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I have been riding for hours and I still didn't find any survivors ever since the strange portals open up in the sky.

My [Redacted] got zombified when it happened. it happen so fast, i didn't know what to do, all i did was run into the garage and blocked off the door.

even though they deserve it, I was worry about something else entirely.

after a week, I found some stuff that may protect me from the world.

a crossbow.

my [Redacted] motorcycle.

as well a journal just in case of records.

I made sure there was no Freakers outside and drove on.

after driving for a few moments, I saw a creature, larger than a building out of nowhere.

it was like a two-legged horned beast, probably came from the portal.

I notice how it was eating the Freakers.

I took the journal out and put the important information about it there, just in case.

i driven and saw another one. I made sure it didn't see me, I didn't know if it was dangerous or not.

after the 3rd week on the road, I swear there was something wrong with me. I felt less hungry which was good but I was panicking as well. it almost seen my [Redacted] alive. I think I ate something weird.

I finally reach a sign. I stop and read the sign.

'Welcome to Wakefield.'

'finally somewhere to scavenge for supplies.' I thought to myself.

I drove around the deserted town, finding a store.

there was not much to find in this place, just some rotten food and strange vines.

I left since there was nothing there to scavenge for, heading to a mall, which will probably have enough supplies for me.

I walk through the glass doors, into a dark and empty lobby.

There all type of stores, clothing, games, hunting etc.

I wonder if I can gathe-

wait, do I hear-

is there survivors here?!

I start to run to a food court, where I see Freakers surrounding something. I get out my crossbow and shot a freaker nearby in the circle. I kept shotting at some more Freakers till I can see what they are surrounding.

I see 4 survivors, around my age.

a girl with a spear, yelling at a boy with a broken baseball. I couldn't hear what they were saying.

I see a large lad with a mohawk, punching every freaker left and right.

I see a smaller, brown kid holding what look like-

I don't even know what he hold, but he defending himself.

oh, nevermind. a freaker topping on him. I immediately shot it in the head. the small teen pull off him and saw the arrow from the freaker. I hid out of sight before he could look up. I grab some rope and medkit, getting out of there immediately.

I know I should be aleast happy, there being others but you cant trust everyone the second you meet them.

once I made it outside I was alarm by a winged wretch, red and webbed winged creature.

my crossbow fled out of my hands, making me vulnerable to the large flying creature. I try to run for my weapon but another wretch land in front of me.

before I can even get out the away, the wretch tail hits me into a wall, causing me to ache in pain in my back.

I heard a loud bang, hitting one of the large red demons. I became unconscious from the pain. all I heard were voices and more noises.

I wake up in a room, sleep on a bean bag. I look around to see my crossbow and my bag. I try to stand but my back ache even more, causing me to groan in misery.

I hear footsteps and the same kid I saved at the mall came in, wearing a lab coat.

he didn't notice I was awake, so I waited till he turned around. he was at a table with stuff everywhere.

I start to hit my heel on the floor out of inpatients.

he turns around startles by the noise.

"oh, sorry, I didn't know that you were awake."

'of course. first you kidnap me, then you forget me.' I said, in my mind.

"let me introduce myself. my name is Quint Baker. what your name?"

'...'

"okay, nevermind. you probably want to know where you are, so you are in our treehouse."

'sure, nice to know.'

"So may I ask, were you the one who saved me at the food court, right?"

I nod.

"Well thank you back there, i would have been zombie chow back there."

I shrug it off, trying to get up from the beanbag.

"oh, I forgot, you had a nasty impact on your spine. so there a mechanism on your spine while it heals."

He grabs my hands and bring me to my feet slowly.

"there you go. my friends went to get some stuff to upgrade our defenses, what about we past the time by ME asking questions about YOU."

I nod, but i grab a pencil and a piece of paper.

he took me to a small table and sat down.

"what is your name?" Quint ask?

I wrote it down on the paper and show him.

Sliver Beans Methuselah