The Awakening by M. A. Robbins

Author:M. A. Robbins [Robbins, M. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cottage Street Press
Published: 2018-05-20T22:00:00+00:00

13

Chris swung his axe wildly at Zombie Pete and missed, nearly slicing into Jen's arm on the follow-through. She jumped back. "Hey!"

Devin gave Pete a glancing blow in the shoulder with the pipe. It was enough to knock him off course as Jen dodged to the side. Pete hit the ground and recovered, ready to spring.

The sailor rushed Chris, who sidestepped him and brought the axe blade down. He missed the sailor's head, but cleaved his remaining arm from his body.

Pete screeched, then leapt at Jen. She ducked and Pete sailed over her, his head meeting a well-timed swing from Devin. Pete's skull caved in just above his temple and he landed in the mud, sprawled and unmoving.

Chris charged the sailor and didn't miss as he drove the axe blade into its forehead, downing the creature. He propped the axe against the trailer and wiped the sweat from his brow. "That's becoming a workout. Why didn't you just shoot Pete?"

Jen straightened and cracked her neck. "I'm a great shot, but shooting leaping zombies in the head isn't something I've practiced." She pulled the magazine from the pistol and checked the rounds. Two in the magazine and one in the chamber. "Almost out of ammo. No use wasting it."

"Smart." Chris picked up the axe.

Devin smacked the pipe against his palm. "How do we get to the school from here?"

Snarls sounded closer from below. Jen tried to picture the village as she saw it when they landed.

Of course. "What if we go out and around the village."

Chris smiled. "Brilliant. We can follow this hill to the northern side of the village, then circle around and approach the school from the tundra."

Zombie screeches echoed from the village below. "No time to waste." Chris slung the axe over his shoulder and strode toward the north end of the hill.

Jen pulled Devin's arm. "Come on. No time to think about it." She let him go ahead of her while she kept watch from behind.

Chris kept from the edge of the flat part of the hill, but soon came to its end at a steep slope. "We'll have to go up to the runway to go the rest of the way. The slope at that side is more gradual."

"But if we go higher up the hill," Devin said, "we'll be out in the open and won't have that lip to hide us from the village."

Jen ran her fingers through her hair. "The zombies won't be able to get up the slope. And they're too stupid to think of going around."

"Right," Chris said. He pulled the axe off his shoulder and started climbing, using the axe like a walking stick.

Jen looked at Devin and gestured up the slope. "Age before beauty."

A slight grin broke out on his face for a moment, then he trudged up the hill after Chris.

Jen had made it halfway up when activity below caught her attention. She glanced down. Several dozen zombies stood at the base of the hill, attempting to climb it. One would get several feet up the steep slope, then slip and fall, knocking over the others.

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