Winchester: Over (Winchester Undead) Read Online Free
Author: Dave Lund
receiving Bexar’s text message, Malachi changed into a pair of Triple Aught Design, or TAD, tactical pants, with a rigger’s belt holding up his XD .40 caliber pistol in a Blade Tech holster. Malachi's long beard completed the look of a mall-ninja with his tactical gear, but the gear actually had purpose.
Malachi and his wife Amber were quickly loading their old International Scout with their Get Out Of Dodge bags, their bug-out food, some spare MREs, water, and all the ammo they could load. Most of their GOOD load was already packed in their AT Chaser off-road camping trailer, since they had planned to leave in a hurry to make the rendezvous with the other two families.
Amber put the last of the Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) and the last case of .223 ammo in the Scout before making a final sweep of the house with her GOOD checklist. She had to make sure they weren’t leaving anything essential; they had a long trip ahead of them.
Malachi cursed himself that they hadn’t completed a practice load-out like Jack had told them to; he was quickly running out of room in the little Scout and trailer. Luckily, he had installed overload springs on the old 4X4, and had upgraded the axles to DANA 60s the year before, but hadn’t had the chance to change out the old straight-six for a 350 V8 as he had planned. At least the old motor had been rebuilt a couple of years ago and ran reliably.
Amber came back out to the driveway after finishing her GOOD checklist , and was pushing the button on the garage door opener to close the garage door, but it was not responding. Malachi looked across the street and noticed that the neighbor’s Christmas lights had gone off. He then realized the whole neighborhood had lost power.
“ Pull the cord and drop the garage door by hand, I’ll get the truck started. We need to get out of here.” Malachi took his cellphone out of his pocket to pull up the GPS route to the rendezvous point, but the phone wouldn’t turn on. The new Pioneer stereo he had installed in the Scout last month also wouldn’t turn on, nor would the iPod in the center console.
At least the truck had started, Malachi thought , before it dawned on him. “Amber, I think we just had an EMP event. No wonder Bexar called 'Winchester.' Pull out one of the ARs and get some spare mags loaded; this trip might get interesting.” After a few moments, Amber was in the passenger seat of the Scout, the rifle in her lap, and Malachi was pulling out of their driveway, thankful that his old Scout still ran a vacuum-advanced distributor with points, and that he hadn’t upgraded to an electronic ignition.
Arlington, Texas
Jack and Sandra finished their GOOD load-out in about the time they had expected. Over the past two years, Jack had insisted that they practice loading the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45V with their gear so they'd know if the gear would fit. He had purchased the old FJ about six years ago and started restoring it. The birth of their son Will had slowed the project due to money and time, but Jack had at least rebuilt the old straight-six to be tough and reliable.
He had also sprayed the truck with Line-X inside and out, instead of using a traditional paint job. The roof had a full length roof rack, and Jack had fabricated a rack across the back bumper that held their full-sized spare tire and six, five-gallon “jerry cans” of gas. The axles and suspension had been beefed up from stock, and Jack was happy with what he had built, especially when he and Sandra had gotten interested in prepping with their friend Bexar.
It had been t wo hours since Jack had received Bexar’s text, and in that time the power in the house had gone out and both of their cellphones had stopped working. But now with their GOOD load-out complete, Will was strapped into his seatbelt in the back seat, and the family was heading out towards the rendezvous cache site to meet Bexar and Malachi.
From what Jack had seen on the news before the power
Malachi and his wife Amber were quickly loading their old International Scout with their Get Out Of Dodge bags, their bug-out food, some spare MREs, water, and all the ammo they could load. Most of their GOOD load was already packed in their AT Chaser off-road camping trailer, since they had planned to leave in a hurry to make the rendezvous with the other two families.
Amber put the last of the Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) and the last case of .223 ammo in the Scout before making a final sweep of the house with her GOOD checklist. She had to make sure they weren’t leaving anything essential; they had a long trip ahead of them.
Malachi cursed himself that they hadn’t completed a practice load-out like Jack had told them to; he was quickly running out of room in the little Scout and trailer. Luckily, he had installed overload springs on the old 4X4, and had upgraded the axles to DANA 60s the year before, but hadn’t had the chance to change out the old straight-six for a 350 V8 as he had planned. At least the old motor had been rebuilt a couple of years ago and ran reliably.
Amber came back out to the driveway after finishing her GOOD checklist , and was pushing the button on the garage door opener to close the garage door, but it was not responding. Malachi looked across the street and noticed that the neighbor’s Christmas lights had gone off. He then realized the whole neighborhood had lost power.
“ Pull the cord and drop the garage door by hand, I’ll get the truck started. We need to get out of here.” Malachi took his cellphone out of his pocket to pull up the GPS route to the rendezvous point, but the phone wouldn’t turn on. The new Pioneer stereo he had installed in the Scout last month also wouldn’t turn on, nor would the iPod in the center console.
At least the truck had started, Malachi thought , before it dawned on him. “Amber, I think we just had an EMP event. No wonder Bexar called 'Winchester.' Pull out one of the ARs and get some spare mags loaded; this trip might get interesting.” After a few moments, Amber was in the passenger seat of the Scout, the rifle in her lap, and Malachi was pulling out of their driveway, thankful that his old Scout still ran a vacuum-advanced distributor with points, and that he hadn’t upgraded to an electronic ignition.
Arlington, Texas
Jack and Sandra finished their GOOD load-out in about the time they had expected. Over the past two years, Jack had insisted that they practice loading the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45V with their gear so they'd know if the gear would fit. He had purchased the old FJ about six years ago and started restoring it. The birth of their son Will had slowed the project due to money and time, but Jack had at least rebuilt the old straight-six to be tough and reliable.
He had also sprayed the truck with Line-X inside and out, instead of using a traditional paint job. The roof had a full length roof rack, and Jack had fabricated a rack across the back bumper that held their full-sized spare tire and six, five-gallon “jerry cans” of gas. The axles and suspension had been beefed up from stock, and Jack was happy with what he had built, especially when he and Sandra had gotten interested in prepping with their friend Bexar.
It had been t wo hours since Jack had received Bexar’s text, and in that time the power in the house had gone out and both of their cellphones had stopped working. But now with their GOOD load-out complete, Will was strapped into his seatbelt in the back seat, and the family was heading out towards the rendezvous cache site to meet Bexar and Malachi.
From what Jack had seen on the news before the power
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