Planet of the Dead by T.K. Reilley

Author:T.K. Reilley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: zombie, space opera, science fiction, scifi horror, zombies, crashlanded, stranded spaceship, emergency landing, espionage, sabotage, government conspiracy, undead, terraforming accident, genetic engineering
Publisher: Publishers' Portal
Published: 2015-12-11T00:00:00+00:00

September 15, 2253

00:08

Ford slipped onto the Remmick with as much stealth as when he’d exited hours earlier. The ship was ghostly in its deserted state, and he found it easy to maneuver through the halls, even with his cargo.

He almost ran into Imari as he approached the fourth pod, but saw her in time to duck into an alcove until she limped past, preoccupied with data on a reader. Once she was down the corridor and out of sight, he resumed his journey to the pod. Ford stowed the zombie in the hydroponics bay, making sure he turned on all the lights and focused them in the thing’s direction. The artificial UV rays would freeze her even more effectively than the sedative they’d provided, according to the accompanying instructions. The plant that had caused all the trouble went into deep stasis during its daytime rotation, when exposed to sunlight for months at a time. The scientists had determined, by whatever means, that sunlight had a similar effect on the zombies. He chuckled at the irony. If only the Remmick had crashed on the day side of the planet, the crew would have been safe. Of course, he’d carefully calculated the trajectory to ensure the opposite happened, since one component of his mission was to ensure no witnesses remained.

Once Adam had secured his cargo, he slipped off the pod to finish the last step of his mission. It was easy enough to rig the airlock not to close, but he experienced another pang of remorse as he did so. It wasn’t disloyal to question how casual HAA was with the lives of others, was it?

Reluctantly, he conceded it was disloyalty to his rank and uniform. Not to mention, to his father. Captain Ford hadn’t shied away from anything requested of him, and Adam was determined to live up to his dad’s legacy. He shoved aside the doubt and completed his sabotage of the main airlock. It wouldn’t be long before zombies flooded the ship. He had picked up a trail of them behind the rover, and it wouldn’t take the creatures much time to catch up, even on foot with their shuffling gaits.

00:21

The sheer number of zombies made Kate’s bowels weak, and she had to clench her buttocks while willing away the unpleasant urge.

“Jesus H. Christ,” said Faber. For a man who rarely cursed, his expletives should have had a shocking effect, but it seemed to barely register with any of them. Kate could see why. Not much else could rattle someone once they found themselves staring down a cluster of mutant freaks at least fifty thick.

“What do you think, Sergeant?”

Faber appeared to mull over her question for a long minute. “There’s no nice way to do it, Commander Daniels. We’re going to have to go through them. They’re blocking the entrance, and I don’t think we can distract these things without bait.”

“Which isn’t acceptable.” Kate checked the charge on her rifle, dismayed to find it below ten-percent. It wouldn’t be long before she had to switch to her sidearm, and then the backup relic of her grandfather’s.

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