Untold
By: esmtz
Jake and Ellis quickly took as much ammo as they could the moment they reached the gun store and then started looking around for anything else that could help. Jake jumped when he heard a noise coming from outside making him turn to face the entrance of the store.
"What the hell was that?" Jake asked.
Ellis winced having heard the same noise as well as he quickly looked around.
"I can tell you that it ain't good." Ellis replied sighing, "Shit, man. I was hopin to find a health kit or at least sumethin to help us besides the guns."
"You're kidding right?"
"Jake, right? You've never seen an infected have you?" Ellis asked looking at him.
Jake shook his head.
"No, man. My family and I were some of the survivors that managed to get evacuated before we even saw what was happening."
"Well so much for that right? I mean obviously yer gunna have to fight the infected off now. Trust me when I say that we're gunna need health kits, pain pills, and any molotovs or pipe bombs we can find."
There was a growl and a few other noises coming from just outside the door. Ellis aimed his gun at it ready to kill anything that came in.
"Sounds like a hunter. Man I still can't believe how fast they can catch up." Ellis said.
Jake followed Ellis's lead and aimed his gun at the door.
"Jake, man is there another way out of here besides the front door?" Ellis asked watching as the door started to break down.
Jake looked around and saw that there was a fire exit at the very back of the store.
"Yeah, but it's a fire exit."
"Damn, the alarm is gunna attract a lot of zombies to us, but seein as we have no other choice…" Ellis was interrupted the moment the door broke open and zombies went running inside towards them, "RUN!"
Ellis started shooting as he ran right behind Jake managing to kill a few of the zombies, but he could still hear the growls coming from a hunter and something else…
"HELP!"
Ellis turned and saw that a Jockey had jumped on top of Jake and was trying to steer him back towards the oncoming zombies.
"Shit, man!" Ellis yelled.
Luckily Ellis had been close enough to Jake that all he had to do was hit the thing off him and then kill it with his shotgun. Ellis grabbed Jake's arm and ran him out of the building until they were outside. Turning back around Ellis closed the door, despite the fact that the alarm had went off, and him and Jake killed a few more of the zombies including the hunter before running off again.
"What the fuck was that thing?" Jake shuddered the moment they entered another building.
"Gross huh? That was a Jockey." Ellis told him trying to stop himself from laughing at the look on Jake's face.
"Was that thing humping me?" Jake shuddered again with a look of disgust on his face.
"Hate to tell you, but yeah it was."
Jake looked at him annoyed.
"Dude, it's not funny."
"I'm sorry, man, but the look on yer face was just priceless!" Ellis laughed.
Jake glared at him, but then sighed.
"I guess it's better then to get ripped to death."
Ellis immediately stopped his laughing and looked at him.
"What are you…"
"My wife and daughter were killed by something that pounced on them and then it started ripping open their…" Jake swallowed and looked away.
There was an awkward silence between them. Ellis swallowed as he looked at him.
"I'm sorry, man. Was it just…"
"Yeah. I don't really want to talk about it." Jake replied, "Shit, man. I thought it was a disease. I didn't think it actually turned people into those things!"
"Unfortunately yer gunna have to get used to killin them. Before I kinda had a hard time at first killin them cause all I could think about was that I was gunna be killin a human bein." Ellis said as he looked around and saw that they ended up at an Allsups.
"Well, it doesn't look that way anymore does it? Besides this gives me a reason to kill as many of those evil sons of bitches as I possibly can." Jake said looking around before his eyes finally landed on the drinks in the back.
Ellis looked at him and sighed.
"Sorry, man, but we don't have enough time to grab sumethin to eat or drink. Hopefully when we find a safe house it'll have food in it."
"Hold on. What is that on the floor?" Jake asked moving towards the back where the drinks were at.
Ellis looked outside to make sure nothing had followed them before following behind Jake. He let out a huge smile when he saw a table right next to the drinks that had four health kits and a couple of pistols. On the floor was two pipe bombs and two molotovs. Jake picked up one of the pipe bombs and looked at it.
"Was this what you were hoping to find, Ellis?" Jake asked holding it up to him.
"Hell yeah, Jake. Even the stuff that's on the table!" Ellis replied as he grabbed a pistol and a health kit.
Jake stood up, pocketed the pipe bomb, and grabbed a health kit and pistol off the table. Ellis looked at him for a moment.
"Jake, I know you don't want to hear this right now, but it is important for you to know what it was that attacked yer family. It was a hunter and it can leap great distances. Well you've already seen what it can do…"
Jake sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Yeah I know. So I'm guessing you want me to know all of this because when we run into them again you want me to know what is what."
"Yeah. Now until we can find other people to help us get out of here I think we're pretty much on our own." Ellis told him as he made his way back towards the front and looked outside again.
"Ellis, I don't think there's anyone else out here. I saw tons of people running in different directions earlier, but I haven't seen anyone since then." Jake replied.
Ellis was too busy looking outside to hear what Jake had said.
"Kid, you alright? Is something out there?" Jake asked looking at him and then outside as well.
Ellis shook his head.
"It's nuthin, man. I just though I saw sumethin move that's all."
'That wasn't who I thought it was, was it? I mean it can't be.' Ellis thought to himself.
"Well that's not a good sign. Do you think we should get moving?" Jake asked looking at him.
Ellis swallowed and suddenly the thought had occurred to him that no one he really knew was alive anymore. Nick was obviously with Rochelle that is if he was still alive, and even wondering if Keith was still out there somewhere no longer penetrated his mind. He accepted a long time ago that all of his friends, including Keith, had been killed even though there was no proof at all that they had been. He knew his mom was gone as well seeing as he saw her body just before he met up with Nick, Rochelle, and Coach.
'What exactly am I livin for anyway? Everyone's gone. Why am I still here tryin to fight off this stupid zombie apocalypse? Jake's right. We're all screwed anyway so why keep fightin?' Ellis asked himself.
"Kid? Ellis, are you in there?" Jake asked waving his hand right in front of him.
Ellis blinked and looked at him.
"Sorry, Jake. I was just thinking about sumethin."
"Well, I would ask you what, but the zombies are making their way this way right now." Jake said looking in the direction that they were coming from, "I don't have a problem fighting them, but should we get out of here or what?"
Ellis hesitated as he watched another group of zombies heading their way.
"ELLIS!" Jake yelled.
Ellis looked at him.
"I don't know, man."
"What do you mean 'you don't know' they're coming right now!" Jake replied.
"I just realized that I don't have anyone worth fightin for anymore. Everyone's gone, Jake and I guess the only reason I didn't off mahself a long time ago was cause…" Ellis winced as he realized what had kept his mind off of thinking what he had been thinking about now.
Jake looked at him and for the first time in the five years he's served beer to him he saw Ellis look extremely vulnerable.
"Well, I would like to survive long enough to do some real damage to these assholes and I need you to help keep me alive so just make sure nothing gets me alright, kid?" Jake told him as he walked closer towards the door, opened it, and began shooting.
Ellis watched as limbs were shot off the zombies and heard as Jake killed a Spitter.
"Acid? Seriously?" Jake yelled having to step back.
Just before Jake could realize what was happening, he felt something go around him and was dragging him out of the store. He yelled out in pain when he was dragged through the acid, but before anything else could hurt him Ellis shot the zombies that were just about to attack him and then aimed and shot at the smoker. It died in a puff of smoke and Jake was immediately freed from its tongue.
"Just lettin you know what got you is called a Smoker and the thing with the acid is a Spitter." Ellis told him.
Jake snorted.
"Can't figure out why they were named that." Jake said sarcastically as he removed the tongue from his body and stood up, "Thanks."
"We should get goin, Jake. You want to get out of here right? Well I reckon that there's an evac center somewhere around here." Ellis said.
"Ellis, look…"
Ellis shook his head.
"It's ok, Jake. I just don't really want to have to go through this again. Besides like I said all mah family and friends are gone. I don't want to be the only one to survive here."
"But you said that they all died five years ago so why…"
"The first time I showed up at the bar was shortly after that fight I had mentioned before about mah teammates and I. Ever since then the only thing I could think about was how…" Ellis shook his head and looked down, "It's not important. Anyway I guess I just didn't think about anythin else until now. I need to have mah family and friends in mah life, man. I can't…I can't be by mahself."
Jake sighed as he ran his hand through his hair.
"Well, I guess it does explain a little bit about why you were always at the bar. Ellis, listen if you ever want to talk about what's gotten you so hurt you can always talk to me ok?"
Ellis chuckled as he looked back up at him.
"Sure I'll talk to the bartender."
Jake smiled at him.
"I know sorry not exactly the type of person you would want to talk to right unless you're drunk."
"It's not that, man. I just didn't take you for someone who would want to." Ellis said, "I don't know what it is, but you kinda remind me of someone."
"Good or bad?" Jake asked.
"Good. It's just I haven't exactly spoken to him in awhile." Ellis replied looking slightly uncomfortable.
"Right well maybe we should get out of here before more zombies show up." Jake said.
Ellis nodded.
"Yeah. You know this place better then I do so I don't really know where the evac center is at if they have one." Ellis said.
"I'm in the same boat. I guess looking couldn't hurt right?" Jake replied.
"I guess not. I'm just hoping there's at least one more person out there that can help us out."
"Hopefully they'll know the area." Jake said.
Author's note: I was hoping to have this chapter up a bit earlier, but I've been busy with school and playing Halo Reach. I've heard there's an add on for Left 4 Dead coming out on Tuesday. Hopefully it's not a joke and it will come out. I'm kinda sick and tired of hearing new stuff being moved to a new date (sighs). Anyway like I said last chapter if I find any new songs that I like and I think fit into this story from One Tree Hill I will mention them here in the author's notes. Yeah I know I'm into a few songs that they've played on that show. This week I'm watching season 2 so all the songs that I list now is from season 1. One Tree Hill Season 1 songs: Untold By Pete Francis, The First Cut is the Deepest By Sheryl Crow, I Shall Believe By Sheryl Crow, Return to Me By Matthew Ryan, You Dance By Eastmountainsouth, I Dare You to Move By Switchfoot, Fallen By Sarah McLachlan, Escape By Smith Point.
