Alice paced the interior of her room while she worried about what to do. She’d lied to Arthur and the others about who she was and how she’d lived. So far, no one had questioned the wanderer family about her life with them so they didn’t know that she’d only been a part of that group for a few years. During that time, she’d made sure to make herself useful by appeasing the men working for the aliens -like Rupert- in whatever way deemed necessary.
She pounded her left fist into the palm of her right hand as she held back the scream of frustration that was trying to escape. It was just bad luck that they’d come upon that family. Eventually they’d converse about her and the truth would come out. She couldn’t have that.
She’d traveled all the way to the center of the earth for a fresh start. Meeting Arthur gave her a chance to remake herself and to belong. She’
“I never believed in vampires,” Olga admitted, “but I’m beginning to suspect that there is fact behind that myth.”“What are you saying?” Felix asked with concern.They’d gone onto the front porch to admire the sunset and found themselves alone. This was a rarity these days. Taking advantage of the moment, they discussed things that were meant for their ears only.Olga heaved a sigh. “Kendra is a puzzle. I’m beginning to think that the combination of the inoculation for the original virus and the introduction of the new strain created an entirely new beast.”His eyes opened wide. “Do you think that she’s a vampire?”“She’s alive and vampires are dead,” she said. “Or, so the story goes. I don’t think she’s a vampire per se, but she has vampire tendencies; such as drinking blood.”He shudde
Alice stood in the shadows of the tree line. She grit her teeth in anger while she watched Felix converse with Oriana. The little slut was making the most of the situation by leaning against a tree in a manner that best showed off the curves of her lean figure.Had she known that she’d have competition for Felix, Alice would have had the wrinkles on her body removed along with those on her face. It was just that her vanity came into play. After she’d successfully fulfilled her mission, she intended to return to her planet. Having a completely smooth body back home would be a disaster. As it was, she would have to endure surgery to return her face to normal.She wished that she had supernatural powers like the aliens who invaded and took over earth; or even like Kendra, Rex, and Olga. Some sort of gift would come in handy right now. Unfortunately, she had to rely on strength that resembled that of a human and h
Oriana peered out of the picture window that was strategically centered in the great room wall to provide an optimal panoramic view of the premises. Not only could she not believe her eyes, but she was unsure if she should bring what she was seeing to the attention of her sister and Olga, who were busy baking in the kitchen.“What are you staring at?” Imogene asked as she took the last loaf of freshly baked bread from the oven. “Yum. This smells delicious.”“I make it my policy to bake a mini loaf for taste testing,” Olga said with a twinkle in her eye. Sliding the warm, mini loaf down the counter until it was in front of Imogene, she said, “It wouldn’t do to serve bad bread, now would it?”“Absolutely not,” the younger woman giggled.Taking a thin slice of the soft, freshly baked bread for herself, Olga sauntered over to where Oriana stood and looked out in the dire
Rex leaned against the wall while he allowed his body the opportunity to rejuvenate. Capturing and bringing home the three zombies in one piece had not been easy.They’d gone to an area that they knew zombies favored and dug a fairly deep pit. After which, they lined it with netting from the volleyball court and waited. The ground was harder than expected, so, by the time they’d achieved the desired depth, they were pretty tired. There was also the stress factor. It was a tense time since the zombies could have arrived at any moment.Once the pit was set up, they slipped into the trees and waited. Either time passed quickly or they didn’t have to wait long, he couldn’t be sure since he’d closed his eyes and gone into meditation in hopes of understanding why his home had an odd feel in the air. Vernon had been nothing but amiable and helpful, as was his family. He simply couldn’t underst
Kendra led her horse to the creek. The day had been long and the hunting difficult, but she’d finally managed to catch a few rabbits and a racoon. She was grateful to have found the water. She’d used the last of the water that she’d packed several hours earlier. She wasn’t far from the compound, but when one was tired and thirsty, a few miles could prove tortuous. Even if she was willing to suffer the rest of the way, it wasn’t fair to make her horse suffer along with her.They’d been back on the surface long enough to reacclimate to its arid climate, yet she still managed to miscalculate water usage from time to time. That was one of the few things that she missed about the earth’s core. It held just the right amount of moisture to maintain a comfortable climate with lush landscapes. Prior to going to the earth’s interior, her body was able to function on small doses of water.&nbs
Rex held his hand up to signal Felix to stop his horse. Without speaking, he pointed through the trees in the direction of a nearby clearing. Felix took a moment to study the scene before him, nodded, and dismounted. They slowly walked their horses toward an area that was dense with oversized bushes.“That strange woman is wrinkled like Alice,” Felix whispered. “Do you think she has the disease as well?”“Kendra has an arrow pointed at her,” Rex whispered back. “I want to get closer to hear what is being said.”One of the mutation effects that Rex experienced from his early childhood nuclear contamination exposure was acute hearing. Therefore, he was the better person to move closer to listen. Realizing this, Felix nodded and took the reins of both horses.Rex was gone only a matter of minutes before he returned white faced and shaking with anger. “Alice
“See here! What’s this all about?” Arthur bellowed as he moved to pull Alice off the back of Kendra’s horse. “What are you doing?”“She’s an alien!” Kendra barked as her legs instructed her horse to move away from him. “Don’t touch her.”Bewildered and speechless, Arthur’s faded eyes studied the three riders and their cargo.“She was trying to capture Kendra with these other two to breed with this one,” Rex said as he pointed to Ordry’s body that was slung over his horse behind him. “They’re aliens.”“I can’t believe…”Arthur said with dismay.“That you were bamboozled?” Felix said as a finish to his sentence. “Believe it. The bitch thought that she was going to mate with me to create hybrids. Can you stand it?”“So, that’s why you were so free to have
Kendra followed her aunt out of the containment building. Filling her lungs with the crisp night air, she reveled in the feeling of freedom. Being a bound captive of Alice and her alien friends for even that brief time had made a negative impact on her that brought forth the other bad memories of being badly used that she struggled to keep buried and would one day have to find a way to release.She’d stayed behind with her aunt after the others left to monitor the progress of the alien’s turning. It took several hours before they were beyond the intelligent zombie stage and beginning to rot. Since it took months for a human, Olga was pleased. By the time they left, the three alien zombies were lying on the floor, immobilized. She expected them to expire by morning.“I’m sorry that you went through that again,” Olga said as she put her arm around Kendra’s waist while they walked toward the hou