A/N: Again, Chloe and Oliver's marriage was invalid. Tess was stabbed, but she was healed. I love putting Tess and Oliver together, So they get together. Clark and Lois are together, obviously. And surprise for Chloe's love life later in the story. Oh, and don't forget the zombie apocalypse.
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Two years earlier
They may have thought they stopped the apocalypse. But they were wrong. True, Clark pushed away the planet, apocalypse, but they let their guard down after that. They were so focused on getting Tess healed, they stopped looking. Oliver was so afraid for Tess, he stopped protecting.
Oliver dumps Chloe for Tess. What they had was safe, not love. So, Chloe wasn't hurt. But she did stop working at watchtower. And Tess wasn't completely healed, so she wasn't working there either.
If they had kept working, they might have noticed what one scientist found. A nameless scientist found remains of the disease that the kandorians spread through Metropolis. Yeah, the one that turns everyone into zombies. It was released at a time when most people were affected.
People who managed to remain unaffected scattered. Most roam, never staying in one place for to long, because if you don't, you're almost assuredly dead.
Chloe
I can't help but remember. All of our group was separated, Tess, Oliver, Lois... Clark. I haven't seen Clark since before it happened. I haven't seen anyone since before it happened. But Clark should have stopped it. And and I should have heard rumors if he was zapping zombies left and right. And i hadn't, so he probably wasn't.
I've been searching for a place to stop for weeks. I've been searching for other humans for months even though I'd never stay with a group. It'd just make it harder to kill when someone gets turned into a zombie.
I'm currently watching a group of brain-eaters march past. They pass, and I wait about five minutes and hop out of the tree I was sitting in and into the the bushes below.
But I'm not down for long, because the minute I touch ground, I'm yanked back up. I'm trapped in a net? Probably old, left over. But if someone could get me down, or get myself down, whichever, the net could be useful.
About fifteen minutes later, still struggling, all I've managed to do if get myself into a very awkward position. It's now very difficult to move. "I thought a human would be smarter than this,"'says a smooth, silky voice that sounds extremely familiar. I can't quite figure out where from.
"Could you get me down, please? Then you can mock my IQ after," I plead. "You, know I'm rather enjoying this. I think I'll wait." I sigh, and roll my eyes. "Can I at least know your name so I can plead properly?," I request.
"Most people have given up their old names. They don't want their past to affect them. So I go by Mercy," she answers. Mercy, Mercy, where have I heard that name before? Oh, my..."Tess?"
