Ella & Vlad at the end

#14 - defending the herd

The teen boys enter the main doors of the mansion for an inspection.

Observing bovine milling about Josh tilts a head, "holy cows, so many cows they took over the house. Sorry for getting short with you Chad, been searching forever."

Chad shrugs opening nearby drawers, "I was starting to think I had the completely wrong area remembered. Maybe score some liquor and drugs in a place like this, you think?"

Nodding the head Josh was thinking that, "be nice wouldn't it. See if there's any food and weapons around." They make their way into the kitchen.

Quietly opening the door from the garage Vald peers down the hall, able to see the youths, he turns back whispering, "two zombies in the kitchen."

Already nervous she's now confounded, "zombies? Why do you say that?"

"You know, the ones born with the disease look like zombies from the old movies. Sunken black eyes, skin over bone. And walking all stiff like."

"Oh yeah." Having felt bad for those born with the infection she'd never pictured them Vladimir's way.

"Wait here," Vlad shares a plan, "I'll kill the two in the house. That'll cause their buddy to hopefully come over and investigate. I'll get him. Watch me from the door in case I need help."

"Okay." She nods with a smile trying to stay clam realizing this is about to get serious in a different way.

"Okay." Vladimir sees concern in her eyes and leans in kissing her forehead.

Donning a long green raincoat and rubber boots Vlad eases into the house hall using a cow as cover. In matching pink raincoat and boots Fil steps to the doorway to oversee him.

Watching the boys in the kitchen open cupboards, Vlad squats to ease under the front of a cow.

With little in the cupboards and fridge of interest Josh sighs, "looks like this place has been raided."

"Score!" Chad calls out checking the pantry, "there's like dozens of bottles of wine."

Envious Chad found it Josh curiously walks over, "yeah what kind of wine?" Not caring for wine Josh leans into the pantry, "nice. Should get us some favors with the boss man."

Not the best reader Chad looks at a few bottles on a tall wine rack, "this one says merlo."

"Hands off the merlo boys." Standing in the kitchen Vladimir announces his presence with shogun aimed at Josh.

Unable to see who's out there Chad's eyes get big and worried.

Turning to the voice Josh snickers seeing Vlad in the raincoat with no other clothes on, "whatcha going to do fag boy? Shoot us for touching your wine?" He eases a hand towards a belted handgun.

BLAM! Vlad blasts the shotgun round at Josh's chest, "yeah." Cows in the immediate are blot for the backyard. The few in the living-room jolt back into the furthest corner. One extremely startled cow remains in the hallway altering position.

The small ball bearings of the round scatter tearing into Josh's upper body and remove the flesh around his jaw. Faltering backwards from the blast to the chest Josh's body collapses in the pantry beside Chad. Blood from Josh's body splatters while the body succumbs to death.

Horrified Chad can only stare, "Josh?"

Outside young Roy heard the single shot urging him to check it out.

Unready for such a noisy and quick end Filomena and cow tremble.

Clearing and refilling the shotgun chamber Vladimir steps in front of the doorway of the pantry pointing the gun, "get out of there, kid."