The Tube Riders second teaser snippet
Chapter Fifty-two - Mistakes (excerpt)
The Land Rover began to slow.
‘What’s going on?’
Carl and Owen stood up, looking forward over the top of the Land Rover’s cab.
‘Oh, shit, there’s one in the road.’
Owen cocked his gun. ‘Let’s blast it.’
Reeder leaned out of the cab and called back, ‘Hold steady. We might be able to circle around it.’
‘What is that?’ Jess said.
As they came closer they realized it wasn’t a human at all. It looked more like a bear, curled up in the road. Thick hair covered its body. Thin, human-sized legs were bunched up under it, and its face was buried in its arms.
‘Perhaps it’s dead,’ Paul said.
Reeder closed to within twenty feet of it, and then started to turn the Land Rover to the right, trying to find a way around the creature without touching it.
‘Ah,’ they heard him exclaim. ‘There’s a ditch on this side. It’s going to be a little tight. Hold on.’
‘Keep your gun on it,’ Owen said to Carl.
Carl pulled the heavy gun up to his shoulder, aiming the sight at the furry creature as it came up on their left. It still hadn’t moved, but it was almost close enough to touch.
‘We’re going to hit it!’ Paul said, leaning forward to look over the side of the Land Rover. The creature was directly below them, barely inches from the front wheel as the Land Rover moved forward in fits and starts, the wheels spinning in the mud to the right of the road.
Owen pointed his own gun, but Carl could tell from one glance at the boy that he was freaked out too. Through the thick hair they could see flashes of metal, wires protruding out of its head.
The Land Rover inched further forward. The back wheel came level with the creature. A couple more feet and it would be behind them.
‘Come on, Reeder . . .’ Paul muttered, wincing.
The Land Rover jerked forward. Carl let out a deep breath as the back wheel moved past the creature. ‘Just a little more,’ he heard Owen whisper beside him.
Then all hell broke loose. Reeder gunned the engine, only for the back wheels to spin, one in the mud, the other bumping into a pothole. Muddy water sprayed the creature, and the tire grazed against its side.
The monster leapt up with a grating roar, a scarred, scabby, blinded human face rushing up towards them. Thick, furry arms gripped the rear side of the Land Rover and the creature swung up into the back. Furry human hands raked at them and black, jagged teeth snapped at their necks as breath as thick as engine oil pulled vomit up into their throats.
The Tube Riders by Chris Ward is released Monday 19th of March 2012
The Land Rover began to slow.
‘What’s going on?’
Carl and Owen stood up, looking forward over the top of the Land Rover’s cab.
‘Oh, shit, there’s one in the road.’
Owen cocked his gun. ‘Let’s blast it.’
Reeder leaned out of the cab and called back, ‘Hold steady. We might be able to circle around it.’
‘What is that?’ Jess said.
As they came closer they realized it wasn’t a human at all. It looked more like a bear, curled up in the road. Thick hair covered its body. Thin, human-sized legs were bunched up under it, and its face was buried in its arms.
‘Perhaps it’s dead,’ Paul said.
Reeder closed to within twenty feet of it, and then started to turn the Land Rover to the right, trying to find a way around the creature without touching it.
‘Ah,’ they heard him exclaim. ‘There’s a ditch on this side. It’s going to be a little tight. Hold on.’
‘Keep your gun on it,’ Owen said to Carl.
Carl pulled the heavy gun up to his shoulder, aiming the sight at the furry creature as it came up on their left. It still hadn’t moved, but it was almost close enough to touch.
‘We’re going to hit it!’ Paul said, leaning forward to look over the side of the Land Rover. The creature was directly below them, barely inches from the front wheel as the Land Rover moved forward in fits and starts, the wheels spinning in the mud to the right of the road.
Owen pointed his own gun, but Carl could tell from one glance at the boy that he was freaked out too. Through the thick hair they could see flashes of metal, wires protruding out of its head.
The Land Rover inched further forward. The back wheel came level with the creature. A couple more feet and it would be behind them.
‘Come on, Reeder . . .’ Paul muttered, wincing.
The Land Rover jerked forward. Carl let out a deep breath as the back wheel moved past the creature. ‘Just a little more,’ he heard Owen whisper beside him.
Then all hell broke loose. Reeder gunned the engine, only for the back wheels to spin, one in the mud, the other bumping into a pothole. Muddy water sprayed the creature, and the tire grazed against its side.
The monster leapt up with a grating roar, a scarred, scabby, blinded human face rushing up towards them. Thick, furry arms gripped the rear side of the Land Rover and the creature swung up into the back. Furry human hands raked at them and black, jagged teeth snapped at their necks as breath as thick as engine oil pulled vomit up into their throats.
The Tube Riders by Chris Ward is released Monday 19th of March 2012
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