Satsui no Hado Ryu: I wish I could tell her that. Oh wait, I'm writing her actions...
Drunken Hamster: Oh. I thought you were talking about when Riley lost the hockey match when she moved to San Francisco. But, no, it was still a different memory.
Korrasami 88: It's a start.
PotterPhantomKitten: You pretty much hit the nail on the head there.
The 379th Hero: Be more specific next time.
Antha1: Riley (Yellowjacket) doesn't really want to hurt them. As for the duct tape thing, they technically taped her arms to the bed's legs.
Gloyd Orangeboar: If you don't care, why are you reading this?
Creamy Buttercap: You are a monster, plain and simple.
I am a burglar: Uh, sure. You got a shrink ray, or something.
Js: Yeah, sure thing.
Al Drin Hoshizora: That's no way to talk to the protagonist.
Yellowjacket felt her heart racing as she took off down the streets, the Freaks right behind her. As she ran, she felt a nagging feeling that she should stay where she was. She knew the Freaks were from her past, but what roe did they play in it. Against her better judgement, she continued to flee.
"Riley!" The two shouted behind her as they followed her. Yellowjacket was still confused by the name. Was that what she had been called in a past-life? Her head began to ache. Her mind wasn't adapted to the series of conflicting memories that where channeling through her. She knew she needed someplace to rest, where she could put the strain on her mind at ease and properly connect things together.
Thinking quickly, she darted into a nearby, unfinished building. Without bothering to close the door, she ran up the stairs, and randomly picked a hallway to dart into. Then, she ran inside a room, closed the door, and sat down next to it.
She began breathing heavily to recover her breath. She wondered if she had truly escaped yet. Hopefully, the Freaks would leave if they didn't find her yet.
Outside the building, Jill asked, "Did you see her run inside there?"
"Yeah, but she couldn't have gone too far," Bill reassured. "She's a zombie, and they're not too bright."
Jill turned to glare at her husband, who shrugged meekly, adding, "It's true."
Before the two could say anything else, they heard a growl coming from down the street. At the far end of the street, they saw three zombies appear from around the corner of the building.
One of them was holding butcher knifes, the second, a young woman, looked like a ghoul, and the third was dressed as a businessman. They took one look at the couple, and charged at them. Bill and Jill heard the sounds of more zombies nearing the area.
"Oh, this morning just keeps getting better and better," Bill said sarcastically. "If we survive, tell Riley the next time she acts out, we're double duct-taping her."
As the zombies neared the couple, they immediately bolted through the open door and shut it behind them. They moved anything they could to barricade the door, including a suitcase and a chair. As they finished, a hand smashed through the window, and the couple immediately took off up the stairs.
"Crap," Bill said, remembering something. "We didn't take any weapons with us."
Jill paused, and sighed deeply, before saying, "It doesn't matter. I can smell Riley from here. She's... there!"
She turned to the left, followed by her husband. They ran down the hallway, and stopped at the door. Leaning against it, they heard breathing coming from in the room. The couple turned to each other, nodded, then opened the door.
The moment they opened the door, they were surprised to see Riley chuck a vase at them. They recovered in seconds, though, and dodged under it. Jill dove and grabbed hold of Riley, hoisting her into the air. Riley instinctively tried to bite, but Bill grabbed her by her hair, jerking her head away from Jill's neck.
It secretly pained Bill to have to use violence on a child, especially his daughter, but he felt he had no choice. Holding a struggling Riley, he roughly carried her out the room with Jill following.
As they exited the room, they were suddenly tackled by the three zombies they'd seen earlier. Riley was dropped from her father's arms as the zombie who looked like a ghoul shoved him backwards and caused him to nearly fall, while the two male zombies tackled Jill.
Jill instinctively socked the businessman-like zombie in the face, causing him to slump onto the ground, unconscious. She was secretly surprised that he'd gone down so quickly, but was snapped out of her thoughts by the other zombie swinging his knives at her. She was shocked at how fast he was moving; it took all of her strength and agility to dodge his attacks.
Bill decked the ghoul zombie in the face, knocking her to the side. The two got to their feet, and Bill briefly sneaked a glance at Riley to make sure she wasn't hurt. The ghoul zombie took the opportunity to charge at him, but he sidestepped out of the way, and she ran into the wall. He then grabbed her and slammed her against the wall again, and she fell to the floor, stunned.
With two zombies unconscious, Bill turned his attention to the knife-wielding one. He shielded his wife from the blades, and was diced in the arm by one knife. Riley watched, conflicted, as the three adults fought each other.
Bill managed to parry one blow, and punched the zombie in the face, causing him to stumble. He punched him again in the gut, but he sprang out with the knife, causing Bill to fall backwards into his wife. The two tumbled onto the ground, the zombie standing above them.
Bill and Jill waited to be stabbed, but instead heard a loud crash above them. Looking up, they saw the zombie drop his knives and fall forward, unconscious. The two saw a bruise on the back of his head.
They looked up, and saw Riley standing behind the fallen zombie, holding the smashed vase in her trembling hands. She dropped the vase, clearly surprised at what she had done, and then looked at Bill and Jill. The two stared up at Riley, wondering what she'd do now.
Then, to the couple's shock, Riley reached down and extended a hand to them.
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