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The next day, there was nothing on the TV as connections to the outside world have broken down. The thought of Snorktown freezing made the Snorks shiver at the thought, after the steam plant had shutdown. The gangs families began to explain their stories on what happened before they got picked up, it was difficult for explain their stories though as most of them explains on seeing their neighbors get attacked by the Neuroctopuses.

When the snorks looked outside, they saw the zombies lining up and surrounding the mall. Along with Neuroctopuses, they stood there and held their ground. "They're going to wait until we come out." said Radio, "They know we can't stay here forever."

Suddenly, a few Neuroctopus Zombies charged towards the entrances with red eyes. They punch and kick with all their might but unable to get the doors open, finally one of them got out a crowbar and pried on of the doors open then all of them grabbed makeshift weapons or whatever they can find that can be used as a weapon. Luckily, a simple chain gate kept them at bay for now.

A vent from the ceiling pops off and crashes to the ground as several Neuroctopuses climbed out and onto the ceilings, Radio had his AK ready and began to fire at the Neuroctopuses as everyone else grabs a weapon and engaged combat. The Neuroctopuses were coordinated in well organized groups, they spread and attacked the Snorks as some tried to grab a hold of their heads.

The zombies were also proven a challenge, they no longer sound like ordinary snorks as they sound like monsters and run and attacked like one. Everytime Radio shot one in the chest, the zombie didn't even noticed until he shoots them in the head. When he looked inside the skulls of the zombies after removing the Neuroctopuses, they find that some of them are missing their brain. It was a horrifying find.

The attack lasted for days, at night the snorks were given a break but the attack resumes. "I just don't understand it," said Corky, "They have numbers on their side, why not they just take us out already?"

"They want us alive," said Radio, "They're trying to drive us out, but why?"

One zombie stumbled through the door, it was a gruesome scene. Not one, not two, not five, but 8 Neuroctopuses have engulfed a snork and all the Neuroctopuses are linked together using that snorks nervous system. The zombie stumbles forward and tries to attack, no use by hitting it with a club as it has no effected. By now, no other zombie appeared on the scene as the Multiple Neuroctopus Zombie fast walked towards nearby survivors as he simply pushed aside Snorks like they're rag dolls.

When that zombie saw AllStar, the two stared at each other or a long time and everyone stopped. The eyes of the Neuroctopus turned yellow, then turned sky blue. The zombie simply walked out of the mall and roared outside, then suddenly several Neuroctopuses came in and charged at AllStar. When he ran back to the gang, he pants as the Neuroctopuses battles the snorks.

"What happened?" asked Mrs. Seaworthy.

"They're all targeting me," said AllStar, "Why?"

"They see you as a Snork Of Interest," said Radio, "I think they want us all along, maybe it's because we're smarter than the other snorks. By the way, I ran out of Ammo."

As Radio tossed his AK 47 in the trash, about a few dozen Neuroctopuses came charging towards AllStar and ignored his friends. As everyone scatters, Occy did his best to defend AllStar as he bars the Neuroctopuses way and barks violently at them. One of the Neuroctopuses jumped on him and AllStar watches as the Neuroctopus held Occy into the air with it's tentacles and slammed him to the ground, knocking Occy out cold.

"Occy!" cried AllStar.

The Neuroctopuses then turned their attention back to AllStar as they slowly surround him against the wall, everybody heard a loud whistle. It was Radio nearby as the snorks watched from their hiding place as he grabs the Neuroctopuses attention. "I'm the one you want," he yelled at the Neuroctopuses, "I'm your creator! I brought you to the world!"

This got all the Neuroctopuses attention as Radio simply walked up to the unconscious Occy and picked him up and showed the Neuroctopus, "See this octopus," said Radio, "This is your Grandfather."

Suddenly, all the Neuroctopuses stopped growling and they were silent. With their jaws dropped, the look of disbelief was on their faces. AllStar realized what Radio has done, they're weakness is their family members and Occy was one of them.

A heavy object came falling off of the balcony above and landed on one of the Neuroctopuses, pinning a tentacle to the ground with a loud smash. The Neuroctopus then burst screaming loud squeals about a second apart, it was so loud that the Neuroctopuses outside heard the screaming and wondered what's wrong. Inside, too shocked to save their fallen comrade. Radio did the unthinkable as he approached the injured Neuroctopus after tossing Occy to AllStar, he placed is foot on the pinned down tentacle and grabbed the Neuroctopus by the head.

And ripped the tentacle off the Neuroctopus' body like it was nothing.

The Neuroctopus screamed louder and twice as long, all the Neuroctopuses ran out in panic – too scared to see their sibling suffer. After the Neuroctopuses ran out of the mall to tell their army on what happened, Radio then muffled the Injured Neuroctopus with his arm as it's blood pours onto the tile floor. "Get me a First Aid Kit!" cried Radio, "Who's idea with the metal trash can anyway?"

Radio looked up and saw Rex, simply standing up there on the balcony looking like he's about to cry. He then ran off as AllStar brings in a First Aid Kit, the snorks then come out of hiding as Radio bandages the Captured Neuroctopus' stub of a tentacle. "This is what I was keeping a secret all this time, they're weakness was their family members getting injured and suffer. Killing them is one thing, but when they are treated this way the Neuroctopus is more scared than you being afraid of them."

"What are you going to do with that thing?" asked Governor Wellington.

"This is going to be our hostage," said Radio as he pressed the Neuroctopus' head onto his chest in an effort to muffle it's cries, "Someone check if Occy is okay, and someone else find Rex."

As Radio walks off with the Captured Neuroctopus, the janitors who work at the mall began cleaning up the blood and removed the amputated tentacle and disposed it in the same trash can that pinned it down.

TO BE CONTINUED...