Zack and Cody sit at the long table in the room that had once been where their mother would sing. They both look around at the survivors. Esteban, Arwin, Maddie, London, and about 10 others were the only other survivors of the attack on that area of Boston. A stuck up business man named Kerry had taken control of the small group of survivors and it was just like a dictatorship. Kerry had weapons, food, and shelter. The Tipton had been attacked when a hoard of zombies, lead by Big Daddy (Land of the Dead), and they attacked the slightly protected city. When news that Pittsburg and Fiddler's Green was destroyed, everyone went underground to escape the zombie hoards, which grew larger and larger every day. Zack and Cody had been wearing the same clothes for three months and hadn't had a shower in just as much time. Their hair was long and tangled, clothes tattered, everyone smelled, and everyone held memories that would haunt them for the rest of their lives. The group had holed up in the laundry room of the Tipton and had plenty of food. Kerry would always have the most since he was the 'leader' and that he was the most important. The twins had trained themselves and didn't flinch at the sight of blood. The two of them were able to kill just as well as the adults…better actually since they were smaller and faster. Zack always had his bat with him as well as a large cleaver which would remain in a small manmade holster from leather and it would hang at his side. Cody used a large 2x4 that he had found. Both boys were ready to defend themselves at a moments notice but even they knew when to back off or retreat. Kerry didn't back off when action ensued, he would flee, demanding for them to protect him. Kerry would freak out whenever he didn't have his .45 with him.
Arwin was almost like their new mother since he was the one who always would try to cheer them up with his wacky expressions. Although they were proper killing machines, they were still kids. Arwin was the only real person that they had to look up to now that their mom was dead. She had been taken by the zombies two years ago during the initial attack. Both twins made sure that that zombie paid. Arwin was also one of the reasons that they were still alive. Arwin had killed a zombie that had them cornered in their suite with a hammer from his tool box. Everyone but Kerry and his two friends thought that Arwin was the real leader since he was the smartest even though he was one of the clumsiest. Arwin cared for everyone in the room except for Kerry and his pals.
The situation was dire and every couple days a zombie or two might find where they were hiding and try to get them. However, none of the intruders could stand up to the numbers and determination to survive that was instilled into everyone in the building. Every now and then, the group had to go out to find food and those were always the most dangerous situations. The zombies who were either rogue or didn't follow Big Daddy would often time wander through the streets, looking for food that wasn't there. Although Kerry's pals often had fun while killing the zombies during those food runs, the twins saw no humor in killing and only did it when it was necessary. Arwin would lead the food runs and would do everything he could to make sure enough was taken to help them. Zack and Cody think back to how it all happened.
(Two years ago)
Zack and Cody had been sleeping in that morning since it was Saturday, October 1st and it was just another morning. Suddenly, their mother comes in and slams the door to their bedroom shut. Both twins, still groggy, ask their mom what was going on.
"Just stay quiet and don't move." Whispers their mom. They suddenly hear it. Banging on the front door of the suite. Both twins pull their blankets up to their faces and barely breath. Suddenly, a loud crash is heard as the front door is broken open and falls to the ground. They hear moaning and what sounded like feet scuffing the floor. They hear banging suddenly on their own bedroom door and no one makes a sound. The moaning grows as more voices join the at first few voices. Carry opens the window which leads to the fire escape and tells them to go down it. They listen to her and suddenly see the door smash open and there are a flood of half mutilated people who try to enter the room. As the boys get onto the fire escape, they see a certain zombie reach out and tackle their mother. They watch in horror as she screams in pain as the zombie bites into her neck. She screams at them to run and both just react off of instinct.
Both rush down the fire escape until it ends at the 12th floor. The twins opened a window and heard the zombies in the other room. Both twins rip a thick frame from the window sill and open the door. A zombie lunges at Zack and he smashes its skull in. Blood sprays on his face and he tries to wipe it away. Cody grabs Zack's hand and they both run through the room, which only had about seven zombies in it. They rush into the elevator and send it down to the basement. The door opens and the twins are met with three pistols to their face.
"WHOA, WATCH IT! It's just kids." Both twins see Arwin, London, and Maddie in the room as well. One of the men with a gun, who would be Kerry, keeps his gun pointed at the twins.
"We should send them back up so the zombies go away." Arwin walks over and grabs Kerry by the collar of his shirt.
"There is no way you are sending them back up there unless you want to go with them." Kerry points the gun at Arwin and Maddie grabs both of them by the shoulder.
"We can't fight like this. We need to stick together and work as a team." Kerry slowly puts the gun down and both men just stare at each other.
(The present)
Both boys look at their canned meal and just grab their plastic spoon to start eating it. Since then, Arwin was kicked off as leader, nearly killed, and became the new mother for the twins. The twins would later find the zombie that bit their mother and they would crush its skull with Zack's bat and Cody's 2x4. Despite the vengeance, both twins still heard their mother's screams in pain. Zack finishes his rations, grabs his bat, and goes out to check the barricades. Cody just there and looks at his food. He didn't feel like eating but he knew that he needed to. The only thing of value that was in the destroyed hotel was the radio. They were keeping tabs on the movements of the zombies. When it was discovered that the zombies were finally being kept under control with the development of the Dead Reckoning killing vehicle, they thought that they were all saved. For a while, it was safe to walk outside. Soon, killing zombies was a sport that the richer and more powerful would enjoy. However, when the zombies started to think, everyone was pulled back underground and it was back to the old lifestyle of surviving. Pittsburg was destroyed seven months ago and the zombies were fighting back against the heavy abuse they were suffering from the living. Once the living had created some permanent barricades, killing and torturing zombies became a pastime for many. Both twins knew that the zombies would fight back, they just didn't know that they would fight back this hard.
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