Shun

I flew down the streets, not paying any mind to a few stray zombies stumbling around. They didn't pay any mind to me either. I had to drive by Murucho's to see if the place had been overrun. If it had, then I knew nobody in there would have survived unless they got the jet up and running. The street started to become fuzzy, and I had trouble keeping my hands on the steering wheel. Something wasn't right. Was the antidote finally killing me after my escape? I shook my head. No. I have to at least make it to Murucho's. I have to know if they made it out of there.

I tried my best to keep my focus on the disappearing street ahead of me. The car would occasionally swerve when I lost my grip on the wheel. My breaths were just as shaky as my hands. I had just a few more miles till I reached my destination. I could even make out the shape of the building towering over others that were rapidly crumbling away. I turned onto the street where the building was, and saw it was completely abandoned.

When I had left, the streets had been flooded with zombies, now it was empty. I slowed the car to the front of the building. The front doors and windows still looked intact, so they didn't bust into there and eat anyone. But that didn't explain where they went. When I looked up, I could make out the shape of the jet. They still hadn't gotten up there and worked on it.

I started to think maybe the zombies on the upper floors had overpowered them and there was nobody left inside. I didn't want to take the chance of opening up that door to see either. I placed my hand on my stomach. I was starting to feel sicker every minute. Why though? Was it because I left that lab? Or was the antidote really killing me now after all of that hell I went through. The door opened slowly, and one of the maids poked her head out. She was taking a huge risk, but I knew somebody had seen my car. Her eyes fell on me, and I heard her yell out, "Kato! It's Shun! Hurry!"

I wanted to tell her not to yell, but I knew she couldn't hear me from inside the car. I opened the door and slammed it shut and leaned against the window. Kato and that maid ran out into the street and to me. Kato put my arm around his shoulder and I told him, "Weapons. I have weapons in the car. Get them out." The maid ran over to the other door and pulled out the weapons I had swiped from the underground lab. They hurried me inside before anything could come our way or know we were there. Kato helped me over to a couch in one of the sitting rooms, and I laid back.

I asked him, "How did you guys know it was me out there?" The maid ran off, probably to tell the others I was here and alive. Kato stayed though and looked me over for bites. "We didn't. We saw a car drive up, and that was it. When Isabel called out and said it was you, I ran as fast as I could to see if she was right. We all honestly thought you were dead." I smiled. Yeah. I did too. "You seem severely dehydrated. Once I'm done checking for bites I'll go and get you some water." I grabbed his hand before he could check my other arm and narrowed my eyes at him.

"I haven't been bitten since I was taken away." He didn't seem to believe me. I must still look pretty sick. He nodded his head and ran off to where the kitchen was and returned with a bottle of water. I sat up on the couch and opened the bottle. I almost killed the entire thing, and when I took the bottle from my lips there was only a little left. "Thank you, Kato."

I couldn't stand to sit up anymore, and laid back down. I did feel better after that water though, but still felt sick. The maid ran into the room, and the others were right behind her. I immediately saw Dan and Alice. Their eyes were wide with shock to see that I was alive. Alice ran over to me, while Dan stood there staring.

Dan

I was shocked to see how weak and sick Shun looked, but he was alive and right in front of us. I walked over towards him and asked, "What did they do to you?" He weakly chuckled. I could see he had been to hell and back. "Don't worry about me. But your wish came true. The one where you wanted their own creations to rip them to shreds. It happened. Those things broke into the lab. Killed every last one of them." I still couldn't believe Shun made it out of there. I asked him, "Were you bitten? Cause you look like one of those things." He smiled and said, "Nope. Never bitten." I didn't get it. Shun looked like crap and hadn't been bitten by a single zombie.

He said, "This is the effects of their latest antidote. I was subject 388." 388. I didn't think that many people had made it. Well, they were killed by being used as a guinea pig, but they made it away from those zombies. I asked him, "What is the antidote supposed to even do?" Shun was panting, and looked on the verge of passing out. He didn't answer me.

"Shun. Hey, Shun. Stay with us buddy." He shook his head, as if waking himself up. "Sorry. I'm just tired. It's supposed to restore dead or damaged skin and things like that. It doesn't turn the zombies back into people though. It only works once you've been infected and before you turn." Alice had moved next to me, and couldn't seem to find any words. I said, "But Shun, you haven't been bitten. So how did they know if the antidote was working?"

He pulled up his sleeve and pointed to a little red dot. "They injected the virus into me. Along with God knows what else." Those people went to the greatest lengths to test their antidote. I could see that right in front of me. Before I could ask another question, Kato said, "Ok. Let's allow Shun to rest. We can ask him questions later afterwards. Dan, could you help me get him into one of the rooms?" I nodded my head and helped Shun to his feet. We both had one of his arms draped over our shoulders and we walked him into the rooms.

His skin was cold though, but hot at the same time. It was as if a dead body were running a fever. It didn't make sense though. We were in front of his room and he told us, "Thanks. I think I can probably manage from here." That was the first time I saw his eyes. They weren't amber colored, but dark and almost dead looking. Was it possible that the antidote was only working halfway?

The minute we let go of him, he almost fell. Kato and I both caught him. "Maybe I can't manage it from here." I hated seeing my friend so weak. We finally got him to the bed, and he laid down like he had on the couch. Kato left out of the room first, and I followed shortly after him.

I thought about something; Josh. Now that Shun was beck, even though he was weak, he was necessarily the leader again. I knew Josh wouldn't waste anytime, but with the way Shun was looking I doubted he'd eve do anything. Josh will probably let Shun die from that antidote instead. I shook my head. Everything was falling apart so quickly.

Alice

I was glad to see Shun was back and alive, but he didn't look well at all. Whatever all went on in that lab, couldn't of been fun. Dan and Kato walked back into the room. I asked them, "How's he doing?" Dan plopped down on a couch and looked tired. "I don't know. He acts like he's feeling fine, but everything else just doesn't add up with it. I mean, he talks like he's fine, but he doesn't look it at all." I turned my eyes to the corner of the room. Josh had his fixed on me and Dan. I thought about something.

I whispered to Dan, "Where's Nolan?" He noticed that the small boy was missing as well. He whispered back to me, "I'm going to go and check the rooms for him, but I think Josh did something." Dan walked upstairs without saying anything. I was praying that Josh hadn't killed Nolan, but deep down I knew he probably had. I kept my eyes on Josh to make sure he didn't stalk off after Dan, but he just stayed put. Dan walked back into the room, and seemed to be saddened. He told us, "Nolan's dead."

I saw a sly grin cross Josh's face, then disappear. Somebody asked, "What happened? Did he get attacked by a zombie?" Dan held out his hand and held an empty pill bottle. "Overdose. Looks like he killed himself." Dan was continuing on with Josh's game. We both know that Nolan would never kill himself. Josh took the bottle from Dan's hand and looked at it.

"I guess poor little Nolan had some demons he just couldn't live with." I wanted nothing more to just slap a hand across his face, but I knew I had to play along as somebody who believed that Nolan did kill himself. I shook my head and walked out of the room and into the sitting room upstairs. I knew I shouldn't of broken off from the group. Not with Josh roaming around. But I just couldn't bare to be in that room with someone who just killed somebody for no real reason. I stood in front of the window and looked out over into the horizon. I wondered how many other survivors there were. I sighed.

"What are you looking at, Alice?" I knew that voice, and turned and saw Josh there. "What do you want, Josh?" I was backed against the wall. "Oh, nothing much. Just to teach you a lesson for ruining my plans on killing Kuso." There was a animalistic growl in his voice. I couldn't help but gulp as he got closer to me. His hand swung for my head, and I ducked and dove under his legs and scrambled to get up and get to somewhere safer. His hand grabbed the back of my shirt and yanked me to the ground. "Be still! You're already in deep shit with me! Don't make this any worse than it should be."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "I'm growing tired of your crap!" I kicked my foot right into the side of his knee and heard it snap. Josh fell to the ground and screamed out in agony. I stepped back a few feet from him, heart racing from adrenaline. I didn't think I had enough strength to break his leg. The others ran into the room and saw Josh laying on the floor holding his leg, and me standing next to him. Kato asked, "What happened?" Josh's eyes flashed up at me and he yelled, "That little bitch broke my damn leg! She's a traitor! She'll do anything to make sure she lives!" I turned to the others. They couldn't believe what he had just said. They couldn't. It was so ludicrous.

I told them, "No! He was the one trying to hurt me!" Dan stepped forward and said, "Alice is telling the truth. We didn't tell you all earlier, but Josh tried to kill me. And he's the one who actually killed Nolan." We could tell them the truth now that Josh couldn't get up and do anything about it. "What? You can't believe that I'd actually tried to kill Dan and Nolan!"

I could see the others didn't know what to believe. Kato said, "We'll straighten this out in the morning. Right now let's get his leg wrapped up and him into a bed." Two of the guys helped carry Josh out of the room to be treated, and I couldn't stand anymore. I fell to my hands and knees and heaved a sigh of relief that he was out of the room. Dan walked over to me and patted my back. I told him, "I'll be happy when all of this is over."

well, there will be more uploads today. plans got cancelled today. yay. just gotta rest the old thinker. read, review, and other things. ~Copperpelt~