Life After The Undead (Book 2): Death to the Undead (62 page)

“We
know.”
Tom nodded.
“And
we’re prepared
for
that. We’ve
been
working
on this idea
for months.”

“So,
how do
you
plan on
getting
into the
power
buildings?”
I
wondered.

“Easy,”
Tom
smiled.
“I’m
head
Electrical
Engineer.”

I
smacked
the side
of
my
head.
“Of
course!
Pearl
told me
that
the
last time I
was
down here.”

“We’ve
already
got
things set up.
We
can
electrify
the
fences
around
the
perimeter,
and
we
have
a
closed
circuit
communication
system.
The
last thing
we
needed
was
more
weapons,
just in
case.
Now
that
we
have
those,
we’re
ready
to go.”

“Sounds
like a
plan.
How long
will it take
to put in
place?”
Quinn
asked.

“Give
me a
day, just so
I
can
get
the
weapons
to the
farthest
cities.”

“That’s
feasible,”
I
said.
“But
we
need
to
get
the
Hummer
for
you.
Once
that’s in our
possession,
you
can
take
it
where
it needs to
go.”

“Won’t someone
notice
it’s missing?”
Concern
laced
Pearl’s
voice.

“Probably.”
I
shrugged.
“But
by
then, hopefully
we’ll
have
the plan in full motion.”

“So,
who’s
going
to
get
the
Hummer?”
Pam
stared
at
me.

“No
one
knows
who
you
are,
except
Liet,
and
I
doubt
he’ll
be
guarding
the vehicle. You
take
Kyle
and
go
after
the
Hummer. Bill,
you
and
Tanya
will
go
after
the
other
guns.
Pearl, Tom,
you
tell them
where
they
should
meet
you.”

“What
are
you
and
Quinn
going
to
do?”
Tanya’s
tone
had
a
hint of suspicion to it.

“We’re
going
to watch
your
backs.
Neither
one
of
us
is in any
shape
to actually
do
physical
labor.
The
coffee
shop
and
high
school
are
right
next to
each
other. We
can
take
a
position on a
roof
and
let
you
know if
there
is
trouble. Everyone
surely
knows
about
the
prison
break
by
now, so
they’ll
be
overly
cautious. Once
everything
and
everyone
is in
place,
we’ll take
over
the
Johnson
household.”

“There’s
another
thing
I
should tell
you,”
Tom
interjected. “Once
we
leave
here,
there’s no
way
to
contact
each
other.
The
power
stations
can
talk, but using
walkies
or
cell
phones
is too open. We
might
be
tracked.
Wait
for
the
signal
before
making
any
move.
The
signal
will be
the
power
going off
for
three
seconds, coming
back
on
for
ten, then
going
off
indefinitely.”

Cell
phones?
It
boggled
my
mind to think they
still
had
technology
down
there.

“How
will we
know if
the
takeover
is a
success?”
Pam
inquired.

“After
the
teams
have
gone
into their
respective
Families’
houses,
they
will
call
this
number.”
He
handed
me a
card
with
a
number on it.
“If
we
don’t
hear
from
you
within
half
an
hour of the
power
outage,
we’ll send
reinforcements.”

“Wow.”
Quinn looked around
at
all of us. “Sounds
like
you’ve
got
all of
your
bases
covered.
Glad
to
know
people
down
here
are
willing
to help.”
He
looked
at
me.
“Makes
our job much
easier.”

“Good
luck
to
everyone,”
Tom said.
“May
we
be
successful.”

We
all
nodded
our
agreement.

I
turned to Pam,
Tanya,
and the
brothers.
“Good
luck.
Stay
safe,
and
be
careful.
This is
what
we
planned
for,
we
can
do it.”

We
pulled
together
in
a
large circle
and
hugged.
I
didn’t particularly
want
Tanya
in there
with us, and
I’m
sure
the
brothers
could
have
lived
without
hugging
her,
but she
was
risking
her life.
She
was
going
to make
it
better. And
if she
didn’t,
I
had no doubts in
my
mind
that
Bill
would
make her
pay. That’s
why
I
sent them
together.

When we
pulled
away,
I
turned
to
Pearl
and
Tom. I
held
out
my
hand,
and
Tom shook it.

“Thank
you
for
all
your
help.” I
wanted
to
say
more,
to
tell
him I
owed him my
life
and
what
he
was
doing
was
going
to change
the course
of
history,
but the
words
wouldn’t
come
out. I
turned to
Pearl.
She
pulled
me into
a
hug.

“I
know
you’re
scared,”
I
whispered
in her
ear,
“but
things
are
gonna
be
all
right.
Stick
close
to
your
uncle,
and
you’ll
be
fine.” I
pulled
back
and
looked
into
her
face.
She
nodded
and
sniffed.
I
thought
she
might
cry,
but she
kept
her
emotions
in
check.

“When
this is
over,”
she
pointed
a
finger
at
me,
“you
owe
me a
week
of
hanging
out.”

I
smiled.
“I
promise. But,
you
have
to come
to
Quinn’s
ranch
to do it.”

Her
face
paled. I
couldn’t help but
chuckle.

“I
won’t
let
anything
happen to
you.
Don’t
worry.”

“All
right,
crew.”
Pam’s
voice
was
authoritative,
but
not
shouting. “We’ve
got
a
job to do.
Let’s
head out.”