-Dawn of the Dead -

This story was inspired by the new movie remake of Dawn of the Dead.

Disclaimer- I didn't create DOA or any of its characters. I wish I owned Ayane though. *Drool* =) (Don't worry, I'm still working on "No memory card required" and have finished "Taking care of problems" which I'll re-upload chapter 1-8 every few days in the next couple of weeks. (Don't miss the gory ending to that one!)

Thanks for the reviews! Yes the Ryu in this story is Hayabusa. I just type it as Ryu because it is shorter. =P

Chapter: 2 News Room breakout, 4PM-6PM

Yuan roared down the road in his black Shelby, blasting his stereo. "Everyone is going to be enjoying themselves except for me..." he muttered to himself. He stopped at a red light near 10th and 34th Street. Yuan tuned everything out except for his music, but then that too was suddenly interrupted. "We conclude this radio station for an important newsbreak, sorry for the inconvenience" said a lifeless voice. "We are here just outside the Dukan turnpike where miles away a tanker crashed and spilled heavy toxins. Police are not letting us anyway near the accident as a safety precaution. S.W.A.T teams and armed troops are arriving on the scene, to investigate this puzzling hazard. Even our own news choppers are being told to turn back or they will have no choice but to open fire." Said the news anchor. Yuan listened in silence, unaware of the cars hocking their horns at him to move his ass from the now green streetlight. Yuan finally broke his trance and gunned it out of the street, and parked in an empty alleyway by a local butcher's. He turned up the volume on his radio. "But before our chopper was forced to leave, we managed to get some live footage of the accident. The crashed tanker was in flames as cars and streets burned with it. There were lifeless bodies being evacuated near the accident by masked SWAT members. A strange chemical was rising from the tanker and the Army is stating a level 3 biohazard, and is issuing an evacuation for two miles from the accident. We will have more on this shocking story as soon as we can get more footage" finished the news reporter. "Holy shit" Yuan said in amazement.

"I've got to tell Ryu!" Yuan said, screeching out of the alley and heading back the way he came. Meanwhile back at the news station... "Did the chopper return yet?" asked one of the executives. "It should be back shortly" answered an intern. "Alright" said the executive. The news station was crowded with reporters and interns eager to report the hazard. An estimated three hundred people were busting their asses working on their newest stories. Among one of them was a young man with dark brown hair. He had just recently started working there in the summer and enjoyed it. "Mr. Hayate, could you have that tax scam story in by six tonight?" said his supervisor. "Yeah, I'm just revising it before I hand it in" he replied. "Great...You know, if you keep it up, we might just have a promotion in hand" the supervisor smiled. "Thank you sir, I try my best" Hayate said scratching his chin.

Up on the roof, the news chopper was just getting back from its story on the hazard accident. "That was horrendous" said the pilot to the passenger. "One of the worst accidents in my career" replied the passenger. The two men got out of the chopper and made their way to the rooftop door. Suddenly the pilot collapsed on the heli-pad. He puked and coughed up blood while the passenger looked on in horror. "Oh my god! What's wrong with you?!" asked the passenger. "I..don't knnowww" struggled the pilot. "Just stay their I'm going to call for help!" said the passenger. The man pulled out his cell phone and called 911. "Yeah I'm here at the News station in downtown Tokyo. I have a man on the roof coughing up blood and mucus! No this is not a joke!" cried the passenger. While he was on the phone, the pilot got to his feet, a look of cannibalism in his now all white eyes. Before he knew it, the passenger was tackled by the pilot and was struggling to fight him off. The pilot bit and chewed on human flesh as he ripped open the neck of the passenger. "Sir? Sir are you al right?" asked the operator on the cell phone. It was too late, the pilot had killed the passenger. He continued to go on an eating binge and finished with the passenger, no flesh left. He licked the blood from his hands and looked towards the rooftop door. The pilot wiped his mouth and limped his lifeless body towards the door...

Yuan arrived at Ayane's house where Ryu was. He parked his car and ran up to the steps, he didn't bother to knock. He searched the house for anyone before he finally found Ryu and Kasumi sleeping on the couch. Yuan threw a pen at Ryu's head causing him to suddenly get up, knocking Kasumi off the couch. "Yuan? What the hell are you doing here?" he yawned. "Yes what DO you want?" Kasumi said rubbing her sore back from her fall. "Sorry 'bout that. Have you guys heard the news about the tanker accident?" Yuan asked. "Umm no, we've been uh 'sleeping' the whole time" Ryu said looking at Kasumi. "You should take a look at this then" Yuan said turning on the television to channel five. Most channels were giving news reports about the accident. Ryu and Kasumi watched the footage of the tanker and learned of the hazard spill. Kasumi buried her face into Ryu's chest when she saw the dead bodies. "This is only like 6 miles away!" Ryu yelled. "What if those chemicals reach us?" Kasumi said biting her nail. "Don't worry the toxins should evaporate into the atmosphere, but just to be safe there's an evacuation for people living two miles from the accident" exclaimed Yuan. "What's all the noise down here? Can't a girl sleep before work?" Ayane glared with crossed arms. "Ayane don't you know about the tanker accident?" asked Ryu. Multiple SWAT vans passed by the house before she could answer. "This is some serious stuff...and to answer your question, yes. I heard the report on the radio before I rested." Ayane said. "Do you think we still have work Ayane?" Yuan yawned. "Unfortunately...we do. Bass called and said we still had to come in! The nerve!" She yelled. "What? That's stupid! There's a damn toxic spill practically down the road and he thinks people are in the mood for some burgers and fries?" said an angry Yuan. "I know it's total bullshit" Ayane responded. "We'll me and Kasumi are still going to Jack's party, sucks you can't make it" Ryu said. "Yeah well, this is the world we live in, and it sucks tonight" sighed Yuan. "Want me to say hi to Lei Fang for you?" laughed Ryu. "Yeah I guess...I won't be able to make it" Yuan said looking at the clock. "We have to go to work" Ayane said. "See you two later" smiled Kasumi. Yuan and Ayane made their way out the door. "And no funny business on that couch Ryu!" Ayane said before closing the door. "Fine, we'll use your bed!" Ryu laughed back. Yuan got back in his car and revved the engine. Ayane sat down with her skirt carefully to avoid any 'strong winds'. "Heh..." Yuan laughed before pulling out of the driveway.

In no time they arrived at a local fast food joint, their job. "Another day of flipping burgers and taking smack from Bass" Ayane sighed. "Ya well what are you gunna do?" Yuan joked. "Kick his ass that's what I'll do!" Ayane said getting out of the car. Yuan finished a cig before walking in; Bass had a no smoking rule for employees. The day was slow as only a few hungry customers came in. The place was small, and required only a few people to work. There was Bass the owner, Benny the grease cook, John the cashier, Yuan, and of course Ayane. Yuan worked the other cashier and Ayane took care of tables and cleanup duties. Ayane would rather cleanup than work the register. Her people skills lacked, as she was mainly rude. Bass stayed in the back and the employees slacked off, there were no customers anyway. Ayane went about her cleanup duties wiping tables while the guys talked and stole some food for a snack. Ayane bent down to pick up a burger wrapper and the men stared, except for Yuan; he had another girl he was more interested in. "I'd like to have a piece of that apple pie!" John said staring at Ayane's rear. "Would you like some fist with it also?" Ayane turned around glaring at John. The other two guys were staring at the ceiling whistling and twiddling their thumbs. "No thanks" he choked. "I'm going on a break, if Bass asks where I am tell him he can screw himself" Ayane said before exiting though the side door. "She sure is something eh?" Benny remarked. "Hell yeah" John responded.

Meanwhile back at the news station... Hayate had finished his report and got up to deliver it to his executive. The rooftop door was near the water cooler, and several employees were enjoying a fresh cup of cold water, it would be their last... The handle turned slowly and the pilot zombie crawled out. Many of the workers screamed and ran but one guy tried to help the pilot to his feet, big mistake. The pilot bit the forehead of the man and blood spurted out like an endless leak. The blood seeped into the water cooler, turning it crimson red. The man screamed as he felt teeth meet brain and bone. He collapsed to the ground only to rise a zombie moments later. "Everyone run for your lives!" a woman screamed as she saw the two zombies. She was then bitten also, and drained of her blood. The heli-pad zombie crawled down the roof doorsteps and searched for blood. His neck could barely hold on to his spine, it would be hard to eat flesh like this... Soon many people were infected and the whole building was in chaos. Hayate could hear screams and did not know what was going on. He saw a group of people run by and yelled to them. They did not stop so Hayate was clueless. He went to inspect the main office and saw a dozen zombies feasting on his co-workers. "Holy shit!" he yelled. This only caused some zombies to chase him. He could hear some of their ankles snap over their decomposing bodies as they tried to run at full speed. Hayate ran as fast as he could for the emergency exit and finally came across it. He stepped over some dead bodies, as they rised as the dead. One grabbed his leg and he felt the nails dig into his skin. He screamed in pain and broke free. He stomped the skull of the dead man and continued to an alleyway outside. He pushed a dumpster in front of the door to at least sub-due the zombies for awhile. "Jesus Christ..." He had to rest and take deep breaths just to stay conscious. He ran to the parking lot with his brown hair in tangles. Hayate found his truck and locked the door, just in case. He searched for his keys and could not find them. Then he realized the zombies were limping quickly to his position, they could smell his sweet flesh... "Shit!" he stammered as he frantically searched for his keys. "WHERE THE HELL ARE ME KEYS?!" he shouted. Hayate could see the white bloody bodies limping towards him. The thought of seeing his co-workers like this sickened him. "Al right! If you want me, COME AND GET ME!" he screamed at the top of his lungs as he shoved his fist into the horn. The zombies climbed all over his truck as they tried to get in. Their life-less bodies were not strong enough to crack the glass so they just crawled and moaned waiting for their prey. Soon the bodies of the dead covered the windshield and windows of Hayate's truck, blocking out the sun. "Ayane...Kasumi...is this truly the end..." his voice was then muffled by the moans of the dead...

Uh Oh! Things aren't looking good for Hayate...TO BE CONTINUED