Ch 7 Friends arrives, and camp 14
In the zeppelin heading towards Zaofu, Bumi laid back in his seat, musing that his sister was dating a younger man. He heard about the zombie apocalypse, but didn't think much of it. The United Forces was strong, and should be able to handle them.
Bumi heard a droning noise and looked out of his window. He saw 8 J7W Shinden fighters on routine patrol. He then saw the city of Zaofu, and checked his watch. It was early in the morning. 'Well, time to surprise Kya and her boyfriend.' Bumi thought.
Bumi headed into the city, and ran into Su.
"Hey, Su. Where's Kya?" Bumi asked.
"Apartment 22." Su said.
Kya and Lasky woke up that morning, and Kya sat on Lasky.
"I'm gonna give you the Kya special." Kya said.
"What's that?" Lasky asked.
Kya grabbed her boobs and wrapped them around Lasky's member. Lasky moaned in pleasure as Kya gave him a breast-job.
"You're enjoying this a lot." Kya said.
"Of course I am." Lasky said, and struggled to reign himself in.
It didn't work, as he spilled his seed all over Kya's breasts.
Kya then straddled Lasky and rocked her hips against Lasky.
Lasky soon got hard again, and Kya put his member deep inside her. Kya started to ride Lasky and was enjoying the waves of pleasure that racked her body.
At that moment, Bumi opened the door to Kya's apartment and saw Kya ride Lasky hard. Stunned, Bumi walked out backwards and closed the door. He would never forget what he saw.
Half an hour later, we all gathered inside the dining room, having some breakfast.
"So how's everyone going?" Bumi asked.
"Not so good, Bumi." I said, looking at a small map of the earth kingdom.
"What's the problem?" Bumi asked.
"He's just paranoid that the zombies will attack Zaofu." Kya said.
"I have good reason to. They're running out of food in the earth kingdom, and they'll head towards us, that last bit of food in the country." I said.
"That's really pessimistic." Bolin said.
"Bro, I think we should listen to Ezra. He's fought the zombies before." Mako said.
"Mako, Bolin." Korra said, standing up and hugging them.
"Good to see you, Korra." Mako said.
"How'd you get past the zombies?" Lin asked.
"We flew here. And we'd like to fight the zombies." Mako said.
"I can respect that." I muttered, hands mingled together supporting my nose.
"So, how is it fighting the zombies? I've heard they don't fight like we do." Bolin said.
I motioned for Bolin to come close.
"Sit down." I said, standing from my chair; Bolin took it.
"Imagine an enemy that will not die. They run towards you, never stopping, never resting. They come as numerous as the sands of the sea. At night, their eyeballs pierce thru the darkness, and can send fear in every molecule in your body. When it comes up close, imagine the senses that you experience when the zombie bites you with its rotting teeth. The smell is bad enough, but the bite is even worse. You are being ripped and torn to pieces, bite after bite. If you're lucky, you die. If not, you turn into one of them biters out there. That's what it's like to fight the zombies. An evil that will not die, no matter how many times you kill it, how many times you shoot it, or stab it." I finished, pulling my mouth away from Bolin's ear.
Bolin's eyes had fear all over them. I stood up and headed towards the kitchen.
"Mako, Bumi, Lin, Korra, in the kitchen." I said.
We gathered in the kitchen and closed the doors and blinds.
"What's the deal, Ezra?" Mako asked.
"I've been going over Kuvira's concentration camps scattered over the earth kingdom. All of them are the simple death camps. But this one I'm interested in. Camp 14. About 200 miles north-by-north-east of Zaofu. We are going over there to investigate. And kill some zombies along the way. Lin, get your best metal benders to come with us." I said.
2 hours later, we were on a zeppelin heading towards Camp 14. Despite serving in Kuvira's army for two years, I had no knowledge of the camp.
"Here's the plan. We move and clear the camp, or what remains of it. Anything important, grab." I said.
"How long will this take?" Bumi asked.
"Couple days at least. At the most, a week." I said.
"Thanks." Bumi sarcastically said.
As the zeppelin hovered over the camp, we jumped out and started running.
"Spread out and keep moving." I said, flipping the safety off on my Gewehr 98 rifle.
Up head, was a dilapidated camp. Multiple barracks, and two large buildings were all that remained.
"Don't tell me we're sleeping in the barracks." Bumi said.
"It may come down to that." I said.
Spreading ourselves out, it was Me, Bumi, and Mako. We walked around one of the buildings and saw a zombie eating a horse.
"It's the cannibals!" Bumi shouted, and ran for his life.
"Bumi!" Mako shouted, and ran after him.
The zombie quit eating the horse and ran after Mako. I aimed my rifle at the zombie and pulled the trigger, killing it. Cycling the bolt, I ran after the two.
Running thru an overgrowing forest, I ran into Mako, sending both of us on the ground. I grabbed my pistol and aimed it at Mako, thinking he was a zombie.
"Hold your fire! It's me!" Mako shouted, raising his hands.
"Where's Bumi?" I asked.
A scream was heard, telling us where he was. We ran to the sound, and found Bumi in a fetal position, in apparent shock.
"He's in shock." I muttered.
I approached Bumi, only for him to bolt. Me and Mako ran after him, and found him gripping a tree. I failed to notice a thick fog settling in on us.
"Bumi, you okay?" Mako asked.
"He's here!" Bumi said.
"Who's here?" I asked.
"A giant zombie! 7 feet tall! Eating another person, just like the cannibals I encountered years ago!" Bumi screamed.
I wacked Bumi over the head with my rifle butt, knocking him out.
"Get him back to camp and…" I started, but quit talking.
"Ezra?" Mako asked.
"Quiet. My flashlight, left pocket." I said, aiming my rifle at the darkness.
Mako grabbed my flashlight and pointed it where I was aiming my rifle.
"There!" I shouted, and ran.
"Ezra, I'm seeing nothing!" Mako shouted.
I continued running into the darkness and stopped. I crouched to my knee and aimed my rifle ahead. I couldn't see ahead of my bayonet. I heard something and quickly snapped to the noise. Heavily breathing, I stood up and walked forward.
"Oh my god." I said, seeing a 7-foot tall zombie. It snarled at me and slowly walked towards me. I fired 2 shots, but they didn't put it down. I turned around and ran away, back to the camp.
In camp, they got things running as best as they could. When the three of us came back, there was already food ready.
"Ezra, you're back." Lin said, hugging me.
I only had a blank look on my face. Lin sat me down and gave me some food.
"Thanks." I softly said.
I ate my food, not saying a thing. As everyone fell asleep, I stayed awake. I couldn't fathom it. Society and civilization were on the brink of collapse. How could there be a 7-foot zombie? And one that could take two rifle shots and still keep walking?
"You okay?" Mako asked, sitting next to me.
"I saw it Mako." I said.
"Saw what?" Mako asked.
"A genetically engineered zombie. Just like Bumi described." I said.
"Ezra, you're under a lot of stress. You need some rest." Mako said.
"I'm perfectly fine!" I shouted.
"I can see that." Mako sarcastically said, and walked away.
I stood up and walked into one of the abandoned buildings. It looked like it was abandoned in a hurry. Papers were scattered all over the place. I entered what appeared to be the office of the building, and looked around. Opening a drawer, I found documents pertaining to a nerve gas that was being developed by Kuvira and her earth empire.
I continued to search thru it, and found that the chemical weapon was supposed to cause fear and panic into its enemies, by causing them to see their deepest fears. That explained me and Bumi's reaction. Bumi was afraid of cannibals, and I was afraid of fighting an unstoppable zombie.
Next morning, everyone moved further from the camp. Bumi stayed behind, not wanting to go out and face the zombies again. I had Mako examine lab of the building, and I examined the other building.
Mako searched the rooms, and found some leaky pipes, spilling fumes. Shrugging his shoulders, he continued looking around, when the lights went dead. An automatic system went on, locking the doors as well.
"Shit." He muttered. Mako pulled out his cellphone and dialed my number. No answer.
Mako made his way to another door, then heard something that terrified him. A deep menacing growl. It came closer to Mako, but Mako couldn't see where it was coming from.
In fear, Mako ran towards a set of cages and got into one, shutting the door. He pulled out his phone and called me again. This time, I answered.
"It's here. It's here with me." Mako whispered.
"Where are you?" I asked.
"The lab you sent me to investigate. All the doors are locked, the lights are out, and I'm stuck in here. Ezra, you got to get me out of here." Mako whispered.
Mako heard another deadly growl and shut up.
"Mako?" I asked.
"I can't talk." Mako responded.
"Mako, I'm heading towards you. What are you seeing?" I asked.
Mako moved closer in the cage to try and see what was stalking him. He saw nothing.
"I don't know. I can't see it." Mako whispered.
Another growl was heard.
"Did you hear that?" Mako asked.
"Stay calm. Can you see it?" I asked.
"No." Mako said, but then backed towards the rear of the cage, when he saw a shadow approaching him.
"I can see it." Mako said.
The shadow came closer, and opened the cage. Mako opened his mouth to scream, but I put my hand on his mouth, stopping him.
"Are you alright?" I asked, pulling Mako out of the cage.
"Spirits, Ezra. It was the zombie!" Mako exasperatedly said. "It was here! I swear, it was here!"
"Mako, I'm here. It's okay." I said.
"No it's not! It's not okay! I saw it! Just like you and Bumi." Mako shouted.
"What did you see?" I asked.
"I told you. A zombie." Mako said.
"7 foot tall. Deep growl. Speaking like us?" I asked.
"Yes." Mako said.
"Not the talking part. You saw what you expected to see, because I told you. You've been drugged. The three of us have been drugged." I said.
"How?" Mako asked.
"I did some looking around. This camp was making a chemical weapon. One to put fear into the mind of its enemies." I said.
"How come we didn't notice it before?" Mako asked.
"I don't know. Never heard of this place. But we're all leaving." I said.
The same growl was heard, drawing our attention. We walked towards the sound, and a zombie ran towards the door a full tilt.
"Well that explains the growling noise." Mako said, and fired a lightning bolt, incinerating the zombie.
"How'd you get in?" Mako asked.
"This door." I said, walking towards another door. "Lucky me, the zombies hadn't come this way."
But Bumi was searching around the base, going deeper into the fog infested forest.
"Bumi, why are you here?" Korra asked.
"Korra, there's a giant zombie looking for us." Bumi said, almost hysterical.
"Right. I'm sure there is." Korra sarcastically said.
"You don't believe me, take a look!" Bumi shouted, pointing to where the giant zombie appeared.
Korra attacked with firebending, setting the zombie on fire.
"What the?" She muttered, and attacked again.
"Firebending won't stop it. Projectiles will." A police officer said, firing shards of metal from his uniform into the zombie, bringing it down.
"Thanks for the save." Korra said.
"Don't mention it, Korra." The cop said.
Leaving camp 14, we headed back to Zaofu for some badly needed R&R.