Chapter Five - The Exploration Continues
It was now Saturday, slightly past 1:00 AM. Dan would normally be in bed at this
time, but he couldn't think of sleeping at a time like this. It was normal for Lobo. He
would usually stay up until 3:00 or 4:00 AM.
While exploring the train further, Dan and Lobo came across more and more of
the monsters that were once animals.
"Damn, there's just no end to them!" said Lobo after shooting down what was
formally a rabbit. "What the hell happened here?!"
"I don't know, and I'm not even sure if I want to know." Dan said as he wiped
blood from a bit mark provided by a dog. "All I want to do is get the hell off this train!"
"Look, Dan. You said yourself there was no turning back."
"Yeah, well... I didn't think we'd run into all these zombie things!" Dan
exclaimed. Dan looked down the train a saw the room he remembered Rover phoned
Tom Nook. "Maybe we can call for help..."
"Yeah, I'm real sure the phone lines in the train are still up." Lobo said
sarcastically. Dan fell silent, knowing Lobo was right. Still, he wanted to look in the
room anyway.
Dan walked down the cart to the door, and Lobo followed. Lobo warned Dan to
get his gun ready because anything could be in the next room. They bursted through the
door and did not find a monster, but found a familiar face.
"Rover?!" Dan yelled running to the cat who seemed to be in a great amount of
pain.
"Wh-what?" Rover squinted his eyes, "Hey... you-you're... don't tell me... Dan?"
"Ye-yes, Rover. It's me, Dan."
"Heh," Rover coughed, "Score for the... the old memory banks."
"What the hell happened on this train?" Lobo demanded to know.
"To-to tell the truth, I'm not quite sure myself." Rover explained to them. "I
remember... a rat came on the train. He-he wasn't very social, and then he ran off the
train the moment it stopped but dropped some... briefcase along the way."
"What's that have anything to do with all this?!" Lobo asked him.
"Lobo, shut up!" Dan yelled, "Don't you see he's in pain?" Lobo made a small
growl and rolled his eyes.
"D-don't blame him. I can understand why he wants to know." Rover continued
to tell the story, "The rat came back aboard the train with a large bag. I didn't think
anything off it and just turned around and looked out the w-window. Next thing I know,
the rat is getting eat-eaten alive by these le-leeches."
"Leeches?" Dan scratched his head.
"Ye-yes. I know it sounds ridiculous, but that is what happened. Then all the-the
animals aboard the train were getting killed by these leeches. I tried to phone Nook,
but... the line was dead." Rover gasped, he could feel himself getting weaker.
"Rover? Are you okay?" Dan asked him, fearing the worst was about to happen
to him.
"It's-it's too late for me, Dan. One more thing before I go..."
"Wh-what? What is it?" Dan asked him. Feeling too weak, Rover said the only
word he had the strength left to say.
"Umbrella..." Rover then closed his eyes, and laid motionless. A tear fell from
Dan's eye, but he knew there was nothing left he could do. He got up and turned around
to Lobo.
"Umbrella?" Lobo asked. "What's an umbrella have anything to do with this?"
Lobo asked him.
"I don't know, Lobo... I just don't know."
Umbrella.
It was now Saturday, slightly past 1:00 AM. Dan would normally be in bed at this
time, but he couldn't think of sleeping at a time like this. It was normal for Lobo. He
would usually stay up until 3:00 or 4:00 AM.
While exploring the train further, Dan and Lobo came across more and more of
the monsters that were once animals.
"Damn, there's just no end to them!" said Lobo after shooting down what was
formally a rabbit. "What the hell happened here?!"
"I don't know, and I'm not even sure if I want to know." Dan said as he wiped
blood from a bit mark provided by a dog. "All I want to do is get the hell off this train!"
"Look, Dan. You said yourself there was no turning back."
"Yeah, well... I didn't think we'd run into all these zombie things!" Dan
exclaimed. Dan looked down the train a saw the room he remembered Rover phoned
Tom Nook. "Maybe we can call for help..."
"Yeah, I'm real sure the phone lines in the train are still up." Lobo said
sarcastically. Dan fell silent, knowing Lobo was right. Still, he wanted to look in the
room anyway.
Dan walked down the cart to the door, and Lobo followed. Lobo warned Dan to
get his gun ready because anything could be in the next room. They bursted through the
door and did not find a monster, but found a familiar face.
"Rover?!" Dan yelled running to the cat who seemed to be in a great amount of
pain.
"Wh-what?" Rover squinted his eyes, "Hey... you-you're... don't tell me... Dan?"
"Ye-yes, Rover. It's me, Dan."
"Heh," Rover coughed, "Score for the... the old memory banks."
"What the hell happened on this train?" Lobo demanded to know.
"To-to tell the truth, I'm not quite sure myself." Rover explained to them. "I
remember... a rat came on the train. He-he wasn't very social, and then he ran off the
train the moment it stopped but dropped some... briefcase along the way."
"What's that have anything to do with all this?!" Lobo asked him.
"Lobo, shut up!" Dan yelled, "Don't you see he's in pain?" Lobo made a small
growl and rolled his eyes.
"D-don't blame him. I can understand why he wants to know." Rover continued
to tell the story, "The rat came back aboard the train with a large bag. I didn't think
anything off it and just turned around and looked out the w-window. Next thing I know,
the rat is getting eat-eaten alive by these le-leeches."
"Leeches?" Dan scratched his head.
"Ye-yes. I know it sounds ridiculous, but that is what happened. Then all the-the
animals aboard the train were getting killed by these leeches. I tried to phone Nook,
but... the line was dead." Rover gasped, he could feel himself getting weaker.
"Rover? Are you okay?" Dan asked him, fearing the worst was about to happen
to him.
"It's-it's too late for me, Dan. One more thing before I go..."
"Wh-what? What is it?" Dan asked him. Feeling too weak, Rover said the only
word he had the strength left to say.
"Umbrella..." Rover then closed his eyes, and laid motionless. A tear fell from
Dan's eye, but he knew there was nothing left he could do. He got up and turned around
to Lobo.
"Umbrella?" Lobo asked. "What's an umbrella have anything to do with this?"
Lobo asked him.
"I don't know, Lobo... I just don't know."
Umbrella.