by The New Jeseryian
Legal Disclaimer: I do not own Resident Evil, but I do own a copy of Resident Evil 1 for Gamecube.
Chapter 1: It all Begins...
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING AMERICA!"
"Ugh." I woke up as my clock radio turned itself on... to a morning talk show.
"It's a beautiful morning! Warm too! High temperat-"
"Shut up." I said as I slapped the "Off" button. God, these talk show hosts are too cheerful. Someone ought to slap 'em in the face once in awhile. If Uncle Will was here, he'd be able to wake me up, but he had to go to New York City last week while he ditched me in this crummy little town called Closter. Well, it's not that bad, considering it's got the most stores in our area. It was 7:50, and I'd have to get to school by 8:10. I'd be in a place I hate for 7 hours, walk home, make food, do homework, watch TV... Well, no use just lying here talking about it. I got up, fixed my breakfast, ate it, washed up, and got dressed. As I stepped out of my house, my best friend James pulled up.
"Yo, Bob! Need a lift?"
"Yeah, sure. Thanks."
"No prob." James unlocked the passenger door and I got in.
"Take the long way. I need to study for Benson's chemistry test."
"Man, you gotta study more. If you were like me, you'd-" Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream broke through the quiet suburban air. "What the hell?" The scream had come from the downtown area.
"Let's roll." I said as James accelerated, to about 30 MPH, since his car was a crappy, old Chevy Nova. As soon as we got there, we were shocked. There were bodies and blood all over the sidewalks. Some people were running, because they were being chased by others in blood-stained clothes. They appeared to be shuffling and moaning.
"Oh my God..." James and I both knew what it was even though it didn't seem possible. We had seen too many movies, and video games, and we discussed what we should do in case it actually happened. Zombies.
"G- g- get us out of here!" I yelled. James put the pedal to the metal... forward. "No you idiot! The other way!"
"Sorry." James make a quick U-turn and drove off in the other direction. "So. What now?"