Leon ran up the fire-escape, trying to catch his breath. He'd had to run for two blocks to get away from the zombies, and now the stairs were just too much.
"What is it with this town and fire precautions? Hey guys, maybe you should've planned more for something unexpected...like zombies maybe?" he shouted, laughing. He walked across the catwalk and looked down into an alley, sighing. There was a half-naked zombie-girl walking against a dumpster, trying to figure out how to get over it. Leon watched her for about a second, wondering if she'd actually succeed. "You know, you kind of look like Claire in those shorts," he said.
The zombie looked up and groaned, but still couldn't figure out the trick to the dumpster. Leon laughed, climbed over, and kicked her across the face. She stumbled back and fell against the brick wall, clearing a path for him. He jumped down from the dumpster and ran down the alley, but stopped when he saw two more zombies. One was facing a wall and didn't seem to notice him, while the other stumbled towards him.
Piece of cake, thought Leon. He stayed close to the wall and dodged the first zombie, and completely eluded the second one, who was still staring at a wall. He reached the end of the alley and opened the metal gate, smiling. This could be easier than I thought, he thought.
He kept walking down the back-roads, surprised to find no zombies but terrified when he heard some kind of rattling noise. He turned a corner and saw a closed gate leading to a basketball court. Two zombies were bashing against it, and started groaning and shouting when they noticed him.
"What's up, guys?" he said, grinning.
"Urrblurrgah!" said the zombies.
Leon shook his head. "I'd love to play a game, but the gate's closed...sorry!" he said, heading past the gate and down the alley. Great, blocked by a truck, he thought.
"URRBLURRGAH!" yelled the zombies as they pushed the gate-door open.
Leon turned, confused. "Wow...someone's had their spinach," he said. He brought his gun up and fired two shots. Each bullet found its mark between the zombies' eyes, and once again his path was clear. He ran through the court and once again through a metal gate. "I hope Claire's getting by as easily as I am," he said.