Bird On A Wire

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In Chapter 30 of ZOMBIE & JULIET, Rommy, Julie, Nin and Ginger make a daring escape to the roof of the building next door just as the zombies are about to attack ...


ON THE ROOF
Ginger closes the hatch.
Examines it.

GINGER
It bolts from the inside.
It’s not gonna buy us
much time.

ROMMY
We gotta figure out
a way to get over to
the next building.

Ginger pulls a
coiled length of
black rope off
her belt --

GINGER
Check it out.

Holds up a black metal
rod attached to it.

She presses a button
on the handle and a
GRAPPLING HOOK flies out.

She deftly TOSSES IT
across to the building
on the other side.

It HITS the ledge
with a CLANG.

Ginger pulls out a
handle with a
snapped-hook.

Attaches it to
the rope, CLICK.

ROMMY
So we grab onto that
and slide down
to the other side.

Ginger nods.
Ties the other end
of the rope
to a chimney.
Pulls it TIGHT.

GINGER
We’ll have to go
one at a time.

ROMMY
Gaga, you go first.

GAGA
Okay.

She grabs the handle.
Pulls it along the cord
to the side of the building.

Looks at the other side.
Then at them.

GAGA
Wish me luck.

And then TAKES OFF.

She FLIES down the cord
with ease and LANDS
on the roof with a
SLAP of her feet.

IN THE PANIC ROOM
The door starts to BUCKLE
as the screaming zombies
BATTER it.

ON THE ROOF
Rommy looks at Nin.

ROMMY
Now you go.

Nin nods.
GRABS the handle.

Look across to
the other side.

NIN
Here goes nothing --

And FLIES down the cord.