Chapter 7: It's Time
Ellis walked over to the couch and sat down, sighed deeply and sprawled himself along it. "Don't relax now. We need to get the shit together and start heading out." Nick dropped a bag full of guns on Ellis's stomach and he sat up quickly with a coughing fit. "Damn man, why do you have to be so mean?" said Ellis as he let the bag fall off him to the floor and he rubbed his stomach glaring at Nick as he went to the other room getting the health packets. "Just shut up and help me, please." he added 'please,' in a snide way and looked up at Ellis smirking. "yeah, yeah." he got up and started loading the bags. "do you think they found someone else?" Nicks soft tone sounded from the other room. Ellis looked over at him, and he was hunched over his bag just staring at the contents. " what do ya' mean?" Ellis said turning back to his bag. "If they found someone to replace us. Someone to hug, touch, kiss." Nick trailed off. Ellis felt his heart get heavy and he shifted his eyes to the floor and sighed. "I've been thinking that to. If so, they better move aside. Cause we are comin' back!" Ellis thrusted his fist in the air and ginned wide. Nick just laughed. "You and Emma where always good at making shitty situations seem not so, umm, shitty." he chuckled and got up. Ellis zipped up the gun bag and gripped it tight as he walked over to the window. Outside was dark. But still day time. He scanned the area for zombies. There where only two or three out. "You ready?" Nick came up next to Ellis. He nodded and Ellis opened the door wide. The jolted out of the house and into the car. It was a red mustang with black pin stripes. "I love cars." Ellis cooed as he hopped in the driver seat. Nick laughed as he closed his door. The engine roared and they sped away from the house….
They walked in the shallow water. The blackness of the small tunnel gave Emma goose bumps. She felt herself grab for Shane's shirt. He looked over at her, or at least tried because of the darkness. "Here, I grabbed this before we went out." Hershel pulled out a small flashlight and turned it on. It illuminated the narrow tunnel. Emma smiled at Hershel in thanks. Katy kept kicking at a small rock sending rippling sounds in the tunnel. They walked for what seemed like an hour. Suddenly they reached large metal bars blocking there way. Emma gasped and she ran up to the bars and began to shake them viciously. "NO! DAMN IT!" she yelled as she started to bang hard on the bars causing her hands to bruise. "Emma! Stop IT!" Katy came up behind her and grabbed her shoulders. Emma yelled and shunted her off of her and Katy fell into Shane. He handed her to Glenn and he walked up to Emma and grabbed her shoulders and yanked her away from the bars and flipped her around to have her looking at him with tears streaming down her cheeks and her face was contorted in a fit of rage and pure sadness. "Emma, stop. Please. Your hurting yourself. We will find away to break this open but for now I need you calm and quiet. Now help me think." he hugged her and placed her behind him. "Maybe we can shoot at the corners and push through?" Everyone looked at Hershel in surprise. "wow, that's a great idea." said Shane. "well I am old and wise." everyone laughed. "now stand back." Shane put his arm up and they moved back further in the darkness guided by the tiny ray of light. Shane held up his shot gun and aimed at the lower right corner. For a split second the tunnel was filled with a burst of bright light along with a deafening sound that made Katy put her hands up to her hears. A chunk of cement blew to pieces. Shane aimed at the top left. Gone. Bottom right. Gone. Top right. Gone. "Okay, now on three, lets all run and push this out. One, two, THREE!" everyone rammed their shoulders into the bars. And with a tremendous "THUD" it collapsed. By then everyone's eyes had adjusted to the dark. It was quiet. No one moved. The only thing that filled the tunnel was a small cry. The cry of a woman, it was steady and sorrowful. "Oh my god, is there a person alive down here?" Glenn looked over at Katy and saw that her face was a pale white and her eyes where bulging out of her head. He looked at Emma and she looked the same, her mouth gaping open. Glenn jumped for Katy grabbed his arm. Her nails began to dig into him, she was gripping so hard. "Ow! What's wrong with you two?" Glenn looked franticly at them. "Please, be, quite…" Emma whispered. She stepped forward. "Light please." she held out her hand and Hershel handed it to her. She kept it pointing low at the water. They all moved stealthily and slowly through the waded water. Finally, they reached an opening. They could smell fresh air and it was dark outside. Emma put up her hand signaling them to stay put. She tip toed out into the open. Her breath bated and her body stiff. "Katy," she whispered softly and fearfully. Katy moved her way up to beside Emma. "she's close. You think we should warn them?" Emma looked down at Katy. "No. it'll put them on edge. We just need to creep around her and we will be fine." Katy said and waved everyone else to join them.
The car skidded to a stop at the arc that began the bridge. "well should we go to the beginning of this or the middle?" Ellis asked. "God your stupid. The beginning!" Nick rubbed his temples in frustration. Ellis applied the gas and sped forward. There was a path from the last time they drove on this bridge. As they drove on, more and more zombies seemed to be wandering around. Some chased the car for a few seconds then got bored. "Wow, I'm getting kinda nervous. You?" Ellis looked over at Nick. He was staring out the window and gripping his gun tight. "umm. A little bit." said Nick meeting Ellis's eyes. He looked back to the road to see the zombies turning their heads to look at the car and run to it. Ellis sped past them but stopped abruptly for it suddenly got quiet but with the small sound of a cry. Ellis's eyes grew wide and his air was stuck in his throat. Nick looked back at Ellis and shared his reaction. "No, damn way." Nick whispered. Suddenly a zombie flung himself on to the windshield. They both yelled and Ellis slammed the car into reverse then sped forward and ran over the zombie. "Ellis be very f'ing quiet. It's a witch."
A/N
WHOA! Witches! Yes! Review please! Just keep in mind… mean words hurt my feelings. :D chapters may take awhile. But don't worry. Almost out of stupid school. Then im… FREE! To go to collage… YAY! LOVE YOU ALL!
