Friday, June 12, 2015

Last Zombie Standing Snippet #4


          Hi everyone! Welcome to another SciFiFanSat and more snippet fun from a group of great contributing authors. Every week, a veritable plethora of literary goodness can be found over at the main site – click here to check them all out - SCIFIFANSAT . This week I’m sharing from a WIP short story – Last Zombie Standing where we’ve been following the misadventures of a couple crazy necronauts on a secret government mission that is slowly being revealed. If you missed the earlier snippets, just click the links on my page to catch up. Enjoy!
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          “But, we don’t even know if it does what they say,” Kingston said. “It’s only been two weeks since first contact.”
          “We’ve got no choice,” the general snapped. “Our fossil fuel supply is spent and the promise of nuclear energy has literally blown up in our faces. And in case you haven’t noticed, the world is overrun with damn zombies.”
          Almost on cue, Zulu 1 turned towards his necronaut comrade, who staggered aimlessly along the moon’s surface still following the trail of vaporized blood emitted from the robotic rabbit ahead of them.
          “It…it could be a trap,” Kingston stammered, his voice quivering at the prospect of disrespecting the general.
          “They promised it was just a glitch in the guidance system, you posie picking pacifist. Get off the air!”
          “We tracked the trajectory all the way from Canis Major and we couldn’t find any type of trajectory derivation.  Maybe we should stop and re-think this?”
          “Get me a security team over to research and development,” the general barked, his voice cracking. “I want this line secured and those traitors arrested.”
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          And the plot thickens. Who exactly are Kingston and the general talking about? And what is this package they’ve sent everyone’s two favorite necronauts to retrieve? Tune in next week for some more witty banter between Zulu1 and Zulu2. Leave a comment or two on your way out – we’re running a two comment minimum but I know the owner so you can get away with just one.

          Look out for my new novel – Maxx Fragg,V.P.I. – coming this September from Ink Smith Publishing and stop over at the website – www.SACheck.com – just to say you did. Enjoy the weekend!

8 comments:

  1. I love the insult "posie-picking pacifist'!

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    1. I think it softens the blow when you're insulting someone to use generous alliteration. Thanks, Peter!

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  2. And, who are the traitors to be arrested?

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    1. the traitors who are accessing the communications unit from Research and Development - Kingston being one of them. That's one of the challenges with snippets - keeping cohesion with past snippets but trying to give enough to make it entertaining each week - Thanks for keeping me on my toes, Aurora.

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  3. You had me laughing at the mention of fossil fuels, lol! Taken to burning zombies, have they? (ok, so that *was* the thought that crossed my mind...). Great snippet, lol.

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    1. I like your take on fossil fuels even better! I'm trying to have some fun with this horror/scifi mashup - glad you're enjoying it. Thanks!

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    2. Ah hah. Something tells me that whatever they're looking for MAY be some type of energy source, given the energy-related references. (now that took a LONG time....!)

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    3. Ding. Ding. Ding. Ha. But burning zombies as an energy source is brilliant.

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