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Chapter 4: I Shouldn't Be Alive

Gray continues driving the truck down the road. Whenever the group pass by any nearby group of infected, Natsu, Lucy, Jellal and Erza would quickly lie down on the bed of the truck to hide themselves from their sight.

As Gray continues driving the truck northwards, the survivors could see the terrain changing more. There was now more tress, both tall and short and in all shapes and sizes. After the truck drive through a small wooden bridge over a small river, they eventually see a huge sign that says "Welcome to the village of Ruatu". They drive past the sign and drove into a small village. Everyone look around the village and see that there were many small houses made out of brick and stone. There's even a small police station, a small clinic and a small restaurant. Fortunately, there were no sign of infected and the village seems completely quiet and deserted for now.

"Gray, you can stop at the police station." Natsu said to Gray. Gray drives the truck over to the police station and parked the truck outside the entrance.

"There's a small clinic nearby." Lucy said. "I'll bring Gray over there and treat his wound."

"Good idea." Natsu said. He turns to Erza and Jellal. "Erza, Jellal, go to the restaurant and find any food for us. Makarov and I will stay here at the station and find any weapons."

"Good idea, kid. Let's go." Makarov said. Everyone then got out from the truck. Natsu and Makarov walk into the police station. Erza and Jellal went to the restaurant and Lucy brought Gray over to the clinic.

After Gray kicks the door open, he and Lucy cautiously walk into the clinic. Lucy walks over to the power switch and turn on the lights. As the lights turn on, the two see that the clinic is in a mess. Documents, medical files and pill bottles were scattered around the floor and the doors are damaged.

"I guess the villagers were using this clinic as a shelter." Gray said looking around. "But the infected still managed to break in."

"Yeah…" Lucy said, feeling a bit sad by this. "Come on, let's go to the doctor's room." The two walk over to the doctor's room and slowly remove the damaged door out of the way. Gray walks over to a chair and sits down. Lucy sees a medical box on the wall and opens the box up. She could see a triangular bandage, a cloth, and several bottles of pills.

She takes the bandage, cloth and the scissors and walk over to Gray. She slowly wipes the blood off with the cloth before she wraps the bandage around Gray's head. After she's done, she ties a knot.

"There, it's done." Lucy said as she pats Gray's shoulder.

"Thanks. I didn't know you're good in tying bandages." Gray said, turning to Lucy.

"Yeah…" Lucy mumbled as she turns around and folds her arms. "I guess Natsu is right. I guess I should be a doctor."

Gray got up from the chair and asked Lucy, "Do you think we will ever get out of this island?"

Lucy let out a sigh. "I hope so…"

Erza and Jellal enter the restaurant and see several tables and chairs lying around the floor. Plates and utensils are scattered on the floor. Erza turns to the wall and sees several messages written on it and several photos pasted on it.

She walks over to the wall to get a closer look. She sees a photo of two teenagers, a boy and a girl. She turns to the message that is written next to it and reads what it says.

"Dear Christopher,

You have touched my very being. I shall remember you. You taught all that knew you what courage meant. And have shown us an example in death as you did in life. God give me strength in my life without you. And I shall thank her. I can only hope that our souls shall intertwine again. In the place where there is only love. No tears, no sadness, no injustice, no hate, no violence, no cruelty, no war. Only love.

Love, Melissa."

Erza bites down her lower lip as an irrepressible sob escaped from her throat. Jellal sees that her eyes suddenly began to water furiously.

"Erza…" Jellal wraps his arms around Erza. "Everything will be okay…"

"It's not fair…" Erza whimpered as she wraps her arms around Jellal. Her tears pour down and she drenched Jellal's shirt with tears. "It's not fair…"

Tears form in Jellal's eyes as he felt like crying too. "Don't give up hope Erza…" He whispered. "We will get out of here."

Natsu tosses the baton away after he successfully destroys the lock that is chained around a metal locker. He opens up the locker, revealing several pistols, rifles and ammunition.

"Are you too old to use a gun, gramps?" Natsu asked as he turns to Makarov.

"Of course not, kid." Makarov smiled. "So what gun are you gonna grab?"

Natsu turns back to the locker and grabs an AK-47 rifle. "This looks good." Natsu said, looking at his rifle.

"Nice choice. That's an AK-47 rifle, one of the most lightest and durable rifles ever made. It can shoot 600 rounds per minute and can be reloaded easily." Makarov said.

"Nice. What are you going to use?" Natsu asked Makarov as he turns to the locker.

"I'll take this one." Makarov said as he grabs a Benelli M4 shotgun. "The Benelli M4 shotgun. It can shoot anybody within 40 yards and it's light too."

"You seem to know a lot about guns." Natsu said.

"Yeah, I'm a Vietnam War veteran." Makarov explained. "I earn a lot of medals…" He let out a sigh. "And watch a lot of my brothers die…"

"I'm sorry…" Natsu said as he takes an M40 sniper rifle.

"Yeah, and that's not all. When I was stationed in Vietnam, my wife was pregnant with our child. But I wasn't there for her. She died trying to give birth." Makarov added, feeling saddened by memories of his late wife. He turns back to Natsu and said, "Do you really love her?"

"Who?" Natsu turns to Makarov puzzled as he straps the sniper rifle around his back.

"Lucy. The blonde girl."

"Oh…" Natsu mumbled. "Yeah, we were friends in high school. But I ended up dating another girl."

"How come?"

"She was the first to ask me out, not Lucy."

"And you ended up marrying that girl?"

"No." Natsu shook his head, his eyes growing cold. "She died in an accident before our marriage…she died because of me."

"I see. But did you love Lucy back then even before she finally confesses her love to you?"

Natsu sighed as he looks up the ceiling. "I do have feelings for her back then. I feel like she was more than a friend to me."

Makarov smiled weakly and said, "You have to cherish your friends Natsu. Love your friends like they're part of your family. We're in a war now kid. And in a war, we have to fight for the people close to us."

"Yeah you're right gramps." Natsu narrows his eyes as he turns to Makarov. "We have to protect everyone. Lucy, Gray, Erza, and Jellal. We'll help them escape this island."

7.30 PM….

Natsu and Makarov enter the restaurant and see Erza and Jellal placing several dishes on the table.

"They look delicious." Natsu smiled.

"Thanks, Jellal and I use every ingredient we find in the kitchen." Erza smiled back.

"Erza…" Jellal said.

"Yes?" Erza turns to him.

"You smiled." A smile appears on Jellal's face. "This is the first time you smile since we came to this island."

"Oh…" Erza said as she blushed. "Yeah…"

"Hey guys." Lucy greeted and she and Gray entered the restaurant while they both carrying backpacks. "Our backpacks are filled with medical supplies. We might need them."

"Good job Lucy." Natsu smiled at her.

"Thanks." Lucy blushed.

"Come on guys! Let's eat!" Gray said as everyone put down their backpacks and weapons. Everyone grab a chair and gathered around the table. On the table, there were rice, egg omelet, chicken wings, spinach, beef, bread, tofu and cans of coke.

Everyone quickly grab a plate and gobble up as much food as they can. They were all eating like hungry pigs since they haven't eaten anything since morning.

"They are delicious!" Lucy said with her mouth full. "Erza! You're a great cook!"

"Actually, it was Jellal who cook most of the food here." Erza said. "I only cook…" She gestures to the omelet.

"Oh…the egg omelet?" Lucy said after swallowing her food. "I see…"

Natsu stuffs beef, tofu and spinach into his mouth. He munches them and within a few seconds, he swallowed everything in one gulp. He then grabs a can of coke and chugs it down.

"Wow, you really got a huge appetite." Gray said to Natsu.

"Yeah, we have to eat as much as we can before we fight the infected again. We may never have another dinner like this in a while." Natsu said.

"Yeah, Natsu's right." Lucy nods her head in agreement. "We must have energy to fight them right?"

Everybody continue eating their dinner until they heard loud moaning and grunting from outside. Everyone gasp.

"They're here." Makarov said. Everybody put their empty plates down on the table and quickly run over to their new weapons.

Natsu grabs his AK-47 rifle and turns to Jellal. "Jellal! Turn the lights off before they see us!"

Jellal nods his head as he grabs two MP5 sub machine guns. He quickly goes over to the power switch and turn the restaurant lights off.

"Some of us will stay here. We need two at the rooftop." Erza said as she holds up her SIG Sauer GSR pistol and a riot shield.

"I'll volunteer." Natsu said.

"Me too." Lucy nods her head as she holds up her M40 sniper rifle.

"You sure?" Natsu asked Lucy.

"Yes." Lucy said.

"Alright then. The rest of us will keep an eye out for them here." Gray said as he holds up his IMI Tavor TAR-21 rifle.

"Let's go, Luce." Natsu said. Lucy nods her head as she and Natsu go to the staircase while the others remain at the bottom floor. Natsu quietly opens the door and they both walk up the stairs. When they arrive at the rooftop, Natsu and Lucy go over to the railing. They look down and see several infected walking around the area.

"Don't let ourselves be seen." Lucy said as she gently places her sniper rifle on the railing.

"Okay." Natsu said. "Hey Lucy? Do you think we should rescue any more survivors if we find any of them?"

"Well…if we find more survivors, the bigger our group is. And the bigger our group is…the harder for us to lead ourselves out of this island." Lucy replied. She turns to Natsu. "I know it's harsh that we are saving ourselves and not saving anybody, but it's merely the truth."

Natsu lets out a sigh. "I guess you're right." He looks back down at the infected and swift his eyes around. Suddenly, he noticed two figures hiding behind an abandoned car. One of them is a blue-haired teenager holding a wrench and the other is a blue-haired girl who seems to be 12 years old and wears a green dress.

Natsu widens his eyes. "What the hell are they doing down there?" He whispered.

The teenage boy peeks out of the car and see that the infected didn't notice them. He grabs the girl's hand and they quietly sneak past the infected and go over to a nearby house. The boy quietly opens the gates and they both enter the house.

"Mystogan? Will we see mommy and daddy again?" The girl asked.

Mystogan closes the gates and smiled weakly as he turns to the girl and pats her head. "Don't worry Wendy. We will see them again. I promise. Now stay here."

Wendy watched as Mystogan goes over to the door. He turns the knob and the door opens. Mystogan smiles as he turns to Wendy. "Wendy, the house is-"

Suddenly, an infected grabs Mystogan's arm and bites it. Mystogan screams in agony. Wendy gasps and widens her eyes in horror.

"DAMN YOU!" Mystogan yelled as he turns to the infected and smashes his head with his wrench. The infected slumps to the floor motionlessly.

"Mys-to-gan?" Wendy uttered.

Mystoagn groans as he backs away and fell to the ground.

"MYSTOGAN!" Wendy cried as she runs over to him and falls to her knees. "Mystogan!"

"Wendy…." Mystogan said as he slowly turns to her. He coughs out huge amounts of blood, causing Wendy to wince. "Don't come near me…"

"Mystogan…" Wendy said as she bites down her lower lip and tears are forming in her eyes.

"I…I want you to…to run…hide somewhere safe….Wendy….I….I love you…." Mystogan's breathing then ceased and his head slumps to the side.

"Mystogan? MYSTOGAN!" Wendy cried as tears flood down her cheeks. "It's not fair! Why do you have to die? I wanted to be with you forever! Why do you have to leave me? MYSTOGAN!" She wailed in despair.

Her wailing causes the infected to turn to the house where Wendy is at. The infected roar as they made their way to the house.

"No!" Natsu yelled in horror as he watches the infected run over to the house. "Girl! Get out of there! They're coming for you!"

Wendy gasps as she sees a horde of infected coming over to her. When the infected arrive at the house, they slam their hands against the wall and gates.

"No! Please! Don't come near me!" Wendy cried. Suddenly, Mystogan's hand twitched. Wendy turns to Mystogan and watches in horror as his skin turns grey and he slowly rises from the ground.

"Mystogan?" Wendy asked. Mystogan turns to Wendy and roars at her. Wendy screamed as she got up and runs away from him. She hides in the corner and curls herself into a protective ball. "Please Mystogan! Don't eat me!"

Mystogan roared at her again. But just as he was about to run over to her, a bullet shot through his head and he slumps to the ground.

"Lucy!" Natsu turns to her. "Why did you shoot?"

"Because we have to save her!" Lucy said, turning to Natsu.

"But you said-"

"Yes but she's just a little girl!" Lucy yelled. "We can't just leave her to get infected!"

"She's right son." Natsu turns around and sees Makarov walking over to them. "In a war, a man mustn't let children get involved in their battles. It's our job to protect them. Who's gonna go down there to save her?"

Natsu narrows his eyes. "I'll go."

Lucy smiled and said, "I'll shoot down any infected that's coming to get you from here. You make your way to the house and save the girl."

Natsu turns to Lucy and smiled. "Thanks Lucy. I'm counting on you." He said before running back to the stairs.

"He's one brave man." Makarov said as he turns to Natsu. "You are lucky to have someone like him as your friend."

Lucy blushes and smiles sheepishly. "Yeah…."

"Erza, open the doors." Natsu said as he puts his oar on his back and holds up his AK-47.

Erza nodded and goes over to the doors. "Good luck out there." She said.

"Do whatever it takes to save that child, Natsu." Gray smiled.

"I will." Natsu said. "LET'S GO!"

Erza kicks open the doors and Natsu rushes out of the restaurant.

END OF CHAPTER

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