are way too strong, even for a good swimmer to make it over.” “Aren’t you guys worried about everyone?” asks Becky. “I am. I’m more worried about us at the moment though. Making ourselves safe is what they would want. We’ll figure out what to do next once we have a way to defend ourselves against those things,” says Tony. The three of them head out and make it to George’s dock right at 7:30. Brian’s boat is tied to the dock as well. “They must have seen the carnage at Alley 3 and decided to sneak onto the island over here so they weren’t seen.” “Sounds like a good plan to me,” says Nate. “Let’s not count our chickens just yet Nate. Do you see any of those things?” “No,” says Becky. “But Helen is laying in her yard. She’s not moving.” “Let’s get a move on, and remember, be quiet.” They run across Venetian, past Helen’s bloody corpse, across 6th Ave, and into the back door of Nate and Tony’s place. “Okay, let’s make short work of this. I’ll put the rifles and the shot gun in the duffle bag. Becky, you grab the food boxes from Nate’s closet and stack them by the back door. There should be three large plastic totes. Nate, pile the ammo boxes by the back door. I don’t want to have this door open for too long while we’re putting the gear in the Jeep. Before we head out this door, everyone needs to shoulder holster one of these Berettas. Make sure it’s loaded and be ready in case we need to use them.” “I don’t know how to use that,” says Becky. “This is the magazine release. Yup, this one is full. Slide the magazine back in, pull back on the slide until it doesn’t go any further. Release it and you’ve chambered a round. You have fifteen rounds ready to go. Now, slide the little lever up on the left side of the pistol and you’ll see a red dot. That means if you squeeze the trigger, a bullet will fly. Semi-auto pistol 101 is complete. I’ll teach you more when we get back to camp. Put the safety back on and remember to flip it back up, point, and shoot... but only if you absolutely need to. Got it?” “Yeah... got it...” answers Becky. “Think we need anything else?” Nate asks. “Of course, but this is all we can get right now if we want to make this quick. Remember its getting dark out there,” replies Tony. Once all the gear is stacked up by the back door Tony runs out and unhooks the trailer while the others throw the gear in the Jeep. They jump in and speed around to George’s dock. “I think we’re still in the clear.” “Let’s get this shit on the boat. Being out here makes me nervous,” says Nate. As they’re making their last trip to the boat with supplies, Becky sees three shadows running down Venetian and brings it to the boy’s attention. “Is it those things?” “No,” says Nate. “That’s Brian, Jay, and Carrie!” “Let’s hurry,” says Tony. “They don’t look like they’re on a Sunday jog.” Brian’s group is in full sprint heading towards their boat and he shouts, “Get out of here! There’s a ton of those geeks coming!” Carrie and Jay jump in their boat while Brian is struggling to untie the stern line. “Hurry, Brian. They’re getting closer,” says Becky. Tony’s boat starts to pull away from the dock slowly. The group is staring in awe at the number of infected running towards the dock. Brian finally gets into his boat and pulls away from the dock. As they head down the creek towards the Back River, about two hundred infected follow them on the shoreline, stalking the two boats but seemingly not interested in taking a swim. As the boats head back to Little Tybee the sun dips below the horizon. The beach at Alley 3 seems deserted. All that’s left there is a hundred drag marks heading into the Back River. To be continued... TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | OCT 2017 33 TYBEE ISLAND By Paul Cales Continued from the August 2017 Beachcomber. Catch up @ http://tybeebeachcomber.com/magazine Chapter Four - Prepping Pays Off Day 2.5 “Okay, we need to sit down, drink some water, and try to rationalize what the hell just happened,” Tony says. “To hell with that. Hand me that bottle of rum,” replies Nate. “You may want to rethink that, Nate. First of all, we need clear minds, and second … I have a bad feeling that rum is going to be an extremely limited commodity.” “What? Are you serious? You really think it’s that bad?” asks Becky. “Let’s review folks. Marissa gets really sick from a small wound on her arm. The ambulance she got in is still there, blood everywhere, and Marissa is gone. There was no answer on the Breezy phone or the hospital. Everyone we ran into on Tybee was some sort of stark raving mad cannibal…” “Zombie,” Nate chimes in. “Those things…” Tony continues. “Zombies,” Nate interrupts. “Okay, we can call them zombies if you like. Those zombies were everywhere. We didn’t see a single normal person and its spring break.” “Ha! Zombie frat boys. Sounds like a really good movie… or really bad. Your choice. I don’t make the rules,” says Nate. “Stop saying that Nate,” says Becky. “What?” Nate asks. “The zed word. It’s freaking me out.” “Okay. Plan time then,” says Nate. “We need to go to our house Tony. It’s only two blocks off the Back River. You and I have enough guns and ammo to fend off a small army.” “And you have enough freeze-dried food to feed an army. I guess that prepping thing is going to pay off after all.” “Damn right it is.” “So,” Tony continues, “we tie the boat off at George’s dock, sneak across Venetian, through Helen’s back yard, and into the back of our house on 6th. My jeep is parked in the back yard with the boat trailer attached. We’ve got to unhook it and throw the supplies in the jeep to bring to the boat. There’s no way we can carry all the guns and ammo, let alone the food.” “Do you think we need ALL the guns and ammo?” asks Becky “Unfortunately, Becky, I think we do,” says Nate. “We’re not going to be able to get to George’s dock until the tide is high again,” Becky says. “That’ll be around 7:30pm. The sun sets at 8:00. We need to get back quickly,” says Nate. “I’m not planning on chilling with the zeds on Tybee tonight. I’m pretty sure they can’t make it to Little Tybee ... the currents
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