Chapter 47 The Harbour

THE SACRIFICE

It's your funeral

Authors notes: Here we go, the final stop at last, hope you enjoy this one as its where the story will gradually come to an end.

Zoey looked shocked as she left the train and stood outside in what looked like a harbour area with abandoned boats everywhere one even overturned and on fire, "are you kidding me we left all those people behind for this, this isn't the keys this is the middle of nowhere" she said angrily. "Zoey come on we have to stick together" Louis said trying to be the voice of reason for the angered teen, "Louis you of all people should understand" she shot back, "come on Zoey we can't back down now, we came this far we gotta find somewhere to stay on our own" Louis said. She sighed looking back as Bill and Francis left the train walking over to them, "so this is the Florida keys, crazy how it looks like some shit hole in the middle of goddamn nowhere" he spat as Bill grunted. "Alright people no remember we are looking for a sail boat" Bill simply said, "it's a good thing we left all those people behind so we could escape bill" Zoey said clearly still annoyed. "Zoey if we had stayed no one would've escaped" he said looking sadly at the young girl, "how can you be sure" she shot back as he sighed defeated, "Zoey I can't" he said, "wow did that truck have a head on collision with a boat, man wish I could've seen that" Francis suddenly said looking at the crash directly in front of them. "Shut up Francis" Bill said annoyed at the biker, "actually I would've liked to have seen that to" Louis said, "both of you shut up" Bill said again, "enough chit chat let's get moving we've got a boat to find" he said his tone brokering no argument. "Francis tell Bill I'm ready to go" Zoey said walking down the path up ahead to scout the area out, "Louis tell Zoey I don't know what's going on" he said confused, "I think she's mad at bill" Louis simply said as Bill shook his head. "Alright its time to go, stay together nobody wander off" Bill said quietly trying not to get angry at the friction between the group, "why don't we just take any of those good working boats?" Francis asked looking at the boats all around them. "Because I ain't stopping a boat every fifteen minutes to go looking for gas now shut your traps let's move out" the war vet said finishing the conversation quicker then it started.

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Zoey led the way up the path away from the docks past some containers on the right side, her laser sighted hunting rifle held tightly in her hands, with 2 M1911 pistols in her holster, Francis close behind holding a fully automatic spaz 12 shotgun with a laser sight as well as large hefty fire axe on a sheath on his back and a grenade launcher he had looted from the Millhaven base. Next was Louis holding a laser sighted M16 along with Bill who had the exact same weapon but Louis had 2 Glocks with the teams Medkit while Bill had a magnum in his holster and the teams back of food and water supplies. "Check theses buildings for anything useful then we need to keep moving" Bill said, the team split up Louis going with Zoey into the building on the left and bill and Francis going in the one on the right. Louis and Zoey found 2 pipe bombs while Francis and bill found a couple of Molotov's, Bill then lead the way down the path ahead leading up to a destroyed bridge which had mostly sunk into the ocean below it, "this is why the harbours closed" Louis said walking forward. The path ahead was rocky and would be difficult to walk on, the 2 other men began to follow him across as well as Zoey who froze when she heard something unfamiliar and unnerving.

She could here grunting and groaning from somewhere nearby, turning around and spotting a door leading into an unknown place she slowly walked towards it, she peered in and gasped audibly in horror at what she saw. A hulking figure with one massive arm compared or its other wearing overalls was facing the other way and looking down at the ground at what looked like a mutilated corpse. The head of the corpse had detached itself from its body, the figure holding the head, "holy shit" she whispered beginning to walk back out the door way when she suddenly froze in horror. The figure had heard her whisper and snapped around to face her, its face very skeletal and boney compared to a normal infected, "what the hell what is that!" She yelled in terror. The figure grunted loudly slamming its meaty fist into the ground before it charged forward roaring at the top of it lungs as it picked Zoey up in its meaty arm slamming her into the railing right before the ocean. She cried out as the creature lifted her off the ground before she screamed in pain as she was slammed into the ground hard, she continued to scream as the monster slammed her again and again harder and harder with each slam. Bill and Louis were shocked beyond believe as they ran back to see the monster purpling her into oblivion, "Jesus christ" Bill said firing a full mag into the monster which finally succumbed to the bullets and collapsed, dropping Zoey to the ground.

They ran over to her horrified that she had been badly injured, "Bill?" She managed through her lack of breath, "holy shit kid you ok?" He asked helping her up, she grunted holding her chest as he examined her over, "nothing is broken, but your gonna have a few bruises and it'll hurt for some time, but you'll be fine" he said putting a hand on her shoulder. "T-thanks Bill" she whispered not wanting him to hear as she walked forward grunting as she was forced to limp to some degree, "what in gods name is that thing?"

Louis said looking at the unknown variant of infected shocked. "It charged at me once it saw me and started smashing me into the ground" Zoey said still shocked at what had just happened and shocked she was still alive to see it. "A charger huh, we'll we better be careful don't know what's out here, but I don't wanna run into that thing again" Bill said as Francis came walking over Louis telling him about the new infected. "You good to keep moving kid?" Bill asked as Louis handed her some pain pills which she downed quite a few, "I'll make it" she said, "alright then let's go" he said as he lead the way down the path, Zoey staying in the middle of the group where Louis scalded her for wandering off on her own.

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They were now outside a storage house for boats, beyond the rocky path, we need to get to the other side of this fence, keep moving" Bill said leading the way a round the blockades in the way of the path he had chosen. Zoey still limping along grunting in pain with most steps that she took, "once we find a safe house we'll take a rest let Zoey heal up a bit" Bill said as the rest of the group agreed as well as the woman in question. The group passed through a house up to a large open area, the path ahead was blocked by a mountain of corpses burning as a digger stood over them. "Jesus, is there one place in America where you won't see something terrifying?" Francis remarked shocked at the sight before him. "Hopefully bills islands won't have anything like this on them" Louis said trying to remain optimistic and hopeful that bills plan would lead them to salvation, "I hope your right" Francis responded quietly as they entered a building to bypass the burning corpses. Bill remained quiet knowing the group was already tense enough as it was without him adding fuel to the fire, but no matter what he was going to get them safe, even if it killed him...

End chapter

Authors notes: the beginning of the end, thanks for reading and I will see you all in the next one.

Goodbye