Zombies: The War Stories by Eric S. Brown

Author:Eric S. Brown
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
Tags: Horror/Suspense/Thriller
Publisher: Naked Snake Press

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C-Zone

The storm was fierce. Lightening crashed in the air near the helicopter. The pilot was struggling desperately to keep the bird aloft and moving in the gale force winds.

“Will you look at that!” John exclaimed from his seat by the open side door of the chopper.

“What the hell is it?” Gary asked, peering out through the rain.

John grabbed the young man's shoulder and pointed downwards. “Do you see him?” John yelled over the roar of the blades.

“Who?"

“There. Right there,” John pointed again. Gary squinted and sure enough, he saw it. A Charlie solider perched on a high tree limb like an ape. The man held no weapon and made no move to try to conceal himself from the American helicopter. He stared up at them with yellow eyes which seemed to glow in the darkness of the storm.

“Jesus, is he fucking crazy or something?” Gary asked.

John started to answer but Captain Peter Stevens shot him a look from where he sat on the other side of the chopper's cargo space.

“You could say that,” John shrugged and changed the subject. “You ever been out this far before?"

“No! Hell, no,” Gary laughed, “I just shipped in a couple of days ago.” The young solider glanced back into the distance, searching for the man in the tree, who was now no more than a speck on the horizon. “Are they all like that?” he asked John.

John shook his head silently.

“Captain!” the pilot called. Captain Stevens moved up front, taking a seat beside the flustered flyboy. “The winds are too strong, sir. I'm going to have to set her down!"

“No!” Stevens screamed, “That is not an option, solider. Keep this bird headed south!"

“I can't do that!” the pilot answered, “We either set her down or the wind will set her down for us. It's all I can do to just keep her up, sir!"

“Damn it!” Stevens snapped and turned to face John. “You think we can handle it down there, Sergeant?"

“Don't know!” John shouted, “But it's probably better than being splattered all over the jungle floor!"

Stevens turned back to the pilot. “Okay, take us down,” he ordered.

The helicopter bucked against the wind as it started its descent, tossing its occupants around. John and Gary fought not to slide out the open side.

The helicopter was suddenly shoved to the right by a powerful blast of wind. Its blades struck a nearby tree. The pilot screamed as the bird careened out of control.

The ground met them fast. The helicopter thumped into the muddy soil, flipped onto its side rolling over and over again.

When it came to a stop, John found himself surprised to be alive. He'd suffered some cuts and bruises but was otherwise intact. Gary lay near him and looked to be in much the same shape. John righted himself trying to stand. “Is everybody okay?"

Gary moaned a yes, but neither the captain nor the pilot answered. John helped Gary up, he looked into the pilot compartment of the chopper. The captain lay on the metal floor, his left leg bent at an odd angle.

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