It was quiet in the Whammy house. Too quiet in L's opinion. What hell had broken out when he was gone to make it this quiet? Did Mello die or something? Thinking about how last time he saw Mello he and Matt had been riding a unicycle on the roof while balancing a glass of chocolate milk on their noses, he wouldn't be surprised.
"Psst…L…" He jumped and spun around as a familiar voice called from a closet L had just passed.
"Matsuda san? What are you doing here?" L demanded as Matsuda shot a terrified glance around the hallway.
"It doesn't matter! Get in the closet!" Matsuda shrieked.
"Why should I get in the closet? I think you should come out of the closet right now Matsuda san, and explain to me why the boys haven't come running to me by now." He snapped crossing his arms.
"Misa Misa says get in the closet!" Misa hissed from behind Matsuda.
"Miss Amane?" L questioned. "Why are you in the closet?"
"Mello has turned into a zombie!" Matt screamed from the closet.
"What else is new? He turns into a zombie every time he doesn't have his morning chocolate." L demanded frustrated and confused,
"Come on L get in the closet!" Near whimpered frantically.
"But I don't WANT to go into the closet." L snapped.
"He'll kill you!" Mogi screamed.
"He's tried before…at least he tried to kill Roger that is." L explained.
"Master L, I insist that you get into the closet." Watari whispered.
"How the hell do you all fit in that closet?" L demanded.
"Secret passageway." Misa explained. "Now get in the closet!"
"The closet is dark and full of spiders. I do not want to go into the closet." L muttered. "Besides there is no candy in the closet…I've checked."
"If you do I'll give you this chocolate bar." Halle snapped from the closet waving it in the air.
"HALLE NO!" Matt hissed grabbing the chocolate bar and tossing it into the hall behind L. "GET IN THE CLOSET L! GET IN THE CLOSET OR YOU SHALL DIE!" Matt screamed waving his hands in the air comically. L raised an eyebrow and turned around to face the chocolate bar.
"No you fool!" Matsuda sobbed. "The chocolate is lost! Do not risk your life for it!" Matsuda sobbed.
"I'm just going to pick it up." L sighed waddling over to the bar and lifting it from the ground. Above him he heard a low hissing noise.
"L…don't look up…and back up slowly." Matt hissed. L looked up anyway and his eyes widened. Mello was clinging to the chandelier, his eyes glowing red.
"RUN L RUN!" The group in the closet screamed. L froze though staring up at Mello with a raised eyebrow.
"Ok ok…very funny. Dress Mello up like a zombie and somehow get him onto the ceiling. Congratulations you have all graduated to a new level of stupid." He snapped pointing a finger up at the growling Mello.
"L…I just want you to know…if you die…I'll love you even if you turn into a zombie and I have to shoot your head off." Misa squeaked.
"Ok ok…this has gone on long enough. Mello get down from the ceiling before you hurt yourself!" He ordered. Mello seemed to comply as he leapt down from the chandelier hissing and growling. "Ok. I didn't want you to jump, but as long as your ok I guess that was fine." L sighed. "What is wrong with you guys?" He demanded at the horrified looking expressions on the people in the closets faces.
"I'm going to miss you L san! Y…you were the best boss ever!" Matsuda sobbed.
"Kinda creepy Matsuda san." L sighed. "Mello I said that is enough!" L snapped as Mello crouched.
"RAAA!" Mello suddenly screamed as he leapt to about ten feet in the air. L barely had time to dodge before Mello crashed into a table behind him and swirled around.
"What in the name of all things good are you doing Mello?" L screamed as Mello lined up for another attack.
"RUN L!" The group shouted in unison. For the first time. L listened to them. Right as Mello screamed and jumped again L dived to the side and ran for his life.
Diving around a corner he staggered to a halt as he saw a group of children standing the room looking sickly and staggering around like they were drunk.
"You guys need to clear out of here kids! Mello has gone insane and…oh shit." He groaned as the children turned around and hissed at him, their red eyes flashing brightly. With a final screech from Mello, L took off again.
"L san!" L screamed as someone grabbed him from the side and pulled him into a dark hole.
"Calm down stupid!" Another voice cursed smacking his face. Looking up he smiled at Misa.
"What was that?" he demanded.
"ZOMBIES!" Matt screamed. "Oh the irony the apocalypse begins in an orphanage…Oh Mello why! He was my best friend! My best friend!" Matt sobbed into Halle's shoulder and inched his hand toward her bosom only to be pushed away.
"What is this place?" L asked scanning around.
"A system of tunnels that leads out of the orphanage." Watari explained. "You are safe for now L."
"Good. Then explain to me what the hell just happened."
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L staggered up to Matt. "You know this kind of stuff right, that Left For The Dead game or what ever." Matt scoffed.
"Left 4 Dead, thank you very much!" He scoffed. "But yes I know how to play." L nodded.
"How do they cure the Zombies in the end." Matt's face fell.
"Cure…The Zombies?" L grinned and nodded even more energetically.
"Yes make them back into their regular selves." L insisted. Misa stepped in.
"L…They shoot all the Zombies in the head to kill them. There's no cure for Zombie." Misa sighed. "All the people that have been turned into zombies are goners." L stared at them.
"Goners…" He repeated Misa nodded. "As in there is no cure?" Misa cracked a slight grin.
"No hope." She turned to Matt. "Where's the nearest gun shop?" Matt gravely gulped and pointed.
"I have some guns in my room me, tall guy, and Monchichi should get." Matt decided Mogi and Aizawa nodded.
"Good Idea." Watari nodded and the make shift group made their way to the gun filled room.
"Be careful!" Misa whispered back and the group continued out of the tunnels into the streets.
"Here." L said pointing the way to the shed. "We should get some tools from there to start with. Just in case we have zombies on the way to the store." Misa nodded Matsuda shook and let out yelp of an okay and Watari motioned for the group to start going. L was the first to go in using a stick he had picked up on the ways as a weapon. The group made they're way in to find two people crouched facing them and making a low growl in the back of their throat. L gulped and flicked on a light. Misa slapped his hand and flicked it back off. The two jumped at them L slapped at them with his stick the rest beat them with what ever they could grab and their fists.
The two finally stopped attacking and keeled over. One landing on top of Misa who clamped her hand over her mouth to keep from screaming. Watari and Matsuda pulled the corpse off of her. Watari gasped when he recognized the face with the small bit of face not covered in large bubbles or blood was their gardener. The other was recognized as his assistant. L shook his head but handed the group weapons he had scavenged from the shed. Leaving Matsuda with hedge trimmers, Misa with a garden hoe, Watari with a manual saw, and himself with a garden -weasel. He grinned at the weapon choices.
He hoisted his garden-weasel over his shoulder and pointed in the direction of town.
"We should head there." He stated. "The gun shop's in town and maybe we could capture a zombie on the way and test different cures on him to find one." Misa shook her head.
"It's not going to work." She was cut off when she heard Matt's scream echo from the orphanage.
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"MELLO PLEASE! Don't make me SHOOT YOU!" Matt was screaming when they made it to his room. Mello was crouching in the corner of the room about ready to pounce. "MELLO!" Matt sobbed when Mello started to move as if to pounce.
"Matt! Shoot him!" L screamed moving up the stairs as fast as he could only to be stopped by another zombie. "MATT!" He noticed the situation in despair Matt was the only one still standing. The other two had already fallen they were still alive though. It looked as if Mello had gotten to them first. Blood was dripping from Mello's face and hands as he faced off with Matt.
"Mello…please?" Matt sobbed reaching forward with one gloved hand.
"RAA!" Mello hissed slashing at his hand with a claw. Matt yelped and jumped back just missing getting slashed by seconds.
"MELLO NO!" Halle screamed as Mello went to leap at Matt. She had broken free from the group of zombies and was rushing forward as fast as she could. Slamming Matt out of the way she somehow managed to pin Mello's hands to his side as they fell backwards. L's eyes widened in horror as Halle fought for her life.
"MATT HELP HER!" he ordered with a roar slamming the last zombie from his path and rushing forward. Matt was frozen in horror, it seemed that he was so conflicted with his emotions, that he was unable to move.
Halle was screaming at this point, Mello was somehow managing to break free from her grasp and was getting some pretty good slashes into her side.
"MATT!" L screamed rushing forward only to have something grab his ankle. Matt seemed to move in a zombified state himself over to Mello and Halle. Grabbing Mello by the hood he threw him backwards off of Halle. Turning on Mello he lifted the gun in his hand.
"I'm sorry Mihael." He whispered. "I really am." He sobbed as he pulled the trigger. Mello flew backwards with a thud landing against the wall in a blood soaked splatter. Matt fell to his knees as Mello turned to face him his eyes wide and terrified. Then, he slumped forward motionless. L managed to push the rest of the zombies out and pull Misa, Matsuda, and Watari into the room. Second later the other survivors emerged from the hole in the wall.
Matt was hysterical. He clawed at his hair as if he had just shot himself in the chest morning what he had done as well as what he had lost. Near was crying too, he rushed to L's side the minute he entered the safe area. Halle hadn't come to terms with what had happened yet. She was staring blankly at Mello's motionless form.
"Matt…I'm sorry." Misa whispered wrapping her arms around him from behind. He let out a sob and slumped backwards into her grasp. Watari moved over to Mello and knelt down placing his hand to his neck.
"Don't…" Matt sobbed. "He's hurt enough…he's gone…don't hurt him more." Halle nodded numbly inching forward and touching Mello's gloved hand.
"He is alive." Watari snapped.
"No…" Matt sobbed. "No no no!" He hadn't killed him in one shot. "Please…don't…don't kill him."
"We might not have a choice." L snapped picking up a small handgun from a shelf. "Unless there is a cure."
"I already said there isn't!" Matt sobbed.
"That was in a video game. Do you want Mello to die?" L demanded.
"No." Matt admitted.
"Then stay here. Me, Misa, Watari, and…Matsuda are going for help." L Snapped turning on his heal. "Are you coming?" he demanded "Mogi. Keep Near, Matt, and the others safe. You're in charge."
"Misa Misa isn't sure she wants to go." Misa admitted lifting a gun from the shelf herself.
"Misa." L raised an eyebrow. "Lets go." He insisted beginning to edge down the edge of the building down to the street bellow.
"Where are you going?" Near demanded quietly.
"The hospital. We'll be back Near. Stay safe." L insisted patting his head before scaling down the wall.
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The group of Watari, Matsuda, L, and Misa trudged towards the hospital blood soaked and aching. They had miles to go before they got to the hospital and there was no sign of movement until someone stood on the side of the street. Misa pointed a gun at it when the face came into view it showed her worst night mare.
Light Yagami staggered towards them moaning.
"Is he a-" Misa began but L put up a hand.
"Quite!" he snapped. Misa closed her mouth but tried to push forward.
"Light-kun…" She whispered L followed her closely. If at all possible he didn't want to shoot his best friend. Light crouched down and launched himself at Misa. She flew back with the impact of the hit and let out a scream. She was sent ten feet back and was now being clawed at mercilessly by her ex-fiancé. His nails raked across her torso and arms she struggled to get free as Yagami continued to pierce her flesh with claws ripping it open so blood poured onto the floor. L growled furiously and ripped Light off of Misa then held his head down with his foot.
"Sorry Light." He whispered as he let a few rounds go off into the zombified version of his best friend. Finally Light no longer struggled.
Watari and Matsuda Helped Misa sit up. She coughed a few times but smiled at them her own blood covering her face and jacket.
"I'm fine." She coughed. "None of the scratches are deep. No arteries were even close to being hit!" She tried to lighten up the faces of her comrades.
"Oh Misa!" Matsuda cried.
"Shut up!" L snarled running his knuckles over Matsuda's head. L grabbed Misa's hand and wrenched her to a standing position. Watari looked over her to see the cuts.
Just then they heard a hoard of cries and growls heading towards them in every direction. Zombies crawled out of every crevice there was there seemed to be no escape. The groups hearts pounded and they covered each others blind sides and shot as much Zombies they could as they ran.
"I hate this! I hate this I hate this!" Matsuda screamed as he fired off his automatic assault rifle.
"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!" L screamed as they sprinted towards the hospital.
"MASTER L! Go to the left!" Watari screamed jerking his thumb at a small ladder that must have led to some roof top.
"GO!" L screamed shoving Misa up the ladder. "CLIMB I"LL HOLD THEM OFF!" Watari hesitated, but after L rammed into another zombie he scrambled up the ladder.
"L?" Misa cried as there was a frightening cracking sound. L nodded at her as he started to climb Matsuda and Watari shooting zombies that tried to grab L's sleeve. Suddenly there was a creaking sound as L was just barely touched the rim. Misa screamed as the ladder started to fall out from under him. "L!" She screamed lurching forward and grabbing onto the collar of his shirt.
"Misa look out!" Matsuda cried grabbing her waist as she almost fell forward over the edge of the building. Watari walked over to the edge as well, and grabbing L under the shoulders heaved him onto the roof.
L slumped onto the roof with a sigh. Misa fell into his chest sobbing loudly.
"L…Oh L…Light…poor poor Light." L sighed and wrapped his arms around her shaking frame. Watari slumped down besides them. Matsuda was standing over them his gun pointed over the edge as he switch to a sniper rifle that Watari had carried.
"M…make sure you only get head shots…or make sure you kill in one shot. We can't afford to waste bullets." Matsuda nodded as L whispered his orders.
"L…I'm going to take a rest." Misa explained nuzzling into his chest.
"Alright. We'll stay here till morning and then move along the rooftops for awhile. Get some sleep." L nodded running his hands through her hair.
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"We barricaded the door like you asked Mogi san." Near gasped as he slumped against the wall next to Matt.
"I got the windows." Aizawa explained sitting down around the small fire that Mogi had thrown together. And began dress Halle's and his own wounds. Matt sat in the corner furthest from where Mello, who was bound and gagged, but still unconscious, his wounds mended..
"Is…do you think…Is Mello going to be ok?" Halle demanded as Mogi bandaged her wounds.
"I'm sure L will be back soon. He'll bring the cure and we'll all get out alright." Mogi assured her.
"I'm worried…about L…and Misa and Watari…and Matsuda." Near squeaked leaning into Matt instinctually. Matt sighed and wrapped an arm around Nears shoulder pulling up the blanket he had found in the closet so that it covered Near's shivering shoulders.
"Don't worry. L won't die, and if he's alive... So are the other three." Matt assured him ruffling his little albino head.
"Are you hungry?" Mogi demanded gesturing with a bowl of soup that he had made in the can after smuggling it from the kitchen.
"No…but…I'd better eat anyway." Near nodded reaching out his hand and accepting the bowl. Matt nodded and grabbed it too.
"Should I feed Mello?" Matt demanded.
"He's still unconscious Matt. Besides from what I knew all Zombies eat is flesh. Unless you want to sacrifice yourself I wouldn't feed him." Mogi explained sipping from his own bowl.
"oh…Alright." Matt nodded subconsciously pulling Near closer to him.
"Matt?" Near demanded looking up at the goggle wearing boy.
"Y…you need to stay alive alright Near? Just you…you need to stick with me until this is over." Matt snapped.
"Alright Matt. But only if you stick around too." Near ordered leaning against the boy and setting his bowl aside. "G'night." He yawned. Matt nodded, but did not fall asleep for a very long time.