SF Drabble #393 "New Ardennes"

No supply ship for nearly three weeks, not with the flare activity. Word came in from the CP, deep underground, to save charge packs: no more covering fire, no more harassing fire. Every charge is a dead Woolie or we're through. Then the orbital bombing. Not of us; of them. Woolies started approaching our lines to surrender. The pounding must have been absolutely hellacious.

A couple hours after the bombing stopped a 2nd Louie with a clean uniform walked up. "You men are the 7th?"

"…Who's asking?"

"The Ninth. We're rescuing you."

"Fuck off, Ninth, we don't need no rescue."

2 comments:

  1. Woot! So fun to read. I read again and again. Love it! There you go,
    "The Ninth. We're rescuing you."
    "Fuck off, Ninth, we don't need no rescue."
    Great lines!!!You rock this, David!

    Mine is here
    Have you a ROCKING AND WEEK!!!
    hugs
    shakira

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