Second Activation (The Activation Series Book 2) by Darren Wearmouth & Marcus Wearmouth

Author:Darren Wearmouth & Marcus Wearmouth [Wearmouth, Darren & Wearmouth, Marcus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense, Genre Fiction
ISBN: 1477828583
Amazon: B00OVD4DBY
Publisher: 47North
Published: 2015-04-07T05:00:00+00:00

Picking back along Interstate 84 in the dark used up a lot of energy-sapping concentration; the car took a bit of a battering off the side of other vehicles and loudly banged over debris on the road. Thankfully, it only took an hour to reach the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, a nice sign of progress. I suggested to Jack that we not enter the more heavily populated areas of New York until daylight. He agreed and I stopped on the bridge at half past four in the morning.

I gazed along the moonlit river in both directions. Looking south, faint orange glows burned against the dark skyline, perhaps the route of a Genesis Alliance advance party. I couldn’t imagine they’d be collecting any prisoners or messing around with siege tactics. I sat down next to Jack against the concrete sidewall.

“I’m getting pig sick of this traveling about with threats around every corner,” Jack said. “I can’t wait to get out onto the open water.”

“You want to sail to England?”

He sighed and rubbed his face. “Wouldn’t be the worst idea in the world. We’ve spent half of our time here, struggling up and down roads, and all we’ve achieved is a black eye each, weight loss, and a couple of dead and missing friends.”

“Keep your chin up. We’ve discovered a lot too and have an opportunity to strike.”

Jack picked up a stone and hurled it across the road. It clanked against a metal railing on the opposite side.

I wondered if Bernie dominated Jack’s thoughts. If we’d stayed in his apartment, the chances were that we might have ended up with a group of survivors in New York. Then again, in a densely populated city area, more killers lurked. Choosing the right answer had proven impossible, but so far I thought we’d made reasonable decisions. We were still alive and could help people in the city.

We sat in contemplative silence for ten minutes, and I closed my eyes. A sound like crashing thunder rumbled in the distance. The clear night sky showed no signs of an imminent storm, so I strained to listen as the sound grew steadily louder.

Jack sat up and peered west. “Whatever that is, it’s coming toward us.”

“Into the car,” I said.

I lay across the front seats, Jack dived in the back. The rumbling sound changed into a bashing of metal. I leaned over the back seat.

Two bright headlights stabbed through the dark. Others followed. The lead vehicle closed in, and the noise intensified. The GA convoy—it had to be.

Jack glanced at me. “Think it’s them?”

“We’ll find out in a minute. Hold your fire unless they see us.”

A large snowplow powered past and smashed a Mustang to the side of the road. It barged aside anything in its path, creating a clear route for the following vehicles.

I raised my rifle to just below the window, ready to thrust it up and fire if required.

Two noisy five-ton trucks came next, common logistical vehicles for armies across the world. I couldn’t see the drivers in the dim light and tried to keep my night vision by focusing away from the dazzling lights.

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