A/N:

As I said here is da new update, so far, I have already got some ideas to the plot. I apologize for not putting my heart or all of my ideas in the last chapter since I had a small writers block at the same time dealing with my personal problem. But thank God, it's gone now, so yeah another chapter in the next few hours or tomorrow depends.

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Crow and the butterfly: um you have a section copied.

I did that on purpose since I had no ideas after that scene I do apologize for that.

Anyways thank you for liking the story now enough authors notes enjoy.

Chapter Nine: Its Better If the Past is Buried

(Harper's P.O.V)

As soon as I got in the clinic, the doctor patched me. Closed the wound and tried to give me painkillers. I just declined pulling out a flask I always keep just in case something like this happens. He just gave me a prescription to take before I do a job or in other terms a fight.

I thanked him before walking back to the inn, the guards by now should have cleaned up the mess. When I arrived, I was met with Mala sitting by the couch along with Throk standing by her side.

"Your majesty." I started but she stopped me by raising her hand gesturing me to stop.

"Harper Haddock." She started making my eyes go wide. "How long have you been using Drake and not your real name?" She asked

I started to panic, shit shit shit. "I…uh… …w..how..did you found out?" I stuttered shit, fuck me if the gang knows who I am they'll tell dad.

She gave a small smile. "Remember Harper Haddock, I am a director in a C.I.A branch here in the United States, I might be Russian in blood but I'm American in nature."

"But how did you find my identity, I mean all power and satellites around the world have been shut down after the outbreak." I told her to which she just shaked her head.

"Now Harper, not the whole world only us." She started which made me want to question her but she continued. "We are the only area, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. All of North and South American has been infected by the disease but not Europe, Africa and Asia."

"But how?" I asked.

"Well the infection according to what the Union said came from a lab in Mexico, says there that a military black site only known as "Gladiator 7". Now some sort of accident happened involving a miscalculation on the virus causing it to mutate the plants by the lobby. Soon after they lost all communication in the lab, now the government wanted the site erased and to be made classified as a failure." Mala informed.

"Wait how did you get communication if all of America has no contact with the outside world and how do you know the plague didn't spread all across Europe?" I asked.

Mala smiled. "There's a relay tower not far from here, we are trying to ask for assistance in the meantime. As for the plague, they said it's not air based, water based. Just land based, so once a land is infected by the disease all of the land is infected with it. But it's still viral to those infected but luckily the Union and the UN saw this coming shutting down all borders and ports in all of Europe, Asia and Africa.

"Why are you telling me all this?" I asked confused.

That's when she gave me a serious look. "I know about your past Harper Haddock, I know the group you joined who was supposed to save what's left of humanity. And I know why you went rogue which I'll keep a secret in return you keep what I told you to yourself. Do I make myself clear?"

I nodded my head. "I swear now I have some favors to ask."

She smiled. "Ask away." She responded.

"Do you have any oxygen tanks, any spare, anything I could bring back to Berk?" I asked a bit to quickly causing Mala to slightly jump.

"Why do you need an oxygen tank." She asked confused.

I sighed. "My mother is dying or will die soon, If I don't get the oxygen tank to her within the tomorrow chances are she won't make it, that's why I took the job for my mother not for my father or the people with me." I said with a sad expression.

Mala and Throk looked at each other, Throk gave a sad nod before Mala had a sad expression. "I'm sorry Harper, we used the last tank yesterday I'm afraid you're on your own but I'm willing to give a spare vehicle and some supplies on your journey to Reagan general hospital.

I just nodded wordlessly before saying my goodnight, going to my room hoping that mom would make it.

(No P.O.V)

As soon as Alek woke up, she stretched her limbs noticing Heather not at her side, she noticed that her pack was gone so he assumed she already went done with the rest of the gang. She took a small shower, brushing her teeth and fixing her hair applying her usual braid placing it by her left shoulder before she got her gear, grabbing the keys to her room and going down.

Once she went down she noticed that all of the bodies are gone along with the blood stains, she looked at the couches by the reception to see the gang along with Harper. The gang sat on the couches relatively silent, Harper was busy playing with his knife not a care in the world.

Cami saw here elbowing Heather to which she yelped glaring at her, she motioned her head to Alek. She had her eyes wide before clearing her throat. "Hey Alek, Drake she's here now how are we going to get to the hospital?"

By now Harper sheathed his knife, looking at Alek with a small glare before his eyes softened. "I got Mala to get us a vehicle along with some guns, ammo and some meds. It's by the gate now let's go we're running out of time." With that Harper left the building.

Alek walked to her friends noticing the scared and disoriented looks they gave her. "Um why do you guys look you seen a ghost, what did I miss?" Alek asked.

She noticed Heather, Cami and Rebecca blushing madly. Frank looked scarred. "You guys alright why are you all blushing?"

They responded with telling Frank to leave, Frank nodded jogging away to the door before they pulled Alek by the couch, Rebecca pulled something from her pocket which turns out to be her cellphone.

"Ruff, why the hell do you still have your phone?" Alek asked which the girls just shushed her, she opened her phone showing a photo which Alek responded with her eyes wide.

It was a photo of Harper, bare back facing the other way from them. He only had his pants on as he did weights, she noticed the sweat and muscle under his skin as she kept swiping noticing Rebecca just kept taking photos. His back was full scars along with a huge tattoo covering his back in a shape of some sort of dragon.

Alek blushed before basically shoving the back to Rebecca. She scowled. "Why would you show me that?" She asked still blushing.

"Told you she'll get the same reaction." Heather whispered to Cami

Alek pissed, responded with punching Heather in the shoulder. She groaned clutching her shoulder before grinning at the girl. She rolled her eyes before facing all of them.

"How did you even manage to see him doing." She paused trying to find the words. "That!" she squeaked out.

Cami answered. "We all woke up to a sound, some sort of grunting coming from the fourth floor. We didn't know why you didn't get up since basically your father taught hunter skills or whatever. When we got up it was a gym along with the balcony and dining area. We heard the sounds coming from the gym so we gave a small peek to see that."

"And how long did you guys stare at him by the doorway?" She asked.

"Well until he caught us, look we were basically fantasizing. Don't blame us anyways, we saw him wearing his gear as he got out of the bathroom catching us. That's why we we're relatively quiet before you came in." Heather responded.

She groaned. "Look let's just pretend we didn't see that, let's go. Drake is waiting for us same goes for Mrs. Haddock."

When the gang walked out of the inn, they saw Harper and Frank having a small conversation and seeing Frank smile surprised them. Harper stopped his conversation with Frank noticing the girls come into view.

"Alright follow me, we'll be at Reagan's in an hour so best expect some "freak's up ahead. Mala got us a rundown SUV, but it will do. Once we get there I'll tell you guys what to do." Harper said calmly before walking to the gate's along with the gang behind him.

Once they reached they gate, they saw Throk along with some guards placing in crates inside the SUV. "Throk what are your men doing?" Harper asked.

"Her majesty wanted to give you ammunition and some essentials needed for your journey, we already placed armor plating in front of the SUV. Remember what the queen said Drake." Thork answered at the same time reminding Harper which he replied with a nod.

Throk gave Harper the keys before he got in along with the gang, Once the gates open they drove out into the streets. The gang looked around seeing some of stops along the way. But most of them got sick by that meaning Frank needed to open the window after Harper run overed some freaks along the way.

Alek heard sounds of car engines behind them, she looked back and noticed two cars armored at the front and the window. They were tailing them, Harper noticed this stepping on the gas.

"Well don't just fucking stare at them, shoot!" Harper yelled speeding up going through the open streets of California. The cars did the same thing before opening fire at the SUV.

The gang put their heads down, Harper groaned irritated before pulling out a MP5 beside his seat. He opened the window shooting back multitasking while driving. Alek got up cocking her rifle and going out of the window and shooting back at the cars. Heather did the same thing going out of the left window, Cami and Rebecca shooting behind the car.

One of the cars speeded up, going beside the SUV trying to ram it off the road. Harper pushed the brakes down before the gang launched back and forth forgetting to wear the seatbelts. He rammed the side of the car making it lose control flipping it over crashing at a nearby building.

The other pursuer did the same thing only this time opened there windows about to fire at the vehicle, Harper yelled hang on before speeding up and going in front of them. He made a right turn going an abandoned checkpoint just near the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, he stopped the going out of the SUV. He pulled out his Springfield from his back, breathing slowly aiming at the driver's seat. He breathed slowly holding his rifle, trying to keep calm as the car came close.

He closed his eyes, waiting for the right time ignoring the screams of the rest behind him, he opened his eyes pulling the trigger before a screech can be heard from the distance as the car crashed into a Humvee.

Harper slinged his rifle going back to the SUV grabbing the MP5 and slamming the door ignoring their questions. He speed walked to the car as one of the passengers got out, he hip fired the MP5 hitting him instantly the moment he got out.

The passengers by the backseat tried to get out before Harper sprayed a few shots, pinning them down in the car. Harper reloaded switching the mags since they were tapped together. He cocked the submachine gun before walking to the window, he placed the barrel inside a small panel which was a small opening.

He pulled the trigger hearing the bullets ricochet inside the car, he pulled the door handle to see the two of them dead. He sighed before dragging the body out inspecting it to be an outcast. He noticed they were still wearing the prison clothes only difference is there wearing police jackets and helmets along with using police gear, he noticed one of them had a Colt M4A1 with a tactical grip along with a red dot sight, he looked at the barrel to see it had a suppressor on. He grinned before checking the outcast for any magazines, he opened his pockets by his vest to see he had a total amount of five mags.

Harper grabbed them placing it two of them in his vest, placing the rest inside his back. He slinged I rifle around his body making sure its secure before heading back to the gang. They stared at him but he ignored them going to the hospital, he noticed the entrance we sealed down by shutters. He noticed a freak's torso just at the other side. He saw dead national guard and civilians all alike by now decomposing.

He saw body bags placed in a pile near an ambulance. He ushered the gang to follow telling them to keep the guards up. He looked around and noticed a dump truck parked beside a window which was opened in too.

"Right there, come on let's just see if there an oxygen tank then get the hell out. I need Frank, Heather and Rebecca to stay, here." Harper started handing Frank a walkie talkie. "If anything happens, call us we'll be right there."

With that the three of them stayed while Harper, Cami and Alek came with him climbing up top the dump truck. They failed to notice a pile of freak's along with plants and body bags alike burnt into ashes just beside the dump truck.

A man wearing a reflective vest, a hard hat, along with a gasmask holding a radio. "Looks like we got more of them coming in the dead zone, make sure you disposed them." He radioed in, he turned around looking at the men behind him. He motioned the SUV along with the gang, they moved forward as flames came behind them.

They walked forward with their reflective vest, gasmask, propane tanks strapped around them along with their makeshift flamethrowers, firing around them as they move forward ignoring the flames.