This is a continuation of the Zombieland crew after the left Pacific Playland. The POV will sometimes hop around from character to character. I don't own anything in this story so don't sue me.

Zombieland: Light the Dawn

Columbus POV

Columbus watched as the shoulder flew by as they drove down the road. Wichita, actually Krista was just watching out for anything that might come in handy. Tallahassee was still savoring his Twinkie and Little Rock was passed out and leaning against the window. Columbus was pretty happy with himself that was shocking seeing as his family is either dead or mindless zombies and they could be attacked any minute by zombies. He looked and at a sign; they were less than an hour away from San Diego. "Hey look San Diego, I bet we could find something to eat there, maybe even more Twinkies". Tallahassee nodded and it was decided they floored it on the open road and made it there in no time. They pulled in at a Denny's and climbed out. Tallahassee let off a round and they waited. No sound were heard, "Girls, why don't you go whip up some grub while me, and snow white hear go see if we can't find a gun or outdoor sports store for some ammo". Wichita smiled at him and they were off. They looked around and saw a Dunham's and headed for it. Columbus looked around the town was eerily quiet and quite deserted. Columbus followed Rule #18 Limber UP before they blew a hole into the glass door and walked inside, suddenly a snarl rang out and a burly zombie in a football gear came running out of nowhere. "That just ain't fair" groaned Tallahassee as he unloaded a few round in the guy but he kept coming. "Split Up" he yelled and they took off in opposite directions. Columbus ducked through racks of sporting attire and saw another zombie pop out from the back he let loose both barrels and its head ceased to be on its shoulders. He could still hear the armored tank chasing behind him. He was really glad that he had limbered up and was fit. He looked ahead and hanging from the ceiling was a sign, some balls and a big kayak. He aimed and hope to hell this didn't back fire. He shot the brackets and the kayak tipped and started to swing forward and pulled the other brackets out and hurtled towards him. He dived and it flew over him barely missing him and smashed into the zombie and landed it on its ass and it wasn't able to get up. He walked over and delivered two bullets in between the faceguard and it stop moving. "Keeyah" yelled Tallahassee as he barreled out of nowhere with a big axe. He stared at the zombie and looked at Columbus, "Dammit that was going to be my zombie kill of the week". They cleared the place and broke into the gun case and Col had to give Tallahassee a little firing spree before they grabbed a few duffels and stuffed all the guns and ammo inside and marched outside happily. Little Rock was standing outside waving towards them. They dropped the guns in the entrance and sat down to have some breakfast and they dug into stacks of French toast, pancakes, sausage, manly bacon and more.

After they finished they loaded back up and drove through town looking for any survivors and were pretty sure there weren't any when a red flare went up around the corner. They sped towards it and came around to find a bunch of people behind a barricade of cars in front of a movie theatre. A large horde of zombies were trying to get at the people, and were close to getting through. Columbus rolled down his window and opened fired and plugged one straight in the chest. Little Rock popped out the moon-roof and fires her gun while Wichita ran them over. They stopped in front of the barricade and everyone opened fire and soon had killed most of the zombies. "Put your hands up and guns down" yelled a lady's voice. "No until every last zombie is dead and I can see you" yelled Tallahassee. A shot blasted the car's hood and smoke hissed from the engine. "GOD Dammit, you don't fuck with a man's Cadillac" scream Tallahassee. He fired his rifle at the barricade and a tire fell off. Everyone was quiet and then a car tumbled out of place and they found a young woman, 2 teenage guys and a girl and a big husky. "Hi" said Little Rock, after everyone calmed down and they introduced each other. The woman was Jamie, the guys were Drew and Max and the girl was Lisa. They all piled in and steered towards somewhere to stay for the night. They found a Courtyard Marriot and pulled in. They pulled the gates shut and found the hotel deserted yet thankfully zombie free. They found both running water and electricity. They grabbed a couple of penthouses and headed upstairs. Columbus relished in the fact of a shower to get all the grime off of him from the many zombie guts. He searched through some peoples stuff and found a pair of jeans and a shirt and hoodie to toss on. He went over next door and was greeted by a scream as Little Rock and Wichita naked fresh from the shower. He rushed out and ran into Tallahassee who had a big ole' grin on his face. "Pretty sneaky Columbo", he laughed and walked away to his room. "He's right, you could've asked" said a voice behind him. He turned to find a now dressed Krista. "Let's go somewhere" she said and grabbed his hand and pulled him off. Little Rock stood there just staring after them and rolled her eyes. Krista led him to the balcony and they stared off over the sea and watched the sun go down. She leaned her head against his chest and sighed "I feel safe when you're around. Like the world is just a little bit less zombie-ridden". He looked down and they kissed.

Little Rock's POV

So stupid Cupid comes along and barges in while they were naked and doesn't even apologize. Then Krista has to go run off with him to do stuff she had the displeasure of knowing" She watched as they strolled off like two giddy newlyweds. She walked back inside. She pulled on a pair of pants, a shirt and a hoodie and her lucky boots and strolled out the door. She wandered around in search of entertainment when she hit the jackpot. The hotel arcade, it was huge, she found the circuit breaker and flipped the switch and the place lit up like a Christmas tree. She walked through the arcade until she came across a zombie game. It sent shivers down her spine how she used to play all those games and laugh when the heads blew up yet she was living it now. She swiped her room card and the game came alive. Zombie slowly shuffled towards the screen. She fired the gun and it just disappeared. She fired over and over again. It felt so well, a way to finally relieve the stress of everything. She left the game and kept moving She played pinball for a while racking up the high score. "Hey" said a voice behind her. She twisted around and came face to face to one of the new people. "Hi, um what's your name again?" she asked. The guy was about 5'6 and was about 12 or 13; he had messy black hair and brown eyes. "The name's Drew, what's yours", she just stared at him for a second "Umm, Little Rock is what my sister came up with. It helps prevent getting attached. But I'm Katie". He smiled "wanna go have some target practice on the roof." She just nodded and he grabbed her hand and led the way. They took the elevator up and then had to climb a couple of flights of stairs before they came up on the roof. Leaned against the wall were a Barrett Sniper Rifle and some binoculars. Drew picked up the rifle and Little Rock grabbed the binoculars and found they had night vision. She scanned the town and found zombies out in a mass just aimlessly walking. "Ok, the fat guy in front of Subway". She scanned and found the guy Drew was talking about. Then crack and he fell to the ground as the sniper round pierced his head. "Nice One' she said. She grabbed the rifle and scanned for a better target. She found three zombies moving in a line. "Triple kill" she fired and they fell down dead. He just stared at her with a grin. "You're a natural, hope I never end on the wrong end of that barrel. ' She smiled as the continued to thin the zombie population, after a couple of clips they decided to go grab a snack. They broke into a vending machine and snacked on some candy bars. "So how did you end up in that theatre with those people" He looked down for a little, "I lived in Illinois before the virus hit. My family got bitten and I ended up having to put them down. I hitched along with a bunch of people but we slowly began to get divided and killed off so I left and just wandered about. I learned to drive and just kept moving. Jamie and her kids were just living in their old house when I found them, and I met Zeke when he saved me from a zombie who snuck up on me" Little Rock patted his shoulder. "That's amazing for what a 12 or 13 year old?" Actually I'm 14 was just about to start high school". A hunk and older, Little Rock hit a gold mine. "Drew, you don't happen to have a girlfriend do you". He looked at her and smiled and leaned in and pressed his lips against hers. She leaned into it and they parted "That was a great answer" she finally confided. He wrapped his arm around her and they just sat there. Eventually Columbus and Krista walked by beaming like the sun from the activities. Wichita smiled when she saw her with Drew. "Don't you two look cute, nice catch Ka... Little Rock" Katie smiled at her sister and nodded. She yawned and realized that it was pretty late. "See you in the morning goodnight" she kissed him on the lips goodnight and strolled back to her room. She got undressed and just hopped in bed in her underwear. She fell asleep as soon as she hit the soft bed. The first bed she'd slept in peace in a long long time.

Katie dreamt that she was on the tunnel of love ride at Pacific Playland. She looked across and Drew was sitting there with his handsome face that made her heart flip. He leaned in and kissed her and she just melted like butter. She would be happy except for a stupid squeaking noise. She figured it was the ride but it just got louder and louder until she popped awake and was greeted to a terrifying sight. Columbus and Wichita were in the other bed going twelve toes. "OMG, why, why, why with me here" she shouted as she ran out into the hall. She slammed the door. She was pissed that her sister was doing that but from what she saw had kinda gotten her turned on, especially how she also had dreamt about Drew. She walked down the hall and knocked on Tallahassee's room and he opened the door a smidge and looked at her and she got the picture. She kept walking. "Was she the only one who wasn't getting laid" She finally gave up and knocked on the door she hadn't planned on. The door opened and there was Drew, in his boxers. He was surprised, "Um, is there a reason you're knocking on my door at 2 in the morning in just your underwear". She blushed and got really self-concious for a second, "My sister is having a guest in her room and long story I can't sleep there". He nodded and motioned for her to come in. He plopped on one of the beds and he pointed to the other one. "Oh, I thought… um never mind". She crawled into bed and tried to get back to sleep.

After a good night's sleep everyone got dressed and met in one of the rooms. Jamie and her kids, Drew, Katie and Krista and Columbus and Tallahassee, everyone just looked around until Columbus finally started. "We've been traveling pretty much looking for a peaceful place to settle and rebuild. We could always use more people. So do you wish to stay or do we part paths"? Jamie stepped forward, "It would be a great help in protecting my kids so I think we will stay with you guys. I believe that we should head north as cold makes the zombie weaker as they are similar to cold blooded animals". It seemed to make sense from Katie and everyone else. They ate a quick breakfast and prepared to leave. "Now that we are all chummy, we got a lot of people and a dog and I prefer not to have my knees to my face. There's a mall and dealerships up that street. I say we go up there, get some supplies and some new rides and then get the hell out of here". Everyone nodded so they loaded up in the Caddy and rolled towards the mall. They smashed through the glass doors and climbed out. They handed out guns and everyone went on their way.

Overview POV

The girls went on a shopping spree hitting the GAP, JCPenny's and all the designer clothing stores. While the guys were on supply duty; they grabbed food and first aid stuff. They got more ammo and some clips so they could reload the rifles they found quickly. After everyone had gotten everything they looked around for some rides. They found a large RV, a Camaro and to Tallahassee delight a nice Cadillac Escalade. Columbus and Wichita got into the Camaro, Tallahassee drove his caddy and everyone else piled into the RV and they drove out of town and began to head towards the north.