Authors notes: Here we go with Crash Course

CRASH COURSE
Crashing will be the easiest thing they do today

Chapter 8: Back on our Own

Bill wasn't sure how much time had passed when he finally awoke in the smashed up front compartment of the helicopter that was partially engulfed in flames... but the sun was high in the sky bathing them in its golden aura as he cursed up a storm, pulling himself free from the chair, he still had the med kit on his back but his M16 appeared to have fallen from the helicopter as it was crashing down, "Bull friggin horse shit..." he cursed quietly grumbling as he looked up to see the various infected stumbling around the car park ahead of them and in the small alley beyond, he navigated round to the back of the helicopter ensuring he was out of range of the infected menace as he began looking for the rest of his comrades.

Spotting Zoey laying on her side with her hunting rifle in her arms next to a flaming barrel, he began to gently shake the young woman awake before she finally groaned, her eyes fluttering open as she suddenly shot up gasping as Bill placed a hand over her mouth reassuring her it was him, "relax kid, we need to get up but be quiet we've got infected all around us" he said as she gingerly picked up her rifle also checking she still had the two handguns which thankfully had remained in their place, "Louis is over there, ill get him up see if you can find Francis" he said quietly as she nodded, wincing as her ankle hurt like hell, she already sprained it back at the hospital and it seemed the crash had only helped to magnify it, she had a heavy limp but could at least put pressure on it enough to stumble around and look for Francis. Louis gasped as he shot up, "ah shit the pilot turned infected he..." he said as Bill cut him off with a sharp hush, "quiet son we've got bogies all around the other side of the helicopter" he hissed as Louis nodded pulling himself up on the helicopter as the rucksack on his back had been ripped open meaning all the food and water had fallen out, "well shit, guess we gonna have to start looking for food again" he remarked sourly dropping the useless rucksack to the ground as he also realised his Uzi was gone and he was left with the crowbar and handguns, "god damnit... well shit that just ruins my day" he said bitterly gripping the crowbar tightly as Zoey helped Francis to his feet as he groaned and grunted.

"Oh momma that was some shit... is that how helicopters are supposed to land?" he remarked as he nodded his thanks to Zoey gripping his shotgun, "no not at all" Louis said as Francis grumbled, "hey Mr positive we crashed you got anything to say about that?" he added as Bill shook his head, "well we are all alive and in one piece and walking away from it ain't we?" Louis said as Francis grunted annoyed by the response, "yeah alright ill give you that I guess" he said as Louis noticed the body of the pilot up against a wall, "poor guy... he came out of his way to try and help us..." he said as Bill paid his respects Francis chuckling under his breathe before a sad look appeared on his face, "rest in peace" he said under his breathe.

"Hey Zoey here's the pilot in case you wanna shoot him again" Francis remarked as Zoey looked at him annoyed, "the pilot was a zombie Francis..." she said as he grunted under his breathe, "hey Louis you still wearing that tie what you gotta meeting to attend or some shit?" Francis taunted with a laugh as Louis turned to face him with an annoyed look on his face, "that's funny Francis why don't you take your chaps, your moustache and your little vest and go and find yourself a parade" he said shaking his head as Bill chuckled at his remark, "I hate parades, and I'm not wearing chaps, and I don't see what's wrong with the vest" he remarked as Bill and Zoey peaked from behind the helicopter seeing the enemy stumbling around the large area they had crashed in.

"Well boys I guess we are walking..." Zoey remarked clearly bitter about the pilot turning infected and leaving them in the middle of where ever they were, "I hate walking..." Francis said kicking an empty can across the floor as he pumped his shotgun, "but five minutes ago you hated flying..." Louis said trying to understand how Francis worked, "and it turns out I was right about that as well..." Francis finished as Zoey suddenly doubled over in pain, Bill kneeled beside her as her face winced in pain, "I think I've sprained my ankle but god damn it this hurts..." she hissed as took a look certain nothing was broken, "yeah its a sprain you just need to rest for a little bit and maybe have some pills" he remarked as he looked over the other two men frowning, "alright kids if your done having your lovers spat about flying and walking the good news is we are no longer in Fairfield but the bad news is we've landed in another state that's also filled with infected, we need to get moving and see if we can see any signs of an evacuation outpost nearby, but first there is a warehouse behind this crash lets get in there and let Zoey rest for an hour or so" he said his tone broking no argument as he scanned the area again cursing as infected littered the car park and the alleyway beyond.

"So lets get out there and secure that building we've got plenty of sunlight to let Zoey rest and get out of this dump" Francis said leading the way out of cover and stomping through the car park as the whites of many infected eyes turned red as they gazed upon him becoming enraged by his presence, but that didn't matter to him and his trusty pump shotgun which began booming into action as he fired round after round at oncoming attackers, Bill close behind using the magnum as he shot shot after shot with expert precision never missing as he dropped savage attackers quickly and efficiently, Louis and Zoey bringing up the rear with a handgun each as Zoey helped her limp along by taking the weight off of her so she wasn't in pain.

Pulling Zoey up through the open garage door as there was a gap between the floor and the warehouse as Bill and Francis cleared out all infected from the area leaving blood and corpses littered all over the ground, inside Zoey was set down on a table downing some pills as she nodded her thanks to Louis as Francis and Bill moved in to join them, "anyone know where we are, cus I don't recognise this area at all, how far away from the evac were we when he turned infected?" Louis asked, "not a clue son, I still think we were quite a way off, but there has gotta be some way out of this dump so let's rest for a minute let Zoey get some strength back and then we will take a look around" Bill said quietly lighting another cigarette as Francis sat down on a wooden crate. "You know if it weren't for all the blood thirsty infected this sitting and bathing in this sun wouldn't be soo bad" Francis remarked as Louis nodded his agreement, the sun was still shinning brighter then ever when it was day time almost like a beacon of hope in this troubling times, "important safety tip don't get into a helicopter with a zombie pilot" Zoey said from her place on the table as Bill nodded, he couldn't believe their luck, they had finally managed to find a way to escape the fucking city only to wind up with an infected pilot who crashed and left them in a industrial area of some kind. Either way he took a positive that they had all survived and sustained minimal injuries, he felt nothing but sorry for the poor bastard who came all the way out to get them only to succumb to the very thing that was destroying their world, 'I swear those things can sense hope and when they do they have to destroy it' he remembered him saying to them when he first picked them up, it seemed like his words had come true and that left a Bill feeling angry... every freak that stood in his way from here on out was going to be very sorry.

"There's a room underneath us, Francis let's give a quick check of the area for some supplies and then we will see how Zoey's leg is holding up" he said quietly marching to a door and opening it, motioning for the biker to follow him as he made his way down the flight of stairs, leaving Louis to watch over Zoey as the pair sat in silence for a few minutes, the two other men making sure they had a good look around before they left the area now that they were down to having no food at all, "we were almost home free damnit then the chopper pilot has to go and turn infected doesn't he..." Zoey mumbled under her breathe as she slumped on the table with her injured leg resting, "listen Zoey you did what you had to do... its not your fault hell its not even the chopper pilots fault... the poor guy was just trying to help people and I wish him nothing but peace and happiness in his afterlife" Louis remarked putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder. She gave a weak smile as looked around the room, there was no signs of infected ever being in this warehouse surprisingly, "what's the odds we are surrounded by infected?" she asked quietly as he shook his head with a chuckle, "hey come on now we are gonna be ok, I don't think we are gonna see a witch from here on out, wanna bet me?" he said as she stifled a giggle, "your an optimist ill give you that Louis" she said with a weak smile on her face, "come on Zoey as long as we stick with Bill what can go wrong that man is ready to take on the entire world to keep us safe, no matter how long it takes we will get out of this, together as a team we will get to a nice fortified safe zone and we will never have to worry about zombies ever again!" he said as she gave him a gentle squeeze, "thanks Louis... I really appreciate it" she said quietly as he gave a warm smile, "hey no problem" he said as they waited quietly for Bill and Francis to return.

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Bill and Francis searched in silence apart from the occasional all clear, Bill had found some canned food and another rucksack which for the moment Francis wore on his back as he brandished his bloody fire axe which had slain 5 infected hidden around the various rooms and corners of the parking lot where they had crashed, checking dark rooms, Francis recoiled as the stench of rotten flesh hit him as he pushed open a door to a blood soaked room, three corpses with the innards hanging over the floor as their chests had been torn open, their faces etched in horrific pain showing their final moments were ones of absolute agony, "looks like there was some hunters here at some point we need to be careful" he said quietly as Bill noticed one of the bodies was wearing army fatigues like him, he bowed his head as he noticed the body had a MP5 sub machine gun still intact on the floor next to it, "its no assault rifle but it will do" he muttered as he also took the mans dog tags and put them in his pocket. Ensuring he took the magazines for the weapon he also found two pipe bomb in a crate with many cans of food and some bottled water on a table in the room, "poor bastards must've tried to fortify this room but got snuffed out, rest in peace..." he said quietly as Francis nodded placing the food and water in the rucksack as they quickly left stepping back out into the sun bathed car park next to where they had crashed as the hull of the helicopter still burned aggressively, "this will do for now, come on let's head back to the others and see if we can get moving, will be much better to travel around during the day" he said as Francis walked back towards the warehouse stopping as he picked up a smell that made his face crinkle, "careful smells like there's a smoker around here somewhere" he said as Bill nodded.

Once they returned they waited for an hour sitting and chatting while lightly eating from what they had discovered as Bill determined the only way out of the area was the alleyway to their right as the rest of the area was blocked off by debris, Zoey announced she was finally able to walk on her foot strong enough without overwhelming pain stopping her and that was good enough for Bill, "its about mid day now so if we can keep moving we might find a way out of this dump before the sun goes down" he remarked walking back to the open shutter and scouting around satisfied no more infected had stumbled into the area, "alright Francis your on point, remember keep your eyes out for a smoker and possibly multiple hunters, or we may be in some serious trouble" he said as Francis grunted standing off the crate he was on and walking towards the start of the alley not seeing any infected in his immediate surroundings, "this way kids" he said sarcastically as they followed him walking slowly but steadily as Zoey still had a miner limp, Bill hadn't the faintest idea where in gods name they were but he was getting them out of there by the end of the day if it killed him...

End Chapter

Authors notes: Crash Course shouldn't take too long at all as its fairly short and can be covered quick so hopefully we wont be here too long but that's it for now, thanks for reading and see you all in the next one.

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