Radio Run by Eddie Generous

Author:Eddie Generous [Generous, Eddie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Horror, Cryptids
ISBN: 9781925840230
Amazon: 1925840239
Goodreads: 42080406
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2018-09-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“Langan, go out and change the batteries so we can move,” Skye said this flippantly, as if the moths and flies all over the van were nothing to worry about. As if Langan meant nothing, a servant to boss around.

The idea had been to wait out the bugs. Nobody wanted to go out, but the van wouldn’t start. And Apollo was still asleep.

“Johan will help you,” Skye added.

“Wait, what? Why me?” A single ration packet clung to the side of his head where his ear used to be. He looked more ridiculous than harmed by then.

This was a change and those in the front of the van marvelled over what this new impatience meant for the current task and possibly ones in the future. Something was funny, but perhaps to a benefit.

Langan pulled Johan along, his struggle was minimal.

Laila yanked the marked latch and the hood popped up. Three seconds later, Apollo’s door opened and he was on the ground—not one to sleep through work. The tense expression on Langan’s face as he grabbed batteries kept Laila from barking at him.

Gerry could not see it from her angle. “Why the hell would you do that?”

Laila grabbed a battery and jumped out. While the door was open, a familiar sound carried from the not-so-far distance.

It was a roar, one that was ape-like and bear-like all at the same time. It had every insect off the van and headed away to anywhere but there. Overhead, seagulls reaped the benefits, ignoring the cries of the beast.

Gerry watched as Apollo jumped back into the van only to jump out again with a battery pressed to his chest. Next came Johan with a spent battery in his arms. He took the final semi-recharged battery away.

Another roar sounded off somewhere. Closer this time.

Gerry spun to look out the back window. Skye sat with an unfocussed expression, as if peering within rather than to the world around her. Her lips moved to the tune of a prayer that only she could hear.

Through the glass, beyond the nearly motionless head, was the long, flat stretch of virtually blank Canadian countryside. The elements toppled most of the sparse structures. That area was smooth enough that Gerry could see the thing coming. It ran with a wide gait and huge, goofy steps.

The backdoor swung open. Langan had two batteries and dropped them in. Johan had two as well. Laila carried two and set them on the driver’s seat so as to transfer them to the floor. Apollo brought the final battery in his door.

Another roar. The beast was clear to all who dared to look. Only Gerry dared, or rather, she dared not look away. The eyes were black and horrible. The thick, greasy fur seemed almost like spikes, even from one hundred feet. Its face had an almost human quality. Muscles bulged and shifted beneath the fur, sending them to life as if riding waves.

There were snaps all around her, doors closing, but Gerry could not look away. The van started and began moving.

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