Chapter 3 – SNAFU
Snafu is an acronym in popular culture meaning, “Situation Normal: All Fucked Up.” This phrase should be the motto of the Krasnorussian Army, as the device was seen to have the same bug problem as it did before; but at least, no living thing was being thrown out of the portal this time.
As Voronov watched the random objects being blown out of the portal, he concentrated on the whirring symbols on the date and place indicator. He decided to do something radical – annoy the computer with repeated input of the correct place and time. He proceeded to do this, as Kazansky shook his head, already reloading his pistol.
Then, something amazing happened. The place and time froze on the correct input! The machine stopped throwing up random objects and threw a man in an officer’s uniform and an officer’s cap out onto the tunnel’s cement floor.
“Attention all squads, we’ve found the Chairman!” Kazansky said joyously over his walkie-talkie. The cheers of the men were tinny over the receiver. Suddenly, the date and place display started changing again.
“Control Team A, prepare to secure the Chairman. There might be more debris heading out of that tunnel.”
“Roger that, Comrade Major. We’re sending out a fire team.”
A group of five men dashed out of a safety bunker and grabbed the Chairman, just before a large rock was thrown out of the wormhole.
“Mission accomplished, gentlemen. Let’s turn this thing off and get the Chairman back to –“ Kazansky was cut short by a great roaring sound coming from the other side of the wormhole.
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