Zombie **COMPLETED**

Chapter 24

When Brody woke up the next morning to take over for the day and get ready to head for Europe, he woke the others. When Rob and Renee both went to sleep in the main stateroom, no one said anything, all of them were already aware of their obvious interest in each other.

With a great deal of nervousness, Brody started up the engines and set his heading. Hoping that they could just catch a break and make it there. They decided to try the radio every hour, hoping that there would be a fishing vessel, a cargo ship, a navy ship or perhaps just other survivors like themselves, trying to get away in boats.


Time past rather uneventfully, that night Rob, Renee and Brad stayed up for watch. Since Brad, Brody and Josie appeared to be the best and operating the yacht. It was decided that one of them should be at the helm at all times. Rob and Renee sent out the radio messages on the hour and just hung out.

Two nights later, Josie was at the helm with Rob and Renee when She thought she saw lights in the distance.

“Oh my God. Is that a ship?” She asked them. They all looked and agreed it had to be a ship. Renee got on the radio and tried to get in contact with them.

“Hello? Can you hear us? We can see your lights in the distance. We are sending up a flare.” Rob had gone to the back deck to fire the flare. It shot high into the sky and seemed to hover there. Then Rob yelled to Brody to "wake up, there was another boat."

“This is the U.S.S. Aleutian, do you require aid or assistance?” A man's voice answered Renee.

“We aren't sick or hurt. We are trying to get to Europe. None of us are sailors though.” She told him.

“What is the name of your vessel?” he asked.

“Josephine's Sailing Machine.”

“Roger, standby Ma'am.” He told her. Brody had joined them, someone had alerted the others and they were gathering around the radio.

“Aleutian to Josephine's sailing Machine, come in.” he called them.

“Yes. I'm here.” She answered.

“How many are on board?”

“Seven.” She told him.

“The captain has asked me to invite you to board the Aleutian. We have a rendezvous scheduled with another U.S. Naval ship in three days time and that ship will be able to take you to Britain.”

“Yes. We accept.”

“Roger, that. Before we allow you on board our doctors will examine you for any signs of infection.”

“Uhm...Roger. That's fine. We haven't seen any of those things for over a week. But we are all willing to be examined.” She answered, the rest nodding in agreement.

“Roger that. Standby for boarding.”

“We're saved.” Josie said and they all cheered, with hugging and laughing following. If one of the U.S. Ships was going to Britain in three days, then Britain must still be there.


tbc...