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A few answers to questions I got in the reviews:

· StillConfused: I am certainly not finished with the story. The summary stated that I would show POV from Zed, Addison and Wyatt, all of whom still have chapters to come. Please be patient.

· Queene: I will not make a 'characters watch ZOMBIES 2 story, since those are some of my least favorite fanfictions.

Chapter 3: Yellow Eyes

"Alright, to the bus everyone!" Bucky shouted, clapping his hands. "Let's get back to Seabrook!"

Everyone from the squad cheered and they quickly moved towards the exit of the cheer center, chatting loudly about the exciting camp they had experienced and the announcements Bucky had made. Addison and Bree walked back to the bus, where their mascot Shrimpy was already behind the wheel.

As they sat down, Addison couldn't stop a broad smile from being constantly present on her face. She shimmied in her seat excitedly and kept on twiddling her thumbs.

"You seem a little more upbeat." Bree acknowledged.

"I'm just excited to get back home." Addison replied with a smirk.

"Or to get back to a certain someone?" Bree inquired, nudging Addison's arm.

"Maybe…" Addison shrugged. "I'll need to explain some things, I guess… But I still can't wait to see him!"

"I'm sure he feels the same. He'll probably want to continue from where you left off…" Bree teased.

Addison blushed, kept on smiling and didn't answer as the bus began shaking and started up. Animated chitchat filled the bus as all squad members excitedly discussed what was waiting for them at home and what they would do with their newly freed up time.

Addison was lost in thought in the early parts of the trip as she simply admired the outside scenery. The bus drove through a beautiful forest road, allowing Addison to look out at the trees that flashed by. She had always liked the forest, not only to play or walk around in, but also because it had always been the one place where she could occasionally remove her wig when she was younger.

Like every child in Seabrook, Addison had been told terrifying bed-time stories of monstrous beasts that inhabited the deep forests surrounding the town, but she never payed these any mind. To her, the forest was simply a place of peace and tranquility, a place where she wasn't constantly forced to behave perfectly. A place where she could be herself.

Letting her thoughts wander elsewhere, she thought about Zed. She felt butterflies in her stomach and softly giggled to herself just saying his name to herself. Whatever mean trick the aceys pulled, Addison was sure that she would be able to explain the situation. Then, she and Zed would have the rest of the year to simply enjoy each other's company.

She also wondered how Seabrook would have changed in the relatively short time she'd been away. When she had left, saying a nearly tearful goodbye to Zed, she and him had been in the middle of pushing through some new and improved pro-monster laws. The town, apart from a few hardcore conservatives, had been totally on board in this. Addison liked to point out Zed's nearly infectious energy regarding the matter as the main reason why things were improving the way they were, because both she and the town needed a zombie to fall back on.

Addison's smile grew wider as she remembered how Zed had once enthusiastically told her of what he believed Seabrook could be… A place where everyone fit in, no matter what they were, where they came from or what they looked like… Addison, with her newfound confidence, had pledged herself to the plan and had no intention of slowing down.

"Addie!" A voice hissed and she felt someone poke her in her side.

"What?" Addison exclaimed, looking at Bree.

"Look!" Bree urged, pointing out the window.

Peering out the window, Addison saw a strange, wooden construction. As she watched on, two wooden signs rolled themselves out. They spelled a few carefully chosen words…

'Addison' 'Will you'

"Addison… Will you…" Bree and a number of other people on the bus repeated.

Addison felt her heart thumping in her chest and stood up straight in her seat. She was nearly jumping in excitement. This could not be really happening!?

Another sign soon appeared, almost identical to the first one. More words appeared as the signs rolled down again.

'Go to' 'The Prawn'

"Go to… The prawn…" The others again repeated, sounding almost as thrilled as Addison was.

As the bus rode on, and they took a sharp turn, another construction appeared. This one containing a sign spelling 'With' followed by an enormous arrow that pointed down to…

"Zed!" Addison cried out in panic as she saw what was unmistakably Zed, standing on a ladder in the middle of the road. Even from a distance, his green hair was hard to miss. Her excitement and joy immediately evaporated and she screamed loudly in fear as the bus was headed straight for Zed. Everyone in the bus followed her example, screaming in complete distress as the breaks of the bus made an almost deafening screeching sound.

Addison gripped the seat in front of her tightly, her knuckles turning white as she heard a sickening crash and the bus hobbled up and down. Several loud banging noises were heard from the bus's roof and something suddenly dropped down in front of the window next to her.

It was Zed, hanging from the top of the bus by one arm while the rest of him simply dangled off the side.

"Zed!" Addison screamed again as she pressed herself against the window.

Outside, she saw Zed's expression change from panic to extreme glee in less than a second when he laid eyes on her. Hanging on with one arm, he pressed his left hand against the window, on the exact opposite side of where Addison had pressed her right hand.

Despite herself, Addison smiled broadly at seeing Zed's dumb grin. God, she had really missed this buffoon.

This fleeting moment of happiness lasted only a brief second though, as Zed quickly lost his grip and helplessly tumbled down onto the road.

"Zed! Zed!" Addison repeatedly banged on the windows and leaned forward as far as she could in an effort to keep an eye on Zed. The bus rapidly span out of control however, as the sound of screeching brakes grew louder and louder, as did the screaming of the cheer squad.

The bus driver, for some undiscernible reason dressed in a mascot uniform, lost control of the steering wheel and the bus immediately went off road and crashed into the tree line. Addison was thrown back in her seat and she felt Bree's arms grab her and pull the two of them tightly against each other. Addison closed her eyes in fear as the bus just drove on, smashing through more trees and bushes. The shaking and crashing sounds were nearly unbearable, but did eventually stop…

"Are we dead?" Addison heard Bree ask.

"No, we aren't." Addison answered as she untangled herself from Bree's arms and stood upright. Around her, disgruntled cheerleaders all slowly straightened up and examined their predicament with wide eyes. "Is everybody okay?" She asked.

Everyone nodded or mumbled in confirmation, relieving Addison of some of her worst fears.

"Ahh! My hair!" She heard a voice she recognized as Bucky's cry out.

Addison rolled her eyes as she moved to the back of the bus, examining her surroundings on the way. Through every window, all she saw was forest, a forest of old trees and thick bushes.

"What's going on? Are we trapped?" Bree asked, sounding terrified.

"We're fine. Someone will pick us up." Addison tried to reassure her. "No one got hurt, that's the important part." She added, before her eyes widened in shock. "Zed! Oh my god! Zed!" She yelled as she immediately sprinted for the back of the bus.

"Adski?" Bonzo exclaimed in alarm.

"He fell off the bus! Oh my god, what if he's hurt!?" Addison squeaked in a shrill voice as she pulled on the emergency exit door.

"Addie, calm down!" Bree urged her, just as Addison managed to open the door.

"Addison! Don't!" Bucky intervened, and she felt a hand on her shoulder just as she tried to get out.

"Zed's out there!" Addison protested, trying to shake herself loose.

"I'll go check." Bucky said with a confident and toothy grin.

"You?" Addison questioned, unable to keep the skepticism out of her voice.

"Nothing will happen to me, I'm too important…" Bucky bragged as he placed one foot on the emergency exit, slipped and helplessly tumbled out of the bus into a puddle of mud.

Addison again rolled her eyes as Bucky sputtered and screamed, only attracting the attention from more members of the squad.

"Everyone, stay calm. I'll go outside and see if I can find some help, and find Zed…" Addison stated confidently.

"Great leadership Addie, very future cheer captain of you!" Bree encouraged her as Addison gracefully stepped out of the bus, past a still blubbering Bucky and into the forest.

"Just wait for me here." Addison yelled back.

"Don't get yourself into too much trouble!" Bree responded.

Addison waved back one more time before passing a couple of trees, making the bus disappear from her view. She walked on, watching her step on the uneven forest ground, and the sounds of her friends on the bus quickly faded. The tracks of the bus were easy enough to follow, so getting back onto the road wouldn't be too much of a struggle, but the forest was still thick and the bus had left some genuine devastation in its crash path. Broken branches obstructed her path, and her clothing got stuck on sharp twigs on more than one occasion. Just when Addison felt as though the forest was clearing up a little, the clear sound of a cracking twig suddenly alerted her.

"Hello?" Addison called out, quickly looking back. There was nothing behind her, as far as she could see anyway. "Zed?" Addison yelled, hoping that somehow her favorite zombie would step out and greet her. There was no answer, and no sign of anything or anyone around her. "Bree?" Addison tried. "Anyone? Hello?"

She suddenly heard another cracking sound and hastily spun around. "Who's there?" Addison yelled, looking as best she could between the lines of large trees. "Hello?"

Another sound, and again Addison whirled around to try and spot the culprit. Her breathing quickened, but she tried to stay rational. It was probably just an animal… A dear maybe, or a rabbit… Or maybe it was the wind? Or maybe she was just being paranoid?

Despite herself, the memories of the scary stories of the forest resurfaced, but she tried to repress those irrational fears. Those were just stories! They were made to scare children and keep them out of the woods! There was no such thing as monsters! Well, aside from zombies that is…

Yet another sound, this one sounding unmistakably like a footstep. "Who's there!?" Addison shouted, a little more urgency in her voice. "Zed? Does anybody hear me? Zed!?" Her eyes still scanned the trees around her, but she saw nothing, until…

A large shape, crouched down and hairy-looking, stared straight at her from the shadow in between two trees with two bright yellow eyes. The beast, or whatever it was, opened its mouth and two large fangs became visible, even in the shadow of the trees.

Addison was frozen in fear and was about to scream, when she felt something touch her left shoulder. "Aaahh!" She screamed as she immediately whirled around and lashed out with her right fist, hitting whatever touched her square on the jaw.

"Ow!" Someone yelled out in pain.

Addison focused and she saw Zed standing in front of her, clutching his pained jaw. It was Zed!

"Zed!" Addison exclaimed in a mixture of alarm and extreme relief.

"Ah, I missed you too…" Zed mumbled, able to somehow conjure up a grin as he rubbed his jaw.

"Zed!" Addison repeated, though simply in ecstasy this time as she basically jumped up and put her arms around his neck in a strong hug.

Addison felt Zed stumble a few steps, but he eventually found his balance and eagerly hugged her back. "I really missed you…" He whispered as they lightly swayed from side to side.

"It's so good to see you!" Addison squealed, only pulling Zed closer to her. "You… Wait! Oh my god, are you okay!?" She suddenly asked fearfully as she pushed him at arm's length.

"What? Oh, I'm fine…" Zed smirked, spreading his arms. "Just a few bumps and scratches, nothing a zombie can't handle…"

"What were you doing on the middle of the road!?" Addison shrieked.

"Ehm, surprising you…" Zed offered with a light shrug.

"You could have gotten yourself killed!" Addison retorted as she lightly punched his arm.

"Ow! Well, if I do get killed, it will be because you keep punching me!" Zed sneered.

"I'm so sorry!" Addison immediately apologized, putting her hands to her mouth.

"Doesn't matter… Just, ehm… Let's not have this become a regular thing, shall we?" Zed proposed with a smile.

Addison laughed, feeling the tension in her body almost literally melt away as she simply stared lovingly into Zed's eyes. It was all she could do to prevent herself from kissing him right then and there, but then she suddenly remembered why she had been so startled in the first place. She turned her head and looked back at the space in between the two trees where she had seen what she could only describe as a monster, only to find it abandoned, not an animal or anything else in sight.

"What is it?" Zed asked, following Addison's line of sight.

"I saw something… Over there, by those trees…" Addison mumbled, listening closely to see if she could hear any of the sounds that had previously terrified her.

"What was it?" Zed went on, stepping around Addison.

"It, ehm… Nothing, it was stupid…" Addison sighed, grabbing Zed by the arm.

"What was it?" Zed repeated a little more forcefully. "You looked completely frightened when I walked up to you…"

"It, ehm… It looked like some sort of monster, with yellow eyes and huge teeth." Addison admitted, beginning to blush as she realized how crazy she sounded.

"A monster?" Zed questioned, pulling up his eyebrows.

"Don't laugh!" Addison protested, though she couldn't help but smirk herself. "I heard sounds and everything! Who knows what creeps around in this forest!"

"Are you sure that you saw something? I mean, maybe the light was playing tricks on you…" Zed proposed.

"I'm sure. Do you honestly believe I would make something like this up?" Addison retorted.

"I'm not saying you made it up… Just that maybe you panicked or something… I mean, a monster?" Zed shrugged.

"You're on to talk about monsters." Addison responded with a bit of a mischievous grin.

Before Zed could reply, the sound of crunching branches and footsteps alerted Addison again and she hastily turned around, only to see Zoey, Zed's younger sister, stumble in their direction.

"Zoey!" Addison exclaimed in total relief.

"Addie!" Zoey basically cheered as she smiled broadly and ran at her.

"I told you to stay on the road!" Zed protested, though he did crack a smile as he watched Addison and Zoey hug each other.

"I got bored." Zoey protested, looking up at her brother in a defiant way.

"You shouldn't have left the road, this place could be dangerous…" Zed went on.

"Did you say you saw a monster, Addie?" Zoey asked, completely disregarding Zed.

"What? Oh… No… No… There's nothing…" Addison replied, trying to brush it off.

"Aww… My dad always told me stories of monsters living in the woods. I really want to see one! Maybe we could become friends!" Zoey squealed in delight.

Addison couldn't help but crack a smile, and she saw Zed also look affectionately at his sister.

"There are no monsters here, Zoey." Zed told her. "And again, I told you to stay on the road!"

"Why are you out here anyway?" Addison asked, keeping hold of Zoey's upper arm.

"I helped with the surprise." Zoey proudly stated. "Weren't you surprised?"

"Oh, very…" Addison answered. "Especially the part where Zed got run over."

"That wasn't planned. I'm not that stupid." Zed protested.

"Well, you did cause our bus to crash." Addison said in a joking manner.

"Yeah… Is everyone okay?" Zed asked, looking beyond Addison at the damage done by the crash.

"They're fine. I went out to get help and check on you." Addison replied.

"A few people have already stopped by, they've called for help." Zed told her.

"Good." Addison nodded. "We can get the others then."

"Lead the way." Zed gestured, making sure to take one of Addison's hands in his own as well.

The way back to the bus seemed way shorter with Zed and Zoey by her side. Once at the bus, they saw a still very distressed Bucky, who got the mud cleaned off of him by the aceys. The rest of the squad was crowded around the back of the bus.

"Addison! Zed! Is everything okay?" Bree asked as soon as she spotted them.

"Zedski!" Bonzo bellowed as he sprinted in their direction and grabbed Zed in such a tight hug that it lifted him off the ground.

"Good to see you too, Bonzo…" Zed groaned, his face contorting in pain.

"There are already people on their way here, according to Zed at least." Addison explained as more of the squad gathered around her.

"Didn't get into too much trouble, did you?" Bree asked a little teasingly.

"No… No…" Addison mumbled, looking back at the thick forest around her. She couldn't help but think about the monster she could have sworn to have seen in the shadows. It had seemed so real… Those eyes, those yellow eyes, they would definitely not leave her mind for some time…