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Each of the characters from their games does not belong to me; they belong to their rightful owners such as Naughty Dog-The Last of Us, Rock Star Games-Red Dead Redemption, Ubisoft-Assassin's Creed, EA digital Illusion and Electronic Arts-Mirror's Edge, Irrational Games-Bioshock infinite, DMC developed by Ninja Theory, and Activision-Prototype

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The Last of Hope

Written by: Me

Chapter 1

Ellie

"I don't see the light"

"You ready, Ellie" said Joel in a southern accent, he was packing up, getting his revolver and his rifle as well as some Med Kits.

"Yea, let me just fit this piece here," said Ellie, who had her backpack along with her bow and her pistol, she was crafting a weapon of her own on a table, "And…there, finish," she picks up a revolver in which she can reload faster than before and a baseball bat the has spikes made out of scissors on it that can look like a mace.

"Looks defensive, right?" said Ellie

Joel just gave a smirk, "Could be better, but you know it's always better"-"It's always better to keep a distance, I know," Ellie finished for Joel who led out an annoyed look.

"Alright then," he picked up his backpack filled with supplies, "Are you sure you want to go, It wouldn't take long for me to come and get supplies on my own," he turn to Ellie who was readying herself.

"Look, I've been here for a month, believe me, it was a real nice vacation, but this is something I can do and help everyone, besides if you're going out, then I'm going to," said Ellie.

Joel knows that Ellie's a stubborn kid, he does worry for her though, but he knows as long as he's around, he won't let anything happen to Ellie again.

"Okay," before he goes, he looks behind him to see his own pistol and picks it up, "Let's go," and with that, Joel and Ellie went out of the weapon room and head out.

These two have been through Hell together, Joel had it worse though, Ellie is only 14 but she still saw things and done things that not every kid has to go through, it's been 20 years since the infection went out, a sickness that can drive a human into a flesh-eating monster, nothing like cannibals, they can go insane over a fresh blood, the out-break got out from hundreds to thousands, the whole world lost its mind, and it's not the infected everyone has to worry about, it can even be themselves they can get scared of, people went crazy and basically, there was no law anymore, not even with military, they can't control everyone, the only thing you have to worry about is yourself.

Ellie hated what the world has become, but now she has to live through it, it's like what she would tell herself every now and then, "Hang on to your morals and Die, or do whatever it takes to survive" it's what Joel taught her, and she didn't blame him for it, when the world we knew was gone, they took his daughter away too, and Ellie's Parents and friends.

But now Joel and Ellie lived in with Joel's brother Tommy, he and his fiancé were glad that they came back safe and are willing to give them both a new life at their village, now they have to do their best to live on what they now have.

"Hey Joel, you heading out already," a man name Tommy with long brown hair comes running to Joel.

"Yea, we got to go and find some more supplies," said Joel.

"Well at least take some of my men with you, you're not on your own anymore," said Tommy.

"Yea, Joel keeps forgetting that," said Ellie.

"We were going to wait for them outside the gate," explained Joel, but what Tommy only heard was he said we.

"Your taking Ellie again?" said Tommy.

"Hey, will everyone stop worrying about me, I handled a couple of infected and bandits on my own you know," said Ellie, Joel told Tommy what happened, back when he and Ellie were separated by the worst kind of people, and how Ellie had to take out a few bandits and even killed their leader, Tommy was just worried that Ellie is going out so soon, in some ways, Ellie reminded Tommy of his niece Sarah, Joel's Daughter.

"If you say so," said Tommy, and off did Joel and Ellie and with Tommy's group go to scavenged food and supplies. They opened the gate and let Joel, Ellie, and with five more people out, as soon as they got out, the gate behind them closed and ahead they saw a horse for each person.

"Alright, Ellie, you stay close to me," said Joel.

"Where should we head first," asked Ellie.

"We should head to the nearest town, just follow my lead and we'll get there," Joel explained.

it took a couple of hours, but they made it to the nearest neighborhood, it wasn't completely deserted, considering the fact that a roam of infected are walking around, the group mounted off their horses and hid behind the bushes and trees with a few houses far in front of them, Joel can hear a runner coming but slowly.

"Everyone stay quiet, this one's mine," whispered Joel.

"Okay, just be careful," whispered back Ellie, Joel nods at her and slowly stealth his way to the runner, luckily the infected has its back turn and is still walking slowly while making a saddening noise, but this still makes Ellie nervous, she knows that Joel can take care of himself, but there was some close calls that she still remembers, when Joel almost died in front of her, it was like almost losing a dad that she never had, everyone she knew left her and gone their own ways, Marlene was the only one who didn't left her behind, and when she found out she died, it was all hard on her, and it was Joel that told Marlene didn't make it, but Ellie felt something about Joel, there was obviously something he didn't tell, even when she confronted him, he told her what happened when they met surviving Fireflies, but it didn't make sense to her, and she knew, either Joel knew something else, that the Fireflies stopped looking for the cure, or Joel…

"Ellie!" Ellie snapped out of her thought, she looked at Joel who has already killed the infected as well as a few others, the group were staring at her.

"Sorry, I was just thinking," Ellie felt a little embarrassed, she needs to focus now and think about it later.

"Come on, there still a few more," and with that order, Joel led the group to the nearest two story house.

Joel looked at Ellie behind him, who was looking ahead; he needed to talk to her later about what's going on with her, she must of still been thinking about what happened on their journey, there were couple of friends they had and lost them, many sacrifices they have to make, and when it finally felt like it was over, it only turned out that when Joel brought Ellie to the Fireflies, they ended up trying to kill her, but even Joel knows better, what Marlene try to do to him and Ellie was unforgivable to him, but he understands why they had to do it, but he still wouldn't take it, even when they found the vaccine that can stop the infection, it wasn't worth losing Ellie, he's not willing to lost another daughter.

Joel focus on the house they were closing in, behind the house they could see a water tower, Joel went to the back door of the house with Eli, with Joel he listened closely as well did Ellie.

"Two more inside," whispered even more quietly Joel.

"I hear a clicker," whispered Eli, Joel listened again, it was a sound of clicking noises from a disfigured man.

"I'll take the clicker, you get the other one," order Joel, Ellie nodded and follow his lead, he opens the door quietly and see their in the kitchen a clicker was in another room while the runner was in the corner.

Joel and Ellie quietly and stealth like move right behind each of the infected, Joel got behind the clicker and at the same time, both he and Ellie took out their shiv and jammed into the two infected, Ellie used her shiv and jammed it beside the temple of the head of the infected while Joel used his shiv and smashed the head of the Clicker, he lets go of the clicker and watches it fell, still disgusted by the mushrooms it had grown on its face, 20 years can change the infected big time.

Joel looks over at Ellie, she sees him and gives him a nod that she's alright, the house was empty, Joel goes to the door that Tommy's group were waiting.

"It's clear to come in," said Joel, 5 of the men followed Joel, Ellie decided to go and search the house ahead of them, she listens from behind that Joel ordered 2 men to go search the other house while 3 men watches on guard outside.

Ellie went upstairs and sees the hallway complete mess, when she went to the first door to her right, it was a room with a master bed with its sheets missing, pillows and clothes were all over the floor, what Ellie notice in the room was the huge blood stain in the corner of the wall, they looked dry, and the blood stain seems to leave a trail to the other room, after Ellie grabbed some gears and tape she found, she dare to follow the trail to the door that leads to another room, she looked at the door knob, reach out her hand and turned to the knob, she didn't slow down when she open the door, but it was the next room that made her jump.

"Oh Man," Ellie backed up a little, it was then she heard Joel coming from behind, he saw her with a sudden surprise expression,

"Ellie, what's wrong?" Joel comes to her and from there he sees what Ellie was startled from, in the room was a single bed, and from the bed was a dead body of a man, with a bullet hole on its temple and a gun it's still holding on its left hand.

"This just doesn't get easier," Ellie said, it was true, but she has to face through it and move on, its not always easy but its better than to just keeping thinking of the past, or else it will slow them down.

"Come on, we better keep moving," Joel said, Ellie agreed and search the room, she picked up what's left in the pistol and got 5 bullets, 1 obviously was for the man, Joel searched and found some more supplies, while Joel was busy, Ellie saw a note beside the dead man, she picked it up and started reading it

"I'm sorry sharol, I'm sorry I couldn't be there for you, you were right about me and how stupid it was to just go out on my own, I just wish, I just hope that you can still do this, you can still help us by living on, and that I'm sorry i couldn't say goodbye to you face to face," just reading this made Ellie feel bad for the guy, "(who wouldn't)," she thought, "I just hope you know that I love-" Ellie stopped reading, for a sudden explosion happened.

"Joel!" called out Ellie, Joel came and saw out the window the nextdoor house on fire.

"Ellie get down," said Joel, Ellie crouhed down and listened carefully, Joel can hear the rest of the group coming to him.

"Joel! We saw it, there was some kind of light that showed for a moment and then that's when it exploded," explained the man name Bared.

"We need to move now, that explosion just made out a sound that can be heard for miles, they'll be here any minute," said Joel.

He, Ellie and the other men started to head out, Ellie was still holding her left ear , "How the hell did that happened," asked Ellie, her ear couldn't stop ringing.

"It could be some kind of gas leak that caused it," answered Joel.

"And it just so happen to set off right now," said Ellie in disbelief, just then they both heard a rumbling noise beneath them and then another loud noise, it sounded undescribable, Joel turned to Ellie who at first looked at Joel then looked out the window.

"Oh no," she sighed nervously, Joel looked at what she was looking, a hoard of infected coming at the house there at, they were running towards them.

"Everyone move out NOW!" Joel yelled, and at an instant, the group ran towards down stairs.

"Here they come!" warned another man name Jason, the hoard of infected started to come at the house, banging on the borded up doors and windows which was already starting to break, they try to go to the kitchen door but a couple of infected started to come in from that way.

Joel was the first one who sent out a shot from his shotgun, it made great effect to the 3 infected but more are still coming in, the group even Elli started to shoot their way out but there were too many of them.

"Get out to the back!" said Joel, Ellie stayed beside with Joel shooting as many runners as they can with 5 of the group, when they lessen the numbers of the infected, they made a run for it and head to the back of the house.

"Go, Go, GO!" Joel was the last one behind the group with Ellie in front of him.

There was a stairway that leads to the basement, the group headed down there.

"There's the basement door," shouted out Jason.

Joel looked to see what he was talking about which turned out to be a big mistake, when he turned back, a runner got a hold of him only to have Joel hold him back in time, but the runner was using all its strength to get a bite out of Joel, it was then Ellie shoots the runner off of Joel with her pistol, the runner was on the floor but still moving, Ellie made the final move on it and took out her mace bat and smashed the runners head.

"That is defensive," admited Joel, Ellie would of smirk if she wasn't being chased, they both ran to the rest of the group who were already outside.

"We're almost there, we just have-" it was then a sudden bright light blinded both Joel and Ellie, the light also blinded the group from outside, it was then Joel blindly made it outside but Ellie was lost in blindness, when she got her vision back, she sees Joel already outside.

"Joel!" was the last word she said to him before she suddenly see a sudden darkness, when Joel turn to try and see Ellie, an explosion happened but it was from the front of the house, it causes the entire house to fall.

Joel got his vision back, was a little astound for what he saw, but then suddenly realizes the damage, the explosion killed all the infected, it was then he realize that Ellie was still inside.

"Ellie," he said in a sad tone, which then turn into rage, "ELLIE!"

Ellie couldn't hear the name Joel shouted out, she couldn't hear anything, at first all she heard was screaming and growling of the insanly hungry infected, then there was that explosion, and now silence, Ellie begins to worry if she's deaf, but then realized she's not seeing anything, only darkness, deaf and blind Ellie thought, or it could be she was dead, a depressing way to think, and it makes Ellie feel sad, Ellie always heard that when good people die, they can see the light and go to heaven, but Ellie doesn't see the light, if anything, it's only darkness, maybe it was because she won't be going to the light, after the things she did, but it was all to survive, but it could also be that there wasn't going to be a light at all.