A Rational Zombie Chapter 9

Jen, what are you waiting for!?

You too, Joe? You want to leave Jas like that!?

Hes dead, Loo. Even if hes not, hes infected. We cant save him.

Asshole! Thats my brother youre talking about!

Yes. If an other can think, I have to kill it. Internal strife is no good. Ill have to share my brains too. I cant do that. The others are dumb, leaving the best parts for . If others were smart, Id be dead, consud by hunger. But I wont be hungry now. I secured a prey; its enough. Unless I can preserve the remaining prey. Can I? How?

Hey! Swing your bat! Theyre getting in!

Preserving them will be tough. The prey are still at their trap, killing the others. Removing the prey on top didnt do anything. There are lots of others, more than what I originally brought. They heard the commotion and ca. But numbers dont matter. One other can enter at a ti. There are three prey inside. Three? Werent there four? Where did it go? It doesnt matter. Three is still greater than one. The other inside cant win. Too bad the top prey didnt escape inside. Maybe there was another way in.

What is that? More lights? The tal hunk is shining. The fourth prey is there, behind the glass, in front of the wheel. Can all tal hunks light up? Why is this the only one? Odd. The hunk is rumbling. Whats happening?

Brace yourselves! Were moving!

Moving? The tal hunk is moving. Is it alive? No. The prey is controlling it. If it hits , I lose. Its much heavier.

What the hell? It dodged?

The tal hunk hit three others near the fallen prey. They fell over. Are they dead? No, their heads are intact. Was it not dangerous? Odd. But they were the ones forced back, so I was right. Theres no way I wouldve won. The tal hunk is speeding up. The others are stumbling after it. The tal hunk hit an other stuck on the floating cans. I heard snapping sounds. Its dead. Why did it die, but the first ones the tal hunk hit didnt? There were three others the first ti. Is it numbers again? Or its the speed. The tal hunk was moving slow when it hit the three. It was moving fast when it hit that one. It makes sense. Faster is harder, heavier. When I swing my tal rod hard, it moves fast. When I dont swing hard, it moves slow. Whats more dangerous? Fast and light, or slow and heavy? I dont know. But heavy and fast can kill others. The very first prey I ate didnt control its tal hunk. I understand now. So prey are smarter. So are dumber.

The tal hunk got away. The four prey inside escaped. That leaves this one for all the others. Therere too many. What if they break its bones by overcrowding? Ill kill so. I can test things too. Like the preys weapon. The wooden stick. Is it better than my tal rod? The stick is bigger, heavier. The prey inside used both hands to swing. Was it like this?

Swish.

I think so. The sound is louder than the tal rod. How many hits does it take to kill an other? One. Two. Twothats it. Maybe this other was weak. Then what about this one? One. Amazing. Just one swing. But its possible all others here are weak. Ill use the rod and see. One. Two. Three. Four. So weak. The wooden stick is much better, heavier. But not heavier? The tal rod is heavier, but the stick is better. Why? Is it the shape? The tal rod is even, thin throughout. The stick is different, tapered. Its much bigger at the end. Heavier at a certain point? Does that matter? Theres an easy way to test. Ill hold the thick end of the stick and hit an other with the thin end.

Snap.

It broke. The wooden stick snapped in half. And the other is still alive. A sha. Maybe the tal rod is better. I swung it a lot, but it hasnt broken. Yet. Maybe theres a tal stick shaped like the wooden stick. That would be best, sturdy and strong. I learned a lot tonight. Prey really are good to study, much better than others. But I can still learn from others. Like the marrow. The others showed bones were good to eat. Theyre still eating the prey, but the bones are intact. What about its skull? Has the brain been touched? I cant see. The light isnt shining up there.

The light. What is it? Its trapped at the end of a tal cylinder. Like a miniature sun. its not heavy, easy to move around. Interesting. With this, I dont have to crawl in the dark. I can control what I see.

Click.

It disappeared? Why?

Click.

Its back. I see. This button. If I press it, the light disappears. If I press it again, the light reappears. But why add a way to make the light disappear? Isnt it always useful to have light? Unless there are others. I found the prey by following the light. Can I guide others with this? Instead of sound or sll? They dont react. I shine the light, but they dont move. Maybe sll is stronger. Theyre still eating. Ill test later. But if I hold the light, I cant use two hands to swing. I can put the light in my bag. The bag is useful. Oh, the bones. Have they rotted? They still sll good. The hunger approves. I grabbed a bone and put it into my mouth. Then I sucked. The marrow ca out. Was it harder than before? I cant rember. But its still good. How much ti has passed? Enough for this last piece of brain to rot. That must be why no others tried to climb earlier. The brain was rotten. But the brain and marrow are from the sa prey. Why hasnt the marrow rotten? Interesting. Does marrow last longer than flesh? If true, thats good. I can stave off the hunger for longer. Maybe finding God isnt as hard as I thought.