Beyond the Triangle

C .P. Stewart

Description

Captain Valentin Chang is en route to Florida in 2086 commanding the large submersible destroyer, Wynarte, as part of a coordinated, worldwide nuclear attack on major cities by the Sovereign Republic of Africa. As Wynarte waits for the appointed time to launch her missiles at Jacksonville, Orlando, and Atlanta, Chang discovers they are now in the year 2288.Jake Myers is sent to San Francisco to fix a vacuum problem in the westward portion of the Transcontinental Underground Railway (TUR). He is helped by two maintenance workers and succeeds in correcting the problem in spite of a hostile attack. Thomas, one of the maintenance workers, confides that his grandfather related that he had traveled in time from WWII to 2234, so Jake meets with Thomas’ family, assuring them that it was possible because he had also traveled in time from 2005 to 2283.Juan Morales visits Jake and his family and relates that he is going to Savannah to reunite with Skye Davenport, and then to Jacksonville to find his former boss, Mason Bankowski, whom he hasn’t been able to contact. Skye seems strangely distant and attracted to Mannard Heinrich, her employer, so broken-hearted Juan travels to Jacksonville. Finding a militaristic atmosphere, he contacts Jake, who joins him.Together, Jake and Juan start their search, but are chased out of the city and captured by “outsiders.” Jake finds a commonality with a leader of the outsider village and enlists their help. Meanwhile, Jake’s family’s concern over hearing nothing from him leads to his son, Nathan, traveling to Jacksonville, accompanied by Thomas, who volunteers to help.Jake, Juan, and the outsiders search for answers within the city, while Nathan and Thomas independently do the same. They determine the city is populated by many soldiers, guards, and individuals under mind-control, and that many citizens have disappeared. WWII Nazis are included in the mix and someone called the Fuhrer seems to be in charge.Thomas is captured and sent to an island prison housing the missing citizenry. Nathan discovers Jake is living with outsiders and sets off alone to find him, almost dying in the process. Jake and Nathan are reunited before Jake, Juan, some outsiders, and a few Nazi turncoats succeed in overtaking the island prison and rescuing the prisoners. Among the freed prisoners is Thomas’ grandfather, Bill Reynolds, and two of his crewmembers from the WWII submarine, USS Crosshatch. Both Crosshatch and a German submarine, U-857, were transported from the same time, although U-857 arrived recently.Juan, with help, rescues Skye from Mannard as they are being presented as the first Aryan couple, arranged by Karl Rudolein, a powerful Nazi trying to establish the Fourth Reich.Chang intends to obliterate the area using his unfired nuclear missiles, but a skeleton ensemble of the 3 Crosshatch crew, Mason, Juan, Thomas, and the Nazi turncoats use U-857 to engage Wynarte. Both vessels are destroyed. Three survive unscathed, while Juan, Mason, and Bill are badly injured. As they seek medical help, Mannard tries to reclaim Skye and shoots Juan before falling to his death.An epilogue set five years later reveals the fate of the characters.

Sujets

• Science Fiction
• Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Outskirts Press
• Date de parution: 13 septembre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781977235336
• Langue: English

Extrait

This is a work of fiction. The events and characters described herein are imaginary and are not intended to refer to specific places or living persons. The opinions expressed in this manuscript are solely the opinions of the author and do not represent the opinions or thoughts of the publisher. The author has represented and warranted full ownership and/or legal right to publish all the materials in this book.
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Dedicated to my family for always being there, and especially to my mother, Florence Grace: an angel on earth and forever my "Amazing Grace."
BEYOND THE TRIANGLE is the sequel to THROUGH THE TRIANGLE ISBN: 978-1-4327-4036-8 (2009 Readers Favorite Award)

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"I really enjoyed this book. I feel it was very well written, thought out and put together to create one great story. I liked the characters; they were very well developed and each character brought to the story the essential pieces needed to bring it together. Local was well described. All in all, a page turner of a read, packed full of adventure and action. Recommended." Senior Reviewer (MIdWest Book Review) (WI);

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"There is a time to take counsel of your fears and there is a time to never listen to any fear." George S. Patton (1885 – 1945)
Contents
Prologue: The Mission
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Epilogue
Submarines
Prologue: The Mission
December 21, 2086
The submersible destroyer Wynarte sliced through the waters of the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of fifty meters, only four-hours from her destination. The Supreme Command had ordered this mission as a pre-emptive strike and Captain Valentin Chang was determined to carry out his orders precisely as they had been laid out. Three days underwater had brought them this far and Chang knew the other submersible destroyers were nearly in place as well; this mission should go like clockwork .
Captain Chang was an imposing figure wherever he happened to be on the ship, even though his five-five stature was smaller than the vast majority of the men under his command. What he lacked in height, he more than made up for in intensity and devotion to duty. He had spent twenty-six of his fifty-three years in positions of command and had a reputation throughout all the military forces as someone whose authority was never to be challenged. Although silently regarded as ruthless, outwardly he commanded the utmost respect and obedience from his charges.
Chang sat in his quarters, studying his orders for what seemed like the hundredth time since departing Refúgio Seguro – Portugese for Safe Haven, one of two top-secret bases under the man-made islands off Africa’s coast; this one located off the west coast. He smiled with satisfaction, knowing this covert mission was going to swing the imminent war to their advantage before the Allied Nations could even imagine what hit them. It was a masterful plan, one that he had been instrumental in pushing to the Chiefs of Staff and Prime Minister Ungolay. This mission was so secret that no other nation, friendly or otherwise, had even the slightest clue. In fact, only those who planned it and the highly trained captains of each of the warships involved knew of this mission.
A knock on his stateroom door brought Chang to his feet, quickly moving with purpose across the small room. He opened the door to face his second in command, Vice Captain Kwon Van Duquon, whose rail-thin six-foot two frame nearly qualified him as a stick-figure caricature.
"Yes, Vice Captain," Chang asked expectantly as he returned the salute, "What is it?"
"As per your request to be informed of any vessel detected in our immediate vicinity, there are two approaching from the north, Captain."
"Have you identified them Vice Captain?"
"They appear to be merchants, but we cannot be sure at this distance until you verify them."
"I will accompany you to the bridge," Chang replied while gathering his uniform cap. He led the way through a wide corridor to the main bridge and onto the transition platform, which lifted them to the conning bridge.
The officer in charge quickly stepped aside to permit Chang access to the geoscanner, an electronic device with the capability of magnifying objects at distances up to ten-kilometers. Chang deployed the fiber-optic antenna and waited for it to break the surface. A display screen appeared in mid-air, which he studied before touching holographic numbers to program the unknown vessels’ coordinates. Three-dimensional holographic models of the ships appeared above a nearby display table. A swipe of his hand along another section of the display screen caused the small ships to increase in size to where Chang could interpret their identities.
"These are commercial vessels and of no consequence," he said, erasing the display with a wave of his hand across the display screen. "I am going to my room to retire. Inform me of any other questionable vessels and also when we reach our destination." He returned their salutes and stepped onto the transition platform, which descended into the main bridge; from there he returned to his quarters.
Chang knew he would not rest until this crucial mission was completed, and didn’t want to waste time standing around with those he considered inferior; he would rather be alone. Stretched out on his bunk with hands behind his head and legs crossed at the ankles, he permitted his mind to go over the plan once more. Wynarte was one of two submersible Destroyers that departed Refúgio Seguro three days ago. They could have crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a fraction of that time topside, but being underwater and running in silence takes longer. No matter, all nine warships were bearing missiles carrying small nuclear warheads, each capable of destroying a large city and each ship had its own target or targets. There would be no communication with Command or with each other until every warship was in place and ready. At precisely 0300 hours, Greenwich Mean Time, tomorrow morning, December 22, 2086, all nine submersible destroyers would surface in their respective assigned positions and await the one-word code that would begin a cataclysmic event the world had never before seen: PRIMERO – Spanish for first .
All nine warships should be in place by 2300 hours tonight, awaiting the appointed time. Wynarte was to lay off the east coast of Florida with three heavily populated United States targets – Atlanta, Orlando, and Jacksonville. At precisely the same instant Wynarte was firing its three missiles, the Norwontek would be firing on New York City, Washington DC, Toronto, and Montreal, in the United States and Canada. These attacks would be well after dark at 10:00 pm local time. The date of the attacks was