Soldier On: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse (Trudge) by Shawn Chesser

Author:Shawn Chesser [Chesser, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Morbid Press
Published: 2011-11-30T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Outbreak Day 6

Centers for Disease Control

Atlanta, Georgia

As soon as the mechanical sounds from the door ceased, Clark moved closer and rapped twice with his free hand, silenced weapon at the ready.

“Come in.” The disembodied voice sounded from the far side of the thick door and echoed around the in stairwell.

Clark took out his collapsible mini mirror, extended it halfway and used it to inspect what awaited beyond the door. Dressed in white lab coats, a man and a woman stood a few feet from the entrance, waiting to greet the intruders.

A man’s voice said, “It’s safe to come in, we’ve been waiting for the cavalry to come calling.”

The door was easier to open than it looked. Desantos estimated that it weighed at least a ton. “Back away and keep your hands where I can see them.” The doctors complied while Desantos kept his weapon trained on them. In a blur of motion the other five operators fanned out and cleared the room.

“Don’t go near the patient on the table,” the woman shouted.

“We know full well what your patient is capable of. If I get any closer to that monster I promise you it won’t be to make friends.” Clark had long ago stopped feeling empathy for who the undead used to be.

“Take it easy...this one has to be studied. You’re looking at the Alpha carrier,” to protect it, the doctor stepped between the soldiers and the undead creature.

Clark bristled, “No better reason than that to put two in its brain.”

“Stand down soldier.” Desantos turned his attention to the scientists and started asking questions. “Tell me doctor, how did he get infected?”

“Judging by the track marks on his arm, he injected himself with the virus. I believe someone with a security clearance much higher than mine is calling it the Omega virus...or something like that. At any rate, it is aptly named. We may be looking at the end of the human race as we know it.”

“How did the infection spread from Alpha to the population? Does anyone know what happened?”

“We were only privy to the police report. Alpha infected two people at an Italian restaurant. They both received minor bites...”

Desantos interrupted, “Why weren’t they rounded up and quarantined?”

“That’s the sixty-four thousand dollar question. The first two refused to be taken to the hospital. They didn’t even care that he could be carrying hepatitis and might have given it to them. There was apparently a little bit of a language barrier, which may be why they refused.”

“Illegals?” Lopez asked.

Fuentes took a swig from his bottled water and replaced it on the stainless steel autopsy table. The alpha specimen intently eyed his every move. “We will never know. They left as soon as they were bandaged up, a little boy and his mom.”

“So they took the bug with them.” Desantos processed the information for a second. “What happened next?”

“Well...one of the waiters held him down until the ambulance crew arrived. After a little more of a struggle-during which time the ambulance drivers were infected-they strapped him to a gurney and transported him to Bethesda.

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