Zombies In Paradise by Jeff Thomson

Author:Jeff Thomson [Thomson, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

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USCGC Sassafras

Hanapepe Bay, Kauai

Jonesy snapped the carabiner into place on the yardarm safety cable and leaned back into his harness. The climb made him winded. He thought he was in better shape, but apparently not.

The Sass sat at anchor in the bay, not far from Assateague, where Harold, Gus, and Frank were busy trying to get her restarted. Jonesy had taken it upon himself to climb the mast and get a look at their surroundings.

The radar antenna sat motionless nearby. This was a good thing. He questioned whether he wanted to bring children into the fucked up mess the world had become, but he’d learned the wisdom of never say never, long ago. Having those children come out with three eyeballs and a second head where their ass should be, would be less than ideal, and so he tagged out the radar to ensure his future progeny didn’t suffer such a fate. This had probably been unnecessary, since Molly was down on the Bridge, but why take chances?

The binoculars felt cold to his eye sockets, and his eyes blurred for a moment before he got used to the strange new view. Port Allen came into sharp relief beyond the freight terminal and boat harbor. It looked like any suburban community, with single family homes and cul-de-sacs, speckled with trees and various bits of shrubbery. The tropical splendor might be idyllic, if not for the complete lack of people.

Well, no. That wasn’t true, now was it? There were people - or, at least, what used to be people. Zombies wandered the streets, alone or in groups ranging from two, through a large one of a dozen or more over by what looked to be some sort of shopping plaza.

To his left sat a large park. To his right, the port buildings and fuel farm shimmered in the afternoon sun. Between them lay the town.

Movement caught his eye. Nothing strange about it. There was movement all over the place, as the newly-made raving lunatics shuffled and stumbled their way along. But something about this particular movement made him take a closer look.

It wasn’t on the street. It was on the roof of one of the houses - more than one, he saw, as more and more heads popped up onto balconies and rooftops.

“I will be dipped in shit,” he said aloud. He dropped the binoculars back onto his chest, the strap digging into his neck, but he didn’t care. Shifting his weight onto the safety wire at his feet, he glanced down at Duke, waiting on the Flying Bridge below. “Guess what?” He shouted.

“You found the lost city of Atlantis?” Duke shouted back.

“What?” Jonesy replied, the non sequitur making his brain hurt.

“Never mind,” Duke called. “Whatchya got?”

Jonesy pointed. “Survivors.”

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