Zombie Surf Commandos from Mars! by Tony Abbott

Author:Tony Abbott
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781480486492
Publisher: Open Road Media

10

Kid Brains

Holly Vickers shuffled closer, her fingers pointing at the two wrinkling foreheads in front of her. “Mmmm. Brains!”

A shock of pain pierced Liz. Her best friend in the world had gone creepy. Liz felt even more alone. She stepped back. “Stop!” she shouted. “This is stupid! You’re Holly Vickers. You’re not a zombie! At least not yet.”

Holly stopped and wobbled. Her skin wasn’t flaky yet, but it was turning gray and the spot on her head was bigger. Her eyeballs were dry and staring. Her arms stuck out stiff in front of her.

The slapping and tapping of the zombie bongo drums was like a war chant filling Liz’s ears. She remembered the words of the creepy beach song.

Fresh brains are good for what ails us,

Until the mother ship sails us!

Suddenly — JRIZZZZ! — an idea sparked in Liz’s mind. Everything fell into place like marbles on a Chinese checkers game. She brightened like a lightbulb in an oven when you click the switch.

“Yes!” she said.

“What is it?” asked Jeff.

Liz craned her neck and looked down the street. “The Donut says it’s almost eight o’clock. We have to hurry!”

Jeff stared at her. “What? Are you hungry?”

“Yeah, for popcorn. We’re going to the movies! Now grab Holly and follow me,” Liz said.

Jeff pulled back. “No way. She’s not gonna eat my brain!”

The screams from the street sounded horrible.

“Holly doesn’t want your brain, Jeff. At least not yet. And if we act fast, she never will.”

He frowned. “What’s wrong with my brain?”

“Jeff!” cried Liz. “Work with me here!”

Jeff swallowed hard and grabbed Holly’s outstretched arms. “Oh, all right, come on.”

“O … kay …” zombie Holly droned.

The three kids crept along the sidewalk, keeping close to the buildings. Night was falling quickly. The streetlights cast eerie shadows on the pavement.

“Why are we going to the movies?” Jeff asked.

“I’m starting to figure some things out,” said Liz.

“Good, because I’m not,” said Jeff, darting looks everywhere.

“Okay,” Liz began. “Martians are flying by Grover’s Mill, right? I mean, of course they are. This is the UFO landing center of the universe. Anyway, they see the flood-lights from last week’s movie. But something happens and they crash in Lake Lake.”

“Martians crash,” Jeff repeated thoughtfully. “Uh-huh, go on.”

“But the minute they hit Earth’s atmosphere — blam! — they start flaking apart! And they attack us because they’re way hungry and need brains to keep them from drying out.”

“Wow, when you say it, it sounds so simple!” Jeff said.

“But I think I know how to get rid of them,” said Liz.

“You do?” asked Jeff.

Liz nodded, took a deep breath, and told Jeff her amazing plan. Every single detail about how it was supposed to work. When she was done, she said, “And that’s how we do it!”

“That’s it?” Jeff screwed up his face as if he were sucking on one of those limes she sang about. “But you’d need incredible split-second timing. No way. It’s too weird. Too dumb. Too impossible!”

Liz smiled. “Sure — anywhere else in the universe. But this is — ”

“The Weird Zone?” Jeff offered.

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