Author's Note:
In this chapter we see the Smosh Games crew begin their escape, but things don't go as they plan…

Chapter 2: The Ruins

The crew finally made it onto the road, the fresh blue LA sky was a sickly grey colour. The zombies ran rampant in the streets devouring the last bit of life on the streets, it was a horrific sight for the crew to see. Lasercorn tried to speed past them, but the horde was huge and it made the journey move along slower. "This horde isn't gonna make things easier." Lasercorn said. "Maybe if we can get out to the old airfield we can find a plane and fly out of LA." Flitz suggested. "That's great and all, but we need a pilot." Anthony complained. "Well I've been training to be a pilot lately, so I can fly us out. Just keep me alive." Wes said. "So it's decided, go to the airfield and get our pilot there alive." Lasercorn said.

Lasercorn didn't see what was coming in the intersection so he kept on driving, he didn't notice that a truck was veering out of control and crashed right into Lasercorn's car. The car spun out of control until it managed to crash into the side of a building, the crew were injured in the crash and they could hear the horde coming closer. "Shit, how far away are we?" Ian asked. "Not too far, we can cut through the buildings here and then we'll be closer to the airfield." Lasercorn said, unbuckling his seatbelt. The crew regrouped outside the car, the horde was closer to them. "We should've taken Joven's car, at least he has weapons in his trunk." Sohinki said. "Jesus dude, didn't he know that's highly illegal?" Anthony asked. The crew ran inside the abandoned building, it was an old sports department store so they armed themselves with bats, clubs and whatever they could get their hands on.

"Alright, let's move out, but be careful. We could have zombies in here and we're not losing another person." Wes said, feeling determined. The rest of the crew snuck through the horde infested mall, luckily the lights were out so the horde couldn't see them but unfortunately they couldn't see too far ahead so it was a mixed blessing for them. They could hear the droning of the zombie horde close by, the crew stayed hidden within the shadows cautiously looking out for zombies.

They made it into a stairwell and descended down into the ground floor, the horde was larger there. "Looks like we're fighting our way out, stay frosty team." Ian said, Wes stopped him before he could go in. "We need a better plan than that Ian. I got one." Wes said. Wes came up with a plan which to this day is surprised to see that it actually worked, he shuffled along with the horde and made zombie sounds. The crew watched as Wes made his way outside, the rest of the crew followed acting like zombies and following the horde and it actually worked for them. When they got far enough away they ran into the second building and ran across it, they stopped to catch their breaths. They could hear zombies start to come over to the next building and some even started to enter it, the crew wasn't too far away from the airfield but the horde was closing in fast. "Over here, we can make it if we take this vent!" Lasercorn yelled.

The horde crowded into the cramped building, Anthony rushed over and kept the vent open while the others got in. Wes, Mari, Sohinki and Lasercorn got into the vent. "Anthony, you go in next. I'll hold them off while you and Ian go." Flitz said. "Flitz that's crazy, you go in. I can take care of them." Anthony argued. "No time." Flitz said, shoving Anthony into the vent. Ian went in and joined the others, but Anthony quickly got back out and tried to help Flitz. "What are you doing?!" Flitz asked. "I'm not letting you die alone." Anthony said. The two of them held the horde off for as long as they could before they were overpowered by the horde, the crew continued on hearing the screams of their friends behind them. The remaining survivors continued on through the cramped spaces of the ventilation shaft. "So where are we now?" Mari asked. "Above the sewers, so we should be really careful when crossing through the vent." Ian said. "Right, just be ready if we come across anything else." Wes said.

They continued on through the vents, occasionally seeing the streets of LA through the grates, it still emitted that sickly green sky with the ruined remains of old stores, office buildings and apartment blocks. "So what do you think caused this, Ian?" Sohinki asked. "Who knows, it could've been anything, airborne virus, fungal infection, anything is possible." Ian said, coldly. The shaft came to an end, Wes went ahead and opened the grate at the end of the tunnel. The world opened up to them, the crew could see the field off in the distance, despite the devastation that struck the world the field still look nice and well kept. "There it is, we've made it!" Ian said cheerfully. "We shouldn't keep our guard down until we get to the airfield." Lasercorn said. "Agreed, stay frosty team." Wes said. Wes jumped out and scouted the area, it appeared clear so he signalled the others to come out of the pipe.

The crew exited the pipe and ran across the field, although they appeared to be in the clear the survivors didn't want to take any chances. The airfield came closer into their view, the planes and choppers came into their view and hope rose anew for the remaining Smosh Games crew. "Look at these junkers, they don't look like they can fly." Ian complained. "They might need some fuel, we'll fill up this chopper here and then I can get us out of here." Wes said. The crew walked over to the old control tower and looked around the area for fuel, Sohinki, Wes and Lasercorn looked inside the old tower and searched the abandoned room for a jerry can of fuel. "There must be something here." Lasercorn said quietly. "Guys, I think I see one." Sohinki said. Wes and Lasercorn walked over to Sohinki who found the fuel. "It's full! Nice work, Sohinki!" Wes said, full of hope and optimism.