Alright! This chapter is a little shorter, but it has a lot of important information I need to give out, including the outfits for Misty, Dawn and May during the apocalypse.

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Chapter Two:

A Blaze of Glory

"Alright guys, lets get going." I nodded to Dawn and Misty, who hastily jumped out of the car and flanked me on either side as we approached my house. I held the blade I had grabbed before leaving the school in front of me cautiously, as I unlocked the door using the spare key under the doormat.

I breathed in sharply and readied myself for whatever may be inside. "One... Two... Three!" I flung open the door and raised the blade, only to drop it in shock at what I saw inside.

There stood a large Rottweiler who's head came up to my stomach and had a black collar with spikes. It growled upon someone entering so forcefully, but yipped in delight when he saw me, and nuzzled my hand.

"Blaze!" I squealed in delight, leaning over to hug my dog in utter relief. "You're alive!"

With all this chaos, death and destruction, I lost my mom, my dad, and even my little brother Max, who had been in elementary school when the walkers arrived to California, I had just assumed my dog had died with them. But here he was, standing in front of me.

"May, this is adorable and all, but we have to go." Misty sighed, nudging me forward. I nodded and the three of us stepped inside, shutting the door while carefully checking the house. For now it was safe, but we had to hurry.

"Alright, let's change shall we?" I smiled at my two best friends, and when they nodded in agreement we ran upstairs and into my closet to look for something that would be good in an apocalypse.

After about twenty minutes of searching, we managed to find something for all three of us that not only would it be comfortable, but it would also help protect us from walker bites and scratches as well.

Misty wore a dark grey tank top as a base, and over that she wore a tight camouflage hoodie. She worse tight warm black skinny jeans and dark green hiking boots. Since Misty gets cold very frequently, she made sure to also add a black leather jacket over the hoodie. She also wore dark sunglasses and leather gloves that go up to just below her elbow. Misty also grabbed my Dad's grey Handy-Man belt she could use to keep things she thinks may be useful later. She also decided to pull her hair up into a messy side ponytail to keep it out of her face.

Dawn wore a tight dark green tank top under a camouflage jacket with a black hood. She also wore dark green skinny jeans and black combat boots. Dawn also wears a black belt, and has leather fingerless gloves over a pink watch. To keep her hair away from her face I offered Dawn a black beanie which she took with a smile.

I wore tight black tank top and black skinny jeans she can manoeuvre easily in. Over my tank top I wore a thick long sleeved grey button up denim jacket with big pockets. I wore black combat boots that go halfway up my calf, and I wore grey fingerless gloves that expose a fraction of the back of my hand. I wore a belt as well, and I had found my Dad's 30 inch steel dagger with jagged ends, and had decided right away to put it on my belt.

Misty nodded at her reflection in my mirror in my bedroom. "I think these clothes will protect us for a long time to come. Good choice May."

I sighed and patted Blaze on the head. "Well that is the easy part over. Now we need to decide what to bring."

Dawn had been silent for awhile now, but she perked up almost immediately. "I don't think we should bring too much. Maybe one backpack between the three of us with emergency materials. We need to travel lightly."

Misty frowned, but slowly began to nod. "I think Dawn may be right. I can carry the backpack if you guys want."

"Alright." I agreed, and reached into my closet and pulled out a small camouflage backpack. "I take this guy when Max and I would go camping. He's perfect for an apocalypse, especially since we may need to hide quickly."

We shuffled around for a bit, debating on what we should bring. We decided on two reusable water bottles filled to the top, a box of nature valley bars in the cabinet downstairs, two bags of beef jerky, a minor first aid kit, two boxes of matches, and some dry dog food for Blaze.

At first Misty had argued about bringing Blaze along, but I wasn't leaving him. He was a trained guard dog! He may be more useful than she thinks. Besides, walkers clearly had no interest in dogs since he was still alive and well when I came home.

Misty zipped up the now full bag and lifted it onto her shoulders. "Alright now we have one concern left. We need weapons. That paper blade wont cut it forever."

It was silent for a moment, the three of us thinking hard. I suddenly snapped my fingers, and ran into my brothers room. Come on... it has to be in here somewhere...

Aha! Pulling out the heavy object from under my brothers bed, I heard Misty and Dawn walk in from behind me.

When Misty's eyes fell on what I was holding she beamed. "Oh no way! I so call it!"

It was my brothers heavy wooden baseball bat he had gotten for his tenth birthday. I knew he still had that thing.

"I also found this retractable knife, but I think I might hold onto it for now. Dawn can use the paper cutter until we get to the ammunition store, which is our first stop by the way." I smiled, holding out the paper cutter for Dawn to take.

The bluenette took the paper cutter with a grimace. "I really hate hand to hand combat. I can't wait until I can get my hands on something like a rifle or a bow."

Misty looked at Dawn in disbelief. "What are you talking about? I hate the way you have to charge up a gun to use it." A small smirk grew on her face and she crossed her arms smugly. "Like my daddy always said, a sword doesn't need to reload."

I laughed and shook my head in disbelief. "You are a vision Misty."

The three of us clutched our weapons in preparation and Blaze brushed against my leg. I nodded at him and pet his head slowly. "Blaze is a tough dog you guys." I sighed, and turned to my three friends with a smile. "He trusts us, and I promise he will defend us and not run away."

Misty held up her hands in surrender. "I never said he would! But you're putting him in danger by taking him with us May. Are you sure you really want to do this?"

I looked at my dog.

And then I looked at my two friends.

Thinking hard for a moment, I suddenly tensed up and looked at my friends again.

"You two are putting yourselves at danger by coming with me. Blaze is my friend. He would do the same thing you guys want to do. Right Blaze? You want to come with us?" I smiled at the dog, and to everyone's shock Blaze ran down the stairs and towards the door, pawing and scratching at it. I laughed and turned to Misty and Dawn with a grin.

"I guess that is a yes." I smirked, unsheathing my dagger and holding my finger over the doorknob. "Ready for the Apocalypse ladies?"

Misty sighed and stood ready with her baseball bat, and Dawn grimaced and got her paper cutter ready.

I swung open the door and gestured for them to race towards the van, relishing in our new burst of speed now that we were wearing better clothing.

We didn't see any walkers for some reason, and we carefully circled the van and checked to see if any were inside. When the car was cleared, we jumped inside quickly, Dawn at the wheel and Misty in the front. I was perched in the back with the seats completely down, kneeling with my hand on my dagger.

It was off to the ammunition store now.

We were ready to fight.

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