Chapter 6 – The city in ruins

They drove down the highway, being careful not to hit the many destroyed cars littered across the streets. "How you doing?" Jill asked Chris. "I feel a bit weak." Replied Chris. "Mom? Is Chris going to die?" Monica asked as she cried. "No sweety." Replied Jill. Suddenly a car came flipping across the highway and struck the side of their truck. The truck flipped over and slid across the road in a rain of sparks. Feeling lightheaded, Jill slowly opened her eyes and undid her seatbelt. She immediately looked to make sure Monica was okay. "Monica?" asked Jill. Jill undid Monica's belt and took her out of the truck. Monica woke up and started to cry again. Jill put down Monica and ducked down to grab Chris but he was gone. "Chris!" yelled Jill but there was no response. She reached into the truck and grabbed her shotgun. All around them, the undead were wandering the streets. All of a sudden, the ground started to shake and break apart. "Mom! What's happening!" screamed Monica. Jill looked across the highway and noticed cars flying into the air and over the cliff. Something big was coming at them fast. A van flew straight at Jill's face but she ducked and it passed her by an inch. Jill looked back towards the flying cars just in time to see a mutant dog. It was four times the size of a normal Great Dane but with tentacles whipping out of it's back. It's face was all ripped up and spiked. It stared at Jill for a few seconds than let out a long, deep howl. Just before Jill could raise her gun, it jumped at her. Jill pushed Monica aside and ducked. The dog flew over her and hit a car. It shook it's head and attacked again. This time Jill had enough time to fire. The shot blew off a chunk of it's face. The piece of skull hit the ground with a sickening splat. The dog let out a loud whimper and fell to the ground. A huge pool of blood surrounded the corpse. It was dead. Trying to catch her breath, she reloaded the shotgun and leaned up against the flipped truck. "Monica!" Jill yelled. Monica ran over and hugged her mom. They sat there for a few minutes listening to the sounds of the dead around them. They both stood up and started running down the highway. Jill was determined to get her daughter out of this alive. No matter what stood in her way.