The Neuropathology Of Zombies by Peter Cummings

Author:Peter Cummings [Cummings, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sinister Press
Published: 2011-07-29T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

I was once again flying through the air above this vacation wasteland. The sun was beginning its dive to the west, and the sky was turning from deep blue to an orange gray. The rolling hills housing the caves looked enormous against the darkening sky. The chopper whirled around steeply and began to descend. A tall steel tower rose beneath us, the shiny metal reflected the sun, shimmering with an electric yellow light.

The helicopter touched down and the door flew open. The Governor and I stepped out on to the soft overgrown grass. The helicopter was in the air again, leaving the earth before my feet even left the landing skid.

A large Marine, concealed in full body armor, led us to a ladder at the base of the tower. We climbed up and stood on a platform about half way to the top of the structure. The Marine followed behind us and once on the platform, he reached down, pulling the retractable steps off the ground.

He chuckled, “They say the Driftwood can’t climb, but why take chances?”

He introduced himself and shouted up to the men at the top of the tower; they all waved down at us.

“Have you seen many of them?” I asked, scanning the landscape.

“No, not this far out. Maybe three or four. I think they’re mostly sticking to the town. We’ve collected a few survivors and sent them to the ship, but knock on wood, it’s been quiet out here,” he said, rapping his hand on his helmet.

“So, we need to take you to the caves? Should be a piece of cake. They’re only 5 miles from here, fifteen minutes, tops,” he said.

“How did they get past you and into town?” I asked, impressed with the fortified outpost.

“Not sure, we don’t have a direct visual on them, and we only have the main roads sealed. They could have gone over land, or used a secondary road.”

“Even though this is a small island, there are many passages between the port and the caves, too many in fact. That’s why the smugglers stay out here, it’s easy to slip in and out undetected,” explained the Governor.

I nodded and then looked at the Marine, “What is your plan for getting us there, we don’t have much time left.”

“There are six of us here at the tower. I’ll take one of my men, plus you and the Governor, in the Humvee. That leaves room for the injured man plus an escort, if they want to send one along. If the guy’s sick enough, we can lay him down in the back of the truck. That’s the plan,” he said. He smiled innocently, and shrugged. “There is no direct route from here, so we have to head south, towards the town, and then head back north, once we hit the outskirts. I don’t expect much in the way of trouble, your pilot did a fly over on his way here and reports that the streets are pretty empty; but we won’t take any risks, we’ll move fast, get in and get out.

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