Keep being Fishy dude:

You never stopped being fishy dude!

And, it's Eridan.

"You'vve been makin a fool outta me the wwhole time I'vve been here! Eridan, this. Eridan that. Wwell guess wwhat? I don't care! I can do wwhatevver I wwant and you can get your sorry ass outta the leader spot if you can't see that."

"MY SORRY ASS? YOU'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT EVERY MINOR DETAIL SINCE DAY ONE. AND SINCE YOU'RE YELLING AT ME, I'M PRETTY SURE YOU CARE! NO, SCRATCH THAT, I KNOW YOU CARE. I CAN READ YOUR IDIOTIC BULGE-SNIFFING FACE LIKE THE BACK OF MY BLOODY HAND!"

":(( Karkitty, don't yell at Ampurra like that. It might attract… you know…"

"NEPETA, DON'T GET IN THIS. ERIDAN MIGHT START SWEATING PURE SALT."

"Stop getting my lovve life invvolvved with this! And yes, I do have a lovve life. I lovve myself."

" Highb100d…"

"And you know wwhat? I wwasn't goin to be the jerk but since that's how you're gonna treat me, then I'm leavvin!"

Karkat stops raging for one glubbing moment to stare at you. Yea, he better stare.

"Y-YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" Karkat sputters.

"Oh? Do you enjoy me too much?"

"STOP WITH THE FUCKING HIPSTER COOL-GUY SHIT FOR TWO SECONDS AND LISTEN TO ME! IF YOU LEAVE NOW YOU ARE JUST GOING TO BECOME ANOTHER ONE OF THEM! WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES TO KILL YOU. IN THE END, YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. THAT'S IT. THE QUICKER YOU DIE, THE WORSE OUR SITUATION WILL BE SO JUST STAY OUT OF OUR FUCKING FACES SO WE CAN SURVIVE."

"Maybe I wwanna be in your face!"

You growl, a noise you have never made before. Nepeta's eyes widen and her hair bristles.

":(( Ampurra, this is not mew. Just calm down."

"Wwhat do you know about calmin dowwn?"

":(( A lot! I'm an experienced meowrail!"

Nepeta's eyes flame. You take a step back. Was she usually like this? No.

Did you want to be around her like this? Heck no!

Did you have a choice?

"ARE YOU DEAF? SHE ASKED YOU A QUESTION!"

Oh. That would have been good to know since she is CLAWING YOUR FACE IN!

While you were going through your options, Nepeta went haywire and pounced. Her claws glistened in the artificial light as they were raised. Then they came down, onto your face, shredding it to pieces. Skin was tearing off and blood was pouring everywhere. Your whole world was a blistering pain.

":(( I said, do you care?"

"About wwhat?"

":(( Us!" Tears run down Nepeta's face as she is dragged off your chest and onto the nearby couch. Gamzee smiles and pats her head.

"HOLY FUCK, NEPETA WAIT A MINUTE BEFORE ATTACKING TROLLS!"

":(( Let me finish him! His face is still intact!"

"No it's not!" You take the opportunity and scoot back to a disapproving Kanaya.

As Nepeta is being wrestled, Kanaya wraps a majority of your face with bandages. You're surprised you have remained conscious.

Oh wait, no you haven't.

Kanaya

It seems Eridan has just fainted in front of you. After a brawl with Nepeta, he has lost too much blood to open a single seeing-globe. You can't help but feel bad.

His love for many was as pathetic as his attire.

You can sympathize.

Before this whole 'Zombie' thing, Rose was your matespirit. You loved her with a burning passion and she loved you back.

It was only when a doctor at your school became ill, that you two were separated.

A quarter after noon, on a Friday, an announcement echoed across the high school.

"Please excuse the interruption, but could Mr. Ahuss please come down to the office?" As the speaker clicked off, conversation continued as normal. Rose, John, Eridan, Sollux, Aradia and you were in Calculus, discussing quadratic equations and rational functions. The teacher, Mr. Ahuss, excused himself.

After a few minutes, Rose started to feel concerned.

"Kanaya, you don't think Mr. Ahuss is in any trouble, do you?"

"Mr. Ahuss Is A Professional Doctor. I'm Sure Another Student Has Caught A Case Of Stomach Influenza."

John wakes from his daily math time slumber to find a group of slightly worried students. John taps your shoulder.

"I had the weirdest dream."

"Go On."

"Okay, so we were in class and all of a sudden, everyone started eating people!"

You stop, taking in his words. Aradia listens in.

"Y0u kn0w what's 0dd? I smell s0mething 0ff."

"I thought you were Aradia." John opens a small notebook in his pocket. Inside are troll names and hand-drawn pictures.

"I am. Why d0 y0u ask?"

"It says here that Terezi smells things."

Aradia snatches the notebook away from John and starts writing.

Aradia can smell rotting flesh.

"Oh. I'll remember that one." John nods slowly before turning away. Aradia smells the air again.

"Do you Hear Something?" You rise from your seat. The school is dead quiet.

"Uhh, guy2? We have a problem." Sollux lifts the paper covering the door's window. A…thing is resting it's face against the glass.

"A zombie!" John whispers.

"A What?"

"They eat living flesh and have no mercy."

"That's Silly. Out There Is Mr. Ahuss. We Should let him In." You head for the door.

"Kanaya! Are you crazy? That is not Mr. Ahuss!" Rose grabs your arm.

"For once, John ii2 riight. That ii2 a zombiie."

You blink away tears. A zombie? You have seen television shows with zombies and they are not friendly.

"Wwe need to get outta here!" Eridan starts to open the window. John rushes to close the window and lock it, tight.

"We are safest in here. The whole room is made of steel and bars and stuff." John pushes Eridan aside and locks the rest of the window. Behind him, Rose closes the shades.

"UUGHHGHGHGH." The, oh you prefer not to call it that, deadbeast bangs against the door. A chorus of groans joins it.

"Oh no…" Rose mumbles.

That was the last thing you heard from her. That silent sentence, full of sorrow and sheer nervousness. Rose looks to the sky, mutters a prayer, and watches a hoard of deadbeasts knock down the door.

Rose is lost in the crowd.

Bethe weak troll:

Hey, wait! We wanna know what happened to Rose.

"She died." You whisper under your breath. So much for a tragic end.

You blend into the shadows, enjoying the scene. Kanaya's off in la-la land, Eridan has been knocked out and you swear you see froth pouring out of Nepeta's mouth. It's a real special moment to be in the middle of this chaos.

What are you talking about? You are fearing for your friends lives! Must be Vriska talking. Even in the afterlife she can still control your pathetic mind.

"uHH,,, GUYS?" You raise your hand. Nobody notices you.

"hELLO?"

"WHAT DO YOU WANT, NOOKSTAIN?"

"i HAVE A BIT OF A SITUATION TO DEAL WITH."

":(( Too bad! I'm busy trying to kill Ampurra!"

"i REALLY NEED HELP!"

Gamzee turns to see your beautiful face. His gaze drifts down.

"HoLy FuCk!"

"What is the matter, Highb100d?"

"TaV hAs BeEn BiTtEn!"

All eyes turn to your arm. Brown blood drips through your fingers.