Author's Note: Okay, here's a recap on the Armageddon Crew: Austin Murphy (GeneralGunnut), Max Abernathy (zackt2010), Mila Abernathy (zackt2010), Wolfgang "Wolf" Thompson (WeisseTod), Ken (kynmarcher17), Robert "Bob" Boston (Oggytheogre321), Cody Fischer (Zac-MentosGoBoom), Cliff Compton (crunkn40), Jackson Tores (jamesss), Talitha "Tallie" McGaverd (AlphabetSoupBrah), Michael "Ghost" Colt (Oldsong), and Ava Bolger (Dance in the Moonlight). Here are three minor characters from people who didn't make it in time (and me): Kara Strait (Kara Medyx), Lance (Dodgerjoey), Todd Koan (cyverb), and Gregory Liu (myself). Now, to the story!

Talitha McGaverd. Known to few as Tallie. She had a slender figure, with slight muscles and fair skin. She was 20 years old. She was 5 foot 7, had wavy, brown waist length hair. She wore an unflattering knee-length floral dress. It was not comfortable. She sat in one of the single chairs left in the chapel. It was the tenth of October, 2010. Three days after her birthday. Her wedding day. It was horrible.

The infection of the United States had struck while the wedding had been going on. The US was supposedly the last safe place in the world besides Madagascar, but the latest strain had been sent by bio-terrorists on a plane, and the infection was all over. All of the wedding-goers had been killed besides her. She had hidden in an ice locker while the others had disappeared into the night, presumably becoming infected themselves. Now she was the only one left. She started to cry.

Outside the chapel, a man heard the crying. His name was Austin Murphy.

"Witch." he muttered. Austin was also 20 years old, and had brown hair and brown eyes. He was about 5 foot eleven, lean, and was starting to grow a beard. He wore tiger-striped camo gear, a black combat vest, black combat boots, and a boonie hat.

Austin held an AK-47. He slowly opened the chapel door, turning off his flashlight. Tallie looked up. Austin pulled up his gun. He walked up to her. Tallie saw the gun.

"Don't shoot!" she screamed. Austin flinched, backing up.

"What the fuck…I thought everybody else was dead!" he said. "…or infected."

"What's with the gun? You go around shooting sick people? I thought the infection made your legs weak and you couldn't move very fast, but it made you really aggressive…"

"The infection has changed. Now the infected are fast, even more aggressive, and some have mutated into bizarre creations. I thought you were a Witch."

"What's a Witch?"

"A mutated Infected, known for her sharp claws and deadly aggression. She will kill you quick and is startled by loud sounds and bright lights."

"You sound like you're reading from a trading card. What did you do, make up the name yourself?"

"No, the government's named them. The whole continent is covered with infected. Come with me. I can help you."

"Really?" asked Tallie.

"Yes." said Austin, smiling.

A teenage girl picked her way across the wreckage of the recently crashed truck, looking for provisions. Her name was Ken. She was 18, 5'8, and weighed 135 pounds. She was Caucasian, and had brunette hair going halfway down her back. She also had light grey eyes.

Ken wore a black long-sleeved shirt, jeans, and grey converse sneakers. She wore a silver choker with big, thick chains. As she dug through the metal, she came across a dark green backpack. She opened it up, and inside was a bag of…Reece's Cups. Ken smiled.

Tallie and Austin stumbled through a dark alley in the same town as the chapel. Tallie was having trouble walking on her uncomfortable flats, but she managed to keep up with Austin. Right around the corner, Ken was walking, holding the backpack in her left hand. As they both turned the corner, they walked into each other.

"Ken?" said Austin.

"Austin?" said Ken.

"You know each other?" asked Tallie.

"We knew each other before the infection hit, yeah." said Austin. "I talked to her in a coffee shop in Queens about two months ago. I never heard from her again, and then I found the safe room, stocked with food, first aid, and weapons. I assumed she was dead."

"I almost did die." muttered Ken.

"Come on, let's get to the safe room." said Austin. He took the backpack from Ken and motioned for her to follow. She nodded and tagged along with Tallie and Austin.

About 20 minutes later, Tallie, Ken, and Austin arrived at the safe room. All Tallie could look at was the door. The door was big, made out of red steel, with long scratches and large dents in it. There was a DANGER sign stuck to it, and steel bars formed its window. The inside of the door had a large bar which you could drag to lock the door.

The inside was like a small apartment. There were two beds and a pile of blankets on the floor, and a pantry was built into the wall. There was a small generator attached to a light bulb and a refrigerator. There was a ladder going up to a top area, where there was a first aid cabinet filled with supplies, and a few weapons: three AK-47's, an axe, a baseball bat,a Glock pistol, and a chrome shotgun.

"Whoa." muttered Talitha. On the top area was another red steel door, presumably the exit. Tallie was about to enter, but Austin blocked her way.

"Something's wrong. The light wasn't on when I left…"

There was a yelp and some…thing dropped down from the top area. He…it…had a large amount of muscle on his upper back. It was hunched over, and had unruly short hair. The skin around its lips was ripped and torn, and it wore a loose white t-shirt and blue boxers. It smiled, and jumped toward them.

"What the fuck!" screamed Tallie. The thing jumped at Ken, grabbing at her hair. It suddenly leaped even higher and landed on her neck, pulling her towards the alley entrance. Austin raised the AK-47 and let loose a short boost of fire, and blood sprayed from the thing's ugly head. It dropped off Ken's neck and fell onto the cold pavement, creating a pool of blood.

"What in the world is that?" asked Tallie.

"Jockey." muttered Austin. "Or Back-Humper. Your choice." Austin put down the gun and entered the safe room, motioning for them to follow. Tallie took one more look at the Jockey, and then followed Ken and Austin inside.

Author's Note: Okay, this was a bit of a short chapter, but it was only introducing Ken, Austin, and Tallie, and the chapters after this will be longer. In the next chapter we'll be introduced to Mila and Max Abernathy, Wolf Thompson, and Cliff Compton. Make sure to review. For people who's characters haven't been introduced yet, don't worry, I didn't forget about them, but it might take a while to introduce them.