The Takers by R. W. Ridley

Author:R. W. Ridley [Ridley, R. W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 1419609580
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Published: 2005-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

I woke up the next morning trying to convince myself I was a warrior, but it never really sunk in. Warriors were big muscled grown men who could defeat entire armies with nothing more than their fists. I was a puny kid who had trouble making a fist let alone defeating an army with one.

I woke everybody up and treated them all to a hearty breakfast of honey and chunky peanut butter sandwiches. Ajax ate three and got peanut butter all over his face.

After they were well fed, I sat them in a circle and began my speech. "I know this is kind of sudden, but we have to do something that's not going to be too pleasant today. If you don't want to do it, I'll understand."

"We're going to do it, aren't we?" Lou said with excitement in her voice.

"Do what?" Tyrone asked.

"It's time," I said. "We're going to war today."

"War?" Valerie said apprehensively.

"We're going to read the comic book." Lou stood and started for the wagon.

"Hold on," I said. "We've got to get prepared first."

"What comic book?" Tyrone asked.

"The one that brings the Greasywhoppers," Lou said.

Tyrone and Valerie looked at each other. They were certain we had lost our minds.

"Why would we want to do that?" Valerie asked.

"We don't want to," I said. "We have to." I looked at Ajax. "We're warriors." He stood and pounded his chest. Valerie and Tyrone were unsure. I could imagine they were now sorry they had left the bicycle bandits to join us. "You don't have to be part of this," I said.

"What choice to do we have?" Tyrone asked.

"I'll hitch the horses to the wagon," I said. "You can take off."

"We'll stay," Valerie said.

"We will?" Tyrone didn't look too thrilled.

"We're warriors," she said putting her arm around him.

He looked at me and said, "Better than being a bandit, I guess."

Our first order of business was to load up on weapons of some kind. We had plenty of fireworks and J.J., but beyond that we weren't prepared for a battle. I exited the front of the warehouse and scanned the street to see if there was a store that might have what we needed. To the left, beyond the interstate overpass, was a series of shopping centers. I called for Tyrone to bring Ryder around, and I mounted the gentle old mare.

"Get all the candles together," I told Tyrone. "And start unloading the fireworks. I'll be back." He smiled and saluted me like he was a soldier taking orders. I gave Ryder's ribs a tap with my heels and he trotted off towards the shopping centers.

There were plenty of fast food places and clothing stores among the shopping centers, but nothing that could help us in our impending battle. I was just about to give up when I spotted what looked like a giant pair of deer antlers poking up over the hill beyond the last shopping center. I guided Ryder in that direction. When we reached the peak of the hill, I saw the giant antlers were part of a sign that stood above Rankin's Outdoor Outfitters.

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