Nothing about Jessica Parkers job was glamorous. Far from it in fact. Sure her job entitled sitting in front of a computer all day and sometimes nights. She worked for an egotistical stick in the mud who tried to hide the fact that he might care about his employees. She coordinated a team of highly trained soldiers-who somehow always seemed to do ( Read more... )

 They had failed. The world had come to devastating end. The earth had turned sterile, killing all life on the surface. Clouds blocked out the sun, trapping toxic gasses and chemicals. The air was hot, almost un-breathable. Storms swept across the land, blowing the toxic fumes enhanced by the massive cloud formations. Anything caught on the surface ( Read more... )

Anomalies were opening everywhere. Not one at a time, god no. They came in groups, scattering across the country. So many anomalies, but too little teams. Numbers were scarce, the teams were made of three men if that, and everyone was called. Sections of the ARC had been transformed into sleeping quarters for people. It was too risky to send people ( Read more... )

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Jess sat in the locker room back at the ARC. She shook her head. Even on her day off, she couldn’t manage to avoid coming into the office. Jess winced as she shifted her weight off her injured leg. After she’d returned with the others, she’d been sent to the medical wing. The medic had cleaned her laceration. Surprisingly, there was no sign of ( Read more... )

Jess kicked furiously in the water. She used her arms to move faster with each stroke. The ridge was only meters way. Her heart was beating furiously in her chest. She could hear the Mosasaurs movements in the water, coming up behind her. Jess forced herself to swim faster. The ridge was right in front of her.

Jess grabbed onto the walkway of the ( Read more... )

The ride around the reservoir took about an hour and went uneventful. Neither Matt nor Jess saw any sign of a creature incursion, nor did the sonar pick up anything they didn’t see. Matt leaned against the railing near the piloting station. Jess was seated at the bow of the boat, watching the water.

Matt reached for his comm. “Becker what’s your ( Read more... )

It was an absolutely beautiful day. The air was warm, the sun hung high in the sky. Not a single cloud drifted through the big blue. The sun glistened off the water within the city swimming reservoir. The reservoir was contained like many city spillways. High concrete walls surrounded the waters. Small platforms extended from the wall, barely big ( Read more... )

The team had found an unlocked shop on the third floor, a clothing shop. They were in the back room, the dressing rooms. Jess lay on the floor of one of the rooms, still unconscious. Abby knelt by her side, finished the bandage around her wrist. Becker was leaning in the doorway, watching Jess closely. He was familiar with concussions, is Jess didn ( Read more... )

Becker and Jess met each other’s gaze having heard Abby’s report. Becker readjusted his rifle EMD and started walking through the corridor again. Jess followed close behind him, keeping quiet and alert.

They walked down the open hallway slowly. Becker looked into each shop through the locked gates. IT was completely silent as they walked. Jess had ( Read more... )