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Planetary Defense Corps

In the year 2700, Earth is viciously invaded and attacked by an unknown force. Humanity—having long since become a spacefaring society—were equipped with the needed advanced weaponry, starships and high-tech planetary defenses. The catch was, we were only slightly more advanced technologically and had won the war with extreme causality to ourselves; Earth’s population was brought to the brink of annihilation. In the aftermath, most of Earth’s militaries, technology, industrial complexes, facilities, advanced heavy weaponry, war planes and battlecruisers were destroyed. Earth had practically gone dark and to its dismay, pockets of abandoned enemy forces still dominated sectors of the planet and continued as an active threat. Commanding Officers of fragmented armies and battalions around the globe quickly initiated the Planetary Defense Corps program—a contingency plan that utilizes a blend of all available military personnel and a mandatory civilian-based infantry who are then immediately trained in ground assault and guerrilla warfare tactics as Earth’s only formidable answer to all remaining enemy forces. The PDC’s objectives were simple: 1. To locate and eliminate all remaining enemy forces by any means necessary 2. To continuously and aggressively expand in number by mandatory recruitment of all able-bodied men and women to be trained and prepared to fight. Lt. Astro Dean Llewellyn, a once helpless civilian now 3-year battle worn PDC marine, leads his own infantry platoon through known and unknown hostile sectors in attempt to carry out the PDC’s objectives. What he discovers changes the fate of Humanity forever.

Mike_Jonin · Sci-fi

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2 Chs

Chapter 1: Survive

We made it down to the ground floor of our building in a mad dash, along with several other families. My duffle bag was heavy and cumbersome; it was already hurting my shoulder and I had a feeling it would slow me down.

There were several people in front of my mother and I, opening the side entrance door, looking out and immediately closing it in terror.

"What do we do? Where the fuck do we go?!" A tenant said.

Panic and pandemonium struck within the corridor. People began to cry, yell, scream and most had complete and total nervous breakdowns. Children began to cry and women began to whimper, clutching their young ones tightly.

One man stepped up to take command of the rest. I didn't know him or his name, but he gained the attention of the rest of the men by waving them over to where he was further into the corridor, next to the stairwell and away from the exit door. They could be heard talking and arguing. They discussed ideas and logical plans for escape to some sort of safety, wherever that was.

I managed to wade through the women and children to take a look by cracking the door. What I saw was an abyssal nightmare of chaos and bedlam that used to be South Philadelphia.

Mass hysteria took over the city's population.

People were running for their lives, moving in all directions with no actual direction or order to their resolve. The once peaceful town I knew, loved and grew up in had turned into an active war zone.

There were already casualties from collapsed buildings, fires, over turned cars, bomb craters and maser cannon bursts all over cars, buildings, sidewalks and asphalt. I had never witnessed such macabre up close and personal in my entire life. The smell of death made me sick to my stomach.

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