Loud House: Infection of the Dead

by MrPotassiumK

Zombie Apocalypse: A plague has run rampant around the globe, infecting people and turning them into "roamers." In the wake of the apocalypse, the Louds must go through great lengths to ensure their survival, even if it may mean losing their humanity in the process. Who will survive in the end? (Not a crossover, just largely inspired by The Walking Dead)

1. The Fall of Michigan

Hey guys! This is the first ever fanfiction I have done. As you guys can see, this is largely inspired by AMC's The Walking Dead. Now, before I started this story, I thought about making this a long series. After finishing this chapter, I kept that thought, and I am excited to keep this going as long as it can, because frankly, I have many ideas that I want to use for this story. Although, this story is inspired by The Walking Dead, I will not take a lot of materials from it. In fact, I want to take a more original approach to the zombie apocalypse story. However, that doesn't mean that there won't be similarities. I plan to do at least 50 chapters before I run out of ideas. Ideas and opinions are always appreciated. Each chapter is not going to be short, so sit back and relax, because this is going to be a very long series. Enjoy!

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*DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE LOUD HOUSE. THE LOUD HOUSE BELONGS TO NICKELODEON.*

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Lori opened her blue eyes, constricting her pupils as she looked at the cloudy skies. She placed her right palm on her right temple and wiped the blood away from her face. She caught her breath as she stood up, dusting her shorts. She then picked up her revolver and hatchet from the ground.

The house was guarded by a spiked barricade like many of the neighboring houses were as well. The homemade tunnel between Lori's house and the house next door were riddled with bullets and burn marks. The battered and burned flag remained waving in the air.

Lori limped to the house. She lifted her foot above a corpse, then her other foot over the puddle of blood beneath it. She walked on the stairs, holding on to the rails while she groaned.

She slid the steel door open and entered her home. The sunlight passed through the windows, revealing someone in the couch. Lori raised her revolver slowly.

"How'd you get in here?"

No response. Lori walked closer to the unknown intruder, when suddenly, it turned around. Lori placed her revolver back into her holster.

The intruder growled at her, exposing its missing upper-right limb. Lori glared at its eyes and lifted her hatchet. She swung it at the living corpse and splattered its brains into the couch.

Lori moved the corpse aside and sat in her seat at the couch. She exhaled and looked at the living room TV. She grabbed the remote and attempted to turn the TV on. However, the shattered screen remained off, only reflecting a desperate woman in the couch and the dead body next to her.

Another dead body roamed near the house, limping on the ramp that led to the porch in front of the house. It created a shadow as it stood in front of the window.

Lori continued to stare at the TV. She saw the reflection on the screen. She formed a tear from her left eye. The roamer in the reflection walked alongside the window, eventually making it to the door while Lori's eye shed a tear, sorrowful enough to hold the memories of the tragic years in her past.

Chapter 1: The Fall of Michigan

I - The Day Royal Woods Fell

All it took was one infection and all hell breaks loose: The Apocalypse. Doomsday. End Times. It was the day the dead roamed the entire world. The global population starts dropping rapidly as the infection spreads around the world. The infection slowly makes it way in the northern parts of the Western Hemisphere. After the infection reached the tame towns of Michigan to the icy and chilly areas in northern Canada, the infection has now touched the entire globe.

One must know that it is very difficult to imagine that the first day of the global zombie apocalypse begins with a warm and bright June morning in Royal Woods. However, the warm and bright morning was merely an illusion that the folks in Royal Woods have yet to notice. The Louds, with the exception of Lynn and Lily, headed off to school, and the day continued normally from there.

"Ugh, this is so weird. I haven't been sick since last year, with that flu going rampant in the house! Why now?" said Lynn with a stuffy nose, as she lied down on the couch. "There better be something good to watch right now."

Just seconds after switching the channel, the sports channel was interrupted by a news report. It reported that people were struck ill in Chicago and Flint by the infection that plagued many parts of the world.

"Woah! Sucks to be them."

In the Royal Woods Elementary School, Lincoln headed to class with Clyde, when he noticed that many of the students were missing.

"Hey Clyde, don't you think it is strange that many of our classmates are absent?"

"Yeah! And now that I think about it, some of the teachers did not come to work today!"

In the Royal Woods High School, Leni walked around the halls, looking for her older sister. Lori was hanging out by her friend's locker, unaware that Leni was walking towards her.

"And so I chose to go to a college in New York, so I could see my boyfriend! But… I still feel like I should've gone with Becky to the field trip…"

"Psst. Lori. Do you remember where the bathroom is?" whispered Leni, interrupting Lori's conversation with her friends.

"Come with me," sighed Lori, as she leads the way to the girls' restroom.

As soon as Leni was done with her business, both girls came out of the restroom with a refreshed look. Suddenly, they heard a blood-curdling scream coming from across the hallway. Both girls gasped when they spotted a student chewing on their English teacher. The student was ripping the teacher's flesh and stuffing it into his mouth. There were more of these cannibals wandering the hallways biting panicked students. Except they aren't cannibals. They are the infected, whom arose from the dead and caused the death of the other students they bit. Lori grabbed Leni's hand and ran down their school stairways to the ground floor. There, they spotted a massive crowd of students trying to leave the school. Lori sees Luan and rushes to her.

"Are you okay? Did anything happen to you? There were students literally biting other students like zombies!" said Lori in a panicked voice.

"I know, that's why I was going to find you, Leni, and Luna! Now that I found you guys, where is Luna?" said Luan in a frightened voice.

"Ahh damn it! Busted wheel. Hold on kids, looks like we got ourselves a flat tire! For the second damn time today…," grumbled the bus driver.

Luna put on her headphones and played Mick Swagger's album.

"Dammit, why did I have to wake up late today? Stupid alarm. Welp, just gotta enjoy Mick Swagger's voice and relax, I guess," Luna thought to herself.

A scream coming from the front of the bus caused Luna to flinch as she took out her headphones.

"Fuck!" Luna thought to herself, as she sees the bus driver bit by a zombie.

The students on the bus screamed and hopped off the emergency exit when a zombie entered the bus. Luna hopped off the exit and didn't know where to run. She saw the driver with his head chewed in the face. The driver was still moving his arms as if he was struggling to ask for help. She opened his toolbox and grabbed a crowbar. After grabbing her crowbar, she quickly ran in the direction of her house, as everything around her became blurry.

Lori, Leni, and Luan entered Vanzilla after getting through the large group of students in the front door. Lori started the van and drove very quickly to Royal Woods Elementary School. Luckily for her, the school was only two minutes away. As they arrived, Lori, Leni, and Luan worked quickly to find their siblings. The school looked very peaceful, and it only took the girls to add the tension into the day. The security guards were gone, as they decided to ditch the school when they heard what happened in the high school. Lori ran to Lincoln's classroom.

"Everyone, you have to leave! Now! Lincoln and Clyde, come with me!"

"L-L-L-Lori?" stuttered Clyde until he bled from his nose and fell unconscious.

"Why? What happened? Lori, you're scaring me," said Lincoln in a nervous voice.

He's never seen Lori so distressed before.

"Zombies are roaming the Earth! Yes, I'm being serious! Just look for Lola, Lana, Lucy, and Lisa!" Lori demanded as she grabbed and picked up Clyde.

Leni ran across the hallways with the kindergarten classes, screaming that there are monsters outside the school. The kids ran, and Lisa slowly came out.

"Second eldest sibling. Where are the others?" asked Lisa.

Leni put no thought into the fact that Lisa believed her, and just dragged Lisa outside to Vanzilla. Meanwhile, Luan finds Lola and Lana in the hallways after Leni's warnings created panic throughout the whole school.

"Thank goodness, you guys are safe. We gotta leave. Now!" said Luan without cracking a single joke.

Lola and Lana noticed this, and listened to her. They ran outside and found Leni and Lisa inside Vanzilla. Lori and Lincoln were now looking for Lucy, who should be very distinguishing from any kids in the school. However, she just couldn't be found.

After very much painful running and gruesome flashbacks about what happened minutes ago, Luna finally stopped running. She stopped outside of her house and vomited in the yard. She just couldn't believe that a human, no, not a human, a ZOMBIE, sank his teeth into the bus driver's face and teared it apart. Realizing that she left her keys in her backpack, she knocked on the door loudly.

"Luna? What are you doing here? You're supposed to be at sch–," asked Lynn before she got interrupted by Luna.

"Lynn! The most fucked up thing just happened! A zombie just ate my bus driver's face off and I had to book it!" Luna explained, getting ready to throw up again.

The emergency broadcast system blared in the TV, interrupting the breaking news that had interrupted the sports channel. The warning stated that an infection arrived in Royal Woods and all the surrounding towns around it. They had to stay home and avoid going outside, or seek safe shelter with the military in Detroit.

Meanwhile, in the elementary school, all the siblings began to feel their hearts drop when they failed to find Lucy.

"Lincoln!" yells a familiar voice.

"Ronnie Anne! And Lucy! Thank goodness!" sighed Lincoln in relief.

"Boo-Boo Bear! You're here!" yelled Lori in ecstasy.

She ran up to Bobby, who came with his sister and hugged him. She quickly kissed Bobby on the lips before asking him how he came to Royal Woods.

"We need to leave! NOW!" yelled Ronnie Anne, as she looks outside of a window and sees incoming zombies from the far distance.

Lori carrying Clyde, Leni, Luan, Lincoln, Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa, Bobby, and Ronnie Anne head inside Vanzilla, with Lori driving them home. They did not drive to their parent's workplaces since they were not working that day. They were at a very important meeting at Lily's future daycare center. Using Lori's phone, Lincoln called Clyde's dads and told them to come to his house. Mr. and Mrs. Loud were running home after they heard what happened on the news. Lily was ignorant to the world around her and was just giggling as she felt the air rush to her face. The Louds and the McBrides arrived at the Loud House at the same time by sheer coincidence. Lori handed Clyde to one of his dads, and entered the house along with the others. The children found Luna safe inside the house and sighed with relief. They boarded up the windows and doors, since the emergency broadcast warned them to.

"Home sweet home," sighed Lincoln. "So Ronnie Anne, I've been wondering. What are you doing here? Not that I don't want you to be here, but why did you come back?"

"Is that really your primary concern now, Lincoln?"

"Well, we are safe."

"Okay. Bobby and I decided to visit you guys after our mom gave us tickets, so we came here yesterday by a plane flight. However, the guards kept us waiting in the airport for some reason, and it took us a day to finally leave. After that, Bobby and I were heading to a hotel, when we saw what was on the news. We immediately ran to your house, but of course, I completely forgot that you guys still had school, so we ran to your school. Bobby wanted to go to Lori's school, but he wanted to stay with me until I finally made sure you guys were safe. But now…"

Ronnie Anne's voice starts breaking.

"Now I'm scared for my family. What if the… infection… already got to them? What if they couldn't escape the massive horde of zombies that are probably taking over my city? What if they are de–?"

"Ronnie, I wouldn't worry about that. They are probably on their way here, to make sure you guys are safe," interrupted Lincoln.

"Thanks Lincoln, but I'm still worried about them."

"It's okay, Nini, Lincoln is right. Abuela said that if anything were to happen, she and the others would come here," said Bobby rubbing her sister's head. Ronnie Anne felt relaxed now.

"Kids! I can't imagine what you guys went through…" Rita started sobbing.

"Mom. Mom, it's okay," whispered Lori. "We're all safe. That is what matters the most."

"You're right, honey."

"Let just stay together and pay attention to the TV. They might tell us how to stay safe from these zombies."

They stayed inside all day until night time, keeping the TV on, where a reporter reported the news from Detroit. Lori went to turn off all the lights and Bobby followed her with a lit candle on his hands. Rita and Lynn Sr. went to grab all the blankets and turn on the fans. Lucy looked outside at all the zombies wandering in the streets. "Sigh," she said to herself. Leni was watching Lily sleep. Lynn was fast asleep in her bed. Lincoln and Ronnie Anne were sleeping on the couch. Luan was trying her hardest to tell jokes to Luna but she seems to have lost her sense of humor. Luna was just looking at the ceiling on her bed, wide awake, thinking about the bus driver. Lisa was reading her biology books and studied the zombies' movements outside. Howard and Harold were sleeping in Rita and Lynn Sr.'s room along with Clyde. Lana was in the basement looking for tools and weapons to help fight off the zombies. Lola was awaiting Lana by the door, looking very frightened.

"Lana, please hurry up, I want to go to sleep," whispered Lola loudly.

"In a second Lola, I'm just grabbing my tools, and some stuff we can use to fight off the zombies! It would be so cool if we can smash some zombie brains!" whispered Lana loudly.

"Eww, Lana, gross! Just get your butt up here already!"

Lana went up the basement stairs and walked along with Lola, upstairs to their room. It started raining outside, and the Louds, McBrides, and the Santiagos were finally asleep. The schools were overrun by the zombies who were once students and teachers who failed to escape the school on time. The streets, however, were not completely overrun by zombies yet.

Outside, what went unnoticed to the families inside the Loud residence, was the deployment of riot police forces in the town. They struggled to fight off the newly-turned zombies as they were indistinguishable from their living counterparts besides their paleness. People were throwing up in the streets and fell unconscious before they rose up as a different being. The infection was spreading in every house of the town, killing many people, or rather the part that makes them people. Phone lines were shut down as many utility poles collapsed in the chaos of the dawn of the infection. Vehicles were abandoned on the roads. Stores were looted, and people started forming protests against the police for killing the "people". Other people who were prepared for an incoming apocalypse grabbed their guns and boarded up their windows. Helicopters were flying above the towns, shining a light at groups of zombies to guide the police in their futile manhunt. And then there were people who hid in the safety of their homes.

The morning was somewhat foggy as the second day of the global apocalypse approached. The police were outside and told the civilians to evacuate to the safe shelters in Detroit. However, there were many people protesting against them, asking them why they still haven't done anything about the schools. There were also people moving the corpses away from the streets and tossing them into a fire. For many hours, it seemed stable while tense in the town.

With supplies already running low in the house, Lori and Bobby offered to run to the nearest supermarket and grab whatever they can find. Many stores and markets were abandoned by their owners since their stores were looted, but the couple still wanted to give it a chance. They grabbed their backpacks and drove Vanzilla outside the supermarket.

"Hmm, do we really want canned tuna?," asked Lori.

"Babe, we need as much as food as we can get. So, yes, we do want the canned tuna," responded Bobby.

A lot of time passed by as the dusk started to settle in, and Lori and Bobby were ready to go home when they saw a protest occurring outside. They saw the protestors throwing rocks at the officers to which their riot shields and armor are able to handle. Suddenly, the police opened fire on the protesters, killing fifteen of them, some who were shot in the head, dying instantaneously, while some others were attempting to flee. Lori, Bobby, and the other protesters watched with shock on their faces. This was the spark that ignited the fire of the riots in Royal Woods. Suddenly, the rioters retaliated by opening fire on the police, killing them.

"Babe, let's go!" yelled Bobby.

Lori quickly entered inside Vanzilla along with Bobby, and they drove off to her house. During their drive, they saw Molotov cocktails being thrown on buildings. Fires were spreading to nearby buildings, causing firefighters to seek protection from the rioters. Lootings were occurring throughout the whole town. Some civilians who were outside were fleeing from the ensuing chaos.

They arrived at home and went inside the house. The couple warned that it might not be very safe in Royal Woods due to the escalating tension. A helicopter was recording what was happening in Royal Woods and it showed the dead protesters and police officers coming back to life. The families were astounded by what they were seeing on the television.

"How did that even happen? They weren't even bit or die from the infection," asked Lori as she watched the zombies wander in the live footage.

Rita looked at Lynn Jr. very worriedly. Bobby and Lori held each other as they continued to watch the news.

The zombies started attacking people, and one zombie bit a guy's arm off before the recording was cut by the news station.

"Alright kids, go up to your room. Lynn Jr., stay here on the couch, your mother and I will find some medicine for you," said Lynn Sr.

Lynn sighed and tried to find out what medicine her parents were getting her. However, Lynn heard her parents talk about her in the kitchen and one of the topics was about how she might turn into a zombie. She started to become anxious and felt very frightened. Clyde walked out of the Loud's parents' bedroom and into the living room. He noticed that Lynn was shaking and nervously rubbing her hands.

"What's the problem, Lynn?," asked Clyde.

"Nothing. I'm fine. Go to sleep," responded Lynn with a nervous voice.

"I can see that you're not fine. Why don't you tell me what's going on? Maybe I can help you."

"I told you, nothing happened. I'm fine, please leave me alone."

"Lynn… you're tearing up."

Lynn didn't seem to notice, but now that she realized her tears were running down her cheeks, she felt embarrassed.

"Clyde go away! Can't you see that I'm going to die and turn into a zombie and eat you alive?!"

"Lynn, what are you talking about? A simple stuffy nose and fever won't kill you. Besides, you're already getting better."

Lynn seemed to relax, and nodded at Clyde.

"Can you watch me, just until I fall asleep?"

"Of course I can. Close your eyes and relax."

The streets were on fire, and the bodies of many people were on the ground. The zombies started taking over Royal Woods. Gunshots can be heard throughout the night, attracting zombies. Once again, it started raining.

-Day 3-

The streets were somewhat overrun by zombies, and the fog got stronger. The fires went out, and the electricity seemed to go out, as the lights wouldn't turn on. Lucy peeked outside.

"There are many zombies in the streets. We can't stay here or else they will trap us in our own home until we starve. And we can't just leave the house because the zombies will go after us and start chomping us," said Lucy.

"We have to seek safe shelter in Detroit. Staying here is just asking to die!" said Lincoln.

"Yeah! Plus, my family are probably on their way to Detroit if they think we are there in the safe shelters!" said Ronnie Anne.

"She's right, and I know that you're all worried about being attacked outside, but guess what! Mama Lana brought some tools and weapons that we can all use," said Lana while holding a shovel and bringing a bag downstairs.

She dropped the bag, and opened it to reveal the many things they can use to impale, cut, or smash zombie brains with.

"Lana, where did you find all these things?" asked Rita.

"In the basement. Now everyone, grab your weapons!"

Lucy proceeded to grab the shiny black shovel with a sharp tip. Bobby grabbed the red axe with the silver blade. Lincoln grabbed a yellow and black sledgehammer. Clyde moved to grab a weapon, but his dads held him back. Harold grabbed a hammer and handed another one to Howard. Lana grabbed the heavy wrench which she always had on her anyways. Lynn Sr. grabbed the ice pick. Luan grabbed a pry bar. Ronnie Anne grabbed a small pickaxe. Lola, Lisa, and Leni refused to grab a weapon. Lori went to her room to grab her golf clubs and handed one to Rita and Clyde. It was strange that Clyde didn't even seem to notice Lori's presence due to his immense fright of everything going around him. His fear overpowered his love. Lynn went to her room and grabbed a baseball bat. Luna just kept the crowbar that she got from the bus driver's toolbox. Leni grabbed Lily since Rita had to carry her golf club.

"Wait what about Charles, Geo, Cliff, and Walt? We're just going to leave them here?" sadly asked Lana.

"We're going to free Walt and Cliff, since they can live on their own. We're giving Geo and Charles to Mr. Grouse," said Lynn Sr.

"What about my pets?" asked Lana.

"They can live on their own too. Lucy and Luan, you guys have to release Fangs and Gary. I'm sorry but we can't stay here longer, and they can't come with us," said Lynn Sr.

They understood and they proceeded to release their pets. Now they had to face a challenge. They had to clear the streets so Lynn Sr. can drive them all of them safely to Detroit.

"Okay guys, everyone stay inside the car and cover your eyes. Howard, Harold, your mom and I got this," said Lynn Sr. frighteningly.

They all raced to Vanzilla, and now Lori was the boss. Lynn Sr. quickly ran to Mr. Grouse's house and let Geo and Charles get inside.

"Guys, there is no way we are all going to stay here. Some of us are going to help," said Lori with a stern voice.

She looked around to see who was fully prepared and able to help her and the adults.

"Luna! Lynn! Lincoln! Lucy! And of course, you too Boo-Boo Bear," yelled Lori except at the last part. "Are you guys ready?"

"YEAH!" they all screamed.

"Now, let's kick some ass!" yelled Luna.

The parents struggled to kill the zombies as they were only beating up their bodies and pushing them away.

"No dudes, you gotta kill them like this," said Luna as she swung her crowbar on one of their heads, crushing the zombie's skull and brain, squirting blood everywhere.

The parents watched in shock as they saw their rockstar girl kill her first zombie.

"Remember guys, these people are dead already! So do not hesitate to kill them again!" yelled Lori as she swung her golf club on two zombies and took off their heads.

The adults listened, and reluctantly killed the zombies, watching Vanzilla each time blood and brain bits came off the zombies. Most of the kids closed their eyes, with the exception of Ronnie Anne and Lana. Lana thought it was very awesome that her family were slaughtering zombies. However, Ronnie Anne was watching Bobby and Lincoln with fear on her face. Bobby was swinging the axe with only the thought of protecting his sister, and his girlfriend and her family. Lincoln realized that killing zombies was not a game. He truly did have to try and hit them in the head in return for his life. Lynn was swinging her baseball bat left, right, up and down crazily, killing a decent amount of zombies. After two minutes of killing zombies in the streets, they finally made space for Vanzilla to escape to Detroit. Rita entered the house, and came out with a towel to clean all the weapons. They all entered Vanzilla.

"Awesome," said Lana.

"No, not awesome. That was scary as he...ck," said Lincoln. "Lana, this is not a game. I almost peed myself!"

"Sorry. I'm just happy that you killed those monsters."

They drove away from Franklin Avenue and headed to Detroit. There were many destroyed cars on the road, so although they were close to the city, they had to drive very slowly around the cars. However, the gas was running out, and Lynn Sr. had to stop by a gas station. He stepped outside and asked Bobby to come with him. It was a bit strange as he would've normally asked his wife to accompany her.

"So Bobby, why don't you come with me and help me grab some gasoline?" asked Lynn Sr.

"Uhh sure, why not, Mr. Loud?," said Bobby as they both headed for the pump.

Now that the kids were in Vanzilla, and they were far away enough to not be heard, Lynn Sr. put his hand in Bobby's shoulder.

"Look Bobby. I know what I'm about to ask you is going to be a huge responsibility, but I can trust you. You and Lori both love each other so darn much, that you guys are inseparable. That's why I wanted to ask you if you can promise to take care of her for as long as you two live," said Lynn Sr. in a grim voice.

"Mr. Loud? Why ask now? I mean of course I will always be with her and take care of her, but why ask me this now?" asked Bobby puzzlingly.

"Well, to be honest, I know I'm not going to survive very long in this hellish world, but I have hope for you and my beautiful daughter," said Lynn Sr. trying to hold his tears back.

"Mr. Loud… please don't say that. You gotta stay here for your daughter. You gotta fight for her as long as you live too."

"I know, I know, but just promise me that, will you?"

"I promise. I promise I will protect her and love her for as long as I live."

"Thanks, son."

Lynn Sr. and Bobby grabbed a small tank of gasoline and refilled the van with gas. They went back inside the van.

"What happens when the zombies eat me? Will I taste funny to them? Hehehe...get it?" laughed Luan nervously.

It was a truly dark time that Luan was just having trouble cracking a joke. Lynn Sr. continued to drive for half an hour, until he slowed down. The Louds heard the sound of a helicopter, and saw the skyline of the city.

II - Safeguard

"We're here. Detroit," said Rita.

"Woah, the last standing city in Michigan…" said Lynn with a less stuffy-voice.

"I can't believe it! We're finally here!" said Howard excitingly.

He rubbed Clyde's head who looked with awe at the city. Lynn Sr. drove slowly to the main entrance, where he was stopped by an army officer. The main entrance consisted of a large road entering a makeshift toll booth, with a pole preventing the vehicles from entering.

"Sir, I need you and everyone in the car to step outside. And leave your weapons inside the car," said the officer sternly.

All of them came out of the car slowly.

"Damn! 18 of y'all, huh? Alright, when I approach you, state your name and age, while my buddy, Sturgess, and I pat you guys down."

He walked slowly to each one with a clipboard and started patting people down.

"Lynn Loud Senior!," yelled the father as he whispered his age to the officer.

"Rita Loud!," said the mother as she also whispered her age to the officer.

Both the McBrides whispered their names and age to the officers as well.

"Clyde McBride! 11!"

"Lynn Loud Junior! 13!"

"Lincoln Loud! 11!"

"Ronalda Anne Santiago! 11!"

"Roberto Santiago! 17!"

"Lori Loud! 17!"

"Luna Loud! 15!"

"Luan Loud! 14!"

"Lola Loud! 6!"

"Lana Loud! 6!"

"Lisa Loud! 4!"

"Lucy Loud. 8. Sigh."

"And you?," asked the officer.

"Oh, me? They call me Leni. Leni Loud. And this little one is my sister Lily and she's like 15 months old."

"Your age ma'am?"

"Uhhh, Lori how old am I?"

Lori smacked her forehead, and told the army officer that she is 16 years old.

"Where did you guys come from?"

"We came from Royal Woods, sir," said Lynn Sr.

"Close by eh? Well come on in, you can bring your van inside, but I recommend keeping these weapons inside. Don't want to scare the other survivors," said the officer as he opened up the barricade and allowed Vanzilla to enter.

Slowly, Lynn Sr. drove and parked in the mandatory parking zone. The kids grabbed their supplies and Lynn Sr. locked the car. A soldier arrived and escorted them to a building, where they saw many other survivors. It did not look very nice, but the infection was only going to be a temporary thing, they thought to themselves. Detroit never looked nice anyway, they also thought to themselves. It was a large building with many floors, and this was only Building A. There were three other tall buildings where the survivors are seeking refuge. The soldier gave them a key, and told them that they wouldn't have to share with another family since they were a rather large one. The family made their way up the stairs into the office in the 14th floor, which is being used as a makeshift room.

"So, this is where we crash for now?" Luna asked.

"Yes, don't be so rude," said Lori.

"I'm not being rude. It's actually awesome."

"This is going to be your room for as long as you want until we announce that you guys are safe to head back to...Royal Woods. For now, set up all your supplies and mattresses in this room. The cafeteria is downstairs, and the medical rooms are in Building B and Building D. You can go see any guards by the door if you have any questions. Enjoy your stay," said the soldier kindly.

The families started unpacking, and Lynn Sr. lied down, sighing. Lori looked out the large glass window and sighed glumly. She could see the smoke coming out of Royal Woods due to the riots that broke out. She still couldn't shake the image of the protesters being shot mercilessly.

"Well, kids. It looks like we can finally sit back and relax. We're going to stay here for a while, so why don't we head down to the cafeteria and explore for a little?" Rita said with a more relaxed look on her face.

They all went down the dark and creaky stairs. At least the lamps still worked, although they flickered and shone very weakly. Their feet stepping on each step sounded like soldiers marching. After a minute, they arrived in the first floor. They finally got an actual look at the cafeteria. It was the afternoon, and the kids still did not eat their breakfast.

"Man, am I starving! What kinda grub are they gonna serve here?" Lynn said excitedly.

"Lynn Jr.! That's impolite!" Rita scolded.

"Sorry mom, it's just that I'm so hungry, that's all."

They all got on the line for food and looked at every person that was in the cafeteria. There were many people, but they just couldn't recognize anyone. There were probably people from Royal Woods, but they have never seen them before. Suddenly, they noticed who was serving the food.

"Sergei? What are you doing here? What happened to Aloha Comrade?" Lynn Sr. asked with curiosity.

"Oh that. I abandoned that like three days ago and headed here. Last thing I needed was my ass to be eaten by these skin-eaters," said Sergei with a very strong Russian accent. "You guys are eating borscht today!"

"Hey, you know Sergei, what if I help you guys out? I mean I can cook some mean sandwiches for these people right?" Lynn Sr. asked with a confident smile.

"Ah sure! I was just about to ask you to help my fellow cooks and I, but I didn't want to come off rude. Come right in!" Sergei said excitedly.

Lynn Sr. grabbed an apron and told the family that he will start cooking food for the people in the shelters. The families grabbed their bowl of borscht and walked around the cafeteria. They didn't see any empty tables so they just looked for an empty spot on the floor. It was indeed packed with people, whom some weren't even from the United States, but from the neighboring cities of Canada. They finally find an empty spot on the floor for everyone in the families to sit at. However, Luna sees someone that catches her eye. The same thing occurred for Luan, but with a different person.

"Sam!" Luna cried excitedly.

"Luna! Glad to see you made it here safe!" Sam said with a gleeful smile.

"Wait, Sam is a girl?" Lana asked.

Luan gasped and then couldn't help but smile. "Benny! You're here!"

Luna walked up to Sam and sat down with her. Luan walked towards Benny, surprised that her friend and crush survived this madness. Benny looked up to see who called him and then smiled.

"Luan! Just the perfect person I wanted to see!" Benny said with a gasp. "Dad! This is my friend Luan! This is the girl I was telling you about, you know, the one that always makes me laugh!"

Luan blushed a little.

"Yup, that's me, Luan Loud!"

She sat down next to Benny and started eating her borscht. All of a sudden, she wasn't in the nervous mood that she was earlier in Royal Woods.

"Sam, I'm so glad you made it here! I'm a little confused though. I thought you went to Canada?" asked Luna.

"I did, but when my family found out that the infection hit Canada five days ago, we booked it and headed back home," answered Sam with a growing frown on her face.

"Sam. Did you come alone? Where are your parents?" Luna asked.

She noticed that Sam's expression only grew more saddened.

"Th-th-they… were bi-bitten," answered Sam looking down now.

"Sam. I'm so sorry that happened," whispered Luna, proceeding to give Sam a hug.

"Awe, look at Luna and Luan. Luna looks comfortable with her friend, Sam, and Luan looks so shy and cute around Benny!" Lori said sighing happily. "It reminds me of Bobby and I when we first met. Right Boo-Boo Bear?"

"Sure is! I remember I was feeling all sorts of different feelings when I talked with Lori, and out of all those different feelings, love was one of them!" Bobby said.

"Oh, don't even get me started with Lori's father and I!" Rita jumped in.

"Oh, no thanks, you told us already mom. We don't really need to hear it again," said Lola.

The families started eating their food and talked as if they were home, even though the shelter didn't feel like home. The air inside the building was cool since the generators were on, thus keeping the AC running.

"Mom, can Ronnie Anne, Clyde, and I explore this place around for a little bit?" Lincoln asked.

"Sure, but take Lori and Bobby with you, and come back here before evening. I'll be by the kitchen, helping your father out, and if I'm not there, then I will be in the room. Got it?" Mrs. Loud said.

"Got it. Lori! Bobby! Come with us while we explore this place for a little bit. You guys must feel bored being cramped up in this crowded area," said Lincoln with a smile.

Clyde didn't even care that Lori was coming. His hopes of dating her were crushed by seeing her happy with Bobby, and it took the end of the world for him to realize this. Plus, he just realized that Lori might be too old for him.

"Sure, let's go Boo-Boo Bear! I wanna see if any of my friends are here," smiled Lori.

"Alright babe. Yo bros, where do you guys wanna go first?" Bobby asked while grabbing Lori's hand and heading for the exit.

"Clyde, your sister, and I were thinking about heading to Building B, then C, then D, then finally we come back here!"

"Hey wait! Can I come too? I'm bored here too," begged Lynn.

"Sure, just try not to act too sporty. Remember, some people went through a lot. Got it, Lynn?" Lori demanded.

"Sure, sure."

However, when they reached the exit, they were stopped by two soldiers.

"Names?" asked one of the soldiers.

"I'm Lori Loud, this is Roberto Santiago, Ronalda Anne Santiago, Lincoln Loud, Lynn Loud and Clyde McBride."

"Aren't you guys forgetting to tell us something important?" warned the other soldier with a very intimidating look.

"Uhh, permission to leave?" guessed Lincoln, swallowing really hard.

The soldiers kept their faces on, looked at each other, and burst into laughter.

"We're just messing with you guys. Go ahead, run around, stay safe. And remember: no going outside the gates," the first soldier said.

"Haha, thank you," said Lori, wiping off the sweat from her forehead.

They left Building A and headed for Building B which was right across from them. They looked for any incoming army vehicles in the road and then crossed the street. The fog that was lurking in the morning disappeared, and the sun was beating down on the kids. Luckily, they entered the building quite quickly and felt the cool breeze hit them. This building had a different look to it, but it was the same setup as the one in Building A. Only it looked more crowded, and the roofs were smaller. The cafeteria, however, looked the same.

"Liam! Zach! Rusty! You even have your little bro here!" Lincoln shouted.

"Lincoln! Clyde!" Liam, Zach, and Rusty shouted in unison.

"Wait, Ronnie Anne? What are you doing here? I thought you moved?" Rusty asked her.

"I did, but I came here with my brother to visit Lincoln's family," answered Ronnie Anne. "And it just so happened that the apocalypse struck. Now I'm just looking for my family in any of these buildings."

"We're just looking around. Want to come with us?" Lincoln asked the guys.

"Sorry, I can't come. I gotta ask my mee-maw first, but she is talking with the leader of this darn big place," said Liam.

"Yeah, my mom is also talking with a general around here. Sorry, dudes," said Zach.

"It's okay, Zach. What about you, Rusty?" Clyde asked.

"Sorry guys, I gotta take care of my brother while my dad is talking with the same general that Zach's mom is talking with," said Rusty.

"It's alright, Rusty. Who is the leader of this place anyways?" Lincoln asked when suddenly, something brought a tense atmosphere into the room.

A man wearing a uniform with green and gray camouflage and four stars walked into Building B with three soldiers around him. The soldiers were carrying M4's and had their shades on while walking in unison. The man had graying hair which was mostly covered by a black beret, and a gray mustache, signifying that he was probably around his 50's. He was not a short man since his presence made everyone in the room seem small. He raised his right hand and caught everyone's attention.

"Ladies and gentlemen. I would like to have all of your attentions. My name is General Black of the U.S. Army. I would like to speak to more parents and adults on how things work here and how we can make this place a better place for you all. I gotta be honest with you guys. The infection doesn't look like it's going to go away fast. You might stay here for weeks, even maybe months. But that's why I want to work this out for everyone. Come visit my station at the center of all the buildings within the gate if you need any adjustments to your room. That will be all."

General Black then proceeded to walk out of the building.

"Man, he sure does look tough. I mean look at those eyes!" Lynn whispered.

"I know, those eyes look like they can literally kill!" Lori whispered back.

She then saw something that caught her eye.

"OMG! Boo-Boo Bear! That is Chaz, the guy I told you about. The one that Leni likes!" Lori whispered loudly to Bobby.

"Rad. Wasn't he at your party a few months ago?" Bobby asked.

"Yes. And I think Leni noticed too! Maybe we can bring Leni here and have them talk and-and!" Lori rambled on until she was interrupted by Lincoln.

"Lori, we're leaving! Let's go."

"Alright, let's go guys, off to Building C!"

They walked to Building C, which was next to the destroyed building across Building B. Inside was much different. The cafeteria was very wide and open, much like the whole building, but the building was smaller than the other buildings.

"What's up Louds! Is your sister, Luna, here? I was fixing her axe, and I just happened to bring it here," Chunk said.

"Hi, Chunk. Yeah, Luna is in Building A. You can go there right now if you want to," said Lori.

"Thanks, mates," said Chunk as he left the building with Luna's guitar.

"I can't find anyone that I know of in this building," said Clyde.

"Let's go then. More people still need to arrive, and some are probably still in their rooms," said Lincoln.

They walked to Building D, which was across Building A, and diagonally across Building B. It looked almost exactly like Building A.

Meanwhile, Chunk arrived at Building A. Sam was resting her head on Luna's shoulders talking about all the things that she wished to do with her parents.

"Hey Luna, nice to find you here! And that's your friend, Samantha, over there?" Chunk said with a grin.

"Hey, Chunk. You can just call me Sam. And Luna told me a lot about you."

"Chunk, dude, you're here! Awesome!" Luna gasped excitedly. "You brought my favorite axe and my acoustic guitar too! I can't thank you enough, dude!"

"You can thank me by playing a sweet tune."

Luna started singing a small jingle, which caught everyone's attention. She felt really complete inside, and it felt better now that Chunk and Sam were with her. She completely forgot about what happened to the bus driver and the strenuous run back home.

"That's my daughter there! WHOO!" Lynn Sr. yelled.

"Hey, now that I have my guitar, Sam and I could start busting some tunes, and you could even join us, Chunk!"

"Sure, I don't see why not!" Chunk said, keeping all the excitement within him.

Meanwhile, the group walked around Building D, hoping to find someone they knew. Lynn's heart started beating rapidly as she saw someone.

"Francisco! Nice to see you here buddy!" Lynn said.

"Lynn! Nice to see you here as well! So, how you been?" Francisco asked.

"I've been doing good. I–"

"Hi, nice to meet you, Francisco! I'm Clyde."

"Hi, Clyde. Nice to meet you too! Are you a friend of Lynn?"

"Yes, and I'm actually her brother's best friend too."

"Oh hey, Lincoln! Lynn always tells me how much fun you guys have playing with each other."

"Yeah, haha. Fun!" Lincoln says with hesitation.

He then sees a girl with a purple streak on her hair.

"Tabby? I didn't expect to see you here!"

He could see Ronnie Anne growing a little bit jealous.

"Lincoln! Nice to see you bro! Looks like the apocalypse hasn't killed you! Have you seen Liam? You know that cute dorky kid you hang with?" Tabby said, calming down Ronnie Anne.

"Yeah, he's in Building B if you want to see him! We're thinking about hanging out sometime in the next few days by the basketball court I saw a while back," said Lincoln.

"Thanks Lincoln! Nice to see you too, Ronnie Anne! Also, Luna is here with you guys too right?"

"Yes, she is with us in Building A. 14th floor. Come by anytime!"

"Nice! Now I gotta go see Liam! Bye guys!"

"Lori?" a woman gasped.

"Fuck! Not this bitch!" Lori thought to herself. "Hi Carol. What are you doing here?" Lori says while grabbing Bobby's arm.

"I'm here for pretty much the same reason that everyone else is here, Lori. Safe shelter in the middle of the apocalypse!"

"Hmph. Well we better go now, right Lincoln?"

"Well, don't you want to stay here so Lynn can talk to Fran–" said Lincoln before being interrupted.

Lori growled at Lincoln and started to walk towards the exit.

"Lori, I know you don't like me so much anymore, but c'mon, aren't you a little bit happy to see me?" said Carol.

"Don't like you?" Lori says, then she whispers, "I fucking hate you."

"Babe!" Bobby says worriedly.

"You gossip about me and Bobby behind my back and then you tried to steal my boyfriend! You're so lucky he is a very loyal boyfriend. Otherwise I would've knocked the shit out of you. I wish you can just go back to whatever snake pit you came from," Lori says while walking away.

"Lori, I'm sorry, I can explain…" said Carol in a very low voice.

Lori grabbed Bobby and headed out the exit. Ronnie Anne, Lincoln, and Clyde followed them. Lynn gave Francisco a fist bump before following the group in a very awkward silence.

"So, the sun seems to be going down. Let's go home now shall we?" suggested Clyde.

"Yeah, it's been a VERY long day," replied Lori.

Nighttime in the 14th floor was quite comfortable. Every office in the building was soundproofed, so the sound of gunshots and helicopters would not be heard, neither the noises that their new neighbors made. The Louds, Santiagos, and McBrides slept peacefully.

III - In the Dark

"Yawn. Well, today marks the fourth day since the infection has spread to the entire globe. Whether other cities are in surprisingly remarkable condition such as this metropolis is beyond my knowledge," said Lisa half-asleep.

"How'd you even know that Lisa?" Lucy asked.

"I knew that the infection for this apocalypse existed in a certain lab, but I never knew it would break out."

"Lisa, why didn't you say anything? Matter of fact, why are you not doing anything? Shouldn't you be helping the scientists make the cure or something?" Lynn asked.

"Yes, however, when I proceeded to ask a group of soldiers to meet the supposed scientists, they guffawed like a bunch of numb minded idiots. I'm guessing they didn't take me seriously as a child genius."

"Well, what do you know about the infection?" Howard asked.

"Although the following information might not be much, it might prove essential nevertheless. First thing I am aware of is that the infection spread first in the Hong Kong area of China, a week ago. In the three days after the first victim was infected, the infection spread everywhere else, appearing to be airborne, but not necessarily fatal. No, it is the bite of the infected that proved to be fatal. If the bite comes in contact with the skin tissues, the victim falls prey to the aggressive infection moving upwards to the brain, shutting down organ functions, though it appears that some functions remain. The infection still remains a mystery on how it keeps the body of an infected alive, even though the person itself dies."

"Yes, Bobby and I saw some of that. Police were shooting at people. They died, I know they died because they were literally shot in the heart. But they still arose from the dead, and attacked the police. Perhaps they were already infected?"

"Perhaps, and not to cause concern to anyone, but I am 87% sure that Lynn was infected by the same infection that caused all the zombies to rise."

"Wait, I was infected by the infection? But I'm not dead yet," said Lynn with immense worry on her face.

"It appears that your healthy immune system kicked in and did its job, but chances are that the infection remains in your blood and/or tissues. Which means…"

"If I die, I will become one of them. Great," said Lynn while looking down.

"Yes, and I don't mean to be so blunt, but once you have reached cardiopulmonary death, there is no method of reviving you. You will either turn into one of the infected, or if you reached brain death, then you become a corpse on the ground. However, that doesn't mean we can't cure you while you are still alive. And hopefully the medical doctors are working on that cure overtime."

"Will the infection come back and kill me?"

"The infection is mysterious and I still have yet to collect the necessary data to make that conclusion, but it is possible that it can strike back. I highly doubt it though."

"Well, I think we heard enough. Let's go brush our teeth and then head downstairs and eat some breakfast," said Lincoln, breaking the silence.

The Louds, Santiagos, and McBrides headed downstairs. Lynn Sr. went inside the kitchen to help the cooks, and they served eggs and sausage. The families found many empty seats in the rectangular tables since it was still early in the morning. Benny came downstairs and waved at Luan before getting on the small line for breakfast. Sam also came downstairs and awkwardly waved at Luna. She went on the line and fixed her messy hair. Benny sat in a different table with his father, and often glanced at Luan. Sam grabbed her plate and sat by Luna. Lynn Sr. went to take a break and sat with the family.

"H-H-Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Loud. My name is Samantha. You can call me Sam though. N-N-Nice to meet you!" Sam introduced herself very nervously.

"Hello, Sam. Nice to meet you too," said Rita in a very calm manner that relaxed Sam.

"You're Luna's friend right?" Lynn Sr. asked with a smile in his face, clueless about Luna's crush on her.

"Well, yes. We were starting to form a band together a week ago." Sam had a lot of trouble hiding her shyness around Luna's parents.

"You know, I'm in a band. I'm a cowbell player. Maybe Luna told you before. Maybe she didn't but anyways-"

"Dad! Is it really the time to talk about that?" Luna whispered, blushing a little out of embarrassment and the fact that she is sitting next to the girl she likes.

"Oh sorry, Sam, I don't want to talk too much about myself. Go ahead. How'd you two meet?"

After an awkward conversation that went on for ten minutes, Sam grabbed her plate and threw whatever crumbs and leftovers she had in the trash can.

"Well, it was lovely to meet you guys," said Sam, letting out a nervous chuckle. "Talk to you later, Luna," she whispered.

The whole table was silent. Luna was poking at her eggs, and then she looked up at Howard.

"You know she digs you right?" Howard says, giving a wink.

"I agree. Lincoln, weren't you going to go show this place to your younger sisters and Leni?" said Rita.

Luna looked visibly confused and was left speechless. Lincoln slowly realized what was going on and grinned.

"Yeah, I did say that. Let's go Lucy, Lola, Lana, Lisa, and Leni. Yeah, Leni, you can carry Lily around," said Lincoln.

And they left the building.

"Luna, I know that you have a crush on Sam, since you were throwing her name around when you mentioned who you liked. And I'm guessing there are no other Sams that you know about," said Rita.

"I was going to tell you, b-but…" Luna struggled to get her words out.

"It's okay, sweetie. Your father and I do not care about the gender of who you like. It doesn't matter, as long as you're happy."

Luna started to tear up a little.

"Thanks, Mom," she said, hugging her and smiling.

"Yeah, I'm so glad I don't have to worry about her treating women right. Luckily, my other daughters aren't going after random boys," said Lynn Sr.

"You do know I was a random boy that your daughter went after, Mr. Loud?" Bobby chuckled.

"Yeah, but I had a feeling about you. A good feeling. You remind me of Lincoln, the way you care for Lori."

"Dad, you are aware that Luan is literally sneaking glances at a random boy over there right?" Lori said with a grin.

"Luan!" Lynn Sr. said with discontent.

"What, no, Lori! I'm, I-I, Benny's not some random boy! He's my friend," Luan stuttered while blushing heavily.

Lori giggled and then stared at Lynn with an evil grin on her face.

"Don't think about it, Lori! Francisco is just a friend. My best friend!" Lynn Jr. shouted.

"Okay, okay, girls, no worries. Luan, it's fine, as long as he's your friend and you knew him for some time. And Lynn Jr., it doesn't even sound like you're attracted to this Francisco guy." naively said Lynn Sr.

"Yeah, sure," Lynn Jr. bashfully agreed.

Lincoln and some of his sisters were at Building B, where Lincoln was talking to his friends, including Tabby, and Leni was talking to Chaz.

"So, Chaz, I always wondered. What do you think about my clothes?" Leni asked with a very happy smile on her face.

"Chaz likes. Especially the color. It matches your personality and your beauty."

"Aww, thanks Chaz!" Leni gushed while hugging him.

Later, they went to Building C, where they heard a small girl's voice.

"Lisa!" yelled Darcy happily.

"Darcy! It seems that you have made a safe passage to this shelter! I'm happy for you!" Lisa said smiling back.

"Lisa, want to talk about unicorns and giraffes? You can stay here if you want to," asked Darcy.

Lisa, thinking about how she is not needed at the moment replies with a yes. The group leaves, picking up Lisa in an hour.

-Day 9-

All the adults in Building B, C, and D have visited General Black in his camp. Now it was the turn of the parents in Building A. The kids were outside in the basketball court, when they saw General Black enter the building. They knew he was giving the same speech he gave to the other buildings, but in a way, they all sounded differently. After a few minutes, they saw General Black walk out of the building and head for his station. A few parents headed to his station as well.

"What do you think? Do you think our kids are comfortable enough in our room?" Rita asked Lynn Sr.

"I think some of them are. However, we do need a baby crib for Lily. The carriage is not going to be enough all the time," Lynn Sr. responded.

"I agree. We should visit General Black after lunchtime. We should let the kids have fun playing basketball and hanging out for now," said Rita.

"What about you guys?" Lynn Sr. asked the McBrides.

"Well I think Clyde and us are comfortable in this place. We'll ask Mr. Black about any job offerings we can do to contribute to this community later," said Harold.

"Someone's going to have to ask Bobby and his sister if they are comfortable with the room," said Rita.

"We'll do it. You guys have enough kids at your hands. We'll be Bobby and Ronnie Anne's guardians for the time being until their family arrives," said Harold.

"Thanks, guys!" Lynn Sr. said.

After Lynn Sr. served all the food for lunch, he took off his hair net and told Sergei he would see him later. The kids went back outside to the court to hang out with other people. Rita walked outside and walked with Lynn Sr. to Black's station. Outside the station, three soldiers glanced at the parents and allowed them in. Inside, there were pictures of soldiers and battlefields, and even some newspaper articles about Black receiving awards. The station was the size of a large room. General Black was sitting at a desk in the center with ammo crates to his left and a box of grenades to his right. In the corner of the station lied a katana, a German Luger pistol, and an AK47.

"Hello Mr. and Mrs…," said General Black expecting a name, while looking at his clipboard.

"Loud. I'm Rita Loud and this is my husband Lynn."

"Louds. What brings you guys here? Is there an adjustment you wish for me to bring you guys?"

"Yes. We wish to have a baby crib, sir. For our youngest," said Lynn Sr.

"Let's see here. Lily Loud?"

"Yes, sir."

"Where might she be?"

"Our eldest daughter, Lori, is taking care of her right now. So, what do you say?"

"I say we get this man and woman a baby crib. Sergeant Hoover! Bring one of the baby cribs from Warehouse H-3 and carry it to…Floor 14!"

"Thank you Mr. Black!" Rita said smiling.

"That's General Black for you! And you're very welcome. Expect the crib in a couple hours. Come back anytime when you need more adjustments," said General Black while shaking Lynn Sr. and Rita's hand.

Lynn Sr. and Rita headed back to their room.

"Well, that was easy!" Lynn Sr. said.

"Yes, now all we have to do is wait for the crib to arrive," responded Rita.

At dinnertime, the kids were showering at the public locker rooms. Two soldiers were seen carrying a crib inside Building A. Sergei was handing out the trays of food, while Lynn Sr. was making it. A strange man with round glasses and a combover was watching everyone in the building while nervously shaking. Exploring every motion that each person made. Lincoln, Lynn, Clyde, Ronnie Anne, and Lana came out of the locker rooms and headed for their room.

"This is for you, Tim," whispered the man.

Suddenly, the strange man stands up.

"I have a message to you all! Fuck the government! Fuck the authorities! Fuck the General! You have a right to know that this place is about to be–" screamed the man until he is tackled by a soldier.

The man is knocked out by the soldier and is carried out of the building. Everyone watched in shock and confusion to what just happened. The kids quickly hide by the edge of the building, watching the soldier drag the man into General Black's station. They watch in confusion as a soldier locks the door and stands guard outside of the station. They walk back inside the building, to see that the atmosphere was tense. Everyone was talking quietly amongst themselves.

"General! We got a Code Silver!" said one of the soldiers, whose name tag stated 'LT. LEAD'.

General Black opened a door that revealed a dark and dreary basement.

"Bring him over here."

Lieutenant Lead brought down the mysterious man and took off his glasses. The general strapped him to an iron table. The lieutenant grabbed a bucket, filled it up with water, and splashed it on the man's face. The man awakens, instantly sweating, which goes unnoticed as his face is already wet from the cold water.

"AHH! Ahh! W-What am I doing here?" asked the man very frightenedly.

"You're in the basement of my station. Let me ask you a question. What do you know about us? And before you answer, just to let you know, you're not getting out of here alive. If you don't give me a good answer, I will make you suffer. So it's better to just cooperate with me," said General Black while grabbing a large bowie knife.

"W-What are you t-t-talking about?" stuttered the man, swallowing really hard as the general stared at him.

Lieutenant Lead put a towel over the man's face and grabbed a bucket. He filled the bucket with water and upon hearing this, the man begins to fidget even harder. Lt. Lead walks to the table and pours the bucket slowly on the man.

"MMM-GASP-MMM-GASP."

The man was struggling to breathe.

Lt. Lead stopped pouring the bucket when he saw something drop from the man's left pocket of his pants. The man was gasping and coughing heavily. Lt. Lead picked up the small object and gave it to Black. General Black took off the towel and showed it to the man.

"What is this! Answer truthfully so you don't waste both of our times."

"That USB has all the stuff...that I-I-I know about you-u guys. Please let me go. I won't let anyone know we were here," said the man, wondering if his efforts were futile.

Lt. Lead put the USB on his laptop. It displayed a video of the man spilling information about the soldiers. General Black watched as he loaded a Desert Eagle.

"Who told you about us? I need to know. Now!" General Black shouted as he points the Desert Eagle at the man's head.

"No one! I found all the stuff about you guys myself! I swear!" the man screamed.

General Black moved the pistol a little and shot his shoulder, shattering the bones and forcing blood out of it.

The man screamed and clenched his teeth, massively sweating buckets now. Lieutenant Lead grabbed the towel and continued to waterboard the man. The man couldn't take it anymore.

"Alright, alright stop! I'll tell you! Just stop! Please!" shouted the man while catching his breath. "It's Crowley! Tim Crowley! I swear for real this time! Now can you please let me g–"

The loud bang from the general's pistol echoed in the basement.

"Jesus! General Black, you should've told me you were going to unload that Deagle on his fucking brains so I could cover my ears. Christ!" said Lt. Lead as he opened the basement door and headed out.

The gunshot was loud enough for the inhabitants of Building A to hear. They were wondering if General Black executed that man that they dragged out fifteen minutes before.

"Ronnie! Bobby! Come here guys!" Howard whispered loudly.

General Black walked inside the building. He held a vest up high. The vest looks like it was strapped by explosives, which frightened some of the people in the buildings.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Today would've been the last day on Earth for you guys. But thanks to the amazing skills and fast thinking of our soldiers, we were able to stop a terrorist from destroying our home! Do not worry! My bomb squad were able to disable this vest, so I could demonstrate to you that there are still sick people in this world who are not the infected! These people want to destroy everything we value and under the circumstances that we are in, we are very vulnerable to these people! But fear not! We are now watching out for these bombers! If you see anything or anyone suspicious, please let me know! Oh, and one last thing! That terrorist won't be bothering us anymore!" proudly stated General Black.

As people started to clap inside Building A, the other soldiers outside near the gate were chasing something. Or someone. A man with long hair pulled out a pistol and shot the soldier guarding the gate in the chest. He opened the gate and ran out. The soldiers pulled out their M4's and shot at him. After four seconds of constant gunfire, the man came to a stop. The soldiers ran to his body and confirmed it to be Tim Crowley based on the photos that they had on him. Upon discovering nothing that could jeopardize their agenda, a soldier grabbed the Tim's M9 and shoots him in the head. The soldiers returned inside the gate and contacted General Black with their walkie-talkies.

"Another terrorist down. And we got a couple biters out before they got here," said the voice in the walkie-talkie.

The people started clapping even harder, but some people only got more nervous. The general left, and the people went back to their normal business. The general felt a sense of accomplishment after killing his longtime rival, Tim, and he decided to walk towards his body outside the gate.

"So, Ronnie Anne and Bobby. We're going to be your guardians until your parents arrive. Would you guys like anything? Anything to adjust in our room?" Harold asked.

"Hmph. No," replied Ronnie Anne, letting her rebellious side out.

"No thanks, Mr. McBride. As long as I know Lori is safe, I got nothing to change," said Bobby.

"You remind me so much of Clyde," sighed Howard.

"Alright. Bobby, can you watch Clyde for us? Howard and I are going to look for any jobs to help out in this safe-zone. This might take a while," asked Harold.

"Sure thing, Mr. McBride! Hey, Clydesdale, why don't we hang out for a little?"

"Uhh, sure thing Bobby?" Clyde said, feeling awkward about hanging out with his former nemesis.

"We'll be right back, and go to sleep early!" said Howard, waving his hand as he walks with Harold out of the building.

The night grew darker and Harold and Howard entered the station.

"Hello, Mr…?" General Black asked.

"McBride. Harold McBride. And this is my husband, Howard McBride."

"Ahh Mr. McBrides. What can I do for you lads?" General Black asked while grabbing his bowie knife and opening a drawer.

"W-Well, we were l-l-looking to contribute to this community," said Harold, sweating a bit.

"Y-yeah, do you h-h-have any jobs or v-v-volunteer work?" asked Howard very nervously, inching closer to Harold.

General Black took out a spherical piece of wood and started carving it. He smiled at the men, and the atmosphere became more calm. Both men sighed in relief and smiled back.

"Sure, I got something for you guys. Lt. Lead! Let's bring these men downstairs. We got to show them the offerings we make to people like these men. I'm very glad you asked. You guys are going to make my job a whole lot easier," said General Black while opening the door for the basement, carving his wooden sphere.

"I'm glad we can help out!" expressed Harold happily.

Lt. Lead turned on the lights, revealing the basement. Harold and Howard glimpsed at the body in the iron table, and began to get chills up their spine.

"There's only one way you can contribute here," said General Black as he tossed his wooden sphere to the side of the basement, where there were all kinds of tools to hurt a human being.

He lunged the knife upwards towards Harold's stomach, and pulled the knife towards the right side of his stomach, ripping his abdomen and letting his guts slide out of his stomach. Harold coughed blood out of his mouth and started wheezing heavily. He looked at Howard and struggled to say something before collapsing to the floor as blood poured out to a massive puddle around his body. Howard looked in shock, and started crying.

"No! What did you guys do! My-my...AH!" Howard cried until General Black walked up to him and sliced his throat.

Coughing heavily, Howard grabbed his throat and struggled to breathe. His hands became very red as the blood soaked his palms. He dropped to his knees, and while holding one hand to his throat, he moved towards Harold's dead body and collapsed. His lifeless eyes were now staring at his now-dead husband's eyes.

"Maybe if two married men were able to populate this world, then I would've given you guys a job," said General Black as he stabs them both in the head.

General Black walked to the side of the room and grabbed his wooden sphere. His boots were lightly stomping on the wooden stairs as Lt. Lead turns off the lights and follows General Black up the stairs. General Black takes off his uniform, and wipes his knife on it. He grabs a moist towel from his desk as Lt. Lead closes the basement door.

"What are we supposed to tell their kid, Clyde McBride, about what happened to them?" Lt. Lead said without showing empathy.

"I got an idea. Why don't you rest in the quarters?We're done for tonight. Tomorrow, you and the others are going to execute the first step of Operation Exodus" responded General Black.

IV - Day 10

It was midnight, and the moon was shining bright on Detroit. Though almost all the Louds were asleep, there were two who weren't.

"Psst. Psst. Psst! Lincoln!" Lynn whispered loudly.

"Ugh. What do you want, Lynn?" Lincoln yawned and whispered.

"Come! Lana and I found something cool!"

"Yeah, you have to see this!" Lana whispered excitedly.

"Fine. Why are you guys up anyways? It's pitch black in here!" Lincoln whispered.

"Not if you come with us!" Lynn whispered.

Lynn grabbed Lincoln's arm and dragged him while Lana followed. Lynn slowly opened the door, and left it unlocked, while Lana slowly closed the door on her way out. They went upstairs on three set of stairs before they came to a stop. There was a steel door and no staircase to go up to. Lynn opened the door and Lincoln was now slapped awake by the cool breeze. They walked further out and Lincoln realized that he was at the roof of Building A.

"Lynn! Lana! Why did you guys come up here! Why are we here?!" Lincoln started panicking.

"We came up here because we were curious. And we're here now because we wanted to show you something cool!" Lana said.

It indeed wasn't pitch black. Lincoln stared at the whole city, and found that the moonlight was able to light up the whole place, even the distant parts. He also found a few lamps that shone throughout the night as soldiers patrolled the streets. He could see a few vehicles moving near a couple warehouses, a few blocks away.

"Now, if you're done at staring at the whole place like an idiot, we would like you to come here," said Lynn.

"What! I thought the whole beauty of this place was the cool part."

"No, it's this!" Lana said pointing at a fire escape.

"What! That was the cool part? I don't see what's so cool about that," said Lincoln with a confused look.

"Just imagine. We can escape through this anytime at night and steal some food from the cafeteria. Just look! There are no guards at the bottom of the fire escape!" Lynn said excitedly.

"Why would we need to steal food? What if they caught us? We shouldn't even be doing that," said Lincoln.

"We could just hang outside, and we don't have to ask Mom and Dad!" Lana said loudly.

"Shh! Don't do that! It's too dangerous to go outside at night!" Lincoln whispered loudly.

"Don't be such a buzzkill, Lincoln! And we're in a safe-zone. There is no crime and there is no danger outside," said Lynn.

"I'm going back to sleep. Please don't try to steal food and don't go down the fire escape. Goodnight, Lynn. Goodnight, Lana," yawned Lincoln as he quietly headed back to his room.

The sun was high in the sky and the sky was as clear as glass. However, Clyde was in a panic.

"Bobby! Where are my parents? I can't find them anywhere in this room!" Clyde says, searching the whole room.

Bobby and Lori woke up from their deep slumber, yawning as they decided to reassure Clyde.

"Good morning, my man. They're probably downstairs already getting some breakfast. Babe, let's go brush our teeth," Bobby said while stretching.

"Don't worry, Clyde. We'll go downstairs in a few minutes to check on them. Why don't you brush your teeth too?" Lori said, calming down Clyde.

The rest of the Louds and Ronnie Anne woke up. Lynn and Lana were too tired and fell back to sleep. A few minutes later, the family were looking for Harold and Howard, but they couldn't find them.

"Where did they go? Where did they go?!" Clyde said in a very panicked voice.

"Relax, Clyde. They probably went to their jobs. I mean they didn't tell us that they started early," Rita said. "Never mind, it is late morning already, we woke up kinda late."

One of the soldiers watched as the Louds headed to General Black's station. He knocked on the door twice. He entered.

"General Black! The dorky kid with the glasses is searching for his two fathers," said Private Lukeman.

"Alright, Private! Let's go, Lieutenant! You two! Come with me!" General Black said to his two guards standing outside the station. "I want every men to guard the exits to the buildings. Now!"

General Black grabbed a loudspeaker and headed to Building A. He opened the doors and gave a tense atmosphere instead of a comforting one.

"Ladies and gentlemen! I have a very important message to tell you all! Two men came up to me, and talked to me about job contributions. I was going to give you all jobs to do sooner or later, but now with depleting resources and such, I want to give you all jobs soon! Tonight, only those who are 18 years or older will come downstairs! The rest will follow me to the basketball court! Now as you know, Harold and Howard McBride came up to me and…" rambled General Black for five continuous minutes.

"Hey, Lincoln, this all seems too suspicious. Want to go check out his station? I've had bad feelings about this guy since the first day we came here," whispered Lynn.

"Sure. Something is not right. Howard and Harold wouldn't just disappear like that," whispered Lincoln.

"Lana! Come with us to the roof!" Lynn whispered.

Lincoln, Lynn, and Lana sneaked into the stairs slowly and started running up the stairs. They were exhausted after climbing 17 flights of stairs and they opened the door to the roof.

"Wait! Couldn't we have just stopped at our floor and gotten down from the fire escape from there?" Lana realized.

"Yeah," Lincoln panted.

"Let's go!" Lynn said as they climbed downstairs in the fire escape.

They finally stopped climbing downstairs and crouched when they saw General Black heading out of Building A and walking to Building B. As General Black entered Building B with the three soldiers acting as his bodyguards, Lincoln, Lynn, and Lana got up and climbed further down the fire escape. They jumped out and ran to General Black's station. The door opened as Lincoln, Lynn, and Lana rushed inside, and they closed the door.

"Lana, will you be our lookout? Tell us when any soldier will come. You can use the high windows up there. Just climb those tables," ordered Lynn.

"Sure. Hurry, guys!" Lana said.

Lynn and Lincoln searched in his desk and found nothing. Just a wooden sphere that resembles the Earth. Except for the part that is supposed to resemble Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Maine were not fully fleshed out yet. They found his journal and only found logs of his days. Nothing out of place. They opened the door leading to the basement, and walked downstairs.

"Lincoln, can you turn on the lights?"

"Yeah, sure, Lynn. Here ya go."

Lynn and Lincoln jumped back and shrieked. Their hairs immediately stood up, and goosebumps appeared all over their body.

"Oh. My. God," gasped Lynn.

"What happened, guys? I heard you guys scream and AH! Are they… Clyde's dads?" Lana screamed.

"Just go back up, Lana. Keep an eye out for General Black," said Lincoln.

They seen zombies walking with guts and organs hanging out from their body, but they were zombies. Not people that they knew. They also caught sight of the "terrorist" and saw a gunshot wound on his head. They also saw a USB by the computer. Lincoln grabbed the USB and looked at Harold and Howard one last time before leaving. Lynn turned off the lights and they headed out of the basement.

"Guys! A soldier is coming!" Lana whispered really loudly.

Lana, Lynn and Lincoln hid under General Black's desk, which was covered in the front by wood. Lieutenant Lead walked into the station and headed for the left side of the room. He grabbed a box of medical supplies and headed out the room. Using his left arm, he opened the door and closed it, his footsteps coming to a dead silence. Lana snuck out of the desk and looked out the window. The coast was clear and the three Louds headed out of the station. Knowing that the guards were blocking the exits to the buildings, they had to enter through the fire escape. Lincoln helped Lynn up first into the fire escape. Lynn then grabbed Lana. Then, both Lynn and Lana helped Lincoln get back up. They quickly went up the stairs. They saw General Black head for Building C. Upon seeing him, anger began to grow inside Lynn. She hurried up the stairs quicker.

"Lynn! Please… slow… down!" Lincoln gasped.

They finally reached the roof, and Lynn immediately went down to their room. She turned on one of the desktops that were on the side of the rooms. Lincoln and Lana entered the room, sweating heavily, as it is the second week of June.

"Lincoln! Give me the USB! Now!" Lynn said loudly, barely holding in her anger.

Lincoln handed Lynn the USB and she plugged it into the computer. The video started loading, but painfully slowly. One percent of the video would load every five minutes. Lynn looked down to the floor, shaking her fists. She suddenly punched the wall really hard, making her fists bleed. Lana grabbed Lincoln's arm and hid behind him. Lincoln heard Lynn breathing heavily.

"Lynn, calm down," said Lincoln.

"HOW CAN I CALM DOWN! He literally murdered Clyde's dads! And the only lead we have on him is taking forever to fucking load! What are we supposed to tell our sisters!? What are we supposed to tell to our parents!? What are we supposed to tell Clyde?" Lynn said, with her voice starting to break.

"Lynn, you know it's okay to let your feelings out. It's alright, let it all out. And we don't tell Clyde anything until we find out what really happened with them," Lincoln said, hugging Lynn.

Lynn broke down in tears; something she hasn't done in front of her siblings. This was very new to Lincoln, but he understood given the situation they were in.

"Oh, Lincoln! I'm sorry. *sniffle* I'm sorry Lana. *sniffle* I shouldn't have let my anger out on you guys. It's just… *sniffle*... Clyde is all alone now," cried Lynn.

"It's okay, Lynn. We forgive you. And our parents can watch Clyde for the time being. But for now, we tell no one. Not a thing. Until the video loads. Got that, Lana and Lynn?" Lincoln asked.

They both nodded and proceeded to go lie down in their beds. Lynn Sr. and Rita noticed their erratic behavior as the day went on, but only took it as boredom. It was only going to be for one day, they thought, so they didn't think too much of it. Clyde was lying on his bed, next to Lori and Bobby, who were lying by him. He was anxiously waiting for his parents to come inside the room and hug him. Ronnie Anne was lying by Lincoln, trying to talk to him, but she could see that he was lost in his own world. She just took off her sweater and went to sleep on her sleeping bag, since she refused a bed. Luan was writing jokes on her tiny notebook, thinking of new ones and chuckling to herself. Luna was playing around with the strings of her acoustic guitar, before falling asleep. Leni was staring outside the window and was just watching the empty city. Lisa was watching outside the window too, thinking about why the city would be so empty. Lola was trying to talk to Lana, but Lana just kept staring at the ceiling. Getting annoyed, Lola fell asleep instead. Lucy was just writing on her poem book, taking breaks every five minutes to look around the room. Everyone was in the room, and yet no one lifted up the towel that was covering up a monitor. Lincoln estimated that the video will finish loading at 8 PM, and by that time, they would only have a couple minutes before the sun completely sets down, and General Black will gather the adults.

"Lynn! Wake up! It's eight!" Lincoln whispered.

Lynn dashed to the monitor, took off the towel, and saw that it was at 99%. The Louds, Clyde, Ronnie Anne, and Bobby were confused and wondered what was loading.

"Uhhh, dude what is that?" Luna asked.

"Yeah, Lynn what the heck? What is at 99%?" Lola asked.

"Uhh… Lynn?" Clyde asked.

"There is something very important I have to share with you guys. Lincoln, Lana, and I found this in General Black's station, and I'm guessing it's going to tell us a lot about him! Wait, guys? Where did Mom and Dad go?" Lynn asked.

"Mom went downstairs to talk with Dad. We're going to go in a minute, but we want to see what this video is about," said Lori.

The video finished loading and it instantly started playing. Starting with static noises, it showed a strange man in a room. The very same man that was captured and executed by General Black. The quality was that of an early 2000s video camera.

"Hello. My name is Gerald Brooker. I am 48 years old and a retired NSA agent. I hope… that gives me some credibility. If you found this… then it must mean that I must have distributed it to you… or some guy found it… hopefully not General Quentin Black. It you are not General Black, then keep on going. If you are, then… I don't mean any of this stuff… okay? First thing to say… don't trust General Black. He works for a group associated with the spread of this infection. This safezone he has planned? No… no safe shelter… it really isn't. Remember the name… K.H.A.N. Remember it? Good. Now think about this… how come we were so distracted by news that didn't matter… when the dead started roaming the world? There were test runs that K.H.A.N. played with when it came to the infection. This is not a test run by K.H.A.N. This is the real deal. You think Black is a human being able to be trusted? No. This information might cost me my life… but make sure it stays in good hands. Now, whenever you can… get out. Stay away as far as you can from Detroit. Even the biters trapped in the surrounding buildings should be enough to make you want to go away. I'm sorry for rambling on… too much shit in my head, you know? Haha… also, he's going to unload napalm on the city if you don't leave. He's going to murder as many "weak" people as he can. So only the strong will survive… I don't know why, probably some sick philosophy about survival of the fittest? The places to stay away from would be Detroit, Maine, D.C., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, probably Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas, Georgia, and Nevada. Not because of biters, but… because of the K.H.A.N. There are other places to stay away from, but it is nearly impossible to reach those places as ships and planes have been immobilized. Hopefully, you found the truth, and shared it with others," said the man in the video, as the video comes to a pitch black, and finishes.

Lisa saw many soldiers entering the building. Lynn knew that the fire escape wasn't an option as there were too many soldiers outside. All the kids ran downstairs and hurried to rescue Rita and Lynn Sr. However, when they arrived downstairs, many parents, teenagers, and others were filling the ground floor. Leni held Lily high up in the air and walked outside, forgetting that their parents were inside the building. A soldier led her to the basketball court. All of a sudden, the alarms rang.

"MOVE IT NOW! ALL ADULTS REMAIN IN THE BUILDINGS!" shouted the soldiers.

The female soldier grabbed Leni's back and escorted her and Lily to an underground bunker, by the basketball court. Lincoln and Lucy tried to get Leni back inside the building, but they were grabbed by soldiers and sent to the bunkers. Ronnie Anne and Clyde, following Lincoln, were pushed by the enormous amount of people shoving and rushing to get inside the bunker. Bobby and Lori followed Ronnie Anne and Clyde and they both got caught up in the crowd. They found them in the bunker and found out that they couldn't escape. Lynn also followed Lincoln, and Lana and Lola were right behind her, thinking she knew what to do. All these attempts at finding each other only caused more confusion and the alarms kept on sounding.

"Dad! Mom! Ughh!" screamed Luna until she was escorted into the bunker.

Lisa struggled to see anything in the ensuing panic among the crowd. They were constantly running in all sorts of directions, and Lisa realized that she was pushed outside somehow. She was then carried by a soldier to the bunker.

"Mom! Dad! You guys! You can't stay here! You gotta go upstairs! Hide in our room! Please! Or come with us to the rooftop! Anywhere that is not here!" Luan frantically yelled.

"What's going on? We're supposed to stay here. Go with the others to the court," said Rita.

"No! You can't–" warned Luan before she was grabbed by a soldier and sent into the bunker.

"Sorry about this. We'll calm the situation down, soon," reassured Lt. Lead.

Helicopters were flying around Detroit. The lights in the alarm were flashing brightly. The streets were flooded with people trying to enter the bunker. The bunker was humongous. It stretched from the distance between Building A and Building C. All the Louds found each other and wondered what was going to happen with the adults. All the alarms stopped ringing. The bunker was closed as the lights inside turned on.

"Alright, adults! As you can see, there is a change of plans! We are not going to give you jobs! The only way some of you can contribute is to be our subjects in this new global experiment. However, we're not going to need all of you," announced General Black in the loudspeakers.

The soldiers put on gas masks and threw tear gas in the buildings and waited ten seconds. Lynn Sr., Rita, and Sergei, hid in the kitchen while all the other adults struggled to breathe and trampled each other. Some decided to go upstairs in the buildings, and some fell to their knees. The adults who ran outside, in the now empty streets, were captured by the soldiers and sent into a helicopter.

"COUGH! What's going on!" Lynn Sr. screamed.

After the ten seconds, the soldiers grabbed their M4s and started unloading their magazines on the people. The gas lingered as people were being shot at, and the gas caused atrocious pain to the bullet wounds. Benny's father was shot in the neck, causing him to collapse and cough heavily. People screamed as bullets were tearing through their lungs, chests, hearts, faces, limbs. There was a back door in the kitchen that led to outside of the building. Sergei, Rita, and Lynn Sr. escaped through the back door as they watched what was going on behind them. The gunshots kept roaring, and more blood was pouring in the floor.

"I think… we finally… escaped," panted Sergei.

Five soldiers grabbed the three adults and took them inside a helicopter.

"What's going on, soldiers? I don't understand what's happening," said Sergei.

He was knocked unconscious by one of the soldiers and this was enough to keep Lynn Sr. and Rita quiet.

As the helicopters started hovering above Detroit, Lynn Sr. and Rita witnessed one final glimpse of the city, noticing that adults were being slaughtered in the other buildings too. The soldiers put a bag over their heads and they went off into the sky.

"What's going on?" Mr. Yates said as he was standing outside in the entrance gates.

They were with another family, and they saw that a plane came by and dropped a bomb in one of the buildings. Then, some soldiers popped out from the entrance gate and shot at the families, killing some of them. They ran away in panic, leaving Detroit as a non-safezone.

"Hey, Luna! I've been meaning to talk to you. About the letter… I–" said Sam, catching Luna's attention until she was interrupted by a huge explosion.

"What the–, Lisa, can you hack into any of the traffic cameras?" Lori asked.

"Already did. Look at this," responded Lisa, as the Louds, and the Santiagos, and Clyde surrounded her tablet.

There were dozens of helicopters in the air, and the presence of soldiers in the city were non-existent. The planes were dropping napalm on the buildings surrounding Building A, Building B, Building C, and Building D. The flames spread, and melted down some of the structures in the buildings. Finally, the last planes dropped the remaining napalm right on top of the buildings near the bunker, which shook the bunker. The camera went to a static, as Lisa lost connection to the traffic camera. Panic ensues in the bunker, as everyone realized, that the state of Michigan fell prey to the infection and its madness. Detroit burned down, and the zombies were let loose in the surrounding buildings, heading towards the fire. The last place in the world to escape the madness as far as they knew, fell.

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Despair. Like nothing that she ever felt in the past years.

The reflection in her pupil revealed a person being dragged to a table of some sort. However, deeper beyond the reflection was despair in the young girl's eye as she watched the scene unfold before her.

The pyretic and humid room only added to the stress that was inflicted on the young girl as she was forced to truly witness the horrors of the new world a third time.

"Come here, Lily… time to teach your sister a lesson. Most importantly, time to show you something," hissed the large man, the dictator of his people in some area in Cuba.

She stood frozen, unable to utter a single word as she watched him grab a machete. He swung the machete on the young girl's sister's hand. Her sister screamed in agony, and Lily couldn't help but break down in tears. Her mind was racing with an infinite amount of thoughts and all she could truly focus on was how life was before the moment she lost hope and was broken.