Bill 05 Bill on the Planet of Zombie Vampires by Harry Harrison

Author:Harry Harrison
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

had every damned monster in the book."

"I think we're missing trolls," suggested Bill helpfully. "And dragons."

"Don't forget werewolves," said Rambette.

"Maybe they're next," quavered Tootsie.

"That's hard to predict," Caine said. "But one thing we can be reasonably sure of is that whatever form it

takes next, it won't be little and cute anymore. It's outgrown that stage."

"That's cheerful news," said Bill, poking his finger into his midriff to see if he could stow any more chow

away.

"So where are they?" asked Uhuru. "If they molted, where did they go off to? They better not be loose on

the ship."

"That's a very real possibility," said the android science officer. "And there may not be two anymore.

There may be four."

"Four?" asked Larry or Curly or Moe, stealing a latke off another clone's plate. "How come four?"

"They could have divided. Lots of creatures do that. Amoebas, for instance. But that's not the bad news."

"Wait up," said Bill, "We got maybe four vampires loose on the ship, and that's not the bad news? What

could be worse?"

"It's quite possible they are not running around on the ship."

"That's a relief," said Uhuru.

"No, it's not," said Caine slowly. "That's the bad news. They might be developing to their next stage

inside the bodies of Bruiser and Mr. Christianson."

Everybody but the two aforementioned possible hosts stopped eating and stared in horror at the potential

danger in their midst.

"Dat's not funny," said Bruiser, glowering around at the horrified spectators. "I never heard of nothin' like

dat."

"It's really quite common in nature," cozened Caine. "All of us totally competent scientists know of many

examples. Wasps that lay their eggs on caterpillars are the ones I'm most familiar with. But, of course,

there are tapeworms and all kinds of other parasites."

"I hear that people with tapeworms have big appetites," said Bill, eyeballing Bruiser suspiciously.

"There is certain evidence to justify that supposition," admitted Caine.

Bruiser and Christianson were the only two still eating. Everyone else's appetites had been ruined by the

tapeworm talk and a growing certainty that something awful was about to happen.

"If that's true," said Uhuru, not taking his eyes off Bruiser, "what happens next?"

"When the alien reaches the next stage of its development it — or they — will come out."

"How?" asked Bill, filled with mounting dread.

"Any way they want to," said Caine.

"Ugh!" gasped Bruiser, clutching his stomach. "Urp! Ack! Bletch!"

"What's happening?" screamed Uhuru, pushing his chair back and jumping away from the table.

"We're all going to die," moaned Tootsie. "I knew it!"

"Urp! Urp!" coughed Bruiser. "Ack!"

"He's having a fit!" cried a clone. "Somebody do something! Put a spoon in his mouth!"

"I think he's choking," said Bill. "If he is, putting a spoon in his mouth would be a bad idea."

"The aliens are trying to bust out of his body in a bloody nasty horrible way!" moaned Tootsie. "We're all

going to die!"

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