"Dude what the hell," Ed said when he and Marcus busted into a cabin. They were camping up the river away from all of this now, it was hitting them in full force. Marcus laid the hatchet he pulled out of a stump and pushed it against the door so the wedge would stop it from opening. The Young man looked up to his friend and trailed his line of sight to a body missing it's guts and was ripped in half. His gag reflex was forced to hold back as he stood up and spotted a back pack sitting next to the body.
Marcus held back the urge to vomit as he stepped into the blood and picked up the bag, it was heavy. He stepped to the opposite end of the cabin and he unzipped the bag. Luck was on his side as he pulled out a machete, nine bottles of water which he gave Ed one, Crackers, cans of tuna, beans, and something that made his hand stop. He felt the Cold steel and he knew what it was before he pulled it out. A 1911 .45 caliber pistol and it was fully loaded. He looked back into the large bag finding a few other survival things but he really liked finding two extra magazines.
"Ed look in that tool box and find a weapon. Marcus said tucking the pistol in his belt. He was a way better shot than Ed so he was going to keep it. Ed came up with only a wrench and a crowbar, which Marcus took, plus a hammer and a box of nails. Marcus sighed and he then saw something catch his eye. He walked over to a suit case, no, a gun case and it wasn't locked. He opened it up and found a .22 rifle that carries about 10 shots in it and a box of .22 rounds.
"H-hey Marcus," Ed said crouching down near the window. "There is someone in the Ranger Station."
Marcus walked over to the same window and peered out. Ed was right there was someone in there along with two others. Marcus examined the Ranger Station and wondered why he and Ed didn't make a bee line for that place. Windows on three sides and a water tower to watch around the area. Marcus sighed and smiled, "Ed. We might just be okay."
Down the Mountain in the neighboring town of Spencer's Mill a Group of Survivors stand in mourning over Two dead members. Lilly Ritter looked up to her brother Jacob whom was slightly responsible for their deaths as he stared at the fresh graves. Lilly wanted to comfort her brother but Alan Gunderson just stepped in to make things worse.
"You dumb fuck," Alan said grabbing Jacob by his jacket. "If you just put aside the wanting of a broke back mountain then Jenny and Dino would still be alive!"
"Alan," Sam Hoffman called out as she approached.
Alan flared and threw the first punch and it sent Jacob sprawling on the grass almost out cold. Lilly yelped in fright for what Alan was going to do as she watched Alan kick Jacob in the gut.
Sam dove at Alan and pinned him against a tree, "Damn it man leave him be!"
Alan grumbled something and he shrugged Sam off and then saw a Zed, "Mourn later we gotta go."
Lilly and Pastor Will got Jacob up and Sam beat down a zed with her night stick. The five made it too their Church and they locked the gate. Lilly shivered as she thought about her father up on the mountain.
Back up on the Mountain Marcus was met at gun point from a balding man and a woman in a turtle neck. Marcus looked at the two and couldn't help but to feel their fear. Marcus then spotted another man on the ground leaning against a wall bleeding, "We are just looking for help and to find out what is going on."
The man looked at his companions and he lowered his shotgun, "What's going on is that there are more of them up here then I expected."
"What are them," Marcus said retucking his rifle under his arm.
"I will tell you if you help us," The man looked at his friend on the wall. "If you sweep the cabins for survivors I will tell you everything."
Marcus was caught in a deep thought. The man mention Survivors meaning that this was larger than anything that has ever happened in his life. Marcus nodded and he motioned for Ed to follow.
"Hey Bro," Ed said quietly as they began to search the area in outside the door. Marcus looked up the tower and he began to climb. "W- Hey!"
"Sorry just wanna get a good look," Marcus kept his voice down. He got on top of the rusty metal tank and first saw the beauty of the mountain. Even though it was hell he was liking the view. He focused on the issue and began to look around the location. He spotted five tents, two cabins, a bathroom, a truck, a trail too the lake, and a industrial building. Just when Marcus started down the ladder he heard what seemed to be gun shots. "Ed."
"Yeah," Ed began to look around. "Gun shots."
"Lets go," Marcus said as he climbed down. Ed followed behind Marcus in a light sprint compared to his more athletic friend. Marcus flew over to the ledge and saw a dirt path to a river. He paused and another shot rang out followed by a howl of pain.
"Colton," A female voice called out and another voice barked something inaudible.
Marcus jumped down and landed on his feet. He was glad nothing happened after falling a good fifteen feet or his legs would have snapped. Marcus began running over to the noise and he drop kicked a dead off of a man struggling with it. Marcus turned and saw who he was guessing was the woman that called out the man at her feet name. Marcus could tell by the blood he was a dead man.
Marcus turned to a dead and saw more crossing the river. He slammed his hatchet into the dead's head and left it as he took aim. The man next to him also took aim but a figure pounced him from behind and Marcus head the sickening crack of his spinal cord breaking twice. Marcus saw the woman turn and see the man on the ground dead, "Strand!"
Marcus turned his attention to the closer Zombie and he saw what looked to be a giant stand up. He fired twice but the zed shrugged off the rounds and back handed him to the ground. Marcus hit his head against a tree and his vision blurred as a trickle of blood went down his neck. Marcus stood up in a haze as he saw the woman pull her gun up to the giant's head but it was yanked out of her hands. Marcus released a roar and charged the Zed as it turned to the noise. Marcus swept his arms low and grabbed the thigh's of the dead giant's knees. He strained himself as he lifted the Zed off the ground and stood there for a second and let out a second roar as he brought all 240lbs of dead carcass on the rocky ground. Marcus's efforts were rewarded with a wet crack of the zed's head spitting open.
Marcus stood up to look at the woman huffing. He was about to ask if she was alright but Ed roared as he charged the nearest Zed crossing the river. Marcus joined in the slaying. He kicked in the knee of a female zombie and then brought a hammer into it's eye socket. He yanked it out and was about to bring it down on another when it fell along with one behind it with a crack of the woman's weapon. Within minutes the last Zombie was put down and both Marcus and Ed were gasping for their breath.
Ed looked back and saw the woman closing Strand's eyes, "Holly shit are you ok?"
"You mean aside from being lost in the woods," Marcus saw the woman's eyes and it sent a chill down his back. They were dark green but had a gaze of ice. She cut down Ed with her eyes and Marcus knew she has seen of shit long before what she has just saw. "Attacked by psychopaths, and watching two of my best friends die. Yeah, I am just peachy."
"Sorry I asked," Ed grumbled and he marched to a stump and sat down.
The woman turned her icy stare at Marcus, "So is it this bad everywhere?"
"I dunno," Marcus shrugged. He looked at the woman in both fear and sorrow. "But we have some folks up at the ranger station, but we didn't have much time for orientation."
"Then let's get up there," The woman said."
"Hold up Marcus," Ed said standing up. "We don't even know your name and we are helping you out of the kindness of his hear-."
"Ed Shut it," Marcus said looking at his friend.
"Maya Torres," The woman said looking at the two. "That is my name."
Notes from Me: Well I hope you like this game and story as much as I do. I am going to tweak it a bit so more internal drama appears in the Story I hope you all enjoy. Leave a comment and Review and tell me if you want some characters to appear.