Hey folks! I know that I haven'tbeen doing anything lately, but I've been getting a lot of projects to do :P But, don't worry, I will update my previous stories and make new ones as much as I can! BTW, thanks for all my reviews, especially to Clara the Wolf for encouraging me to make this sequel! Hope you like it! :)

You Can't Break Me
Chapter 1

Ellis ran towards the building he once called safe. Having had finally managed to get away from the soldiers, he knew that giving up wasn't an option anymore. He was going to get into the building, find his friends, get out with them or die trying.

Ellis arrived at the guarded front gate; Two soldiers stood there. Despite being the weakest he's ever been in his life, he surprised himself by running up to the gate and knocking the guards out with a few, well-thrown punches. He took one of their uniforms to wear over his clothes as a disguise and ran into the building, searching every cell for his friends.

He eventually found them all inside one cell. He looked into to small window. Coach looked deep in prayer, Rochelle was crying, and Nick looked the same as he always does in these situations: trying to hide his true emotions. But he wasn't doing a very good job. He looked like he was about to lose it. Ellis searched his pockets on the soldiers' uniform and found a ring of keys. He found the right key, unlocked the door and went inside.

As soon as he was inside, his friends stopped what they were doing and turned to look at him. Ellis still had the soldier's mask on, so his team didn't recognize him. Nick suddenly jumped up and tackled Ellis to the ground.

"What did you with Ellis, huh? Answer me, asshole!" Nick yelled, giving Ellis, who Nick had mistaken for a soldier, quite a few punches and kicks. Coach and Rochelle looked like they were going to do the same, but they knew better, and instead ran over and pulled Nick off of Ellis.

"Nick, I know you're angry, but that ain't gonna get Ellis back," Coach pointed out.

Before Nick could argue, they all heard a very familiar voice behind them.

"Jeez, Nick. If I felt bad before, I really feel worse now."

Nick, Coach and Rochelle looked at the supposed 'soldier' and saw him removing his mask and uniform.

They immediately recognized the man.

"Ellis!" Rochelle cried happily, running up to him and wrapping her arms around him.

"Glad to see you're okay, young'un," Coach added, patting Ellis' shoulder.

Nick just stood there, suddenly feeling very guilty. He had just made Ellis' pain much worse with that beating. He tried to apologies, but Ellis cut him off.

"It's okay, Nick. I know y'all thought I was one of them soldiers. Nice to know my cover worked, though."

They all chuckled at this, but Nick stopped abruptly, as he had noticed something red under Ellis' shirt.

"Ellis, take off your shirt," he said.

Ellis' face lost all color and he looked down.

"Overalls, take off your shirt right now before I take it off myself!"

Ellis reluctantly began to take off his shirt. As he did so, he let out a few, quiet whimpers of pain. As soon as his shirt was off, everyone gasped and put their hands over their mouths.

Ellis' once well-toned chest and torso was covered in purple and black bruises, along with fresh cuts that were bleeding. His arms were covered in bruises caused by the soldiers when they had a grip on him. His face was also covered in fresh cuts and bruises. He was a mess!

"Oh, my…" Rochelle gasped, falling to her knees.

Ellis immediately put his shirt back on to hide his wounds again.

"What the hell did they do to ya, boy?" Coach asked.

Ellis hesitated before answering.

"They forced me to walk for hours, while beatin' me up. Every time I tried to escape, they would beat me up. Hard to escape them, man. Trust me."

"Then how did ya escape, boy?" Coach asked.

Before Ellis could answer, the door to their cell burst open and the Sergeant that was in charge of that CEDA camp walked in, accompanied by at least ten other soldiers. Coach, Nick and Rochelle moved in front of Ellis. The Sergeant chuckled.

"Going through this again, are we? Just so you know: we can overpower all of you just as easily as last time. So, just hand over the boy, and we'll leave you be."

"What do you want with Ellis, anyway?" Nick asked angrily.

"Didn't you know?" the Sergeant asked, smiling evilly. "Some of that boy's tests proved positive for the infection. He's immune, but a Carrier, transferring the infection to anyone that's not immune within a certain radius. He's a Carrier, and all Carriers must be dealt with."

Coach, Nick and Rochelle stared at the Sergeant in complete shock. Finally, Rochelle spoke up.

"But what about the rest of us?" she asked. "We've encountered the Infected as much as Ellis has. Surely there's been a mistake?"

"Why should I answer you?" the Sergeant asked. "You'll find out on your own soon enough. Now, enough with the chit-chat. Men, get them!"

The soldiers were on the four in minutes. Coach, Nick and Rochelle were restrained by two soldiers each. One soldier grabbed Ellis and restrained him. The remaining three soldiers took out their handguns from their holsters and pointed them towards Coach, Nick and Rochelle.

"Does this answer your question, girl?" the Sergeant asked Rochelle form the sidelines. "You're Carriers! All of you! And like I said before: all Carriers must be dealt with."

The three soldiers cocked their guns…

"Ready…" the Sergeant began. "Aim…"

Coach, Nick and Rochelle looked towards Ellis and each of them mouthed "sorry". While Ellis looked at them with terrified eyes, they bowed their heads and closed their eyes…

"FIRE!"

"NO!" they heard Ellis yell.

Suddenly, they all felt themselves being shoved to the ground by someone.

Three shots rang out.

Ooh! Cliffhanger! Wonder what happens next? R&R to find out, please! Anyway, what did you think? I know it was a bit short, but I wanted to get this online ASAP, and also, the ending of this chapter seemed to fit. I didn't think it was that great, but that's up to all of you! Will update as soon as I can! :)

Until next time
D-ZombieDragon