The city I saw was just over the next hill, but wasn't too far. I couldn't just rush in, I didn't know if the people there were hostile or not, I had to approach quietly and cautiously. I didn't even know who brought me here. Whoever did was crazy as hell, who would save someone who had been bitten by one of the infected? None of this was making sense to me.
A cool breeze whipped through my hair, I inhaled the sweet scent. Everything in Pittsburg smelt of death and decay. That was mainly due to the dead survivors, the infection merely controlled the brain, it didn't kill the host. It just made them violent and gave them craving for human flesh. I never really got involved in groups, they say there is safety in numbers. To me, that just meant more mouths to feed, more people to get attached to, and sometimes children to look after. It was too risky, that's why I prefer to be a loner it's safer. Most of the people I had associated with didn't like my survival style, I will do anything to survive.
The city walls soon loomed above my head, something wasn't right. I would have been at least spotted by now. I pulled out my nine millimeter pistol, there was a small gap in the city wall a few feet away. I crouched down and walked through the gap. I knew I had to stay low, if there was people inside here, it wouldn't be nice if they figured out I snuck in.
I was standing in a small deserted clearing, there was a small alley to my left. I scanned the area but that seemed to be the only way out. I walked towards the alley and headed down it. The alley was narrow and I wouldn't have much room to move if I did get in a skirmish. Sweat beaded down my forehead, I was getting nervous, the city was booming with activity when I saw it on the hill, what had happened? Maybe I was just on the older part of the city. I couldn't shake the feeling of being watched, something was stalking me, I just felt it. I heard footsteps behind me, I whipped around my sights were on the creature following me.
"What the hell?" I said out loud. The creature was a dragon, or at least I thought it was. This one in particular was blood red with yellow horns. His lips were drawn back in snarl, his white fangs shining in the sunlight. He charged towards me, smoke pluming out of his nostrils.
I fired three rounds of my pistol into the dragons chest, he tumbled back about three feet. Blood was pouring from his chest, he was also coughing up blood. His expression gave away a look of pure terror as I neared him. He tried moving away, but his body failed him.
" You shouldn't have tried to attack me." I unloaded one more round into his head. His head snapped backwards and his body ceased to take breath.
"Whatever those loud bangs were they came from the abandoned part of the city." A voice yelled.
I heard footsteps and lots of them. I put my pistol in my holster and sprinted out of the alley. My shirt was covered in blood, I just had to avoid getting caught. I don't know where I was, but I was definitely not on Earth. My mind was spinning, I've been thrown into world of dragons and thrown out of a world of infection and death. I still didn't know how I got here, none of this made sense to me.
Spyro's POV
Four loud bangs came from the abandoned part of the city. We found a dragon's body, three holes punched in his chest and one in his head, whoever did this was brutal. That dragon was basically executed. I flew up into the air, a figure was running away from the body and was covered in the blood spatter from his victim. I followed him, he was crafty, using the shadows and cover to his advantage to hide from the numerous patrols looking for him. But I knew the same tactics fairly well too, so it was easy to keep up with him.
He stopped to catch his breath for a few moments, now was my chance. I charged at him, he whirled around and fired two shots out of his weapon. I brought up a earth wall to attempt to deflect the projectiles and it worked. The projectiles bounced off with a loud twang. I got close enough to him and drove my horns into his chest. I got a close look at the creatures face. He looked like an ape, but with fur only on his head and face, he was also more deadly than the apes I've fought.
I managed to dislodge his weapon from his hand when I knocked him over. He quickly got back up and pulled a long blade from his waist.
"I will gut you and feed you to the biters if you draw anymore blood from me dragon." He said hostilly.
Biter? What did he mean by that? Maybe it was just something this ape said to other things of his kind. I fired a bolt of electricity at him, he screamed in agony. It wasn't enough to kill him, just enough to subdue him.
"What kind of dragon are you?" He yelled in pain.
"I'm a purple dragon." I said firing another bolt of electricity into his body, knocking him unconscious.
Darren's POV
My body ached, that purple dragon was absolutely deadly, I had superior technology and he still managed to easily beat me. I sat up slowly and clasped my hands over my head. My gear had been stripped off of me. I could see my machete, hunting rifle, and pistol outside, of the room I was in. I could hear voices outside of my door.
"Spyro, are you sure you want to talk to him?" A feminine voice said.
"I'm sure Cynder, this ape is different from the ones we've fought, he's very deadly. The gear he has is nothing I've ever seen more advanced, and more deadly than arrows. It punched holes clean through the dragon he killed."
"Just be careful okay?"
" I will Cynder."
The door to my room opened, and the same purple dragon who almost killed me was standing before me.
"Have you come here to finish what you started beast?" I said menacingly.
"On the contrary, I just want to talk ape." The purple dragon said to me.
"Why do you call me an ape? I'm a human. Have you ever heard of them?" I asked.
"No. You just look like the apes I fought in the past only less hairy and more deadly. What are you doing in my city and where did you come from?" He asked.
"I'm just looking for supplies and im from a place called Earth. I take it you've never heard of it. Its basically like your planet here, but with no dragons." I explained to him.
" I'll cut to the chase, I want to view your memories to make sure you weren't sent by Malefor. Follow me." He said motioning with his paw.
"Alright." I said.
I followed him outside of my room and into a huge hallway, it was booming with activity, When the dragons in the hall saw me, they stopped whatever they were doing and just stared at me. I couldn't say I was exactly safe, but I wasn't in immediate danger. I followed the purple dragon into a smaller room with a small pool in the middle.
"Lie down next to pool and I'll be able to read all of your memories." The purple dragon said.
20 years ago
I walked into my house, after a long day from work. I was on the phone with my boss Brian. He was yelling at me because I forgot to put in my report but I really didn't care. I opened the front door to my house and laying on the couch was my son, Brayden. I walked over to the couch and motioned for him to move.
"Scoot." I said.
Brayden moved over and let out a loud yawn.
"What are you still doing up? It's way past your bedtime."
"I was just waiting for you to get home. I wanted to give you an early birthday present.
He handed me a white box that said Fossil on the top. I opened it up and it was a brand new watch, my other one broke at work while back.
"Thanks Brayden, now im tired and you need to head to bed."
Three hours later.
Things went to hell in the past three hours. That miracle cure for cancer back fired and it was causing some crazy infection. People in our neighborhood were going insane. I grabbed my revolver and woke Brayden up.
"Brayden, buddy get up we need to get out of here. Something bad is happening. People are going crazy, there biting and killing each other."
We ran out into the living room, one of the infected bashed through the sliding glass door in the kitchen, I regonized the face. It was my neighbor Gerald.
"Gerald stay back!" I yelled
He kept running towards me.
"I'm warning you!" I yelled pointing my revolver at his chest.
I had no choice, I put two rounds into his chest. He fell the the ground, and choked on his own blood.
"Brayden uncle Jake is outside waiting in the car. We're leaving."
We ran outside, cop sirens wailing in the distance.
"Where the hell have you been?" Jake yelled.
"Damn Darren you've got blood on you!" Jake yelled.
"Relax Jake it isn't mine. Now lets get out of here."
We climbed into Jakes car and sped down the street.
"They say the infection is spreading like wildfire. Its not just the south anymore. They've been talking about the east coast, west coast and the north too." Jake said.
"We need to get out of here, are the highways open?" I asked Jake.
"No the military has closed off the highways. We can go through town to get out of Jefferson county." Jake said.
"Lets do it." I said
The drive to the town was awful. Families stranded on the sides of the road, neighborhoods littered with bodies. After about ten minutes of riding in the car we arrived in town, only to find almost everyone in Jefferson City had the same idea. Cars were lined up for miles and were at a stand still.
"Everyone else had the same idea." Jake muttered.
Screams broke out from the cars in front of us, Infected were running out of a wooded area leading to another part of town.
"Jake move. MOVE!" I yelled.
Jake threw the car in reverse and headed towards the old library only to be stopped by a coloum of people.
"Look out!" Brayden yelled.
Jake and I looked in the direction of Brayden and saw a car heading towards us at full speed. The car rammed into the side of Jakes car.
Ten minutes later.
"Dad? Come on get up! We have to get out of here!" Brayden screamed.
Jakes car was lying on its top, I opened the door and crawled out followed by Brayden.
"Wheres Uncle Jake?" Brayden asked.
"I don't know buddy." I said
I motioned for him to follow me and we ran into a nearby alley. I turned a corner and a biter lunged at me. I held him back as long as I could. I saw Jake out of the corner of my eye, he had a brick in his hand and smashed it on top of the biters head.
"Where were you!" I asked him
"I had to lure the infected away from your car, but nows not the time to sit here and chat we need to get out of here, we are not safe here." Jake said.
Infected were everywhere, coming over the fence and into the alley and coming from the opposite end as well. There was a small bar to our left and the back door was open.
"Quickly into that building. The highway is on the other side." Jake yelled.
The biters were hot on our heels and Jake couldn't get the door closed in time. Jake was holding the door in place with all his might.
"Get to the highway, I'll meet up with you later." Jake said.
"Look theres no way in-"
"You have Brayden go!"
"Brayden im going to pick you up and you hold on tight okay? We're almost out of here." I said .
I ran as fast as I could. Brayden had a death grip on my neck and was holding on for dear life. I ran down a hill and up a small hill. Gunshots broke into the night and the biters behind me dropped like flies.
"Its okay Brayden we're safe." I said.
"Stop right there!" He reached for his radio and hailed his commander.
"I've got a couple of civilians. Please advise." HIs commander responded quickly.
"But sir there's a little boy. I understand."
"Look buddy we've just been through hell." I said.
He raised his rifle at Brayden and me.
"Oh S-" I was cut off as the soldier fired multiple rounds at Brayden and me. I rolled a hill and the soldier quickly followed and pointed his rifle at me. I kicked his legs out from under him and grabbed his rifle and out two rounds in his skull.
"Brayden you okay?" I yelled into the night.
I got no response.
I shined the flashlight on my sons body. He was crying a bullet had lodged itself deep in my sons abdomen.
'Move your hand buddy, I know this hurts."
His breathing was getting more shallow and his eyes were glazing over,
"No, no,no Brayden stay with me!" I yelled.
His chest stopped moving and he was no longer drawing breath. '
"Don't do this to me buddy, please don't die." I said sobbing.
(A/N) Okay heres chapter two of infection and gives a little backstory to Darren and show why he is so hard set. Feel free to review and stay tuned for Chapter three.