Звездный десант
Chapter 13
HereIwas,tenmilesawayfrommyplatoonwithapartyofthreemeneachinamaraudersuit.WhentheBugsbrokethrough,Iwasgoingtobefacedwithanimpossibledecision...unlessthemenwithmecouldrejoinasfastasIcould."That’sgood,"Iagreed,"butInolongerneedthreemen.SendHughes,rightaway.HavehimrelieveNyberg.Usetheotherthreescoutstorelievethelisteningpostsfarthestforward."
"JustHughes?"hesaiddoubtfully.
"Hughesisenough.I’mgoingtomanonelistenermyself.Twoofuscanstraddlethearea;weknowwheretheyarenow."Iadded,"GetHughesdownhereonthebounce."
Forthenextthirty-sevenminutesnothinghappened.HughesandIswungbackandforthalongtheforwardandreararcsoftheareaaroundEasterTen,listeningfivesecondsatatime,thenmovingon.Itwasnolongernecessarytoseatthemicrophoneinrock;itwasenoughtotouchittothegroundtogetthesoundof"fryingbacon"strongandclear.Thenoiseareaexpandedbutitscenterdidnotchange.OnceIcalledCaptainBlackstonetotellhimthatthesoundhadabruptlystopped,andagainthreeminuteslatertotellhimithadresumed;otherwiseIusedthescouts’circuitandletmyplatoonsergeanttakecareoftheplatoonandthelisteningpostsneartheplatoon.
Attheendofthistimeeverythinghappenedatonce.
