Note: This story was dynamically reformatted for online reading convenience. Mg* ped 1st cons rom inc preg anal oral mc ScFi Author: YAWN - Yet Another Writing Newbie. Copyright 2010-2011 YAWN Electronic distribution permission granted to asstr.org. Permission for any other use must be obtained by contacting the author via asstr.org. If you can't tell this is fiction from the copyright date and the story dates, you're either not old enough or not smart enough to be reading it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thursday, 13 August 2015 00:10 "Hello, George. Is Molly OK? I'm guessing by the time that you've put her down for the night. Did you find everything that you needed?" "Hello, Colonel Mason. Molly is fine. She's tired and a bit scared to learn that there are some things that scare me. Whoever thought this out did well - there are Ariel toothbrushes and princess underwear in her size." "Give Daniel credit for the personal comforts. The primary design was military, but he had an opportunity to make it 'long term habitable' in his words." "Colonel, what's going on out there? And how did my name get on a desk here? And how did I wind up with Molly in what looks like a nuke-proof location with lots of food?" "You are in charge of this Survival Building. If other Buildings are able to contact you, they know that you are in charge of the Repopulate Project. You are a full Colonel, George, and in charge of some 20 Survival Buildings like this one. I'm just the Bird Colonel who did the coordination. Refer to me as 'Colonel' in military contexts, but otherwise call me Ed. You and Molly have been guinea pigs, along with several hundred other people. We knew that mental telepathy was a strong but dormant trait in your family and part of Daniel's 'inoculations' for his world-wide travel included some things we thought might enhance that power for him and any children he had. From the testing we did with Molly a year ago, she seemed to be developing strongly." "Yes, she is. She can read my thoughts and send messages - including pictures - to me across the house. We haven't tried any greater distances. She also seems to have some influence on other people, in one instance over the phone." "Is Molly particularly affectionate with you?" "Yes. Very physical about it." "We had hoped that would be the case and that she would fixate on her father." "She did, until his death." "One reason we chose Daniel was that he had an older brother who looked much like him and was good with kids. You were the 'alternate' if something happened to Daniel." "Alternate?" "We anticipate that a major eruption from Yellowstone will cause crop failures that lead to massive starvation, worldwide. These conditions may last for decades, but we want to preserve some life on earth. Molly was to be her father's partner in the future. Now we hope she'll turn to you and the two of you will have children to repopulate the country. There may be a few more people who get to the Survival Building. They will know that you are in charge and they understand about a child fixating on an adult. A few will be specialists - doctors and the like - but most of them are there to repopulate the Earth. They will bring a daughter, a niece, a granddaughter, in a few cases a neighbor's child - all of the children have received injections that speed up some of their body development and cause them to fixate on their particular adult. All those adults and children have been genetically screened, just as you and Molly have been." "You're expecting me to take Molly as wife and have children with her?" "Hopefully, a lot of children. There are other Survival Buildings in this country and in other countries, but the likelihood of travel between any of them is slim for at least 15 years after a Yellowstone eruption - possibly much longer. The portion of the Survival Building that you have seen is just the access section The main portion of the building is underground and is some 50 times the size of the visible structure. There are three self-contained nuclear power plants buried below the building and any of them could provide power for at least 40 years. There are hydroponic gardens with grow lights so you can produce food - clothing if you choose to grow cotton or to manage silkworms. We expect the building could support at least 3000 people." "Colonel, what if things aren't as bad as you think?" "In that case, you can return to the surface in a few days and move to North Carolina. The adoption papers are on the laser printer to the left of the phone. Diane's parents were arrested this morning for income tax evasion, so Judge McAllister awarded you custody without a hearing. The deal on the house was closed just after that for $8 million. You are legally Molly's father and you are executor of an estate worth around $10 million. If things go back to normal, you'll have a job as a seismic analyst at Duke University with an annual salary of $150,000. Between the salary and the estate, I think you can provide well for Molly. Not to mention the value of the data Daniel collected. If circumstances allow it, we'll arrange to publish the book Daniel was working on with him as the author and you as the editor. That should make you even richer. If things go bad, you'll have access to $10 million in gold which you can get in several forms and you can store it wherever you feel it will be safe." "Judge McAllister? Is that Hal McAllister?" "Yes. You were his advisor during his Congressional campaign. He said you also wrote most of his speeches. You told him not to play the race card as the other candidates were doing, but to use his experience running his own business to woo the business people, and to use his Silver Star to woo the active and retired military and their families. Your strategy worked, as he got 70% of the vote. He told me that his youngest daughter was looking at some old picture albums recently and asked who the white man was. He told her that was 'Mister George' and she said, 'But Daddy, Mister George is black like us'. That his child remembered you for who you were and not how you looked was all the evidence he needed that you would be a great father for Molly." "What should I do now?" "Make Molly feel safe. Explore the rest of the building. Watch for other people. Check the activity in the seismic monitor room on the 3rd level down. Park the VW in a safe place. Get the go-cart out of the G-O-O-D. Install the guns on the G-O-O-D if people riot and you need to go out. Explore the defense room on the 2nd level down. Learn to aim and fire the remote machine guns, bazookas, rockets, and missiles - there are both short- and long-range nukes. If a hostile force thinks the US is down and out, you can let them know otherwise." "What about schooling for Molly? And exercise? And sports?" "There are classrooms on the 5th level down. Some are unique; others are set up more like typical US schools. Pick one that you and Molly like, or pick up the materials and do home schooling. You're well educated and a good teacher - Molly couldn't do better. There are sports facilities on the 6th level down: soccer, softball, basketball, bike paths, walking/running tracks, etc. The rules for every sport and game are in books and the 'How to Play ...' videos in the library. You can find something she likes and you'll both have fun getting exercise. There are also fitness rooms on that level - full complement of active and passive workout gear." "What about other supplies? Soap, shampoo, toothpaste, you name it?" "The 11th level is storage for sundries, clothing, 'white' goods, and grocery items with long expiration dates. Some of these items are in commercial packaging, others are in grey military cans - powdered eggs, powdered milk, and other things you're familiar with from Special Forces." "What about medical support?" "There is a medical library in the hospital on the 8th level down - if you can't remember the levels, there's a chart in the red folder by this phone and inside the elevators and stairways. Remember the AED? There are much more sophisticated units in the labs at the hospital for diagnosing almost everything. There are computer-based classes available in every medical specialty, so if you need to set a broken bone, you can learn basic orthopedics in less than an hour. If the computers don't work, there are 'How to' books for every medical need. I'd suggest going through the 'Things you should learn' list in the red folder. Molly is smart enough that she can pick up most of these things in the next year or so. Speaking of Molly, she will be fertile by age 9 or 10 - and capable of delivering a small (under 5 pounds) but viable baby." "What?" "We need to repopulate quickly. If she starts delivering babies at 10, we'll have 12 year olds 16 years from now. A 12 year old can do 80% of the work an adult can do, so we'll be ready to start rebuilding. And these kids will have your and Molly's intelligence and mental abilities. There likely won't be electronic communications or paper mail for some time, but people living away from the Survival Building will be able to keep in touch." "That's a lot to digest. Will I hear from you again?" "You can read the seismic data - if things get worse, go down. There are more quarters on the 9th level down. Some of them are quite luxurious - 'vacation' quarters, even a couple of 'honeymoon' suites, but no roses or champagne. Otherwise, check back daily. If you don't hear anything for a week, assume the worst. If things are really bad, neither the satellite links nor the underground fiber will survive. There is HF radio gear, but no antennas are up - the EMP would kill the radios and the antennas are too big to protect from the ash. The antennas can go up in about a year. Meanwhile, enjoy your beautiful, loving little girl. My seven year old granddaughter Lacey is here with me - so far we're the only ones in the Montana Survival Building." "I'm still catching up - did you say 3,000 people?" "Yes, George. The levels of the Building repeat every 10 floors. What you see 8 levels down is also 18, 28, 38 and 48 levels down." "What about maintenance? I know nothing about elevators and X-ray machines." "There are spare parts lockers on every level for the things most likely to be needed on that level and the levels immediately above and below it. Every 10th level is a dedicated spare parts area with complete wood and machine shops as well as fabrication materials. The library has 'How it Works' style books and videos on everything. There are small tools on each floor. When the time comes to put up antennas, there is electric 'heavy equipment' with sealed bearings that will resist ash intrusion for at least 1000 hours - and there's unlimited electricity to recharge them. When the skies clear and crops can grow again, there is diesel-powered heavy equipment on the 20th, 30th, and 40th levels down. The freight elevators are rated at 50 and 100 tons, so you should have no problem getting the equipment or fuel up to ground level. The diesel fuel is stored in sealed 55 gallon barrels. We know that some of the WWII diesel was still usable when the barrels were opened 60 years later, so it will be fine in 20 or 30 years. If there's a problem with the elevators, there are stairways in each corner of the building so you'll still be able to access the library for `how-to' information and the parts stores for the tools and parts needed for repair. You'll also find cloning equipment and animal specimens: horses for transportation and plowing, cattle for milk and food, sheep for clothing, etc. Water for the residents has multiple sources: we've tapped into a small aquifer near the 49th level down and basically have 1 million gallons in 10 'earthquake resistant swimming pools' one level up from the bottom floor and a potential flow of 100,000 gallons a day from the aquifer. We recycle all the grey water from laundry, showers and the like; when/if weather gets near normal, you can use the heavy equipment to clear the ash and remake the lake on this site. Tonight, just pretend the worst has already happened and make Molly feel safe and loved. Tomorrow is plenty soon enough to find out the details. Whatever the outcome, we've done all we can to prepare for this." "You're talking as though I might live to be 100 or more. How do you know?" "Based on your ancestry, George. With no access to modern medicine, your great-great-grandfather lived to be 93 - and that lifespan has increased by 3 or 4 years in each successive generation. You were inoculated against everything we could imagine while you were in Special Forces and you have the best medical treatment in the world available to you. If even 10% of the projected people get to the Survival Buildings, we'll have medical specialists in all areas available for consult - maybe a year away, when the HF radio antennas can be put up." "Thanks, Ed. Hope I talk with you tomorrow - or should I say later today, since it's 2AM?" Honeymoon suite? She's my daughter now, so it's like we're a new family. I think we should celebrate in a nicer place! Back to 'Family Housing'. How beautiful she is! Should I wake her or let her sleep? We can set our own day and night here, so up later 'tonight' just means she can sleep later in the 'morning'. If the rest of the world is going to hell as I stand here, might as well start on our new life right now! "Molly? Molly, Honey? Molly?" "Uncle George! Did we finish making each other feel good? Or did I faint again?" "You fainted, Honey. Are you awake enough for an important talk?" "Yes, but what about?" "You know that Grandma and Grandpa Sloan weren't always honest with other people?" "Yeah, Daddy said they would 'steal you blind' in any business deal. What does 'steal you blind' mean?" "It means they would even steal your eyes if they could." "That's yucky!" "You're right, Honey. They tried that with the US Government - they cheated on their income tax returns for a long time and yesterday they were arrested for it." "Why is that important? They never cared about me - I don't care if they're in jail." "Since they are in jail, they can't take care of you, so the judge in charge of your adoption cancelled the hearing and awarded me custody of you!" "You're MY NEW DADDY???" "Yes, Honey, for now and forever!" "I LOVE YOU, DADDY!!" "And I love you, daughter! Would you like to celebrate?" "Oh, yes!!" "Would you like to celebrate in a nicer place?" "Are there nicer places? I thought this was all little apartments like this one?" "No, Honey. There are some nicer places on the other levels - even a honeymoon suite." "Like people go to when they get married?" "Yes, Molly. They are a new family, so they go somewhere special and do special things to celebrate. We're a new family, so I thought you might like to go somewhere special and do something special." "Oh, yes Unc - I mean DADDY! Do people on honeymoon do baby-making things?" "Yes, Molly." "Can we do those things?" "As much as your body is ready for." "You're always taking care of me - I love you, Daddy!" "And I love you, Molly. Pack your bag and we'll go to the honeymoon suite." "Do I really need clothes there?" "Maybe not there, but you will when we explore this place. You'll need to be dressed if you want to come with me to the Comms section and talk to Colonel Mason - and maybe some other people." "OK. But can we go now? Where's the elevator?" "Just past the Commissary." "Oh, the store." "You can call it the 'store' if you want to. We need to stop there for food to take with us." "I didn't see any restaurants." "That's right, Honey. No sit-down restaurants, no take out places. We either eat packaged foods or we cook our own." "Can we have pancakes? With chocolate chips and pecans?" "If you help me find everything we need." "I'll push the buggy!" "Can you see the computer screen on the buggy? Or do you need a boost?" "Pick me up so I can see." "Press the Search button, then type in 'pancake'." +Think it me so I can see the spelling. +Pancake "There are pancake things - mix and syrup - on Aisle 3. But no pecans!" "What kind of food is a pecan?" "Oh, I should look for nuts?" "Right, smart girl!" "And apple juice would be under 'juice', not 'apple'?" "Right again, smart daughter!" "Oh, Daddy, I love it when you call me 'daughter'" "OK, daughter, which aisle next?" "I don't see 'muffins'. Don't they have them?" "Bread products don't keep very long, so there's no bread here. We'll have to bake our own, whether it's a loaf of bread, or biscuits, or muffins, or a cake. So we need flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar and some other stuff. Where is 'flour'?" "Aisle 5. Will you teach me to bake?" "And to cook all the other things we like." "I love you, Daddy." "I love you too, Molly." "Can I do the checkout? I need the RFID tag and the bar label has to be against the scanner." "Very good, Honey. You scan the things you can lift and call me if anything is too big or too heavy. I'll load everything into this cart with big wheels so we can take it with us." "I thought that cart was locked to the wall?" "How did we get everything else in here?" "There's an RFID pad to unlock the cart?" "Yes, Honey. That way other people would know who has the big carts and can ask that the carts be returned." "They would know us by name?" "No, but the computer would know where the RFID tag that unlocked the cart is staying and could send a 'return the cart' message to those quarters." "OK, that's all of it, Unc.. I mean Daddy! Can I push the cart? Uggh! It's too heavy!" "Molly, I put the luggage on the cart so we don't have so many pieces to move. Hop on the cart and you can ride, too." "OK. How long 'til we get there? I want to do 'stuff' with my new Daddy!" "Just a few floors away. Get on the elevator and press button '9'." "OK." "What do you want me to do when we get in the room?" "Can you put your finger in my vagina? Will you rub my butt?" "Would you like to do that in the big Jacuzzi tub?" "There's a Jacuzzi?" "I told you it was a nice room!" "And can I have your children?" "Yes, as many as you want." "Really?? Can we start now? I know your penis won't fit in my vagina, but can you hold it at the opening and let the semen squirt in, like we're really trying to make babies?" "Is that what you want, Molly?" "Oh, Daddy - yes Yes YES!" "Can you tell me when I'm in the right place, or do you want me to try to feel what's happening to you?" "Can we do both?" "We can try it now. Do you want to do some stretching in the Jacuzzi first?" "YES!" "Is the water OK?" "It's just right!" "Let me sit down and you sit in my lap with your feet outside my legs. You try first with pointer." "That was easy - it went right in!" "Then let's try my finger. Take a deep breath and let it out." Aaah. Whoosh. "It's all the way in and it didn't hurt - it feels good!!" "My thumb is bigger. Want to try it?" "Can we kissy-face while you try?" "Yes, Honey. Turn and face me. Scoot back a little on my legs so my hand will fit between us. Kiss me, Dyson!" "You bet I'm Dyson." And she is - nothing gentle on my mouth this time, just hard lip-to-lip and deep tongue thrusts. I push her tongue back into her mouth and follow it with mine. Meanwhile, my thumb is halfway in - surprised she stretches so easily, but Mason said she would be able to delver a baby at 10, so I guess that's another enhancement. She has my tongue down her throat and is sucking it like she'll never let go. My thumb is all the way in - let's try some wiggling. It does cause her to release my tongue... "Oooh! Do that some more!" Now some in and out. "Do more of that too! Can you put your penis in me yet?" "Let me get my thumb out and we'll see. It's against your vagina. Is it in the right place?" "Oh yes! Push it in!!" "We'll go very slowly, Honey - I don't think you body is ready for this and I don't want to hurt you." "You'll know if it hurts - you always do." "OK. Just a little." "OH! I'm so full! Is it all in?" "No, honey. Just a little bit of the head - but enough to squirt the semen in you. Is that what you want?" "YES!" "Then use your hands and stroke it like you did before." "It feels like more goes in when I pull on it!" "It just swells a little at the end when you squeeze it like that. I won't let you put any more inside you - I can tell it's starting to hurt." "But it's a nice hurt - we're a new family and we're making babies!" "I'm almost ready, Molly. Kiss me some more." "Oh yes, Daddy!" Her strokes are in time with her sucks on my tongue. I won't last long, but the feeling is incredible. How wonderful to be with such an eager partner! Will she actually be ready for the real thing in a couple of years? She certainly wants it now. +Here it comes, Molly. +Oh, Dadd... That was quick! She didn't even get to the "It's good" part. Lift her out onto the rug. Get me out. Dry both of us. Put her in bed. Hate to leave her, but she really needs to rest. How long have we been here? Four hours - maybe Mason has some news? I can at least look at the seismic indicators. Down to Comms. Light by my phone is blinking. Hit the 'Messages' button. "George, this is Ed Mason. Yellowstone burped some ash and has oozed lava over a number of roads in the park, but the seismic indicators have all dropped back to just slightly above average readings. I suggest you pack up and go to North Carolina. The Survival Building there is in the GPS on Molly's go-cart (along with all the other Buildings). Get a trailer from level 21 (check for an ultralight) and collect whatever items you want to take with you. Get a trailer big enough to take the VW. There are military license plates in the Commissary, next to the maps section. Pick up a couple of full dress uniforms, some fatigues and the proper insignia, Colonel Wilson. Your travelling papers are on the laser printer by your desk. There's a lot of military traffic on the roads right now and another deuce and a half shouldn't attract much attention. School starts at Duke in another week and Molly is enrolled in the charter school on the Duke campus. The two of you can travel together to Duke in the morning and there's afterschool care until you finish work. There's a house with features like Daniel's and there's an offer of $2 million in your name that you can follow up on when you get there - map and GPS coordinates on the printer. Sorry this appears to have been a false alarm, but it did get the attention of all the other people who should have been at the Survival Buildings. If Yellowstone goes sour, it will probably happen very fast and you'll have more time to reach a Survival Building if you're on the East Coast. The draft of the book by you and Daniel is on the big printer on the school floor. If you're happy with it, publication can begin in a couple of weeks. Enjoy Molly until morning, then pack up and head east. Take the cell phone in your desk and the satellite phone under the desk. If you're not in the truck, I'll contact you on one or the other as needed until you arrive in North Carolina; otherwise we'll use military comm channels. You can spend the night at any military base along the way. They're all marked in the GPS and on the paper maps. Your papers give you the highest priority for fuel, food, and lodging. Make good time, but do stop when you're tired. You and Molly are too valuable to risk for speed. The truck has cruise control and a porta-potty but it doesn't have an autopilot. Rest as needed. Sleep every night. I'll be in touch." Wow! We may have dodged the bullet this time, but the odds seem to be against it lasting long. Guess we don't yet get to set our own day and night. Better plan for an early rising in the morning - no, it's 3AM, make that later today. Hmm, 2800 miles to Durham, NC. That's about 40 hours on the road. I can manage 10 hours a day, but how will Molly hold up? What will she do in the truck? Better check for a mobile DVD player in the Commissary - she has DVD's that she likes and some books. And some music for me when she's asleep. Need a cooler for drinks and snacks - may not have a lot of safe places to stop on some of those lonesome stretches of Interstate. I think I'll mount the guns on G-O-O-D - very few people will question a military vehicle with guns on it and I'll have the option of removing opposition if needed. Wonder if there are gun mounts on the back of the trailer? If not, I can take the trailer to the shop level and weld up something that will work - and extend the air lines for the guns to the back of the trailer. Alarm set for 8AM - yuck, as my new daughter would say. Make my list: explain things to Molly while we eat breakfast - glad she's so smart and will understand what we're doing and why, get trailer, DVD player, music for me, load VW, get stuff from Albert's storage facility, head east. Probably won't get more than 4 or 5 hours of driving time today, but that's a little less time we'll be on the road later. Need to make one last check in Comms in the morning - can I get this seismic data by phone? Brrp! Brrp! Brrp! Brrp! What the ? Oh, I set the alarm when I went to bed. Brrp! Brrp! Brrp! Brrp! "Unc... - I mean Daddy, why did you set the alarm?" "Because we have a lot to talk about. I'll fix pancakes and we can talk while we eat." "No kissy-face?" "Only a little - we did a lot last night." "Oh! I remember! You squirted your semen in me like we were making babies! Have I been asleep since then?" "Yes, daughter." "I love when you say 'daughter'!" "Then get to the table, daughter, and eat your breakfast, daughter. Then you can put on your daughter clothes and pack your daughter suitcase." "Pack my suitcase? I just unpacked it when we got in the new room. I'm confused." "Honey, the bad things that we thought were going to happen seem to have slowed down. It may be days or weeks or months before they happen. We're going to get all the things from your house that you wanted to keep and load a trailer today. Then we'll start driving to North Carolina." "Will we be there today?" "No, Honey. Not for 4 or 5 days." "But where will we sleep?" "This is a military mission, so we'll sleep at military bases along the way." "You mean the Army or the Air Force will just let us stay at one of their bases?" "Yes, Honey. This trip is very important. Remember that I said there was a professor at Duke University who would want to meet you?" "I think so." "That's where we're going. I'll be working at Duke and your new school will be on the campus of the University." "I'll be in college?" "No, but in a special school that is run by the college. I think you'll find it fun and challenging." "Challenging? You mean harder than reading 'See Jane run.' and adding 2 + 2?" "That's right, smart girl." "Can we do kissy-face before we leave?" "Yes, but only a little. We can do a little when we stop along the way and we'll have private quarters at the military bases. We'll also have a house like yours when we get to North Carolina." "You mean with safes and secret rooms and stuff?" "Yes, Honey. We'll just have to explore it to see what 'stuff' is in it." "Can we kissy-face now?" "Yes, but only 5 minutes. You know I want more, but we need to leave before things go bad again. Part of our trip takes us closer to Yellowstone than we are here, so we need to start as soon as possible." "You sound scared again, Daddy." "Yes, Molly. I am scared because while we're on the road we won't have a 'Safety House' that we can get to in a few minutes. We must get to our new, safer place in North Carolina as soon as possible." "Does that mean we'll be driving all day?" "Yes. I was going to ask if you wanted a DVD player in the truck and books and some music?" "And pink blanket and Georgie Bear?" "Of course, Honey. Whatever makes you comfortable on a long trip." "Kiss me, Daddy?" "Yes, Molly. Come sit in my lap and put your legs around me." I think I'll get her name changed to Dyson. +NO! My name is Molly! +But you're sucking my tongue off! +Sorry, Daddy. I'll try to be more gentle but what you said sounds like I won't get any more kissy-face until bedtime - and if you're driving after I'm asleep, I won't get any. If I'm asleep, can we sleep together and sleep naked? +Yes, Honey. I'll try to include some kissy-face time every morning when we wake up, but we have to look like sad uncle and sad niece for the people who will see us as we travel. +Do you have any more of the sour lemon lollipops? +Yes, I got another box when we got groceries. +Rub my butt! +Just a little. +Put your finger in it! +Only my finger? +Put your penis in it! +OK. +OK? But you said only a little kissy-face? +I need to collect some things from this building and load G-O-O-D with them. If you faint, I'll do the collecting and loading while you're asleep. +I LOVE YOU, DADDY! +I love you too, daughter! Here's the lotion, now sit down and take me in slowly. +I love this! Are you bigger today or do I have more in me? +You have more in you. Can you move up and down? And let me rub this little spot in front. +Ooooh! That makes me all tingly! Rub it some more! +OK, little love monster. You move up and down and I'll rub your clitoris. +Another Latin word? Did you show me where it was? +Yes on Latin and no on showing you, but I'll show you the next time we share the bathtub. +Are you ready, Daddy? I don't think I can wait!! +Just a couple more up and down, Molly. +You squirted in me... She'll be out for at least an hour. But she'll be satisfied for most of the day. I have time to do all the stuff on my list before she wakes. Trailer up on the freight elevator. Add the gun mounts on the back and extend the control lines. More ammo for the big guns. Standard issue sidearm and ammo. Two dress uniforms; half a dozen fatigues. Dress shoes, boots. Stay awake pills. Stop at a supermarket on the way to the storage facililty for bottled water, some of the powdered flavorings for Molly, some singles of UHT milk and apple juice. Some granola bars. Irradiated lunch meats. Cheese that needs no refrigeration. Canned raisin bread. They'll keep for a while; sandwiches in the truck aren't my first choice meal, but we won't have to stop for food. Molly will probably want PB&J. VW in the trailer, go-cart in G-O-O-D, go-cart's GPS in the cab, time to wake Molly. "Molly. Molly, daughter." "Daughter? Oh, hi Daddy! Can you remember to call me 'Honey' sometimes as well as call me 'daughter'?" "If that's what you want." "YES! I want it forever and ever!" "Pancakes are on the table. Want to go eat?" "Of course - I always want pancakes! Do we have to leave after I eat?" "Yes, as soon as you get some clothes on. I have everything loaded from here and 'Safety House'. I've called Albert. He and Bobby will meet us at the storage facility to help load the things there. Then we'll be on our way." "Can I kiss Albert when I thank him and say goodbye?" "Lips only. No licking, biting, or tongue pushing." "OK, but I think he might understand." "What do you mean?" "I was dreaming of him and he said 'You have a pretty little butt, Molly. Does your Uncle George rub it and make you feel good?'" "We'll see how he reacts when you kiss him goodbye." "OK. I'll be listening to his mind." "All finished with breakfast?" "Yes, Daddy. You want me to pack my suitcase now?" "Yes, Honey. Mine is already loaded. And the cooler with stuff for lunch and maybe another meal." "PB&J?" "With or without pickles?" "You know I don't like pickles!" "But I like to tease you." "You're yucky!" "You need to be in the G-O-O-D, daughter." "OK, Daddy." Back down the path between the rose bushes. The sky is an odd color - probably from the Yellowstone ash. Unlock the gate; let it close normally behind us. Over to the storage facility. Must be the right one - there's Bobby's SUV. "Morning, George. Hi, Molly." "Morning, Albert. It appears we dodged the bullet so far, but I don't know if things will hold." "Yes sir. A couple of Marines in an armed Humvee dropped off a package for me this morning. Something about being needed for a special mission and that I should bring my granddaughters Anna and Sherry with me. We're to visit a doctor at the base, then go to the destination he gives us. You know anything about this?" "If the orders were signed by Ed Mason, trust him completely in what he tells you - it really may be a matter of national security." "If you say so, sir. Am I allowed to ask about the vehicle? It looks like a deuce and a half designed by an aerospace engineer." "You're probably close, Albert. It's the lightest big vehicle in the military and it gets incredible mileage." "Let's get you loaded, sir. From the looks of the cab, you have a long drive ahead." "That we do, Albert - 2800 miles." "You're going to the East Coast?" "I have a position at Duke University and that's where we're going." "Couldn't happen to a nicer person, sir." "Thank you, Albert. And thank your family for helping us as well." "Goodbye, sir. I'll miss you and Molly." "I'll miss you too, Mister Albert. Can you bend down so I can hug you?" Smooch! "Thank you for helping us, Mister Albert. I love you." "I love you too, Molly." +Did you see anything? +He's thinking that Anna and Sherry might like to learn to kiss him that way. +Then he may be a good candidate for the Survival Building. "Are we there yet?" "What did I say about how long it would be?" "4 or 5 days." "How many days have we been driving?" "Just today." "Did you just answer your own question?" "Yes, teacher. But I'm bored!" "Look in the pocket in the door." "It's a book: 'Roman Numerals from I to C'." "Remember that I said I'd help you with Roman Numerals? I think you can work most of these by yourself. If you need help, remember to use words because I'm busy driving." "I remember - 20 gears that don't go 1-2-3." It's been almost an hour and she's finished the 'Grades 3 and up' book. She really is smart! "Daddy, I gotta pee." "Unfasten your seatbelt and look behind your seat." "That's a tiny toilet!" "It's a Porta-Potty that will fit in the truck. Lift the lid and do your business. Use just a little paper. When you're finished, close the lid and press the big button at the bottom two times." "We're going to carry our pee with us? That's yucky!" "And our poop, if we need to. We'll dump it out when we get to the base where we're spending the night." "But why didn't we stop at that rest area?" "Did you see any cars at the rest area?" "No." "Because people don't think it's safe to stop there. Someone might try to steal their car or their food or their fuel." "But the G-O-O-D has big guns!" "Which only work from inside the cab - not if we're in a restroom far away from it." "Daddy, you're scaring me again!" "I'm sorry, Honey, but you need to know as much as you can understand. I want to keep you safe, but you need to know the places and things that might not be safe so you can take care of yourself if you have to." "But I want to stay with you!" "For as long as possible, Molly." "How much longer until we stop for the night?" "About 4 hours." "But it's getting dark. I'll be asleep before then." "I know, Honey. If we can, we'll sleep together and we'll sleep naked. We can get some kissy-face time in the morning - maybe more than kissy-face if you wake up early enough." "If I'm asleep, I won't get a bath tonight. Can we get a bath together in the morning?" "Some military bases only have showers. We can shower together. I have an idea for something new we can try in the shower." "OK, Daddy. Kiss me goodnight now?" "Lips only - I still have to drive." "OK, I understand." Smooch. "Good night, daughter." "Good night, Daddy." She's asleep with pink blanket and Georgie Bear. The extra pillow keeps her head from bumping against the door. This truck rides well for what it is, but it's not a luxury sedan. The exit for the base should be just around this next curve. What's that red glow? A fire on the base? Time to try the radio. "AF37, this is Special Ops A14. Do you have accommodations for me?" "Sorry, sir. Civilian rioters used heavy equipment to enter the base and the firefight to control them ignited some of our housing. The next likely place is about 200 miles further east." "Sorry for your problems. Is there a closer safe place to park a military vehicle?" "No sir." "OK, I'll keep driving." It's been a long 3 hours, but there's a sign for the base. National Guard? Not exactly the security I'm looking for. Maybe a recon drive around the area... Ping! Ping! That's small arms fire bouncing off the armor. What's on the infrared scanner? Maybe 10 people on the building to the right. Time to go back to the highway.