After all of that intense battle with their feral neighbour, Lincoln, Clyde and the younger sisters all went into the porch and stood in front of the door. Lincoln's head bowed to a text neck slightly as his eyes were glued on the doorknob, fear and anticipation burned through his chest like heartburn if that makes sense.
Finally, after 5 seconds of silence, Lincoln turned his head slightly and spoke. "I'll go first." He noticed his voice was soft and out of breath, I guess all that yelling took a toll on me, wonder how Lola's voice would sound like. The others just nodded. Somewhere far away, a loud explosion was heard followed by screams that they weren't sure if it were kids or adults
Maybe even both, but whatever the case it made them flinch especially the twins and Clyde.
Without any second thought, Lincoln immediately but surely twists the knob and pushed the door making a low creak while doing it.
They went inside and scanned the room to find the whole place to be...mostly untouched, apart from the shattered windows, lightbulb and other fragile objects are broken on the floor, it was like nothing ever happened. They imagine the house to be mostly damaged after taking that powerful hit from the shockwave of the green mist.
It was also rather quiet too, maybe too quiet.
Lincoln, his sisters and even Clyde would never think it would be this quiet it made them uncomfortable. They were so used to the sounds of loud noises, screams and explosions that just looking at what they were seeing just looks wrong, it's also kinda sad even. As they knew it will never be normal for Lincoln, Clyde the younger sisters or any kids who got to live in this hellish new world.
The room itself was a little dark, save for the sunlight streaming through the windows. Making it the only provider for light sources. Though only for a little while as the orange sky was beginning to go dark so they have to find a flashlight or a candle once that happens.
They continue to scan through the room to look for their Mom with Lincoln walking next to that chimney and find a framed picture on the floor he picked it up to find the photo of him and his sisters. It was a present for Mom and Dad since he couldn't find any other gift he could give them besides a melted coffee mug. Lucy walked around and stopped at the window to get a good view of the outside. The screams of children can still be heard throughout Royal Woods, it was too much for the eight-year-old to bare so she quietly closed the curtain that miraculously didn't fall over.
Lola sat on the sofa snivelled softly, Lana went next to her and hugged her right she needed emotional support after the shit they had just been through and Lana did just that. Lisa and Clyde both looked at the floor to make sure they weren't stepping on broken glass. Lisa mentioned how even one tiny piece of glass can be stuck in your shoe.
Guess she was right.
They stopped a small creek coming from Mom and Dad's bedroom. They immediately stopped what they were doing and twisted their necks to the door.
"Mommy?" Lola quietly said and Lana put a hand on her shoulder. Could it be Mom? the siblings collectively thought. It had to be their mother, either it was just a book falling to the floor. At first, they assumed she left the house to come to look for them when the green mist happened but then how would she have gone without having some sort of transportation? Vanzilla could probably still be in High School and they doubt she'd walked without getting chased by those crazed adults. She also wouldn't leave Lily alone nor take her with her so her staying at home was a better option.
They slowly tip-toed their way in and Lincoln opened the doorknob, this time with more fear coming from within. He peeked his head and scanned the area, just like the living room, their parent's bedroom was mostly unharmed save for the window that had a small crack in the bottom. Lincoln then glanced at the bed. It looked perfectly normal and neatly fixed.
This sparked confusion over the children's heads if it wasn't coming from that room then where? That's when they reach a loud crash coming from upstairs. From what they can tell, the only person they think could be upstairs was...
"LILY!" They all screamed in unison. They quickly rushed out of the room and went upstairs. They went into Lisa and Lily's bedroom to find books, bedsheets and tables laying on the floor. As well as Lily's crib turned upside down which worried the loud siblings.
"LILY!?" They called out as they went inside but soon stopped when they saw a tall blonde figure facing the window. From what this figure was wearing they immediately knew who it was.
It was Mom, but why is she standing there? And why is the room all messed up and most of all where is Lily? Did she get lost and Mom had to look through every part of the room to try and find her? Or she accidentally touched on of Lisa's chemicals causing the room to explode which is why the room is messed up, but they didn't see any black smoke on the floor. Though...there was another more possible theory that he just couldn't bare to even comprehend.
They continue to stare at her before Lola spoke up.
"M-Mommy?" Lola said walking closer, her voice was shallow and ragged from screaming. The other except Lisa and Clyde walked up to her. Clyde didn't want to intervene because this was more of a family matter but Lisa saw her with suspicion. She had noticed that all the monsters that were attacking them and the kids they saw were all grow-ups and she has yet to find a kid or teen getting turned into one of them, she was also certain that this green mist is what caused this whole thing but the question is how who and why. Just then Mom quickly turned her head towards them, her face was in near blackness as so as the room itself and they couldn't see her properly.
Ignoring the weird event unfold. Lola walked over to her left to see her Mom...
...Only to scream in absolute horror at what she is seeing. Green skin, blood-filled puke and red eyes. It was Mom, but at the same time, it wasn't her.
She was one of them.
An infected.
They along with a monstrous creature that used to be their mother screamed at once. The former were that of terror and confusion and the latter was that of a demonic tone.
"MOMMY!" Lola screamed and coughed as the infected adult screamed and lunged at the poor child who impressively dodged at the last second. The adult tried to grab the young girl again. This time, Lola made no move to escape as she was too scared to do anything and just cried filling with deep sorrow as she sat on the floor hugging her knees tightly. The other siblings—except Lisa who just stood there with her mouth hanging open knowing her suspicion proved to be correct— also did the same.
"NO!" Lincoln screamed. His worst fears have been realized, her mother was gone. He rushed towards his mother and pinned her to the ground. "NO, PLEASE NO," Lincoln yelled incredulously. Despite all the thrashing and flailing that the undead creature was making, Lincoln was able to hold her down which himself was very surprised for a brief moment.
"Y-You can't bed-gone. Y-You can't l-leave us. We need you." Lincoln stuttered, not wanting to say the word "Dead". His face was swelled with sweat and tears as he looked at his mother's eyes. Gone were that blue eyes he and some of her sisters had inherent from, gone was those beautiful smile she would always give to them and gone where the kind and gentle face she always put and was replaced by an angry blood-filled one that could scare away any person that came across with.
Mom growled at Lincoln and grabbed both of his arms and pinned him to the ground making him scream with fear.
"LINCOLN!" Clyde yelled and went forward to try and push her away from his best friend.
It worked and she let him go.
Now she was coming for him.
Clyde's eyes widen as the monstrous being quickly got up and ran forward to try and catch him. Clyde's heart was beating rapidly like never before and didn't know what else to do but run. He didn't run out of the room as where else could he go? No way he was going outside and risk getting eaten by another adult. Lincoln meanwhile was still lying on the floor crying. Lisa went over to him.
"Brother unit, come on you have to get up!" She said desperately pulling him as he slowly began to get up, this was probably the most emotion she had ever had.
Their mom continued to chase Clyde around the room for quite some time, Clyde even noticed how fast he had become before turning her attention towards Lola, who was still sitting on the floor. She started to cry once she noticed her Mom coming for her. The others were still too scared to move, Lisa trying to calm Clyde down, who was still recovering from the chase with the infected mother.
Lincoln saw this and quickly grabbed her by the back of her shirt and pulled her close. He turned his head towards the others.
"RUN!" He yelled but they were all too terrified to even move, Lisa was the only one who tried to get them to run but it was proved futile.
He couldn't hold his mother any longer as she pulled Lincoln and grabbed him his midsection and threw him against the wall and fell to the floor. She turned her attention back to Clyde and the 4 siblings towering over them like a tall building.
Lincoln somehow was able to get back up feeling dizzy and saw his mother getting closer to them who continued to scream.
"no...no...No...No...No!"
He starred at her in anger. His heart beating fast and his blood boiled. Lincoln's body began to shake rapidly and his teeth gritted aggressively. Why did she have to suffer like this? She had worked so hard taking care of eleven kids making sure they were best suited for their needs, always love them no matter what and this was the faith she had given? Being like every other adult in Royal Woods. Why? Why did it have to be today? A time where everyone still had their whole lives planned out. Every potential is wasted. It could have been billions of years when humans would have been long gone or moved to other planets.
Instead, it happened at this moment.
He heard the wails and pleads of his sister, calling out to him. Lincoln's breathing became even more rapid, his nostrils flared, his chest rapidly rising and falling and his hands clenched to a tight fist. He continues to stare at the infected adult when suddenly, everything went to a halt. He could sense that same feeling he had before when the blast happened and it was coursing through his veins. He didn't know what this strange feeling was but it was definitely affecting his body. The sounds of his sisters continued to echo through his ears. His body continued to shake and then his pupils shrank rapidly and adrenaline rushed forward, feeling only one aspect.
Rage.
He laid every blame he can find onto that thing that stood before him. The thing that represented the chaos that had been unleashed upon this world. The thing that was part of this sinister virus that was responsible for the deaths of millions or even billions of poor souls.
The rage within him was very powerful and he harnesses that power and projected it to the thing that used to be his mother. Clyde and the four sisters all huddled together on the floor hoping something would save them.
As if their prayers have been heard, they heard Lincoln roared furiously as he charged at her, grabbing its shoulder, he sucker-punched it to the face as it collapsed. It got back up and tried to hit back but Lincoln jumped at the last moment and slammed its head to what would become his most dangerous move. A headbutt that caused a powerful whiplash on it as she started falling. Lincoln continue to push it through and they both fell to the floor with Lincoln continue to breathe quickly and heavily, he could feel its body jerked before turned into nothing.
Everything went silent for a moment before the loud sisters cried out and went over him.
Lincoln was on top of the thing, he had his eyes closed and still breathing heavily as his anger begins to subside. It wasn't until he heard Clyde called out his name. He lifted his head and looked at his friend then glanced at his sisters who had their mouths hanging open as tears welled in their eyes.
Lincoln then looked down in front of him to see the adult lay lifeless. His rage disappears entirely and quickly crawled out of the dead body to see what he had done. Even though it was a crazed and vicious adult that tried to kill them...
...It was still his mom.
Lincoln noticed her neck bent unnaturally then realized her neck had cracked.
"N-No," Lincoln whispered as he lay on his knees and stared at his hands with deep horror.
"What have I done?" He said as tears fell through his face.
"Y-You killed her," Lucy said, her voice was just as quiet. Upon hearing that he would never forget what happened here and covered his face with his hands and wept silently.
"Mommy!" Lola cried out then all of the other sisters—sans Lucy who walked up to her brother— went up to their fallen mother and cried hard.
They then looked at Lincoln who continued to cover his face. They knew he didn't mean to kill their mother so they went over to him and hugged him tight, Lincoln made no resistance and hugged them all. Clyde decided to join in as well because he was scared and sad that he never saw Lincoln this broken. They continue to embrace each other mourning for the loss of their mother.
After some time they broke the hug.
"I-I'm sorry..." Lincoln said.
"You don't have to apologize." Said Lucy.
"We know you only did it to protect us." Said Lana.
Lincoln then glanced at his dead mother, his brows furrowed and he wiped away the snot in his upper lip. His thoughts continue to swirl on how he was able to kill her with that whiplash he used, he was now certain that that green mist must have done something to him, and probably every kid in the world including Clyde and his sisters.
He continues to glance at the room before spotting a baby monitor on the nightstand.
Baby monitor.
Baby monitor.
Baby...
"LILLY!" Lincoln cried out, suddenly his adrenaline return, his sisters knew about what he was saying and fear spread through them. The youngest sister and the most vulnerable one, Lily. Lincoln rushed out of the room with record speed, his sisters and Clyde running after him. He called out Lily many times with the others joining in.
"Lincoln?" He heard someone calling out his name. It sounded exactly like Lily. "Lincoln!" She said again.
"Lily where are you?" Lincoln said desperately looking around before hearing the sound of a door creaking. They turned to see Lincoln's room opening slowly and a small head popped out. Small blonde scruff, white shirt and lilac shorts. It was none other than their recently turned 2 sisters.
"Lincoln?" Lily said innocently, small tears fell through her cheeks.
They all sighed in relief and Lincoln came in to touched her. She hugged her tightly wrapping her tiny arms around his head.
"Lincoln!" The two-year-old said.
"Oh, Lily, I thought you were gone," Lincoln said.
"Mommy turned no-no and made a big mess in Lily and big sisters' room so Lily hid in your room," Lily said. The way she spoke made Lincoln awed.
"Yes, Lily...Mommy turned no-no" Lincoln said as he smiled in relief, at least she was safe. He turned his head to Clyde and his sisters who all looked worryingly.
"She's okay," Lincoln said much to their relief but it was short-lived.
"She's okay, The white-haired boy repeated. " It's okay...it's okay...it's o..."
"Lincoln?" Clyde said worryingly.
The loud boy felt something coming out from his stomach as he felt very nauseous as he could see the whole room swaying back and forth. He put the baby down and quickly turned around to and find a small trash bin outside of Lucy and Lynn's room.
He hurried over it and let loose of every food he had eaten that day and before. The level of stress of trying to protect his sisters, fend off infected adults, killing his mother had taken a number of a toll on the white-haired boy. He threw up before, mostly due to being sick or on a rollercoaster ride. But never out of fear and stress. He dropped to his knees and continued vomiting before he stopped and breathed heavily and wiped his nose.
After he was done, he starred at Clyde who looked very worried at him.
"Lincoln?" Clyde asked. "Are you alright?"
Oh, yes I am totally alright, a giant blast happened, turning every adult into bloodthirsty zombie creatures, Mrs. Johnson bit down and killed Stella then bit Cookie, Coach Pacowski devouring a small child in front of him, saw many kids with disembodied parts lying on the floor, almost getting hit by a fucking plane and getting chased by burning adults, getting attack by Mr. Grouse and killing my mother. I am totally alright.
"Yeah, I'm okay," Lincoln answered. "It was just stress. He then turned to his siblings and studied their appearance. Their clothes were tattered and stained with blood and dirt then studying his own appearance, also had dirt and bloodstain on his shirt. He then looked at Lily who stared at him in worry. His neck craned slightly on their mother's corpse laying on the floor of Lily and Lisa's room before quickly looking away.
Lincoln just sighed with a frown on his face. "Come on, let's get you guys clean up."
About a few minutes later they all sat quietly on the couch with Lucy on the chair. Despite being no electricity, the water still ran. They all washed and we're now clean and comfy. Wearing different clothes. Or the same exact clothes they had been wearing. Lola had to wear running shoes to run. She wasn't wearing her tiara as it probably fell when they were running away from the incoming plane.
On the floor, their pets Charles, Geo and Walts all sat together. Lisa was surprised that they weren't infected by the virus, she thought that it might only infect humans.
Lincoln got up and went upstairs to Lily and Lisa's room and spotted his mother laying on the ground. Not wanting to see her like this. Lincoln grabbed one of Lisa's blankets and wrapped her around it. To Lincoln, he felt like he was a paramedic covering a dead body with a white cloth. He soon walked away and closed the door.
He walked back to the couch to see Lisa discussing with Clyde and their sisters.
"What are you saying?" Lola said.
"I am saying is that whatever that green mist that happened earlier is a result of some sort of virus," Lisa said. "And I seem that the only people that we saw who are affected by this virus so far are grown-ups."
"Well, but how old you have to be when you turn to those things? If it's only adults who are infected then what age can you have to be?" Lana asked.
"Unfortunately, I have no answer to such a question. I must try and further research this virus, thankfully, I still have my glass tube containing the green virus." Lisa said. "I'll try and test this to see what else it is capable of."
"Just don't do anything that would cause the house to explode," Lincoln said sternly.
Clyde sank to the couch and cried knowing that his dads were probably dead. Lincoln and the others all try and comfort him while he wept. That's when they were hit with the realization that their Dad was also dead as well which they in term cried as well.
"Daddy..." Lola said silently.
About a few minutes later they boarded up every window on the house and used the chair to seal the door to let the older sisters come in. They prayed that they were alive and well.
The house was the only thing keeping them protected from the outside world. And if anything went wrong they could just go inside Lisa's bunker. In the meantime, they all sat quietly on the couch, waiting for the others to come home.
Most of them.
Lincoln threw his head back and stared at the ceiling. He Clyde and the younger sisters were all huddled together on the couch in the dimly lit room. The sounds from outside seized almost immediately, hearing almost nothing at all which was almost eerie and disturbing. A few minutes before there were screams and chaos that erupted through the town then turned quiet not long after. Lincoln heard stories from the Titanic; about how survivors heard the screams and wails of people swimming in the dark waters of the Atlantic before suddenly went to a creepy silence.
Presently, the only thing they can hear we're the sounds of their own breathing.
When Lincoln thought of infected adults, he thought of zombies.
Zombies.
Those undead creatures that eat your brains. He remembered one time he and Clyde thought the world turned to a zombie apocalypse and everyone turned to those said monsters, well look what where we are now, in a very similar situation, though just comparing it would be like comparing a TNT to a nuclear bomb. The resemblance to the zombies and those infected adults is uncanny, the major difference is that the adults can run very fast while zombies are slow and stupid.
He looked back to his sisters who were still huddled together. He just hoped more than anything that his older sisters were alive and well. He needed someone to take charge. He may have prided himself on coming up with plans for any given situation even if they turn out bad, he still needed help.
As if his prayers have been answered. A sound of speedy footsteps began to appear, it increased further to the door then the doorknob began to jiggle violently, ending the dead silenced.
"HEY IS ANYONE THERE?!" A distressed voice yelled. "HELLO!?"
They immediately knew the voice as soon as they heard it. It belonged to their sporty sister.
"LYNN." They cried out and ran fast to the door. Lincoln and Clyde shoved the chair away while Lucy unlocked the door. Lynn burst through the door with a heavy breath as she squeezed through the door then quickly slammed and locked it.
She was breathing heavily and leaning against the door, with her eyes staring straight down at the floor.
She peered down to the floor and noticed drops of sweat fall to her shoes. She could feel small footsteps coming towards her and felt arms wrapping around her legs—which was bleeding from her knees.
She cranes her neck to see the twins, Lucy and Lisa hugging her tightly they all worried faces.
"Lynn." She heard Lincoln spoke up. She looked to see her with the same expression as their sisters. He turned to see Clyde standing next to him then saw their pets on the floor followed by Lily sitting on the couch. Lincoln drew closer at her.
"Lynn!" She turned to look back at him who's face beginning to tear up. "Are you okay?" The other siblings broke the hug and stood in front of her.
She looked down at her outfit which was stained in blood.
"I guess you can say that," Lynn said then noticed her younger siblings looking at her clothes. "Don't worry it's not my blood."
While her comment was reassuring, still worried the loud siblings.
"But this one though." She said pointing to her knees with a small chuckle. "Got tripped over." She spread her arms in a friendly matter.
"Put it here." They—along with Clyde— squeezed through her with Charles, Geon and Walt joining in.
"We were so worried about you!" Lola said.
"I thought you were..." Lucy said then stuttered.
"Don't worry, it will take a few more of those crazy zombies to take down Lynn Loud Jr." The 13-year-old spoke with confidence.
She looked around to see all the windows boarded up. That's cool, to not let those zombies coming in.
Her eyes fixed on to Lily who was playing with her blanket. She went over to her and lifted in her arms. The toddler giggled.
"Hey, Lily." She said gently stroking her cheek.
"Lynn, blanket!" The toddler said cutely.
"Yeah, it's a blanket." She laughed softly. In times like these where she out her rough personalities aside and bring out her soft side, something she never shows in public.
As she was playing with Lily, a recollection came to her head. Lily was home because she was sick and her mother had to stay home to take care of her.
As if a train hit her or a baseball bat slammed against her head. It hit her.
"Mom!"
She put Lily aside and spun her head towards her siblings. Making them startled.
"Mom, where is she!?" She demanded. Her voice became louder causing the youngest loud to whimper a bit.
Sweat and tears formed on Lincoln's face. He had his mouth open trying to say something but no words came out, that horrible memory of him killing his mother came fresh from the stove. His legs were beginning to wobble. It wasn't until one of the sisters decided to speak on his behalf.
"She's dead..." Spoke Lucy grimly and Lincoln sighed.
They turned to her then back to Lynn who was taking a few steps backwards as if she struck by a knife into her chest. Her body was drenched with sweat. Her eyes fixed on Lola and Lana whose eyes were tearing up, then Lucy and Lisa who stood with stone-cold expression but could see in the latter's glasses that she was beginning to tear up as well same with the former as she could see stray tears falling down her cheeks. Then to Lincoln who continued to stare down.
"When we got here...she was already one of them," Lincoln said in a low tone.
Lynn's vision started to blur as her head shook frantically. More sweat formed in her head as she effortlessly tried to wipe them out.
"Lynn what are you..." Lincoln said but he was cut off when Lynn rushed past him, dashing through the kitchen and into the fridge to find the water bottle she had been storing inside. Pulled out the opening and chugged it down through her stomach.
"Lynn, easy," Linciln said raising both his arms. She threw the bottle away and grabbed another and chugged it into her mouth. It filled up more than she can handle and she ended up coughing the rest she threw it over the boarded windows and immediately knocked right back at her face making her screamed angrily.
"FUCKING BOTTLE!" She jumped uncontrollably.
"Lynn!" Lincoln yelled as he grabbed her by the waist as she continued kicking and screaming. Both he and Lynn shared the same emotion. Clyde and the others just looked on with tears in their eyes, not sure what to do.
Eventually, Lynn was able to calm down prompting Lincoln to let her go but held her arm softly.
"Lynn, are you okay?" Lincoln asked even though he knew it was a stupid question, their mom was dead, why would you ask if she's fucking okay?
Lynn just stood there, her face was red with anger, sorrow and embarrassment. She rarely even show any signs of weakness in front of her siblings.
"I'm sorry." That was all she could say.
"It's fine." Lincoln scared. "We're all scared as well."
Lynn quickly let Lincoln's hand off her.
"Scared!? Who says I was scared!?" Lynn exclaimed much to the surprise of Lincoln, Clyde and their sisters.
"Well, I..." Lincoln said but was cut off again.
"I'm not scared, I'm confused, I'm agitated and I'm very fucking furious!" Lynn said the others didn't say anything and just stood there with bewilderment promoting Lynn to continue. "When I woke up, I didn't expect the world to end in a giant fucking bang, when I said good-bye to mom as we left for school, I didn't think that would be the last time I'd see her alive, and dad? we would have gone to that game he promised we'd go to the games after school and now he's probably dead too,"
Lynn felt her stomach hurting, probably from the cold water that she drank too much but that wasn't enough for her to keep ranting. "Until an hour or so ago, I thought the worst thing that would happen to me was getting hit in the face by a freaking baseball!" That was the final straw as she ended up throwing up. She quickly went to the kitchen sink to vomit there.
"Lynn!" Lincoln went next to her, patting the side of her back as she continued to vomit.
As she was done, she cocked her head towards her brother.
"Where is she?"
"What?"
"Mom, I want to see her!"
"She's upstairs..."
Lynn quickly rushed past him and into Lily and Lisa's bedroom. And there lays Mom wrapped under those bed covers.
Lynn flustered, as much as she wants to tear through the covers to see her mother again, she also didn't want to see the demented face that she saw from the other adults she witnessed before. She wanted to see the cheerful smiling image of her mother standing on the front porch, smiling and waving at them as they went to school, that's what she wanted, not whatever was in this cover. So she slowly knelt down and just stare at it for a few moments. Then she heard the sounds of her brother's soft cries coming from the doorway.
"I didn't mean to..." His voice was on edge and felt like a whisper.
Lynn's face flinched slightly at what that meant. That he was the one who took the life of their mother. She went up to him and hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry..." Lincoln spoke as his head was sitting on her shoulder.
"It's okay," Lynn reassured him. Lynn closed the door they both went back to the living room. With Clyde and the others waiting for them as they sat beside them on the couch. Lynn gently held Lily in her hands and softly played with her cheeks.
Finally, Lucy spoke up. "So, what happened back there? What was it like?" The others stared at her wanting to hear it from her.
Lynn stopped playing with Lily and putting her in her lap. As much as she didn't want to relive that painful memory she endured back there, she knew they all wanted to hear from her point of view. So giving a sigh she spoke and told her story.
"I was in the middle of a softball game with my friends." Lynn began before clearing her throat. "I was batting and already made two strikeouts. Margo jokingly told me not to get hit in the face. That annoyed me a bit and told her I don't want to strikeout. Once the pitcher threw the ball, I swung as hard as I could." Lynn couldn't help but gloat at how far she was able to throw that ball then her face darkens immediately. "But as soon as I ran, I noticed a huge flock of birds flying from the sky followed by an earthquake. The next thing I know, a giant green explosion came slamming by hitting everyone including me on to the ground."
Lincoln and the others shuddered. That green mist still lingers inside their mind.
"I opened my eyes and saw only green fog all around me, I instantly covered my face with my hands for five minutes so as the air wouldn't go inside before the green smog suddenly disappeared without a trace." Lincoln's face crinkled with ire. Okay, am I the only one who didn't notice that you can breathe through the green air normally?
Lynn would have also told them that she felt something strange coursing through her body and everything became slow for a moment but she would just tell them some other time.
Lynn paused as her lips pursed then continued. "Once the green was cleared I looked around to find my coach twitching violently on the ground as her body was turning green and blood puked out of her mouth...We all stood there in shock and confusion, it wasn't until she got back up and stared at us." She paused again before continuing. "Then attack Margo by biting down her throat." It was then was Lynn's tone changed. "We all ran up to her and tried our best to drag her off the girl. And once we pulled her away, blood quickly gushed from her neck from where she'd been bitten."
Lincoln wanted to be shocked at how similar her story as to what happened to him at the school but remained silent. As he knew what happened to him could have also happened to every other school kids.
"One kid then ran up and hit her in the head with a metal baseball bat. But somehow she was able to get back up so she hit her again this time with much more force and it killed her instantly. I and a few others all rushed up to Margo and tried to pinch the wound together with a cloth but that did nothing, I had no choice but to comfort her until she stopped moving. Eventually, I left her there..."
Lynn began to tear up at the thought of leaving her friend there to die. Her siblings and Clyde tried their best to comfort her as they knew how she and Margo were close pals.
"We all tried to run and find other adults, only to find them attacking kids as well. A few of them ran up to us and ate all of them except me. I tried to fight them off but they were too many so I bailed and left the school. I ran so fast that I broke my personal records." To them, they thought Lynn was just joking to make them smile but she actually very serious as she never actually ran like that before. "And that's when I finally reached your school, and I-I"
"You went inside the building?" Lana asked before she could continue.
"Y-Yeah," Lynn lied. "I had to go find you guys." She patted Lana on the head. "But when I got inside, I couldn't find you, I thought you guys were..." Lynn dared to finish that sentence and instead, she just stared at the floor looking sadly at it.
"It's alright Lynn, Lincoln was able to have us." Said Lana which earned Lynn a surprised face.
"Yeah, he was very brave when he came and saved us," Lola said.
"He helped us escape an incoming teacher," Lucy chirped
"And he was able to distract Coach Pacowski while we made out escape," Lisa added.
"And he also helped some of our classmates when an adult tried to attack them," Clyde said. They thought of bringing up Lincoln tackling their mom to save them but she probably already knew it.
Lincoln blushed at all the positivity he was receiving and kindly brushed it off. "Well, to be fair, I didn't exactly come straight to you guys, I actually tried to escape the school at first, but once I realized that you were probably still inside so I and Clyde had to come back and find you." He ended, they didn't mind at all, then he turned to Clyde. "And Clyde you also helped as well, you were able to stand by my side by coming with me to find my sisters, not even our other friends can do that."
"You're my best friend, Lincoln, I would always be there for you," Clyde said.
Lynn meanwhile just stood there in shock at how her brother who was always viewed by everyone as a loser and a wimp, did all of that. She felt a rush of pride in her chest as she grinned happily.
"Damn, Linc I knew you had it in you, that was awesome!" Lynn said patting his back, proud of her brother's work.
"T-Thanks," Lincoln said blushing.
She was proud of what he did and she was grateful that he didn't do what she did. Thoughts swirled inside her head, thoughts of her just standing there, watching her coach biting down on her best friend. Thought on how she comforted her until her demise. Thoughts on her standing before her younger siblings' school. Her knees were shaking and sweat dripped down on her forehead as the sounds of terrified screams echoed through the building.
She dreads that one of those screams belonged to her younger siblings. She slowly inched away from the building and backed away slowly.
Before realizing it, she was now standing on the road. She snapped out of her stupor when two sets of hands reached out from her shoulders. She turned to see a tall obese man wearing a red button-up polo shirt and blue pants. He had long and curly dark brown hair and his expression are that of a scared person.
"Kid, w-what's going on?" The man said, his voice sounded like he was genuinely scared. Lynn meanwhile just stared at him with confusion. She could have sworn that only adults were infected, does these means not all grown-ups were infected? Before she could speak, a loud car horn was heard. They both turned to see an old looking car and the driver looking completely pissed.
"Hey, you two! Get out of the fucking way!" He yelled and continued to honk his horn.
"S-Sorry." The obese man said as he and Lynn walked out. This made her even more confused, as now they were two of them. She turned to find the obese man running in the other direction. This made her turned to the other way and went back home.
Passing a nearby truck being driven by a laughing driver.
Presently, Lynn continued to smile at how her brother was able to do all those brave tasks but at the same time felt very insecure since she was too scared to go herself. She could still hear the screams of those children as she ran away crying. She tried to get those screams out of her head before realizing that it did not come from her head but rather from outside of the door.
They all cocked their heads towards the door, instantly recognizing the screams, a scream that they had heard many times before, but usually, it was accompanied by the screech of an electric guitar. Another scream was heard with it, but unlike the latter, they don't usually head this many times but rather an annoying laugh.
"LUNA! LUAN!" They all cried out in unison.
They instinctively rushed through the door and moved the couch aside and unlocking the door. It wasn't much but it was enough for their sisters to squeezed pass through. As they opened it, they saw Luna and Luan with a look of panic on their faces. They were all relieved to see two of their sisters alive and well.
"Get in," Lincoln said and they did just that. Luna stepped aside and let Luan go first and she squeezed right through. When they stepped aside, they all noticed Luan's hair was no longer had her ponytail and it seemed as though it had gotten significantly shorter. Maybe shorter than Lisa's.
Luna came in next and almost lost her balance once she got in. Their faces were more flustered than Lynn's and almost like Lola's which was probably because High School was much farther than Middle School and you had to go to an hour's walk just to get back home.
They instinctively rushed through the door and moved the couch aside and unlocking the door. It wasn't much but it was enough for their sisters to squeezed pass through. As they opened it, they saw Luna and Luan with a look of panic on their faces. They were all relieved to see two of their sisters alive and well.
"Get in," Lincoln said and they did just that. Luna stepped aside and let Luan go first and she squeezed right through. When they stepped aside, they all noticed Luan's hair was no longer had her ponytail and it seemed as though it had gotten significantly shorter. Maybe shorter than Lisa's.
Luna came in next and almost lost her balance once she got in. Their faces were more flustered than Lynn's and almost like Lola's which was probably because High School was much farther than Middle School and you had to go to an hour's walk just to get back home.
Lincoln looked out to see if her other sisters were there.
They weren't.
Guess they got separated or something. At least that's what I hope. He slammed the door shut, locked it and moved the couch back up against it.
Lincoln turned to his two older sisters, who were being enveloped by their four younger sisters. They both were relieved to see all with them alive. But despite all that, their faces were very uneasy like they had been violated many times.
"Give them some time to breathe," Lincoln told them much to the younger siblings' dismay.
"Yeah," Lynn said as she turned towards the two older siblings. "They had been through a lot I mean look at them! There will be more hugs for later."
They all stepped away but not before Lola gently squeezing Luna's arm. Lynn stood closer and eyed them up and down.
"You two alright?" She asked.
"Dude, those adults went totally bonkers." Said Luna. "And their faces..."
"We know," Said Lynn.
Luan hugged herself tightly while Luna scanned around the room noticing Lily standing next to the others. That's when a look of fear tightened their faces.
"W-where's Mom?" They both said. Lincoln looked downcasted on the floor and the younger siblings and Clyde put a hand on his shoulder and palms. Lynn seeing this decided to tell them immediately without wasting any time.
Luna and Luan stood shocked at what they just heard. Their face was contorted with pure agony. Luna's legs began to tremble, her chest rapidly rising and falling.
Luan knew it was a long shot but she just hoped this was just them getting her back after all those years of pranking them. But knowing their faces were completely serious, chances of that ever happening were extremely low.
"Where is she?" Luna asked.
"Upstairs," Lynn answered.
They would have gone to where their mother was but they wouldn't risk seeing what she looks like as a corpse laying on the floor. So they just dropped to their knees and held each other as they cried. The rest of them including Clyde and their pets went up and comforted the two sisters. This was all they did all day. They'd cried more than they had in their entire lives. Soon after they calmed down.
Lincoln and Lynn wanted to give them some time to grieve but at the same time wanted to know their stories of the blast and how they managed to survive, at the same time, needed answers to where Lori and Leni are.
Luna wiped her eyes which were smearing with purple eye shadows in her face and hands. She didn't care, she wasn't sure if she ever cared about her appearance. The only thing that mattered now was her family. She knew they would ask about what happened and she knew how devastated they would be when they heard about Lori and Leni's fate. It wouldn't be easy, just like how it wasn't easy for Lynn to tell them about Mom's fate or that Lincoln was too hurt to even say to begin with.
Luan meanwhile looked at her blood-stained shoes with a look of misery. Like Luna, she knew they would ask what happened. But unlike her older sister, she was too distraught to even say anything. She would just let Luna tell everything.
"So what happened, and where are Lori and Leni? Are they okay? If so are they still in school?" Lynn asked. The others looked on with the same look of anticipation. Luna looked at Luan who was beginning to tear up then back to the others.
"Please sit down," Luna said, her voice was cracked and tired as if she was screaming for two hours straight.
What? Why?" Asked Lynn.
"Please."
They all did just that and huddled together with their older sisters. Luna took some time for Luna to speak, it was like writing a song lyrics, she just has to find the right words.
"Well?" Lynn said impatiently and her voice was shaky.
Luna took one last look at every one of her siblings. It broke her heart knowing what she was about to say would turn their faces into pure anguish. Taking a deep breath she wasted no time and just say it.
"I'm sorry..." Luna began. "But Lori and Leni..."
Luna's body began to shake and Luan hugged herself tighter.
"They, they-"
"They got separated?" Interrupted Lynn. Her hands clenched into a fist and her teeth gritted tightly as if they were going to break a chain. Clearly, she was attempting to delay the inevitable.
"What?" Said Luna. "No, the-"
"Still at school?" Now it was Lincoln who interrupted them. Like Lynn, his hands clench tightly making his knuckles white. Lincoln could feel his body getting tense.
"They didn't, they dd-idd-int m-make.."
"Didn't make it home? of course we know that!" Said Lynn, her voice started to volume up pretty high. Some of the younger siblings began to notice Luan shaking more intensely, tears brimming down her reddish cheeks and her brows furrowed to a V-shape.
No," Luna continued, tears began to descend upon her cheeks. "They're de- "
"Don't say it!" Lynn shouted, quickly standing up. Everyone looked up at her. "Don't you fucking say what I think you're about to say! Instead, tell me that you all got separated and they're still at the high school, so I can go rescue them!
"Lynn, calm down!" Lincoln said, his eyes began to water up again.
"No I won't fucking calm down" Lynn turned to him. "Our oldest sisters are out there probably getting trying to fight off these zombies and we need to save them!"
"You can't save them!" Luna yelled.
"Why? Is it because the school is chock-full of those crazy fucking adults?" She bellowed, "I don't give a fuck how many of them there are, I'm going to save them, those fucking adults would be batshit insane to try and get in my way!"
"No! You don't get it-" Luna was interrupted for the final time when Luan stood up, her face was a mixture of rage and sadness.
"YOU CAN'T SAVE THEM BECAUSE THERE DEAD!" Luan finally said, she screamed louder than she ever screamed. Then she fell to the floor, slumped to her previous position and cried silently.
It was as if a bomb was thrown on their chest. The deafening silence hung through the air. They stared at them in disbelief while Luna sighed.
"W-What?" Lynn stuttered even though she heard them.
"They're gone, dead, not alive, you guessed it," Luna said on Luan's behalf, it hurt so much when she said it.
"What do you mean by not alive?" Asked Lincoln.
"When we found them...they were one of them." Luna coldly stated.
Lynn continues to sit there in disbelief, she felt like crying again but tried so hard to repress it. Lincoln sat in silence as he stared sadly at his younger sisters who were crying, even Clyde cried as well.
Eventually, their cryings subsided and Lincoln turned to his older sisters.
"So, what happened back there?" Lincoln asked.
Luna and Luan turned to each other again, wondering if they could relive what had just happened. They decided that their siblings had to know what happened.
They turned back to their siblings and Luna began to recount the horror they had faced.
After about twenty minutes and several dozen gruesome scenes later. Chris finally arrived at his home. It was a small three-bedroom residence that had lawn gnomes laying on his front lawn, Chris always though if he should throw them away since they are useless when dealing with pests, along with a basement that was probably bigger than his house itself. It wasn't anything too impressive but to Chris, it was enough.
He quickly yeeted out of his car and rushed to his front door, unlocking it and entering the dark, lonely house.
"Just the way I love it." He said to himself.
Like every other part of the town, the house's electricity didn't work. But seeing as though Chris was prepped for a major event he had a lot of his electronics stored down in the basement, and one of those electronics was a small portable freezer that was packed with meat.
Chris's stomach rumbled as it was almost lunchtime. He went down to the basement grabbed some meat and threw it on his wood-burning stove.
Once the meal was cooked Chris dug into it like a wild animal. He and those things out there weren't so different, after all. Throughout his adult life, kids around the area he lived in had been going missing, with the field of activity slowly spreading towards Royal Woods, he knew who was responsible for these incidents...
Him.
Chris thought back to his time in the army, remembering how he ended up like this. Although he wasn't sure why those things out there were suddenly like that. One thing he did know is that they both enjoyed the taste of human children.
You would even guess what meat he was eating.