So Rabbit here back with another chapter of my story…..so how you been…..that's good any way on with the story.

Rabbit now fully equipped was now heading out to scavenge some supplies he needed to improve his shelter. Looking at his shelter, he realized how far he had come—from having a small shack with nothing in it to a shack with three solar panels, running water and electricity, a small garden that grew potatoes, and a small bed that kept him warm.

"This small shack sure has come along way, but there's always room for improvement... Such as the fence I always say I'm going to build or that water heater I say I'm going to find and install…Might as well get to it then."

Rabbit usually scavenges in a small town nearby, but today he decided to travel ten miles east from his usual gathering grounds to acquire that water heater. On his walk he was imagining how the hot water would feel on him.

"No more cold showers for this guy," he muttered to himself.

As usual, the streets were quiet and filled with cars and human remains. He looked in them to find anything worth any value to him. Unlike in the days before the infection outbreak, jewelry, gold, money and all of those things were worthless to him. What he really wanted was medicine, water, ammunition, and anything that could improve his chances of surviving.

He walks into a town that he recalled from his childhood. Of course it had seen better days, but given the current situation, it looked rather amazing to him. He walked past a hospital and thought about scavenging in there until he noticed a rather large horde of undead. That meant one thing: fresh meat. For one reason or another, Rabbit decided to investigate. He went across to another building and pulled out his binoculars to see what the hell those things found.

"Probably some unlucky person or animal...Why the hell I am even investigating, if what I should be looking is that water heater?" Rabbit mumbled to himself. Mumbling and talking to himself in the mirror is what kept Rabbit sane…somewhat at least. He scanned around until he found what the undead where trying to get. It was a dog. A pitbull to be exact and no older than four months. Rabbit weighed the pros and cons.

Pros:

Company

Alert him of undead at night

...A food source if necessary

Cons:

Another mouth to feed

Might be infected.

The pros outweighed the cons; Rabbit was going to save that pit, but how? He scanned a bit more and found a car. If he could set off the alarm, it would attract the undead and give him a small window to get the pitbull. Not even second guessing his decision, he ran down the stairs out the building and towards the car. He smashed the window and as he guessed it set off the alarm. The undead now more interested in the noise staggered towards it. Thankfully, they were regular undead and not the more evolved ones, such as sprinters, spitters, witches, and—god forbid—a berzerker.

Rabbit kept track of all the undead he encountered in a small composition book; the worst he had encountered were berzerkers. The virus mutated the infected into fifteen-foot bodybuilders with thick skin that not even fire could burn; they were strong enough to rip cars to shreds and fast enough to catch a vehicle moving 200 mph. Rabbit found out that he needed diamond-tipped bullets to even make a scratch; he tested out many forms of ammo on the body of the first berserker he killed and found that diamond would cut through. In his travels he encountered only two berserkers: the first one in Jacksonville and the second one in his scavenging grounds. The second one he killed a bit more easily because discovered their weak point: their legs. The berserkers legs skin aren't as thick as the rest of it body, but still need a couple of rounds of diamond-tipped bullets to shoot them off. He named those things "berserkers" because they become highly aggressive when you put up a fight and try to—but most likely fail to—kill it.

Rabbit ran up to the young pitbull and could see it had a piece of metal in its hind leg and was heavily bleeding. The blood was most likely attracting the undead. The virus gave them a keen sense of smell—much like that of a shark—and hearing, meaning they're attracted to loud noises.

Rabbit had a cloth towel and rubbing alcohol in his bag. Not wanting to make more noise, Rabbit decided to get back to his shelter before fixing up this poor pitbull pup. He gently picked up the pup and made a run for it.

2 hours later

Rabbit made it back to his shelter as the sun was setting. Rabbit placed the pitbull pup in the table and got ready to get the piece of metal out of the dog's leg.

"Sorry boy—" He lifts the hind leg slightly "—Yeah, sorry boy, but this is going to hurt like a bitch.." Rabbit was a combat medic not a veterinarian, but he thought "Getting a piece of metal out of a dog shouldn't be that different than getting it out of a person…right?" Rabbit strapped the dog down and got to work. The dogged whined and even growled; despite all that, everything went fine and Rabbit got the piece of metal out. The dog now fast asleep lay on the makeshift bed Rabbit made for him, and now he needed a name. Rabbit debated with himself on what to name him

"Max? No, too personnel. How about Rufus? Nah, to bland. Maxis? What kind of name is that!? Titan? Yeah, Titan sounds right. All he needs now is to recover and we can get to work.

4 months later

Titan now fully recovered was always at rabbit's side. At night he would sleep on the floor next to rabbit's bed and at day walking right next to him. Titan was very useful to rabbit and unlike rabbit he was immune to the virus, then again the virus didn't affect most animals notice the word most. In the special case the virus affected an animal it turned them into a freak of nature. Rabbit used titan help him hunt small game such as rabbits( irony I know) and help him find things he would usually miss such as gunpowder and medicine that was under ruble. Rabbit enjoyed titan's company. He made rabbit feel more secure at night and he helped keep his sanity since there weren't people nearby he would talk to titan, even though he could not respond back. Sometimes titan would bark when rabbit asked a question such "baked potatoes or rabbit stew for dinner?" Titan would bark twice for rabbit stew…...always.

Today then went scavenging in a school since rabbit figured it may have a usable water heater.

"Titan what do you think of a hot bath every night?" Rabbit asked titan.

Titan just tilted his head almost as if saying "what the hell is a hot bath?"

Rabbit just chuckled and went back to his search. This school was special to him since he went here in high school. The thoughts of his friend that he would never see again or have a first drink with sadden him but he suppressed the thought since he had no time to be sad or as matter of fact he didn't have time for any emotion. Since in this "new world" the strongest survives and those that can not adjust to it usually end up dying and being eaten. Titan barked snapping rabbit out of his thought. Usually titan barked when he found something of interest. Titan sat down next to a weird looking device. It was purple and had an N on the back. It seemed to be in mint condition, but when he tried to turn it on it wouldn't.

"Battery must be dead….might as well keep it and see if I can find the right cable for it and charge it when I get back to the shelter. "

Rabbits and titan kept scavenging around and as luck would have titan found a water heater.

"Good boy titan!" exclaimed rabbits and nearly jumped for joy.

Titan wagged his tail and was enjoying the praise from rabbit.

Rabbit then realized something. How the hell was he going to get it home. Rabbit looked around for a bit and found a Ford truck nearby, and he was apparently very luck today since it still had had and the keys inside, but rabbit realized something

"Wait a minute this truck wasn't here when I got here"

Rabbit soon began to wonder if he was being watched. He went back to the water heater with his M1911 colt drawn in front of him. Titan was on high alert since he saw rabbit with his gun out and they usually told titan to be on the lookout for danger. Nothing happened and rabbit loaded the water heater in the truck and drove back to the shelter. When he got back and made sure no one was following him he unloaded the water heater and began to got work to make it functional. A few hours passed and after many and I do mean many trial and error he got it right and now had hot water at his disposal. He soon remembered the device he found and looked through the phone cables he had and found one that would fit. He decided to charge the device and take a hot shower and then give titan his first hot bath. When rabbit was washing titan with hot water titan seemed to enjoy it a little too much. Rabbit literally had to drag titan out the tub and to the main part of the shelter for diner. Instead of the usual rabbit stew they had rabbit with rice and baked potatoes. After a nice meal they both went to bed.

Next morning

Rabbit was awoken by a LOUD ringing going off and it was the device.

"I thought all the cellphone towers went down?...wait if someone is calling that means survivors!"

Rabbit quickly got out of bed causing him fall over titan. Rabbit quickly got up and ran toward the device. Titan never seen his master so excited causing him to start barking and wag his tail. Titan followed rabbit to the device and was soon shushed by him. Titan became quiet and laid down awaiting further instructions. Rabbit picked up the device and answered the ringing

"Hello?"

"..."

"umm hello?"

"..."

Again with no response rabbit was being to be irritated. Using all of his constrainment he kept his composure in order not to lose his chance of being with other people and decided to to try one more time.

"Hello….is anyone there?"

"..."

"look of you're a survivor I can help you…..I can offer food, water, security, and medical attention if you need it."

"..."

With no response rabbit was ready to break down since all his hope of meeting other survivors was going down the drain.

*voice breaking* "please say something…...please just say anything.

A high pitched female voice came on

" who am I currently speaking with?"

Rabbit hope soon shoot way up and he responded back quickly and nervously.

"you're speaking with Rabbits….look if you're a survivor I can help you….I am or was a combat medic….just tell me your location and I will get to you.

"I meant your real name not your fake name."

"oh it's alex, but one calls me that anymore…..then again not many people are left."

An awkward silence so happened and stayed like that for five minutes until rabbit asked

"are you still there?"

"yes I'm still here."

"you never answered my question…..what's your location?"

"I'll send someone for you...get everything you need for your adventure."

" Wait what adventure aanndd she hung up...bitch."

With the strange lady telling him to get ready for his adventure. Which concerns him and yet he decided to take the advice and get ready. He told off he usual clothes and put on his special clothes and get his weapons ready. Rabbit double-checked everything and then remembered something he meant to give to titan.

*whistles* "titan come here boy"

Titan ran toward rabbit very curious on what he was called for he was hoping it was a belly rub. Instead he got a bulletproof vest made especially for him and pouches he could carry on his side that had the special ammo for berzerkers, medicine, some food rations, and water.

With everything set rabbit and titan went outside and waited.

3 hours later

Rabbit fall asleep and was awoken to titan barking and growling. Which many one thing…...the dead have found his shelter. Rabbit looks up and see hundreds of undead.

"shit this bad really bad...seems that lady was kidding about sending someone for me…..to hell with her I've gotta defend my home"

Rabbit started shooting the dead as they got close. Doing this took him back to Miami and how he escaped with his life unlike his squad mates.

"Why am I thinking about this now of all times?"

Rabbits could see titan knocking down and biting the head of the undead crushing their brains, but even with titan's efforts they would soon have to retreat inside and make a final stand. After 20 minutes Rabbit and titan retreated inside. The device went off and rabbit pick up

"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!

"please calm down."

"THE HELL I WILL. UNDEAD ARE OUTSIDE WAITING TO TEAR ME AND MY DOG LIMB FROM LIMB AND YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!?"

"please be patient the portal will soon be opened"

"Wait portal…...GOD DAMN IT SHE HUNG UP ON ME AGAIN.

The undead where soon breaking the door and windows down.

"so this is how I go…..I hoped I got to be an old man with grandchildren, but that was a pipe dream and I know it…..if I go down I'm taking as many as these bastards to hell with me"

Rabbit pulled out a frag grenade out of his leather shirt.

"looks like i'll see my friends and family again"

Before he could pull the pin of the grenade something sucked him in and dragged him out of his current situation.

That's the end of chapter 2

Hope you enjoyed

Rabbits out!