Zom-B #12 by Darren Shan

Author:Darren Shan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Monsters, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2016-03-22T04:00:00+00:00

Owl Man quizzes me as we proceed, milking me for information about Mr. Dowling’s base, where it is, the entrance, the layout. Even though he’s been there many times, he’s always been blindfolded well away from the base and led there by mutants, who’ve pushed him in a cart some of the way to further disorient him. He passes along the details to the other key players as I reveal them, and a hasty plan is knocked together while we walk.

He hasn’t said anything about me having to stick close to him. I think it’s slipped his mind. But it certainly hasn’t slipped mine. I can’t escape in the middle of this lot, but I’m watching for an opportunity, waiting for the right moment. In the meantime I act like an obedient little puppy, hoping Owl Man won’t think about making me do his bidding if I appear to be playing along voluntarily.

Justin Bazini and Vicky Wedge are accompanying us on our trek. I’m surprised they’re part of the hunting party. I thought they’d secrete themselves somewhere safe and watch on a video feed from afar. Maybe they’ve grown tired of the passive life and want to dirty their hands.

The humans are nervous. An air of tension hangs so thickly about them that it’s almost a fog. But nobody forced them to come. They’re here because they want to fight for the future of their species and be part of the force that strikes the decisive blow, vanquishes Mr. Dowling and secures control for the living.

At least that’s what they think. They’d be even more nervous if they knew Dr. Oystein was planning to double-cross them, that Mr. Dowling was actually humanity’s best hope of survival. If the doc kills him and forces me to bend the babies to his will, he’ll tell Holy Moly to fetch the vial of human-eradicating Schlesinger-10, then turn it on those who think of him as an ally. He’ll show no loyalty to these brave men and women. They’ll die with all the rest of the living.

He could assist them if he wanted, turn them into mutants before uncorking the vial. He’ll have unlimited access to Mr. Dowling’s secrets once the clown has been eliminated. He could create his own army of mutants out of these soldiers and Klanners, a reward for the humans who helped him realize his goals.

But he won’t. He wants the adults out of the way. The removal of an entire generation. No one left to pass on bad habits to the babies.

I’m still being grilled by Owl Man when we arrive at the Tube station, and he carries on quizzing me as Dr. Oystein’s Angels, under the command of Master Zhang, push ahead to clear the area of reviveds. They operate swiftly and mercilessly, and soon the screams of dozens of zombies are echoing out to us.

Many of the humans shiver but nobody breaks away. Josh Massoglia and Justin Bazini chose their troops well. Everyone here is in the fight to the bitter end.

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