Invasion, Chapter 2Jim woke up in a small army cot, wearing odd clothes. His uncle Mark, or Marko as Dmitri had described him, was standing nearby."Uncle Mark- er, Uncle Marko, where am I?" "You and Carm- I mean Karl are in the newly occupied field hospital we have set up." "Karl? Don't you mean Carm?" Marko looks sad. "No, I mean Karl. He is named for Karl Marx, the writer of the Manifesto. And you, Joseph, are named for..... I think you know." Jim looked shocked. "Joseph? My name is.... oh God, its all coming back. Dad... Karl..... Me.... we're all sleepers. You're the only one who knew......." "Yes, I am. Its time you finished what we started. Only one final effort remains. We will take the Capitol building, and the Americans will learn not to attack Russia." "Do... do we need to?" "..... What kind of stupid question is that? Of course we do!" "I'm not sure I want to." "We need to. After we finish this, maybe they will listen to our demands." "Fine, so what now?" "Go get fitted for combat. We need to make you into the soldier we need you to be." "Sigh..... Ok, but where is Karl?" "Karl.... He is in DC, fighting. He woke up, and left earlier. So is your father. I was sent to wait for you." "Fine, lets go get my gear." I know this is a little shorter, but the series is beginning to wind down. Thanks to those who stuck through and read this, the exciting finale will come next weekend (I hope.) The exciting conclusion: Invasion Chapter 3: One Final Effort. |
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