Animals by David A. Simpson & Wesley R. Norris

Author:David A. Simpson & Wesley R. Norris [Simpson, David A. & Norris, Wesley R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wise Pug Publishing
Published: 2019-05-17T22:00:00+00:00

26

Murray

Murray sat alone in the lab section of the zoo’s animal care center. He watched the virus cells on the slide under the microscope. He knew what normal cells looked like, according to the pictures in the books. He had some of his own blood on a different slide. This looked nothing like his. There was no healthy cell activity in this sample, just a strange looking glob moving lazily about. He was worried about the animals in the zoo becoming infected if the virus jumped across the species. There was no way they could handle one of the bears or the other carnivores if they became infected and there was a really good chance of exposure since the animals had engaged with the zombies.

He ignored the chomping of the decapitated head in the basket on the counter. He had asked Donny to bring it to him and to keep it to himself. He didn’t want to cause any more stress on the others. They were busy stocking the zoo for winter and gathering wood. Things he wasn’t able to help with, but he felt he had to do something to pull his weight, and this was too important to ignore.

He referenced one of the books from the shelf on animal medicine. He compared the picture of healthy cells to the sample he had taken from a sleeping Otis the night before. Otis appeared healthy with no sign of the foreign invaders in his system. He breathed a sigh of relief.

He had a test in mind, though no way would it be totally conclusive, but with his limited knowledge of viruses and the equipment at his disposal, it was the best he could come up with.

He lifted one of the brown mice from the aquarium. Another gift from Donny, the six mice scurried about seeking cover while he captured one of them. The small furry creature looked at him with its beady eyes and let out a small squeak.

Donny lifted the syringe filled with the zombie blood and injected it into the mouse.

“Sorry, little guy.” he said.

He put a small white band around the rodent’s leg and returned him to the aquarium. He scooped up another mouse and this one was injected with saliva from the undead head still gnashing its teeth in the basket. That wasn’t something he was interested in doing again anytime soon. Even in its decapitated state, the head still wanted to bite, and he’d come close to losing a finger when he drew the sample. Completely disconnected from its circulatory, respiratory, and central nervous system, it was still animated, something still drove it to attack

The second mouse got a blue band and Murray put him back with the others. Now to wait and watch. If they attacked the others and the virus spread to them, the tribe was in a world of trouble.

Murray made sure the lid was secure to the aquarium, popped the top on a warm Dr. Pepper and flipped through the pages of a book he’d found in the house.

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