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dragged the two girls into the room.
    Thor could see the fresh bruises on the older woman’s face.  Both were sobbing quietly.
    “We killed the guys and grabbed these two.  You know, for you;” he added.
    “Where is Ivan?” he asked, referring to the ex-Spetsnaz soldier.
    “He get shot in the head,” Poncho Villa answered in his thick accent.  “Everyone else make it back ok.”
    Thor’s anger began to subside as he looked over the prizes his soldiers had brought him.  He walked to the younger one.  Nice, he thought.  She was early 20’s, brown shoulder length hair.  Her body told him she was athletic.  He pictured her as a college soccer player, although he could be far off.  He noticed the dried blood on her hands.
    “What’s this?” he asked in a soft voice.
    “Blood,” she said quietly.
    “It’s not yours I hope,” he said.
    “No, it’s Steve’s.”  The tears flowed down her face, streaking through the dirt and grime.
    “I’m sorry.  Were you close?”
    She wiped the tears from her eyes.  “He’s my baby brother,” she growled just before she spat in his face.
    Thor had seen this before.  He knew how to break a woman like this.  He grabbed a handful of hair in his left hand.  He punched her solidly on the left cheek.  The swelling and discoloration began before the girl hit the ground.
    He jerked her up again by her hair.  She let out a shriek.  Once her feet were firmly under her, he jerked her head back, exposing her neck.  He wrapped his massive hand around her neck as he whispered into her ear.
    “This is your only warning.  The next time you do that, I will cut off a finger.”  He let go of her neck and drew a huge knife. 
    “Do I have to tell you what happens the third time you fuck up?”  He stroked the sharp edge along the left side of her neck.  She could feel the razor sharp edge slicing into her skin.
    “No,” she sobbed.
    “Get these two cleaned up,” he ordered Poncho Villa.  “I expect to see them looking presentable when they’re serving dinner.”  The big Mexican led the girls out of the room.
    “You,” he pointed to Joe.  “Get the fuck back out there and find out what’s happening with the others.”
    “Who can I take with me?”
    “Take that little shit Leroy,” Thor answered.  “Same as before; I’ll send a runner after dinner.”  Joe turned on his heels and walked quickly from the room.
     
    The Vet Clinic
    “Kidnapped,” barked SSgt Brown.  “What do you mean kidnapped?”
    “That’s what he said,” Theresa responded. The rest of the adults, except for Mrs. Arrington and Mike, stood in a small circle.  She had just told them what had happened:  The zombie attack, the dead bodies, Steve, and his allegations.
    “Jackson, anything you’d like to add to Theresa’s report?”
    The soldier shifted his weight nervously.
    “Yeah,” he finally said.  “There was a body that didn’t seem to fit with this Steve guy’s group:  Black cargo pants, black tee-shirt, high-and-tight, in good shape.”  He looked at the group.  A couple of the engineers traded worried glances at each other.  “Guy looked like a merc.  If not a merc, he was definitely ex-military.”
    “Shit,” SSgt Brown mumbled.  “This isn’t good.  Anything else you can add Jackson?”
    “Yeah,” he said looking at the ground.  “His buddies policed up his weapon and equipment.”  He looked at the civilians.  “I don’t think he’s the only ex-military guy with them.  If these guys come gunning for us, we’re gonna be in trouble.”
    They began trading nervous glances.  The question was obvious.  What now?
    Sgt Procell was the first to speak up.  “Ok, we were planning on getting the hell out of here anyway.  We got plenty of everything but gas.  I say we leave.  I say we leave right now.”
    “What about those girls?” asked Theresa.
    “What are you talking about?” Pvt Williams asked.  “We don’t know anything about