Korrasami 88: 1. Yes, but she's a "smart" one. 2. She was horrified by the experiments Pale Girl was going through.

Al Drin Hoshizora: No comment.

MrScourch: Let's hope Jill can run when she wants to.

Burglar: Oh?

Antha1: Don't worry, this will all make sense in a while.

The Batista: Oh really?

I must also say: I thought this chapter would get more comments. Oh well.


One truly doesn't know how fast they can run until they're running from the jaws of death.

Jill, for instance, didn't know that she could outrun three feral zombies that could not be reasoned with, even by other zombies. Blackjacket didn't know that he could keep up with her until his life was threatened.

Rob, with his large size, didn't know his stout legs could carry him through the forest almost faster than his three comrades. In the back of his mind, he wondered why he, a giant mountain of a man, didn't simply turn around and crush their pursuers with his fists. But that was only in the back of his mind.

The zombies behind them dashed nimbly through the trees after their targets. Their screeches and grunts echoed through the forest as their feet padded through the muddy, marshy ground.

Jill spun around and fired one bullet at the three feral zombies. The bullet nicked one of them in the shoulder, but the zombie continued running, shrugging off the bullet as if it hadn't even been wounded.

"Crap," Jill said as she spun around and continued running. One zombie skittered up a tree, and started swinging through the branches from above.

George looked up. "Um, guys," He said, causing everyone to look up and see the silhouette of the zombie leaping from tree to tree above them. They continued running faster than ever as the zombie from above swung from over their heads.

The two zombies on the ground got on all fours and spread out. One of them ran to the left of the ground; the other ran to the right.

Blackjacket turned his head to see the zombie on the right catching up to them and closing in. Quickly, he grabbed a low tree branch, pulling it back. As the zombie ran towards him, Blackjacket released the branch, letting it fly into the zombies' face. The zombie let out a shriek and collapsed into the mud.

The group heard a screech, and they looked up to see the zombie in the trees fling itself down towards the group. It tackled George, knocking him off course. The two went soaring into the air and off the side of a hill.

"George!" Mary cried as the group all skidded to a stop. They then raced down a hill, leading to a lake leading to the city.

George and the zombie lay on the ground, unconscious. As the group ran down the hill, Jill noticed a canoe near the shore. She looked up to see the two zombie racing down the hill after them.

"Into the boat!" Jill shouted as Rob slung George over his shoulder and the group took off towards the canoe. The two zombies charged down the hill after them.

Jill reached the boat first, and cringed when she saw the body of a young camper lying face-first in the boat. Stifling a barf, Jill slowly pulled the body out of the canoe, and the group all ran into the canoe.

Grabbing two paddles, Jill was about to enter when one of the zombies pounced at her. Instantly, Jill swung the paddle in the air, and cracked it against the zombie's head. There was a snapping sound, and the zombie went flying through the air and slumped onto the ground.

Jill then dove into the canoe, and she and Mary quickly started paddling the canoe through the lake. The remaining conscious zombie stopped at the shore, and watched as the group fled in the boat. It led out a final angry screech as its victims got away.

Blackjacket watched the zombie from afar, and let out a sigh of relief.

"That was a close one, wasn't it Jill," He said. Jill nodded, and smiled weakly, then turned and saw the city from afar.

"Let's go," She said, and they started paddling in the direction of the city.


"Unhand her, now."

Yellowjacket didn't know what was happening before her. All she saw was the Boss and his two men with nasty devices in their hands, and the Pale Girl strapped down on the table.

Yellowjacket eyed the men cautiously, and inched to the right. She had heard the Boss talk about "dissecting" the Patient Zero. She knew what dissect meant, and it definitely wasn't what she had intended for Pale Girl when she handed her over to the Boss.

"Ma'am, I suggest you leave," The Boss said lowly. "This is grownup business."

"No," Yellowjacket said firmly, her eyes narrowed. "You release this girl right now."

"I'm looking for a cure," The Boss told Yellowjacket. "That is what I said I would do, and I am not lying. Nothing I have done are things I said I wouldn't do when you agreed to find her."

"But I didn't want you to kill her," Yellowjacket said, her fingers twitching as she grabbed hold of a shelving rack. Her fingers tightened around.

"That is only a last resort," The Boss reassured her. As he did, the Pale Girl growled at him, and started struggling against her restraints. The men all backed away from her.

"I'm hoping this experiment works this time," The Boss mumbled to himself as he turned away from Yellowjacket and towards the Pale Girl, the syringe in his hand.

Yellowjacket's eyebrow furrowed. What did he mean by "This time?" She then made up her mind that something was wrong.

The Boss then heard the sound of something being thrown, and turned to see Yellowjacket fling the shelving rack in his direction. The Boss collapsed onto the ground, and the men all ran for cover. The rack smashed into the table, sending it crashing onto the ground.

The Boss' sunglasses clattered off his nose and landed on the ground. The Boss instantly covered his eyes, and started feeling for his sunglasses.

Yellowjacket approached, and said, "I'm sorry, but I can't let you. . . let you. . ."

Yellowjacket froze as the Boss turned and stared up at her. Yellowjacket's jaw dropped, and she started shaking.

The Boss' eyes were lifeless.

Before Yellowjacket could fully comprehend what she was seeing, the Pale Girl tore into the air, having been freed from her binds. She lunged at Yellowjacket, who screamed in terror.

The Pale Girl grabbed Yellowjacket by the wrist, and tore down the hallway with Yellowjacket in tow.

The Boss grabbed his sunglasses and put them on before his men could see him. His men got to their feet, and the Boss pointed down the hallway and shouted, "Get them!"

Pale Girl leaped into the air and kicked the steel doors open. With Yellowjacket's wrist in Pale Girl's clawed hands, the Patient Zero led Yellowjacket down the stairs. The men ran through the doors and charged after them.

Pale Girl released Yellowjacket, whirled around, and charged up at the men. She swung her claws out, barely missing them. The men collapsed on the stairs. Pale Girl hissed at them, her fangs out.

"No!" Yellowjacket shouted, and grabbed Pale Girl by the arms and pulled. The two girls then lost balance and tumbled down the stairs, landing in a heap on the floor.

Pale Girl and Yellowjacket got up, and the former noticed the men run down the stairs after them. Pale Girl let out a hateful screech, and grabbed Yellowjacket by the hair and pulled her up.

Kicking the door open, Pale Girl and Yellowjacket ran out to where the Freaks were. Men, women and children all screamed and raced out of the way as the feral girl ran out.

"It's Patient Zero!" Yellowjacket heard one woman cry. She wanted to pull herself out of Pale Girl's grip, but it was no use. Pale Girl was too strong.

"Riley!" Yellowjacket heard Bill shout, and she saw him push himself through the crowd. However, Pale Girl kept her grip on Yellowjacket's arm and continued to half-drag her through the group.

A few men with guns ran out and took aim. Pale Girl, pulling Yellowjacket with her, dodged all the bullets fired. The two shoved through the men blocking their way, until they were finally at the door leading outside.

As Pale Girl kicked the door open, Yellowjacket heard Margaret whisper, "Yellowjacket?"

Yellowjacket turned to Margaret, staring at her with a confused and hurt look in her eyes. Yellowjacket stared at her with sorrowful eyes, and all she could do was wave goodbye as she was yanked out through the door by Pale Girl.

And then they were gone. Pale Girl and Yellowjacket raced out of the building, onto the streets, and into the city.

They were gone.

Bill ran out of the door after them, shouting, "Riley! Come back, Riley!"

He would've continued running after them, but Joe came out and held him back.

"Are you crazy?!" He cried out. "There are zombies out there!"

"That's my daughter!" Bill shouted, wrenching himself out of Joe's grip. Joe stared at him with hard eyes, and Bill turned in the direction Yellowjacket and Pale Girl had left in.

"Riley!" He shouted, and ran in the direction of the city. But soon, he collapsed onto the ground. The two were too far gone for him to catch up to them.

Bill lay on his knees, staring off into the city, breathing heavily. He buried his face into his hands.

"Riley."


(In Bill's Mind)

The five emotions stared through Bill's screen in disbelief.

"What. . . what just happened?" Joy asked, rubbing his forehead as he tried to comprehend what had just transpired.

"She didn't just leave us," Fear whispered to try and reassure himself. "No, she didn't. That was. . . that was some other zombie girl, not our Riley. It couldn't have been."

"This can't be happening," Anger whispered, shaking his head in denial. "No way did Riley just. . ." Then he froze as he realized that they couldn't deny what had just happened.

Riley truly had left them.

The emotions all went silent, and lowered in their head in sorrow. Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger.

All five emotions.

But they were only feeling one emotion now.


End of Act II


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