Clickers Vs. Zombies by J. F. Gonzalez & Brian Keene

Author:J. F. Gonzalez & Brian Keene [Gonzalez, J. F. & Keene, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Terror
ISBN: 9781621050582
Publisher: BernyBenuyas
Published: 2015-01-25T16:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Mendocino National Forest, California

Clark and Michele had encountered a National Guard roadblock while they were still ten miles from Bodega Bay. Clark had displayed his identification to the young Guardsman who approached the car, but the kid merely glanced at it and blinked.

“Can’t go that way, sir. The highway is overrun with Clickers.”

“How far?”

“Pardon?”

“How far up the highway?”

The young man blinked again. “All of it, sir. The entire West Coast, from San Diego all the way up to Seattle. Those things are crawling out of the ocean.”

“We need to get to Bodega Bay,” Clark said. “Official business.”

“I’m sorry, sir. It’s not there anymore.”

“What do you mean?”

“Artillery shelled it a few hours ago, trying to wipe those things out. First it was the Clickers. Then the zombies. The two groups started fighting each other. Commander called in an artillery strike. Killed two birds with one stone.”

Cursing, Clark had driven away.

“Where to now?” Michele asked.

“Mount Shasta. It’s the next closest power point. We can close the doorway there. All we have to do is reach it in time.”

“That easy, huh?”

He turned at her and smiled. “You’re doing fine, Michele. Just hang in there.”

They’d said very little to each other since then. Both were stunned by the magnitude of what was happening. They listened to the radio, desperate for news. A few of the stations went off the air as they listened. They avoided the highways, which were hopelessly jammed with cars, and opted instead for rural back roads.

And as a result, they were now lost in the middle of the National forest. Michele stared at the towering Redwood trees as the car bumped up and down over the ruts in the dirt road.

“So beautiful,” she murmured.

“What’s that?” Clark yawned, rubbing his face. His fingernails made scratchy-noises against his fresh stubble.

“The trees,” Michele said. “They’re just…I don’t even have the words to describe them. And not just the trees. This whole area. It feels so…old? Powerful?”

“This is Bigfoot country.”

“Is there really a Bigfoot? That’s always one of those things I wanted to know—I assumed I’d find out sooner or later, working for Black Lodge.”

Clark nodded. “Yep, they’re real. I’ve never seen one, but I’ve read field reports. Nothing really supernatural about them though, so they’re not our responsibility. As I understand it, they’re nothing more than an as-yet unclassified species of gorilla. Some experts believe they’re on the verge of extinction.”

“Maybe we’ll see one,” Michele said.

“If we do, knowing our luck, it’ll be a zombie.”

Michele laughed. “A zombie Bigfoot? That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of.”

“Oh, come on.” Clark grinned. “Are you telling me an army of zombie Bigfoots warring against humanity doesn’t strike your fancy?”

“No. It’s the dumbest thing ever. And it’s Bigfeet, isn’t it?”

“What?”

“You said Bigfoots. I think the plural is Bigfeet.”

Clark shrugged, stifling another yawn. “Maybe…”

“Do you want me to drive for a while?” Michele asked.

“Not yet. I’m okay. Let me get us un-lost again, and then we’ll see how I feel.”

“Okay.” Michele glanced out the window again, watching the forest pass by.

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