For those interested, I'm still grinding on Kid Sensation #6. In the meantime, in keeping with a request for excerpts from other series that I have in the works, here's a short one from a "zombie apocalypse" story I've been working on (working title: Zero ). As always, the usual caveats apply (mainly that this hasn't been proofed) : _________________________________________________________________________ The men looked hard and dangerous, like they’d been in enough scrapes to know how to handle themselves. Zero knew the look and the type. He was on treacherous ground here. (It also didn’t help that he had just narrowly escaped being lunch for a troop of zombs. He was exhausted by the ordeal, and it showed.) “That’s far enough,” Zero said, rifle at the ready. “Grab your gear, turn around and go. You’re not welcome here.” Two of the men looked at the third (obviously the leader), who seemed to be sizing up the situation. Zero knew what the man was thinking, ...