from their
routine morning ride. They are co-captains of an amateur cycling team that
competes in charity rides.
“Heads up Elm, something is going on up ahead”, Dan
said as he engages his hand break and brings his bike to a stop. He hops off
and begins to walk his bike toward the crowd.
Elmer gets down off of his bike and joins him, “What
the heck do you think is going on, especially this early?”
“Beats me buddy, I can’t really tell. I think
someone is hurt; it looks like there is blood on the side of that car. I think
that there may be some kind of accident?”
“There aren’t any flashing lights or Sirens, cops
must not be here yet. Let’s go see what is going on.”
As the duo continues toward the crowd, Dan’s right
leg quivers and gives out; he goes down hard, dropping his bike, startling
Elmer and drawing the attention of one of the crowd.
“Dan, are you alright?” Elmer sits his bike down and
kneels next to his friend.
“Damn calf cramp; all five of my toes are curled up
and crumpled”, Dan answers as he is trying to massage his throbbing leg.
“You scared the hell outta me, I thought you were
having a heart attack.”
Neither Dan nor Elmer notices the small group
approaching them, until it is too late. They were easy targets, and did not put
up much of a fight. And so the carnage continued as the sun continued to climb,
and the hoard continued to advance.
Ryan Almasung was engulfed as he delivered the early
edition of the dispatch. He was supposed to graduate this summer, and had hopes
on enlisting in the Air Force.
Daphne Joelis and Greta Prosty were out trying to
walk their bodies into a size ten or better. Daphne, the bride to be, and Greta
her soon to be maid of honor were preoccupied by their mp3 players, and smart
phones. They were carrying on a ‘text’ conversation with one another, even
though they were only two feet apart. Oblivious to their own surroundings, they
actually walked right into the approaching zombies. The good news is that they
both lost ten pounds of flesh almost immediately.
The zombies continued through the town, turning
everyone they came into contact with, giving no quarter to anybody; they
attacked women, children, sick and old alike.
Chapter 23
The advance scout team arrives on the scene of
Ross’s accident and begins setting up a defensive perimeter. There was no media
near the scene so the officer in charge, Captain Brice Hellatoni, dispatched
two six man teams one mile in each direction; one to cover the forward flank
and one to protect the rear flank should crowd control become necessary. He is
unconcerned about the right and left, assuming nobody will be traveling through
the swamp. Once both of the scout teams have reported back, he sends a radio
message to General Balchor indicating that the crash site is secure and ready
for the search team to move forward.
Mike, Jimmy and OhAy arrive on site just ahead of
the search team. Mike returns salutes as he dismounts the jeep. “Captain
Hellatoni, go and get me a rifle, and please issue Mr. Gaston a rifle and a
sidearm.” He looks toward OhAy, “Doctor, would you like a weapon?” OhAy shakes
her head no. The Captain salutes and heads off toward the mobile armory.
Jimmy pulls Mike aside from the group. “Mike, how do
you know that Ross was trying to sell the thumb from Z? What makes you think it
is still out here?”
“Listen Jimmy, you know that I can’t tell you
anymore than I already have…”
“Bullshit Mike, my clearance is as high as yours!
You tell me what is going on or I am getting in that jeep and I am leaving and
the only way you are going to stop me is by shooting me!”
Mike runs his fingers across his closely cropped
hair. “We have… I mean had an informant close to Joseph Victorino; we knew that
he had his hooks into someone inside Syscorp but we didn’t know who. The
informant was scheduled to come in and tell us who Victorino had inside
Syscorp. We didn’t know
routine morning ride. They are co-captains of an amateur cycling team that
competes in charity rides.
“Heads up Elm, something is going on up ahead”, Dan
said as he engages his hand break and brings his bike to a stop. He hops off
and begins to walk his bike toward the crowd.
Elmer gets down off of his bike and joins him, “What
the heck do you think is going on, especially this early?”
“Beats me buddy, I can’t really tell. I think
someone is hurt; it looks like there is blood on the side of that car. I think
that there may be some kind of accident?”
“There aren’t any flashing lights or Sirens, cops
must not be here yet. Let’s go see what is going on.”
As the duo continues toward the crowd, Dan’s right
leg quivers and gives out; he goes down hard, dropping his bike, startling
Elmer and drawing the attention of one of the crowd.
“Dan, are you alright?” Elmer sits his bike down and
kneels next to his friend.
“Damn calf cramp; all five of my toes are curled up
and crumpled”, Dan answers as he is trying to massage his throbbing leg.
“You scared the hell outta me, I thought you were
having a heart attack.”
Neither Dan nor Elmer notices the small group
approaching them, until it is too late. They were easy targets, and did not put
up much of a fight. And so the carnage continued as the sun continued to climb,
and the hoard continued to advance.
Ryan Almasung was engulfed as he delivered the early
edition of the dispatch. He was supposed to graduate this summer, and had hopes
on enlisting in the Air Force.
Daphne Joelis and Greta Prosty were out trying to
walk their bodies into a size ten or better. Daphne, the bride to be, and Greta
her soon to be maid of honor were preoccupied by their mp3 players, and smart
phones. They were carrying on a ‘text’ conversation with one another, even
though they were only two feet apart. Oblivious to their own surroundings, they
actually walked right into the approaching zombies. The good news is that they
both lost ten pounds of flesh almost immediately.
The zombies continued through the town, turning
everyone they came into contact with, giving no quarter to anybody; they
attacked women, children, sick and old alike.
Chapter 23
The advance scout team arrives on the scene of
Ross’s accident and begins setting up a defensive perimeter. There was no media
near the scene so the officer in charge, Captain Brice Hellatoni, dispatched
two six man teams one mile in each direction; one to cover the forward flank
and one to protect the rear flank should crowd control become necessary. He is
unconcerned about the right and left, assuming nobody will be traveling through
the swamp. Once both of the scout teams have reported back, he sends a radio
message to General Balchor indicating that the crash site is secure and ready
for the search team to move forward.
Mike, Jimmy and OhAy arrive on site just ahead of
the search team. Mike returns salutes as he dismounts the jeep. “Captain
Hellatoni, go and get me a rifle, and please issue Mr. Gaston a rifle and a
sidearm.” He looks toward OhAy, “Doctor, would you like a weapon?” OhAy shakes
her head no. The Captain salutes and heads off toward the mobile armory.
Jimmy pulls Mike aside from the group. “Mike, how do
you know that Ross was trying to sell the thumb from Z? What makes you think it
is still out here?”
“Listen Jimmy, you know that I can’t tell you
anymore than I already have…”
“Bullshit Mike, my clearance is as high as yours!
You tell me what is going on or I am getting in that jeep and I am leaving and
the only way you are going to stop me is by shooting me!”
Mike runs his fingers across his closely cropped
hair. “We have… I mean had an informant close to Joseph Victorino; we knew that
he had his hooks into someone inside Syscorp but we didn’t know who. The
informant was scheduled to come in and tell us who Victorino had inside
Syscorp. We didn’t know
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