The Shoebox Pursuit - Part 1 - Monsters and Machines by Benjamin Maxwell

Author:Benjamin Maxwell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, action, world war 2, werewolves, doctor who, harry potter, time travel, robots, indiana jones, adventure action fantasy teen series

CHAPTER SIX

A few hours later the squad had covered a lot of ground. Charlie led the way, marching a good few yards ahead of his men, keeping up the pace, his eyes fixed firmly on the horizon. Fortunately the day had become unusually hot, and the men had dried out. But then, the weather had been growing more and more sporadic the closer they got to their goal, and it was a little unnerving to say the least. They were all exhausted, disheartened, and running out of daylight, fast. Tempers were rising, and all of their displeasure seemed to be focussed on Billy. Struggling to keep up, at the very back of the group were Yankee and Doodle, carrying the young man between them. He had an arm draped over each of their shoulders, and his feet were dragging along the floor.

‘This is complete baloney,’ complained Doodle, his eyes glaring at the strange metallic monstrosity draped over him, as if it were a creature from outer space. ‘Explain to me again, Captain, why I have to walk across Germany, while this English dope gets a free goddamned ride? All at the expense of Uncle Sam!’

Charlie didn’t bother with a reply.

‘Damn straight,’ joined in Yankee. ‘Why don’t we just dump him here? Give the Nazis something to snack on when they come looking for us.’

The rest of the squad laughed at the comment. But the laughter quickly turned to complaints and sneers, and grumbles of agreement. They were angry.

‘You know what,’ said Yankee, finally reaching his limit. ‘Screw this.’ Without another step he and his brother dropped Billy to the ground, letting him hit it hard. ‘Ain’t nothin’ but a dead weight anyways!’

Charlie stopped his trek. He turned and watched. The men circled Billy, even dragging in Specks to join in, as disinclined as he was. They kicked up dust and dirt, shouting abuse at the downed man, working themselves up into a frenzy. ‘Let’s kill him,’ came an aggressive voice. ‘Leave him for dead,’ yelled another. The men started pushing Billy’s limp body from side to side with their boots, rolling him to one another like a kaput football. Charlie could see that one or two of them even had a hand twitching on their holstered guns. Enough was enough.

He barged his way into the group, separating the ruckus, immediately staring them all down until they took a few steps back. It was tense to say the least, but he let them stew for a minute or so. At long last he straightened up his uniform and composed himself.

‘So, this is what it’s come down to?’ he asked, his voice sharp. ‘Let’s see a show of hands. Who here has killed more times than they’d care to remember?’ He waited, and after an awkward hush, one by one, save for Specks, all the men raised their hands. ‘That’s precisely what I thought. It’s not a good feeling, is it?’ Charlie circled Billy’s unconscious body, looking down at him pensively. ‘We don’t know this boy’s crimes.

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