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given a much larger task than the
petty war your countries are fighting.”
“Petty?” Monte asks.
Yusif nods, thinking.
Vanessa helps, “This place holds a gate.”
“Uh-huh,” Oddball says.
Vanessa looks to him, “It must be closed, or the undead will
flood the earth.”
Yusif nods, “It is our duty to see that this does not
happen.”
“The curse of Belial,” Vanessa tells them.
Monte looks to Vanessa, “This ‘gate.' Where’s it lead to?”
She shrugs, “You would call it hell.”
“But that was just a story,” Johnson objects.
Vanessa turns to him, “So is the Bible.”
Johnson genuflects.
Monte looks to her and Yusif, “You’re saying the gate to
hell is opening, and we’ve got to close it.”
“Yes,” Yusif says.
Muller nods, “So the French, the Romans, all of them, they
came in to close the gate,” Muller guesses.
“My ancestors, they could not do it alone,” Yusif informs
them.
“They needed soldiers, protectors.” Vanessa says.
Oddball indicates the dead Romans, “And got turned into them
Zombie thingies for their trouble!”
Muller looks around, “And we will suffer this horror now.”
“A small taste of the evil the world will suffer if we do
not succeed,” Yusif says.
Johnson nods. Pilch points a finger at Yusif, “So you picked
the first bunch of dumb-asses that would follow you in.”
“No, the second,” Muller looks to Yusif, “You ambushed us
and then drove us like cattle to this place. Didn’t you?”
Yusif shakes his head, “Not I. You were chosen.”
Monte scoffs, “By who?”
Yusif looks at him and points to the ceiling. All eyes look
up.
“You gotta be kiddin’ me,” Monte exclaims.
“If we don’t close the portal, the undead will crawl from
the sand and fall upon the world.”
“Well then, I say we find a way out, come back with four
fuckin’ divisions, and blow this whole place back to hell,” Oddball suggests.
Yusif shakes his head, “There is no time.”
Pilch grabs him by the collar, “Bullshit! You’re lying!”
Yusif throws him off, “There is no way out. Not until the
portal is closed.”
“How long?” Monte asks.
“A few hours.”
Pilch looks to Monte, “You’re buying this load of shit?”
Monte looks to Muller and nods, “Yeah, I’m buying.”
Pilch watches as Muller nods in agreement, and he shakes his
head, “Come on this is bullshit.”
“If you got a better explanation for the walking dead, then
by all means… enlighten me Pilch,” Monte demands.
Pilch looks around the room to the dead Romans and then up
to his dirt covered, blood stained comrades and then to Monte.
Monte nods, “Good, move out!”
The men start for the tunnel that leads them deeper inside.
Chapter 13
The group walks down a long, dimly lit, sagging tunnel.
Creaking stanchions barely hold the earth in place. Yusif looks back to see
Johnson and Oddball shove each other in a petty squabble.
Camir and Yusif talk in Arabic.
“These fools are who were picked for our protectors?” Camir
complains.
Yusif shrugs apologetically.
“I expected more from the Americans, they are so . . . ”
“Yes?” Yusif asks.
“Petty.”
Vanessa chimes in with perfect Arabic, “Judge not, lest ye
be judged.”
Oddball looks over, “What’re you guys talking about?”
“It does not translate,” Yusif tells him.
Vanessa giggles while Monte looks irked at being left out of
the conversation.
He turns to Yusif, “What did you know about this place
before?”
“Much, my family has been closing the gate for a millenium.”
Camir says something in Arabic.
Yusif points ahead, “A door.”
“Johnson, check it . . . ”
“Hey, wait up!” Smith calls from behind them.
Everyone turns to see him walking up, uniform torn, face
bloody and dirt stained.
Pilch smiles, “Smith! You’re alive?”
Smith smiles back to him, “You know it.”
Pilch gives him a bear hug lifting him off the ground. Smith
takes no notice, staring past
petty war your countries are fighting.”
“Petty?” Monte asks.
Yusif nods, thinking.
Vanessa helps, “This place holds a gate.”
“Uh-huh,” Oddball says.
Vanessa looks to him, “It must be closed, or the undead will
flood the earth.”
Yusif nods, “It is our duty to see that this does not
happen.”
“The curse of Belial,” Vanessa tells them.
Monte looks to Vanessa, “This ‘gate.' Where’s it lead to?”
She shrugs, “You would call it hell.”
“But that was just a story,” Johnson objects.
Vanessa turns to him, “So is the Bible.”
Johnson genuflects.
Monte looks to her and Yusif, “You’re saying the gate to
hell is opening, and we’ve got to close it.”
“Yes,” Yusif says.
Muller nods, “So the French, the Romans, all of them, they
came in to close the gate,” Muller guesses.
“My ancestors, they could not do it alone,” Yusif informs
them.
“They needed soldiers, protectors.” Vanessa says.
Oddball indicates the dead Romans, “And got turned into them
Zombie thingies for their trouble!”
Muller looks around, “And we will suffer this horror now.”
“A small taste of the evil the world will suffer if we do
not succeed,” Yusif says.
Johnson nods. Pilch points a finger at Yusif, “So you picked
the first bunch of dumb-asses that would follow you in.”
“No, the second,” Muller looks to Yusif, “You ambushed us
and then drove us like cattle to this place. Didn’t you?”
Yusif shakes his head, “Not I. You were chosen.”
Monte scoffs, “By who?”
Yusif looks at him and points to the ceiling. All eyes look
up.
“You gotta be kiddin’ me,” Monte exclaims.
“If we don’t close the portal, the undead will crawl from
the sand and fall upon the world.”
“Well then, I say we find a way out, come back with four
fuckin’ divisions, and blow this whole place back to hell,” Oddball suggests.
Yusif shakes his head, “There is no time.”
Pilch grabs him by the collar, “Bullshit! You’re lying!”
Yusif throws him off, “There is no way out. Not until the
portal is closed.”
“How long?” Monte asks.
“A few hours.”
Pilch looks to Monte, “You’re buying this load of shit?”
Monte looks to Muller and nods, “Yeah, I’m buying.”
Pilch watches as Muller nods in agreement, and he shakes his
head, “Come on this is bullshit.”
“If you got a better explanation for the walking dead, then
by all means… enlighten me Pilch,” Monte demands.
Pilch looks around the room to the dead Romans and then up
to his dirt covered, blood stained comrades and then to Monte.
Monte nods, “Good, move out!”
The men start for the tunnel that leads them deeper inside.
Chapter 13
The group walks down a long, dimly lit, sagging tunnel.
Creaking stanchions barely hold the earth in place. Yusif looks back to see
Johnson and Oddball shove each other in a petty squabble.
Camir and Yusif talk in Arabic.
“These fools are who were picked for our protectors?” Camir
complains.
Yusif shrugs apologetically.
“I expected more from the Americans, they are so . . . ”
“Yes?” Yusif asks.
“Petty.”
Vanessa chimes in with perfect Arabic, “Judge not, lest ye
be judged.”
Oddball looks over, “What’re you guys talking about?”
“It does not translate,” Yusif tells him.
Vanessa giggles while Monte looks irked at being left out of
the conversation.
He turns to Yusif, “What did you know about this place
before?”
“Much, my family has been closing the gate for a millenium.”
Camir says something in Arabic.
Yusif points ahead, “A door.”
“Johnson, check it . . . ”
“Hey, wait up!” Smith calls from behind them.
Everyone turns to see him walking up, uniform torn, face
bloody and dirt stained.
Pilch smiles, “Smith! You’re alive?”
Smith smiles back to him, “You know it.”
Pilch gives him a bear hug lifting him off the ground. Smith
takes no notice, staring past
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