Free The Event (Book 1): Survival by Lee Thomas

out if they have any injured. How long till we are docked?" I barked out.
                  "Should be no more than 30 minutes, sir" the current watch officer said.
                  "Jeff, I'm going out as soon as we dock. Tell Michelle I will send word about the girls as soon as I know." I said as I started out of the bridge. I headed straight for the hangar bay and ordered the elevator down and door open before we had even been tied off.
                  As soon as I hit the pier, I grabbed a cart, which thankfully was still in the garage, and headed directly for the base hospital. Seeing the damage done to the base, to all the hard work we had done, it hurt. Debris littered the streets, trees were down all over the place, and the few vehicles we had left either severely damaged or flipped over. I saw a lot of windows blown out, glass scattered all over the place. Loose animals told me that livestock fences were down, but the animals seemed to be uninjured.
                  Someone with a radio in their hand flagged me down. I pulled up to him and stopped.
                  "Admiral, I was told to find you. I have a report from Capt. Crow. He wanted to inform you that the inspection crews have returned. The fence line is intact. He also wanted me to give you this list." The officer handed me a paper, saluted, then turned and continued on his way.
                  I looked at the list, seeing it was an injury report. I scanned the names, looking for some in particular. I did know some of the names on here, but luckily none of my daughter's names were on there. I also noticed that none of Jeff's kid's names were on it either. Most of them seemed to be from flying debris, minor cuts, maybe a few stitches here and there. The guards blown off the towers were another story. Their injuries were apparently severe enough that they were not included in this report. That was not a good sign.
                  Folding the list, I put it in my pocket and headed back to the ship. I wanted to give Jeff and Michelle the news that all our kids were safe. Of course, with Nathan, Jeff's second, on the hunting parties, we didn't know about him yet. Hopefully they had news on the ship already.
                  Returning to the ship, I went straight for the bridge. As soon as I walked in, Jeff looked up and handed me a report. It was a damage report from the apartment group. They suffered heavy damage to the buildings, but at least they had no injuries. They were working on repairing the fence damage now.
                  "This is good, but do we have any news from the hunters yet?" I asked, setting the report down.
                  "Yes. They found someplace to hole up before the storm hit. They even managed to save the vehicles."
                  "Outstanding. Tell them to cut their week short, head on back. Also, call Michelle and let her know the girls are not on the injured list. Neither are any of yours." I said.
                  "Sir, the fence guards just sent in a report that there is a large group of infected and mutants on the eastern perimeter. They seem to be actively attacking the wall. Capt. Crow has called for general quarters on base." Reported the radio officer.
                  "General quarters, now. Get the secondary's to the fence line. MOVE!" Jeff ordered. Chaos erupted as people started yelling into phones or radios. The announcement went out over the intercom, and the bells rang for battle stations. Any attack on the base immediately put the ships on alert also, in case the attackers broke through.
                  "I want both the rescue and attack choppers ready to go in ten minutes. Maybe we can draw their attention away from the wall, give the guards a chance to clear them out." I said. "I'm going down, keep me informed."
                  I left the bridge