So here is another Last of Us story and this takes place before 'A New Chapter' and 'New Parents' when Casie was 13 years old and lives in New York quarantine zone, wanting to be just like her brother and before her first bite mark...
Gunshots woke up a 13 year old Casie. Casie starts jumps off her bed and crawls under in, shaking in fear. She wanted Alex but he might to be here. After a while Casie crawls out and looks around her small room. She has wooden floor, pale green floor and white roof. She has a single metal spring bed with an old mattress, a bed side table and a wardrobe. Casie sighs as she gets up, fixing her red top and walks out. She lives in a two bedroom apparent with Alex with a small kitchen, bathroom, dining and living area. Casie walks to the kitchen and sighs. Alex wasn't here. She moves a chair and grabs a red apple for breakfast. She then grabs her shoulder bag and leaves the apartment. She always goes out and explore the zone though she is out of places to go. She heads out to see it was just starting to get light. Casie sighs as she heads off, hoping the checkpoint is open. She walks over and she smiles at the soldier, she knew him too well. His name is Sergeant Jackson. His first name is Liam. He has helped Casie to find Alex a couple of times.
"Hey there Casie." Sergeant Jackson greets.
"Hi." Casie whispers and Sergeant Jackson drops down to one knee.
"I got something for you." Sergeant Jackson said and Casie smiles. Sergeant Jackson pulls out some canned fruit.
"You got them." Casie said.
"Yeah, I'll drop them over later." Sergeant Jackson tells her and Casie gives him a hug.
"Thank you." Casie whispers.
"You're welcome Casie. You stay safe girl and I'll see you tonight." Sergeant Jackson tells her. Casie lets him go. "Now if I'm right, you get to learn to use a handgun." Sergeant Jackson said.
"Yeah." Casie whispers. "Major Winter is going to teach me. She said I need to learn." Casie tells him.
"Good luck." Sergeant Jackson said and Casie nods. "Go on." Sergeant Jackson said and Casie runs off. She knows most of the people in the military and they always let her pass so she doesn't have to pull out her passport all the time. She has one, but she doesn't need it. She then stops as five army trucks drove pass and sighs. She hopes Alex is okay. He stayed out all night last night. She was alone. Casie starts running again, she can't be late. She met up with Major Winter who smiles.
"Come on Casie." Major Winter tells her and Casie runs over, then stops and starts panting.
"Sorry." Casie pants.
"It's okay kid, let's go." Major Winter tells her and they head off. "Did you tell Alex about this?" Major Winter asks.
"N-no ma'am. I didn't have the chance." Casie replies. She only found about training yesterday.
"That's okay, I'll let him know." Major Winter assures her.
"Thank you." Casie whispers. They came to a shooting range and Casie was given safety goggles and orange earmuffs. Casie looks at her confused and Major Winter chuckles as she helps Casie put them on. She then got her own and a handgun. They walk to a spot and Casie sighs as she stands on a stool so she was tall enough. Major Winter drops down and sighs.
"Okay Casie, remember this isn't a toy, it's a weapon. It's okay to be a little scared, but you need to know how to use this." Major Winter tells her and Casie nods. Major Winter hands the give over, helping Casie to hold it and point it at the target. Casie sighs.
"It's heavy." Casie whispers.
"I know, now remember finger off the trigger unless you want to fire." Major Winter tells her and Casie nods as she moves her finger. "Now the safety is one, you need to turn it off. Remember how to do that?" Major Winter asks.
"I do." Casie replies, turning if off. Alex showed her a bit about guns before and Major Winter told her a lot yesterday. Today she's get to fire one.
"Good girl, now empty the clip into the target I have set up for you." Major Winter tells her, she got a target just for Casie and it's closer than the others. Casie starts shooting. Once she was done, she gets the empty clip out and turns the safety on. Major Winter smiles. "Great job." Major Winter said and Casie sits the gun on the bench. When Major Winter could, she walked over and grabbed the target. Casie watched and Major Winter walks over, smiling.
"What is it?" Casie asks and Major Winter shows the target. Casie got a lot in the head and in the middle with a couple on the outer of the paper.
"You are one hell of a shot." Major Winter said.
"Beginners luck." Casie whispers.
"No, talent." Major Winter tells her as she drops down to one knee. Casie grabs the target and smiles. "I want to keep your training up and personally train you." Major Winter tells her.
"I'll have to talk to Alex. I know he doesn't want me to do this." Casie tells her.
"Why? With the way the world is, you need to be trained." Major Winter explains.
"He wants me to be a kid a little longer." Casie whispers and Major Winter sighs.
"I'll talk to your brother about this, okay." Major Winter said and Casie nods. "Come on, lets' go." Major Winter then said and they head off. Once away from the range, they saw Lieutenant Colonel Hunter.
"Colonel." Major Winter greets.
"Major, Casie." Colonel Hunter greets. "What do you have Casie?" Colonel Hunter asks as he drops down on one knee. Casie shows him.
"My first go at shooting, sir." Casie replies and Colonel Hunter smiles.
"She's a hell of a hot." Major Winter said.
"Yes she is." Colonel Hunter said handing it back and stands up. "Let Specialist Walker know his sister is now in training." Colonel Hunter tells Major Winter.
"Yes sir." Major Winter said walking off. Casie folds up the target and puts it in her bag.
"You take care Casie and I'll see you tomorrow." Colonel Hunter tells her and Casie nods, then runs off. Colonel Hunter is always nice to Casie and wants to help her. Casie heads out and went out to have some fun. She loved exploring the place. She then stops, seeing a young woman who was staring at her. She has orange hair, blue eyes and is wearing a blue and white dress, it has a square collar, butterfly sleeves and flared bottom going to her knees and white flats. She waves for Casie to come over. Casie sighs, but runs over just in case the lady needs help.
"Hey there sweetheart." the lady greets.
"Wh-who are you?" Casie asks.
"My name is Brianna and I was hoping you could help me." Brianna replies.
"Sure." Casie said and Brianna smiles.
"Come on." Brianna said, putting her hand out and Casie grabs it. The pair then heads off. Casie looks up at Brianna. They walk into a building and Casie saw others. Casie panics as she tries to run but Brianna grabs her.
"So this is the military girl." a man said walking over and Casie looks up at him. He was tall, medium skin, no hair and is wearing a grey shirt, black pants, a black belt and brown steel cap boots.
"Wh-who are you?" Casie asks.
"We are the Firefly." Brianna tells her as she push Casie forward and the man grabs her. "Easy Ethan." Brianna tells him and Ethan nods as he drags Casie over to the others. Casie screams. She was then gaged and tries to fight them, but she failed. Ethan then picks her up and shoves her into a suitcase. Casie sighs as it was zipped up and they started moving. What did they want from her? She was only a kid. Casie breaks down in tears. She wanted Alex.