Sorry it took so long to update, Final Exams are a bitch. Here you guys go!

The beginning of the chapter starts off from where I left off on chapter 3
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Chapter 5: Moving On Out

Levina opened up a drawer full of keys. This must be it, she thought. She grabbed one of the keys with a tag that said "B32".

"I got the keys!" she shouted.

Tamara looked over at Phil who was still struggling on keeping the door closed. "Well they got the keys, now I'd like to see that plan you said you had...!"

"Alright, on the count of three I want you guys to open the door. Make sure you have your weapons."

Tamara grabbed her guitar, Kendra held onto her metal pipe, and Phil gripped tightly on his fencing sabers. We're ready, he thought.

"Three! Two! One! Open the door!"

As soon as they stopped pressing their backs against the door it flung open. Phil dashed over to one of the dead bodies in the office and cut its arm with his fencing saber. Quick like lightning, he tossed the body over to Them. He couldn't believe his planned had worked.

A majority of Them went after the body as they fell to the floor and began to eat at it. "Let's move! Hit any of the stragglers in your way but don't waste your time tryin' to kill'em! Come on!"

Phil stepped over bodies and whacked a couple of Them out of his way. After a few seconds he found himself out in the hallway again. All the girls in the room copied his moves as they hopped over the dead bodies, a couple of them tripping over their feet as they scrambled back up and out the door with Phil.

It was surprising to Phil that they'd actually managed to make it out alive. That they hadn't died.

"Hey, who the hell are those guys over there?!" Tamara pointed at the main entrance as she saw a large truck and a silver car speed out of the school. "Just some people like us trying to escape, we need to keep moving!" Phil shouted, starting to run to the parking lot.

"Whoever they were, they gathered an ass load of Their attention!" Leonia shouted.

"If we keep moving it won't matter, all the buses are parked right over there!" Levina pointed out.

They all began to run, and Phil looked out and was about ready to swear when he saw a hoard of Them chasing after the group. "Don't look back just keep going!" Phil exclaimed. It seemed like all of Them were coming from left and right and behind, and the buses seemed so far away. The group was questioning if they were actually going to make it to the buses. And better yet, Phil thought, who the hell is going to drive this thing?!

The group reached the buses, but a bigger question was this: Which bus was the right bus? Phil took a quick glance at the keys, seeing that it read "B32".

"Look for bus B32, quick we don't have much time!" he ordered.

Phil didn't want the whole group to scatter but they did, running down the aisles as they looked for the bus. Kendra ran through them, zipping pass each lane until she finally found it. "Hey guys!" she shouted over the buses. "I found it! It's over-"

She cut herself off as she began to scream as loudly as possible. "Help me!" she screamed.

"Aw fuck!" Phil swore as he ran over to the source of the screaming. The whole group ran over to find her leaning against the bus, a group of Them rushing over to her. At this point it was too late to get over to her, but that's when things suddenly got a little lucky for her.

A broomstick came out of nowhere and whacked them away. Someone else came over with a baseball bat and began beating Them. The girl with the baseball bat had black choppy scene hair with red tips, while the other girl had black hair that went to her knees whhile put up in two pig tails. Their names were Faith Yamura and Daisy Saiori.

Before any words could be spoken between the groups, Phil pressed a button on the keys to open the door and hopped on. "Hurry up and get on everyone before They get here!"

Without another word, everyone began to pile onto the bus and take a seat. Phil sat in the driver's seat and put the key in the ignition. The bus slowly began to turn on. The boy was anxious as he looked out the window and saw Them getter closer and closer. He began to panic more and more as he pressed the close door button.

"Come on, Come on," he said again and again.

"Hey! They're coming! What the hell is taking you so long?!" Faith shouted from the back seat. "I'm working on it!"

Phil continued to press the button, but it seemed to be doing nothing. Faith grumbled something to herself as she shot up from her seat and rush over to the door. "Oh for the love of God!" she said as she came up to the front seat with him. She pounded her fist on the button Phil was pressing and the bus made a hissing noise as the door began to close.

They were getting closer and closer and the door was slowly closing. Finally the door closed and They began to smack on the glass. "Floor it!" Tamara shouted!

Without a word, Phil slammed his foot on the gas pedal and bumped other cars out of the way as he drove through the zombies and out through the main entrance. The whole bus began to cheer in delight as everyone shouted "We made it!" and gave each other high fives.

Tamara on the other hand was wondering where those other two cars had went, seeing as they were nowhere in sight anymore. Not that it really matters, she thought.

Phil never thought that driving a bus would be this easy, but here he was driving it out of their hell to God knows where. They drove through a road surrounded by evergreen trees, after all this is the evergreen state. The trees slowly began to vanish and the city of Seattle soon became visible. But what they saw was worse than they had imagine...

Meanwhile...

Casper's 2010 Toyota Tundra drove off a slightly cracked road onto a more firm and flat road. The main road. Trees blocked their view as he kept driving, Florence and Jade looking out their windows. Connie followed behind him, looking in her rear view mirror as she saw maybe one or two of Them just standing there.

The trees disappeared and in the distance stood Seattle. Smoke clouds arose from all over the city; something even blew up as they continued to look at it. Police sirens filled the air and the teens could see I-5 from where they drove, the freeway completely packed with cars. A loud noise roared in the sky as they looked out their windows. Black hawks holding a group of soldiers flew over them, along with a couple more jets as they made their way to Seattle.

"Is that... is that really the city?" Jade stammered.

"It's even worse than I thought," Florence commented.

Connie could see the city from where she was as her mouth made a small O shape. "You've gotta be shitting me right now," Connie said.

"Holy fuck, do you see that?" Jake commented as he whipped his head from Connie to Alice

Alice held anguish in her face as she looked at the city soon to become ruins possibly filled with Them. "Now what? Where are we supposed to go?" Alice said, seeing that the sun was beginning to set. Night was soon to fall. Connie slowed her car down along with Casper as they came to a complete stop on the side of the road.

Casper got out of the car and walked up to Connie as he tapped on her window. She rolled it down so they could have a discussion. "We should camp right here until morning," Casper said. "We'll get tired eventually if we keep driving, and it seems stupid to drive into town if it looks like that."

"Where will we go after that?" Connie asked.

"We can talk about that in the morning," Casper said. Connie nodded, knowing that everyone was tired after everything that's happened during this crazy day. "Alright," she said.

...

Night soon fell as a full moon was covered by black ash clouds. Jake was spread out in the backseats fast asleep along with Alice knocked out in the front seat. Connie sat up, unable to sleep with the fear of having nightmares. She knew she'd pay for it in the morning, but she just couldn't do it.

Meanwhile Casper was in the car getting as high as the sky during the end of the world. Jade and Florence couldn't handle the smell so they hopped onto the back of the truck, huddled together to keep warmth. Florence moved to her sides back and forth, trying to get comfortable but it didn't seem to be working. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep, but for some reason she just wasn't tired. Florence turned to her right and saw Jade lying on her back, her eyes wide open as she stared at the sky.

"Can't sleep?" Florence asked. "Who can?" Jade commented. "I feel like if I fall asleep, I'm gonna wake up with one of Them on my face or something."

"I know how you feel," Florence chuckled, lying on her back as well. Feeling the need to brighten the mood a little, Florence looked at Jade with a quizzical smile on her face. "Sooo," she began. "Since you kissed Cass does that mean you like him now or something?"

Jade's cheeks turned a light shade of pink as she looked over at her. "No! I was just happy! Any girl would do that if they were as hyper as me! I didn't mean anything by it!"

"Ooo you're hiding something! You're being so defensive, that screams denial," Florence laughed.

"Shut up! And oh yeah! I bet you like Jake! We could smell the love in the air with you two standing there intensely gazing into each other's eyes," Jade teased.

Florence sighed, resting her hands behind her head as she chuckled. "Please, he's like my brother," Florence said.

It was silent for a bit as they stargazed, thinking about things. "Ya know, if it weren't for all the zombies, this would be one hell of a slumber party," Florence joked.

"I can't believe all of this is happening, honestly," Florence said. "This is the last thing I expected when I woke up this morning."

Jade turned to her side as she closed her eyes, wrapping her arms around her body. "I'm going to try and sleep again, see ya in the morning Flow," she told her.

Florence sighed, continuing to look up at the sky. She listened to Casper in the car coughing out a lung, sounding as if he were choking. She felt sorry for him, that he was addicted to that stuff; During times like this too. If They won't get to him, those drugs will. And if he keeps pissing off people, that'll be the end of him too, Florence thought to herself.

Casper sat in the car, coughing and coughing, but it wasn't because of the drugs. He bowed his head, his hands pulling at the little black hair he had. He rocked back in forth slightly, feeling jittery as he wheezed, letting tears form in his dilated eyes. Smoke blew throughout the car, but the drug was starting to wear off. He was done getting high for the night, and that hyper feeling he'd felt was subsiding, making him more alert and anxious. If anything, for some reason he just felt down now. Knowing himself, he'll just assume it's the drug, but for some reason he can't help but think it was about something much deeper than that.

He took a deep breath as he pressed his back against the seat and looked up ahead through the window. Not a sign of Them in sight. That's good, he thought, maybe that means I can relax a bit more. The drug diminished his need for sleep and the hunger he'd felt this whole time. A few minutes ago he felt alive and content, now he just feels empty. Trashed and scattered.

What seemed to pop into his mind every couple of seconds were Kaighley and Brianna. He was their older brother; he couldn't help but worry about them. They're all the family I've really got left, Casper thought, If they die, I'll take myself with them.

Casper looked down in between the seats and saw his phone peeking out through the crack in his backpack. He picked it up as he stared at it intensely. He wondered: should he call them? Should he text them? The anxiety was killing him. Just thinking that they could be gone already made him want to scream. He couldn't help but doubt they're survival though. They were both thirteen and they both depended on him. Without him, they're sanity would have been gone a long time ago. But still, I have to hope.

Minutes passed and he just stared at his phone. Finally, he tossed it onto the passenger's seat and rubbed his eyes. He closed them (though he wasn't tired), as he thought about things. Casper suddenly heard Florence sneeze outside of the car. He sighed to himself while unbuckling his seatbelt.

Casper stepped out of his car and walked over to the back of the truck. Florence looked over at him as she smirked and stared into his wide eyes.

"Why are you guys still out here?" Casper asked. "It's warmer inside."

"Fuck that," Florence exclaimed, "It smells like somebody died in there. I'd rather stay out here; at least I know I won't suddenly get lung cancer."

Casper began to climb into the back of the truck as he squeezed between Jade and Florence. "Well I guess I'll join you guys then," he said.

"Why?" Florence questioned him.

"Just 'cause. Do I need to give you a reason for why I want to sit in the back of MY truck?" he asked her in a smartass voice.

He laid down beside her as they looked up at the sky in silence. "You really shouldn't be doing those drugs," Florence said, "You're killing yourself."

Casper sighed as he rested his arms behind his head, closing his eyes. "Dude, trust me I'm tryin'. It was a lot worse back in Detroit," he told her. Florence turned towards him as she rested on her arms. "You used to live in Detroit?" she asked him.

"Yeah, that was before my dad passed away though. It was pretty shitty back then, but the best experiences I've ever had were back in Detroit," he explained. "Man I remember when I was at the park getting high and shit and looking like an idiot with my best friend and his sister who were joining me. My best friend goes off somewhere to throw up or whatever and then his sister starts flirting with me. At this point I'm high as fuck and can barely think straight without wanting to start laughing. Next thing you know she's pulling at my shirt, telling me I should go with her before her brother comes back. So I'm all down for it. All of a sudden, I'm spewing up vomit on her, the park table and myself. So she smacks me, leaves with her brother and I'm just lying there on the ground at the time not even knowing what just happened. Then later on, Kaighley and Brianna had to carry me back home."

Casper started laughing as he rubbed his eyes, looking over at Florence. This was the first time she's ever seen him really look happy and not pissed like him and Jake always are. Probably just the drugs, she thought.

"Who are Kaighley and Brianna?" Florence asked him.

His smile vanished from his face as he looked up again. "My sisters," he answered.

It was silent for a few more seconds before Casper suddenly said, "Hey... do you think that, maybe, in the morning we could drive to my house?"

Florence looked at him with a serious expression on her face, a facial expression that wasn't really hers. "Why are you asking me?" she asked.

"I don't know," was all he said.

Florence has a feeling she knows why Casper wants to stop at his house as she smiled lightly. "We'll have to ask the whole group if that's OK, but when the question pops up I'll defend you," she told him.

Casper smiled as he looked away from her and closed his eyes. "Thank you," he told her.

A sweet ending in this messed up universe. Had to throw a sweet moments in somewhere. So here you guys go! Random question of the day. Who is your favorite character so far? You can't pick your own character or I shall name you a bitch. Mine right now is Connie. I don't know what it is, I just like her. That'll probably change later though. See you later!