At first I wanted to put the Dark Storyline series idea I had into one big story. I changed my mind and decided to separate them. Finding You is one of three stories from the Dark Storyline series. The other two are Taken and Falling Apart.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Professor Layton franchise

Day 1: Zombie apocalypse AU. Takes place a year after the Unwound Future story wise. POV from Emmy. She hasn't seen anyone from her previous life since the creatures started showing up. Zombies have been invading the world for about 8 months.

Day 1

The fire flickered in it's lonesome. A single piece of beef jerky left. The lady in yellow grabbed the piece and placed the tip over the flame. The fire started to burn the meat, surely not adding much to the flavour. She took a bite and shivered. How she missed actual food. How she missed her old life.

When the first strike happened somewhere in Europe, everyone seemed only mildly interested. She was sent over to report for the World Times. Little did anyone know how contagious the disease was. How horribly this would impact socialization. As far as she knew, only Europe had been hit so far. The borders had been closed off long ago. She tried to remember what date it was, but it became increasingly harder to do so.

The building she resided in at the moment was clear. She had checked every room. She even found some medical supplies, which was especially lucky. She hadn't been hurt in a while, but it was always handy to keep on her person.

She had been travelling alone for the past month or so. It had become increasingly more lonely every day, but it kept her safe. No one to be accountable for and no one to argue with about what way to go or whenever to run or fight. She thought back to the days where it had felt nice to stay in a group. Friendly faces who protected each other.

No.

It hurt too much to think about it anymore. She didn't want to remember their faces. Their smiles. Their screams…

She buried her face in her arm and sighed. She should probably move sometime soon. The building might be clear now, but it could be flooded with them sooner than later.

She got up from her spot and stomped out the fire with her boot. She grabbed her backpack and katana and strapped it to her back. The katana belonged to an old friend. A colleague who had been there with her when the first wave hit France. They were supposed to not get close to the action, but he did anyway. He had handed Emmy the katana and said his farewell.

Too wrapped up in being a hero. She thought.

It was very much like him though. It reminded her of a time when Luke called her a superhero. How badly she wanted to go back to the time when the hardest thing in the world was betraying Luke and the professor.

She adjusted the belt around her waist when she suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the room next to her. She froze and listened. The creatures were usually not this good at sneaking up on her. Some were fast and strong, some were slow and silent, some didn't move unless provoked.

She had learned that last one the hard way.

The noise died down for a moment, until Emmy could make out a soft feminine voice. It was a girl. She sounded young too…

Emmy's breath got stuck in her throat. She didn't want to see another child get taken. She quickly moved along the wall to the hall. It had gotten pretty dark. It was hard to tell if she was alone where she stood.

She silently unclipped the flashlight stuck to her backpack and clicked it on. The bright light filled the space, causing the young girl to let out a small yelp. Emmy moved through the hallway towards the next room and flashed her light inside.

The young girl moved her hand in front of her eyes to shield herself from the brightness.

''Please...don't hurt me. I'm just looking for medicine.'' She whimpered.

She must have been scared.

Emmy lowered her flashlight and walked inside. They seemed to be alone.

''It's alright, I mean no harm.'' Emmy said in a kind voice.

She moved closer to the girl, when the girl in question suddenly leaped forward and grabbed her arm. She moved quickly and turned around Emmy to twist her arm behind her back.

Emmy was surprised by the sudden attack, but wasn't worried.

''Thought I was a helpless little girl huh? Well think twice.''

Emmy couldn't help but laugh. The girl really thought she had overpowered her.

''Well, i'll give you credit for trying.''

And with that Emmy expertly maneuvered her way out of the girl's grip. She moved underneath her and turned her leg around in between the girl's legs. After that, she kicked the back of the girl's right leg, to make her lose balance. To finish it off, she grabbed her wrists and turned them around against her back and pinned her body against the wall.

''Wait, wait! Just listen to me.'' The girl pleaded.

''I'm listening.'' Emmy responded cockily.

''...I wasn't lying. I was really looking for medicine for my father. He has been having a terrible fever these past couple of days and me and some others have been scouring these buildings in the hope of finding some medicine.''

''Hm.''

Emmy must have been lucky then.

''Please...you don't have to help me just...let me go.'' The girl sounded genuine.

''Fine.'' Emmy let the girl's wrists go.

The girl turned around and rubbed her hands. She huffed annoyed.

''You don't happen to have any on you...do you?'' She asked.

Emmy hesitated for a moment. She was afraid to help the girl. It might be better to not share the medicine at all and just move on...but that would mean the girl and her father would suffer. She didn't want that. Being sick in an apocalypse could mean the end for you after all.

She made her decision.

''I have happened to find some pills that might help against a fever. I'll let you have some, if you give me something in return.''

The girl's big eyes lit up.

''Yes, of course! Our group actually found a big storage area with canned foods. If you'd like some.''

Emmy could feel her belly rumble at the prospect of something else than beef jerky. She agreed to the bargain.

''Alright. Take me to your group.''

The girl started walking towards the door and beckoned Emmy to follow.

''So, what's your name anyway?'' She asked.

''Emmy.'' She said softly.

''Nice to meet you Emmy. My name is Flora.''

Yeah so zombie apocalypse isn't anything new but hey, here is the start of my spin on it.