Rei, Saeko, and Tetsuya were at the gate. Takashi was on the bike at the driveway
Saeko – don't rely on the gun too much. It'll be like ringing the dinner bell
Takashi – the bike's going to make noise anyway
Saeko – but on the bike you'll be moving
Tetsuya placed a ramp at the gate as Saeko and Rei were at the gate with their weapons
Rei – you ready?
Takashi started the motorcycle's engine and nodded
Tetsuya – don't go dying on us bro, or else I'll be pissed
Takashi – heh, since when did you think I gonna die?
Tetsuya – just saying, a big brother needs to worry about his little bro
Saeko and Rei was about to open the gate. The motorcycle's engine boomed and the zombies heard it from the outside. Takashi drove forward and both Saeko and Rei opened the gate. Takashi leaped from the ramp and out of the gate. Rei and Saeko were smiling. Tetsuya was smirking as Hirano was grinning from above. Takagi inside woke up from the noise
Takashi landed on the ground and skidded the motorcycle to his right and drove towards the little girl. He avoid hitting the zombies and kicked the ones who was about to grab him. Takagi walked outside
Takagi – what's all the commotion about?
Saeko, Tetsuya, and Rei turned to her
Rei – something pleasant
Takagi – what?
Rei – we realized that we're still human
From the terrace Hirano was firing at the zombies. The zombies on the pathway were hit on the head one by one. Takashi was amazed at Hirano's firing skills. Hirano then replaced the magazines
Hirano – reload
He cranked the gun and continued to fire. Takashi was approaching to where the girl was at
Takashi – there huh?
Takashi skidded his motorcycle and hit two zombies. He then drove inside but his motorcycle stumbled on a corpse and he fell down
Takashi – agh! Damn, guess it doesn't work like it does in the movies
Takashi then grabbed his crowbar and turned to two zombies approaching the girl. He then turned to the gate with multiple zombies walking in. He charged to the gate and was about to hit the zombies but the ones who were the closest got shot in the head by Hirano
Takashi – nice dude!
Hirano grinned from the terrace
Hirano – yup!
Takashi then closed the gate and locked it. The girl was crying in the corner with the dog in front of her barking
Girl – g-go away.. I haven't done anything bad.. daddy! Daddy!
A zombie was about to grab her
Girl – NOOO!
The zombie was then hit in the back of the head. The girl looked to see Takashi. The other one tried to grab him but he hit it in the face
Takashi – just hang in there for a bit!
Takashi charged at the other ones who were inside and hit them
Takashi – why don't you pick on someone your own size!?
Takashi then hit another one. Another one was about to grab Takashi. Takashi stumbled backwards and grabbed the gun. He put it in its mouth and shot it. At the terrace Takagi and Shizuka who woke up and forgot her towel arrived to get Hirano
Takagi – Hirano!
Hirano panicked at the sight of the naked Shizuka
Hirano – m-ms. Shizuka!
Takagi – get ready to run. We cant stay here. We've been causing too much commotion.
Takagi tied her hair into the pigtails
Takagi – you need to get ready to move too!
Hirano – o-okay!
Takagi and Shizuka walked down the stairs and to the driveway. Tetsuya went back inside to get his shirt and jacket.
Takagi – Miyamoto, let Bushujima stand guard. You should help us. Where is Komuro's brother?
Rei – Tetsuya said he was getting something inside
Takagi – I see
Takagi then turned to Shizuka
Takagi – jeez, Ms. Shizuka. Would you put something on?
Shizuka who now realized she was naked panicked
Shizuka – oh, so that's why it feels so cold!
Shizuka ran off
Takagi – is the car ready yet?
Saeko – now would be a good time to get in. they are being drawn towards Komuro
Takagi looked at the direction where Takashi was at. She saw dozens and possibly over a hundred zombies swarming at the mansion gate
Takagi – there's so many
Tetsuya then came wearing his shirt and his jacket tied around his waist. He has a machete on his right hand and the crossbow on his left
Tetsuya – he wont be able to get back on the bike with them
Shizuka then walked up wearing a tucked shirt
Shizuka – then all we can do is go get him, right?
They all turned to Shizuka. Tetsuya who was a guy looked away blushing
Shizuka – wait, did I say something wrong? I do have the keys..
Saeko – no, it's a fine idea
Rei – yeah
Takagi – then that's our only option! We're all set! After we pick up Komuro we'll go to the other side of the river! Get ready!
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Back with Takashi he has the little girl with him
Girl – big brother
Takashi – yes?
The girl turned to a certain man on the ground
Girl – daddy.. is dead..
Takashi then grabbed a shirt on the ground nearby and picked up a flower on the grass. He covered the girl's father with the shirt and gave the flower to the girl
Takashi – he died protecting you. What a wonderful dad you have
The girl accepted the flower and put it on her father's body. She was crying
Girl – da-daddy..
The girl started sobbing at Takashi's chest
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Back with the others Saeko and Tetsuya were at the gate ready to open. Takagi was on the look out. Rei and Shizuka placed their belongings nearby
Shizuka – we have a lot of stuff. Do you think it'll all fit?
Rei – ask yourself how we're supposed to get it in instead. What if they come while we're loading?
Takagi – we gotta be sneaky about it, like a thief in a MMORPG
Saeko – then we have to do it that way
Tetsuya – lets move now
The others agreed and they opened the gate. Saeko ran first and stand guard as Shizuka went to the driver seat. Tetsuya, Rei, and Takagi went to the back and opened the backdoor before placing their stuff
Shizuka – huh? What the.. the steerng wheel is on the other side!
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Back with Takashi the girl was still sobbing
Takashi – don't be too loud or else those things will come over here
Girl – we cant get out? There's so many of them on the street. Cant we escape through somewhere other than the street?
Takashi – how? By flying through the sky?
Takashi then came up with an idea
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At the terrace Hirano was keeping a look out
Hirano thoughts – we'll load up, rescue Komuro and get the girl, and get away. It sounds good, but there's too many for a humvee to handle
Hirano turned to the swarm of zombies at the front gate
Hirano thoughts – we'd need something like a tank to get there and rescue them
He then saw a light from below. He looked down and saw Takagi waving a flashlight at him, signalling to come down. He waved at her and grabbed the guns
Hirano thoughts – alternatively, Komuro would need to find a way out. But how?
Hirano then saw what Takashi was doing. Then grinned at this
Hirano thoughts – hehe, that's some balls! Good job Komuro!
Takashi was walking above the concrete fence with the girl on his back and the dog on his shirt
Takashi – don't look at the street, just look at the wall and keep walking. Just look at the wall and keep going. Just look-
The dog started licking his chin
Takashi – s-stop..
Girl – bad boy
The girl lowered the dog's head
Takashi – thanks, are you scared?
Girl – yeah, are you?
Takashi – no way, I mean a little
The girl then giggled
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Back with the humvee they all finished packing and closed the back door
Takagi – where's Hirano?
Rei – isn't he still upstairs?
Rei – oh jeez, is he amazing or stupid?
Takagi was about to get Hirano but she gasped at Hirano's sudden appearance. He has a military vest with two straps on his torso with bullets, a handbag full of ammunition, the shotgun on his right hand resting on his shoulder and the sniper rifle on his left hand. He has a piece of cloth banded on his forehead that attached two flashlights on his head. The ones who saw him got dumbstruck
Hirano – uh, what's up?
Tetsuya – badass..
Saeko – oh god, you look so sexy
Hirano – oh you really think so?
Takagi – just get in the car!
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Back with Takashi the girl said something to him
Takashi – so, uh.. how about you say that again?
Girl – I need to pee
Takashi – can you hold it in?
Girl – uh.. no
Takashi thoughts – the world imploded on itself in just one day, I had to fight a bunch of dead guys, and I'm being some sort of a hero because of it.. why do I have to go through this?
Girl – I-I cant hold it in any longer, big brother
Takashi – well.. just go
Girl – are you sure?
Takashi – I will totally forgive you
The girl then peed all over Takashi's back. Takashi sighed at his misfortune. A zombie's hand then touched his she and made out stumble a bit
Takashi – w-woah!
Girl – aah!
Takashi then kicked the zombie who touched his shoe.
Takashi – damn.. where can we..
He then heard an engine. He turned to where it was and smiled as he saw the humvee approaching to him. Saeko was on the roof in front of the hatch standing holding her wooden sword. Tetsuya was crouching at the back of the hatch with his machetes. Hirano was at the hatch with the shotgun
Shizuka – there's so many!
Rei – you say that like we have the option of running away!
Takagi – who gives a shit!? Run them down, CHAAAAARRGE!
The humvee ran through the zombies. It then skidded to its right and faced a corner for escape
Takashi – t-they're insane..
Tetsuya – Saeko, lets go!
Saeko – right!
Tetsuya and Saeko leaped to the zombies. Tetsuya vertically hit one and kicked it away. Another tried to grab him but he dodged and slashed off its head. Saeko hit another on its head. She charged to the other one and bashed it away. Rei came out of the hatchet
Rei – Takashi hurry!
Takashi – easier said than done!
Takagi – Hirano, buy us some time!
Hirano – on it!
Hirano fired the shotgun at the horde of zombies. Several of them died at the shot. Multiple of them were knocked back by the recoil
Hirano – HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Hirano fired at another part of the horde and sent two zombies flying backwards
Hirano – gotcha!
Girl – are they your friends big brother?
Takashi – yeah, my dear friends
Takashi hurried towards the humvee
Tetsuya – hurry bro!
Tetsuya went inside through the door and Saeko leaped back at the door
Saeko – this is the last ferry that will be crossing the river, will you be boarding?
Takashi – hell yeah!
Takashi leaped to the humvee. As Takashi landed on the roof the Shizuka drove off. Takashi stumbled and the girl went inside the hatch
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Later they were driving through the river. The little girl told them that her name was Alice Maresato. Alice and Hirano were on the roof singing together. Tetsuya was on the other side of the roof keeping an eye out. Takagi was in the hatch using the binoculars and keeping an eye out too
Hirano and Alice – row, row, row your boat gently down the stream, la, la, la, la life is but a dream. Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream, la, la, la, la life is but a dream.
Hirano – now, I'll sing a parody!
Alice – okay!
Hirano grinned like a psycho and raised his right fist
Hirano – shoot, shoot, shoot your gun, kill them all right now! BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, life is but a SCREAM!
Alice – that was amazing Kohta!
Takagi – hey fatty!
Hirano gasped
Takagi – don't teach kids inappropriate songs! That song is from Mother Goose, you know!
Hirano – kaaay..
Shizuka – everyone wake up, we're about to cross the river
Rei then woke up and she realized she was sleeping on Takashi's right shoulder. She then smiled at his sleeping face. Next to him Saeko woke up. The humvee was then drove into the land and Takagi looked from right to left and saw no one
Takagi – there's no one here, living or dead
Rei then shook Takashi
Rei – hey wake up, we're across the river
Takashi – h-huh..? oh, okay. Lets get out
Rei – why?
Takashi – uh, well, the sun is up. And I thought you'd wanna get changed
Rei blushed and looked away
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Later the girls were already changing. The guys were at the other side of the humvee. Tetsuya and Hirano told Takashi about Alice's name
Takashi – so she's Alice Maresato huh?
Tetsuya – yeah. You, Rei, and Saeko were the only ones who didn't know her name. You three were sound asleep
Hirano – she's a second grade student. His father is a newspaper reporter. Uh, rather he was..
Takashi – what about her mother?
Hirano – her father said they'd meed up with her later
Tetsuya – either she's alive and waiting for them or he might told her that to hide that fact that she's..
Takashi – yeah..
They then heard the girls from behind the humvee
Shizuka – I brought my friend's clothes with us. You can wear whatever you like
Takagi – can I wear this jacket?
Shizuka – of course!
Saeko – are there no other skirts besides this one?
Shizuka – isn't it sexy?
Hirano rested his hands on Tetsuya and Takashi's shoulders
Hirano – time to take one for the team, my brothers!
Takashi – I said I don't wanna die yet
Tetsuya – same here
Hirano lowered his hands as he heard the dog. The three of them turned to the dog
Takashi – he's always hyper
Takashi picked him up
Hirano – hey, don't bark too much, Zeke
Takashi – Zeke?
Hirano – that's his name, Tetsuya helped me think about it
Tetsuya – Zeke was the nickname the American army gave the Reisen during the Pacific War
Takashi – Reisen?
Hirano – it's the Zero fighter plane
Tetsuya – this guy's small and fast. He really fits the name
Zeke then barked. Hirano handed a shotgun at Takashi
Hirano – Komuro, use this. It's a shotgun, so just aim for the head
Takashi – like I said before, I don't know how to use it. I'd be beter off with a bat.
Tetsuya – a bat's not going to be enough bro. I can understand if its something sharp like a knife or my machete but you still need to use a long-range weapon
Takashi – but I don't know how to use it
Hirano cranked the shotgun
Hirano – get your target in sight, press the trigger, and blow off their head. Just stick to hitting things that are nearby since you haven't had any practice
Takashi – what do I do when I run out?
Hirano opened a hole under the gun
Hirano – open the gate like this. And push them in like this
Hirano put a shotgun bullet inside
Hirano – normally, it hold four shells plus one shell in the chamber. Only five total can be in at a time, so use them wisely. Aside from that, I another peculiar thing about this gun is-
Takashi – ill need to hear it more than once to understand
Hirano handed the shotgun to Takashi
Hirano – but you should keep in mind that the recoil is strong
Takashi – if I have to, ill use it like a bat
Hirano – this is to help you survive
Takashi – yeah I got it
Alice – big brother
Takashi then turned to Alice and widened his eyes. Hirano also turned and gasped. Tetsuya was also shocked but he didn't show it. In font of them were the girls, all dressed up.
Saeko was wearing the uniform top and a black skirt that is opened to the side. She was also wearing a purple high sock and combat boots that almost reaches her knee. She was holding her wooden sword
Rei was wearing her school uniform, white gloves, and knee guards. She was holding the sniper rifle that Hirano gave to her
Takagi was wearing the school uniform skirt and a white jacket. The jacket was opened to the chest area and revealed her black tank top. She has a on her left waist that is strapped to her right shoulder
Shizuka and Alice were dressed as they were before
Takashi was blushing while Hirano has a creepy grin. Tetsuya was just trying hard not to blush. Rei noticed their expression and smiled
Rei – what? You got a problem?
Takashi – no, you look good. But uh, do you know how to fire that thing?
Rei – Hirano can teach me, f I have to, ill use it like a spear
Hirano – you can, we have a military-use bayonet device
Hirano then attached the bayonet knife at the tip of the barrel
Takagi – we're taking the humvee up, you three men go see if its safe
Hirano – YES, MA'AM!
Tetsuya – got it
Takashi, Hirano, and Tetsuya were keeping their heads low as they climbed up the ramp. Takashi was holding the shotgun, Hirano was holding the other sniper rifle, and last Tetsuya was holding but his machetes with the crossbow strapped on his back. They looked to each other and nodded, at the same time they quickly climbed up and faced both directions with their guns. There were no zombies
Hirano – clear!
Takashi then waved his hand to the girls. Rei turned to Shizuka who was on the humvee driver seat
Rei – Ms. Shizuka?
Shizuka – right!
Shizuka drove up the humvee. The girls then followed up. Takagi used the binoculars to look around. They saw no sign of them but there were a lot of ruins around
Takagi – its doesn't look like they blocked the river
Saeko – as the news broadcast said, it is like this all throughout the world
Rei – but I'm sure there are some police officers left
Takagi – right. Japan's police officers are all about their work
Rei – yeah, wait..
Shizuka – what do we do now?
Tetsuya – go to our homes. Lets start at the one that's closet
Takashi – Takagi, aren't you from Higashisaka 2-chome?
Takagi – yeah
Takashi – then Takagi's house is the closest
Takashi – but uhm..
Takagi – yeah I know, I'm not expecting anything. But I still want to..
Takashi – it'll be okay
Takashi nodded as he smiled. Takagi smiled back
Tetsuya – alright lets get a move on, time is money
They all agreed and went inside the humvee.
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