Ranger Martin (Book 1): Ranger Martin and the Zombie Apocalypse by Flacco Jack

Author:Flacco, Jack [Flacco, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies & Aliens
Published: 2013-10-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

It had rained all morning traveling through Temple City’s downtown core. The streets glistened and the water flowed into the sewers. A misty fog settled where once should have been traffic for a commute to work. Shops had all their merchandise intact. No sign anyone had looted the area. More to the point, no sign of anyone found anywhere.

The wheels spun wildly, racing from the top of Porter Street, the business district, to the bottom near Lakeshore Boulevard. Ranger drove Wildside in the first truck while Randy drove Matty in the second, about the distance of three car lengths in between. Randy glanced at the speedometer then at the mirror checking the hitch to make sure it remained intact.

“Why is Ranger going so fast?” Matty asked, securing her seatbelt tightly around her waist.

Randy held a tight grip on the steering wheel, his knuckles turning white. “I guess he figures he’s wasted too much time getting here that he wants the job over and done with. Whatever his reason, if he doesn’t slow down, we’re going to end up in that lake up ahead.”

“Stay well back. We don’t want to rear end him if he suddenly slams his brakes.”

Even Wildside sitting in the front seat of Ranger’s vehicle pressed his feet into the floor mats. “Ranger, don’t you think you should slow down? What’s the rush?”

Ranger pressed on the gas even more. “How’s the bite on the back of the neck?”

“I think I’m due for a change in dressing. It feels soaked.”

“When we get to the end of this street, on Lakeshore Boulevard, we’ll stop.”

“You can ease up on the pedal now. We’ll get there, the roads are slippery.”

He rolled his eyes, loosed his grip on the wheel, and pulled his foot from the accelerator. “I want vengeance on the knuckle-draggers that did this to you, Wildside. All of them. I want to rip their intestines out, and string them up on a tree. I don’t want to walk the city streets at night knowing I could have done something. I’m going to kill them all.”

Listening to Ranger’s rant, Jon hopped from the backseat and asked, “What do zombie guts look like? Are they as pale as the ones we saw on Maple Road in the suburbs?”

The seasoned undead killer turned to Jon biting his lip, “I forgot you were there, buddy. Listen, whatever I said, I meant for Wildside’s benefit. Don’t take me seriously. Okay?” still looking at Jon as the vehicle splashed water into the streets not slowing down, “And another thing. Vengeance is a scary thing. It’s never a good idea to—”

“Ranger, look out!” Jon pointed at the road.

Both of Ranger’s feet slammed on the pedal. The brakes squealed hard. Water from under the tires sloshed everywhere. It had too much inertia. The truck couldn’t stop. It headed straight for the police spike strips placed on the road to prevent vehicle access to the lake. Both Jon and Wildside held on to their seats, bracing themselves for the explosions.

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