Banshee: Hi everybody. If this chapter seems short, I'm sorry. I wanted more time to work on the final chapter because it's going to be pretty long. I want to get it all done before Halloween. Hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I only own my OCs and the plot.
Chapter Three
…
- STILL Axel's POV -
…
Turns out, the person that saved us wasn't a dude… it was a chick. I figured that out when she stepped out of the hummer and revealed her feminine figure.
And what a lovely figure it was. Her steel-toed boots were caked in blood, and the pads on her knees were dirty and scratched. Knives were strapped to the boots. Skin-tight jeans showed off her nice legs, said jeans torn from the mid-thigh down. Three kinds of guns were strapped to a belt tied around her sexy hips. She wore fingerless gloves with steel caps over the knuckles. As my eyes traveled upward, I noticed she had a nice stomach and even nicer breasts; too bad they were hidden under a black tank top. Then I noticed a little tattoo on her collar; a devil's wing. Her lips were curled into a scowl, and she had that angry gleam in her blue eyes.
"Who the fuck are you calling 'dude?'" She growled, her eyebrow twitching as she flicked a piece of her light-brown hair out of her face.
"N-Nikki?"
That's right.
The person that saved us… is my girlfriend.
"Who else were you expecting?" Nikki said in a sarcastic tone. "That black cop from the Dawn of the Dead remake? Or maybe Tallahassee?"
"Either one would have been cool.." Demyx admitted, twiddling his fingers. When Nikki glared at him, he added, "B-But we're really happy to see you too."
She rolled her eyes. "Sure you were.. What the hell are you guys doing here?"
"We haven't heard from you in about a week, so we came looking for you." Roxas explained.
"It's nice to see that you've been doing well." Zexion said.
"Oh, yeah." She boasted. "Sandy and I have been killing zombies for over a week. We've even been keeping score. I'm ahead of her."
"Only by two points!"
When we looked back at the hummer, we saw Sandy watching our conversation through the window. She had taken her helmet off. Sitting beside her was Momo.
"I'm still ahead of you, so stop bitching!"
Sandy pouted and sat back in her seat, crossing her arms.
"Okay, you found me, I'm okay, now please go the hell home."
"What?" Roxas exclaimed. "No way! We're not leaving without you!"
"No offense guys, but you'd be more of a…" Nikki hesitated before she said the next word. "liability if you stuck around."
"What does 'liability' mean?" Demyx asked.
"It means we'll drag her down." Zexion answered.
"Oh.."
Nikki sighed. "It's too dangerous out here. We need to continue this conversation somewhere else."
…
- Later, At Another Location -
- Roxas' POV -
…
Nikki and Sandy took us to an abandoned building somewhere in town. Once we got there, her and Axel argued some more.
"For the last time, you're not staying!" She yelled.
"For the last time, yes I am!" Axel yelled back. "Have you forgotten that you're my girlfriend? What kind of boyfriend would I be if I left my girl alone in the middle of a zombie infestation? A shitty one, that's what!"
"I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm doing just fine! I don't need you to come to my rescue every time something bad happens!"
"Stop getting into trouble then, and I wouldn't have to!"
I groaned.
"Here we go…" I thought.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Nikki exclaimed.
"Come on guys, stop fighting." I urged.
"I don't know if you've noticed, but you're a trouble magnet! You attract trouble!"
She narrowed her eyes at Axel. "Oh, I see. You want to go there, do you?"
"N-No he doesn't!" Demyx interjected.
"You're damn right I want to go there." Axel growled, stepping towards her.
"Alright then, we'll go there!" Nikki growled back.
They stalked towards each other, and butted their foreheads together like a couple of rams. As they butted heads - literally - they pushed against each other to try and push the other back. Being as stubborn as they were, neither would budge.
"Fine! Go there, then!" He dared.
"I will!"
"KNOCK IT OFF!"
The exclamation caught all of us off guard. We were even more surprised when we found out it was Zexion that yelled.
"I'm sorry I yelled, but it had to be done." He apologized. He looked at Nikki and Axel and scolded, "You two should be ashamed of yourselves; arguing when there are more important things to worry about."
"Yeah!" Demyx agreed.
"Shame on you!" I scolded.
"I agree!" Sandy chimed in. "For shame!"
Momo took our side also, wagging a reprimanding finger at them before crossing his arms and turning away.
Nikki sighed. "They're right… There are people out there that need help, and we're acting like a couple of jackasses…"
"I definitely feel like a jackass…" Axel groaned, scratching the back of his head. "I'm sorry, babe.."
"I'm sorry too.." Nikki apologized.
"Does this mean we can stay and help?" Demyx asked excitedly.
"Ugh.. Fine." Nikki groaned.
"Yes!"
"But you have to stay in the hummer." She added.
Demyx sulked. "Aww…"
Suddenly, as Sandy was fiddling with the radio in the hummer, the radio started making a loud buzzing noise. There was a voice on the other end, but it was difficult to make out.
"Hey, guys!" She called out. "The radio's acting up!"
"What is it?" Nikki asked.
"I don't know. It's kind of fuzzy…"
Sandy fiddled with the dial on the radio, trying to make the message come in clearer.
"… H…. He-… o… Any…b-body… t-there… ?"
"Still too fuzzy…"
"A-Anybody… out… there…?"
"Almost there…"
"Hello? Is anybody out there?"
"There we go!"
The voice on the other end was frantic; and female.
"Hello? Hello? Anybody? Is anyone out there? Please answer! Help us, please!"
"It's an S.O.S.!" Sandy exclaimed.
As we listened, we could faintly make out shouting and gunshots. We could also hear some hissing and growling in the background; zombies.
"These creatures… they're everywhere! We can't hold them back much longer! Please, someone help!"
BANG!
BANG!
CRASH!
"They're coming in! Catherine, go upstairs! Quickly!"
"Ray, look out!"
"RRRUUAAAAAUUUGGGHHH!"
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
Then the signal went out. All we could hear now was static.
I looked over at Nikki, and her face was pale. There was fear in her eyes, and she was shaking.
"Nikki? What's the matter?" I asked.
"That transmission…" She said. "… it's from my parents!"
…
…
