First Wave, A Zombie-Apocalypse Series Boxed Set: A Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Survival Thriller (First Wave Series Book 4) by JT Sawyer

Author:JT Sawyer [Sawyer, JT]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: JT Sawyer
Published: 2014-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Once Crawford had received the news about the Blackhawks, he sent out word that the timeline for the assault on Flagstaff was being moved up. He gathered his unit commanders and broke the news. “Instead of happening in two days, we must move tonight, under the aid of darkness. I need each team to get into place and commence attacking the ground elements after my group disables the Blackhawks. Without the latter removed from the equation, we will sacrifice our tactical advantage and risk losing everything we’ve fought for up to this point.”

After he was finished, Crawford told each of them to rally their teams and have everyone assemble in front of the steps of the Grand Hotel. There wasn’t much time. The citizens there already knew what was physically expected of them, but Crawford knew that this bumped-up timeline was going to cause jitters, and he had to mentally prepare everyone for the grueling ordeal ahead.

He stood on the faded wooden porch with his wife, sons, and senior leaders standing beside him. Clara, who was standing to his right wearing a weathered oilskin coat, placed her hand over his. “Last year at this time, I remember you, me, and the boys were packing our horses for an elk hunt in the mountains,” she said. “Now, here we are preparing for a different kind of hunt that may change the course of everyone’s lives.”

Crawford glanced at the windswept mesas to the east. A deep furrow, etched by squinting into the horizon over many decades, ran across his forehead as he contemplated the next few days. “This land, and maybe just life itself, almost seems to demand that we scratch and claw our way to the top to stay alive. Sometimes it feels like this virus was nature’s way of knocking us down a few pegs so we’d remember we’re just another animal in the scheme of things.”

“The only animals right now are the ones in Flagstaff, and hopefully by tomorrow those parasites will no longer be a concern of ours,” she said.

He looked at her and let out a half-smile. “Spoken like the wise woman I married.”

With the crowd assembled below, Crawford raised his hands for everyone to grow silent, and then he spoke.

“In less than three hours, we will join our brethren to the north and you will be launching the largest battle on foot in these parts since the Apache Campaigns over a century ago.” He paused, looking over the people before him—men and women of all ages, teenagers, children holding on to a parent’s hand—all their eyes fixed upon him. “There are no longer any divisions between us from our old lives. Whether you were a rancher, a computer programmer, nurse, mechanic, or teacher, whether you are young or old—we are all united as warriors fighting for our freedom, our homeland, and the right to survive.” He raised both hands and his voice echoed throughout the street. “And tomorrow, after we have rid Flagstaff of its

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