The Apocalypse Chronicles (Book 1): Outbreak [Undead] by DeLeon Jon

Author:DeLeon, Jon [DeLeon, Jon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00

Miami Beach Marina: Outbreak Day +1

Kira finished topping off the tanks of La Vida Dulce and was returning the fueling hose to its hanging spot. A shout came from behind her. She jumped so intensely she almost fell off the other side of the dock and into the water, dropping the gas pump handle to the wooden planks.

Kira had been watching the city, flinching at every sign of movement. No zombie was going to take her by surprise. What she hadn’t expected was something coming up from behind her, from the water.

\A small aluminum rowboat paddled up to the dock. Inside were two men. One was a skinny, tattooed young man in his late twenties. The other was a larger man in his forties. The younger man hopped onto the deck and tied the boat up. The older man spoke to Kira as he sidled up onto the mooring.

“Sorry, didn’t mean to scare ya. We just needed you not to hang up the pump. Once you hang it up, you need that damn code again.”

Kira, cautious of strangers, stepped back away from the pair of men.

“I’m Paul. This here is Ricky.” The older man held out his hand for a handshake.

Kira kept her hands to herself but replied, “I’m Kira.”

“Nice to meet you. You are our guardian angel today.” Paul turned to the skinnier, younger man known as Ricky. “Start filling that bad boy up.”

Ricky nodded, smiling, and grabbed the gas hose. He ran off down the dock to a 108-foot mega yacht and started pumping it full of fuel.

“You guys are taking that boat?” Kira asked.

“Yeah. She’s beautiful, isn’t she?” Paul answered.

“She’s big.”

“Yeah, she is. That’s our own little heaven on earth.”

“Is she yours?”

“After today she will be.”

“Do you have the keys?”

Paul laughed. “Of course not, Ricky there can hotwire anything.”

“Um, I don’t mean to rain on your parade, but you can’t just hotwire boats that big.”

“Oh ye of little faith.”

“No, it’s not a thing of talent. I’m just saying that the larger yachts have built-in defenses against hotwiring. Now if you choose a smaller ship, those keys are kept in the office, and I know for a fact that the safe is open.”

“The safe’s open?”

“Yes.”

“So the keys to this monster are in there too, right?”

“No. The larger ships’ keys are kept in security deposit boxes.”

“Hmmm, too bad. That would’ve made it easier.”

“You’re still going with that massive yacht?”

“It’s the biggest one here, right?”

“Well yeah, but you can’t start it. Even if you could, it’s too big for two people to handle.”

“You live on your paltry boat. I’m living big.”

“But . . .”

Paul climbed onto the dock and strode confidently down the planks, saying over his shoulder, “Goodbye, Kira.”

Kira squinted her eyes at the man’s back. What an idiot. She watched Ricky and Paul hop onto the yacht. They broke the door handle and went inside. Kira got back on the Marquis and sat at the upper helm, outside. She had already untied the boat’s moors.

It had been a few minutes since Paul and Ricky had disappeared into the belly of the 108-footer.

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