*Song featured 'MAMA' by My Chemical Romance.
D-DAY/ DAY: 3
The survivors moved in a chaotic mess, some grabbing armfuls of supplies and rushing them towards the lower floor garage and others scanning the building for any and every kind of instrument that could be later used as a weapon. Nobody mentioned the missing Death Note and nobody was willing to bring up the bodies of the married couple in one of the bedrooms. They locked the door and L was certain that Light and Sayu had written something upon it in ink, L hadn't had an opportunity to confirm his suspicion and he doubted he would get a chance to. He grabbed armloads of maps and other papers that may come to use, knowing that Watari would take care of whatever he missed, Aizawa hugged his family close and watched from the sidelines as he workmates rushed about.
Mama, we all go to hell.
Mama, we all go to hell.
I'm writing this letter and wishing you well,
Mama, we all go to hell.
Oh, well, now,
Mama, we're all gonna die.
Mama, we're all gonna die.
Stop asking me questions, I'd hate to see you cry,
Mama, we're all gonna die.
"Time to go!" L looked over at that, Light framed by the dying rays of sunlight with Sayu tucked in at his side. "We need to go now otherwise we run the risk of getting caught somewhere in the city we can't navigate." He gently pulled Sayu along with him as they headed for the stairs and L felt the weight of the eyes of the other survivors upon him.
'Most of them spent their days ignoring or questioning me, and now they're looking to me.' He nodded slowly in agreement with Light. "He's right, we need to leave now." He confirmed aloud, heading for the stairs and sensing the others moving to follow behind him. He didn't linger upon the stairs, running down them, tennis shoes slapping against the concrete, and keeping an eye on his footing. It wouldn't do to slip and break an ankle or twist it. He hit the final floor and already could see Light and Sayu hurriedly packing away last minute supplies into the two black SUVs the team had agreed would be the best to take.
And when we go don't blame us, yeah.
We'll let the fire just bathe us, yeah.
You made us, oh, so famous.
We'll never let you go.
And when you go don't return to me my love.
"Everybody into the cars, those who can drive sit out front." Watari ordered, already heading for the drivers' seat of what would be the lead SUV. A brief discussion ensued between Mogi, Aizawa and Matsuda before Mogi made for the drivers' seat of the follow car.
L went straight for the lead car and deposited his armful of objects into the back before slamming it closed and turning to watch as everyone else dropped off their arms loads and closed up the back of the cars. His eyes instinctively sought out Light and found him with Sayu watching the others whilst speaking lowly to his sister. Sensing eyes on him Light looked straight up and caught L's gaze for a moment before turning his attention once more to his sister. Watari started the car engine and Mogi was quick to follow, the garage filling with the sound and everybody trailed off.
Mama, we're all full of lies.
Mama, we're meant for the flies.
And right now they're building a coffin your size,
Mama, we're all full of lies.
"It's time to go, get into the cars." L said, something he thought was unnecessary but did so anyway.
"Eriko and Yumi, you're with me." Aizawa stated, arms never leaving the pair as he ushered them all into the back of the SUV Mogi had commandeered. Matsuda hesitated for a moment, eyes flickering between the two cars before hastily crawling into the front passenger seat beside Mogi.
"Looks like we're with you." L controlled the urge to jump at the unexpected voice and turned dispassionate eyes upon Light.
"Looks like." L stated, making a beeline for the front passenger seat even as Light and Sayu crawled into the back. Upon everyone settling in Watari pulled out from the garage, Mogi following closely behind, as they took to the abandoned streets.
Well, Mother, what the war did to my legs and to my tongue,
You should've raised a baby girl,
I should've been a better son.
If you could coddle the infection
They can amputate at once.
You should've been,
I could have been a better son.
"Are we going to warn the others?" A quiet, feminine voice asked from behind him.
"We don't have the time Sayu, we need to look out for ourselves, and even if we did, we don't have enough to sustain a large group for long." Light replied, and L bit into his thumb to keep his opinion silent.
'No doubt you planned on being rid of quiet a few of us before now, hence the zombie attack in the tower.' He thought grimly, catching Watari's knowing eye even as the last rays of sunlight vanished from sight plunging the city into darkness. 'How am I going to deal with the issue of the Death Note?' Light also had managed to keep the gun he'd taken from the solider with him, so that was also an issue L had to take into consideration.
And when we go don't blame us, yeah.
We'll let the fire just bathe us, yeah.
You made us, oh, so famous.
We'll never let you go.
They reached the main, and only, gate within minutes, Watari pulling to a temporary halt even as Light slid from the back and jogged over to the control panel which he overrode and the gate opened with a loud electronic 'beep'. Light jogged back to the car and slid back in, closing the door behind him even as Watari continued to drive with Mogi following close behind. Upon leaving the gated area both cars turned on their car lights to illuminate the surroundings.
"I can't believe they really just left us." Sayu said as they passed by various constructions where soldiers would have stood at or fired behind.
"Up ahead." Watari commented and everyone shifted to look at what he was pointing out.
She said, "You ain't no son of mine
For what you've done. They're gonna find
A place for you
And just you mind your manners when you go.
And when you go, don't return to me, my love."
That's right.
L swallowed harshly, dropping his hand from his mouth as he ran his fingers over his gun at the sight before them. The lights picked up corpses that lay sprawled out upon concrete and tar alike, some could be seen hanging out of windows and others were trapped within cars. Many had bullet holes through their skulls, but even more had been torn apart in some form or another.
"The animals went rabid pretty quickly." Light commented idly as they watched a pack of dogs of various breeds scatter from the corpse they'd been feasting upon. "Then again, it's been three days so I suppose it isn't all that unexpected." Sayu made a small chocking noise at that and L turned around in time to watch her cover her mouth with her hand and press her face into Light's shoulder.
"If you feel the urge to be sick, let me know and I'll slow down." Watari offered to the distraught girl.
"It'd be better if we didn't stop." L advised. "Just wind down the window." He offered as an alternative.
Mama, we all go to hell.
Mama, we all go to hell.
It's really quite pleasant
Except for the smell,
Mama, we all go to hell.
2 - 3 - 4
Mama! Mama! Mama! Oh!
Mama! Mama! Mama! Ma...
And if you would call me your sweetheart,
I'd maybe then sing you a song
But there's shit that I've done with this fuck of a gun,
You would cry out your eyes all along.
"Remember earlier, those soldiers who were boasting about their kills?" Light asked unexpectedly and L turned to look at him in confusion. "They made it seem like the eighty-three they killed was a huge achievement." L remembered it. Couldn't believe that the conversation had taken place only yesterday. They'd lost seven of their group since then in one fell swoop. "They refused to answer my questions," Light continued. "Guess we now know why the number wasn't larger, turns out they only went after easy kills rather than take on the bigger threat."
"I wonder what they did with the people they carted off." Watari said, referring to the people who'd been taken on the first day of military occupation. The sick and a range of other people had been carted off and nobody heard from them since.
"Perhaps they were taken to a medical facility." Sayu suggested, voice muffled as she kept her head buried in Light's chest.
"Not like it matters, they'll be dead soon."
We're damned after all.
Through fortune and flame we fall.
And if you can stay then I'll show you the way,
To return from the ashes you call.
Silence fell upon the car and Watari drove down the silent streets, sometimes backtracking in order to get around collusion sites. It wasn't long before the undead made an appearance, stumbling around on the side of the roads or within broken buildings. The night was so quiet that the screaming from the military 'safe-zone' cut through the city with ease. Sayu whimpered and L closed his eyes in guilt at the loss of the humans they didn't spare time to warn.
"Don't feel guilty, many of them would have done the same thing. It's about survival and we must do what is necessary." Light said, and L could tell that the words were aimed at him.
"That doesn't mean that we should ignore the loss, we are not monsters." Watari stated firmly, eyes on the road.
We all carry on (We all carry on)
When our brothers in arms are gone (When our brothers in arms are gone)
So raise your glass high
For tomorrow we die,
And return from the ashes you call.
It was cresting on sunrise when they escaped the confines of the city and made it to the open highway. It was only a few hours after that Watari pulled into a parking lot of a large mall.
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