Revenge of the Apocalypse (A Duck & Cover Adventure Post-Apocalyptic Series Book 4) by Benjamin Wallace

Author:Benjamin Wallace [Wallace, Benjamin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-05-28T22:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

The emergency exit was tucked away behind a diorama that featured dust-covered reproductions of three of the four Golden Girls. Jerry hit the door with his shoulder at full speed and exited into the alleyway behind the museum with Chewy at his heels.

Batman wasn’t far behind them. Connor was trying to shed the costume as fast as he could while still running for his life. The cape, the cowl and the gauntlets went flying.

Jerry kept his pace even to make sure he wasn’t leaving the kid behind. But once Bruce Wayne managed to struggle out of his tights, the younger man sprinted past him with little more than a wave.

Chewy loped along beside the Librarian as they ran through the back alleys of a half dozen abandoned sweet shops and souvenir stores. The pair quickly lost sight of Connor as the man rounded a corner and disappeared.

Jerry turned the corner to follow the Stranger and ran into a host of Legionaries as they stepped out onto the street. They were joking and chatting with one another and unaware of what was happening in their fair city. From Jerry’s reaction, however, it was clear that he was up to no good, and they quickly reached for their guns.

Chewy gave the men a good barking, but that didn’t stop them, so Jerry turned and ran as the soldiers chased after him.

They ran past a tattoo parlor, another wax museum and a place selling Cuban cigars to Americans under the impression that contraband was a flavor.

He crashed through the doors of an old sandwich shop and interrupted the meal of several more Legionaries.

Jerry and Chewy were able to make it through the back door before the men got to their feet and joined in the pursuit. He barred the door shut as best he could and heard the armored men crash into it. The barricade wouldn’t hold long, but it gave him a chance to put some distance between himself and his pursuers.

The pair worked their way around the base of an old inn, and he envisioned it as a barracks filled with still more soldiers. They were everywhere this side of the river, and the risks of the hide-in-plain-sight plan were now evident. Of course, it did have its advantages.

Behind the old Ramada Inn, a pair of soldiers, convinced that they were alone on their side of the river, stood beside a pickup truck complaining to each other. The truck’s tailpipe poured hot exhaust into the cold air and Jerry ran for it.

The two soldiers were engaged in conversation with their backs to the truck and didn’t see him approaching. Jerry waved a gesture to Chewy that they both understood to mean “settle,” and began to creep forward.

“So what are you saying?” one soldier asked. “You want to head back out into the wasteland?”

“No. Not that.”

“You’re never going to get it as good as it is here.”

“All I’m saying is the man’s tendency to hurl people out of windows makes me uncomfortable.”

“You’ve got a nice house.

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