Extermination Day (26 page)

“So here we are,” continued the future Jeff. “The timeline is changing once again. On this drive you’ll find detailed information on Project
Chronos. There are also detailed schematics on the technological progress we’ve made of the last forty-five years. I’ve included all fields possible from medicine to nanotechnology to computer engineering and even theoretical physics. You’ll have a lot of fun with that, Holly.” The hologram smiled, then continued.

Jeff glanced at Holly. Her eyes were lit up in anticipation of the discoveries and knowledge that awaited her. Knowledge was a scientist’s elixir, and Holly evidently wanted to gulp it down by the gallon.

“I also have the financial information and stock reports on all publicly traded companies of the last four decades as well as the results of sporting events.”

There we go
, thought Jeff. That was what he wanted to hear. Now there would be no guesswork, no trying to pull up distant memories of World Series results or trying to recall which tech company actually made any real money in the end.

“Use this information delicately,” continued future Jeff in a cautious tone. “If you make too many bets too quickly, you’ll attract unwanted attention. And that includes in the investment arena. I learned that the hard way.
"

The future Jeff looked down again, a grim look on his face.

"I've done everything I can. It's up to you now. When our judgment day comes, I pray to God we’ll be ready. That you’ll be ready. Good luck.”

The video clicked off and windows began opening up on the screen. He and Holly
simply stared at the data, mouths open, in shocked silence.

Amazing
.

They
had detailed records of the future. They would be able to save thousands of lives and transform the world in positive ways like no one else in history had been able to do. The world was going to change in ways that Jeff couldn’t even imagine.

The euphoria passed very quickly though as he
felt the weight of the great responsibility that had been thrust upon them bearing down already. Holly stood up. Jeff put his arm around her and they both walked slowly back to the car.

They could change the world.
Save
the world.

And they had to do it.

There were no other options. Not for humanity. Not for themselves. Not for the earth.

Extermination Day
was coming and they had to be ready this time.

Midnight, June 22, 1992

One
mile underground, Lechuguilla Cave

Deep in the darkness, under tons of rock and debris, a small creature stirred, its legs quivering at first, then slowly responding in unison. Miniature subcomponents and micro systems rebooted. Its systems were heavily damaged but the micro repair drones inside its hardened body were slowly repairing the damage. It immediately sent out a signal to contact the others. There was no response. The nanobot was alone.

It was designed to work as one in a group of millions or billions, all networked and working as one mind. Since the
nanobot could detect no others, it reverted to its base programming. It was to eat and breed, killing anything with the DNA marker that had been planted in its bio-circuitry.

The
nanobot was not sentient or self-aware, it didn’t understand why it did what it was programmed to do, it just knew that it must do it. It had a hunger and an intense desire to reproduce. And those desires drove it.

It opened powerful jaws and began gnawing away at the rock that trapped it. Its mandibles were sharp enough and strong enough to cut diamond in a single bite. It knew that escape was upward. It tried to reproduce after consuming enough raw material, but was unable to do so; its mitosis functionality was too badly damaged. Sensors indicated that palladium was needed to complete the repairs necessary for proper mitosis. Perhaps it would find that material while it was digging and eating. Then it could divide and move upwards even faster. No matter, it would find the material and eventually reach the surface.

The nanobot had time. It didn’t know how far it had to go, but it knew it would escape this tomb. And then it would continue its primary mission.

Devouring human flesh.

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Extermination Day (Book One)

January 15, 2038 – Extermination Day -
A deadly virus has descended from the heavens killing most of the Earth's population. But that is only the beginning of the assault. Soon vicious nanobot swarms emerge, bent on devouring everything in their path. A small group of survivors is left trying to figure out who is behind the attacks and how to stop them. Their only chance to save the world is to time jump into the past and warn humanity of the impending attack in the future. But do they have a chance with a traitor in their midst thwarting their efforts at every turn?
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Battle of
Khafji (Short Story)

Lieutenant Buddy Paulson is a young Navy SEAL in 1991. During Operation Desert Storm he gets a message from the future, from an old man claiming to be him. Is the message real, or an elaborate ruse designed to deceive his SEAL team? What Paulson decides to do will affect not only the fate of his men but the entire world.
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Davidian Conflict (Short Story)

Lieutenant
Commander Buddy Paulson is embedded undercover with the Branch Davidians in Waco Texas in 1993. He's trying to prevent the deaths of over eighty men, women, and children. What should be a routine mission for his team, with their knowledge of the future, quickly takes an unexpected twist. Paulson finds something else at the Davidian compound, something from the future manipulating the timeline in devious ways. Can he stop the threat and save the innocents?
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NanoSwarm
(Book Two)

In this sequel to the post apocalyptic thriller, Extermination Day, the world waits quietly for the deadly virus to return. Only this time they are prepared thanks to time travelers from the future. Or so they think.

When something they believed had been destroyed emerges from the ground, Jeff Madison, Holly Scarborough, and Lieutenant Commander Buddy Paulson must join forces to stop it. As they are preparing to fight, another deadly threat emerges, this one completely unexpected, hiding its lethality in the form of an innocent.

Jeff Madison never wanted to be a hero. He never wanted to see his friends and family die. He never wanted to time travel into the past to try and save humanity from a deadly virus in the future. But the evil that attacked the world left him with no choice. He's always been a fighter. Now is his time to fight.

Jeff and the others think they know what is coming on Extermination Day. They've had a lifetime to prepare for the onslaught. The days turn into years, and each passing moment brings the Apocalypse closer. But when the time finally arrives, no one is expecting what comes next.
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The story is set in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. A young Navy SEAL, Lieutenant Buddy Paulson, gets a message from the future, from an old man claiming to be him. Is the message real, or an elaborate ruse designed to deceive his SEAL team? What Paulson decides to do will affect not only the fate of his men but the entire world. You can start reading the story below.

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Prelude

The advanced military attack drone emerged from the time vortex. It hovered for a second in the dark cave, deep underground, as it loaded its mapping program. A quick radar scan of its surroundings revealed exactly where it was and how to get to the surface. It had a message from the future to deliver thousands of miles away. With its destination coordinates laid in, it sped away from the future site of Project Chronos.

Hours later the drone decelerated from hypersonic speed and hovered over the forward air base near
Khafji, Saudi Arabia. Its radar jamming and stealth capabilities from the year 2038 easily kept it from being detected by the military technology of 1991.

It scanned the base below and found what it was looking for. It dropped low and engaged visual stealth camouflage mode. When it was close enough, it dropped its package into the sand, then flew off into the desert.

No one even knew it had been there.

Mission accomplished, it engaged its auto-destruct sequence.

10. . . 9. . . 8. . .

Chapter One

1600 hours, January 31
, 1991

Operation Desert Storm,
Khafji, Saudi Arabia

"Hey, Joe! You dropped one of the packages you idiot," the Sergeant yelled out to Private Franco.

"Sorry, sir. I didn't see it."

Franco picked up the package from behind the truck at the mail station and brought it in to be sorted.

"Looks like this one needs to go out immediately. I'll get right on it."

An hour later Private Franco jammed on the brakes of the military jeep, skidding it to a halt in the desert sand.

“Sir, I’m glad I found you,” he said as he jumped out, saluting. “This package just arrived for you, marked urgent. The instructions said for me to deliver it at this exact time and place, look here.”

The private pointed at the cover of the package—Lieutenant Buddy Paulson noted the GPS coordinates, the time, 1700 hours, and today’s date.

He glanced at his watch. He was on his way to the mess hall, hot and hungry, and was irritated by the intrusion.

“You’re a minute late, Private.”

“Actually, sir, I arrived on time.”

“Are you trying to smart-mouth me, Private?” Buddy wasn’t in the mood for any lip from a young snot-nose, especially after the day of fighting he’d just been through.

“Sir, no sir!” snapped the private, coming to stiff attention.

Buddy jerked the package from his hands.

“Dismissed!”

He didn’t have the energy to reprimand the private too much. Besides, tension had been high all day among the troops. He tossed the package from hand to hand.

Strange.

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