that they will find us and they will try to take the Bunker and that will place everyone there in danger.”
“Look, I am not saying that they won’t. All I am saying is we could find a way to deal with them later.” He said, squeezing in through the small doorway.
I just shrugged my shoulders.
“Amy and the others want to start heading back today before it gets any later. I came down to ask if you would at least head back with us, and if you still wanted to blow the oil rig up, well, at least you’d have the C4 needed to do it.”
It made sense and it would mean I could replace the gear that I had lost in Hull.
“Fine, but I’m not staying. I’ll get re-stocked and then I will head out to find Benton’s oil rig.”
“Great. I’ll get Mike to moor the lifeboat. Spirit and the pup can ride with David, Mike and Amy. We’ll use the ATV’s and follow them.” He said, moving to the door.
“Chris!” he stopped and turned “This doesn’t mean I will be stopping.”
“I didn’t think you would be, mate.” He said, stepping through the open doorway and disappearing out of view.
The next two hours were busy getting everything put away and ready for the run to the vehicles. I carried my rucksack up to the bridge and watched Mike slowly move the lifeboat up to the small dock near the lifeboat station. From where we were, I could see about four infected lurching around the station and the small carpark.
Where the others had gone, I wasn’t certain, but from the looks of the churned sand nearby, quite a few had been standing at the shoreline watching our little water borne sanctuary.
David came in from outside and looked at me from the corner of his eye. I suppose they had all decided that if they didn’t speak to me, then they wouldn’t get their heads bitten off.
Amy wandered in closely followed by Chris. Mike bumped the lifeboat against the dock and David went outside to secure it. I followed with one of the rifles to give him any cover he might have needed. Standing at the side rail I watched as he pulled the large ropes round the posts to secure the lifeboat. The four infected hadn’t noticed us and there weren’t any closer than those four. Chris came out on deck and started to throw our gear over to David.
“Just got to get the dogs.” Chris said and disappeared back inside.
I looked over at the lifeboat station and saw that the four infected had just vanished.
“David, keep an eye out.” I shouted and lifted the rifle to look down the scope.
Panning across the lifeboat station and the sand dunes, I noticed some movement and hovered over the spot for a few seconds. Nothing seemed to move now that I was watching so I put it down to nerves and continued keeping watch.
Amy came out carrying the pup who was struggling to get down.
“Stop that, you fucking idiot.” She said holding the squirming dog out to David.
David lowered the pup to the ground and I watched as he cowered beside David’s leg.
Spirit shot out of the hatchway and launched herself over railing and landed on the dock. Smiling, I moved over to the side a little more. The lifeboat engine died and Mike came out.
“That’s her shut down.” He said to Chris.
“Ok, then let’s get back to the Bunker.” Chris replied, and jumped over onto the dock and Mike followed huffing as he landed.
Taking one quick look with the scope I moved over to the rail. A breeze wafted by from the lifeboat station and brought with it a strong smell of death and rotten flesh. I raised the scope again and looked over toward the station. Again, a flicker of movement caught my eye and I hovered over where it had come from. This time I managed to catch a glimpse of a head moving in the dunes.
“Guys, I think there are some infected in the dunes near the lifeboat station.” I said, jumping down to the dock.
Chris lifted his rifle and looked through his scope at the dunes.
“Can’t see anything.” He
“Look, I am not saying that they won’t. All I am saying is we could find a way to deal with them later.” He said, squeezing in through the small doorway.
I just shrugged my shoulders.
“Amy and the others want to start heading back today before it gets any later. I came down to ask if you would at least head back with us, and if you still wanted to blow the oil rig up, well, at least you’d have the C4 needed to do it.”
It made sense and it would mean I could replace the gear that I had lost in Hull.
“Fine, but I’m not staying. I’ll get re-stocked and then I will head out to find Benton’s oil rig.”
“Great. I’ll get Mike to moor the lifeboat. Spirit and the pup can ride with David, Mike and Amy. We’ll use the ATV’s and follow them.” He said, moving to the door.
“Chris!” he stopped and turned “This doesn’t mean I will be stopping.”
“I didn’t think you would be, mate.” He said, stepping through the open doorway and disappearing out of view.
The next two hours were busy getting everything put away and ready for the run to the vehicles. I carried my rucksack up to the bridge and watched Mike slowly move the lifeboat up to the small dock near the lifeboat station. From where we were, I could see about four infected lurching around the station and the small carpark.
Where the others had gone, I wasn’t certain, but from the looks of the churned sand nearby, quite a few had been standing at the shoreline watching our little water borne sanctuary.
David came in from outside and looked at me from the corner of his eye. I suppose they had all decided that if they didn’t speak to me, then they wouldn’t get their heads bitten off.
Amy wandered in closely followed by Chris. Mike bumped the lifeboat against the dock and David went outside to secure it. I followed with one of the rifles to give him any cover he might have needed. Standing at the side rail I watched as he pulled the large ropes round the posts to secure the lifeboat. The four infected hadn’t noticed us and there weren’t any closer than those four. Chris came out on deck and started to throw our gear over to David.
“Just got to get the dogs.” Chris said and disappeared back inside.
I looked over at the lifeboat station and saw that the four infected had just vanished.
“David, keep an eye out.” I shouted and lifted the rifle to look down the scope.
Panning across the lifeboat station and the sand dunes, I noticed some movement and hovered over the spot for a few seconds. Nothing seemed to move now that I was watching so I put it down to nerves and continued keeping watch.
Amy came out carrying the pup who was struggling to get down.
“Stop that, you fucking idiot.” She said holding the squirming dog out to David.
David lowered the pup to the ground and I watched as he cowered beside David’s leg.
Spirit shot out of the hatchway and launched herself over railing and landed on the dock. Smiling, I moved over to the side a little more. The lifeboat engine died and Mike came out.
“That’s her shut down.” He said to Chris.
“Ok, then let’s get back to the Bunker.” Chris replied, and jumped over onto the dock and Mike followed huffing as he landed.
Taking one quick look with the scope I moved over to the rail. A breeze wafted by from the lifeboat station and brought with it a strong smell of death and rotten flesh. I raised the scope again and looked over toward the station. Again, a flicker of movement caught my eye and I hovered over where it had come from. This time I managed to catch a glimpse of a head moving in the dunes.
“Guys, I think there are some infected in the dunes near the lifeboat station.” I said, jumping down to the dock.
Chris lifted his rifle and looked through his scope at the dunes.
“Can’t see anything.” He
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