Trackers 2: The Hunted (A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Thriller) by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Author:Nicholas Sansbury Smith [Smith, Nicholas Sansbury]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: High Caliber Press
Published: 2017-05-04T05:00:00+00:00

The jagged mountains had swallowed the setting sun, but the magnificent glow from the forest fires in the next valley brightened the view atop the hill. Nathan watched the fires licking the terrain like the devil’s tongue, spreading out to consume everything in their path. Pillars of smoke rising off the inferno clouded the dark horizon, blocking out the stars.

He had thought they would need the night vision goggles, but the fires provided plenty of light to see that the road was blocked below. He cursed and pounded the dashboard with his gloved hand. There was no way through. They had spent over an hour on a dirt road to get back to the highway, but now they were stuck again, close to the area where Lieutenant Dupree and his men had been ambushed. There wasn’t a doubt in his mind that his nephew was somewhere on the other side of the blaze.

“Reminds me of the burning oil fields in Iraq,” Raven said quietly, as if he was lost in a memory.

“We have to make a run for it,” Nathan said.

“You nuts, Major?” Raven shot him a sideward glance, his dark brows arcing behind his visor. “We’ll get cooked like jerky down there. It’s already been hell just getting here.”

“You heard what they’ve been saying over the radio,” Nathan said. “This is the only way.”

Raven looked back at the windshield. “I think I’d rather take my chances with raiders than fire. At least you can fight back against men.”

Nathan reached for the door handle and opened the door before Raven could stop him. He was sick of arguing. For the past few hours they had bickered back and forth about continuing through the mountains and which routes to take.

“What are you doing?” Raven shouted. He grabbed at Nathan’s uninjured arm, but Nathan yanked it away.

“Listen, Raven, I came out here to find my nephew. If it means I have to walk through those flames, then I will.”

Raven slowly pulled his hand back and put it on the steering wheel.

“Jesus,” he muttered, staring at the flickering glow. “I get it man, I do. I’d go through hell and back for Sandra and Allie. But this shit is crazy.”

“The entire world has gone crazy, brother.”

Raven tapped the wheel. “I know, believe me. But driving down this road is suicide. Our tires will freaking catch fire!”

Nathan pulled out his binoculars and scoped the valley. The flames had consumed half of the terrain, leaving behind a path of destruction. The fire was now engulfing the forest on the western and eastern sides of the highway. The jagged bluffs at the other end of the valley served as a natural barrier that seemed to be holding the fire from moving into the next ravine.

He felt like he was on a roller coaster that was about to rocket through an oven. It was hard to imagine a situation where they would come out the other side unscathed.

Nathan zoomed in on the path, stopping on a bridge crossing a stream about a quarter mile from the bottom of the hill.

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