The Reckoning by M A Robbins

Author:M A Robbins [Robbins, M A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cottage Street Press
Published: 2019-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

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Jen waved Wayne over. “Come here with me.”

Wayne sprinted down the hallway and stood by her side opposite Zeke.

Jen’s whole body was abuzz when Butler entered the hallway. He strode down the corridor like a king in a parade. His eyes never rested, moving from Jen to one of the other humans and back again. No one but Jen seemed to notice the air crackling with electricity as Butler stopped five feet in front of her. His two zombie scouts bookended him, their backs to the wall and arms at their sides like soldiers at attention.

A rustle from behind caught Jen’s attention. Zeke had a two-handed grip on his katana, its blade perched over his shoulder. D-Day, Wayne, and Howell aimed down the barrel of their pistols at the undead colonel.

She caught movement from the corner of her eye. The door to her room opened and Josh stood in the doorframe with his unblinking camera taking in the scene. Mercy stood at his side, her mouth slightly open and her chin trembling.

“Lower your weapons,” Jen said. Howell and D-Day lowered their firearms. Wayne hesitated for a moment, then did likewise. But Zeke didn’t move. Jen put a hand on his arm. “Please, Zeke.”

He broke his glare at Butler and looked at her, his expression shifting from one of hatred to concern. “Trust me,” she said.

Zeke sheathed the katana, but didn’t change his stance, his muscles taut and ready to spring into action.

“Come. To. Me.” Butler spoke slowly, almost painfully, in a voice that sounded like wheels crunching on gravel.

The hair on the back of her neck stiffened. Jen took a step toward Butler, losing herself in the yellow depths of his gaze.

He reached out, and her hand went toward his as if it had a mind of its own. This is going to hurt.

Their hands clasped in a firm grip. A calmness flowed from Jen’s hand and over her body. She closed her eyes and the movie began. No. More than a movie. Like virtual reality.

There she was, standing on the rooftop in Spokane, the thup, thup of the helicopter echoing behind her. A gunshot. The searing pain. Stumbling. Pitching off the roof’s edge. The impact on the car. The darkness.

Then light. Awareness. The feeling of other infected souls. Of Butler doing what he’d done most of his adult life. Taking command. Directing his troops.

“You can do this, too,” his voice echoed through her head. “Join me and we can root out those who caused the death of the earth.”

Hundreds of thousands of zombies swarmed Fairchild AFB, pouring through the opening in the wall and flooding every building, every street.

I can control a few, but not an army.

“You are stronger than you know. I could feel your strength over the distances. You retain your humanity, and that makes you far more powerful than me. The ability is there. All you need to do is tap into it and we will be unstoppable.”

I won’t wipe out the human race to kill a few.

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