The large group walked, the only sounds were coming from their feet hitting the floor.

"Now, what exactly are we looking for?" an older women asked. She looked to be in her late 30s.

Sakura sighed, "Anything that looks like we can make some sort of fort with it, and food, along with medical supplies and really just anything like that. What's your name?"

The woman gave her a small smile, "Ayame. My father runs the local ramen shop."

The group came upon a flight of stairs.

Kakashi held up a hand. "I'll take half of you men with me, the rest stay here to guard them, we'll come get you if everything's clear, understand? I don't want anyone to come up till I come back." He warned.

Everyone nodded their heads and Kakashi's group went up the stairs.

"Will they be okay Miss?" The little boy asked, pulling on Sakura's hand. She smiled down at him.

"Of course! You saw those big guns they had right? They'll get rid of anything that tries to hurt them!" She said, ruffling his hair.

He just nodded and clung to her side.

Heads turned as footsteps resonated from the stair well and Kakashi's legs appeared.

"Let's go, all clear." He grinned.

Sakura smiled back and headed up the stairs, everyone following behind.

They emerged onto the next floor above and immediately saw blankets, and plastic sheets that one would use to cover floors when painting.

Sakura grinned, "Grab them! All of them!"

Some of the women began picking up the blankets and others picked up the sheets.

"Let's keep going, there has got to be more." Sakura insisted, running ahead.

"Sakura!" Kakashi yelled, following her. "Don't run off, Kiba will have my head!"

She just grinned, things were looking up.

They trooped down the stairs, arms loaded with blankets and plastic sheets, along with some buckets, hammers they had found, some cans of food that had been left in a box, and water that had been left in a cooler.

"Why did the workers leave Miss?" the little boy asked, pulling on her leg.

Sakura smiled. "I don't know, it looks like they left in a hurry though. What's your name anyway sweetie?"

He smiled up at her, "Daisuke."

"Well Daisuke, aren't you glad the left? Now we have all this st-" A loud screeching came from behind them.

They all turned and looked back.

A hoard was coming straight for them and they were on the opposite side of the floor from the base.

Sakura flung her head towards Kakashi, eyes wide with fear.

"Go! Protect the women!" He yelled, he raised the pistil he was holding and began firing at the approaching enemies.

Their roars ripped through their ears as they ran, all of the women running as fast as they could, blood pounding through their ears.

"MISS SAKURA!" a scream ripped through the sound of gunshots and foot falls.

Sakura turned to see Daisuke on the ground.

"Daisuke!" She ran back to him.

"Sakura! There's no time!" Kakashi yelled, he had turned and ran so he could get some more distance before he turned to shoot again.

"No! I'm not letting them get him!" She yelled.

Kakashi grabbed her arm. "No!" He hissed.

She wrenched herself from his grasp and ran to Daisuke, who was now sobbing.

Sakura grabbed him around the waist and hauled him up. "Come on! Hurry!"

He sniffed and they began to run, but it wasn't fast enough.

Sakura turned, and a bullet flew past her head.

She looked back to see Kakashi standing there, reloading. "Hurry up, I can't hold them off for long!" He yelled.

"Okay hold on Daisuke!" Sakura grabbed Daisuke by his arms and threw him up into the air. She caught him bridal style and began running, with the child holding on.

Kakashi was shooting when Sakura ran past him.

"Kakashi come on!" She screamed.

He took out two more and ran.

They were about half way back, the hoard still behind them when they heard feet approaching.

Kiba rounded the corner with the rest of the men, armed and ready.

"Move Saks!" He yelled.

Sakura shouldered past him and kept running. "Be save Kiba!" She called back, right now she needed to get Daisuke somewhere safe.

Kiba raised his gun to eye level. "FIRE!"

Bullets sprayed from their barrels, knocking out several at a time.

"Kakashi how many did you kill?" Kiba asked, reloading, and raising again to fire.

"About 10, The men that shot before they ran killed 2 each probably."

"Are they all on this floor?"

"Yes."

"Good, looks like we can go count when were done."

Blood splattered the walls as bullets flew into the decaying flesh of the attackers.

The onslaught kept going till finally it slowed.

Then all they heard was a roar.

Kiba looked up, frantic.

Kakashi clutched his gun till his knuckles turned white.

The rest of the men shook in fear, unaware of what was coming.

Giant steps could be heard, as the walls shook.

"Anyone know any prayers?" a man in what looked to be his early 40s asked.

"God I wish I had gone to church." Another whispered as a huge figure came into view.

It let out a glass shattering roar when the light hit it.

A 7 foot tall, 600 pound zombie stared at them, its rotting flesh falling to reveal the decaying muscle underneath. Bared yellow teeth snarled at them. Yellowing eyes glared from a gruesome face.

"Ready your guns! We're not losing this fight!" Kiba yelled, raising his gun to eye level.

He let a bullet fly as the monstrosity charged forward.