Left For Dead: Sailor Moon
Prologue
The day was like any other day for the citizens of the world. People in the big cities ran to work and school while members of the smaller communities worked at home. In America, in a small town towards the Atlantic coast, a 16-year-old girl walked down the stairs of her two story home. Her auburn hair was a mess and sleep dust was still incrusted in her green-hazel eyes while she slung a purple backpack over one shoulder. As she reached the bottom of the stairs, she could hear the television playing in the kitchen where her mother was making breakfast. Quietly, the teenager walked into the kitchen and plucked a piece of toast from the toaster while her mother, a mature woman with the same color of hair, plus a few grays, was washing dishes.
"Mornin' mom." Said the teenager with a tired voice as she turned up the volume of the small television.
"Good Morning Sophia." Replied her mother with the same tired voice. As Sophia started to smear butter on her toast, there was a loud bang at the door to the garage.
A mature man with salt and pepper hair and a white lab coat ran into the kitchen, fear written on his face like a novel. Sophia and her mother gasped at him before the mature woman said, "David, what's wrong? You look like you just saw the grim reaper!"
"It's worse than that Jane." He replied as he locked the door behind him. He continued to close the windows in the kitchen while Sophia said, "Dad, did something happen at the lab?"
"Yes hon, something terrible." David gasped as he looked at the television and turned up the volume so loud that Sophia's little brother Danny could hear it from the upstairs.
"David! What - -?" started Jane but her husband shushed her. On the TV was the anchorman giving the weather, predicting a normal sunny day. Then, it switched to the news anchors at the desk, both with the same pale terror on their faces as David.
"We just received word from the Tamarack Research Facility that a hazardous air born pollutant has been accidently released into the atmosphere of the world." Said the female news anchor. Even through the television, the viewers could see her wringing her hands with worry.
"John Samson, president of Tamarack has issued a code red situation. No one is to leave their homes or jobs until the air is cleared." Continued on the male news anchor. "Samson has also sent us the list of the symptoms of the pollutant, which includes bloodshot eyes, loss of muscle control, greening of the skin, and…cannibalism?"
"WHAT?" said both women in unison as they looked at David as he finished closing the windows of the first part of the building.
"Repeat, this is a code red situation. All schools have been closed and all businesses have been shut down. Remain indoors until this entire citation is taken care of." The female news anchor gave a loud scream, causing the women and David to turn back to the TV. A look of terror was on her face as someone with greenish-pale skin walked into view.
"Shawn? OH MY GOD HE'S INFECTED!" cried out the other meteorologist from the side. The camera turned as Shawn, the green person, attacked the male news anchor. Red liquid was spurted onto the side of the camera, the effect horrifying. The meteorologist turned his head and lost the contents of his breakfast while the female news anchor ran past him. There was a loud growl and the meteorologist was attacked by Shan while the camera was knocked over.
Jane turned off the TV and said, "Oh my god." Sophia covered her mouth with her hand and placed her other on the counter to help keep her balance.
"How did this happen?" asked Jane while David and Danny came down the stairs.
"Honey, I will explain later." He said. "Right now though, we have to make sure everyone remains safe. I am going to the lab to see if I can help fix this."
"But Dad, you might be killed by one of those…things!" argued Sophia.
"Than that will be the price I will pay for being a part of this apocalypse." Jane sighed before she went into the dining room and opened a closet door. She slapped the door a couple of times before a secret panel opened up and she grabbed a hand gun from the compartment. She tossed it to her husband and said, "Be careful sweetie."
"I will. You all stay here." The family nodded while Danny said, "What about us mom?" Jane pulled out another hand gun and tossed it to Sophia while she herself took a rifle from the same compartment. She pulled out a crow bar from the other side of the cabinet and tossed that to her son.
"Mom…" said Sophia, holding her gun awkwardly. Before she could say anything more, there was a crash from one of the windows looking out to the front lawn. One of the family's neighbor's, a mature woman, was a monster now and trying to break down the glass. Jane aimed her riffle at her neighbor and said, "Sorry Mrs. Johnson, but it's you or my kids." She fired and shot through the glass. The bullet went through the monster's head and she fell backwards while dark red blood spattered against the glass.
"Danny, get the duct tape from the kitchen." The boy nodded and ran while Jane watched the front window with the eyes of a hawk.
Elsewhere, the dust that had turned the anchorman and the old woman into cannibalistic monsters was spreading across the world. Anyone who breathed in the dust would turn into a monster in just a few minutes to a few hours. Soon, large numbers of people, mainly in large cities, were turning into monsters and killing everyone alive they saw.
The Apocalypse had begun.