The Burning Dead Page #4

Nothing I've done

is worth anything.

That's so not true.

Everything you've made is...

is worth more

than you'll ever know.

Come here.

Tisdale.

You should see this.

- Sheriff, about the volcano...

- - Sheriff, come in.

- ...Dr. Stevens was...

- Hold on.

Tisdale, go ahead.

Sheriff, we got a Tweet

from a Ryan Jacobs.

Says he and the Roberts are held

up in Arnie Tramer's cabin.

What the hell

are they doing up there?

Says they're trapped.

Says they saw some kind of...

Volcano monsters.

Yeah, I know.

Well, they said zombie,

but okay.

How do you know?

Well, I think I saw one of them.

Listen, you stay put, I'll

round everybody up down here.

Wait, Sheriff.

I could join you.

I could lasso up a few folks,

cut the time in half.

I... You're my point man. I need you to put

on your pointy hat and start pointing.

- Sheriff.

- Sheriff, but I could help you.

Tisdale, absolutely not.

That's an order, you stay put.

- Sheriff!

- What, what?

Dr. Stevens said

that wasn't the main blast.

The volcano's a lot stronger

than he originally thought.

The safe zone has to be...

at least another ten miles out.

- Ten miles, you're sure?

- Ten miles.

Tisdale, come in.

Sheriff, you're breaking up.

Repeat.

Tisdale, get everyone

out of town, now!

Evacuate them to Prophetstown.

Do you copy?

Sheriff, I can't hear you.

Damn it.

That when it blows, the top half

of the mountain's gonna come off.

It already blew,

and we're still here.

That wasn't the main blast,

at least from what he was saying.

Eve, I hate to put you

in danger,

but I'm not leaving this mountain

without the Roberts family.

Hey, I'm gonna head up

to Tramer's cabin,

- I'm right with ya, Hoss.

- No, just keep everything going as planned.

He ordered you to stay put.

That's crazy,

especially with your leg.

Hey, I could still

kick your ass with one leg.

If you say so.

I say so.

Ah! Good news!

Sheriff's on his way.

Oh, thank God.

Well, let's just hope

that the curse

of Donner Pass just isn't true.

Curse? What curse?

Dad, that's enough.

N-No, I wanna know.

Cherokees say that

this mountain is cursed.

Since way back before even the

people died at Donner Pass

back in the, uh,

winter of 1846.

Oh, the Donner Party.

I know this story.

How'd they die?

Well, some by starvation,

some by cold.

Only 45 of the

81 pioneers survived.

That's horrible.

Many of them, uh,

resorted to cannibalism,

in order not to starve.

They ate the old

and ate the infants.

And over the years,

it's affected all the rest

of the settlers

that's come here,

either the curse

or the mountain.

The mountain spit forth

disease, despair, and insanity.

And anything that was

good and noble,

the mountain twisted

to its own evil way.

It made life hard,

not only for those people

who tried to cross,

but for the trees, the animals.

It let what it wished

grow in its soil,

to cover itself like a blanket

against those who would

discover its secrets.

Pools boiled

with the souls of those

trapped within.

And the mountain destroyed

what it wished,

with no mercy.

They say even birds

who flew over

would sometimes drop in flight.

Their hearts stopped...

...in fear.

Like the great shaman,

the evil spirit could take

possession of souls.

Bring back life

like a budding flower

for those who perished.

Loved ones who had lost

would return,

only different.

What they brought back

was no way good.

Some said the souls of the dead

glowed red,

like lava in the heart

of the mountain,

waiting to return to the living.

That they only needed a push

from the mountain.

And whenever they got

the calling,

death would follow.

It is said

that every generation

has a caretaker of the mountain,

someone who looks over it,

its watcher.

Why doesn't the watcher

chase the evil away?

Only someone of great strength

can defeat the evil forces

and free the watcher,

so the good spirits can return.

Who is the watcher?

Mike.

Everyone all right?

Yes, but there's...

things out there.

I know, I saw them all.

That lava's moving fast.

We gotta get to the fire tower.

- Fire tower?

- I've gotta warn the people in town,

I'll get better reception there.

Step away from the vehicle.

Stay behind me.

You'll have to shoot

for their heads.

You've gotta be kidding me.

Get back in the cabin.

Everybody back in the cabin.

Get back inside!

Get-Get some towels!

Get a first aid kit!

I need a radio!

Ryan, get online!

Get some help.

- Wait, wait, wait.

- What?

I have to warn the town,

but I can't send people here.

My daughter is here, Mike.

Send people here!

I can't!

Why the hell not?

The volcano.

It's gone off twice already,

but it's not done?

No, those were nothing.

Eve works with Dr. Stevens, she

knows what she's talking about.

Nothing? That seemed like

something to me!

Oh, my God!

My God, it's spreading.

Mike!

I'm gonna draw them away.

When I do,

all of you just run like hell

to your car.

That's your plan?

That's-That's suicide!

- Mike, tell him!

- No, no, he's right.

You take my cruiser and get the kids

back to town. I-I'll cover you.

Keep them safe, in case you run into

more of those damn things out there.

Besides, if my baby here's

driving, none of us are safe.

Dad...

- Stay still.

- Don't!

Tisdale, behind you!

- Come on.

- Let's go. Go, go, go!

Nicole!

Run!

Get in the car!

Get in!

Get in the car!

Will you see if there's

a first aid kit?

Let's look at that wound.

Mom, it's getting worse.

I don't know what to do!

Ryan! Ryan!

Let's go!

Go, go, go!

Stop! Stop!

- Is everyone all right?

- - Yeah, yeah.

Get in the fire tower now.

Go, go, go!

Come on!

Come on, come on.

Come on, Ben.

Almost there.

All right, stay right here. I'm gonna go up

and check the tower for the radio, all right?

Stay right there!

Shuler, come in!

This is Denton. Do you copy?

Shuler, come in!

This is Denton!

Do you copy?

Go ahead, Sheriff.

Gotta move people

20 miles out, okay?

The blast zone is now 20 miles.

Do you copy?

20 miles?

Yes, 20 miles!

Get those people moving, now!

Shuler, you copy?

Allen!

All right, everybody, run!

Get up in the tower

with the sheriff. Go on!

- No, Dad...

- I'll keep 'em away down here.

Go on! Hurry!

Come on.

Everyone, top of the tower!

Go, go, get up there! Move!

Oh, my God, Dad!

Get up there.

Hit them with that!

Mindy, where are you going?!

Dad!

No!

There's nothing we can do.

No!

Nicole!

Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Hurry!

Wh-Where's Ryan?

Where's Ryan?

Where's Ryan?!

- No.

- No!

You need to get down.

Get down on the floor!

Everyone down!

It's gonna blow!

Sheriff, come in.

Sheriff Denton, do you read?

Is Burger Barn still standing?

Sure is, Sheriff.

Well, that's too bad.

I hate Burger Barn.

We're glad

you're still standing.

Other than a few downed trees

and a couple of wrecked cars,

I'd say we dodged a bullet.

Copy that.

Boy, that was one

hell of a ride!

Dad!

Hi!

Are you okay?

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