Chapter 1 - the very beginning and separation
(A/N: several time lapses throughout this chapter but they are in order)
3rd P.O.V.
Day 5 since the outbreak began
The Curtis brothers and the gang are on their way to visit the Curtis' grandparents in Atlanta. When they arrived they took noticed to the neighborhood; cars everyone not parked normally like the people that were driving it just stopped and got out, a picnic table was flipped over with the chairs, and in some places there was blood on street/sidewalk. When they got to their grandparents house Pony jumped out of the truck and ran to the door as he got the spare key.
He opened the door and was hit with the smell of death, he gagged as he backed up a little, when his back hit the railing he puked. The gang came running over and took notice to the smell that was coming from inside the house, Dally went in while the older brothers took care of Ponyboy has he was dry heaving.
Dally looked around the house and went up the stairs where the smell got stronger, he got to the bedroom and saw Grandma Curtis on the bed lying peacefully with a bullet through her head and Grandpa Curtis was in the rocking chair with his brains splattered on the wall behind him. He sighed and closed the door, he walked back outside the house and shook his head.
"Johnny can you take Pony over to vehicles for a bit." Soda asked
Johnny nodded as a shaking Ponyboy was handed over to him, he guided Ponyboy over to the cars and sat on the curb calming his friend down.
When Ponyboy was out of earshot the began to speak.
"What happened?" Darry asked
"Apparently Grandpa C. put a bullet through Grandma C.'s head then put one through himself." Dally explained in a hushed voice for the sake of Pony
The remaining members on the porch sighed sadly and they all looked over at Ponyboy.
"Who's going to tell him?" Twobit asked
"I have good hearing so I already heard it!" Pony yelled from the curb
The gang smiled sadly at the youngest member who laid his head on his arms as Johnny rubbed his back in comfort.
Day 30
The gang goes to a shopping mall for supplies. The gang got out of their vehicles and decided to split up much to the two older brothers that they have leave their baby brother by himself even though they have walkie talkies.
Pony's P.O.V.
I walked over to a clothing store and read the store name as I grabbed the walkie talkie that was attached to my pants
"If anyone needs me I'm at American Eagle." I said and then let go of the button hearing static as I put the walkie talkie back.
I grabbed clothes that were in my size along with everyone else, I heard was sounded like a helicopter flying over, I ran out the building and looked around and saw nothing. I shrugged and went back inside a few minutes later I heard Twobit's voice over the walkie talkie
"Be careful there's a big herd of walkers coming our way!"
I dropped what I had in my hands and barricaded the door shut, I turned around and ran for the back room when I slipped on the article of clothing I had and fell to the floor making a rack of clothing fall too making a crashing sound. I got up and looked at the door to see a few walkers there already, I ran to the back and and luckily saw no walkers there, I shut the door and locked it as soon as I did I heard glass shattering along with sounds of moaning, groaning and feet shuffling. I reached for the walkie talkie only to find it not there.
"No, no no no no no, where is -" I stopped when I heard the gangs voices over the walkie talkie out in the shopping area.
I heard the door knob creek a little, I looked down and saw it moving and stop, I sighed in relief but was cut short when the whole door started to move, I pushed the desk against it and prepared myself.
3rd P.O.V.
"Everyone meet back at the vehicles now." Darry said through the walkie talkie
Everyone met up but noticed someone specifically Ponyboy was missing.
"Where's Pony?" Soda asked in panic
Twbit grabbed his walkie talkie
"Pony where are you?" he asked
All the response they got was static, they waited a few minutes when they were gonna try again they got a reply but not the one they wanted. Over the speaker you could hear moaning and groaning , they gang looked at each other horrified and knew that the youngest member was gone, before the herd could notice them they quickly left. But what they didn't know that he was still alive and alone.