Zombie Theorem (Book 2): The Siege by James Wallace Read Free Book Online Page B

pace for a good ten minutes. Brian scooped her up off the ground and held her in his arms while continuing to run. I was able to jog this time for forty minutes before I was starting to flag again.
    As I was about to say something, we came upon a wide river that was flowing into the ocean. Senshi was on the other side and was guarding the shore for our crossing. “The water is not that deep but is a little swift,” he radioed over to us.
    Brian swung Angel up onto his shoulders and slid down the banks on his feet and into the water. It only came to his knees and barely slowed him down as he got to the other side. He set Angel down, went to one knee, and raised his rifle to his shoulder guarding the riverbanks. Angel stayed behind him, covering her body with his. Cupcake and Apache slid down the bank and made their way over next. Vic motioned for me to follow him, and we went next. The water was cold, but it felt good on my painful legs. We climbed the bank and, at that point, Senshi and Apache moved forward together taking point. We sat there another couple of minutes, resting and waiting for Kuppers and Doc to make their way across the water.
    This time when we moved out, Cupcake took rear security and Doc jogged by my side. We made it to the edge of the golf course and stopped. Senshi and Apache already had moved to the first house and were waiting for us. Once together, we took a knee and looked to Kuppers. He stood there looking to the houses in front of us. “Apache, I want you on the roof of that house across the street. Senshi, take this one and you two will cover the streets and golf course. We will break into two teams and take down houses across from each other. All we are looking for are weapons, ammo, water, and 4x4 transportation. Apache take Angel with you, and stash her in a safe place. Vic, Cupcake, and Doc are team Bravo. I’ll go with Dan and Brian. We will be team Alpha. No moving onto the next house till the other team clears its house. Any comments or questions?”
    I thought longer and looked at my mp5. “I have a thought I’d like to share. Our guns are loud. If we come across any zombies, we need to eliminate them quietly. I have a feeling once we start making noises it’ll drive the others to us.”
    Kuppers thought about this for a minute. He sighed out loud and looked at my steel batons. “You heard what the man said.” He was looking at Vic. “Make sure your team comes up with some hand weapons. Only use the guns if you have no choice.”
    Brian reached over and took the police nightstick from my belt. I handed one of my collapsible steel batons to Kuppers and armed myself with the other. Vic and his team moved off following Apache and Angel across the street to their house.
    Brian walked up to the back door of the house we chose and looked through the window, cupping his hands around his eyes to shield the sun. Kuppers walked up to the door and removed a small leather pouch from his vest. He stuck little pieces of metal into the door lock and moved them back and forth until the locks clicked. He put his tools into his pouch and closed it up, then slid it back into his vest and then slowly turned the doorknob. Brian came up and stood next to him, nightstick at hand. I stood behind them both giving them room to move and swing if needed.
    Kuppers swung the door open and Brian stepped in quickly. He moved to the left, allowing Kuppers to step in. Kuppers moved to the right, and they both stood there. I stepped in and took the middle. We stood in a living room where the TV, a large flat LCD panel, sat behind Brian. Kuppers moved to the dining room, which sat directly to his right. I stepped in further. Two couches took most of the space in the room, one against the far wall in front of me and one along the far left wall near Brian. I stood in the middle of the room allowing Brian to pass me and enter the dining room behind Kuppers. I took rear and followed them into the kitchen. The house was