People always figured the end of the world would happen with a big explosion, bright colors, and searing heat. The end of the world would be like hell suddenly appearing in your living room, all fire and brimstone. So if someone had told Elsa that the world would be ending that peaceful night, a light drizzle outside, she would have shrugged it off as merely the thoughts of a drunken hobo. She should have been wise to heed the warning signs. It was just a little after one a.m. on a mild March night. The T.V. was still on in the living room, ESPN showing highlights to the late night crowd. Anna lay snoring on the couch, her red hair sticking up in odd directions and a line of drool creeping down her forearm. Elsa walked downstairs to get a glass of water and to turn off the brightly flickering appliance. Just as she was reaching for the remote, a special breaking news bulletin flashed red on the screen.

That's when it started. All at once she became aware of things happening outside her house, as if the entire neighborhood woke up at the same time. Dogs began barking and the sound of police sirens echoed off the houses. Anna awoke with a start, rubbing at her bleary eyes as Elsa stared at the T.V.

"All residents are advised to stay indoors until authorities are able to ascertain the level of the threat."

"Elsa, what's going on?" Anna asked the blonde hovering in front of her. With the glow from the T.V. the only light in the room, Elsa stood silhouetted in the darkness.

'I'm not sure, Anna. Some sort of terrorist attack? In any case, we should go to Kristoff's." Elsa turned to walk back to her room, intent on gathering her belongings.

"But the lady on the T.V. said to stay indoors. Why would we leave?" Anna asked, grasping onto Elsa's arm.

"I've got a bad feeling about this." Was Elsa's cryptic response. Anna released her hold on her forearm and rose from the couch, following Elsa upstairs to their bedrooms.

"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked, as the sounds of Elsa bustling about her bedroom could be heard. Anna halfheartedly changed into a pair of jeans and pulled off her sleepshirt, instead opting for a tee and jacket.

"Do you remember three days ago when they said on the news that a suspicious cargo ship turned up with nobody onboard? It was from like Brazil or something. Anyway, Kristoff was saying that he and the other dockworkers were spooked and didn't want anything to do with it. So his friend, Hans, decided to help check out the ship. He's been out sick ever since then. He's got this weird rash on his arms." Elsa stood in Anna's doorway, a backpack over her shoulder. She observed Anna for a second before turning and heading back downstairs.

"Don't pack too much, we'll just be there a couple days." She said, as she descended the stairs. Anna rolled her eyes at her sister's dismissal. When she joined Elsa in the living room again, more noise could be heard in the neighborhood. Cars could be heard starting up as their neighbors began to leave their homes.

"Seems like no one's going to listen to the newslady." Anna remarked as the stepped into the garage.

"Call Kristoff and tell him not to move. We're gonna come to him." Elsa said as she rummaged through an old chest.

"Ok. But, um, what are you looking for?" Anna tried to peek around her sister, her phone to her ear. Elsa turned to Anna, a 9mm pistol in hand.

"What the hell are you doing with that!" The redhead ducked behind the car, catching sight of the black instrument of death.

"This was dad's old army pistol. He gave it to me and made me promise to keep you safe." Elsa slid the pistol into the waistband of her jeans and pulled her blue sweater over it, concealing the weapon.

"You don't really think you'll need it, do you?" She meekly asked as she peeked over the fender. She ducked down and let out an 'eep' just as a set of keys came flying towards her face, the sound of it jingling off the concrete floor.

"You drive." Elsa deadpanned as she opened the passenger door and sat down. Anna picked up the keys with a huff and climbed into the driver's seat. She opened the garage and started the car. She began to fiddle with the radio whilst simultaneously adjusting her mirrors. Her silent companion pushed her hand away from the radio and selected a news station and signaled her to back out of the driveway.

"Ok ok, I'm going. Jeeze." Anna crept the car down the driveway, similar scenes playing out on all the other driveways. The neighbors seemed much more frantic, shoving everything they owned into their station wagon, clothes strewn about the driveway in their haste.

"I wonder what's going on. Everyone is freaking out and the people on the news aren't saying anything other than to lock up and stay safe." Anna filled the silence as they drove away from their home. A string of police cars screeched into view, sirens blaring as they sped away in the opposite direction.

"Well at least we're going in the right direction. Wherever those cops are going, we want to get away from that." Elsa flipped the vanity mirror down as she watched the blue flashing lights disappear into the distance. Anna made to turn onto the freeway before Elsa jerked the wheel back in the other direction.

"What is your problem?" Anna angrily batted her sister's hands off the wheel. They had missed the on ramp and were now crossing over the freeway. Red lights could be seen for miles into the distance. A traffic jam unilke any other turning the freeway into a parking lot.

"Everyone else had the same idea and now they're stuck on the freeway. Take the surface streets." Elsa looked out the window at the miles of traffic in both directions.

"Are we going to be ok?" Anna was getting more and more frightened by the minute as the scenery around her began to look more dire.

"We'll be fine just as long as you keep driving. Don't stop for anything. Let's just get to Kristoff's and we can figure out what the hell is going on from there." Elsa comforted her sister by slowly rubbing her shoulder. "The city's going nuts but no one really knows what's going on."

Minutes of silence followed as Anna drove down empty streets. The static on the radio was the only sound in the car. "If anyone is listening out there we have just been told that a viral outbreak has occurred in the city center. People are advised to make their way to the quarantine zone that is being set up at the stadium. Those suffering from the virus show signs of increased aggression and inhuman strength. Avoid contact with the infected as they are highly dangerous. We'll have more as the situation progresses." After the announcement finished the static resumed.

"Just keep going to Kristoff's. We'll pick him up and go together to the quarantine zone. What did he say when you called him?" Elsa asked as she shut the radio off for good.

"Oh, um, he didn't answer." Anna drew her phone from her pocket to check if there were any messages.

"Hey, eyes on the road." Elsa snapped. Anna sheepishly put her phone down as they continued their journey. "Well, it's late, he's probably asleep. I'll try and call him one last time. At least he'll know we're coming." Elsa pulled her phone out of her pocket and dialed Kristoff's number.

"Hey, this is Kristoff. Leave a message and I'll probably get back to you. Maybe." BEEP. Elsa was met with a voice message on the other end.

"No answer. Well, we'll be there in a couple of minutes so we can just surprise him then." She pocketed her phone and sat back in her seat. She rubbed at her temples as she could feel a headache coming on. She let the silence continue as Anna drove on. Her eyelids began to feel heavy as she felt herself nodding off.

"What the hell happened here?" Anna remarked as she pulled up to Kristoff's house. Elsa snapped her eyes open and brought them to bare on the chaos that lay before her. The garage door lay on the ground off its hinges with Kristoff's truck stuck partway into the wall. The windows on the ground floor were all smashed, evidence of a skirmish evidenced by the furniture that had been thrown through the glass.

"Stay in the car. I'm going to see what happened. Hopefully Kristoff is alright." Elsa got out of the car and drew her pistol. She cautiously crept up toward the house. She turned at the sound of Anna opening her door and stepping out. She raised her finger to her lips in a shushing motion. She indicated to Anna to sit back down and lock the doors. Satisfied that Anna would listen this time, Elsa turned her attention back to the house. The door creaked as she pushed it open but that was the only sound as she entered into the living room. Broken glass and upturned furniture greeted her. The lights in the kitchen and the hallway were on creating shadows all around her.

"Kristoff. It's Elsa. Are you ok?" Elsa called out down the hallway. A scratching sound came from up the stairs. Her heartbeat quickened as she stepped silently up the stairs. She took the safety off the gun as she ascended, hoping against hope that she wouldn't have to use it. The scratching continued as she drew closer to the bedroom. She paused in front of the closed door, straining her ears, trying to ascertain where the sound was coming from. Saying a silent prayer, she moved to put open the door. A cough behind her froze her hand in midair as she quickly spun around and trained her gun on the shadow behind her.

"Shit!" Kristoff exclaimed in a harsh whisper as he threw his hands up, his gut reaction to seeing the gun aimed at him. Elsa lowered the pistol's sights off of Kristoff's head and stepped toward him.

"What the hell-" She was roughly cut off by Kristoff clapping a hand over her mouth. He pulled her into the room that he was hiding in.

"Shh, I think he's unconscious. Hans is in there. He went absolutely nuts earlier." Kristoff whispered. He motioned to the blood on his arm and face as explanation.

"What the hell happened?" Elsa whispered back.

"I don't know. I just asked him if he was ok because he threw up all over the kitchen. He just jumped out of his chair and attacked me. He busted up the house trying to get at me. I finally got him into a corner and knocked him out. That's when you showed up."

"Is that why you haven't been answering your phone?" Elsa scolded. His answer was just a nod as he pulled a smashed phone from his pocket.

"I'm glad you're here. Did you hear what was going on out there? It sounds like Hans caught that virus. It explains why he went crazy." He plunked the phone down on the table, useless in its broken state.

"Let's not stick around to find out. Anna's outside waiting in the car." She stepped back into the hallway only to bump into said girl. Anna stumbled backwards, catching her balance against the wall.

"Whoa, hey. What the hell?" She yelled as she pulled herself up. An ungodly sound ripped through the night as a crash could be heard through the closed bedroom door.

"Oh great, he's up again." Kristoff beat a hasty retreat down the stairs as he pulled Anna with him. Elsa trained her gun on the door as the trapped man on the other side repeatedly slammed into the door, trying to escape.

"Let's go Elsa!" Anna yelled up the stairs. Kristoff stopped in front of a large cabinet and reached up to grab what was hidden atop it. He pulled a rifle down and shoved it into Anna's hands.

"You remember how to shoot right?" He asked the bewildered girl as she fumbled with the weapon in her hands. He rummaged through a drawer and pulled out a box of ammunition. Pocketing it quickly, he turned toward the garage, beckoning Anna to follow. Elsa finally caught up to the pair as the sounds from upstairs began to grow more frantic. A large crash sounded as Kristoff stumbled through the darkened room.

"Hurry up!" Kristoff exclaimed as he grabbed the fire axe that was leaning against the wall. He brandished the weapon in both hands as he waited for the girls by the wide open garage door.

"How did you end up crashing your car into your house again?" Anna asked as they crossed his lawn.

"I tried to run him over but I missed." Kristoff followed the two girls across the grass as the sound of shattering glass sounded behind them. They all stopped to turn and look at what had caused the sound. Hans had leaped out of the second floor window and was staggering to his feet. His eyes were red and blood was leaking from his mouth and the large gash on his leg. He began to run at the trio, swinging his arms and snarling at them. Elsa raised her pistol and placed a single bullet in his head. The crazed man stopped in his tracks, and fell to the ground. Silence was the only sound that followed.

"Hyper aggression is an understatement." Elsa shuddered as she put the gun back in her waistband. Anna jumped into the backseat as Kristoff slid across the hood. He took the driver's seat as Elsa took one last look at the dead man on the lawn.

"I killed him." Elsa whispered as they drove away. Anna and Kristoff's eyes met in the rearview mirror, sharing an unspoken conversation in that brief moment.

"Well the next step is to get to the quarantine zone." Kristoff broke the tension by reminding them that they weren't safe yet. "Freeways are probably all fucked by now." He continued.

"Yeah, we saw that mess. We gotta find another way to get there." Anna answered. Kristoff hmmd to himself before taking a sharp right.

"I can get us there." Kristoff concentrated on the road ahead. He turned another corner to find an enormous fire glowing in the center of the road, the remnants of a massive car crash. He spun the wheel quickly to avoid the wreck. The speed of the maneuver caused the car to lose control.

"Fuck!" The three car's occupants exclaimed simultaneously as they crashed headlong into one of the parked cars on the side of the road. Luckily the airbags didn't deploy and Elsa was able to open her door. A number of crazed people began to appear all around, the sound of the crash attracting their attention. They all stumbled across the debris strewn street, making their way toward the three in the crashed car.

"Get in the car, Elsa!" Anna screamed out the window as Kristoff tried to pull the car free from the wreckage. The engine refused to turn over.

"We're ditching the car Anna." Kristoff grumbled as he jumped out of the car. He pulled the redhead from the backseat as she pulled the rifle out with her.

"Run for the highway. I'll hold them off. Kristoff, keep her safe." Elsa drew her gun and shot at the nearest threat.

"Elsa, now's not the time to be the hero! Let's get the hell out of here." Anna struggled against Kristoff as he pulled her away from her sister.

"I'll be right behind you. Just go. Wait for me at the QZ." The blonde woman shot at the encroaching crowd, killing another woman. Kristoff nodded as he tugged on Anna's hand.

"Elsa, I will see you there." Anna gave her sister one last look before she turned to run with Kristoff.