Apocalypse Underground

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“It’s too late now, the boss is angry; wants to see you immediately.” A gruff voice stated haltingly.

“No, wait! Tell him I’ll get him everything he wants, please!” The shrill cries of a short and slim man kneeling on the tracks of this particularly barren stretch of tunnel did nothing to sway the larger one, who was standing over him with a sub-machine gun in his hands, finger stroking the trigger guard impatiently. “I h-had trouble at the border, that’s all. You know how it is with these rules about transporting goods past the Central Gates!”

There was a cautious moment of silence before the large man grinned as he cast his eyes down the far end of the tunnel ahead of them. The smaller man timidly followed his gaze, his eyes wide and his brows twisted in fear and terror. Distant footsteps were heard thundering forward and the echo made it very hard to discern whether it was one person or a whole army… or something far worse.

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