After The Rising by T.D Jackson (free novel reading sites .txt) 📕

as fast as possible some one caused this it was no accident" "Yeah thats what I thought" I got to the end of the truck the radio man had followed me "Bit of privacy please" "What?" "No not you boss hey whats yours and your friends name?" "Shelby 348 Botts 221" He walked round the side of the truck "I think I have found something odd here boss food truck FD26 I saw blood and body parts in the back got two apparant TRT guys here claiming it was a food run" "Names?" "Shelby 348 Botts 221" "Hold on" I put the keys in the lock of truck door "Where are you?" Kane said urgency ringing in his voice "Industrial about 10 mins from the town hall why?" "The truck FD26 was decomissioned 2 months ago it was reactivated 11:00pm last night by Commander F. Grant who was found dead this morning apparant suicide" "Sounds a bit fishy boss" I extended the Baton "Is Jon nearby?" "We hae not heard from agent Abernethy since the outbreak he was at the active fire range that area is now class 8" God class 8 was the worst not just the undead but other hazards fires people killing each other possible radiation for all I know "Tom" "I'm still here boss" I lifted the sliding door of the truck a little the smell of decay hit me and I let it clang shut "Yeah boss better get me some backup" I extended the baton and peeked round the side of the truck radio man was gone the driver was back in the cab watching me through the wing mirror. I turned and radio mans fist filled my vision.

                         

What I have lost

What happened next was blurry  radio man standing over me with his SMG pointed at my head talking into a radio "Yes yes" He put it back on his belt his attention returned to me he looked down the sights of his gun I looked him in the eye and waited for the shot. Suddenly he turned he was wrestling with someone the SMG fell out of his hand and he delivred a stiff punch to his attackers face. The Doc's nose gushed blood "It's Kidd grab him" a voice yelled. Radio man grabbed the Doc by the scruff of his lab coat and picked up his gun, the Doc was trying in vain to fight him off but radio man screwed his gun against his head forcing him to comply and forced him to the the truck cab. I groggily got to my feet swaying trying to make myself stand his back was to me I took a step and stumbled to my knees, radio man turned and snickered pointing his SMG at me. The Doc grabbed the gun barrell and pushed it up lead flew in to the sky radio man gave him a stiff back hand sending him crashing in to the side of the truck his head bouncing off it. He turned his attention back to me but the gu shots had sent me crashing back to reality and I had closed the distance. I slapped the gun down with my weaker right hand brought my left elbow swinging across his face hitting his temple the gun clattered to the ground. He grabbed me and headbutted me so hard stars swarmed my vision it was all I could do to raise my arm to try and block another devastating punch. I was so out of it my own arm cam back and punched myself in the face, I staggered back he advanced and did it right in to a face full of blinding powder.

Ninjas used to use crushed glass and cayenne pepper mixes to blind there enimies it was how the legend of them being able to dissapear in a cloud of smoke started, I am no ninja but I am perfectly capable of mixing crushed glass and what ever nasty things I can get my hands on and throwing it in the genral direction of someones face. Radio man staggered back I clicked my heel against the concrete and the stiletto extended I ran at him trying to drive the blade in to his shin it would hurt but would not be fatal so Kane could speak with him. I stopped with amazement as he caught the kick he twisted my leg causing me to hit the ground stomach first the wind knocked out of me, he was still trying to clear the powder out of his eyes. I spied my baton it was still at the back of the truck the SMG was under the truck some where and I did not trust the driver to not run me ovr if I tried to go and get it. I ran for the baton stumbling as I went I grabbed it and returned to see the driver carrying the doc inside the cab I ran the driver and the Doc were in Radio man was climbing in. I was closing the distance the door was starting to close the engin started the truck was moving. Oh God why do I do this?

 

I jumped and landed inbtween the door my legs scrabbling to find purchase on the small step ladder, Radio man and the driver looked shocked but that did not last long the driver put his foot down and the truck screeched off with mw still dangling half in half out. Radio man was trying to remedy this by shoving the rest of me out with what little swing room I had I hit him with the baton all though it was not having much effect all it was doing was tapping him. One of his hands was in my face pushing me back the over holding the door open, I thrust the baton against the dashboard to collapse it and with my fist wrapped around it to increase the power I punched him in the nuts, yes I know you shouldn't do that but the next time you are dangling out of a truck doing 60mph see what you do. He howled in pain "Get him out" the driver shouted. Radio man was not paying too much attention one hand on his nuts which were now probably some where in his chest cavity the other half heartedly pushing me back. My feet found purchase just as the driver reached over and punched me in the mouth I staggered momentatrily losing my grip I could feel myselft start to tumble back it all seemed to happen in slow motion Radio man's eyes refocused he delivred a blow to my stomach I teetered back thats when the driver did his high speed stop the truck turned and I fell through space falling out of the truck door and landing in a hedge with out any grace. The adrenaline was still surging through me I jumped back to my feet. We had been driving down a woodland path and now the same truck I was just in was now coming straight at me I dived back in to the bush swearing I could see Radio man's dissapointed face as I made it. Crap.

 

I returned to the industrial estate where the truck had originaly been and grabbed my bag found my phone I dialed Kane "Tom?" "Boss I don't know who those guys were but they attacked me and they have taken Dr.Kidd" "To...Get...ou...evac...overrun...get....now" The sound was so garbled I could barly make it out "Boss I didn't get that repeat" "No help coming.....get....now...." "What about Jon have you hard from him?" "No...contac...dead...no survivors...class 8" The call ended there. I stood for a moment it was all happening again but this was worse this was no accident this was intentional this was evil and I am going to stop it even if it kills me              

Adventures in babysitting.

I left and made my way to the hotel, destruction was around me the dead mixed with the dieing and a decreasing number of the living. I stuck to the edge of the streets skirting around people keeping up a light jog. I saw it all people families torn apart in the jaws of the undead I kept my head down and kept going finally arriving at the hotel 10 minutes later. The hotel was a large ugly brick building an white stone archway with revolving doors at the front and black and white tile steps leading up to it the only difficulty getting inside was trying to get past people trying to get out, eventually I entered the lobby tiled floor and wood paneling surrounded me as people rushed past. I walked to the stairs walking round a angry fat man bellowing at what I can only guess was his assistant to get his bags to the car, the young man turned round from the mans bags and punched him in the jaw before heading to the door well at least that cheered me up a bit.

 

Room 42 was on the 3rd floor and I was out of breath by the time I had reached the top, I really need to stop smoking . I walked down the corridor and knocked on the door of room 42. The door opened a crack a boy with dark hair and a pale face blue t-shirt and jeans about 9 years old "Hi" I started before the door slammed shut. I sighed and knocked again "Kid open up" "I'm waiting for my Dad go away!" "Your Dad asked me to come get you I'm a policeman" "Where's your hat?" "My what?" "Your policeman's hat where is it? "A monster took it I have my badge if you want to see it" The door opened slowly and the kid held his hand out, I gave him my I.D he stared at it and me trying to look as intimidating as he could. He opened the door "Where's my dad?" A crash came from the stairwell "Yeah lets talk about that inside" I pushed him in and shut the door. I explained to the boy who's name I now know as Ryan that his dad had gone to try and stop the monsters and that I had been sent to get him and take him some where safe, he seemed to accepts this.

 

So we waited leaving now with the throngs of