High school of the dead: The Aftermath begins, The new fight rises.

(The gang begins their journey through the Dead infested streets of Japan, On the southern side of the city another survivor awakens from a coma of 2 years "Benji Sokumoto", he remained safe behind the thick steel walls of his solitary room after another fellow patient tried to kill him during his deep sleep within coma)

"Damn, it's so silent, and where the hell am I?"

Slowly he stood up balancing himself on his feet shakily, his head was dizzy and his eyesight was slowly getting used to the dimness of the room. The only light was from the sun that shone through the small slanted windows above him on the ceiling. It was hot, he could feel sweat running down his forehead and his armpits smelt badly. Slowly he stood as he soon began to see his surroundings clearly. In the right corner of the room was an empty wheel chair and a few extra gowns, he glanced around toward the door as he stumbled slowly getting his legs used to walking, next to it was the light switch, he reached up slowly flicking it on but the room remained dark.

"What?! Why won't the lights work? How long have I even been in here?" Clenching his fist he began to beat on the door angrily.

"Where the hell is everybody!"

He quickly broke the back off the wheelchair and begin to pry the door as it creakily open slowly, he squeezed through the small space he had made as his foot got caught in the door and he fell to the ground cursing himself. He stood up dusting his hospital gown off as he grabbed a clipboard off the wall next to the room door, he took his time reading it, his eyes still not fully used to the darkness.

Patient name: Benjamin Sokumoto

Age: 17

Doctor's Diagnostic: Patient has been brought in by his parents who soon sped away, he has been in a coma for two years now with no sign of improvement. Patient has been moved after another patient who has severe mental illness attempted to kill him. Patient has been considered brain dead, as for his family they have not returned since.

Recently his birthday has passed he is now seventeen years of age, we are unsure whether he will live to see his next. The next scheduled checkup will be on Thursday.

"What?! Two years?"

He fell back stunned and shocked as he leaned his back onto the wall hiding his face as tears fell down his cheeks.

"I've been out for two years… a-and my family, they just dropped me off and forgot about me. Did I do something to disappoint them? Why can't I even remember who they are and what happened?!"

His fist slammed into the wall as he let out a loud scream of anger and sadness. He stood up wiping away the tears from his face as he led himself down the hallway until he came across the hospitals staff lounge. "There should be somebody in there, maybe they can help." Slowly he pressed open the door "Hello, anyone here?" The room stood dark and empty, a few over turned tables and chair filled the room, broken glass cluttered around the floor, hesitantly he made his way over to the window as he lifted the curtains only to see an empty courtyard, but the sun lit up the room so he could see around him a little more. He made his way over to a small row of lockers opening them slowly, he came across some clothes as he took them slowly slipping them on. He wore tan denims with black dress shoes and a white long sleeve button up and a black vest with a college crest on the left hand side sewn in neatly. He made his way to the sink as he turned on the faucet and splashed his face a little. His hair was light brown and a mess, his eyes where a light green hazel, his face was perfect with no flaws unless you counted the barely noticeable crescent shaped scar beside his right eye. His arms were fair slight muscle ran through them, but his body was thin and sleek. "Who was I that my family would just leave me? And where is everyone? This is like waking up in a nightmare where I am the only one left on the earth."

He moved away from the mirror and quickly searched around the room for anything of use to him. A few keys, a flashlight and pocket knife was all he could find that seemed useful, he gathered them and shoved them into his pockets and left the room continuing down the hallway quickly in search of anyone.

"Hello?! Is anyone here? Hello?!" A loud crash from a nearby room was heard, he quickly rushed into the room as he saw a figure standing in the corner without movement. "Hello? I'm kinda lost and confused can you help me?" The stranger gave him no reply as he slowly turned himself around, the room too dark to see his face properly. "Hello? Can you hear me? I'm gonna umm… open the window to let in a little light okay?" He walked to the window and opened it the man who stood in the corner grunted as the curtain lifted and light poured in filling the room and allowing visibility. The stranger stood hunched his face was lifeless and blood fell from his lips "Uhh….sir you okay?" The man stood up letting out a loud groan as he began to stumble toward him angrily. "Sir I think your ill… ummm I'm gonna give you some time, okay?"

He headed toward the door but the man stood in front of it, he let out a loud groan and lunged at Benji throwing him to the floor. "Aghhh! Shit man I'm sorry get off of me!" He held the man back as his jaw gnashed violently at him. Slowly the man's body heaved itself as Benji's arm began to lower closer to his body, the man's gnashing teeth became just inches from his own face. He reached around him on the floor, his hand touched nothing of use. His arm began to weakened as it lowered closer bring the man's teeth even closer his arms holding his shoulders back. He thought intensely to himself 'He's too strong I can't hold back much longer… wait in my pocket I..I..' just then a loud crunch was heard.. 'I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead, he ate me now I'm dead'

"Are you okay? Ummm whoever you are, you alive down there?"

He opened his eyes the body of the man he just fought lay sprawled heavy over his body without movement, he looked up to see a girl standing above him with a small grin upon her face. "ughh…I..uh…tha…"

-giggles- "You're funny whoever you are." she lifted the body struggling and moved it aside holding her hand out to him, "I'm Sakki Uguisu, I heard your screams so I came to help, besides… it gets lonely traveling alone."

He stood up grasping her hand then shaking it… "Well thank you, umm I'm uhh…Benjamin Sokumoto, I guess.. but just call me Benji."

"Nice to meet you Benji… it's gonna get dark soon we should get to safety."

She grabbed his hand firmly pulling him behind her out the door and down the hall to the exit.

"Hey! ..W-wait!" he pulled away, she stopped and looked at him confused. "What's going on here? Where is everybody?"

"You mean you don't know?"

"Know what? I was in coma for two years."

"Well…er… I know it's not something to wake up to, whatever you were dreaming while you were gone… whether good or bad… like it or not… nightmares are real."

"What do you mean?" he asked confused and worried.

She turned facing out the doorway "Well in the end I thought it was just all over… but now I know… in the end… there is only Hell."

He stepped up beside her overlooking the destruction of the city, flames and ash were everywhere, a crowd of Zombies slowly turned and walked as they gathered from miles away heading their direction. She handed him a metal baseball bat. "You're going to need this." He took the bat with fear on his face.

"I have a feeling I missed out on a lot during the last two years."

"More than you know Benjamin, more than you know."

They paused and looked at each other, Benjamin gripped the baseball bat tightly getting used to its grip his mind racing as he looked from Sakki to the world that now stood before him. 'I guess there isn't time for questions, if this is punishment for something I don't remember I have done, I might as well accept it, I'm ready for it… I'm not letting it all end here… I'm going to see this hell fall. I'm ready' He looked up at Sakki with a determined expression on his face. "You ready?"

"Yes."

She held up another bat tightly in her hands

(together)
"Then let's kick some ass!"

They rushed into the undead crowd cracking skulls with their melee weapons as blood splattered.

This is the end… the end is hell… but the end is also the start of a new chapter…