Read A Zombie Survival Series (Book 1): Infestation Iowa Online
Authors: Nathan A. Smith
Tags: #Zombie Apocalypse
A Zombie Survival Series (Book 1): Infestation Iowa (16 page)
The Beast turned to the side of the cabin and began walking slowly away. David stood up finally catching his breath. He looked toward his father sitting on the rock. His father screamed at The Beast once more, “Get back here Gary!” His father held the sides of his own head and tried to force the Beast to come back with his mind.
David stood with blood pouring out of his head, looking at his father angrily.
Off in the darkness of the forest, a rattling sound of chains echoed. The Beast stopped and with its massive arm, bashed the side of the cabin pouring out the light from inside of it as David willed it to. The light from the cabin shone into the dark forest, showing a tree with a very badly disfigured zombie tied to it in chains. David snapped his gaze back toward his father and stared intently as the anger in him grew. Even with the zombie being so badly disfigured, he could tell who it was. The clothing was once her favorite and even covered in mud, he could see her blonde hair clearly. It was David’s mother tied to a tree – obviously dead for a long time. The Beast roared as David’s anger grew into a rage, moans surrounded the cabin as zombies shuffled towards it from all around. David’s anger had reached far away and brought many zombies from town and the fields around it toward the cabin.
“How?” David’s father asked, lowering his hands and listening to the sounds around him. “How are you controlling all of them?” His face turned to confusion as he looked toward David.
David sneered at his father as The Beast’s roar echoed once more. It rushed to the edge of the light and pulled up a massive log from the ground as David walked up to his father. David grabbed his father by his white lab coat and brought his face up to his.
“Where is the cure?’ David asked sternly. “Tell me!” He yelled into his father’s face.
“Our blood is the cure son. But it won’t matter!” His father screamed at David while looking into his eyes with fear. David shook his father back and forth.
“Why not!” David demanded.
“With Ellen gone, the only people who could make a cure now are so far away by the time you got there it would be too late.” His father smiled and placed one hand on David’s arm. “I sent everything I could towards Trinity building after you left son.”
His father patted his arm. “There is nothing left of it.” David heard a gun click and then a piercing shot rang into the air. David flew back as his father lowered the gun he had pointed towards David’s stomach.
“Where is the closest place?” David asked, slumping to the ground holding his stomach with his hands. Blood poured out onto his hands and he slowly laid back.
“Still thinking you can save the world eh son?” His father chuckled slightly. “Seeing how you won’t be around once the sun rises, let me tell you.” His father set David’s gun down on the ground and sat back on top of the rock. “New York City.” He laughed hysterically. “Not a chance in hell you’re going to get there!” His father pulled out a package of smokes and began to light a cigarette. David sat up as his father’s lighter ignited the tip of the cigarette with a dark red glow. His father looked toward David, shocked he was able to move. “Wow you are determined aren’t you?” His father said shaking his head and inhaling his smoke. David smiled and looked up at his father.
“Thank you for telling me….father.” David laughed as the blood stopped pouring out of his stomach. He stood to his feet and stared intently at his father. His father’s mouth opened wide as his cigarette hung in his mouth. “Whoever has the immunity virus,” David continued to speak as his father stood up,” can heal themselves from almost any injury aside from head wounds,” He said pointing at his head which still poured blood. “Can even walk freely past them and even control them.” David pointed towards The Beast named Gary. As his father looked, the Beast threw the massive log at him. It smacked into his face, chopping his head clean off. It also hit the pole behind his father sending the lantern into the trees igniting the bushes and leaves on the ground. David’s anger subsided slightly as the bullet wound on his stomach healed over. The Beast roared once more and ran off into the wilderness as David willed it to. The fire spread quickly to the cabin and surrounded David in a ring of flames. He slumped down beside the rock and in front of his father’s headless body. He breathed heavily, his shirt in shambles and jeans badly charred with soot as the fire raged on.
The crackling of fire all around him was all he could hear. It was so loud. The light of the fire flickered in the dark as the nearby log cabin slowly burned. He started to hear movement all around him in the forest, but could not see through the ring of flames. He knew it was the zombies he had drawn toward him but he no longer willed them to do anything. He had given up and was no longer angry enough. Blood poured from his forehead, filling his brow and steadily it dripped onto the ground as he closed his eyes and began to pass out from exhaustion and blood loss.
The cold night air howled as he slowly lost consciousness, his short black hair slightly moving with the breeze. Then a sudden loud snap of wood and an enormous thud caused him to whip his head to the side, a massive tree had fallen, severing the ring of fire that surrounded him and landing just beside the rock he leaned against. He picked up his pistol on the ground and barely raised it with his arm toward the opening the tree had made. He groaned and was shaking from both the fear and the pain. He knew what came next; he had seen it too much, the first couple fall down easy, but it all ends the same. You scream in pain and wish you ate one of your own bullets before they are through with you. He didn’t have the strength to control them anymore. He could barely stay awake. He saw a figure climb onto the tree on the other side of the fire. It began slowly walking toward him. As it got closer, the fire around it made it light enough so David could see what it was. His pain subsided. His fear turned to anger at what he saw. His eyes narrowed and then he fired.
The bullet flew out of the gun and across the yard. It plowed into his mother’s head as her zombie remains shambled across the log. The tree had fallen and freed her from her chains. David had put her out of her misery and could now rest.
Chapter 14 – Aftermath
The sun rose over Iowa City a few hours later. The Trinity Building stood badly damaged from the attack. All types of infected attacked last night, causing many guards and scientists to die. Destiny and Holiday stood on the roof of the building looking out toward the forest that David had gone to yesterday. Smoke billowed out of it as the entire forest burned. Holiday placed his hand on Destiny’s shoulder.
“He probably made it out and is on his way here now.” He said to her as her eyes filled with tears. Slowly, off in the distance, they heard a sound. It was an engine revving and getting closer to them. They looked around for where the sound was coming from. Below in the city half way between the burning forest and themselves was a station wagon blazing through the street. No Flying Horrors were left nearby and most of the zombies in the city had died during the battle. The car drove over groups of dead bodies as it hurtled toward the tower. Destiny ran toward the stairs and bolted down them. Holiday, with his leg feeling much better, followed after her. They exited on the floor they last saw David on and pushed the elevator button. After seconds which felt like hours, the doors opened and they jumped inside. They headed to the ground level in hopes the car was being driven by David. It was a small hope but they clung to anything they could. Finally, the doors opened and they exited into the lobby. Most of the scientists and armed guards were nowhere to be seen. They rushed through the revolving doors and bolted toward the opening in the fence. No guards stood there and most of the fence was tipped over. The car stood in front of them only feet away as the door opened. Destiny’s heart skipped a beat as David emerged. Holiday smiled and lifting his sheriff hat off his head he cheered raising it high above him. Destiny nearly jumped into David’s arms and gave him a kiss she never thought she would be able to give him again once he left.
“I’m so glad your back!” She exclaimed as he pulled his head away.
“We aren’t done yet.” He said, looking deeply into her eyes. He turned his head toward Holiday. “We have to go to New York!” He shouted at him.
“Wha- Why?” Holiday asked lowering his hat somewhat disappointed they couldn’t rest.
“You think your story was good Holiday?” David said smirking. “Wait until you hear what happened to me.”
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – The End of the Beginning
Chapter 7 – Incredible Adventure