“You’re right,” said Dushell, “she’s a head case.”
“Give the girl a break,” said Jones.
“Nobody wants her,” said Dushell, “the female soldiers don’t even like her.”
“We forced her to join.” Jones couldn’t believe it, but he was defending the straggler before Brittany. The shock of it made him turn to his leader, “she’s not army material. We should kick her loose before she gets a lot of good people killed.”
“No dice,” said Welch. “Captain’s orders, we use every able-bodied man and woman, no exceptions. She is a crackerjack shot, you are going to need someone with that skill set. The rest, I will teach her.”
“What did he suggest?” asked Brittany, worried at the tone he took.
“We lost another rescue team, all turned zombie and were put down. Jones, you’re team leader.”
“Sir? I signed up to fight, not rescue detail. We need to leave that stuff to civilians,” said Jones.
“Until further notice, every civilian is army,” said Welch. He grinned. “You get Dushell and Baker, later Donovan and Mackey will join you. There is a group of survivors in a movie theater twenty clicks due west. Grab your gear and move out, code name—Screaming Eagles.”
Welch stopped and looked at Dushell. “What’s this Zee Zee crap I keep hearing?”
Brittany looked at Jones for help. Jones was rigid and would provide none. She turned back to her leader and swallowed hard, then steadied herself. “They call her Zombie Zora.”
“Why is that?” asked Welch, hands on his hips and glaring at the Private.
“She freezes, sir.”
Welch sneered.
Dushell gulped, then continued. “She was with Donovan and Mackey. They saw these folks that were waving, needing help. When they got closer they saw that they were zombies. The zombies charged them. It was kids in front running toward them with slower adult zombies in the back. The others fired, but she wouldn’t. After they mowed them down, Donovan turned to yell at her and she was a brick.”
“A brick?”
Nervousness set in and she looked away. “She was a statue, sir. They waved their hands in her face and everything, she didn’t move. She didn’t move until Jones came and yelled at her.”
Welch thought it over. “Good, putting her with you is the right thing to do.” Welch grinned. “Call it a class project, Jones.”
“Yes, sir,” said Jones.
“You have a problem, Private?” shouted Welch to Jones.
Jones became apprehensive. Commanding his team was what he had worked toward and recently loss. To undertake a coward’s mission unsettled him. Sergeant Welch’s look meant no arguing—ongoing punishment for his misdeeds. When you not only cause yourself, but your leader to lose rank, you shut the hell up. He exhaled sharply.
“No, sir.”
“Move Out!”
“Sir. Yes, sir!” shouted Dushell.
“Sir. Yes, sir!” shouted Jones.
They returned their commander’s salute and after he cleared the room, they went to deliver the good news to Baker. The young girl had only been at Camp Vix two weeks and already was on everyone’s hit list. Welcome to the army, Zora Baker.
# # #
Kill Happy (Book #3 – Zora Baker)
If you thought Children of the Corn were bad, wait until you meet these children.
Something strange is happening. It’s not the constant zombie threat, this is something new, something sinister. Camp Brandt’s children are Kill Happy and long to slash a zombie with their machetes. But that’s not it, not entirely. Zora Baker keeps hearing the phrase “We’re the Future.” From adults it is wrong, but from the children, eerie.
The evil Doctor Blake is doing something to the kids, Zora (Zee) knows it in her gut. These kids are already dealing with the loss of their parents – eaten by zombies. Now they have to be subjected to God knows what from a monster like Blake.
The children are aglow with their blind worship of the man. Is it a cult or other nefarious activity that has ensnared these innocents? Zee knows it’s not right and she is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and set these kids free. If that means putting Blake down, she will.
Kill Happy is now available.
About The Author:
R.G. Richards is a lifelong Missourian who writes Fantasy/Paranormal/Romance novels. He was an enthusiastic reader of tales of foreign lands (China, Japan, Hong Kong), most of which were “borrowed” from his father’s private collection—a big James Clavell fan (Noble House, Shogun). These faraway tales provided the fertile ground which produced a rich imagination capable of spinning strange and unique stories of distant lands and people. Outside of reading and writing, he is a beginning swimmer, a gym hater, an avid gardener of Sugar Baby melons, and a lover of jokes. If you know a good one, send it his way.
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Books by this author:
Zombie Zora - Book 1 of Zora Baker series
Zombie Invasion - Book 2 of Zora Baker series
Kill Happy - Book 3 of Zora Baker series
Zombie Eden - Book 4 of Zora Baker series (Winter 2012)
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