Operation Ruins

chapter 12

I sit in a helicopter with Susie to my side. The other men around me. They sit there quietly holding their ak47s, just staring off into space. Marlev, Jenkins, Hiro, and Tam all are wearing the masks that Bon made for the mission. To be honest they actually look like ghouls.
"Everyone remember the plan?" I yell aloud. They nod. Feels good to have a full squad. I don't see why I am escorting killing machines but ow well. "Who here is nervous?" Asking for a kick and Marlev and Tam raise their hands. "Don't be nervous. They won't bite as long as you keep the mask on."
The piolet of the left turns around. "We are here. Unbuckle and drop the rope. Good luck down there." He says eyeing us thorough his glasses.
Marlev opens the door. Jerkins drop's the rope and slides down. Next is Marlev, Tam, Hiro, followed by Susie and me.
The cord is cut from the handle and they fly away.They couldn't land because they had to pick up a different unit to take home.
There is a town that sits uncharted a mile away. Sime building fell or are barely standing. Only a few are standing unhurt but aged with time. Cars lay there blown up, tipped to one side, or completely rolled over onto the hood. Several are smashed against trees in all types of ways. Skeletons of people lay in the hood or have fallen to pieces in the car.
Vault 182 sits there with a panel to the right. Susie is putting in the code. The door slides open breaking the rust and grime that holds it tight sitting at the beginning of a mountain.
This place is very big. No wonder they forgot about ventilation.
Once everyone was inside the living quarters they were greeted with them smell of decay. Ghouls lie dead on the ground. Skeleton remains with torn clothing and pieces of flesh still on the bones. Blood sprayed, splattered, and smeared all across everything.
"Jesus christ." Marlev said shining his light on a half eaten ghoul who lays against the wall with half his face showing the skull. It's a real nightmare down here.
I walked farther inside to find a herd of ghouls eating their fellow brethren. One looked up and hissed. The poor bastards jaw is dislocated.
I wish i could just put you down little buddy.
He went back to what he was doing.

"Split up and find the lab. Me, Tam, and hiro will take the last to floors. The rest of you follow Susie. The ghouls could have hidden the case anywhere." I ordered. "Lets get this over with.
Walking down to the stairs papers and bodies litter the halls and stairs. The smell of death grows strong. Feces start into the mix.
I try not to gag over it all. These creatures are so vile. Im glad Susie didn't turn out like this. There must have been enough radiation down here to last centuries but the ghouls absorbed it. Just dont get to close.
"Where do you think the case is boss?" Tam asked trying to breath.
I looked back at him. "Best chance the lab hidden beside a corner or stomped and shit on."
The smell of all this is giving me a bad mood. Can't stand to see a these people brain dead.
We check the third floor to find a power and testing room.
We tear the testing one upside down. Finding notes in the serum. I stuff them in my bag along with the ingredients written beside it.
Hiro said he can get the power going to get all the doors to open. I wait for him to get done.
Next the lab. Dead plants hold up the table with old concoctions to help speed growth.
After searching the lab we come up with nothing.
"Susie what did you find? Case isn't on my levels."
It goes silent for a while. "So far no luck up here either. We are checking the second floor now. All we got is a huge diner and another barrack.
"Ill join you up there shortly."
Once my party was up there a ghoul bumped into me. He began sniffing me. I stayed still scared as hell.
His face up against mine. The rotten breath made me want to gag. He stood straight up with his boney body and froze. The room went silent. All attention on me.
The newbies took off the safety watching intensely.
The ghouls face grew narrow and screamed. He was pissed. Everyone jumped flipping up their wepons except for me ready to kill.
The guy shoved past me stamping his feet into the diner and started a fight with a another.
Holly shit that ghoul scared the piss out of me.
In the back he flipped the table and you will never believe what was taped under it. The case.
Why the he did someone tape it under a table?
Those two were going at it really bad. The one who sniffed me took a stool and threw it across the room. It left a dent in the wall. The other made a break for it.
Poor guy shoved past me flippling a bunk bed on top of the other. Then ran off farther down.
In all the confusion Marlev got the case.
"Lets get the hell of out of here" Marlev said carrying it out.