Chapter 14

Someone knocks on Levi's door, while he was talking about Robert's murder, it was the sentry, from the interrogation room, he had heard everything, and he knew that one hour the general would try to kill him too and then he would probably go after his family, so he decided to go to Levi for protection:

"Captain, I need to go in to talk to you."

— Enter soldier.

The soldier enters immediately, looking both ways to see if he had not been followed:

“Sir, I need you to promise me that you'll protect me and my family so I can feel safe telling you everything I know.

“If the information is worth it, I'll protect you for sure.

— Sir, I need to tell you that Robert's death was criminal.

"Say something we don't know." Soldier,” says Levi coldly, yawning.

"Did you already know?"

— Yes, we suspected, as I had reviewed his aero item two days before. says Ivan.

— But you know, that Davi was involved, and that he was the general's nephew, that Robert was killed for being blackmailing him for finding a capsule...

"My capsule?" Luna says spontaneously.

"Are you the owner of the capsule?"

— Soldier, this is beside the point, Luna go to the room.

Luna gets up and obeys, and Levi continues:

“Tell me what happened to Private Ale.

“Private Ale was killed by the general, and the body was incinerated, as I know I'll probably be next, I've come for help.

"Was Soldier Ale killed?! - says Levi getting up furious.

— Yes Captain, I helped to incinerate it myself, but Robert, the day before the accident, handed me a key and said to give it to you in case something happened to him, that you would know what it is, but I didn't give it to him before, because after his death, the general has an eye on everyone who approaches you, because he is after the traveler who owns the capsule, he thinks that you and your squadron have him hidden somewhere, and now I see the truth of distrust him, but don't worry, I don't intend to turn them in, because I know he can't be trusted.

"A certain soldier, hand me the key."

The soldier hands him an apparently normal key, which contained an engraved number almost erased by time.

Levi, when checking the key, knew what it was about, it was the key to his old high school locker, he takes it and attaches it to his plate, he didn't believe it, his old high school was in Atlanta, but how would he get in, and get out of there without being seen, because doing that in the skyscraper was easy, but the Atlanta soldiers had the same training as him and were much better than the skyscraper soldiers, if he was caught, he risked being killed, and he couldn't leave Luna unprotected in the skyscraper, but if he took her and got caught he risked losing everything, and how Robert managed to get there and hide the capsule was a mystery, if only he knew how he did it, he knew that Robert had worked in the sewer part of the city, but he also knew that using the sewer network to get to Atlanta was risky, due to the zombie rats existing there, except if Robert found something to scare away the zombie rats:

"Captain, do you know what this key is?"

— I know what it's about, but I still don't know how we're going to go to the key location, because it's too risky, I'll have to plan clearly, and thanks soldier. _ says Levi still thoughtful.

"Then you will ensure my and my family's safety in here?"

— I'll do what I can as a soldier, because I'm not safe here either.

"But sir, did you promise?"

“Yes, but as you saw. Ale was killed, and I couldn't guarantee his safety here. Ivan, take him with you, and make sure the general doesn't know anything.

"Yes sir, do you want me to kill him?"

“No, you know I'm not a monster like the general, killing anyone who gets in his way, taking him and his family, and taking them to zone J, where our friend Beta was found, I don't know why, but there are no zombies there, leave them in a safe house where they can hide, make sure they have supplies for a month, that's what we can do for now, because the skyscraper is no longer safe for them, we will have to take down the general, for this is not in favor of mankind.

- Thank you sir. - says the emotional soldier.

"What excuse shall we give the general for their disappearance?"

“We can say that they fled, and that we have no knowledge.

"You know the general will hunt them down."

“Yes, when he does, we'll obey his orders, but say, we found them all dead.

— Right sir, soldier you heard the captain come with me.

Ivan takes the soldier with the family, and leaves the skyscraper through a passage that the Levi team had developed, in case they had to evacuate the skyscraper, if the zombies or the elite entered to exterminate the people inside, and it was only used in extreme emergencies, as they could not risk being discovered, there was a problem, they could not use the aero item as soon as they left, as this could alert the sentries, they would have to go through the ground, until they were at a safe distance.

When they left, because it was almost night, Ivan with the soldier went out first to check if it was safe, and they came across two zombies, who were fighting over a body:

“Poor soul. whispers the soldier.

“Okay, we'll have to go around this area, go get your wife and your two boys.

Upon returning with his family, his wife bumps into a dumpster that falls and makes noise, the zombies go towards them, the soldier puts himself in front of his wife to prevent her from being bitten, but he ends up being bitten, so he stands to face the zombies, saying:

“Ivan take them away, and don't look back, I'll stay here to protect you, darling, go with him.

Ivan takes the two boys in his lap, and his wife follows Ivan reluctantly crying over the death of her husband, they leave quickly, when, they are at a safe distance, Ivan hides the three in a house, and says:

— I'm going to take the lady, and the little one first, you little boy, you're already big, stay hidden here and don't go out, for nothing, I'll come and get you right away.

- Yes sir.

“Honey, be good. - says the mother to the boy, kissing his head.

Ivan takes the mother with the youngest son in her arms and quickly flies to zone J, takes her to his old house, when he gets there:

— Madam, this is the safest place I know, and they have a stocked bunker, you must not open this bunker to anyone, me and those I trust when we come to bring you something, to eat we know the code, and we will enter, no one from the skyscraper will be able to get in here. This is our hiding place, in case we need it.

"How did you find this location?"

— Here was my house, my grandfather when I was little, he thought we would be attacked by an atomic bomb, and he built this bunker to resist anything, the only person in the family alive is me, that's why I know this place. says Ivan sadly. — But let's stop talking, I'll look for your other son.

Ivan returns to the area and finds the boy still hiding where he had left him:

"Buddy, are you all right?"

The boy takes the pistol from Ivan's belt, and shoots a zombie in the head that was about to jump on them, because Ivan, concentrated on going to see the boy, did not notice that there was a zombie.

close by, and when he spoke the zombie heard him and went after them, if it weren't for the boy's accurate shot, he would have been attacked:

“Blimey, boy, you have great aim. - says Ivan stunned, passing his hand on the boy's head.

The boy makes a move to give him back the gun, and Ivan tells him:

"No, little buddy, you're the man of the house now, keep this to protect your mother and brother, and take this."

Ivan removes his equipment belt, and puts it around the boy's body, saying:

“Here you have smoke grenade, hand grenade, and ammo for your gun. I cannot give you the sword, as I will need it to return.

The boy, who had not said anything until that moment, replies:

- Thank you sir.

"You're welcome buddy, now let's go."

He takes the boy in his arms, and takes him to meet his family, when he arrives, he types the code

from the bunker, and enters, lowering the boy from his lap:

— Well, we arrived safe and sound, you are to be congratulated for having a brave son, thanks to him I was not attacked by a zombie, because I let my guard down for a moment.

— Thank you, sir, his father has been training him, as he said that one day he might need it — says the mother, scared to think that she could lose her boy.

And then she strokes the head of her boy who was hugging her:

— Well, I have to go back before I'm missed, I'll come here once a week to see if they need anything.

Then he leaves, and closes the bunker, thus returning from where he came to the skyscraper, he manages to return without being noticed and goes to the captain's bedroom, when he gets there he knocks on the door and the captain answers him, Luna was already sleeping :

— Sir, the mission was almost a success.

— Enter soldier.

Ivan enters, and Levi closes the door:

"Now tell me what happened."

— As we left, we ran into two zombies, the lady bumped into some garbage cans, which fell and attracted the zombies, the soldier to protect his wife got in front of the zombies and was bitten, so he fought what, can , to give us time to escape.

— Great soldier, it's a shame for him to die, but we have to move on.

“I'm thinking about how I'm going to get to Atlanta. says Ivan.

— We will have to wait for the general to release us, to do the mission, because I will need you to hide Luna when we leave, in this bunker, where you took this family today is not a bad idea, I just need you to guarantee that you will protect her and send her back to her time, in case something happens to me.

"Yes, sir, I will protect you with my life."

— Well, now go rest soldier, we'll see what tomorrow brings.

Levi enters his room, and lays down on the bed next to Luna, herself asleep when she feels him in bed hugging her, settling on her chest, he takes her in his arms, caresses her hair gently, removing a strand softly from Luna's face, and smiles. How he wanted time to stop there, to hold her forever in his arms, but he knew that soon he would have to let her go.

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