Chapter 2.

As I walked in to my 1st period gym class, I saw that most of the class was already in the armoury. Gym class had changed after the Bio-Health incident to a more adept survival class. They trained us to combat these walking plagues, in the event we were ever attacked. Obviously from my previous encounter, I was more than prepared for an attack.

I walked across the gym floor to the armoury door. Coach Johnson was already demonstrating how useful a handgun could be in multiple situations. We his gaze caught mine he smiled.

"So late again I see? Looks like we have our volunteer for the Live-Battle Scenario!" he announced to the class.

I just shrugged and and caught the gun as he tossed it. I checked its clip and proceeded into the cage.

Lemme break down this whole Live-Battle Scenario. A volunteer enters the "cage", an area containing live zeds chained offed by a large electric fence, with the weapon of the day. They battle the zeds with said weapon until all enemies are wiped out or the zeds get to close and the shock collars attached to their necks activate. Its like a demonstration for the beginners and younger students.

I entered inside the cage and looked around. Discarded bullets and rotting body parts scattered the dirt floor of the arena. I heard the caged door close behind me and lock. My classmates lined around the outside of the arena to watch the carnage.

"Alright Neutron you know the drill. Eliminate all targets before they close in on you" Coach Johnson said through the fence. I readied my gun and waited for the bastards to attack.

Across from me, on the other side of the arena, the cage door opened and 4 zeds leaped out. They growled at me and snapped their jaws. I waited patiently for them to attack. Their leader snarled at me and I fired my first round. His head snapped back and his body collapsed under him. The other 3 charged me with lighting speed. I quickly fired two more round at the leading zombies. I hit one right between the eyes while the other round grazed the second zeds head. He fell to the ground going into an epileptic state.

The last one closed the distance by leaping towards me. I fired but gun once more but to my dismay I only was able to get its shoulder. Its body crashed into mine causing me to fall to the ground. There was one problem...The shock collar wasn't activating.

The zeds mouth was mear inches from my face, I could see myself in its lifeless eyes. My gun had been knocked from my hands during the fall and I had no way of defending myself. It began thrusting its head at me trying to close the gap. I could only hold the freak off of me for so long before it made my face its morning breakfast.

My grip loosened on its chest and it became even closer. I knew this was the end of me...I could see my own life pass before my eyes, when I felt the weight of the zombie thrown from my body. I tried to figure out what was happening but my terrorized state wouldnt let me. Thats when Coach Johnson picked me up.

"Get out of here Nuetron!" he yelled in my face.

I did the only thing I could do...Run away. I ran out of the cage when I heard Coach Johnson scream out. I turned to witness him being attacked the zombie. He punched it in the face a few times before it caught his arm and bite a huge chunk of it. I ran back and slammed the cage shut. There was no saving him now. I watched in horror as the zombie ripped the flesh from his body and eat it like a piece of chicken.

I heard the gym doors slam open and two men in full S.W.A.T. suits dead sprinted to the cage. They threw the door open and pulled the zed off of Coach Johnson. They tossed it across the arena into the dirt. One pulled a pistol from his holster while the other took a sharpened machete from his leg holster. The zed pounced at the security, while the 1st officer drilled it in the head with a bullet. It fell to the ground with no life left in it.

The other officer raised the machete over his head and slammed the blade down, slicing through Coach Johnsons neck. The officers both nodded to each other without remorse, and left the gym. They cut a living mans head off and didn't give it a second thought? All I could do was look at the dead body with wide eyes.

Thats when his eyes darted to me. His mouth opened and all I heard was, "Nuetron, Nuetron."

"Nuetron, Nuetron, NUETRON!"

I jumped up from my seat and looked around. I was in a classroom with a load of students staring at me laughing out of their seats. Mr. Leewats, my History teacher stood over me.

", I know you already understand ALL of my material, but lets keep up the appearance shall we" he questioned me with a sarcastic look on his face.

"Sorry " I muttered slumping down in my chair a little red faced. He gave me a raised eyebrow and walked back to the front of the room. Every time I slept lately the same dream kept occuring. It wasn't my fault Coach Johnson died, I kept repeating to myself in my head. If the old bastard hadnt came into the cage, none of this would be happening. But why does this dream keep plaguing me? Why cant I control myself in the dream?

I looked up at the board to see the other nasty nightmare that plagued me while I slept: "Bravo Team,"In bold letters. I hated those two words more than anything in the world. Those two words are what took my parents away, those two words are what keeps me up at night, and those two words are what keeps my angered fueled against these undead bastards.

went on and on about how they were the "savior" of Retroville, how without their help this town would be nothing it is today.

"Fuckin liar" I mumbled under my breath. Some of the kids sitting near me giggled a little. turned to me with a frown.

" do you have something to say" he asked me.

"Actually I have a question" I said sitting up straight in my seat.

walked to the front of his desk and sat down on it facing me. "Shoot sir."

"If Bravo Team was the savior of our little town, why did most of the Bio-Tech scientist and upper level employees disappear after their clean sweep?"

scrunched his face up looking at me. High ranking employees of Bio-Tech had disappeared from the public during the initial clean sweeps of towns. No one knew what happened to the people, and the Goverment were being silent on the matter.

"You know as well as I do Mr. Nuetron, that the disappearances were caused by fleeing civilians and attacks from the undead. Please, this is History class, not conspiracy theory hour" he said while climbing down from his desk.

"Then explain to me why 75% of the disappearances were Bio-Tech employees sir" I said with a serious voice.

He looked at me, and I could tell he was deep in thought. The entire class was silent and staring at him. He began to open his mouth but was silenced by the bell.

"We'll continue this debate tomorrow Mr. Neutron" he called after me as i walked out of the door. I rolled my eyes as I made my way down the hall. was just another brainwashed goverment mule. I hated the fact everyone thought that Bravo Team saved lives. All those fuckers did was destroy families and leave most in poverty. They were demons being worshipped as angels...I hated them...But the worst thing they ever did to me...

They took away my family...