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If I Were You

SUMMERY

AGITATED, yelled Anders. Why I can't imagine why, said Anders in a smart-ass fashion. I mean, I came here looking for some help and instead I get rifles pointed at me, thrown to the ground, a knee in my back, handcuffed, and that fuck stain over there grabbing my cock, said Anders. So please forgive me if I seem a little bit pissy, said Anders. Chris chuckled and looked at Anders. Take the cuffs off of him, said Chris. Yes sir, said one of the soldiers and removed the cuffs from Anders. Chris looked across the table at Anders as he stood, he couldn't be more that 5' 7, maybe 5' 8. Chris noticed the man had a nice build and was handsome. But when Anders turned it was Anders ass that really got Chris' attention, it was round and small, just the way Chris like them. Can I leave now, said Anders in a frustrated tone? Chris stood and picked up Anders wallet and phone, he walked over to Anders and handed them to Anders. I'll return your fire arm once we have left the base, said Chris. Only authorized personnel can carry firearms on the base, said Chris. Whatever, as long as I get it back, said Anders. Chris liked the tenacity of this man, it was a turn on for Chris.

Chapter 1

Anders drove down the dark country road listening to the radio play. Anders still got a little nervous driving this road at night all alone. Anders smiled to himself, butch up, Anders thought to himself. Anders car began to lose power, then everything went dark. Anders was able to coast his car to the side of the road and stop. Anders put the car in park and tried to start the car, nothing. Anders got out of the car and raised the hood and looked down at the engine with his flash light. I have no idea what the hell I'm looking at or for, said Anders out loud. Anders closed the hood and took out his phone. OH, COME ON, yelled Anders at his dead cell. Anders heard something in the brush moving, he moved slowly to his car and got in.

Anders opened the glove box and took out the Glock he kept there. Anders thought it might be coyotes but was not taking any chances. Something stopped in the road not far from Anders car, Anders could make out a large shape but nothing else. The large figure stood still for a few seconds before taking off into the field on the other side of the road. What the fuck was that, said Anders? Anders was more than a little freaked out and he didn't want to get out of the car but he knew he couldn't sit there all night. Anders got out of the car and tucked the Glock into his waistband looking around with the flash light. Anders was too freaked out to walk the last three miles to his house. Anders turned and looked at the lights of the military base in the distance, maybe they would let him use a phone to call for roadside assistance.

Anders noticed a section of the fence had been torn open, whatever did that wanted out. Anders went through the opening and began walking towards the base. Anders had walked a short distance when he came to a road and began to follow it thinking it would lead him to the base. Anders could see headlights approaching him in the distance, Oh thank god, said Anders. Anders began to wave his arms and yell at the approaching vehicle. The jeep came to a screeching halt and two men with rifles jumped out and pointed them at Anders. Anders put his hands above his head, GET DOWN ON THE GROUND, yelled the two men. One of the men approached Anders and shoved him to the ground and placed his knee in Anders back.

DON'T MOVE, yelled the man. The man pulled Anders arms behind his back and placed hand cuffs on his wrists. HEY, EASY, yelled Anders. Shut up, said the man with his knee still in Anders back. The man pulled Anders from the ground and began to frisk him, the man took Anders' wallet and cell phone. The man ran his hand over Anders' crotch and gave it a hard squeeze while smiling at him. HEY, yelled Anders. Shut up, said the man again. The man found the Glock that Anders had in his waist band. Sir, I found this in his waist band, said the man, handing the Glock to the other man. What should we do with him the man asked? Take him to Captain Redfield, said the other man. Anders could now see that the men were soldiers.

One of the soldiers placed Anders in the jeep and sat behind him with his hand on Anders shoulder. The jeep pulled back onto the road and headed for the base. The jeep stopped at a small rectangular building. The soldier behind Anders took his arm and roughly pulled him from the jeep. Not bad, said Anders, I like it rough as Anders smirked at the soldier. Anders was taken to a room with a metal table and was cuffed to the metal bar in the center of the table. A few minutes later a tall and bulky man walked through the door and sat down across from Anders. My name is Captain Chris Redfield, said the large man. Chris picked up Anders wallet and took out his drivers license, Anders Anderson, said Chris as he read the license. Yes, said Anders, now could you please tell me what the hell is going on, said Anders?

Mr. Anderson, said Chris. My dad is Mr. Anderson, I'm Anders. Chris gave a slight smile, alright Anders, said Chris. You were found in possession of a fire arm while trespassing on a restricted government installation, care to tell me what you're doing here, said Chris? My car broke down and I came through an opening in the fence to see if I could use a phone to call for some roadside assistance, said Danny. You seem agitated Anders, said Chris as he looked into Anders' fiery blue eyes. AGITATED, yelled Anders. Why I can't imagine why, said Anders in a smart ass fashion. I mean, I came here looking for some help and instead I get rifles pointed at me, thrown to the ground, a knee in my back, handcuffed, and that fuck stain over there grabbing my cock, said Anders.

So please forgive me if I seem a little bit pissy, said Anders. Chris chuckled and looked at Anders, why didn't you just go to the front gate and ask for help, said Chris? My car broke down on Kirby road, the front gate is on Asman road, that's a pretty far walk, said Anders. Take the cuffs off of him, said Chris. Yes sir, said one of the soldiers and removed the cuffs from Anders. Chris looked across the table at Anders as he stood, he couldn't be more that 5' 7, maybe 5' 8. Chris noticed the man had a nice build and was handsome. But when Anders turned it was Anders ass that really got Chris' attention, it was round and small, just the way Chris like them. Can I leave now, said Anders in a frustrated tone? Chris stood and picked up Anders wallet and phone, he walked over to Anders and handed them to Anders.

I'll return your fire arm once we have left the base, said Chris. Only authorized personnel can carry firearms on the base, said Chris. Whatever, as long as I get it back, said Anders. Chris liked the tenacity of this man, it was a turn on for Chris.Chris walked Anders outside and up to a jeep and opened the passenger door for him and Anders sat down in the seat. A soldier walked up to Chris as Chris closed the jeep door. Need some help Captain, said the soldier. I got it Piers, said Chris. I don't mind, said Piers. I got it, said Chris. I might be useful, said Piers. I'll be back soon, said Chris as he walked around and got into the jeep. Anders had witnessed the exchange between the two men and sensed that there was more between the two men than just Captain and subordinate.

None of my business, thought Anders. Chris started the jeep and drove towards the gate. Chris stopped at the gate house and looked at the soldier. The soldier saluted Chris and said, Captain. At ease, said Chris. The soldier pushed the button opening the gate and Chris drove through the gate and headed for Anders car. Sorry about the way you were treated tonight, said Chris. We deal with a lot of top secret and classified things here and when someone just wanders in we take it very serious, said Chris. I understand, said Anders. Chris reached into his pocket and took out Anders Glock and handed it to him. Thanks, said Anders as he put the Glock in his jacket pocket. You any good with that Glock, asked Chris? Damn good, said Anders smiling.

So, what do you do for a living Anders, asked Chris? I own a farm and a farmers market, said Anders. Chris looked at Anders, do you own Anderson Acres, asked Chris? Yes, said Anders. I pass by your farm everyday on my way to work, said Chris. Anders smiled. Chris spotted Anders car and pulled up behind it. Anders began to look around through the window like he was looking for something. Everything alright, asked Chris? Yeah, said Anders. I saw something earlier, it was big and fast, said Anders. I thought it might be a coyote, but when it ran onto the road it was way to big to be a coyote and then it ran across the road and into the field, said Anders. Chris smiled, well I don't see anything, said Chris. Anders and Chris got out of the jeep, Chris took the toolbox from the backseat and walked to the front of Anders car.

Chris turned on his flashlight and opened the hood. Chris looked down at the engine and moved the light around trying to locate the problem. There's your problem, said Chris. Your battery cable came off, said Chris looking at Anders. Didn't you see this, asked Chris? I'm a farmer, not a mechanic, laughed Anders. Chris replaced the battery cable and tightened it. Try it now, said Chris. Anders turned the key and the car started, Anders looked at Chris and smiled. Chris closed the hood and walked over to Anders. Thank you Captain, said Anders. You're welcome, and call me Chris, said Chris. Thank you Chris, said Anders. I'm going to follow you home to make sure that you get home alright, said Chris. Thank you Chris, said Anders smiling. Chris smiled back at Anders.

Chris followed Anders back to the farm and parked behind Anders car. Chris walked over to Anders, here you are, safe and sound, said Chris. Anders laughed. The front door opened and Rebecca came rushing down the steps and over to Anders. Where have you been I have been calling and texting you for almost two hours, said Rebecca? Chris, said Rebecca. Hey Becca, said Chris and hugged her. How do you two know each other, asked Anders. Are you kidding, said Rebecca? Don't you know who this is, said Rebecca? Yeah, his name is Captain Chris Redfield, said Anders. Rebecca began to laugh, Anders, this is Claire's brother. You're Claire's brother, said Anders? Wait, you know Claire, said Chris? Yeah, she's one of my best friends, said Anders.

They all began to laugh. Claire told me about her friend Anders, but I had no idea you were that Anders, said Chris. This has been the weirdest night of my life, said Anders. I have to get back to the base, said Chris. Listen I want you to stop by tomorrow for the farmers market, anything you want is on me, said Anders. You don't have to do that, said Chris. I insist, it's the least I could do for helping me tonight, said Anders. Chris smiled at Anders, alright, said Chris. Chris turned to walk to the jeep as Anders and Rebecca started for the house. Anders stops and looks back at Chris walking to the jeep. The man was more than handsome, and Anders was definitely attracted to him. Anders checked his feelings, the man was obviously straight, not to mention that he was the brother of one of his best friends. So what happened tonight, asked Rebecca? I'll tell you over a glass of wine, said Anders.

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Life Saver Chapter 2

Daan can hear voices around him, not as loud as before and a heaviness like someone laying on top of him. Daan opens his eyes to see that he is in a white room with people moving all around him. He hears an all too familiar voice, its Samantha and she’s saying my name. “Daan, Daan, can you hear me? You’re going to be just fine”, states Samantha. Daan attempts to sit up but again it feels like someone is laying on him. Daan looks down and notices that about a dozen blankets have been place over him. “Where am I”, Daan asked to anyone in the room that would answer. A tall slender woman wearing a dark blue dress answers him. “You’re in the infirmary”. Another woman approaches the bed and introduces herself. “Hi Daan, I’m doctor Claire Redfield and you have had quite the adventure today”.

You got trapped in the lower labs and the sprinkler system activated. Daan begins to think back to the incident, “No, it was the HAYLOC system, but it was the sprinkler system that came on”. “Are you sure” asked the lady in the blue dress. “Yeah, I’m sorry but who are you”, asked Daan. The lady’s face softened a little and she introduced herself. “I’m sorry Daan, my name is Jill Valentine and I run this compound. Jill continued to ask Daan questions but Claire finally stepped in and informed Jill that he had been traumatized and needed to rest. “Of course,” stated Jill. Claire looks down at Daan and begins to explain what happened. “You went into such a state of panic that your body went into shock. Your blood pressure plummeted and you lost consciousness.

You’re fine now, but you will need to rest”. “And why are there like 50 blankets of me” asked Daan. Claire smiled and said, “When your blood pressure plummeted your body temp began to fall, we had to keep you warm until you stabilized. Daan looks over and sees Mel and Samantha standing there, they approached the bed. “I’m so glad you’re alright”, said Mel. “Me too”, said Daan. Then Daan had a sudden flash of warm brown eyes looking down at him. “Hey, who was the guy that got me out of the lab”, I really want to thank him, said Daan. Everyone just looked back and forth at each other shaking their heads. Claire looked at Daan and said she did not know and neither did everyone else. Daan had to find this man, he owed him his life. "Right now, you need to go home and rest, take a few days and relax” stated Claire.

“I’m fine”, said Daan. “You have been through an emotional and physical trauma; your body needs to rest” said Claire. Mel stepped forward and smiled at Daan, “I know you really want to find this guy to thank him but you need to rest, now I’m going to have Samantha drive you home and I will see you back here in two days providing Dr. Redfield clears you to return”. Daan felt the fatigue catching back up to him, maybe they’re right Daan thought. Daan woke up the next morning and tried to get out of bed. Pain and severe soreness gripped his body. After a few minutes Daan finally managed to get up, but his whole body hurt. Daan made his way into the kitchen to make coffee. Daan heard his cell ringing, thank god Samantha remembered to grab it for him before she drove him home yesterday.

“Hello” said Daan. “Hi Daan, it’s Dr. Claire Redfield I wanted to call and see how you’re doing?” “I feel like I got hit by a dump truck, body slammed by a linebacker, and then run over by a tank”, said Daan. “That’s to be expected, it’s from going into shock. I could write you a prescription for some muscle relaxers if you like”, said Claire. “Sure, if you think they will help”, Daan said. “I’ll call them in to the compound pharmacy, they should be ready in an hour”, said Claire. “Thank you, Dr. Redfield, I really appreciate it” and Daan hung up the phone. The muscle relaxers did help but made Daan sleep a lot. Samantha stopped by after work with one of the soldiers from the compound. “I had him drive your car here so you could get to work tomorrow. If you don’t feel up to driving, I would be happy to stop by and pick you up tomorrow”, said Samantha.

“I think I will be fine, but thanks”, said Daan. With that Samantha gave Daan a hug and left to take the soldier back to the compound. Daan sat on his back porch that evening recalling those brown eyes. He had to find this man, not just to thank him, there was something else Daan saw. Daan would make this his mission when he returned tomorrow, he would find this man. As Daan walked into his office his desk phone began to ring. “Good morning HR Liaison Daan Anderson speaking”. “Good morning Mr. Anderson this is Dr. Redfield. I received a call from the infirmary a moment ago and they informed me that you didn’t show up for your exam this morning to determine if you could return to duty”. “FUCK” Daan mouthed. “I’m so sorry Dr. Redfield I completely forgot, I came in and came straight to my office”.

No problem, your office is in A Quadrant correct” Claire asked. “Yes, stated Daan, I’m on the second floor A-27. “Really”, said Claire, I’m right above you in A-37, I had to stop by my brother’s office to drop something off. Stay put and I will be there in just a few minutes. “Sure”, said Daan, and thank you. Dr. Redfield examined Daan and determined him fit to return to work. Samantha and Daan were sitting at lunch, Samantha was going on about this great on-line deal she gotten on the shoes she was wearing. Daan was thinking about how he was going to locate the man that saved his life. “HELLLOOOO, Earth to Daan, come in Daan”, said Samantha. “Hmm, O sorry I was someplace else” said Daan. “Uh-huh, what’s his name” mocked Samantha. “Brown eyes” said Daan.

“Well that’s a dumb ass name”, retorted Samantha. “No, I don’t know his name just that he had these incredible brown eyes that just pulled me in and wouldn’t let me go”, said Daan. “Honey, what are you talking about, because you’re not making a whole lot of sense right now, do you want me to call the doctor for you”, asked Samantha. “No, I’m fine. The man that saved my life, he had these brown eyes that…that, ugh I’m going to drive myself crazy if I don’t find him soon”, said Daan. “Alright, but how do we find someone when we don’t know his name”, asked Samantha. Daan began to look around at the other people that were in the area eating lunch and socializing. Daan watched as a young soldier that was flying a drone over a table where his friends were eating lunch.

Everyone at the table looked up and smiled, waved, some flipped the drone off. “THAT’S IT”, yelled Daan causing Samantha to jump. “What’s it” asked Samantha. “I know how we can figure out who this guy is”, said Daan. “Okay, want to share” said Samantha. “Surveillance”, said Daan. “Daan, what the hell are talking about”, said Samantha. “There are surveillance camera’s all over the place here, if we can locate the surveillance footage from the other day, we could probably ID him by still framing a shot of his face and asking around to see who recognizes him”. “I guess it’s worth a shot” said Samantha. “C’mon”, said Daan. As the two ran toward A quadrant Samantha injected a problem into the plan, “But what if we can’t get a hold of the footage, BSAA policy clearly states that surveillance can only be viewed by authorized personnel”.

Daan came to a screeching halt, “Fuck, I didn’t think about that. Daan thought for a moment. He knew he would have to go to security for the footage and there was probably no way in hell they would give it to him, but he had to try. Daan knocked on the door labeled SECURITY located on the third floor of A quadrant. “Come in”, Daan entered the door. Monitors were all over the room. “Hi”, Daan said. “I was hoping you could help me with a problem. There was an incident the other day, and to make a long story short a man saved my life and I’m trying to locate him to thank him but I don’t know his name or anything about him”. “Are you talking about the incident at the labs? That was you, they said you went into shock and almost died”, stated the security specialist.

“Yeah, that was me”, stated Daan. “The security specialist looked at Daan and said, “I would like to help you but we only survey A Quadrant, to view footage from the Labs you would need to go to D Quadrant security”. Daan’s hearts sank, he felt he was so close. The security specialist looked at Daan, “I’ll tell you what, let me call D Quadrant and see if they will send me the footage, I can’t promise anything but I will ask. Daan felt his heart lighten once again with renewed hope. The security specialist picked up the phone and mashed a few buttons. A few seconds later he was speaking to someone in D Quadrant. “Carl, hey this is David over in A Quadrant. Listen I wanted to know if you could do me a favor. Do you remember the incident in the Labs the other day?

Well I was wondering if you could sent me the footage from that”? “Why do I need it…..Umm…..I mean I don’t need it me Dale were just kinda curious to see it was all. Okay cool, thanks man I owe you one”. The security specialist hung up the phone and turned to Daan. “He’s got to pull it and then he will e-mail it to me. Daan could not describe the joy he felt. “I owe you big time”, said Daan. “You sure do” stated the security specialist. “How long until it gets here?” asked Samantha? Anytime now, and his computer pinged. It’s here. As the computer specialist cued up the footage Daan was beginning to tremble, he was finally going to find out who this man was. The security specialist began to play the footage. As the footage played, you could suddenly see lights in the hallway begin to blink and an alarm begin to sound.

Then you see a man in a black t-shirt and camo pants run into frame and dart down the steps. Moments later you see the man coming back up the stairs with someone in his arms. Medical personnel meet the man at the top of the stair as he lowers the man he is carrying onto a gurney. The man stands up and for a brief moment looks at the camera. The footage does not show enough detail in the man’s face. “Damn it”, hisses Daan. “There he is but we still can’t make out who he is”, said Daan. “Sure we can”, said the security specialist. All I have to do is just zoom in on his face. As the security specialist pushed buttons and turns knobs the man’s face is clearly visible, and there right before Daan’s eyes is the owner of those brown eyes. But who the hell is he Daan thought?

“Holy shit”, said the security specialist, “That’s fucking Captain Chris Redfield”. “Dude, you were saved by Captain Chris Redfield. Now Daan had a name, all he needed to do now was to look up where he was stationed in the compound and pay him a visit. “Thank you, thank you, thank you” Daan said. “Now I just need to look up where his office is and I can give him a proper thank you. “Let me save you some more time, his office is located at the opposite end of the hall, A-37” said the security specialist. Why did that office number sound so familiar to Daan? “You rock, Security Specialist David and I can tell you that there is a huge bottle of bourbon coming your way” said Dan. Samantha returned to her office as she didn’t want to be a third wheel, she would get all the details later on.

Daan walked down the hall towards office A-37. Daan found himself now standing at that very door. Suddenly Daan got nervous, why was he nervous? This man saved his life, he had to thank him in person, and he had to see those eyes again. Daan knocked on the door, and the heard a deep voice say “Come”!

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Life Saver Chapter 1

WARNING

This story contains explicit language and sexual situations. Do not proceed if you are offended by such Content.

Daan took a quick look at himself in the mirror by the door. He didn’t need to be concerned about his hair as he kept it in a crop cut, no need for brushes, combs or gel. Taking a deep breath Daan breathed out and said, “Let’s do it”! Daan had accepted a job with the BSAA at their new compound. Daan was the new HR Liaison between HR and the military personnel. He would be helping connect personnel with benefits, resources, counseling and help with other issues. Even though Daan was not military, the BSAA would hire civilians for positions like this. Daan had a Master’s degree in Social Work and had taught Social Work for over ten years. It would be exciting to work with his friend and former student Samantha Nicks. Samantha had been one of his top students and the two became very fast friends.

He had a meeting with Melanie Burden, the head of HR and also Daan’s friend. Daan had worked with Melanie at an agency before he started teaching. As Daan pulled up to the gate, he waited for the military guard to approach his car. “May I help you sir?” asked the guard. “Daan Anderson to see Melanie Burden in HR”. The guard asked for Daan’s ID and returned to the guard shack and made a call. A moment later the guard returned to the side of Daan’s car and returned his ID. “Follow this road to Quadrant A building and park in the green spaces”, the guard informed him. Daan smiled and proceeded down the road, “Quadrant A building” Daan repeated to himself. As Daan continued down the road he could see a structure coming into view, yet still far off.

Daan did not know how enormous the structure was until he began to get even closer. “Jesus”, Daan said to himself. “This place is gigantic…shit”. Daan began to feels nervous, how would he ever find his way around in this place. Daan could see military personnel running in the fields and practicing what looked like combat routines. Daan seen a sign with an arrow pointing QUADRANT A BUILDING, so he followed the arrow to the left. Daan parked his car (making sure he was in a green space) and approached the door. Once through the door Daan was met by a soldier sitting at a desk. “May I help you sir”, the soldier asked. “Daan Anderson to see Melanie Burden in HR, I’m a new hire”. The soldier did not seem to interested and directed Daan to place his bag on the scanner belt, place his keys, wallet and phone into a small plastic container.

He then directed him to step through the metal detector. Daan passed through without setting off the machine and collected his items and bag. The soldier standing in front of him handed him a temporary badge and instructed Daan to follow the hallway down to Office A-17. Daan gave a polite smile and proceeded down the huge hallway. The office doors were odd numbered on the left and even numbered on the right. A-13, A-15, Ahh, A-17. Daan opened the door and was greeted by the smiling face of Samantha Nicks. The two squealed like teenagers and immediately hugged. “OH MY GOD, I can’t believe we are going to be working together, I’m so excited that you are here”, stated Samantha. It was really good to see Samantha again, they haven’t been able to spend that much time together lately due to different work schedules.

Daan and Samantha had met for lunch a few weeks ago and that’s when she told Daan about the new Job she had taken. “I just got hired at the BSAA to work in the HR department and there is another opening for a HR Liaison, Oh my god, you should totally apply”, stated Samantha. “What the hell is the BSAA”, asked Daan. “Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance”, stated Samantha. “And you work there, isn’t it a little… un-nerving” stated Daan. “Nah, we don’t deal with any of that stuff just HR related things”, said Samantha. “Besides, watching all those hot military guys running around, and carrying those big guns…mmm, mmm”, joked Samantha. “Maybe I should look into it”, stated Daan. Daan did look into it and applied, he was not sure if he would actually get the position, but he definitely needed a change.

Daan loved teaching, and being on the advisory board for the county’s Social Service agencies, but it just wasn’t fulfilling as it used to be. It had only been six months since he called off the engagement with Max and gave his ring back to him. Max had lied and cheated, not to mention shattered Daan’s heart. No, this was exactly what he needed, a new job, a new location…a fresh start. “Mel is waiting for you in her office”, stated Samantha. Everyone had called Melanie “Mel” for short. Daan knocked on her office door and heard “Come in”. As Daan entered the office, Mel got up and came across the room to greet him with a huge hug. “Oh god it is so good to see you and to have you working with me again” said Mel. “Thanks again for the job Mel, I promise to live up to whatever standard you set”, stated Daan.

“Of course you will, why do you think I hired you” teased Mel. As the two of them sat down to complete yet more paperwork Mel began to inform Daan about the compound. “Here is your security badge, since you are HR you will have more clearance than most others, you don’t have full clearance in the compound, but once you scan your badge you may also need to enter your personal code to gain access to more sensitive areas of the compound”, stated Mel. “Speaking of the compound, this place is freaking huge, how do you find your way around”, asked Daan. Mel reached inside her desk and took out something folded up. “Here” said Mel. “What is it”, asked Daan. “A map” said Mel with a laugh. Daan unfolded the map a little and was instantly panicked, he had never been good at following maps.

“Couldn’t I just use the GPS on my phone”, Daan joked. “Not yet”, stated Mel, “They are still working on getting the satellite link up”. Daan sat looking somewhat befuddled as he was thought he was making a joke. Mel got up and walked over to a dry erase board and picked up one of the markers. “Okay, so each quadrant is about the size of a standard city block and contains three floors, there are four quadrants. Quadrant A which is where we are, it houses HR, IT, Admin, finance, two of the generals and the director Jill Valentine. Quadrant B houses the indoor training facility and cafeteria, feel free to use the indoor firing range or the gym and definitely avoid the cafeteria, the food is awful. Quadrant C is military personnel housing, there are also more housing available on the East side of the compound for military families.

Quadrant D is the Infirmary and Research. They are still working on D Quadrant, they have been having some problems with the wiring or something like that. So basically the whole compound takes up four square city blocks. Each quadrant is connected by pass through's so you don’t have to go outside to access another quadrant. Oh and we do have carts that you can use if you don’t feel like walking. Overwhelmed yet, asked Mel. “It’s going to take some time, but nothing I can’t handle” stated Daan. “Good, your and Samantha’s office is on the second floor, and yes they are right next to each other” laughed Mel. Daan was very happy to hear this. “Samantha will show you where they are, Welcome aboard Daan. Samantha had hooked her arm inside of Daan’s as they walked down the hallway to their offices.

She was very giddy and completely thrilled to be working with Daan. Daan notice a very attractive redhead in uniform coming from the opposite direction. The officer smiled and nodded to them both as he passed by. “GODDAMNNN, Daan whispered to Samantha and turned around to look in the man’s direction who was also looking back in Daan's direction. “I know, it’s like working in Candy Land” Samantha whispered back. Daan was definitely going to like working here. After getting somewhat settled into his new office, there was a knock at his door. Daan looked up and seen a man standing in his doorway. “Yes”, stated Dan. “Sir, I’m Private Williams from the IT department”, stated the young man as he saluted. “Oh you must be here to set up my laptop and network, and you don’t have to salute me, I’m not an officer, said Daan.

“Yes sir, I mean no sir. I mean I am here to set everything up for you but your equipment will not be in until tomorrow, Sir. “O, well should I call you in the morning to check and see if it has arrived, or” stated Daan. “No sir, I will call you when everything has come in and set a time with you to complete set up, Sir”, stated the young soldier. “I see, okay well I guess I will see you tomorrow then”, stated Daan. “Sir, Yes Sir”, the young man started to salute but caught himself. With military precision the young man pivoted around strode away. Daan spent the rest of the afternoon reading manuals, policy and procedure guidelines for non-military personnel working with military personnel, the BSAA sure did like their rules. Samantha had taken Daan out for dinner and a drink to celebrate his first day.

The compound was like its own town. There was a grocery store, a Café, bar/restaurant and so much more. As Daan sipped on his glass of Chardonnay and nibbled the great pizza he and Samantha chatted about future plans and all of the fun they were going to have together. When Daan arrived home he was exhausted. Daan looked around the room at all the boxes he had to yet unpack and put away. Instead Daan walked out on to his back porch and sat down and took in the scenery. His house set right up next to a forest in the back and he had a perfect view of the lake. As Daan lost himself in thought his mind wandered back to a time when he was happy…with Max. Why did he have to break Daan’s heart the way he did. Daan snapped out of the bad trip down memory lane and busied himself unpacking boxes.

Daan met Samantha in the parking lot and walked in with her. As Daan sat in his office reading a report his desk phone rang. “HR Liaison Daan Anderson” stated Daan. “Sir, this is Private Williams with IT, I ‘m sorry to report to you that your equipment was not included in this morning’s shipment” stated the soldier. “Of course it wasn’t” Daan breathed. “I’m sorry sir, I did not hear you” said the soldier. “Nothing, it’s alright I understand. Please let me know when it does arrive”, said Daan. “Right away sir”, said the soldier and Daan hung up the phone. Daan heard a knock at his door and looked up to see Mel standing there. “Good morning, how are things going”, asked Mel. “Good, well my equipment did not arrive this morning so it looks like I will have to wait until tomorrow to get started”, stated Daan.

Mel looked at Daan and suggested that he should visit the other quadrants and introduce himself instead of staying cooped up in the office. “That is a great idea, and it will give me the opportunity to learn my way around” said Daan. As Daan entered B quadrant he saw soldiers working out in the gym and smiled to which he received nods of acknowledgement. Daan went to the second floor where the firing range was but thought it a bad idea to try and get someone’s attention that was firing a weapon. Daan passed through C quadrant and did not want to knock on any of the doors seeing how this was people’s private quarters and Daan did not feel comfortable doing this. As Daan entered D quadrant he notice that some of the lights were flickering on and off, “must be the electrical problems Mel mention to me” he thought to himself.

Daan saw two signs, one said INFIRMARY with an arrow pointing to the left and one that said RESEARCH with an arrow pointing to the right. Daan decided to start with Research. As he walked down the hall, he couldn’t help but notice how dim it was and then noticed that there were no windows, this kind of creeped Daan out a bit but he pressed on. Daan came to a set of stairs that descended down, he could see light at the bottom of the long staircase. Daan descended the stairs and walked into a large lab. The lab was filled with what looked like glass cubicles, some of them had metal tables in them and the lights were very bright. Daan heard voices coming from the back of the lab and followed them. When Daan reached the back of the lab he found the source of the voices, it was some kind of Comm system.

Daan observed the lights and screens but had no idea what the hell he was looking at. Daan heard a noise coming from the ceiling, a sort of clicking noise and the lights began to flicker and then…darkness. Daan could not see anything except for the light coming from the Comm system. He could hear mechanical sounds but had no idea what it was, then suddenly the lights were back on. Daan breathed a sigh of relief and thought now would be an excellent time to get the hell of here. As Daan made his way back to the other side of the lab where the stairs were, he sees a glass door sliding shut preventing him from reaching the stairs. Daan runs to the door but is unable to budge it. He looks to the side of the door and sees a badge scanner and swipes his card but the door does not move, he tries again and again but the door will not open.

Daan decides to call Samantha for help but realizes that he did not pick up his phone when he left the office. He decides to walk back to the Comm system to try and use it to call for help. Daan is almost half way across the lab when he hears an automated voice make an announcement. “HAYLOC System activated”, Daan’s heart drops. He knows that HAYLOC will remove all the oxygen from the area during a fire so the fire has no fuel to continue burning. Daan begins to run towards the Comm system. As he is running the sprinkler system begins to rain down water on him. “WHAT THE FUCK”, yells Daan? Daan reaches the Comm System and begins to push the call button and starts yelling into the speaker that he is trapped in the labs and needs help, no response.

Daan sees a button on the Comm System that reads, “EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE”. Daan pushes the button and begins to run back toward to door by the stairs. As he run’s he notices that the water is staring to raise in the lab and continues to run towards the door. Daan can see that the door is still closed but tries to scan his badge again, still closed. Daan decides to run back to the Comm System to push the emergency release again. As Daan is heading back he notices that the water is half way up his thighs but he continues on to the Comm system. Daan pushes the button several times and heads back to the door. Daan struggles to reach the door now that the water is at his waist and he is unable to run. Dan sees that the door is still closed and tries scanning his badge again but the door remains closed.

Daan notices that the water is now pasted his waist. Daan stops and tries to calm himself. “Breathe, don’t panic, think, think, look around”, Daan says to himself as the water continues to pour from the ceiling and rise higher around him. Daan looks into one of the labs and sees a metal table, maybe he could find a chair or something to break the glass door. Daan struggles to get into the lab but there are no chairs and the table is bolted to the floor. Daan begins to panic and breathe heavy, the water now up to his chest. Daan is unable to think and he sees the water rising higher. Daan feels a strange sensation of a very strong arm going around the center of his chest a deep but calm voice speaking in his ear saying, “It’s alright, I’ve got you, relax”.

Daan feels himself being pulled backwards, the lab door now open and he is being pulled towards the stairs. Once outside the lab, he sees the stairs but is unable to walk, his legs are failing him. Suddenly Daan feels another strong arm on the back of his legs and being hoisted in the air. Daan feels his head lay against a powerful chest and looks up. Daan is peering into a pair of the warmest brow eyes he has ever seen, and a face that wears a 5 o’clock shadow, the man’s voice is reassuring him that he is alright. “Hey, you’re alright, stay with me, don’t close your eyes, look at me, Hey”, said the man. Daan is unable to focus any longer and feels himself being lowered down onto a soft surface. Daan hears many voices and a woman yelling, “We got to get him to the infirmary, he’s going into shock”, then darkness.

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