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Nick widened his eyes "That’s not what I think it is, is it?"

Madaug shrugged "I don’t know, but I think you better duck"

They’d barelyfired at the zolass and zoh the night

Si for a taste of it

Nick gaped as enius that was really stupid Noe have no door and, I could be wrong, but they look to be "

They heard the zombie converts they’d locked in the hidden roo for release--from the surveillance monitor Bubba had turned on earlier to ht Well, so for theirand hollering in all their glory as theyfoughtoff the undead Nick ran to the back to get the ax

/ really need enetic implant that left him with one arm as a chainsaw like Ash in Arht now

Then again, he’d settle for both are flashed in hisattacked by

Not a raven, but the raven had been there, watching like a freaked-out guardian And Nick’s ares were in the back of his mind, but he couldn’t focus on anyone of theone as fast as they’d appeared

Had it been a dream?

But the memory felt real

"Yee frickin’ haw!" Bubba shouted

Running back to Madaug and Caleb, Nick looked to see Bubba stunning the zombies with the cattle prod before he beat the way too

The zombies closed in

Nick sed his fear and pulled Sihbors complained about this? Where are the cops when you need thenets As the old saying goes, when seconds count, the police are justfield out there as panic took hold of Nick Bubba and Mark were driving the zombies back like psycho ninjas, but even so the sheer nu to overwhelm them sooner or later

Terrified, Nick watched as more came from the shadows These see These were here toaround hiht be tall, but she’d be notried to reload the rocket launcher with another round

He wasn’t going to be satisfied until he blew all of them away

Nick saw a flash of silver Afraid it was more undead reinforcenized as out there in the night

Ash and Kyrian

And as they joined the fight, he realized another thing They were the ones who really fought like ninjas Ash with a staff and Kyrian with a sword It was incredible While Bubba and Mark were fierce, Kyrian’s raceful, they were like a violent ballet as he twirled, sliced one zo for Ash to use his powers, but for some reason he didn’t He merely used his staff to bash and deflect the zombies Then he re to reh that didn’t make sense if Ash could ht like Bubba and Mark?

Between them and Bubba and Mark, the zombies didn’t stand a chance In only a fewthe street

Kyrian looked at Ash "Too bad they don’t disintegrate into dust, huh? I have to say I much prefer the hed

Bubba and Mark surveyed the dae "I wonder why no one called the police about the rocket launcher? God knows hbors usually report it if I so much as fart in round "Good question"

Kyrian pressed a button on his sword and compacted it down to the hilt He slid it into his pocket "I have a better one How are we going to clean up this mess?"

Nick scoffed "Nah, mine’s even better How do you hide a chainsaw in your locker at school?"

They all stared at hiestured to the zo they’re not going to stop, and while the school has a strict no-weapons policy, I don’t think the plastic sporks in the cafeteria are going to do much to coaze went to Madaug, as still cradling the rocket launcher "Okay, maybe not that serious But still"

Mark wiped the sweat off his brow "It’s like a friggin’ zombie apocalypse I always knee’d have one in my lifetime Everybody, but Bubba, told me I was crazy Well lookwho’s crazy now?"

Nick had to bite his tongue to keep fronored Nick as he felt soaze went to the tcomers He didn’t know them, but he could feel their powers

Like him and Simi, they weren’t human either

If he didn’t know better, he’d swear the tallest one was a god, and as that being turned his head to Caleb, he was sure of it

The other

He was a powerful warrior--a servant of the goddess Arte line of ancient protectors who’d sold their souls to keep mankind safe from creatures like hioing at it like toown left in their size at a bridal sale

"Hey," Nick said, looking around "Where’s Simi? Anyone see where she went?"

Before anyone could answer, another wave of zombies appeared out of the darkness These were even faster and uglier

Ash looked at Bubba "Get everyone out of here" "And go where?"

"My house," Kyrian said "It’s on First Ave Nick knows the way I’ll have someone there to let you in"

As they ran for the SUV, Nick saw Si out of the store She joined them and plopped down in the seat beside hio?"

"I’d tell you, but then I’d have to eat you and since the Sirinned Okay

Madaug dialed his phone as everyone belted theet Eric You don’t think anything’s happened to hiht," Bubba assured hiht be a little out there"--boy, wasn’t that the kettle calling the pot black / guess everyone is soht They can take anything the zombie world throws at them Vampires too"

"Oh, wait!" Nick panicked as he remembered his mom "I’m supposed to be at my mom’s club She told me if I wasn’t there by now, she’d coe," Mark said "I’ve seen it before Countless ti hapless woman out to save her kid Taken and eaten"

Bubba scoffed "In the movies, Mark"

"Yeah, well, sometimes that happens in real life too, and this is definitely a time for it to happen ’cause that’d be just our luck They take her and we all die trying to save her because she did soo get her ’Cause Mark’s right"

Nick checked the tiun "It’s all right We’ll get her one way or another"