tried to regain his composure. The sight of the mini man threw him for a loop. Even more so because of the fact that he recognized the face, only it was much smaller than the last time they had met.
"Dr. Jordan? Is that you?" Meacham asked.
Between the man's voice and the closing of the distance Steve now realized who he was dealing with. Meacham had been present at many of the shrink ray trials, offering his own insights into how this technology could completely rewrite urban combat. A true career military man. But despite all outward appearances Meacham was much smarter than he let on. Steve grasped this when he spoke openly and dropped the military jargon. Now here he was standing in front of him once again. Except shit had truly hit the fan. Maybe through this fortuitous run in was exactly the break they needed.
"Yes sir. Good to see you again Major."
"Likewise. But...it seems you've had some issues with that device of yours recently."
"Yes as you can see mistakes, big and small, have been made. We're in deep shit sir"
"I can see that." Meacham chuckled and gestured towards the small hill of feces his nose had sensed the moment he stepped out of his car. As he scanned the giant mound of Erica's crap sitting to his right he noticed the multiple human bones sticking out. Immediately he stiffened up. Now he knew why the street were so empty.
"Dear lord". The words slipped out Meacham mouth in a rare moment of weakness.
"Yes. And it will only get worse if we don't act fast. The good news is we have a prototype. But it is a bit more bulky than the device you saw. What we need is to lure Erica into a place with no escape path and a clear shot at her."
"Well doctor me and my men are here to restore order. So I think we have a common objective here. But if were going to assist you I'm going to need to know everything about the threat you call Erica. No stone left unturned. If she takes a crap I want to..." Meacham cut himself off after he realized his poor phrasing before he awkwardly resumed speaking.
Umm hmm...Is that understood?" Meacham asked.
"Understood sir." Steve agreed.
"Good. Now let's get moving. Join up in the middle of our convoy. We'll provided security till we can figured out a plan." Meacham said as he began to walk away.
"One thing Major. Our van is toast. Can a couple of your boys help the three of us move the prototype into our car." Steve asked.
"Sure thing but Doctor. What do you mean the three of you?" Meacham asked.
The Major's question caught both Steve and Debbie off guard. That was until they looked around to see Beth was missing.
The humvees continued to creep ahead trying to avoiding being caught off guard or worse ambushed by the giantess. The squad leader had expected to be battling against evacuating civilians but to their surprise the streets were desolate. He hoped it was because everyone had already, wisely, left the city. In his heart, as evidenced by all the blood that painted the buildings he knew that wasn't true. It was a welcome sight to see two cars and what looked like people up ahead. He quickly signaled for the lead vehicle to pull off to the side. He wanted to hear what these people had to say.
"Look who finally decided to show up." Debbie said as the procession of vehicles slowed down in front of them.
"Debbie please. Keep those kind of remarks to yourself. I don't know how strong you're feeling but definitely don't think I can move the shrink ray on my own. Let's hear what they have to say. We may just have an ally in this fight." Steve said as he watched a man pop out of the passenger seat of the lead car.
Major Meacham began his approach to the scene like any life time military man, with caution. He had seen his fair share of enemy combats stage scenes just like this for an ambush. Luckily everything here appeared to be on the up and up, except as he walked closer he noticed the filthy woman was holding something in her hand. Was that a doll. Wait was it waving at him and yelling?
Meacham awkwardly tried to regain his composure. The sight of the mini man threw him for a loop. Even more so because of the fact that he recognized the face, only it was much smaller than the last time they had met.
"Dr. Jordan? Is that you?" Meacham asked.
Between the man's voice and the closing of the distance Steve now realized who he was dealing with. Meacham had been present at many of the shrink ray trials, offering his own insights into how this technology could completely rewrite urban combat. A true career military man. But despite all outward appearances Meacham was much smarter than he let on. Steve grasped this when he spoke openly and dropped the military jargon. Now here he was standing in front of him once again. Except shit had truly hit the fan. Maybe through this fortuitous run in was exactly the break they needed.
"Yes sir. Good to see you again Major."
"Likewise. But...it seems you've had some issues with that device of yours recently."
"Yes as you can see mistakes, big and small, have been made. We're in deep shit sir"
"I can see that." Meacham chuckled and gestured towards the small hill of feces his nose had sensed the moment he stepped out of his car. As he scanned the giant mound of Erica's crap sitting to his right he noticed the multiple human bones sticking out. Immediately he stiffened up. Now he knew why the street were so empty.
"Dear lord". The words slipped out Meacham mouth in a rare moment of weakness.
"Yes. And it will only get worse if we don't act fast. The good news is we have a prototype. But it is a bit more bulky than the device you saw. What we need is to lure Erica into a place with no escape path and a clear shot at her."
"Well doctor me and my men are here to restore order. So I think we have a common objective here. But if were going to assist you I'm going to need to know everything about the threat you call Erica. No stone left unturned. If she takes a crap I want to..." Meacham cut himself off after he realized his poor phrasing before he awkwardly resumed speaking.
Umm hmm...Is that understood?" Meacham asked.
"Understood sir." Steve agreed.
"Good. Now let's get moving. Join up in the middle of our convoy. We'll provided security till we can figured out a plan." Meacham said as he began to walk away.
"One thing Major. Our van is toast. Can a couple of your boys help the three of us move the prototype into our car." Steve asked.
"Sure thing but Doctor. What do you mean the three of you?" Meacham asked.
The Major's question caught both Steve and Debbie off guard. That was until they looked around to see Beth was missing.
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