After the Fall

50 After the Fall (AF)

The dome was a strange place to be, he had only heard stories of what the world was like before the fall. Old photographs of grand forests were part of a collection his uncle had gathered before he died. The dome was much like a forest, there were many trees here that provided the facility with oxygen. Next to the dome, there were smaller chambers where crops like, corn, cabbages, beans and other vegetables were grown. It was impressive what the New Order had developed in secret, and the developments never stopped.

"Daniel White!"  

Daniel was shaken from his reverie by the man's loud voice. 

"Yes sir," he replied as he quickened his pace to catch up.  

"You have your duty to the Order," he continued. "I expect you to do this without delay." 

"Sorry sir," Daniel replied, "won't happen again."

Daniel aimed his eyes to the ground and followed his supervisor to the storage area. He did his work for the order well and this time he was allowed a new task. He was to bring seeds and fertilizers to a newly built section of the ever expanding facility. The facility was built deep underground and was lined with lead and extremely thick layers of concrete. It was built to last for centuries and it was made certain that the radiation from the surface could not reach it.

"Okay mister White," said the supervisor, "Gather the items on the list you were given, and prepare them for transportation." 

"Yes sir," Daniel replied as he took the list out of the pocket of his lab coat.  

"You're on a tight schedule so get to work without delay."  

"Sir, yes, Sir."

Daniel gathered the materials from the neatly organized archives, the many seeds were kept in a refrigerated storage room. Daniel's task was to gather two of each seeds and store them in metal containers that were specifically developed for that amount. It were small metal disks that were later stored in a metal suitcase that was lined with lead to protect the seeds from radiation. It was unlikely that there would be any true need for that, but it was part of the protocol. The seeds were mostly sorted by the date, and Daniel had been given specific orders to gather the most recent seeds.

It was an honorable task to carry these important materials, and Daniel had worked hard to gain enough trust from his supervisors and the New Order officials. He had excelled both mentally and physically as a strategist and a strong member of the militia. Nevertheless he was one of many citizens that had a job of taking care of the crops and making sure everything was in proper order. Only a select few were given the task to transport these important materials.

"Ready sir," Daniel said as he closed the suitcase with the carefully packed materials.  

"Good," replied the supervisor. "These men will be you escort for this task."  

The supervisor waved over three men of which one was wearing a captain's beret. The men walked over and saluted the supervisor.  

"Your task is to escort this man to the E-district farming facility, do not loose sight of him and if he tries to run you are weapons free." 

"Sir, yes sir," They replied breaking their salute.

Daniel knew that this was standard procedure, and he also knew that it had happened before that a courier was shot while he tried to lose the escort. The seeds were too valuable to leave the facility. The men were armed well, carrying a side arm as well as an assault rifle.

The supervisor walked away without words and left the squad of soldiers to sort themselves out.  

"Ben, Eric, you stay behind him and I will take point," ordered the captain.