09/04/16
Here's a new Shadula story. Somewhat similar to the movie Warm Bodies, this will be different. An idea popped in my head the other day. What if the zombie was able to act normal but still remains a zombie? Eh, I'm not very good with putting it in words to describe it. Sorry.
This is my first time writing a zombie apocalypse story.
I don't own the image thumbnail for the story cover.
I don't own the Sonic official characters.
A year ago, where mankind has started to get infected by an unknown virus, creating savage, mindless zombies that spread all over the world. Scientists tried to find the right results to bring them back to normal by finding a cure against the virus. Unfortunately the results were negative. The scientists will try until their last breath to find the perfect zombie to be their first successful test subject.
In a laboratory somewhere in Holoska, the scientists were experimenting on their latest test subject, a black hedgehog zombie with red streaks, bloodshot scleras but his irises were as they were before infection. He was trying to get out of the thick glass containment like crazy, "UUURAAAAGH!" The zombie hedgehog pounded onto the glass, the scientists flinched at how strong he must be if he was outside.
"Do it now! It should make him act normal!" the scientist yelled at the other scientist to push the button. The fellow scientist pressed the button and some sort of gas came into the containment. The zombie hedgehog began twitching before falling to his knees.
"He's weakening, sir!" the scientist said.
"Urrrrgh. Oh wha...what happened?" The hedgehog zombie unexpectedly talked before collapsing again.
"It's working. He regained his voice and mind" One of the scientists said.
"Yes. But he is still rotten, and I got no pulse from the screen" The other scientist pointed at the screen, it was a flat line.
"That's impossible!" the lead scientist said.
"Sir, I'm serious! He has no pulse or heartbeat! He's still a corpse!" the scientist said.
"We gotta get more research to make his heart alive again. Or else we need to dispose of him" The lead scientist said.
"No we can't do that! His brain is functional!" The scientist said.
"But his brain and organs need blood to work properly. Without it He'll never turn normal" The lead scientist said.
"We need to do some tests, sir. If he's still a corpse, we should test him to see what happens when he's near other corpses" the scientist said.
"Good point there, Let find out. To the zombie chamber" The lead scientist said.
xxx
At some room in the laboratory, there was full of some captured zombies, most were recently infected and some nearly completely rotten.
"Okay. Let's see if they sense you" The scientist allowed the hedgehog zombie in, closing the door. The hedgehog zombie just stood there with his pale eyes looking at the zombies. They didn't seem to sense him but they all seem confused to how he's able to talk and walk normal rather than being slow.
"Incredible. They all seem confused or something" the scientist said.
"Yes. Good job John" The lead scientist said, he then takes out the microphone, "Alright you can go in now Shadow" He spoke to the hedgehog zombie.
"Ooooookay" The hedgehog zombie, whose name is Shadow, replied in a slow voice and walks back into the door. Some zombies tried to get out but the door was slammed shut.
xxx
Later, in the shooting area.
"Okay Shadow. Do you know how to use a gun?" John asked Shadow.
"No. To be honest I don't know. I'm a zombie" Shadow said.
"You'll learn. Perhaps you remember when you are completely alive" John hands him a Colt 1911 handgun. Shadow picked it up and looks at it curiously. He looks at some using their guns shooting at some targets. Shadow gets up and goes to a completely intact target.
"The gun is loaded Shadow. Try to stay focused" John said. Shadow nods and fires at the target, but due to being a corpse he couldn't hold the gun so steady. The bullet hits the corner of the target.
"Very good, Shadow" John said.
"Thanks sir" Shadow said. He then tries again, firing two more shots at the target, hitting the left side and the down right side.
xxx
One month later; Shadow was able to act normal but still remains a zombie. Scientists were unable to figure out why Shadow's reanimated body doesn't have a pulse or any other functions working. He also never sleeps for days or weeks. But he can walk and run normally, even hand-to-hand combat without being so slow.
"We got to perform surgery on Shadow. Our only hope is that we have to find the right blood for him or give him a new heart by surgery" The lead scientist said.
"But Shadow cannot be tranquilized. I don't know how long his brain will be alive by our R.B.F chemical" John said.
"Then lets inject more into him" The lead scientist said.
Much later, Shadow was strapped onto a bed and injected with more of the R.B.F. (Restore Brain Function). He grunts a little of the injection. Then after that he was brought into a room with different objects on the table. One scientist hands him a cellphone of Nokia type. Shadow glares down at it and then at the scientists. He holds the phone up and pretended to talk into it, "My name is Shadow" He said and puts it down.
"Good. Now this, you will try getting these bits into this cube. Try to put the right shapes" The scientist tells Shadow. Shadow picks the bits up and puts the triangle shape into its triangle hole.
"Incredible. He still has his knowledge and memory" the scientist said.
"He's still himself. His brain is a bit normal but still no functions" the other scientist said.
Then Shadow puts the last piece but it was not the right shape. So he takes another one and puts it in.
"Am I done yet?" Shadow asked.
"You did well Shadow. Your senses are starting to go positive. Now we..." They were interrupted by the alarm blaring.
"ZOMBIES ON THE LOOSE IN THE BASE!"
"What the hell is that noise?" Shadow asked.
"Alert of zombies on the loose! You stay here!" The lead scientist said before leaving Shadow with his colleagues. Shadow tries to get up but the cuffs were still chained to the floor.
"HRRRGH! HAH!" Shadow picks the chains and pulls them.
After a couple of pulls he tore the chains off and ran out from the room into the hallway. He had to figure out how to get out somehow. He then heard zombie noises coming from all directions.
"Damn it. I need a gun" he said and ran into the equipment room filled with guns. He took an M16 rifle and some ammo for it and began firing at the zombies, killing them one by one by shooting them in the heads. Then Shadow ran again to find the exit.
