Chapter 3:

Gavin's POV

I turned to see what Ekko was gawking at.

It looked like Pride High's entire marching band had been attacked with the virus during evening practice, and now were coming after the van. Their Blue and Gold uniforms were covered in blood and their instruments were still awkwardly attached to their bodies.

"Oh my God! Hit the gas! NOW!!! Drive, Drive, DRIVE!!!" screamed Isolde from her middle row seat. I hit the gas with force and the van screeched off. The sudden movement caused us all to slam into the seat in front of us.

"OW!" yelled Leanna, waking from her previous state. "What happened?"

"You passed out and now were being chased by zombie freaks!" screamed Ryker, almost accusingly.

The "zombies" were getting closer and closer. A couple ran so fast like their life depended on it.

"Hey guys, they are getting closer…" said Gaspar worriedly.

I almost had us out of the parking lot when one of the faster zombies grabbed onto the back bumper. Everyone screamed. The zombie looking into the back window and screeched before jumping.

"Did he fall off?" asked Zaki through tears. Before we could answer, a thud dented the top of the van and another screech was heard. Another two jumping zombies latched onto the back. All screeching like big, angry monkeys.

"Try to shake them off Gavin!!!!" screamed Ekko

"I'm trying!" I yelled back. I swerved left then right then left again. The zombies didn't budge, their claws only dug deeper into the metal of the van.

"TRY HARDER!" yelled Ryker. He grabbed the wheel away and made a sharp 360. It shook off the two from the back door, but the one on top remained steady. He did another donut before he announced "HOLD MY FEET!"

Ekko grabbed his legs and I took back the steering wheel. Ryker climbed out the window with his bat and started swinging at whatever was on top.

"OH MY GAWD!!! ARE YOU CRAZY?!?!?!" screamed Isolde. She started to pull Ryker inside again.

"YOU WANT SOME OF THIS YOU MOTHERFU-"

He was cut off by a long tongue like appendage around his neck. About 15 feet away was a bloody cheerleader constricting Ryker with her mutated tongue. His adrenaline must have kicked in, because he grabbed the tongue and ripped it apart, throwing the part around his neck to the ground. He took another swing at the rooftop creature and it bounced off the hood of the car, to the ground.

"Holy crap Ryker…." I said, amazed at the situation he had just overcome. We all stared with open mouths.

I had forgotten to pay attention to the road, until I heard more growls like the janitor's. I looked ahead to the marching band stampeding towards the van.

"Everyone hold on" I hit the gas and charged through the crowd, trying not to think about the speed bumps we were going over.

"What is that thing?" asked Ekko, pointing ahead. A very very fat zombie was a foot away from the car. On impact, the thing exploded into a bomb of green goo. Some of it spilled through Ryker's open window.

"OMG! THAT'S SO NASTY!!!" yelled Ryker trying to wipe green jelly like substance from his face and shirt. It was nasty, it smelled like vomit mixed with Jell-O.

"EWWW!" Zaki said, making his own pile of vomit on the backseat. I decided to think about that later and concentrate on a way out.

"Ryker, does the football field have a gateway exit to the main road?" I asked.

"Yeah it does! Go go go!" he pointed the way there.

I drove the van onto the Astroturf causing black rocks to spray everywhere.

"Oh great, what's that thing?" asked Leanna pointing towards a giant skin colored rock.

"Crap" I sighed. The giant rock thing got up on legs and appeared to be wearing a football helmet. Rykers mouth dropped open when he saw the number painted on it.

"Hey that's Danny. He's one of our best players" said Ryker almost sounding joyful.

"He WAS" said Isolde. The giant zombie came crashing after the van, followed by other huge rock things. Apparently, the football team had been infected with the virus too, and they had all been turned into GIGANTIC super zombies.

"Gavin just get off of the football field and onto the highway" Ekko said quietly. I floored the pedal and we went speeding for the exit. The giant things were giving up on us and the gate had already been broken down, giving us an easy out.

"Were gonna make it!" we all rejoiced.

As we got closer to the gate, a woman was sitting in the way, and appeared to be crying. Her office suit seemed to be extremely tattered and her fair hair was pasted to her face with blood.

"Is that Vice Principal Myrick?" asked Gaspar. "She looks hurt"

"Maybe we should go out to her and get her in the van" said Isolde.

"Hold up now, she could be infected too" I said.

"Are you kidding? Gavin, this really isn't a time to be selfish" said Ekko. She crossed her arms and said "I'm going out there to help her." She got out of her seat and opened the side door.

"Wait! Close it! I'll honk the horn. And if she's not infected, she will hear it and get in. right?" I offered. Ekko nodded. With hands shaking, I gave three solid honks.

The VP looked up, and we saw her yellow glowing eyes. I turned to Ekko "SEE!" Ekko only looked hurt. "Well I'm so friggen sorry for caring"

Myrick got up from her sobbing position and screamed to the sky with a volume and pitch so blood curdling, that we all covered our ears. She then jumped to the hood of the car and started scratching up the windshield with what appeared to be her mutated hands.

Ryker leaned out the window again and hit her head, popping it like a balloon. It exploded in a mess of pink and red. The body rolled off the car and I were on our way again.

"To the freeway?" I asked, dazed by the sights we had just seen in the last 5 minutes or so.

"To the freeway" the rest of the van agreed, all in the same trance.