As I am driving, I see that the road is clear of any humans or anything suspicious. This lets me breathe in a relaxed sigh, because I feel more at ease and relaxed now that there are no humans around right now. I drive the car at a fast speed but not too fast because I do not want to endanger any of our lives but I want to get there as fast as possible. I look at the scenery and see lots of destroyed houses and trees around us. I drive for a few minutes, and then I see the library up ahead. I speed up when I see the library, and then I decide to get out. As soon as I get out, Pikachu and Mike get out with me and I lock the doors. I put the keys in my pants pocket, and so I walk inside the library.
As I walk inside the library, I hold my breath in a mix of fear and anxiety. I feel my heart pounding loudly in my chest and I look over at Mike and Pikachu. Pikachu looks at me in worry and then says, "Oshawott, what's the matter? You look so...scared..." His voice trails off, and he rubs my shoulder lightly. I smile as he does this because it is a friendly gesture, and Mike smiles while looking at us. Our friendship is so strong that I feel like I'm the luckiest human to have a friend like him. I remember that he was speaking to me so I shake my head to bring myself back to reality and respond.
"Oh, I'm just really nervous about what will happen to us. I don't want any of us to get hurt, and I think we should defend ourselves." Pikachu looks away as I say this, and then we walk through the bookshelves. I observe my surroundings closely and see that no one is here. It is completely silent and like a ghost-town, and I scan the bookshelves. I don't see anything here unfortunately, and Mike points up ahead.
"We should look over there." Mike walks ahead at a fast pace, and I follow. He is walking so fast that I struggle to keep up with him. I run ahead, and then stop when he does almost bumping into him. I look at the shelves, and see that they mention illnesses. I don't know too much about the illnesses, but then there's one title that says, "Apocalypse survival guide" and Mike's eyes are on that one. I think about what this is, and how it's going to help us and then Mike says, "We should look through this one. It's like this is an apocalypse and we need to stop it. This should tell us what to do and how to do it." I smile as there is hope for this all to end. I wait in anticipation as Mike flips through the book.
There are a few moments of silence, as Pikachu and I stare at Mike. We are all dependent on him now, and his facial expressions look confused and disappointed as he is going through the book. Eventually, he puts it down and shakes his head.
"What's the matter?" I ask. Mike looks at me with disappointment, and he looks at the book. Suddenly, he looks angrily at the book, and then throws it in the direction opposite of Pikachu and I. I gasp in shock, and then prepare myself to back away as I feel my feeling of fear growing inside. I look back at Pikachu who is looking at Mike in shock as well. Mike looks at me and says,
"Goddammit, you can't find anything in these freaking books can you? We're trying to save the human race and all that we can find is nothing! This is so frustrating!" I'm surprised because I have never seen Mike lose his temper before, he was always so calm and kind. There is a tense silence for about a minute, and I'm not sure what to do during this silence. I look at Pikachu who stares at me without saying anything. Then, Mike comes up to me and hugs me tightly. At least now I know that he is all right, and the disease hasn't spread to him yet. "Kyle, you are so important to me. You are a great worker and person. I'm sorry that you're going through all this and at such a young age. I promise I will be with you until the end." He smiles at me, and I smile back. My anxiety and fear level has gone down now but before I can say anything, I hear a banging sound.
The sound is loud and almost breaks my eardrums. I quickly cover my ears, and hear another sound. This time, the sound is of glass shattering, and I look up to see that the glass on one of the windows has been broken. Oh crap, I see that there is a crowd of people outside who are trying to get inside the library. I look at Mike and Pikachu with my eyes wide in fear. "Let's get out on the other side!" Mike says, and runs forward. Without arguing or saying anything, I follow him.