Chapter 9 - Descending into a subterranean military bunker where a cornered traitor prepares for a final desperate stand against an enraged general today.
The military helicopter touched down silently beside the concrete blast doors of the abandoned missile silo complex.
Catherine stepped out into the windstorm kicked up by the rotors, her white military uniform stark against the dark concrete landscape.
A squad of heavily armed military police fell in behind her, their night-vision goggles glowing faintly in the gloom.
"Breach the outer bulkhead doors using thermal charges; I want zero delays," Catherine instructed, her voice cutting through the wind.
With a deafening roar, the heavy steel door blew inward, showering the damp concrete tunnel in a cascade of glowing sparks.
Catherine led the entry team down the spiral staircase into the subterranean depths where Dustin was hoarded like a rat.
The air grew thick with the smell of ozone, diesel fuel, and burning copper wiring from improvised communication arrays.
"Dustin Vance, you are completely surrounded by armed forces of the United States; drop your weapon and step out," Catherine echoed.
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Only the hollow dripping of water answered her command through the cavernous industrial corridors of the forgotten bunker.
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