Catalyst (Book 1): Decay Chains by Wars Kate

Author:Wars, Kate [Wars, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Zombies
Publisher: Staten & Cross Press
Published: 2016-05-22T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

DAYS UNTIL THE SUPERVIRUS GOES GLOBAL: 20:11:03

A new normal carved itself out of the remnants of their former lives. Stormy kept from losing her shit by going on runs twice a day. A good trek emptied her of lurking thoughts, leaving just oxygen and endorphins. She wrapped up her afternoon jaunt with a list of objectives freshly formed. Killer barked, alerting the entire world that she had returned from a lap around Aranchea’s perimeter. Josh nodded at her and went back to work.

Ian got up to get something out of the fridge, but his eyes stayed glued to the television. The set was angled on the edge of a folding table, a space shared with endless cables, computer parts, and gadgets only Ian and Josh could identify.

“Anything new?” Stormy asked.

“Someone stole our stolen credit card number,” Josh said.

“Is it Cold World hunting us down?”

“Doesn’t look like it. Just some thief that likes satellite TV.”

Ian nudged his soda can against Josh’s arm before settling in his computer chair. “See, that’s the real news.”

Josh lifted his eyes from his computer screen to glance at the television.

“A reliable source.” Ian tipped his soda back and swiveled his chair around to face his desk. “Try to pay attention.”

“Reliable my ass. They’re wrong. They’re saying it was a suicide mission.”

“That’s right.” The computer screen drew Ian back in.

“No. They’re saying the terrorists committed suicide in the building. Stormy heard them plan their escape route.”

“It’s still better than whatever commie bat-boy crap your tabloids spun up. And that reporter, Robin Fiske or whatever her name is, she’s hot—even for a right winger.”

“I can’t believe only one station connected Reamer with the attack up north. But they’re saying it’s an outbreak and to go get your flu shot.”

“Oh, absolutely,” Ian said. “I’m getting two shots, so I’ll be doubly protected.”

“Is there something that will protect us?” Stormy asked.

Purdy banged on the screen door. “Ya’ll get out here and tell Killer what a good job he’s doing.”

“Do we have to go watch him ruin that dog?” Josh asked.

“You do. Right now,” Stormy said. “Oh, and if you two so much as look cross-eyed at each other while we’re out there, I’ll teach Killer to attack guys who speak Vulcan.”

Purdy didn’t know anything about dog training that wasn’t in the manual Ian downloaded for him. Undeterred, he spent his afternoons training the dog to go apeshit on cue. Once he gave Killer the command to attack, the only thing stopping him was another piss-poor German command from Purdy, because no one else spoke his butchered version of the language.

“Zet-zen,” Purdy said.

Killer plopped his tongue back in his mouth and sat down in the unruly grass.

Ian looked back and forth from his translator app to the training lesson. “That doesn’t sound right.” His eyebrow raised in annoyance. “The way you’re pronouncing the word makes it mean sixteen.”

“No it don’t. It means sit, see?” Purdy pointed at Killer. “Don’t he look like he’s sitting to you?”

Killer remained stone still in the grass.

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