HOTD Chapter 2: No Way in Hell
~April 15, 2010, 10:53pm~ Night Before Z-Day
Momosuke Voiceover: The night before everything went to shit, I was at Kiba's place. Rika was still at work, I was bored and Kiba invited me to stay the night, so why not. We were just gaming together; he was using the PC while I used my laptop I brought from home. And even with just the two of us, we were...happy.
~April 16, 2010 12:54pm~
Momosuke Voiceover: Another boring day in 5th period… None of my friends are in Science with me. Kiba is probably off having fun in gym while I have to sit here and learn about shit I have no interest in. Honestly? When and where am I going to use the theory of the Big Bang? No one needs to know this crap to be a successful in life. But my way of thinking changed when that one announcement came over the intercom.
PA System: This announcement is for all the students. An emergency situation is taking place inside the school right now. All students must follow your teacher's instructions and evacuate. I repeat, a violent incident is taking place inside the school right now. (Sudden loud feedback from microphone)
Momosuke (thinking): Hm? What kind of emergency is he talking about?
PA System: Urgh! Get away from me! Get back! Ahh! Aahhhh! Help! Heeelp! Heeeel-aahhhhh! (PA System turns off)
Momosuke (thinking): Holy shit…
Everyone in the classroom went into an instant panic. Momosuke's classmates began rushing to the classroom door, knocking each other over, pushing each other out of the way, even trampling on anyone that tripped and fell. Momosuke witnessed Teyan, a school soccer player, bulldoze over young Naoma, an innocent student that is a grade ahead of her age group. As Teyan ran for the door, Naoma accidently stepped into his way and he basically shoulder charged her into a nearby wall. Her back hit the edge of a desk and her head hit the floor with a thud. As everyone evacuated the classroom and scattered amongst the halls, Momosuke took it upon himself to go to her aid. He knelt down next to her and moved her short brown hair out of her face and checked her pulse.
Momosuke (thinking): She's alright!
He gently and carefully put one of her arms around his neck and put his right arm around her waist. He firmly planted one foot on the ground and pushed up to get to both feet and then carried her to the classroom closet (where the teacher kept all of the extra supplies). He closed the door and locked it, keeping out any intruders.
~The Fujimi High Gym~
Kiba and Lars were doing what most teenagers would do if their school was under attack by ravenous monsters; run like hell and try to find their friends. When it all happened, they were in gym class together. A big class of 48 were participating in either basketball, walking the gym, or disregarding the sensei's orders and sitting out. Kiba and Lars along with a few of the other kids were just shooting a few baskets as that announcement came on. Everyone seemed to be frozen in place as they listened to the teacher get mauled over the P.A. system. Before all of the kids spazzed out and went crazy with fear, Kiba nudged Lars to follow him and they left to go to the halls. Kiba's immediate plan at the moment as he started getting a bad feeling was to find Momosuke. If anything happened to his best friend, he would be devastated.
He took Lars along too because he knew he had a strong arm. So if anything went wrong, he could let him handle it while he escaped. But unfortunately, they were caught in the halls with the several hundred terrified students. As the kids began pouring into the halls, Kiba and Lars ran off in the other direction instead of trying to run into the crowd. But they quickly realized that students were filling up the halls from both directions. Without thinking, Lars opened the nearest classroom door which was right behind them and pulled Kiba inside, closing the door behind them. Out of breath, Kiba looked to Lars.
Kiba (huffing and puffing): Thanks man. It's good to know that you can think on your toes.
Lars (breathing heavily): No problem. Thank you for taking me with you. That gym was going to become hell really fast.
?: You boys sure are noisy.
The two look around the room to see someone on their knees and meditating. It was Saeko Busijima and a boy that was terrified out of his mind. She opened her eyes and looked towards them. Kiba froze.
Kiba (thinking): OH NO! It's Saeko! Is this the Kendo club!?
She stood and walked over to her wooden sword that she had leaning against a wall.
Kiba (thinking, panicking): Oh, no… Oh damn! Oh shit! She's going to hit us with the sword because we interrupted her meditating and entered without permission!
She picked up the sword and stood in the middle of the classroom.
Saeko: You two might want to get away from the door.
Kiba (thinking): I'M GOING TO FUCKING DIE!
While Kiba moved to the side away from the door and covered his face, bracing for the hit, Lars tapped his shoulder. Kiba looked to Lars who was looking at him with a dumb look on his face.
Kiba: Huh? She's not going to kill us?
Saeko: No. You are not the enemy.
Just then, several large bangs came from the door. Lars and Kiba moved to the center of the room with Saeko. The scared underclassmen quickly scurried to a corner to hide. Focused, Saeko held her bokken tightly and got in her stance.
Saeko: Get ready.
Kiba and Lars: Hm?
The two focused on the door and just as it seemed too quiet, the door burst open. Students began pouring into the classroom… only… they were different. Their skin was grey and their eyes were lifeless; their clothes tattered and bloodstained. Once they were close enough, Saeko attacked. With great speed and precision, she began mercilessly taking down the students one by one; dodging theirs attempts to grab her and skillfully bashing in their skulls.
Kiba (thinking): Whoa… Look at her go… She's amazing.
She ducked a grab and bashed the chin of a student in, following up with a vertical chop to its cranium. The corpse flopped to the ground with the other body and Saeko stood still.
Saeko: These… are the enemy.
Kiba: What are they? Are they the students of the school?
Saeko: I'm guessing so since they have on our uniforms. But they're not people anymore. I had a dream last night that something bad was going to happen today. And I prepared accordingly.
Kiba: So you prepared to kick ass?
Saeko: I guess you could say that. This seems to be some kind of infection that is spread through bites. Look.
She pointed to the window and Kiba and Lars went to take a look. In the middle of the street, two infected people attacked an innocent teenager. After biting him several times, they moved on.
Kiba: What the hell kind of virus makes people eat each other?
Saeko: That's not all.
Kiba and Lars looked again to see that same teenager's body twitch. It stood up and began wandering around aimlessly as it dragged its body along.
Kiba (thinking): What the hell? He got back up? But there was blood everywhere! He should've died from blood loss!
Saeko: Doesn't seem right, does it? It's some kind of virus that reanimates dead corpses and they crave human flesh. Seeing as how they aren't attacking each other, I'm guessing they're after live humans.
Kiba: That's…
Lars: Horrible.
Saeko: It is… Come on. Let's head to the nurse's office. If we're going to survive this thing we're going to need a good nurse.
Kiba: Right. (looking back at the underclassmen) What about him?
Saeko looked back at the freshmen cowering in the corner. She walked over to him and knelt down.
Saeko: What is your name?
The Freshman Student: E-Ebisu...
Saeko: Do you want to die, or do you want to live?
The boy looked her in the eyes and looked away, crying.
Saeko: I think I have my answer.
She walked to the door and paused just before exiting into the hall.
Saeko: I know you want to live because you're crying. You're afraid to die. If you really wanted to die, you would be fearless about it and would've accepted it as soon as those monsters entered the room- (window glass shatters)
Everyone looked to the boy, who was no longer in the corner. They all ran to the window and see that he had jumped out the window, two stories straight to the concrete. He had landed on his back so they saw a bright red puddle forming from the back of his head.
Kiba: Well, Saeko-chan. I guess you found your answer. What an idiot… Why would he just go and kill himself?!
Saeko was in disbelief. She just stared out the window at the young boy that had just committed suicide.
Kiba: Saeko? Are you okay?
Saeko snapped out of her daze.
Saeko: Yeah… Yeah, I'm okay. Let's move.
Kiba and Lars nodded.
~Momosuke's Science Class~
In the closet he had locked himself in with his classmate Naoma, he had laid her down on her stomach to take pressure off of her bruised back. She slowly began to regain consciousness. She tried to move but ended up putting a strain on her back.
Naoma: Ow…
Momosuke: No, stop. Don't move. Your back is badly bruised.
Naoma: What happened? Did I get pushed?
Momosuke: Uh… I guess you could say that. More like bulldozed over, but-
Naoma: Ow! I really can't move… I think my back is fractured.
Momosuke: It's possible. You hit the edge of that desk pretty hard. Is there anything I can do to help?
Naoma: The Nurse.
Momosuke: Huh?
Naoma: The nurse! Please take me to the Nurse!
Momosuke: Are you sure that's a good idea? You're in no condition to move.
Naoma: I need to get help some how… I can't just stay in this closet.
Momosuke: Yeah… you're right… I got and idea. I'll go get her.
Naoma: Could you do that for me?
Momosuke: Yeah. I don't mind. Just don't move. I don't want you to get any more hurt than you already are.
Naoma: You're… Momosuke. Right?
Momosuke: Yeah.
Naoma: Thank you very much.
Momosuke: You're very welcome, Naoma-san.
Momosuke opened the door slowly and looked around the classroom to make sure it was clear.
Naoma: What's out there?
Momosuke: Nothing for now. It's clear.
Naoma: Do you know what's going on in the school?
Momosuke: Not yet… But I have a feeling that I'm going to find out.
Naoma: When you get back, how will I open the door? I honestly can't move without a sharp pain all over my entire spine.
Momosuke: I'll just leave the door cracked. If anything happens, scream and I'll come right
back.
Naoma: Okay. Please be safe.
Momosuke: Safe is my middle name.
He halfway closed the closet door and began walking towards the classroom door.
Momosuke (thinking): "Safe is my middle name?" How lame was that?! That was fucking terrible!
He looked both ways down each side of the hall and saw nothing but blood and lifeless corpses lined up against the walls and sprawled out on the floor. Blood was splashed on the windows and lockers and severed limbs served as a disgusting finishing touch.
Momosuke (thinking): What the hell happened here…? This is bad… This is really bad! I hope Kiba is alright!
He carefully crept down the hall, stepping over corpses, limbs and the several pools of blood. He heard a groan that made his heart sink and pressed himself against a locker in hopes of becoming temporarily invisible. He saw what he believed was a student but she was covered from head to toe in blood and missing a right arm that was still leaking fluids. He completely froze, as if he became a part of the locker. But without even paying him any attention, she wandered right past him.
Momosuke (thinking): Huh? She didn't see me? Is she… blind?
But without asking any more question, he continued to sneak down the hall and make his way to the Nurse's Office. When all of a sudden…
?: WHAT THE FUCKS GOING ON!?
Momosuke (whispering): Hm? Takashi?
He then heard more groans and a group of unsteady footsteps in the distance.
Momosuke (thinking): No! More of them!
He looked across the hall to see the women's restroom.
Momosuke (thinking): Dammit. Only option right now.
He ran quietly across the hall to the restroom and went into a stall to hide. He could hear "them" dragging themselves along, moaning and groaning as they did so. After a few moments pass and he no longer heard the noises of walking corpses, he exited the stall. He went to the exit of the women's room and looked both ways before entering the hall again.
Momosuke (thinking): I think I'm good. I gotta get to the Nurse before something bad happens to her… What if something already has… I'd better move!
Just the he hears a distant, high pitched scream from behind him. He turned around and his eyes grew wide.
Momosuke (whispering): No…
Disregarded stealth, he made a mad dash for his classroom. On the door he saw a bloody hand print and on the floor next to the closet door… sat a puddle of blood. He slowly walked towards the closet with his hand out. Each step he took grew heavier and heavier and until he finally reached the door. He pulled open the door and saw the girl lying on the floor and the first of them he saw, the girl with the missing arm, was digging into her back. Pulling out ribs and other intestines to devour. Naoma with frozen with a face of fear. Her lifeless eyes were still open, staring into nothingness. Momosuke couldn't believe what he was seeing. A helpless girl was being eaten alive right in front of him. He took three steps back and bumped into a desk, causing quite a bit of noise. The girl with the missing arm rose up and turned around; face covered in Naoma's blood and was still chewing on her innards. She began taking steps towards Momosuke.
Rage filled his heart and anger swarmed his mind. He made a tight fist and punched the student in the face, knocking her to the floor. He quickly got on top of her and punched the back of the student's head, making her forehead bounce off of the tile floor. He stood up and curb stomped the student's head into the floor several times until she stopped moving. When his fists still tight, he went to Naoma in the closet and got on his knees. At the sight of her, he began sobbing. He wanted to get help for her, but instead he left her vulnerable to attack and she lost her life. He looked at her still open eyes and put his index and middle finger on her eyebrows. He dragged his fingers down her eyes and closed them.
Momosuke (speaking quietly): I'm so sorry… Naoma…
He stood up, wiped his eyes and walked to the door. He now knew what this new world was. It was now kill or be killed. This is hell.
END CHAPTER 2
NEXT TIME ON HOTDR
Kiba: What was up with that kid launching himself out of a two story window?
Momosuke: I don't know, but that was a lot of sadness in that chapter, huh?
Saya: Yeah… I don't like the gloomy scenes.
Momosuke: Hey, it's the zombie apocalypse. What do you expect? Sunshine and pixie kisses?
Saya: Momosuke! (hits him)
Momosuke: Ow…
Takashi: Saya, stop hitting people. Or I'll tell your mom.
Rei: You're all acting like you don't love each other.
Kiba: Shut the fuck up, Rei.
Rei: Hey!
Saeko: Next time on Highschool of the Dead Revamped!
ALL: Escaping! Dead or Alive!
Kohta: Woo! I can't wait until I get introduced!
Kiba: Shut up, Kohta.
Kohta: Aw man…
Saeko: Why so mean, Kiba-kun?
Kiba: Ah- I… Uh. *coughs and clears throat* Sorry, Saeko-chan.
Momosuke: Smooth...
Ms. Shizuka: I can't wait to see how the next chapter turns out!