Making New Friends

By: rain-ocampo

Please r/r

Disclaimer: I own Mark, Angie and Danielle only.

I went down to the train station, but they were closed. The fucking train station had been closed! What the hell is that about? I was walking aimlessly down the street, when a sign caught my eye. Kendo's Gun Shop. Well what do we have here? I went into the store and was greeted by a big middle-aged guy.

"Hey hon, how's it going? How can I help you? My name is Kendo" He asked with a big genuine smile on his face. He seemed like a pleasant man, maybe about mid-forties, brown hair, with brown eyes.

"I was wondering if you carried a S&W M629C Magnum?" I asked as I glanced around.

"Oh yes yes, let me find one," He crossed the room, looking through one of the glass containers. "Arming yourself like the rest of the townies?" He asked as I looked at a Beretta. I glanced up, confused

"Excuse me?" I asked. Kendo turned around, box in hand. He headed back over to where I was standing.

"Folks around here been buying up firearms right and left, ever since them freakish murders have been happening. Everybody just feels safer with a firearm at their side," He said then opened the box. He began to explain to me how the gun work, but I stopped him.

"I know how everything works, but what I really want to know is what's going on here. Why don't people just leave this town?" I asked.

"Nobody can leave. They been blocking the roads, not letting people out, and not letting people in. Giving everyone a real scare," He explained, his voice going to a whisper. I was quiet for a second, then pulled out some money to buy the gun. He immediately went back to salesman mode, and rang up my amount. When we were finished, I said goodbye and went back outside. I decided that if they had the roads blocked, the best bet for me would be to rest tonight then go back out tomorrow. So I got a motel room where I washed up, then fell into bed. My dreams were all about Alice.

I awoke from a bad nightmare at 10am, and all was silent. I got up, went to the bathroom, washed my face, then opened the curtains. I looked out into the streets, and I froze at the sight. Pale, bloody bodies, shuffled slowly down the road, while screaming people ran away in fright. They're loose. Cars were smashed into each other, there was a horrible mess in the street. A million thoughts ran through my head, but I was brought back to reality when there was a thump at my door. I whirled around, as another thump sounded. I rushed to my bedside table and grabbed the loaded magnum. I took a deep breath to calm myself as another thump came from the door. I approached the door and looked out the peephole. And it was exactly what I thought it was. A zombie. I went to the bathroom, looked through everything in there, and I found some matches. I shoved them in my pocket, picked up my magnum, then went to the window. I opened the shades, then after the coast was clear, I broke the window and climbed out into the streets. I gained the attention of about 4 zombies, who turned and shuffled towards me, moaning and groaning the whole way. I ran across the street, and gained more attention. Soon I had about 10 zombies following me as I ran down the street.

I dodged in between cars and jumped over some bloody bodies as I tried to remember where the gun shop was. After I passed a 3 car pile up, there was less wreckage. All of a sudden a car turned the corner and came at me swerving like a drunk driver. A zombie was hanging halfway inside the driver's window, and it's legs were flailing wildly. I quickly moved to the sidewalk, and tried to find an alley to run in for cover, but I wasn't quick enough. The car went up over the curb and hit me as I tried to jump out of the way. I hit the windshield with a sickening crunch, rolled off the car right before it hit the pile-up. I lay on the ground for a second, dazed from the impact, but I shook it off and got to my feet. Zombies, interested in the crash, shuffled in the direction of the accident. I got up and limped away as fast as I could. I finally came upon the gun shop. I tried the front door, but it was locked, so I ran down the alley next to the store and found a back door. I banged hard on it, but nothing happened. I figured that much. Either Kendo left, or he's hiding somewhere inside his store. I looked towards the street, and 3 zombies, two men and one woman, rounded the corner and slowly approached me, moaning. The skin on the left side of the woman's face was missing, leaving a bloody cheek and jaw bone clearly visible. One of the men was missing his right arm, and his neck and face had been scratched. The 2nd man was the worst of the 3, with a large chunk of his stomach missing. He had various bite marks all over, leaving his clothes stained red with blood. His lifeless eyes stared into mine as he came towards me with outstretched arms. I banged on the door again and shouted for Kendo.

"Open the fucking door! Its Rain! I'm still a fucking human!" I yelled into the wood of the door, but there was no response. So I turned back to the undead fucks who were about 2 yards away from me now. I aimed the gun at the woman's head, then fired. The bullet lodged itself in her forehead and made her fall backwards with a loud thud. The other 2 just kept coming and I took 2 more shots, killing the 2nd one when he was only a foot away. I lowered the gun and looked down at the twitching bodies. At first I felt a stab of pity for the fallen, but the pity turned to hatred. I kicked the mauled man's body and cursed him.

"This is for killing all the innocent people you stupid fuck! *whack* This is for Kaplan, and my team! *whack* And this is for whatever you did to Matt and Alice!" *whack* I froze after I heard myself say her name. Sadness swept over me. I almost started crying, till I remember my predicament. Plus the pain in my leg helped me back to reality. I put my gun in my pocket and stared at the door. How was I gonna get in? I stepped back from the door, took a deep breath, then ran straight at it. I crashed through the door and right into a wall. I fell over backwards and grunted in pain. I quickly got up and brushed myself off, acting as if nothing happened. I poked my head back out into the alley and saw 2 zombies heading my way. Oh boy! I turned back and looked around, coming face to face with a shotgun. I stepped back, startled, but then raised my hands as a sign of peace.

"Don't shoot! I'm human! It's me, Rain. From yesterday!" I cried out, then looked back outside. The zombies were about 2 feet from the fallen bodies. I turned back to Kendo. He had lowered his gun.

"Sorry bout that. You gave us a fright, knocking the door down and all. Now we better fix it so none of those things get in here," He said, and walked the other way. I pulled my gun out and poked back outside. A zombie leapt at me, but I shot him in the head. The next one tried to pull the same trick, but he failed as well. I went back inside and there Kendo stood with a guy in a S.T.A.R.S. uniform and a shorter, stocky man.