The Zombie Uprising Series: Books One Through Five by M.A. Robbins

Author:M.A. Robbins [Robbins, M.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cottage Street Press
Published: 2019-05-30T22:00:00+00:00

16

Jen scooped a mouthful of mashed potatoes into her mouth. Zeke and Mark had been silent since they left Butler's office, only offering comments about the food selection in the chow hall.

Grant separated himself as soon as they walked in and sat with some soldiers on the other side of the hall.

Jen swallowed and took a sip of water. "I have an idea for next steps."

Mark wiped his mouth with a paper napkin. "If it's got something to do with taking Butler down, then I'm in."

Zeke picked up the top of his hamburger bun and examined the contents. "Two pickles? Cheap bastards."

"Zeke," Jen said. "Focus. Eat the damn burger as it is and listen up."

Zeke sighed and placed the top of the bun back in place. "I think we should go kill more zombies. Find their leaders and take them out."

Mark's eyebrow rose. "Not a bad tactical idea."

Jen leaned forward. "I need to talk to Cartwright first. Give her a full report."

"And then?" Mark asked.

"Butler's hiding something. Otherwise, why try to kill us? He doesn't want us around, and we won't leave."

Zeke took a bite of his hamburger. "So what's he hiding?" Pieces of chewed food fell onto his plate.

Jen made a face at him. "Don't ninjas have some sort of reputation for being neat and orderly?"

Zeke shook his head.

"Anyway," Jen said, "I don't know what he's up to, but it's pretty obvious it has to do with Area 51."

Mark shrugged. "Agreed. So what—" His face slackened. "You want to break into a guarded, probably alarmed, restricted area on a military base."

Jen grinned. "Glad we're on the same track."

"Look, Jen," Mark said. "I'm all for taking Butler down, but I want to get to my family."

"I'm in," Zeke said.

Jen stared at Mark. "I promised you I'd go with you to make sure your family's OK, and I plan on keeping that promise. But I'd feel a lot better if you joined me on this. I wouldn't have gotten out of Anchorage without you." She patted his arm. "You're like my good luck charm."

Mark squeezed his eyes shut and sighed. "You've saved me, too. But keeping up with you is a pain in the ass."

"This is the asshole that let soldiers die in Afghanistan and left us out to dry in Anchorage. I think the sky's the limit for his next backstab. Don't you?"

Mark opened his eyes. "Yeah, I'll do it. But on one condition."

"What's that?"

"You tell Cartwright what you're planning. If she tells you not to do it, then we don't."

No idea what Cartwright will say. "It's a deal."

Thirty minutes later, Jen stood in front of the conference room monitor, the screen filled with Cartwright sitting at her desk.

"Your observations about the leader zombies is intriguing," Cartwright said. "It leads me to believe the virus does something to the live human brain that it doesn't get a chance to do to a bitten victim before he dies. This adds a worrisome dimension to the situation. We'll begin experiments on that theory immediately.

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