Chapter II
Deep thoughts.
As he was able to focus in the bright light, there was absolutely nothing there. The magnificent mile was nothing but a huge pile concrete and twisted metal. Black smoke completely blocked out the sun. Sergie sat down on a slab of concrete and began to contemplate what had just occurred. "Destruction, is this what they mean by winning at all cost" he thought. "Why did I join the army anyway?" Then he remembered why, it was mostly his fathers idea. Sergi originally had wanted to be a doctor, saving not killing like his ancestors. His father would have nothing to do with his ideas. He remembered him saying "Boy your ancestors fought against Napoleon, the Japanese in 1905, the combined forces of all of Europe and the U.S. during WWII (remember red alert is an alternate history) and I'll be dammed if my son would dare to defile our proud military heritage, so you get on the train to the academy tomorrow, or I'll hang you with my belt."
Sergi followed his fathers wishes, of course, not willing to face his wrath, but at the academy he learned to be a combat medic so at least a part of his dreams would be fulfilled. Now he just sat dejected looking into the dark sky and again contemplating his future. He could remember before the nuke went off the various maneuvers his troops had done to take the city. One soldier had blown a child's head off and when Sergi disgustedly asked him why, he replied that he was a capitalist and an American and that was reason enough.
Sergi looked West towards where he believed the Mississippi River may still flow and thought that after the nuke anyone still alive in his unit would probably have fallen back to the main battle line in St. Louis southwest of where he now was. He made a major decision not to rejoin his unit. I'll defect, he thought wondering if there was anyone left in the opposing army to defect to. Most likely they had also retreated to the providence they called Indiana. He stood up and started to walk south towards the Illinois/Indiana border.
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Deep thoughts.
As he was able to focus in the bright light, there was absolutely nothing there. The magnificent mile was nothing but a huge pile concrete and twisted metal. Black smoke completely blocked out the sun. Sergie sat down on a slab of concrete and began to contemplate what had just occurred. "Destruction, is this what they mean by winning at all cost" he thought. "Why did I join the army anyway?" Then he remembered why, it was mostly his fathers idea. Sergi originally had wanted to be a doctor, saving not killing like his ancestors. His father would have nothing to do with his ideas. He remembered him saying "Boy your ancestors fought against Napoleon, the Japanese in 1905, the combined forces of all of Europe and the U.S. during WWII (remember red alert is an alternate history) and I'll be dammed if my son would dare to defile our proud military heritage, so you get on the train to the academy tomorrow, or I'll hang you with my belt."
Sergi followed his fathers wishes, of course, not willing to face his wrath, but at the academy he learned to be a combat medic so at least a part of his dreams would be fulfilled. Now he just sat dejected looking into the dark sky and again contemplating his future. He could remember before the nuke went off the various maneuvers his troops had done to take the city. One soldier had blown a child's head off and when Sergi disgustedly asked him why, he replied that he was a capitalist and an American and that was reason enough.
Sergi looked West towards where he believed the Mississippi River may still flow and thought that after the nuke anyone still alive in his unit would probably have fallen back to the main battle line in St. Louis southwest of where he now was. He made a major decision not to rejoin his unit. I'll defect, he thought wondering if there was anyone left in the opposing army to defect to. Most likely they had also retreated to the providence they called Indiana. He stood up and started to walk south towards the Illinois/Indiana border.
Please read and review. I promise in the next chapter there will be tons of violence.
