Sorry this took so long to update. Thats what happens when work and family take up your time haha. So please forgive me and try to enjoy the latest installment, also please note that I will be updating more frequently. Hopefully :P
Helping The Dead Sleep
With everyone acting chaotic or suicidal outside of her office, Ms. Rios has no choice but to let free her caged animals and run for her car. The screams fill her ears as she runs towards her SUV that was parked across the street. Luckily her equipment wasn't touched for she needed them now more then ever. Quickly removing her bow and arrows from the car to use right away for she was surrounded. Around ten of the grey skinned civilians stumbled over to her car. This didn't faze her at all; calmly she pulls back an arrow and lets it fly. One of the walkers falls to ground as more followed from the arrows that continued to be fired. Only four left to get rid of on the opposite side of the car. She grabs the machete that rests right next to the driver's seat and slowly heads for the remaining four. Driving the sharp blade straight down through the skull of one of them. Kicks it off so she can retrieve it from the grip its head had on it so she can cut the one next to her. This time she cut through its neck so the head comes right off. The remaining two was disposed of in the same manner. With more about to crowd her she decides to run into her car and drive away from this craziness. She was here to heal things not to take the lives that came to her everyday looking for help. Just as she turns on her car she spots the high school from her rear view window. Deep down she wanted to go and help anyone that might still be alive in that school. Her car became overrun with a huge mob as she fought the urge to runaway.
Inside the school three girls ran for their lives towards the parking lot. The tiny black haired girl took the bat she was carrying and swung at the attacker in front of her. A sound of blood hitting the floor and a skull cracking puts the girl in a bad mood. It made all the girls sick to even fight off the crazy things but for them to survive they had to. The two blondes stop in front of a red car so they can catch their breath. They have been running for a long time and it's getting to them awfully fast. But they won't be resting for long as the car gets overrun from all sides. The three girls run up to the top of the car and try to avoid the hands. "What are we going to do Grace?" said the tiny girl next to her. She heard the question but all she could think of is all the faces that were underneath her feet. The tall blonde looks around and spots a familiar face running around in the school through the windows. She lets out an evil grin and turns toward the two behind her. Grabbing the hands of both the girls and holds them to her chest. "I will never forget the gift you girls gave me today" Grace then shoves both the girls off the car. This gave her the opening she needed to head back into the school. The screams of her two lackeys fill the air; both curse her name as they slowly get eaten.
Inside the school Zion rushes down to the first floor of the four floored building that was full of fighting students. He killed what he needed to, blood on his clothes are proof of that. As he hits the last step someone bumps into him. Quickly raising his stick to stab what it was he realized whom it was. The teen held her arms up to her face to hopefully block the attack headed her way. "Rebecca?" she let down her arms and glanced at her attacker. It was her friend; she jumped with joy and hugged him to the ground. She bounced on his lap as he sat up to hug her in return but proved to be quite difficult as her bouncing was making him blush. He put on a smile and placed his hand on her head to reassure her that he was happy to see her alive. Rebecca began to turn red as she realized what she must have been doing to him. His eyes met hers, they glowed a bit, and it is something that always got to her ever since she had known him. Before any of them could say something a growl comes from behind the girl.
Rebecca quickly responds to this and covers Zion's mouth with her hand and keeps him pinned to the floor. The slow moving teen walks right by them and into a locker. She lets go of the young mans mouth and slowly gets off him so they can get to a safe distance. They both slowly crept into the empty classroom near the stairs trying really hard not to make a single sound.
Slowly closing the door behind her, Rebecca turns around and slides down the door to sit on the floor. She looks over to Zion who is just standing by the window scanning the scene around them. "Can we talk or are we just taking a break?" she asked hoping he had some sort of plan. All he could do was face her and shrug his shoulders only to disappoint her. Different ideas of what was going on passed through his mind. Was this a disease, magic, or just what happens to the earth after science gets involved. How did this start? Is it happening all over the world or is it just in their state? His family popped into his head, were they doing well with this crisis?
"Do you want to know what I learned so far?" the girl snapped him out of his thoughts. She sat on the floor playing with her phone trying to keep busy.
Zion caught on and knelt down to meet her at eye length. "Let me hear it"
She got on her knees and held out her phone that had pictures she took. "Well first off…these things can't really see all to well. They react to sounds like a bat or something I don't know about that stuff. And look at this" she changes from picture to picture and stops on one. "The people who get bitten and don't get shredded to bits actually become one of them. So its like…you know…dead people walking"
"Why did you take pictures of this stuff?" he looked a bit disturbed by her shots
"I had to. It is something that actually needs to be recorded for research. We might need to refer to these things in the future" her face showed off pride to her actions.
"Ok. So they can't see and swarm a single sound. Then if you get bitten by 'Them' you turn into one" Zion stood up and returned to the window.
"Why 'Them'? It seems more like zo-" one of 'Them' bursts through the door and gripped Rebecca to the floor. Zion runs towards her but right as he grabs onto the things shirt another one rushes him. He lets go of the one on top of her and grabs the one that grabs him. Its teeth are inches from his face; the breath coming from its mouth had a foul smell. Rebecca had the same problem but she was pinned to the ground. Holding him up with her hands but it was no use as it was closing in with its abnormal strength. She could make out Zion saying something about hitting the head so she began to knee it in the groin.
"You have got to be kidding me" Zion yelled trying to get loose of the dead kids grip.
"What? It's a HEAD!" she yells back at him
Zion quickly twists his arms and around the arms of the dead person and snaps its elbows from its sockets. Causing it to lose the grip it had on him. He then snapped the things neck so it would stop from trying to bite him. Turning to Rebecca, he grabbed the stick he laid down on a table and stabbed her assailant right through its skull. The tip of the wooden stake is inches from her face. The blood from its brain falls from the tip onto her face. Zion kicks it off her and helps her to her feet, realizing that he put blood on her face he cleaned her up. The action warmed the young girl up on the inside.
"We need to find Sarah. Do you know where she could be right now?" finishing up the last bit of blood on her face. She nods no slowly looking away from him, finally being alone with him made her forget about her best friend. After all that's been going on she still thought of having him to herself like this would give her a chance to make him hers. But then again she had family and friends who were probably dying outside of the school plus the ones that were in the school. She felt sick, was it humane to think of her needs and wants when hell is now on earth. There was no better time to try something with him. This was the only time to act, there might not be a tomorrow and if that was true she had to strike. His hands found their way to his shoulders and he looked into here eyes. "Hey…everything is going to be fine. We will find her and get out of here alive" he said softly trying to reassure her. She couldn't take it anymore and just leapt to his lips. He was caught off guard to her actions and just stood there while she kissed his lips. His lips tasted sweet to her, she wanted more so she placed her arms around his neck. Giving into what she wanted from this he held her and returned the kiss. Around the halls and just outside the broken doors were the dead moving in ever so closely to them. The sounds of the other survivors dying or fighting 'Them' off were nothing but a silent wind to them at the moment.
Loud tapping sounds can be heard storming down the hallway. The walking dead slowly turn to the sound as it runs by them quickly. It rushes through and makes it to the stairs only to find a big group moving towards a room. It was none other then Grace, she was wearing tap shoes since her heels broke while running into the drama clubroom. The fact that she wanted to reach Zion on the second floor where she saw him last is what kept her going. And she wasn't about to lose him cause those things were crowding a room near the stairs. Maybe if she got into the room and helped whom ever was in the room she could use them to search the upper floors for him. With that idea now set, Grace jumps through the crowd without a scratch and rolls into the room. She looks over the classroom to find two classmates kissing. How could they be doing that in a time like this? But when she saw who the two were she yelled "WHAT THE FUCK!"
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Across the schoolyard Sarah can feel something has gone wrong inside the school. But she couldn't focus on that right now seeing as she was surrounded by a group of 'Them'. After running outside from the gym she had gotten stuck in the courtyard to fend off the things by herself. She had found a knife from one of the dead students who were fighting the dead but lost. Minutes after trying to survive alone she began to tire her own body out from cutting the corpses, with every cut she gave they still kept coming. All she could do now was run and stab to prevent her self from getting caught and hopefully killing the crowd around her. It worked until a group cornered her into the side of the building.
She was exhausted from all the running and just leaned back onto the wall. Taking in deep breaths that might be her last breaths alive. The girl got up and flung her knife straight into the head of the nearest corpse and just laughed. This was it, the group was to end her life and she will join her probably dead family and friends in the after life. She took in one last breath and closed her eyes as the group grabbed her body and slowly brought their heads in for a bite. After all the things she has seen play out around her the hope she once about the world has crushed her faith in life. this was to be her sweet relief from the horror that was now surrounding her. A minute has gone by the girl she opens her eyes to see why she wasn't being chewed up. The heads of the corpses were embedded with arrows and pinned to the wall around her.
From a distance a woman in a white coat runs up to her and starts looking her over from top to bottom. "Are you hurt?" her accent was noticeable and her tone told Sarah that she was calm and caring. Sarah had thought that the kindness in others had vanished from what she witnessed. But this woman went out of her way to save her and even came close to make sure she wasn't harmed. "Excuse me miss. Please try to follow this arrow point" she did as she was told. The woman smiled and placed her hand on her hips. The vibe she let out was that of a nurturer or an older sister. Sarah was pulled in by the woman's aura and finally let her self go from the wall. "Now for having helped you I expect a payment" the Latin woman just stood there looking down at the corpses around the teen.
"A payment?" Sarah's new found hope soon shattered at those words.
"Yes" The woman gets down on one knee to examine the bodies. "You see I just want one simple thing from you"
Sarah could feel her sadness growing. Did she really just save her to get some sort of payment? "Like what" she let out nervously.
"I want you to fight until you can't no more. Don't give up just cause it looks like you cannot win. If you can do this for me then I will be grateful. Even though you should be doing this for yourself…it would be nice to know that you can at least keep this payment to me" she stood back up and with a stern look on her face walked over to Sarah. Before Sarah could speak a window had broken not to far from them by a chair. They looked towards the newly open window and spotted three teens working their way out of the school. Sarah recognized all three and ran to meet up with them. The doctor picked up her arrows and quickly followed behind the young girl to her friends. Feeling as though all the things she cared for was crashing down all around her, she had found hope in humanity as her friends were ok and a sweet doctor saved her life.
"Zion! Rebecca!" Sarah called out to her friends so they could spot her. The two quickly look over to the sound of Sarah's voice and run to her. They had finally found each other after running through the school for hours. Both Rebecca and Sarah hugged each other and talked super fast that the others were stumped at what they were even talking about. Zion moved his head to spot the doctor with a bow in hand, he recognized her from the day before. "Lady Rios. I am good you made it here in one peace" he gave her a nod and she smiled back at him. Sarah broke free from Rebecca and hugged the doctor for a good second. "Thank you sooo much Big Sis. I thought I was a goner for sure back there and you saved me more then just once." Tears formed in her eyes as she separated from her newfound mentor to hug her old one. "It was no problem. Zion what will you do now? I came cause I still owe you for last night. Oh and please just call me Alis" she moved towards the young man. He could only move his head at the moment so he turned it slightly and called out to the girl behind him.
"Grace" That name sent chills down Sarah's spine
"We are heading out. Do you think you can behave until we get you home?" Zion felt the girl ball up her hands into a fist on his back. So he tried to hold her that way she wouldn't try to kill the blonde girl.
"Yes darling. Lets just go before 'They' come after us" the girl looked over at the two and could see the hatred inside of Sarah's eye.
"Fine. Alis please lead the way" Sarah released him from her grasp before shooting a look at Grace. The three teens and adult quickly ran through the open field towards the school entrance. Groups of surviving teens were on their way to the exit as well with a giant group of 'Them' following behind them. The SUV was right in front of the school so they had to run right through the mob of corpses.
The small group forced their way through the horde. Clothes were ripped and pulled as the dead locked their fingers on what they could grab. They were inches from the SUV as a bus passes through the front gate and clears a path for them as it does. "This is our chance" Zion cleared a small opening for everyone to get through to the opening the bus created. Alis, Sarah and Zion make it through the gap all right but both Rebecca and Grace fell behind. "Alis get the car started. Sarah keep 'Them' away from the car" He tried his best to not sound like he was bossing them around. He ran back to help the girls from the mob that slowly surrounded them. Grace had been pinned to the ground as Rebecca was trying to keep the others at a distance from herself. Zion found himself in the same situation, as half the school seemed to be outside and in his way. The two girls back at the car were in no better condition for they had to keep them at bay and try to start a car. Alis had to keep getting out in order for her to have a moment enough to get the keys in while Sarah struggled to push back the dead from the car doors. More and more kept creeping outside towards the sounds of the moans and screams of the women being pinned down.
Zion is only a few feet away from Rebecca, but then she did something unexpected of her. She got an opening and ran to Grace who had a pair of teeth centimeters from her skin. Grace had tried her hardest to hold the thing back but failed and now she was going to get bitten and live a fate crueler then death. Rebecca tackled the body with all her strength. It was enough force to push it off the blonde but too much that the girl rolled with the corpse. Rebecca could feel something grab her leg as she tried to stand up from the floor. It then turned to pain. The thing she tackled has bitten down hard into her thigh. The high-pitched scream spread into the ears of the other dead, most of them crept to the source. Grace got up to try and help her savior but to no success. They had crowded her to the point of no access. She could hear them eating at her through the screams. Zion makes it through the crowd and could only watch as the girl looks over to him. He makes out the whispers that escape her mouth before the life escapes her body. A pain hits his heart and his head; the realization caves over him like an avalanche. But he couldn't dwell on it for long he had to do what she asked. Sarah had been watching from a far the whole time. She became numb, nothing in her body would respond to her brain but the tears that fell from her face. She wanted to help her. She could save her best friend from those things if she could just move.
He hated to admit it but the girl had caused an opening for them to leave the area and quick. Alis had started the car; she takes her bow and fires every arrow she had to clear away for the two teens running towards the car. Zion rushed towards Sarah who still stood frozen in front of the car. "We can still save her" she sobbed. A crazed look has taken over her face. Her eyes full of denial with the face of desperation to back it up made him feel sorry for her. "There is nothing we can do Sarah" calmly putting his hand on her shoulder. "BULLSHIT" she ran towards the crowd that now focused on her instead.
Before she could make it far Zion pulled her back and dragged her to the car. "LET ME GOOOOOO! SHE CAN BE SAVED! NOOOOO" kicking and screaming the whole way. 'They' walked closer to the screams from the girl. Alis got out of the driver seat and helped the young man get the girl into the car. Grace had already placed herself in the back of the car away from the others. The doctor gestured for Zion to drive so she can calm the girl down. With all doors closed, the man started to run over the crowd while heading in reverse. Stepping on the gas he runs over the bodies and rushes off to the exit. In the back Alis is holding poor Sarah in her arms. The girl cries her eyes out for her lost friend "WHY?...WHY DID…WHY DID SHE HAVE TO DIE AND THAT STUPID BITCH GETS TO LIVE?". The statement hurt Grace. She knew that it was her fault that the girl was killed but it wasn't something she wanted to be announced. She just stares off into the distance from her window, letting the crying girl takes shots at her as she cried.
After a few minutes on the road Zion came to a stop, a roadblock of crashed cars blocked his path. He didn't want to go around since it would take hours to get to his destination. Walking was out of the question since most of his team was mentally unstable. There was a faint sound of gunfire coming from the other side of the wreckage. He wanted to go check it out but thought against it since the people shooting might be hostile and shoot them too. A shopping outlet parking lot was his only choice to getting across it may take awhile to get around but it would be faster then taking the long way.
It was difficult to get across and the only sounds heard were of the SUV moving cars out of the way. The dead weren't anywhere in sight. Bodies lying on the floor, cars just abandoned, survival kits and camping equipment scattered throughout the floor. There was no sign of life outside or inside any of the stores or cars around them. It was a total graveyard. A brief moment of peace shrouded over the survivors so they took in what they could until they had to fight again.
After getting through the maze of cars that was the parking lot, Zion came across the shooter of the gunshots he heard a while back. A young man with a pistol and shovel as well as an older man using axes to kill off the dead. He could just drive by and leave them to their fates but he wasn't about to let someone else die that could still be saved. "Stay here" he told the girls as he parked the car away from the mob that came after the two men.
"Hey!" the older man threw an axe to Zion
He takes the axe and cuts off the head right from the throat of one of 'Them' "Hey there. Thought I might help putting the dead to sleep"
The young man in a long sleeve collar shirt and blue jeans quickly hit skull after skull. He nodded his head in approval of Zion's action. He took out his gun and fired three shots to drop three more bodies.
"The Remington 1911 R1" Zion grabbed the gun from the guys hand and examined it. The young man was shocked by the action and a bit upset but the horde didn't give him a chance to react. Zion hasn't held a gun for a while so he savored every second it was in his hand and felt its weight. "7" he aimed the gun with both hands and fired all shots into the heads of 7 of 'Them'. The clip was empty so he handed it back to its owner and threw his axe at the nearest walker. "Sorry I just wanted to use it for a bit. What's your name?"
"Geoffrey" he mumbled as he reloaded his pistol
The older man in the fire fighters outfit takes the axe back from the corpse and starts wailing on the remaining walkers. Head after head is tossed into the air; he then traps his axes in the last one. "Fuck! Come on!" the body moves closer to him and grabs his head with both his its hands. "I can use some help here fuckers!" he yelled while it got too close for comfort. Before it took his head an arrow pierced its head and its eyeball popped out to hit the man in the face. "AW WHAT THE FUCK!" he threw up after a few seconds of making gagging sounds.
Zion looked over to see it was Sarah who had shot the arrow and Alis standing behind her showing the girl how to fire it. "LET'S GO ASSHOLES"
"You guys can join us if you want" he said walking back to the car.
"Fuck that shit" the fireman growled. Geoff just looked at the young man in front of him and followed. "I need to pick up something at my home and check up on my family" he had to let Zion know something else "And I will be fine after that unless I get something in return for my services"
The fireman got ready to leave them but caught a glimpse of the girls riding in the back of the car. It couldn't be helped; he had to go with them.
"We need to head for my house and then I'll pay you with an item. Also…" Zion turned around and pointed at the fireman. "I am the leader. If you can't obey then-" a car rams by the group and hits an entire group of 'Them' that formed behind the car. This caught everyone off guard especially the self-pronounced leader. A longhaired blonde girl crawls out of the wreckage and slaps on a big smile.
"So which of you wants to pay me back for saving your asses" she limps over to the car. "I will" Zion sighed "Why me?".
They all got in the car and drove off to an abandoned house not to far from them. Sarah stretched after getting out of the car "Finally home".
Note that this revolved around the FL group only. Yes. The groups will be getting their own chapters from here on out. Read, Review, and Reload your guns.