Yup yup yup...my chapter 10, day 3 babeh! There're still a lot of thing to be tell. Be kind, read, review and have fun. Thanks a lot for the reviewer especially resi fan. You are nice!

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Day 3

Chapter 10: No safe heaven

She slightly blinked...there was a white bright light shining on her from the top, dazzling her eyes. Yoko found herself lying nakedly on the bed which only the claean thin cloth covered her nudity. She turned her head to the left; in the blurriness she can see a several lab occupants were working on something in the next room from the plain glass.

Her left hand extended to them for help but there was no one notices her conscious. Yoko tried to raise her body but she felt too weak even to cry for help. She furrowed as she met a lot of scanning tapes on her body those have been linked to the machineries right near her.

"Why they do this to me...," she weakly muttered. "Why I'm here...please help."

Her mouth dried since she awakened from her long dream and the thirstiness became worst. "Please...give me some water...I'm thirsty," she huskily said and then someone came by her side.

Yoko slowly looked up to the face; the man was wearing the face mask and white plain lab coat with a gold spectacle. There was an evilly reflection from his eyes that shivering her on the bed. She tried to open her mouth "Please...help me."

"Why do you want to seek for help, my dear? I've already helped you," the man exclaimed with a little gruffness inside his voice. Yoko frowned weirdly 'Do I know him?' that eyes seemed familiar to her, must be someone from her acquaintances. She tried to reach her memories deep inside her mind but...she was totally amnesiac. She can't remember anything happened before this even her name...where she came from and what the fucking hell that she was doing at there.

"Your name is ...Yoko, Yoko Suzuki. My dearly girl," the man said, harshly pitch. "Yoko...my name?" His sharp stare seemed like stripping off the whole of her body. She felt a slight uncomfortable and slowly dragged the cloth till above her chin. The man chuckled off as he gazed on her shyly behavior.

"How's innocent and pure you are, Yoko Suzuki ...you still didn't change since the first time we met. Brilliant and untouchable...," he rubbed his finger against her cheek and she looked away with furiousness. It wasn't intimateness that she felt only the mixing feeling of angriness and confusedness.

"Get away...from me. I don't even know you," her face flushed with anger. The man slowly pulled away his finger and gazed annoyingly on her "Watch your words, little girl" he said gently but firm. "Why you captured me here, let me go!" she demanded weakly.

The man solely silenced at the back of his mask. "I said let me go!" she remarked and tried to peel off the tapes from her body. He quickly caught her arms and gazed intently on her "Not so easily, little girl," he exclaimed and then held down her hands. She couldn't say anything but rolled her eyes.

He nodded up at the other side of the room and within seconds the two occupants came by her side. "Hold her!" he ordered and the twosome immediately pinned her arms against the side of bed. She struggled herself to break free from their grip, shrieking "What you're going to do? Let me go!"

"No, until your treatment is complete, my dear. Now I'm going to put you into a long relaxing sleep. Sweet dream," The man announced and as he syringed off something from the vial at his hand. Yoko saw him with horror and strived on her bed "No! Please don't these to me...Let me go, please!" tears trickled down to her cheek. There wasn't sympathy inside him and he shoved her head to the other side.

Yoko still sobbed, hopelessly. After a short moment, she let out a loud a shrill scream as she felt something sharp injected at the back of her neck.

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She instantly opened her ayes and sweated awfully with her hand touching the back of her neck, the painfulness still remained in her Yoko frowned and turned her head to her surrounding, was only to ensure that she wasn't dreaming. "Where they go? The guy...where is he?" she slowly rose up from the driver seat. The train had been stopped in a couple hours ago and she stared toward the railway from the front glass. "I'm in a train? Is that was a dream?" she muttered and turned around as she heard someone coming from her back.

"Yoko, Are you alright?" Cindy asked considerately. She slowly shook her head and put her palm on her forehead "No worry, I'm okay." "I heard you screaming, Yoko. I thought that must be something wrong happened to you," she remarked and frowned. She smiled slightly and looked into her eyes "It just a nightmare. I'm okay, Cin. Trust me," she convinced her and Cindy only gently patted her shoulder before she moved back to the George's side.

Yoko sighed with relief and put back her notebook into her knapsack. She sling back her knapsack and then stepped toward the passenger's side. George was diligently looking after Alyssa with Cindy beside him. "How is she, doctor?"

"She's getting recovered as well and need a lot of rest," he replied as he arranged his grey coat on Alyssa, tried to keep her warm. Yoko raised her eyebrow while she gazing around, thinking about inexistence of the other members. "Where's the others?" she looked down toward George.

"They're trying to seek for help," Cindy declared and she quickly changed her glance toward her. "How long they've been gone?" she asked, a little bewilder. "About 40 minutes ago," she replied causally.

Yoko only quieted and then leaved them away toward the train door. "Morning will come shortly...," she muttered as she gazed up toward the yellowish sky, ever since the outbreak she learned to appreciate anything pleasant that came toward her and she didn't want to miss any single moment of it even in the time like this.

Yoko gazed around her and startled as she saw someone resting back against the train. David was there...smoking and gazed bleakly on the platform. That guy is the quietest among them and she hadn't spoken any words with him since the J's bar tragedy. The seriousness and heartless reflected from his character made her cowardly to approach her but as a member of this group, those negative feeling should be eliminated. She felt a need to befriend with everyone even they are imperfect...just like her.

She didn't bother to stay longer and started to walk off approaching David. "Um...Hello?" He raised his head. "I don't mean to disturb you here, I'm just-"

"Anything wrong, kid?" he cut off and she only gazed away, frightened. "No...sorry, I'll be going away," she started to move. Yoko suddenly stopped when he mentioned her name "Yoko!" she slowly turned back. "I didn't mean to scare you, sorry."

"I thought you wanna to stay alone, so I leaved you," she remarked and slowly walked back to his side. "No...actually I need someone to accompany me here," he replied and threw away the burning cigarette.

Yoko smiled slightly and joined him. "I thought you follow them," she said without meeting his eyes. "I'm chosen to guard here... in case they come again," he mentioned and lit another cigarette between his lip. "How's your wound?" she asked shortly. "Still like shit...but it's getting well now. You're slept for too long, kid," he said, inhaling out a smoky breath.

"Tired...maybe," she retorted, ashamed. David only silenced and gazed away from her. "I'm glad that you and Alyssa are saved," she exclaimed and gazed front. "Thanks for your help, Yoko."

She only nodded, accepting his gratitude and then she suddenly turned side as she heard a faint voice calling her name from the far place "Yoko..."

"Who's there?" David moved forward and both of them can see the figure of Kevin and Mark were running toward them. Kevin slowed his movement and met them at the outside of the train "There's no one out there. This is the best time to move...before the zombies come back" he announced, gasped tiredly while changing his look toward both of their faces.

"So? Do you have any idea bout our next trip?" David asked, raised his eyebrow. "Raccoon Zoo!" Mark retorted and rested back. Yoko and David gave a quick glance toward him.

"Crazy…" David said, unconfidently.

Yoko gazed away and furrowed 'This is not good ...' Kevin reloaded his gun and then stared intently at him. "Nop...there's a map where we can take a subway train outside the zoo but we need to travel inside in order to get there."

"This must be a tricky journey. Is there other way where we can take the train? There're a lot of monster in there. We never know!" David grumbled. Kevin faced him off "Hey, don't freak out now, man. I thought you won't get scary since we started the journey," he sneered.

"Follow your ass to hell, Kevin!" David growled angrily. Yoko sighed uncomfortably and slightly backed away. "You think you're truly man...proof yourself, dickwad!" Kevin provoked and showed his knuckle. David felt like being taunted by him and readily to fight "I'm not a chicken shit! Asshole!"

"Guys please...," Yoko whispered tersely and Mark has been readied to pull one of them in case the situation becomes worst. "Both of you stop!" he warned but. "What are you waiting for, dumbass! " Kevin yelled. "You, I said stop!" Mark cut off.

Yoko tried to slip her body between them and suddenly David punched at his face. Kevin staggered backward and wiped his bloody mouth. Soon enough the situation become uncontrolled and Yoko tried to stop him while Mark at David's side. "Stop Kevin, this isn't a right time for that," Yoko advised as she struggled barricading him.

"We need your co-operation right now! Not to watch your boyish fight and I'm asking both of you to stop!" Mark assertively said with changing his glare to each of them. David said nothing and slowly backed off with his eyed didn't break the contact at Kevin's. "I should let you die there but you're lucky because these peoples, dude. Next time I'll ensure myself to shooting your ass," Kevin sniffed and Yoko glanced up her eyes, annoyed.

"I'll cut your throat, I swear," David grunted and moved inside. Kevin's eyes just followed him entering the train. Yoko slowly gaped herself from him and then looked at Mark's angry face. "Behave yourself, soldier! I'm going to escape from here, that's my top priority. Not to watch the killing scene of both of you," Mark exclaimed and then joined the others inside the train.

There were only Yoko and Kevin left. He gazed away, vexed. Thinking that was too unfair to let all the mistakes fallen on his shoulder. Yoko just watched him silently and hesitantly to took out his manly handkerchief from her pocket.

"See...if I can do something with your wound," she offered while extending the thing. Kevin slightly glanced down to her with his still bloody lip. "Go away...you people are suck! Suck to me," he declared, almost whispering and looked away. Yoko hardly gulped and encouraged herself to come close 'Take this..." silenced.

"I'm not blamed on you, Kevin...," Yoko said and placed down the handkerchief on his shoulder before she moved in. Then he realized and watched her figure till disappeared from his sight.

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"Raccoon Zoo, hopefully there's a sanctuary inside, let's move!" Kevin announced and walked toward the back gate. The others just followed him behind "Fucking cop!" David muttered angrily. Yoko solely glanced up to his face "...He has a good reason for that, David. To get us survive ...," she said softly and David narrowed down his eyes toward her.

"I don't need a leader to guide me," he remarked snobbishly. "Yes you are but it's better than never...," she replied gently and kept pressing onward, leaved him behind. David rolled his eyes, annoyed with the little disagreement.

"It's locked...," said Kevin as he yanked the padlock. "Is there anyone of you-" he stunned while gazing toward Alyssa. She only returned the exhaustiveness view at him with Cindy shouldering her arm 'No way...'

Thinking that was wasting his time to find the key, he decided to fire teo times the padlock and finally it is unchained. Kevin gestured up to Mark and both of them immediately shoved aside the back gate. "There's no sound in there, seems creepy," George said and rubbed his cold side arms.

"Thank God, there's no zombie out here but I bet something worst is waiting for us now," Mark exclaimed and stood in front the opened gate. "I'm not going to dilly daily here...just get move. The sooner we find the exit the better," Kevin grumbled and went through the gate.

"Must be he's out of his mind, no fun here," Alyssa mumbled softly. Cindy only silenced and helped her stepping through the gate. Each of them traveled up through the area till Yoko's turn. She only stared in front the back gate with her eyes focused to the 'Raccoon Zoo" tag upward.

The cold breeze slightly blew her uncombed short hair 'This must be... our next grave,. I'm sensing something bad but hopefully it isn't me or anyone ...God please..,' she sighed heavily and rubbed away the bang that fall against her face. After a while, she started moving in to join the others inside.

Kevin armed his full handgun as he walked in the wide concourse with his eyes alerting for the danger around them. The others just closed behind and some of them were shivering, cold. "Its look cloudy, I bet sooner it's gonna be rain," Cindy said, uncertainly.

We better find the shelter first...I know some us won't able to endure this," Mark exclaimed with glanced hesitantly at Alyssa, a bit concerned. "Yeah, glad to hear that some of you still thinking the right way," Alyssa sneered softly. Kevin just glared back and silenced. For him, there was no use to talk about protecting and serving again. In fact he was getting bored since a three years ago...the ages where he was tried to be the best among the best and competed with other officers to become the STAR member. The spirit and the honor have been lost a long before this after the continuously failure...liquor and beer became his close partner.

'I'm supposed to retire from this...but why I didn't? I'm really in a shitty mood! Being trapped with these people, this really sucks! Why I'm here? Should I leave them behind?' Kevin grumbled to himself and inspected his 45 auto. "Let's go...," he remarked and continued traveling onward.

Yoko walked behind them, since a moment ago...at the back of her mind, she was still wondering each of her teammate's background life. There are an imperfect ordinary human with a different problem just liked her, amnesiac and weak. Kevin's gloomy face made her understood his current feeling, could it be he was messing up with his mind. The guy who's known to being sarcastic and tell joke straight up was rarely different...

'Must be the last argument...,' Yoko thought and felt a slight pity on him. It must be too difficult to lead this kind of malfunctioning survivor where some of them hate you, ignoring you or might be the worst thing, betraying you. Yoko breathed hard, winced from the cold. She only kept on walking until Kevin's rough voice surprised her, ordering them to stop.

She glanced weirdly near David who was readily to pull out the gun from his tool belt. "We've got company here! Brace yourself!" Kevin shouted

At several meters ahead from Kevin's location, ten hyenas were running recklessly toward them. He didn't wait for any seconds and started to fire off the first hyena. "Die you bastard!"

Mark suddenly joined by his side and assisted him with fire armed. The group of hyenas was getting closed and growled hungrily toward the fresh flesh in front. David kicked one of them which is tried to bite his leg and shot two times on its head. "Dipshit!"

George only stunned behind the bravery guys, unconfident to kill and Alyssa quickly broke free from Cindy's arm and pick pocketed his gun.

"Gimme back that thing!" George stormed out, glaring toward her. "I'm not going to stand here watching sissy doc! You know me right!" she said firmly without looking at him. Cindy retreated and hide behind George with grasping his arm "I'm scare... Oh God, when will this stop?"

Yoko who was shaking reloading her ammo has been nearly to be scratched by the infected hyena. The quick firing skill from Kevin instantly blasted its head with the black brain slightly splattered against her jeans. "T-Thanks..." she stared in horror "You! Back off and find the sanctuary now!" he ordered. "B-but...," she choked, speechless. "GO!"

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