Extinction Lost by Smith Nicholas Sansbury
Author:Smith, Nicholas Sansbury [Smith, Nicholas Sansbury]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, thriller, Horror, zombies
Amazon: B06WLL2XG2
Goodreads: 34311201
Publisher: Great Wave Ink, Inc
Published: 2017-03-08T08:00:00+00:00
âIt had to have been a Reaver,â Dohi said. âThatâs why I canât find tracks. It must have swooped down and grabbed Stevenson when we were inside searching.â
Team Ghost had sought shelter from the storm under the awning of a house on the edge of town. The village was empty. Completely empty. Not a single body, nor any evidence of what happened to these people. No blood. No tracks. Not even a skeleton. The entire village gave him the creeps and with Stevenson missing, Fitz was losing his cool.
âDid you hear that?â Rico asked.
âWhat?â Fitz asked. He stepped out into the flurry of snow and looked northwest. Over the growl of the wind came the unmistakable boom of a shotgun.
âGunfire,â Rico said.
Fitz glared at the frosted foothills. Waves of snow poured from the sky. Visibility was getting worse, but his ears told him what his eyes could not.
Fox Team was in trouble.
The shotgun blast had come from that direction. He stepped back to the protection of the building, pulled his bandana down, and pushed the mic back to his lips while Tanaka, Rico, and Dohi stared at him.
âMapes,â Fitz snapped. âMapes, do you fucking copy?â
For the second time there was no response.
Fitz cursed again.
All it takes is all you got, Marine. Fitz repeated the motto three times before he started to feel better.
âIs that Fox Team?â Tanaka said. âItâs got to be, right?â
âWhat are you orders, Fitz?â Rico asked.
Her firm and formal question got Fitzâs attention. They had seen a lot in the past week, but there was nothing like losing a teammate. He knew he had to make a decision, and make one quick. But first, he needed to get a read on Dohi.
The man was crouched and calm in the snow, staring at the storm with his M4 cradled across his chest.
âYou canât find a single trace of Stevenson?â
Dohi shook his head. âHeâs gone.â
âBut why didnât we hear a gunshot, or a scream? And where the hell is everyone else?â Rico asked. She chomped on her gum, her big eyes widening.
Apolloâs tail was still up, but for the first time, Fitz didnât trust the dogâs senses. Maybe it was the cold, or perhaps it was something else, but Apollo hadnât been able to detect a single Variant.
Fitz pulled his bandana back up. âWe have to keep moving. Stevenson is gone. We have to accept that and focus on the missionââââ
âGhost 1, Ghost 1â¦.â Crackle. âFox 1, do youâ¦â
Fitz reached up to cup his hand over his helmet.
âRoger, Fox 1... Mapes, what the hell is going on out there?â
âThey got my team.â Static broke the next transmission.
Rico caught Fitzâs gaze.
âCome again, Fox 1.â
âCarol and Johns are dead. Bostonâs gone. Fuck. I canât find Preston or Dixon.â
âCalm down,â Fitz said. âCalm down and tell me what happened.â
There was another flurry of static, and then, âThe locals, man. I think itâs the locals that took âem.â
Dohi stood, narrowed brows painted white with snow.
âWhere are you, Mapes?â Fitz asked. âTell me where you are, and stay put.
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