Carlie Simmons (Book 3): The Way Back by Sawyer JT

Author:Sawyer, JT [Sawyer, JT]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2015-05-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Shane tapped the surface of his scratched wristwatch and looked at the time: 0820—we should be good on fuel for another hour and arriving at the federale airstrip by then. Let’s hope that place is still intact. The last three hours since they left their island sanctuary near Cancun had seen them flying over desert landscape that was interspersed with burnt-out cities, homesteads, and entire regions devoid of human life. The endless trudge of the undead flowing over the countryside below, like currents of hungry fire-ants, provided the sole indication of movement in the arid topography. If any people were alive, they were deep in some wilderness bunker or in an underground lair in the city. It looked like the dead still ruled the daylight hours and man had been reduced to a low-level scavenger dwelling on the fringes of their once great urban centers.

The scenes below reminded Shane of many missions in war-torn nations in Africa but this time there were no eager village children rushing through the streets awaiting military aid. This time only the undead provided a skyward gaze as they greedily pawed at the air.

By mid-morning they had reached an abandoned airstrip that was nestled in a valley choked with Saguaro and Organ pipe cactus, their columnar forms the only signs of life in the otherwise barren region. As Matias circled the region, they saw a small Quonset hut hangar, two Cessnas, and a tan jeep.

“Looks good so far,” said Shane. “Now let’s hope there’s fuel and no tangos, eh.”

The helicopter landed softly on the helipad near the rear of the tarnished metal hangar. Everyone hopped out and formed a defensive perimeter around the platform while Matias checked on the gas pumps.

“These look full but they’re locked.”

Jared came over and glanced at the hefty padlocks securing the main activation lever that was at the base of the pump. “These would take me some time to pick even with the right tools. What are the chances of locating the keys?”

“Let’s find out,” said Carlie. “Matias—you and Pavel stay here while the rest of us check out the hangar.”

The half-moon-shaped structure was two hundred feet long by eighty feet wide and made of corrugated steel that was bolted to a cement slab. It had one main bay door wide enough for a plane to fit through and two doors beside it.

As Carlie approached she peered through the dust-covered security window. “I can’t see anything.” She grabbed the handle and turned it while the others prepared for a dynamic room entry. As she yanked on the handle and began to push the heavy door in, a rotund creature with wrinkled cheeks flung itself at her. Its ulcerated face was yellow with oozing red sores. It snapped its mouth viciously at her as she slammed the butt of her rifle into its hip, causing it to spin towards Jared, who quickly thrust his fixed blade into the side of its skull.

“Shit,” Carlie yelled as she looked through the doorway to see a half-dozen creatures rushing to the entrance.

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