This Land of Monsters by Tim Gabrielle

Author:Tim Gabrielle [Gabrielle, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
ISBN: 9781947578203
Publisher: Ink Smith Publishing
Published: 2018-09-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Sullivan locked the gate as the group departed. He did a quick check of all the weapons he had on him and made sure he was ready for whatever Fletcher Crawford had in store. He knew it would end today; but he wanted to make sure it ended for some of Fletcher’s men too. His rifle hung on his back, as usual, with knives secured to his boots and handguns on his belt. Strapped to his belt were four grenades that he’d kept since he had started the Fort. He caressed the metal, he knew the damage they caused, had seen it before. When he was originally stockpiling supplies he had hesitated about bringing these kinds of weapons into the Fort. He had never wanted to use them—had hoped he wouldn’t have to—but now was glad for their presence.

“You ready for this?” Sullivan asked Scott and Meghan. They stood beside him wearing their riot gear, their faces obscured by the face shields.

“As ready as we’re going to be,” said Scott.

“I wish you would have left with Dianna,” said Sullivan.

“No way in hell,” said Meghan. “You’ve been good to us and kept us safe all this time. If we die, we die together.”

“Why don’t we send a scout or two out into the woods, see what they can see?” Stu suggested.

“No,” said Sullivan. “He’s been casing out these woods for a while, at least a month. He’s handed us a death sentence.”

“It’s been an honor,” said Stu. He held his hand out to Sullivan, and Sullivan ignored the outstretched hand. Instead, he pulled Stu in for a tight hug. The two stood embracing for a moment before Stu released himself.

Sullivan joined the sentinels on top the RVs and scanned the area with a pair of binoculars. It was hard to see very far due to the dense forest, but the trees were one of their best lines of defense against whatever was coming. He handed the binoculars to one of the sentinels and climbed down the ladder to the ground and exhaled deeply as he placed his feet back into the dirt. Everyone stood silently at their posts not knowing exactly what to do or what to expect. Including Meghan and Scott, fifteen people stayed behind to help defend the Treefort. Sullivan addressed them quickly, went over last minute strategy plans, and let them know that if things got rough, they were expected to try and escape into the woods. They each shook his hand and felt the frustration and anger that flowed from him as his giant hand covered theirs.

Far in the distance, they could hear the sound of transport trucks barreling off down the dirt road as Sullivan stood in the center of the Fort, second-guessed his decision. He tried to think of other possible options to have dealt with the threat but came up with nothing.

A crow cawed in the distance, followed by the great calamity that would bring the Fort to its death. With slicing precision, four arrows flew through the air and landed in a soft spot of each of the sentinel’s riot gear.

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