Chapter 5

Sam sighed as the car spluttered, slowed and died. She hit the handbrake and slowly, cautiously got out.

"Guess what, were walking " she replied regretfully.

"Can't we find another car? " Steve asked, looking around.

"We'll try, but I cant see any on this street, we'll try looking down another" she replied trying to sound hopeful.

"Damn, I'm glad there aren't any of them things around here "

"Me to, just walk fast, and keep a look out " Sam replied and she walked off ahead at speed. Looking around, there didn't seem to be much activity in the buildings and nothing on the street. Except a few figures ambling around behind windows, although none of them seemed to spot them walking in the street. Sam and Steve were equally nervous, despite Sam being Genetically Engineered, which as a result made her pretty good at kicking zombie ass!

The street was simply deserted, no blood, no guts, no body parts, nothing.

Abruptly Sam stopped, something on the floor caught her attention. It read 'The Dead Walk' , she bent down to investigate , and it turned out it was advertising some game for PS3 , whatever that is.

They reached a junction, and sticking close to a wall, peaked round the Corner.

" Look, an Gas Station " Steve whispered.

" Yeah, I noticed Steven, super soldier I may be, but you can forget that if you think for a second I'm going to push that car all the way down there " she replied irritated.

" I'd help " Steven offered.

" Look, there's a few cars down there, we'll check those out "

Three Cars later, they couldn't find any keys, only 1 person stuck in their seatbelt who was very eager to see them.

" Last car " Steve said as he approached it. They both looked through the windows, they could see keys, and two people inside, they didn't seem bitten, and the car didn't seem damaged, like something had smashed it's way inside.

Sam looked closer, the two were holding each other close, and a bottle of pills lay empty on the dashboard. They'd both took an overdose to escape a death worse than anything imaginable, romantic in it's own way.

" Come on, lets move " she said pulling Steve gently along with her. They both continued on down the road, still no activity. The wind was picking up, and began to throw Sam's hair about violently.

" Look! " Steve shouted a little to loud for comfort, he pointed to a vehicle and rushed towards it, it was parked neatly at the side of the garage and both doors were open. Steve rushed up to the vehicle, he could spot keys on the dashboard.

The sound of his feet had alerted something just inside the car. It moved awkwardly, then using it's knees it pushed itself out of the car landing with a dull thud.

Steve looked down the side, and quickly turned and ran. The Thing got up and chased him, even more eager as it's prey ran, luring it onward.

" Sam " Steve called out anxiously. He couldn't run very fast. She looked around for something, anything to use as a weapon. Then she remembered, she grabbed a fierce looking knife out her jacket pocket. Steve rushed past her. The thing came closer, it's attention now on her.

With ease, she raised the knife and struck out, jamming it in the things skull and turning and letting go, she sent the thing sprawling onto the pavement.

" Come on! " she shouted, as she rushed towards the vehicle, which was a red SUV. Steve hurried after her, and jumped into the passenger seat as fast as she could. The engine rumbled to life, and the tires screeched as the heavy vehicle pulled out onto the road, turning left and then another left at the end of the road.

" Man am I glad to back in a car " Steve said as he relaxed into the seat.

" I know the feeling " Sam replied, her knuckles were white as she gripped the steering wheel tightly. Her eyes kept checking the rear-view mirror in case something followed them. It was clear.

" So … " Steve began.

" What? " Sam replied, eyeing him Suspiciously.

" So, how come your so fearless, and so strong, and so fast, and everything else " he blurted out.

" I told you didn't I? I was built in a lab " she said plainly as if it was a common thing.

" What does, built in a lab mean anyway? " Steve asked , pressing the issue.

" It means, billions of government tax dollars were secretly diverted to a secret government agency named Project Manticore. The aim was simply, to create a Superior human, a soldier, and they did so , with many successful and failed attempts. I was one of those successful attempts, there are hundreds like me, although I'm not sure where they all are " she stopped to make sure he was talking it all in.

" Ok " he stammered, and she carried on.

" We were made with many advanced qualities, speed, eyesight, hearing, advanced learning skills. We could learn very fast, and as young as possible we'd been trained as soldiers. When we were considered to be ready, we were sent out on missions. Surveillance, assassinations, sabotage, a whole range of stuff really "

" So what were you doing tailing me " Steve asked, slightly un-nerved by what she just told him.

" Manticore was worried your father, who was once involved in the project, was going to leak information, we had to find out if this was true, and if it was, well we'd kill him " she said as she swerved to avoid a parked car.

" Oh, so what were you doing following me exactly? " he asked.

" You might have known about it, we had to find out…"

" ..And if I did know anything you'd kill me right " Steve replied with a distrusting look on his face.

" Don't take it personal, it is or was my job, being a soldier was all I had ever known "

" I guess, you did save my life a few times today already, I suppose I could forgive you " he said, giving her a weak smile, which she returned.

BANG

Suddenly a bullet hit the bonnet of the SUV, Sam braked and the car slid to a stop. Ahead of them stood a man, wearing a large Trench coat, and smoking a cigarette, he held a gun in his right hand, aiming it at the Driver. He approached slowly, his heavy boots crunched loudly on a piece of shattered glass. He didn't look happy.

" Shit Sam, what'll we do " Steve whispered.

" Don't worry, he stopped the wrong car " she spat, eyeing the man up and down with sharp eyes.

" Out the car BITCH! " the man yelled at her. Slowly, she opened the door and got out.

" Sorry, what did you say, I'm a little hard of hearing " she said, acting innocent and dumb.

" I called you a bitch, hey you in the suit, get out the damn car " the man yelled to Steve, who quickly complied.

As soon as the man's attention turned to Steve, Sam rushed towards him so fast she was almost a blur. Grabbing his right arm she hit him in the face with it, then ripping the gun from his grip, she hit him with the gun. He fell back and landed heavily.

She stared at the gun, then shot the man point blank in the head, and calmly got back in the car.

" You coming? " she asked Steve, who nervously got in the car.

" You … killed him " he spluttered, staring at her, unsure what to think.

" I know, I'm sorry but the worlds a better place without people like him, he'd have left us there for dead or simply shot us. I did him a favour; better dead than walking round like one of them " she spat, pulling the car away as a number of crazed people rushed towards the newly dead corpse and the SUV. A young girl ran hard into the side of the door, leaving two small handprints on the glass.

The SUV roared off into the distance, taking a left and going out of sight.

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