Deadlocked 6 by A.R. Wise

Author:A.R. Wise
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-10-27T00:00:00+00:00

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Arthur Laporte dragged the unconscious soldier out of the flower shop and into the street, towards the car that he'd parked in the thoroughfare. Dustin Blanchard was already outside, somewhere near the church, with his crossbow ready.

Arthur waved in the direction of the church after letting go of the soldier's body. "All good," he said.

Dustin stood up from his hiding spot behind the church's white placard in the overgrown front lawn. The message on the front of the sign was missing several of its black letters, but seemed to have once said, 'In the end, He'll be there for you.'

"Think that's the last of them?" asked Dustin as he walked down the street.

Arthur shrugged. "No way to know for sure. You should stay in position until I get back."

Dustin, a large man in his late forties, jogged the final few yards to meet up with Arthur.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you saying? Where are you planning to go?"

Arthur tossed his helmet to the side and then positioned the gas mask on the top of his head. He looked back down the street, toward the circle of fire that the soldiers had hoped to use as a catalyst to drive the Rollers into town. "My family's in there."

"Yeah," said Dustin. "Mine too, but charging in there isn't going to help anyone. I need you here with me to make sure we've taken out all the soldiers. There's no other way for Laura to take the Rollers but right through here. Trust me, Artie, you're better off staying here with me."

"Sorry, but that's not going to happen."

Arthur climbed onto the ATV as Dustin grabbed his arm. "This isn't up for debate, kid. This is an order. We're staying here to make sure the soldiers are wiped out. That's all there is to it."

Arthur studied the ATV's various buttons to make sure he understood how it worked. He'd ridden on these in the past, but it had been several years.

"Are you listening to me?" asked Dustin. He glowered at the young man and stepped up onto the side of the ATV.

"You need to get off, Dustin," said Arthur. "I'm about to go into the fire to get my son."

"Damn it, Artie! You're going to get yourself killed."

Arthur winked at his old partner. "Come on, you know me better than that." He gently thumbed the accelerator and jostled the vehicle. Dustin jumped off, startled by the sudden movement, and started cursing again.

"We don't even know if the fucking soldiers are all back yet." Dustin yelled as Arthur drove the ATV in a tight circle around him. "You're putting me at risk here too, you know. God damn it, Artie!"

Arthur ignored Dustin and raced out into the field of fire and zombies where the Rollers were trapped. The ATV was easy to navigate along the road, even though the pavement had long ago cracked and shifted. He got to the edge of the road where the field began and surveyed the scene. A

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