Zombie God of the Jungle by Dane Hatcell

Author:Dane Hatcell [Hatcell, Dane]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Mind Hemorrhage Press
Published: 2012-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

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Changchang raised the tripod slightly and tilted the camera forward. The LCD screen on the back framed the mouth of the cave and she pressed the control to zoom in on the view.

“I have the camera ready, Professor,” Changchang said.

“I’ve just finished setting up the video. The camera is rolling,” the Professor said. “The perspective from this ridge is perfect.” He stood with his arms up in the air as he looked down below.

A series of hills bordered the eastern side of the cave of Kilomba. Professor Brigtsen, Mary, and Changchang were in position to capture images of the beast as it emerged from its lair. The cave faced a large, mostly clear area. Dense jungle began some fifty-yards away. A perfect place for Roscoe and his men to hide and wait.

“Excuse me you two, am I getting in your way?” Mary said, hands on hips and binoculars dangling from her neck.

“Not at all, Mary. Carry on,” Professor Brigtsen said, testing the pan of the camera.

“I was being sarcastic,” Mary said. “I’m being ignored. Why did you want me to come again? To be your pack mule? You could have used one of the natives to help haul the equipment.”

“The natives consider this sacred ground and will not venture this far,” the Professor said.

“Whatever. You bring me up here to do what? Watch you and Chingaling scurry about like ants while I stand back here looking at your rear ends.”

“Mary! Her name is Changchang, and please stop with your incessant whining. Changchang, please excuse my wife,” the Professor turned his head and stared at Mary. “Her hormones are obviously imbalanced and she should seek medical attention as soon as we get stateside.”

Changchang wiped the sweat from her forehead. “It’s okay.”

“Come in, Professor,” Roscoe’s voice sounded tinny as it blasted over the radio speaker.

Professor Brigtsen unclipped the radio from his belt and lowered the volume before speaking. “Brigtsen, here. Is the mission a go?”

“Set your watch for ten minutes. We’ll send in some bait, let you get a few pictures, and then we’ll try to bring him down in one piece.”

“Use plan B only as a last resort.”

“I know, Professor. Don’t worry. My men have been informed. Roscoe out.”

Professor Brigtsen turned to Changchang and smiled, then reached for her hand and squeezed it for reassurance. Changchang smiled back and pulled him into her for a hug.

Mary suddenly felt alone, as if she were intruding in their special moment.

Something below caught Mary’s eye. “David? Oh, my. David, when you find the time to pull yourself off her, look.”

Professor Brigtsen and Changchang turned to Mary, and then where she pointed. A saber-toothed tiger trotted through low foliage toward the cave of Kilomba.

“I don’t believe it! Changchang, get video while I snap some pictures,” the Professor said as he headed for the equipment. “That cat has been extinct for over ten-thousand years. Look at it!”

He lowered the camera and focused in on the saber-tooth, taking shots as fast as he could before it escaped from view.

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