Sorry it took me so long to update this! Been quite busy lately. But here it is! Hope you like this chapter! And thanks to those who reviewed for the lovely reviews!

You Can't Break Me

Chapter 2

Nick was surprised. As soon as the gunshots rang out, he expected the very familiar, searing pain to course through his body as the bullet entered his chest. But there was nothing. No bullet, no pain, no blood. Just…nothing. He opened his eyes. He saw that he was on the ground, beside Coach and Rochelle. They were opening their eyes, too. He heard the Sergeant shouting at his soldiers.

"You idiots! You were meant to shoot them, not him! The Captain will have my head just because you can't even follow a simple order!"

"It wasn't our fault!" one of the soldiers exclaimed. "He jumped in front of them just as we pulled the triggers! If anyone's an idiot, it's the kid!"

Nick, Coach and Rochelle froze. They immediately knew who the soldiers were talking about. They looked up.

And saw a horrifying scene.

Ellis was sprawled on the ground in front of them, unconscious, with blood oozing out of three bullet wounds in his chest. Standing a few feet away were the soldiers, along with the Sergeant, arguing and blaming each other. During their argument, one of the soldiers suddenly threw his handgun across the room in frustration. Nick stood up, grabbed it and pointed it towards the huddle of soldiers. He aimed and fired.

The bullet hit the neck of one of the soldiers, who immediately dropped to the ground, dead. Before the other soldiers could react, Nick aimed and fired again, and again. Soon, Coach and Rochelle had managed to equip a handgun and they both joined Nick, shooting one soldier after another.

Eventually, all ten soldiers were on the ground, either dead or dying. Nick, Coach and Rochelle heard movement, and turned to see the Sergeant making his escape. Nick made a move to run after him, but Coach stopped him.

"We don't have time for that now, Nick! Right now, we need to check to see if the youn'un's still alive and then get the hell outta here!"

Nick sighed, knowing Coach was right. If Ellis was still alive, then chasing after the Sergeant would've wasted precious time, for everyone knew that without immediate medical attention, Ellis would die.

Rochelle ran over to Ellis and put two fingers against his neck. At first, she didn't feel anything, and she wondered if they were too late, but then she felt the slight thump of his pulse. It was weak, but it was there.

"He's still alive," she told the others. "But barely. What're we going to do?"

"I honestly don't know, little sister," Coach replied.

"What do you mean?" Nick asked. "The kid's still alive; we can take him outta here."

"Think realistically, Nick," Coach said. "Even if we do manage to get him outta here, how can we save him? We have no supplies, and even if we did find some out there, it won't be enough. He needs attention, and he needs it now."

"And I seriously doubt that any of the doctors here will be willing enough to help," Rochelle added grimly.

"So what? We're just going to leave him here to die? After all we've been through?" Nick asked.

Coach and Rochelle exchanged looks. This was out of character for the pessimistic conman to care about someone else other than himself, but then again, he's been acting like that a lot lately. Funny how a zombie apocalypse can change someone.

Before they could discuss the problem any further, their door swung open, and their doctor who had been assessing them since they'd arrived, ran in. An alarm was blaring outside.

"I heard what happened. Where's the kid?" the doctor asked.

They pointed to Ellis, and the doctor immediately began to work on him. Nick, Coach and Rochelle couldn't help but smile a bit. Doctor Raymond Wilson was the only person in that building that actually showed some kindness and sympathy towards the four. He was especially kind to Ellis, as the boy reminded the good doctor of his own son, David. Unfortunately, Raymond and David got separated while being evacuated and they hadn't seen each other since…

When the doctor was finished working on Ellis, he turned to the others.

"I can help all of you get out of here. I know this place like the back of my hand. No doubt that the Captain would've heard about this by now, so I suggest that you get out of here now."

The others nodded. Coach stepped forward and bent down to pick up Ellis.

"Damn, this kid is light," he murmured.

"Wait until you carry him for a certain amount of time, Coach, and then you'll wonder what the kid's been eating," Nick joked.

"Alright, we can tell jokes to each other later!" Rochelle told the chuckling pair. "Right now, we need to get outta here!"

"She's right," Raymond agreed. "Just stick together and stay behind me. This building is very easy to get lost in."

The group nodded and followed the doctor out of the room.

I added a couple of OCs. Doctor Raymond Wilson and his son, David, are mine.

I know it's short and I'm sorry about that, but I wanted to update this ASAP. And I tend to end a chapter at a cliffhanger.

Anyways, tell me what y'all think! R&R please!

Until next time
D-ZombieDragon