Chappie 17

The walls in the tunnel were smooth concrete; no bunnies would be breaking through them anytime soon. I kept glancing back, nervous of the bunnies we left back there. There was no doubt they'd find the trap door (even though zombie bunnies are stupid) and that they'll try to trap us in the car park. We kept a steady pace but we were all tired from all the running.

"Some Happy Hugday…" I muttered miserably. 2D placed his hand on my shoulder. I rested my hand on it. I didn't see but Murdoc saw this and grumbled angrily.

"Are we nearly there yet, Russel-san?" Noodle asked for the fifteenth time.

Russel sighed "No. Far from it." In response, Noodle let out a groan and folded her arms impatiently.

"So… Whatcha wanna do?" 2D asked me.

"Eye-spy?" I asked.

An eager expression filled his face and he nodded "Yeah sure!." Little did the darling know I was being sarcastic but I didn't mind, I was bored too.

"Awright I'll start!" he scanned around but then looked back to me "What kind o' eye-spy we doin'?"

I thought… Maybe, since I liked the colour eye-spy maybe he would like it better. "How about… Colour eye-spy?" I asked. I glared at the snickers that floated from up ahead. I knew that colour eye-spy was a kiddie version but I liked it, so there.

"O.K.! I like 'vat one. I spy wiv' me liddle eye… Somf'ink green!"

I giggled "Murdoc's teeth?" Murdoc didn't respond.

"Nah."

"Snot?"

"Nah."

The walls were a sort of green "The walls?"

"Nah."

I had never lost at an eye-spy game so I was becoming frustrated "Uh…"

"Nah."

"Hey! I didn't even say anything! You're cheating!"

"Uh… No I ain't!"

"Yes you are."

"No I ain't!"

"Yes you are."

"No I ain't!"

"Yes you are."

"No I ain't!"

"Shut up!" Russel shouted, which made us jump and certainly shut us up.

"Yes you are." I whispered facing forwards.

He hasped and whispered back "No I ain't!" Our argument continued for ten minutes.

"I need rest!" Noodle complained sliding down against a wall.

"C'mon Noods! We're three quarters through!" Russel tried to encourage her. She shook her head.

"No!"

I sighed and leaned against a wall. 2D sat down near me and gazed at the ceiling. He was thinking again.

"'vose pictures I drew ya," He said still looking up "Ya like 'em, right?"

I smiled and gave him a hug "Yes! Of course I do! You have real talent."

"Gee… Ya f'ink so?"

I nodded "Definitely!"

"Get a room." Murdoc snarled at us as he walked by. I poked my tongue at him and was about to get up and give him a piece of my mind when 2D gently held me down.

"F'ing are bad enough, n'more fightin' awright?"

"Ok…" I sat comfortably and held my knees to my chest.

"Uh…" I heard Murdoc call "Guys! We should get movin'!" I saw a blur of him speed past. 2D immediately got up, grabbed my hand, and started running after him.

"C'mon guys!" I called to Russel and Noodle. They looked down from where we were running from and heard that dreaded rumble. Russel yanked Noodle up by her shirt and both set about running for their lives once more.

I couldn't see the rolling bunny wave but I knew it was there. I looked up and saw that random bunnies were managing to fling themselves from the wave and hop along the walls!

One suddenly came crashing down in front of me. I did my best to dodge it but it managed to hop on my arm and started pulling me back. These bunnies were strong! "2D!" I screamed. He couldn't hear and continued running "Help!"

Murdoc came up to me and slammed his foot down on the bunny "Get move on!" he yelled. We both caught up to the rest of the group.

Up ahead was a door to the car park. We all ran through apart from 2D. I realized he was still in the tunnel and opened the door. I saw him standing, facing the oncoming bunny wave "2D! What are you doing?" I screamed at him pulling his arm "We've gotta get out of here!" He pulled away.

"Nah, I weren't 'vere fer ya when Murdoc was. I gotta bone te pick wiv' 'vese bunnies." He tightened his helmet and prepared for the collision.

"You can't! You'll get squashed!" I knew I couldn't get him to come. He lifted up a bazooka from the nearby wall. Surprisingly, there were no tears. I grabbed him and gave him a long vicious kiss. We pulled away "I love you." I smiled at him.

He grinned "Right back at cha!" he winked and returned to his face-off with the bunny wave.

I left quickly.

"Where's dullard?" Murdoc asked

"Un-finished business." Was all I said and continued to the hole in the car park wall where the entrance to the bunker was.

Russel punched the lift button and we went down, painfully slowly. Since zombie bunnies are stupid they wouldn't know how to operate the lift and would fall to their doom since it was a long way down. Noodle tapped her foot impatiently as we descended slowly. She then gasped.

"Where be 2D-san?" she asked looking at me then up.

I didn't say anything.

"Yeah, where is D?" Asked Russel as well.

"I'm sure face-ache will be fine." Murdoc's words weren't all that reasurring. A series of booms floated down form above us. It was 2D and his bazooka hopefully taking out loads of bunnies.

Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard from above. Everyone looked up and saw, tumbling down, the zombie bunnies! Noodle and I screamed.

"Get down!" Russel shouted. We all laid down together "Don't move."

I felt something plop on my back. I knew it was a zombie bunny. More fell on us but the majority plummeted below to their doom. Under the weight of all the bunnies on us the lift wire broke and we began to fall down the tunnel.

"Unko!" Noodle cursed

"Shit!" Russel shouted

"Mommy!" Murdoc grumbled sucking his thumb

"Cookies!" I couldn't think of anything to say so I said what came to mind. Everyone stared blankly at me "What?" I asked but was then cut off by the G-force that came from our rapid decent.

A loud crash and crushing force pushed us down as we landed amongst the… Still alive bunnies?

We sat still, not wanting to alert the bunnies so they would attack us. But they seemed docile. As if to commit suicide, Noodle hopped out of the broken lift. The zombies didn't move. I jumped out too. Still unmoving… The other two clambered out. Despite Russel landing hard and shaking the ground, making the bunnies sway slightly, they didn't move.

Noodle walked up to one with a missing eye and examined it. She flicked its forehead and it fell back. It rose up again but didn't attack her.

Russel remembered what Murdoc had said before we had fallen down in the lift and turned to him "Mommy?"

Murdoc looked freaked "Uh… No. That was Noodle!"

Noodle turned at the call of her name "Hai?"

"Noodle may be learning English but she doesn't know how to say mommy yet."

Noodle frowned "Why you talking about me?"

"It was Sam then!" Murdoc wasn't doing well in defending himself. Russel sighed.

I heard a scuffling noise and looked to the back of the bunny circle they had formed around us. They were passing something forward. I couldn't see it.

I gasped when I saw what it was "2D!" His helmet was on his head lopsided, he had a few bruises, a tear in his trousers and only had one eye open.

"Ya awright?" He asked after the bunnies threw him forward inside the circle. I helped him up.

"We're ok."

"2D-san! You ok!" Noodle squealed giving him a hug.

"Oh great… I wanted face-ache to die…" Murdoc said under his breath. Russel heard this and glared at him.

"What'd they do to you?" I asked.

"Oh… Uh… Nuf'ink!" He scratched his head trying to recall the moment he collided with them "They juz' rammed inte me. It was da fall 'vat caused mosta da damage."

"Well, at least you're alive."

A roar startled us. It came from the back where 2D was hauled form. The bunnies parted as a figure lumbered through.

"Aw crap, it's the big cheese…" Russel mumbled.

"Cheese?" 2D looked around eagerly "Where? Where?"

I rolled my eyes.

"Hmm… I dun' see no cheese."

As the light washed over the figure I instantly recognized it.

Its torn flesh hung from ghastly wounds. Part of its rib cage was showing. Mighty claws on forepaws and back paws. Two ears, one with a large chunk bitten out of it and the other with two black ear piercings. Most of its spine was visible, with spikes running down it. Its tail had been re-sown on with different skin, as had other bits of its body. Scars with stitches covered it. Numbers of open wounds riddled its body, one with green slime seeping out. It had sunk-in eyes with single dots for pupils. A snake-like tongue with gold piercings slipped in and out from its sharp-toothed jaws, which dripped with saliva.

Despite its brutish appearance, this zombie dog spoke very good English but in a raspy voice "I told you I'd find you."

Ooh! Zombie dog! Go see it at my DeviantArt page at http/earthshine. then go to my gallery and its should be the first and its coloured. Awesome no?