Chappie 18

2D looked to me then back to the zombie dog. It was easy to tell he was confused "Why are ya lookin' fer 'er?"

"Stupid Tuss-fuck… He's gonna get us all mauled…" I heard Murdoc mutter. I stomped on his foot. He let out a silent gasp of pain hopped around. He hopped near Russel who shot his arm out, and grabbed him by the neck unchanging his hard expression. Murdoc hung helplessly, gargling. Russel dropped him.

I'd of thought the zombies would laugh but they are sad buggers so they stayed silent despite our shenanigans.

"C'mon Rover," I said to the zombie dog "I know you have a little humor in you!"

The dog tried to be serious but a smile spread across its stitched face as far as it could as staples at the back bound its jaws. His toothy grin was what reassured my theory: the zombie dog was my old deceased dog, Rover!

I glanced Noodle shocked face as I ran over to Rover and gave him a hug around his neck.

"Happy Hugday, I see?" he smiled lifting one of his forepaws in a half-hug.

"Yep." I stood and looked around "Where'd you get these bunnies from?"

His tongue extended around his jaw to the other side and curled around his ear "I found them in the junkyard not too far form here, you'd surprised at how many bunny bodies are buried there."

I ruffled the fur behind his ears lovingly.

Murdoc stuttered "That's… Your dog?"

I nodded.

His face became red with rage "'im and his bloody bunny army tried to kill us! He's a zombie, kill it!"

I expected Rover to growl at him but he nodded his head understandingly "Yes. Many people feel that way about us. Even though it's the majority of zombies that are pathetic and brainless, there are a few that are civilized."

2D smirked and walked up to him "Oh yeah? 'ven why are 'vey always tryin' te bite me 'ead off?"

Rover tilted his head, tail swishing mindlessly behind him "Well, since you yourself are dim-witted, it peeks curiosity in a zombie. And we zombies all want to try new things. I myself have never tasted a dim-witted person's brains. I think the flavour would be quite unique." He looked to the fellow bunnies who had seem to liven up and they nodded in agreement. They started doing their own things. Mumbling to each other, hopping around, playing poker, the usual.

2D felt uneasy.

Noodle came up closer to examine Rover's open rib cage "Why you try and kill us?" she asked.

He shuffle aside as she prodded an exposed bone "Well, I ordered the zombies to go and find you since I have never been around here before. Sorry if they tried mauling you at all."

"Nah, they only tried to flatten us." Russel said calmly. I couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic.

"Oh well then." Rover replied smiling at him then me "That's not too bad now, is it?"

"And da blood message?" 2D asked, removing his helmet and fixing his hair.

"Oh that was just a little motivation. I didn't think you guys would move unless I scared you a little." He then grinned mischievously and licked his teeth "What? It scared you?" His eyes darted from person to person.

"Oh no, of course not!" I said

"Ok whatever."

"What we going to do with all these bloody bunnies then?" Murdoc snarled eyes bulging.

"I'll send them away." Rover faced the bunnies and everyone turned to him "Fellow zombies!" He boomed seriously and proudly, chest puffed out. He sighed "Take five." All the seriousness left him. All the bunnies hopped out and away. In minutes, they were gone. Not a single trace of them left.

"C'mon, let's go upstairs and outta this bunker." I invited. Everyone nodded.

As he walked through to the lounge, Rover whispered to Murdoc.

"You don't like me do you?"

Murdoc sneered in response "Took ya long enough to figure that out, eh?"

"No, I knew it before I saw you."

"Stupid bloody zombies, stupid…" he mumbled as he walked ahead of Rover.

"So," I started sitting down on a pink bean bag "What brings you back to the land of the living?"

Rover sat on a rug in front of me. AS he spoke his tail jerked about his side "Well, after I died I saw that you were all depressed and… I felt bad like it was my fault."

"Oh, like da restless spirit kinda f'ing?" 2D asked from the couch he laid sprawled on.

"Sort of."

"Oi! Dullard! Shift it!" Murdoc growled. 2D immediately obeyed and clambered to the floor. Murdoc sat and sipped his vodka "Now get on all fours."

2D was confused but did so anyway "Like 'vis?"

"Yeah." Murdoc pulled his feet up and rested them on 2D's back.

I sighed and ignored them.

Rover continued "I was thinking, maybe just for a while, I could hang out with you."

I smiled and nodded eagerly "Yeah! That'd be great!"

I heard Noodle protest form behind me "I don't know… Russel-san will not like."

"Got that right Noods!" Russel bellowed walking in. He was serious looking. He bent down "Now, you know that taking care of a zombie dog is a lot of responsibility." I saw through his serious face. He smiled "Rover can stay but only if he promises not to chew anybody."

Rover grinned "No worries, I won't."

"God," Murdoc muttered getting up from the sofa then walking out "I'd rather be watchin' Lassie…"

Ok ok… Short chapter but the thing is… I gotta get to bed! And with now definite limted internet acces since my dad is back, I might not be able to update for a while… o sorrys there!