Chapter 26: The Jaws Of Death.
12:30 in the morning. The day of Serenity's Downfall
Hawk, Warren and Tractor were gathered by Warlord now. It was nighttime and they were just sorting out preparations for the tank as they were going to use it in their attack back on the military.
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Ben was sat on the roof of the main complex looking at the full moon and stars his legs swinging over the edge of the building.
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Neil was in the main hall playing a game of cards with some of the other guards. He wasn't really paying attention to the game he just liked to keep his mind occupied rather than dwell on what had happened a few days ago.
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"Have you decided what you're going to do?" Warren asked Hawk as he handed him another shell to put inside of the tank.
"Yeah, I'm going to lead the attack now. I think it's best if I lead the attack, the men will be looking up to me any way for some sort of leadership." Hawk wasn't being arrogant in the slightest, everyone looked up to him in the compound especially after Mother and Squirrel's death.
"Good, It'll be good to know you'll be there" Tractor said.
"Sure will" Warren agreed
Hawk smiled, "Thanks guys."
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Ben took another sip from his own hip flask he'd gotten himself semi drunk now and had really couldn't care about what was happening around him. He'd decided now after the attack had gone to plan he was taking a boat and getting out of this place. He was going to find the girl he was engaged to he'd look for her even if it killed him. Even if she turned out to be another running corpse he had to know.
The combination of his sorrow for missing her and the sudden and rapid losses had culminated in this rapid drinking session.
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Sam was sat in the guard house, the moonlight seeping in through the windows, he glanced over at the gate, the gates system was operated from the guard house all he'd need to do was to press the button when he got the text. Then run for the roof.
Just get to the roof, do it quickly, don't look behind you. He told himself
According to the watch strapped on his wrist it was 12:45.
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Ben took another swig from the hip flask. He then used an old military technique he'd picked up he poked his gums with his fingernail to see if it was painful.
It hurt a bit, he knew that he should really stop, but he was in the mood to get absolutely hammered.
He glanced across at the fields and was sure he could hear something. Ike voices mingled together.
But he shuck it off sure that it was just the voices of people in the hall.
He took another swig. Then the sounds became clearer it wasn't voices it was snarling and growling. He stared out over the moon struck fields and saw lots of figures.
"The undead" he gasped.
He stood up and he cast his hip flask aside.
"HEY, THE UNDEAD ARE COMING!" he shouted waving his arms around.
He saw Hawk and some of the others down by Warlord and was trying to signal to them, he shouted as loudly as he could.
He glanced back and was terror struck by what he saw.
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Sam felt the phone vibrate and he quickly looked at it and the message told him to open the gates.
He pushed the button on the guardhouse door and within a matter of nanoseconds he was out of the door running for what possibly could be his life.
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Ben saw the gates opening and he saw a figure come tearing out of the guardhouse as though a demon from the lowest depths of hell was at his heels, it practically was.
Ben picked up his rifle and fired a shot into the air.
"THE GATES ARE OPEN, THE BASTARD LET THEM IN!" he screamed.
It was too late though the jaws of death had opened on Serenity; all that was left now was for them to close.