Chapter 2

Zombie City

The sky was burnt orange and the water in Audobon Bay had a sickly green tinge to it, an unusual purple cloud formed above the bay and the NegaQuack appeared and spiralled down into the water.

The smoky trail Left behind masked the appearance of the Thunderquack which soared into the city and out of sight.

Negaduck shook his head and looked around the compartment, water was slowly pouring into the cabin from the cracks in the seals. 'Cheap piece of S.H.U.S.H technology!' He growled, glaring at the device attached to the NegaQuack's systems.

He scrambled to a stand on his seat and forced the hatch open, water rushed in and Negaduck quickly scrambled out onto the nose of the hoverjet.

He looked around. 'I haven't seen this one before...' Negaduck said as he gazed at the ruined buildings that once made up St Canard. 'I've got to have a look around.'

Darkwing slipped out of his seat and onto the ground, Launchpad followed him and they both turned and looked up at the two children. 'Alright you two...'

Gosalyn unclicked her seatbelt and slipped out of the back seat and dropped into Darkwing's arms.

He smiled at her and looked up again. 'Alright Honker, your turn.'

Nervously Honker undid his seat belt and fell down into Launchpad's arms.

'Alright, so is anyone hurt?' Darkwing asked looking around at them as he put Gosalyn down.

'I tell ya, DW. That purple cloud did a number on the Thunderquack's systems.' Launchpad said putting Honker down and looking at the Thunderquack critically.

'And that landing didn't do much for the panels either.' Darkwing muttered under his breath. 'She's been in worse shape, LP.' Darkwing added loudly.

Launchpad turned to Darkwing and was the first to notice a person on the street corner. 'Not as bad as the shape he's in.' Launchpad said with a point.

Everyone turned to see who it was Launchpad was talking about, a bulldog was stumbling down the street, dragging one leg along as he headed for them.

'Gee, is it Zombie Day already?' Darkwing asked.

'It's not Zombie Day, he's an actual zombie, Dad.'

'Oh Gosalyn, please... there is no such thing as Zombies, they exist solely-'

A groaning sound from behind them made them turn to see, a large group of zombie's were staggering and stumbling towards them.

'All the same, DW, I think we should get to somewhere safer.'

'I tend to agree, Launchpad.' Darkwing took Gosalyn's arm. 'This way!'

Negaduck walked past a computer shop with smashed in windows, he looked in as he walked by, the place had been thoroughly looted, along with all the other shops in the street.

He scowled, there wasn't a lot to do in a town where all the robberies had been done already.

'It's just like a scene from a horror movie.' Negaduck commented to himself as he continued on, vehicles were left abandoned in the middle of the streets with car doors open, but there was no sign of anyone.

Negaduck pulled out his shotgun hearing a groan from behind him.

He spun around and his eyes went wide.

With half rotted limbs and chunks missing from his face, wearing a tattered, torn and bloodstained police uniform the inspector that Negaduck knew quite well was staggering along the path heading in the direction of the super-villain.

Negaduck cocked his shotgun and fired it.

'I wonder who else I know is a zombie.' He said gazing at the corpse for a moment, he turned and continued casually down the street, where there was one zombie, he put his shotgun away and pulled out his chainsaw instead, there was bound to be more on these streets.

Negaduck's chainsaw spluttered and died. He growled in annoyance and dropped it down onto the pavement, pulling out his pistol and firing it quickly around at the zombie's.

He backed into the alley slowly, they had one over him in numbers.

He wasn't alone in the alley, he looked around to the four people who were already up against the fence.

'Darkwing!' He growled and returned to firing on the zombies, right now the priority was clear.

His pistol let out a click and he threw it aside, searching his pockets for another gun.

Before Negaduck could pull out something a whistle came from the other side of the zombie hoard, several of them turned dumbly and started for whoever it was.

Negaduck backed slowly away from the still advancing zombie's.

Somehow the group of zombies was getting smaller, Negaduck's gaze on the one in front of him didn't waver until an electric blue line soared through the air slicing the zombie's head off.

Negaduck blinked as the owner of the glowing katana spun around slicing through another zombie.

The small zombie slayer paused for a moment and then turned to face the group. 'You lot coming? Or are you here for dinner?'

She was a few inches taller than the two children with Darkwing, wearing a black helmet with a red visor covering her eyes, a red shirt and a black skirt, with red boots, and a black cape.

She turned and led the way out of the alley.

The zombie slayer led the way through a few streets to a metal dais positioned in the middle of an intersection. 'Well.' She gestured to it. 'Get on!'

'What is this thing?' Darkwing asked suspiciously holding his red haired girl back from hopping onto it. 'Is it safe?'

'Teleportation is far safer than wandering about the zombie-filled streets without protection.' She replied sounding irritated.

'It's a teleporter?' The boy asked. 'But... matter teleportation is impossible.' He said looking at it in deep interest.

'No it's not, now get on!'

They all obliged to do what she said and she pressed in a few commands into the panel and blue light suddenly engulfed the dais under their feet and a strange buzzing sound filled Negaducks ears.

Matter teleportation? Negaduck had to wonder what other technology this universe had come up with that the others hadn't.