Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

For safety reasons, I tried to catch up with the convoy where Oscar and the rest were and the path that they took was the long-winding path. It was the path that would skirt around the edges of the City of Malabon first then turning around, reaching Lawrence's outpost before reaching the main base.

I could see muzzle flashes coming from Oscar's SUV and it seemed that the president was having a good time. However, it didn't take long for them to notice us and Oscar immediately contacted us.

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[The fuck are ya following us for?! Shoo! Go on ahead! What's the point of using a helicopter is you're going the same fucking way?!]

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"Remember when you got lost when we drove separately to the provinces?"

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[Wha- you little shit! I told you we aren't gonna fucking talk about that!]

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"Heh, you were almost married to a tribeswoman just by asking for directions!"

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[AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! KID!!! SHUT THE FUCK UP BEFORE I AIM THIS FUCKING MICROGUN AT YA!!!]

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"I had to pay them 10 cows, 8 sheep, and a couple dozen of chickens… good times, good times."

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[...]

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"Old man? You still there? Remember the clothes you were weari-"

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[SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!]

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"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

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I continued to torment Oscar as we flew and the trip that was supposed to take longer because I kept on following them felt like it only took a few minutes.

When we arrived at the main base, I had to park our helicopter on my roof because the space in the DDR Camp was a little congested. One cargo helicopter was already by the basketball court since quite a few came to help with hauling everything from Monumento.

When we got down, Iskoh excused himself to check on his wife and Jude while Zeus jumped on me, demanding I carry him this instant. We saw everything that was brought back from Monumento and the other items that came from the president's side inside the compound. A few seemed to be sent to their respective storage area but there was still a whole fuck ton to go through.

We finally got our share of fuel and a fuck ton of casings and scrap metal that could bury us deep for several days. Crates of primers and gunpowder were shipped as well and if the president would leave as early as he said we would, I might give him the ones we have on stock instead of the ones made from the materials they brought.

'I guess Rin and I would need a few more people while we do the finishing touches… Anyway, this amount is astronomical...' I thought to myself.

Cynthia, Micah, and the rest of our teams were present as well and they greeted us when we got back. Aside from that, Oscar and the president's convoy arrived shortly though Cyrill and Borris were dropped off at their own base. However, the person I was looking for was missing.

"Cynthia, did you see Rin anywhere?" I asked.

"Umm… s-she was here earlier..." Cynthia replied, looking at the crates on top of one another.

"Rin? Where are you?" Tatiana called out as well.

"I… I need help, I'm stuck... I thought I could get out… anyone~!" I heard Rin's voice from the pile of crates.

"Is that Rin? Where are you?" Kaley tried to look between the gaps.

I almost hesitated at first from hearing 'that' phrase but we eventually moved the crates and pulled her out of her predicament. Rin had an embarrassed look on her face the moment she got to breathe easy but she soon continued to record and assign the place the items would be stored in. A lot of guns were being placed inside Oscar's armory but I didn't pay it much attention.

'Just like that, huh?' I chuckled inwardly.

I decided to help Rin with the items after giving Artem and his team the freedom to choose where to lay their heads on. They were surprised for a minute but they all decided to take a look around with everybody. They were slightly tired from the work we've done but excitement filled their faces.

"I'm starting to like this place! Let's pick a big house!" Bogdan let out a hearty laugh.

"Don't be too greedy, I'd be happy with just a bed all to myself..." Kristoff added.

"That would be nice~" Natasha chuckled.

"You haven't seen anything yet. You'd be surprised." Tatiana chuckled as she saw their excited faces.

"Where do you stay then?" Katya asked Tatiana.

"Right here, we just landed on it." Tatiana pointed back to my house.

"Oho~ When did that happen?" Katya threw Tatiana a cheeky smile, stealing a glance at me.

As soon as Katya said that, the rest of them immediately threw suspicious looks as well but everything was answered when Tatiana pulled Rin close. Her team got it immediately but they were shocked when Tatiana's hand went inside Rin's shirt, but all she took was a key to their room.

"Happy? Want me to explain everything? Did you and Artem fuck already? That's the most important question here, correct?" Tatiana immediately anchored the conversation.

The look on Artem and Katya's face was priceless but his team seemed to have seen that reaction too many times. Katya was about to attack Tatiana but Artem pulled her and decided to look for a house with the rest of his team.

"Stop playing around, aren't you incapable of getting tired? You gorilla..." Artem shook his head, continuing to pull Katya back.

"Cheh, let go of me! When did you get this strong?!" Katya struggled to get away.

"I always am. I just hold back." Artem finally let go of Katya then he walked to the gate ahead of everyone.

"U-Umm, just come back here and tell me the house you picked, then I'll give you the keys for it!" Rin shouted before Artem and the rest left the gate.

"Da, no problem." Artem replied, giving a small nod.

"I'll come with you all, you might get lost." Tatiana joked.

The inside of the compound was buzzing with people and after we finished helping Rin with sorting out the items that were left, Kaley and I excused ourselves in the time being to take a break. The influx of people needed more time for food to be prepared, so we might even have time to take a short nap to recharge ourselves. However, as soon as we entered our room, my armory was chock full of guns and I was wondering earlier as to why they placed a lot of them in Oscar's armory.

"We'll be really~ busy these coming days." Kaley chuckled.

"We're not even finished with the first batch… Gee~ I wonder why~" I half-jokingly mentioned as I lay my equipment by the table.

"Oh~ It's my fault then~?"

"Not complaining, just wondering~"

"Uh-huh~ We're also taking too long because you kept on swapping out the parts!"

"Here we go, I believe it benefited us in doing that when trading with other people, right? It's great when everything is in perfect condition."

"I mean- you know~ if you think about it, not everything should be perfect..."

"Oh~ Nice philosophical talk for someone that's perfect..."

"Wha- I'm not! I have som-"

"Eh~ You are, don't kid yourself, heh."

"Be serious!"

"I am serious and yeah, I stand by what I said. You might think you're not but I think you are, that simple."

"Hngh~ thanks… you're perfect too… when did you get so cheesy~?"

"Of course I am, heh. Cheesy? I'm just starting~ you'd be surprised, heh."

"You!"

"Kidding! Kidding! Thanks, I can't swap parts but I could work on myself. I think it's a good thing for us being this way instead of tools needing parts from others, leaving the other one unwanted or less valuable..."

"..."

"What?"

"You're perfectly weird, did you know that?"

"Wha- Well, that's true in a sense..."

"Hahaha! I was just surprised because it came out of nowhere but I get what you mean… I kinda want to swap heads with you for a moment… just to see what it's like. I bet it would be really amazing."

"You really want to know? Easy, I'll tell you what I'm thinking right now: need a shower, so tired, Kaley, Kaley's boobs, Kaley again, need to clean some fucking guns, need to play some Cyberbug 2077, Kaley again, gym later, wanna eat, Kaley, Kaley's boobs, so tired, wanna sleep, but shower first… hope Kaley does it with me… yada, yada~"

"HAHAHAHAHA!!! What was that about?! Why are my boobs separate from just thinking about me?! HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

"See? It's chaos, don't do it."

"Hahahaha! C'mon, let's take a shower already. I wanted to have one too before taking a short nap."

"Yeah, I wanted to sleep so bad~"

"You should. You know what's gonna happen later, right?"

"Hmm?"

"You'll see~"

'Oh, boy...'