TAGGED: THE APOCALYPSE by Chiron Joseph M

Author:Chiron, Joseph M [Chiron, Joseph M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21: October 16, 3 p.m.

“This is a federal facility. You’re all trespassing,” Rusty screamed from the ground, where he was cuffed and his feet were tied and then all of that was tied to his hand cuffs behind his back to complete a very tight, very uncomfortable-looking hog tie. “As federal officers, we are in charge of this facility. We are ordering you to leave now or risk being shot.” Thompson and the other guard were tied the same way.

Sven laughed, lit up a blunt, took a long drag and blew the smoke into Rusty’s face. “The government went underground to their bunkers. They’re hiding. They left us all up here to die.”

“There’s nowhere to go. If we left we would be eaten by the beasts,” an older matronly female survivor said.

“I say we kill them.” Jackie spoke quietly to Zeb and Mack, who nodded. “Save us a lot of trouble later.”

“No. No. No.” Dennis was everywhere now, dancing around like a ninety-pound ballerina, fighting for their lives. “They’re just following orders. They didn’t mean anything by it. Just let them go. They’ll stay in the guardhouse.”

“I don’t know…”

“You can’t go killing everybody who knows how to run this plant,” Dennis argued. “These guys have been here for years. They know how everything works. You need to keep them around.”

“You can’t kill them!” The older matronly female survivor pleaded, while several others in the crowd grumbled agreement and nodded vigorously, “They’re not infected.”

The crowd was clearly against killing the men. “Okay, but we’re taking their weapons as punishment, and they need to stay out in the guardhouse,” Jackie said.

“No more food for them,” Sven said.

“They have to provide their own food.” Dennis was agreeing to anything at this point.

“Okay, take all their weapons.” Next, Jackie ordered a search of the guardhouse, and all remaining firearms and ammunition were confiscated and put upstairs in the tower. A small armory with nine new M-16s, bullet-proof vests, lots of ammunition, and more handcuffs and hobbles was found in the tower. Two more spotlights were found and moved to the upper tower.

“This is a death sentence. How will we defend ourselves against the beasts?” Rusty complained, as he and the other guards were released.

Jackie pointed to his head, “Use this for starters.”

“Fight with an axe, metal bar, whatever,” Zeb said. Sven just smiled. Dixon stood close by, occasionally emitting a low grumbling growl.

“I don’t like this,” Jackie spoke quietly to Sven. “But the remaining survivors have seen too much death and I don’t think they would stand for us killing any living people at this point.”

“It’s not over,” Sven said. Eve stood close beside him.

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