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Beta reader Phoenix Helix
Chapter two-The lurking Shadows
(On a roof near Fujimi school)
A lone man was watching the school bus leaving the school with binoculars. He was wearing simple clothing that carried various pouches. It was hard to tell what his face looked like. He had a hood and mask on.
'Hmm…no sign of the target, it most have gotten axed,' he thought and looked around everywhere again for his target.
It wasn't hard to miss, a tendril monster that destroyed anything in its path. So far it hasn't shown up. After his observation, he came to a different realization.
'This is not good. With the state of everything happening, it would better to work on getting the essentials,' thought the man on what to do now.
He was no fool to think any form of currently would be useful during this outbreak. It would take everything just for the governments to survive this.
'Time to finish this job and get to work on surviving,' thought the man while getting his specialized cellphone.
After a few rings, someone picked up.
"Were you able to find your target Loki?" asked a calm male voice on the phone.
"I did find it for a while, but it now seems to have been killed," Loki answered.
"What make you say that?"
"I saw it in action. The only way for it not to show itself, is someone was able to kill it."
"Your right, I doubt it would stay hidden. Have you seen anything else strange?"
Loki thought back to see a group escape the school on the bus. That teenager did run faster than possible. Not even a marathon runner could run that fast while carrying a person.
"I did see a teenager run faster then possible while carrying a female on his back," Loki replied back.
He could hear the person hum at this information.
"What did he look like?"
"About seventeen, black hair, Japanese, and wearing glasses. He left on a school bus," Loki describing Kohta.
"Excellent, now as for your payment," replied the man.
"Don't bother paying me," Loki said simply.
"Oh and whys that?"
"With the current conditions, money won't be of any use. So, I would rather not bother with it," he answered simply.
"Hmm you're very smart," he praised.
Loki only kept quiet.
"Not to mention professional, I would to keep your services if possible."
"It might be possible, but what can you offer me?"
"How about ammunition and MRES for starters," his employer replied.
"You have my attention."
"Also, some information about certain things that might happen in the future, I'm sure you would like to prepare for them."
"That sounds reasonable enough for me," Loki answered.
"Good, I'll have some of my staff deliver your goods later. Please try to alive during this rough time."
"Same to you," Loki replied back.
Loki hanged up the cellphone and started walking toward the exit.
'I better be quieter from now on. It seems those walking corpses can hear. So if I'm quiet enough, they won't be a problem. Strange person that hired me though, I wonder why he would give those things so easily? Better not think about it, as long he gives them to me. I'm good,' thought the mercenary on his next move.
He just left the roof quietly.
(The school bus)
"Now let's not forget our pride as Fujimi survivors," Shido said to a group of students.
The students that he was talking to had glazed look in their eyes, from what the man was saying.
Toshimi watched this, but didn't feel comfortable at all. She felt like it was some kind of freaky cult being formed. She shivered at the thought.
The pigtailed girl looked to the front with a sigh. So far there wasn't much to do; they were in a traffic jam. Not to mention, Kohta still was asleep. Even with that rucks that happened earlier.
(Flashback)
"Rei, what a minute!" cried out a black-haired teenager.
The lite brown-haired girl with red-orange eyes and wielded a makeshift spear glared at Takashi.
"I'm not staying and that's final! I'm tired of being around that guy!" Rei replied, now jumping out of the bus.
Takashi went after the girl.
"Wait a minute, just bear with it for a little while…!"
Suddenly an out of control bus came at them.
"LOOK OUT!" Takashi yelled while moving toward Rei.
*BOOM*
Thankfully they weren't hurt, but they couldn't get back to the bus. A wall of flames stopped them, along with 'them' walking toward while burning.
"You two alright?!" asked Saeko to the two.
"We're okay, but we can't get back," Takashi replied back.
"Where do you want to meet up at?" asked Saeko, staying away from flames.
"At the eastern police station!" yelled Takashi.
"What time?"
"Five. If not today, then tomorrow at the same time," said Takashi while helping Rei.
Takashi and Rei left the area. Saeko hopped back into the bus.
"Nurse Marikawa, we can't go this way anymore," Saeko said safely in the bus.
"Okay, I'll back up and go a different route," replied the school nurse, doing that.
While this was going one, Toshimi could see that Kohta slept through the whole thing.
(Flashback's end)
"Man, you think he could sleep though a war," a feminine voice replied flatly.
Toshimi looked to see Saya looking at Kohta flatly. Toshimi sweat dropped at the statement. She could now see Saeko watching this silently.
"You're sure that this is Hirano?" asked Saya while looking at Toshimi.
She scratched her head. "I'm not totally sure, but that what he called himself."
"You two sound so unsure if this is Hirano-san? Why is that?" asked Saeko at the two with a raised eyebrow.
"The last time I saw him, he wasn't this thin," replied Saya still looking at the sleeping teen.
"People do change with time," said Saeko still confused.
"True, but not in an hour," replied Saya with steel at the taller girl.
Saeko's eyes widened. "You saying that, he didn't look like this earlier today?!" asked the girl.
Saya nodded. "Right, what ever happened to him? It changed him drastically."
Saya started to rub her chin in thought. She then looked at Toshimi.
"Can you move?" she asked.
Toshimi nodded and got out of the way. She now stood by Saeko.
Saya walked closer to Kohta, getting a better like at him.
"How well do you know Hirano-san, miss?" asked Saeko at the shorter girl.
"I don't really know him. I've only seen him at school before," Toshimi answered.
"So we have no answers to this change," Saeko muttered while rubbing her chin.
"I'm Niki Toshimi by the way and thanks for earlier," Toshimi greeted with a bow at Saeko.
"Nice to meet you for real this time Niki-san, I'm Busujima Saeko," replied Saeko teased with a soft smile.
Toshimi laughed sheepish, remembering she did cry on the girl.
"AHHH, WHAT THE HELL?!" yelled Saya with shock.
Both Toshimi and Saeko looked at Saya worried. Saya jumped back scared at something, she landed on her butt.
Even some of the new cult members looked at the pigtailed girl with rage. However Shido calm them and continued his preaching.
"What's wrong Saya-san?" asked Saeko ready for anything.
Saya shakily pointed at Kohta. "His, his…clothes almost grab me!"
"Huh?"
Suddenly she stood up and glared at the two girls.
"I'm not kidding! It looked a tendril of some sort moved from his body!" Saya explained further.
Saeko only raised an eyebrow. However Toshimi looked understanding, remembering that site from earlier.
"Okay, but how come he isn't up yet?" asked Saeko trying to help.
Saya regained her composure and nodded.
"You're right why is he sleeping so much? It's like some kind of coma," muttered Saya thoughtfully.
"Why don't we have Marikawa-sensei look at him?" asked Toshimi.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt," muttered Saya thoughtfully.
"My, you want me to check on him," replied a voice close to the group.
They turned to see the person standing right there.
"Well yes Marikawa-sensei…why are you here?" asked Toshimi nervously at seeing the woman appear before them so suddenly.
"I have nothing to do right now. Plus I'm nervous about what's going on with Shido-sensei," Shizuka answered anxiously.
There was some sweat dropping from the answer.
"I can't blame you, with what he's doing," Saya commented with a quick look at the group.
Saeko also nodded in agreement. Shizuka went on to check Kohta's vials.
"Hmm…that's odd," muttered the nurse in thought.
"Did you find something wrong with him?" asked Saya.
Both Saeko and Toshimi only watched silently.
"He's in great shape," replied the nurse in awe.
All three of the teenagers slumped at the statement.
"You're kidding," replied Saya experastied.
"That and his pulse, is a little higher than normal. Along with his temperature and is not responding to anything," Shizuka replied while moving to the aisle.
"Can you explain his nap?" asked Saeko.
Shizuka shook her head. "I can't fully, it's more like a suspended state actually," she replied thoughtfully, with a hand on her chin.
"A suspended state of sleep?" asked Toshimi with a titled head.
"He showing the symptoms of it," replied Shizuka simply.
Both Saeko and Toshimi were lost at the term. However Saya nodded in agreement.
"Your right nurse Marikawa. It might explain why he out this," said Saya thoughtfully.
"What are you two talking about?" asked a lost Toshimi.
Saya gave a lite glare at the pigtailed girl and sighed.
"What we're talking about is, when certain things go through changes. They enter a suspended state like a butterfly. If he sleeping because whatever changed him, it answers the question," Saya explained to the two.
They both nodded in understanding.
"Huh, oh good morning," said a groggy voice at the group of women.
"Speak of the devil," muttered Saya sourly.
They group of women looked to see Hirano walking up. Kohta eye's widened in shock at seeing Saya.
"Takagi-san, you're here," replied the gun otaku confused while pointing at the meganekko.
"I'll be, it really is you Hirano," replied Saya astounded.
Kohta only nodded unsure about seeing the girl.
"Glad to see you're a wake Hirano, now let's get on to business," replied Saya gesturing everyone to gather around her quietly.
They did what the meganekko said and waited for what she wanted to talk about.
"We need to thinking about leaving here," muttered Saya to the group quietly.
"Whys that?" asked Toshimi quietly.
"With Shido starting to form his own group, I'm pretty sure. That it's not going to be safe here. Take a good look at them," replied Saya.
They did looked at the group and shivered at seeing there looks. She was right.
"Want me to show him the door," said Kohta, readying his weapon for use.
Saya shook her head. "Don't bother; this bus is not worth the trouble and not mention. His group would be very upset."
Kohta relaxed a little, but still on edge.
"Alright, let's get moving," Saeko said with a nod, with everyone else nodding in agreement.
"What's up with all the talking?" asked a male voice close to the group.
The group turned to see Shido looking at them with a smile.
"You see Shido-sensei, we were thinking about leaving," Saya answered.
"Oh and why is that?" asked Shido simply while placing his hands together.
"This isn't a field trip and we have our own goals in mind," Saya replied simply.
Shido face darkened at the answer, along with his followers.
"You're free to go, after all. Japan is a free county," replied the man with a calm tone.
"However, we have people who might need medical attention."
At hearing this, Shizuka stiffened.
"I'm sure you wouldn't deprive us of a nurse. So why don't you leave and have Marikawa-sensei stay here. Along with Hirano-kun, I'm sure he needs to be looked at some more and with you moving arour-"
Suddenly, a nail grazed Shido's cheek, even a student behind him ducked for cover. Shakily Shido looked to see, it was Kohta who fired at him.
"Hirano-kun, why did you shot at me? Your aren't a violent-"
"Don't screw with me!" he interpreted. "You think I've forget what you did. I haven't!"
Shido stepped back slowly with his hands in a peaceful gesture.
"All you've done is, ridicule me! I put up with it for the sake of being normal, but that's no longer possible. With everything that's going on, it's out the window. So back off! I've already killed a good amount of people and I don't mind adding you to the list!" Kohta threated the teacher.
Kohta looked at Saeko. "You lead the way, I'll cover the back."
Saeko smiled. "Good call Hirano-san, spoken like a man," she praised.
Saeko got off the bus with Toshimi, Saya and Shizuka following her. Kohta was the last one out and slammed the door.
Shido face darkened at their defiance.
"Um sensei, are we going to be okay?" asked a scared student.
Shido looked behind him, but changed his face to look friendlier.
"We'll be okay, they weren't worthy of being our companions," Shido answered.
As for the group that left the bus, they kept on walking away from it.
"Excuse me Takagi-san," Kohta called out to the girl.
"What is it?" asked Saya not looking at the teen.
"Do you still have the spare nails and gas cartridges?" asked Kohta simply.
'I almost forgotten about them,' Saya thought while stiffening a little.
She still had the backpack that carried them. Thinking back, it was lucky she survived this far. Takashi, Saeko and Rei found her and saved her when they did.
"You need them?" asked Saya.
"Yep, I'm getting low on ammo," replied Kohta simply with a nod.
"Okay, I'll hand them over," Saya replied while moving toward the otaku.
While this was going on, Toshimi looked at Saya suspiciously.
'If she was with Hirano earlier, then what happened that made them separate? I'll ask about it later,' thought pigtailed girl, wanting an answer to this puzzle.
Even Saeko and Shizuka looked curious about it. Saya didn't really say what happened to her, but was going on about a different kind of monster that showed up.
After walking around, they couldn't find any place to cross the bridge.
"Darn, all the bridges are blocked," muttered Shizuki at the site.
"Your right, how are going to find Komuro," replied Saya concerned.
"You're worried about Komuro-kun," said Saeko with a smile.
Saya blushed at the jab. "Well it just…we promised to meet up with him. What about you?"
"I'm the same way, my father. Told me to keep my promises no matter what," replied Saeko with smile.
Kohta only sighed, not knowing what to think.
'There worried about him. What am I chopped liver…oh well. It's not like I can find him,' thought the gun otaku lost.
Suddenly he saw something up ahead. Curiously, he went ahead and looked.
"Huh, what's wrong Hirano-san?" asked Toshimi, seeing the teen walking off.
"I'm not sure, but I'm checking out something," Kohta answered unsure.
Toshimi raised an eyebrow. The rest of them looked lost at Kohta's sudden change. They followed him and after turning at a corner. They saw both Rei and Takashi completely fine with a motorcycle.
"Hey you're okay!" Shizuka cried out to them while waving.
Rei saw them and smile. She rushed toward them and hugged the nurse, glad to see them safe.
Takashi smiled while moving up to them, but Toshimi stared at Kohta.
'That's too much of a coincidence. What are you Hirano?' thought Toshimi, also remembering he did something like this before.
Almost like, he can find anyone close-by. The group started to talk about where to stay the night.
"We could take a castle," said Saeko to the group.
Which caused some sweat dropping, they couldn't guard the place.
"Um, how about we go to my friends place? It's not that far from here," asked Shizuka to the group.
"Is it your man's pad?" asked Saya teasingly.
Shizuka waved her arms franticly. "No, it's a female friend's apartment. I go there to clean it, since she's so busy with her job. Also, there's a giant tank there for us to use."
They hummed in thought.
"Why not, is it far from here?" asked Takashi.
"No, it about a block away," answered Shizuka.
Takashi nodded and picked up his borrowed bike. "I'll ride with Shizuka-sensei and take a look."
The two ride off to check the place. Takashi sweat dropped at seeing the military grade hummer parked at the place.
"See, I told you it was like a tank," said Shizuka with a smile.
Takashi only nodded. The rest of his group caught up to him.
Suddenly he noticed groups of 'them' coming out all around.
"Looks like, we're going to work to stay here," said Takashi to everyone.
Rei, Kohta, and Saeko nodded and helped Takashi kill of the group of walking corpses.
(Later-The bathroom)
"Dang sensei, your pretty well endowed," said Rei while in the tub with the nurse in there also.
"I get that a lot," replied Shizuka smugly.
"Oh you sound so cocky!" cried out Rei, now attacking the older women.
Shizuka started to cry out at Rei's attacks. While this was going on, the other females were cleaning themselves off.
"Man, there having fun. Why are we taking a bath together again," muttered Saya sourly.
"You know the reason," replied Saeko simply.
Saya only huffed.
Toshimi took a quick look at the battle taking place. She felt sympathy for the blond. She had her own share of being teased for her bust more than once by her former friend.
However, this brought a laugh to her. The world is being overrun with living dead and here. They have a playful fight going on.
"Why are you so happy?" Saya asked flatly.
"Well, I didn't think we would have a playful fight going on," replied Toshimi with a smile.
"Oh, you want in, then here!" replied Saya, now throwing cold water at the girl.
"EEKKK!" screamed Toshimi in shock at the cold water hitting her.
Meanwhile in one of the other rooms, Takashi had flat look on his face.
"Man, there having a blast in there aren't they?" said the teen flatly, hearing all the noise they were making.
"Seems like it," commented Kohta. "Wanna peek?"
Takashi looked at Kohta. "No thanks, I'm too young to die."
Kohta only hummed while looking at a gun locker.
Takashi looked at the gun otaku confused. He never had seen him before, but from what Saya said. He didn't look like this.
"Why are looking at me so intensely?" asked Kohta with a raised eyebrow at the other male.
"I'm wondering about you is all," answered Takashi.
"WHAT, I don't swing that way!" cried out Kohta guarded.
Takashi glared at the otaku. "Not that way! What I meant is why Saya said you look different earlier today!" Takashi replied with rage.
Kohta calmed down and scratched his head. "I'm wondering about that to."
"Huh?"
"I'm not sure about it myself. Before our…parting of ways, we ran into a monster," Kohta answered the best he could; confused by everything that happened to him so far.
He nearly had a heart attack at seeing his own refection. So far, nothing else seemed wrong with him.
"A monster, you're sure. It wasn't 'them'?" asked Takashi clearly not convinced.
"I'm sure; they don't have tendrils that can grab you! I don't how, but I've survived that thing! After I woke in school, Niki-san was close-by and scared to deaf at the site of me!" Kohta replied in rage.
Takashi put up his hands in a peaceful manner. "I'm sorry, but I never seen this so-called tendril monster of yours."
"Your right about that," replied Kohta in agreement.
"What do you mean now?" asked Takashi.
"It disappeared after I woke up," he sighed. "I don't what happened to it. With how strong it seem, nothing could stop it. Short of heavy artillery hitting the damn thing," Kohta replied tightly at the memory.
"Sounds like, you want revenge on this monster," replied the other male of the group.
"You're damn right, I want revenge! That thing almost killed me! If I see it again, it better hope. That I don't have, a M32 multiple grenade launcher on me!" replied Kohta, now punching the gun locker.
*Pop*
"What?!" asked Kohta shocked at hearing the noise.
"HOLY SHIT!" yelled Takashi with his widening in shock at seeing; Kohta had broken the door to the gun locker with his punch.
Kohta also looked shocked at seeing his level of strength.
"I didn't even feel that!" Kohta replied in shock.
"What have you been eating?! You just busted a metal door, like it was nothing!" Takashi said with fear.
"I don't know! I've never been this strong before! Did someone give me a steroid or something?!" asked the gun otaku.
"Whatever it is, you better be careful. I know that, I don't want to be on the receiving end of that," Takashi said shakily.
Kohta only nodded in agreement. He needs to be careful with his new found strength. He doesn't want to break anything important.
"Well, time to find what's inside," muttered Kohta, now moving the busted door out of the way.
Suddenly he grinned in victory. Takashi looked in disbelieve at seeing the firearms in there.
"What kind of friend does Shizuka-sensei have?" asked Takashi nervously.
"I knew there was something good hidden!" Kohta said in glee.
Kohta looked over the rifles in pure joy. Takashi only sweat dropped at Kohta's explanation while holding one.
"So, we now have some more firepower," commented Takashi while picking up the shotgun.
"Oh that's an Ithaca M-37, a riot shotgun! It's a super deadly shotgun from America, they even used it in the Vietnam War," Kohta explained to Takashi with glee in his eyes.
Takashi looked it over, and then pointed it at Kohta.
"Ahh, even if it's not loaded. Don't point a gun at anyone!" cried out Kohta with fear at having the gun pointed at him.
Takashi lowered the gun.
"The only ones that you point a gun at, is 'them'," said Kohta to Takashi with an open hand.
"I hope it only it's 'them', that I need to shot at," replied Takashi with sigh.
Kohta also nodded in agreement, everything was so chaotic.
"Komuro, give me a hand here," said Kohta, now sitting down on the floor.
Takashi also sat down by the otaku.
"I know it's a pain, but we need to load bullets," said Kohta while loading a magazine with bullets.
Takashi also started to load bullets also, best to be ready.
Suddenly they heard all the noise being made on the bridge.
"Man, there making too much noise," commented Takashi worried.
Kohta nodded in understanding, it like an open invitation. They watched the event on the news. After the broadcast the wheels in Kohta's head were turning.
'That was a little cliché of that frantic, but I wonder if that monster applies. It couldn't have been normally made. So who make such a thing and why?' thought the gun otaku rubbing his chin.
He looked at Takashi and become scared.
"Ah it 'them'!" warned Kohta.
Takashi also become scared at feeling a person's arms wrap around him.
"Komuro-kun," said a drunken Shizuki, catching her prey dressed only in a towel.
"Shizuki-sensei, are you drunk?" asked the nervous teenager at feeling her breast.
"Just a little, just a little," replied the blond nurse.
Suddenly she charged at Kohta.
"Hello Kohta-chan!"
Kohta was lost at the nickname. Suddenly his noise busted blood at being kissed by the nurse.
"I'll take her down stairs to sleep it off while you keep watch," replied Takashi, grabbing the teacher.
"Okay," replied Kohta trying to recover from the kiss.
The two left the room. Kohta sighed and went to looking outside the window.
"Your keeping watch Hirano-san?" asked a female voice curiously.
Kohta looked to see who it was and blushed. It was Toshimi only dressed in a long shirt with her hair down.
"Well yeah, someone needs to," Kohta replied looking outside again.
Toshimi remembered on how she was dressed right now.
'At least, he was nice enough to look outside,' thought a blushing Toshimi with a sweat drop.
She got too relaxed at finding a place to stay, that she forgotten there were guys around.
"So how are you doing Niki-san?" Kohta asked still looking out the window.
"So far alive and well," she answered with a sigh.
"Well that's good to know, you're going to stay with us?" asked Kohta nervously.
"It seems like it. I can't think of anything else to do," Toshimi replied a little down.
"What about your family?" Kohta asked.
"They were on a business trip. So they could be safe where they are," the pigtailed girl replied while looking around the room.
Kohta hummed in thought at his own family's safely. Toshimi then saw the various weapons.
"There guns in here," said Toshimi nervously.
"Yep, cool aren't they," Kohta replied with a smile.
Toshimi laughed nervously at his liveliness. She then saw the crossbow in the locker.
"What kind of crossbow is that?" asked Toshimi looking at it.
"It's a Barnett Wildcat, a very powerful one," Kohta explained to the girl.
Toshimi looked it over and didn't know about using it.
"It's apart, do you know how to put it together?" asked Toshimi while holding the parts of it.
"I think so, but you need a good amount of strength to use it," Kohta answered.
Toshimi sighed while putting it down.
"Why did want to know Niki-san?" asked Kohta curiously.
"Since I'm staying with you, I want to help with the fighting. The more people fighting, better the chance of surviving," Toshimi answered still looking around the locker.
"You have a point, it would help with surviving," replied Kohta with nod at the girl's wisdom.
Toshimi suddenly found something else that she could use. She went into the locker deeper.
'Hmm this looks like a compound bow,' thought Toshimi while digging it out.
After a little digging, she found out it was indeed a compound bow.
Kohta looked at Toshimi curiously. Suddenly he had a noise bleed at seeing, Toshimi's yellow panties with fills on the legs. The otaku looked the other way quickly, hoping that the pigtailed girl didn't see him looking.
As for Toshimi, she kept on working with the bow now standing up.
"Hmm let's see how it works," muttered the girl.
Toshimi found a case full of arrows ready stored in the closet.
She walked toward the balcony and looked around for a target. She found one of 'them' a few yards away. Carefully drawing the string back with the arrow ready, she steadied it and fired.
*Thud*
Kohta let out a whistle at the excellent shot.
"Nice shot Niki-san. Where did you learn to use a bow like that?" asked Kohta with respect.
"I was in the archery club," Toshimi answered simply.
"Oh," was all that Kohta said.
"What about you Hirano-san?" asked Toshimi, now looking at the teen.
"Well, I went to the states to learn under a former civilian militia, the black hawks for a month," Kohta answered with pride.
Toshimi laughed nervously at hearing this with a sweat dropped.
Suddenly they heard a dog barking. They looked to see mass chaos all round.
"What's going on?" asked Takashi, now appearing in the room's doorway.
"It's bad," replied Kohta, summing up the situation.
Takashi walked in with Saeko following behind, dressed only in an apron and a black thong. They looked outside and only could see various people trying to stay alive.
Toshimi could only flinch at seeing so many getting killed; it was like looking into hell.
"Dammit!" yelled Takashi about ready to use his shotgun.
"Don't!" Kohta yelled to stop Takashi.
"But I can't just do anything!" Takashi replied with rage.
"I'm afraid that is not an option," replied Saeko sadly while turning down the lights.
Toshimi was about ready to start shooting arrows, but stopped also.
"We can't save everyone. I know it's hard, but it's the truth. They have to learn to survive on their own from now on, just like us," replied Saeko firmly.
Takashi only lowered his head down, with Toshimi doing the same.
(Close-by)
As for young man, he was moving thought the area quietly as possible. He looked to be around twenty-five, with short black hair wearing blue jeans and a reddish t-shirt with an open jacket.
He was carrying a tote bag that seemed to be full of things. He was also carrying a make shift spear, but didn't seemed to favor it. There seemed to be little throwing knives on him also.
With the dog's barking and everyone else making noise, it wasn't a small feat.
'Damn, don't they realize how those zombies find them? I guess with the blood rushing to their heads, they wouldn't care,' thought a young man while looking around for a spot to rest.
It was temping to try taking refuse at an occupied home, but he knows better. They would most likely, just ignore him. So it would best to find an unoccupied home for tonight.
After turning at a corner, he saw two people at a house. One was a man wearing causal clothes, the other one a young redhead girl wearing a dress.
'A family by the looks of things, there trying to enter that home,' he looked at the house. 'I don't think it's a good idea. There are people there and with everything that's going on, they would kill them,' thought the young man at the site.
"If you don't open this door, I'll bust it open!" the man threatened while bringing up his wrench to break the door down.
The little girl hugged her father worried.
"Okay, we'll open up," replied a voice from inside the house.
There unnoticed observer eyes now widened in alarm at hearing this.
'This is bad! I don't think there about to help him!' thought the man with realization.
He looked about ready to run, but stopped.
'I can't do it, not like this,' thought the man with a sigh.
Suddenly he ran at the two.
"Get away from that door right now!" he warned the father.
"Huh?" he asked while turning to see the young man.
"You need to get away, there not going to help you! They most likely going to kill you so get away!" he warned the father again.
"That's not possible, they wouldn't do that would they?" asked the man with disbelief.
His daughter became afraid at hearing this and hugged her dad more.
Suddenly the houses door opened up. The father smiled at this, but the young man face tightened.
"Oh thank you muc-"
Suddenly the poor man was stabbed by one of houses occupants, with a makeshift spear. The young girl stepped back with fear at this.
"Forgive me," he replied sadly with the rest of his family watching this.
"DADDY!" cried out the little girl with fear.
"Dammit," muttered the young man with rage.
He almost reached into his bag, but stopped.
The house's door closed on them. The stabbed man fell backward while holding his wound.
"Please be okay daddy," said the little girl with concern at her father.
"I'll be fine, but Alice. You need to hide right now please. It's not safe here please go," replied the father while placing his hand on his daughter's cheek.
Alice started to cry at hearing this.
Suddenly Alice's father saw the young man who tried to help him.
"Please save my-"
The young man only bowed his head sadly at the site.
"No please don't go daddy! Please don't go!" pleaded Alice while hugging her father.
Suddenly the young man turned around to see, two of 'them' walking at them. He readied his weapon, but a loud noise stopped him.
"A gunshot?" he asked in surprise.
One of the walking corpses fell down.
*Thud*
Another one fell down, this time by arrow.
'What the hell, who is helping us?' thought the young man at seeing this.
On the balcony Takashi could only looked lost at the site of, Kohta firing at 'them'. Toshimi also was helping out.
"What happened to staying out of it?" asked a confused Takashi.
"She's just a little girl! I can't just, do nothing like that!" Kohta answered while reading for another shot.
"I'm with Hirano-san. I can't just do nothing either," Toshimi replied with steel while reading another arrow.
Takashi sighed, but smiled at this.
"No helping it then let's save them," he replied to the two.
"Alright, me and Niki-san will cover them while you think of something," replied Kohta while giving Takashi a thumbs up.
Toshimi only smiled with a nod. Takashi went off to see what he could do.
'Whoever is helping is close-by. For now, it's not safe to stay here,' he looked at young girl. 'I can't just leave her here also. That would be too cruel.'
With his mind made up, he walked over to Alice after closing the gate.
"Why daddy?" asked Alice still crying still hugging her father.
Suddenly Alice heard the young man coming and backed away.
"I'm not going to hurt you," he replied softly while holding up his hands peacefully.
It was then they heard a dog bark at them. They turned to see a black and white puppy looking at them.
"Well nice to meet you to," replied the young man with a laugh.
The dog give off a bark in rely.
Even Alice giggled a little at the dog. The young man walked toward the girl while taking off his jacket.
"What are you doing mister?" asked Alice curiously.
"This is for your father. He was doing what a good father does," the young man answered with respect for the man.
Alice nodded sadly.
The young man placed his jacket over the fathers face. He clasped his hands together in prayer for the fallen man.
Alice also joined in after placing a flower on her father.
As for their helpers, they could now see it was getting bad.
"Damn, how are going to get them?" asked Kohta at seeing so many of them gathering at the gate.
"We've thought of using the hummer, but what then," answered Takashi appearing before them with Saeko and Rei.
"That's a good plan, but so many of them. Its suicide to do it," replied Kohta while looking at the teen.
"Ma what's up all the noise," said a sleepy female voice walking into the room.
They looked to Shizuka fully nude while rubbing her eyes.
The only boys in the room tried not to noise bleed at the site.
'I swear someone is trying to make my die of blood loss!' thought Kohta while pinching his nose.
"Shizuka-sensei, get some clothes on will you," ordered another voice flatly.
The nurse stiffened at this and run off to get dressed. Everyone could see it was Saya, dressed in skimpy clothes.
"Man, what a few drinks will do," Saya said sourly.
The group only nodded.
"So you're trying to save someone?' asked the pink-haired girl while walking toward them.
"Yes, but if take the hummer. They will only follow it when we return to house," replied Rei simply.
"If that's the case, let's just leave this place," stated Saya simply.
"Huh?" that was only said.
"With all the pandemonium going on, it's best to leave this place," Saya explained while fixing her hair.
"Alright, let's load up and get out of here!" said Takashi with thumbs up.
"Good, we'll get started," Toshimi said. "What do we need Hirano-san?"
"Everything that's in the locker and under the bed, I'll keep watch," Kohta answered Toshimi's question.
"Let's get started," Toshimi exclaimed while getting to work.
The rest of their group followed suite.
'Now, how are going to get them," Kohta looked out the window and smirked. 'I'll be, he's one smart cookie, but still there going after him,' thought Kohta getting ready to shot again.
*KABOOOM*
"W-what in the hell was that?!" asked Rei in shock at hearing the explosion.
Kohta pointed outside the window shakily.
"It was that guy helping that girl. He has explosives on him!" Kohta exclaimed in fear.
Rei eyes only widened in shock at hearing this information, where in the hell did he get those!
(With the young man and Alice)
The two plus one puppy, where walking on fences top. Alice was on the guys back while the dog was in his shirt.
"Incredible Onii-chan, where did you get those?" asked Alice awe at seeing her rescuer use a bomb.
It was actually a pipe bomb, but very effective. It helped kill some of the group trying to eat them and drew them away.
"I made them, lucky they fell for, but we need to be quiet. They will come if we aren't quiet," replied the young quietly while walking.
Alice nodded, but then stiffened.
"Onii-chan, I need to use the bathroom," muttered the girl embarrassedly.
The young man sweat dropped at this, very bad timing.
"Try to hold it as long as you can. I'll get us to a-!" he couldn't say anymore.
He felt something wet on his back right now.
"I'm sorry," Alice apologized to him softly.
"It's okay, let's just keep moving," replied the young man softly, not trying to think about the awkwardness.
Alice only nod, but still embarrassed.
(With Takashi and gang)
"Okay, that's everything loaded! We need to move," Takashi called out to everyone present.
Shizuka was in the driver's seat, fully clothed and ready to drive. Toshimi also was in the hummer packing everything.
The only one missing was Kohta.
"Where is Hirano?! We need to get going!" said Saya with haste.
Even Rei and Saeko looked inpatient.
"I'm here," replied the otaku, now appearing before the group.
They sweat dropped at seeing his look. He had on a headband with flashlights on.
"Okay, time to go," replied a nervous Saya.
They nodded and got on to the vehicle. Shizuka started the motor and floored it.
Both Kohta and Saeko stayed on top of the hummer, ready to help clear a path if needed.
As for the trio walking on the fence, they looked shock at seeing the vehicle coming at them.
"They must be the ones who helped us," muttered the young man at seeing this.
The hummer stopped close to them. Saeko hopped off to kill a trio of them with Kohta helping.
"Come on, hop on!" Kohta ordered to the young man.
"Thank you, hold one Alice!" exclaimed the man with smile.
Alice tightened her grip and he jumped off the fence. He landed on the hummer's roof.
Saeko jumped back into the vehicle. Shizuka then drove away with their extra passengers.
"Thank you for saving me and Alice-chan," the young man thanked the group.
"Your welcome, I'm Niki Toshimi," replied the pigtailed girl with a smile.
Alice smiled at girl. The two moved to sit down better with the puppy sitting down on the seat.
"Who are you and how did you get those bombs?" asked Rei while glaring at the guy.
He sweat dropped at the question.
"Well, I made them exactly. As for my name it's Momoi Kazuyoshi," he answered.
"What! How did you make those things?!" replied Rei in shock.
"Luckily for me, I was in a chemistry lab at my college. So with time to spare, I made a couple of pipe bombs," answered Kazuyoshi firmly.
"Oh, that's pretty good. You could help us, but you need to be careful," said Saya.
"I know, those…zombies hunt by sound," replied Kazuyoshi.
"Interesting, your pretty smart," Saya praised the guy.
Kazuyoshi laughed nervously at the statement.
As for Alice, she was being looked over by Toshimi. The pigtailed girl noticed something wrong with the girl.
"Alice-chan," whispered Toshimi to the girl.
"Yes, Onee-chan," answered Alice softly.
Toshimi whispered into Alice's ear. Alice stiffened with a blush.
"Am I right," replied Toshimi softly.
Alice only nodded in shame. Toshimi hugged the girl.
"It's okay, you didn't do anything wrong," Toshimi comforted the girl.
"Thank you Onee-chan," muttered the girl about to fell asleep.
Toshimi only softly rocked the poor girl. Alice only relaxed while in Toshimi's arms, tried from everything that happened.
The rest of her group relaxed also.
(The next morning-In a river)
"Row your boat gently down the steam, merrily, merrily life is, but a dream," Alice singed while in Kohta's arms on top of the hummer.
The otaku smiled at hearing the young child singing. Toshimi also smiled at the little one while keeping a look out.
"That was pretty good Alice-chan," Kohta praised her.
Alice smiled. "Thanks, I can also sing it in English."
"That's great, but it's my turn. Bang your guns, you're now dead," Kohta started to sing.
"Hirano-san, that's not a nice song for a child," said a stern female voice.
Kohta looked to see, Toshimi glaring at him. Kohta laughed nervously at the glare.
"Okay, I'll stop Niki-san," replied a reserved Kohta.
Toshimi nodded in approval and looked at the clothes that were drying. Kohta looked down into the hummer to see everyone waking up including their newcomer.
"What are you doing?" asked a mad Rei while glaring at Takashi.
Takashi sweated nervously at the question and then realized why. Saeko was sleeping on his lap while drooling.
"Busujima-sempai, you're drooling," Takashi said with a nervous laugh.
Saeko looked at Takashi groggily, but woke up real fast. She wiped the drool hastily.
"We're almost at the edge everyone," Shizuka told them, still driving the hummer.
Everyone braced for landing. They landed and everyone started to get out of there make-shift boat.
The trio of guy walked off to give the females privately. After Takashi tried to help Alice get down, only for Rei get after him.
Takashi looked at their animal friend that joined them. The puppy seemed to be very brave for such a little guy. They didn't know his name, despite him having a collar. So Kohta named him Zeke.
Funny thing about Zeke, he got along with everyone, but Kohta. He was reserved around the otaku. Almost like, he was some predator.
"So how do you use this thing?" Takashi asked while pointing to his lowered shotgun.
Kohta explained it to him. Takashi nodded, but still unsure about it.
"You're sure that you don't want a gun?" Kohta asked while looking at their newcomer.
Kazuyoshi nodded. "I'm sure, however someone else might need it."
They nodded at logic, he had his own weapons.
"We're finished," said a female voice.
The group of young men looked to see, all of their female companions dressed.
Shizuka had on a white dress shirt and plaid mini-skirt.
Saya had a white shirt unbuttoned around the chest, showing her black undershirt. She also was wearing a green mini-skirt.
Saeko still used the top part of their school's uniform, but she replaced the skirt with a leather one.
Rei still wearied her school, only modified it a little.
Toshimi did the same, but had archer gloves on.
They nodded at seeing them and gathered together. Kohta give the other gun to Rei with a knife on it.
"Okay, that should help me," Rei thanked Kohta while looking over her weapon.
All three of the males went up to the hill, looking for any of 'them'.
"It's okay, there aren't any," Kohta called out to Shizuka while waving.
Shizuka drove up the hill, almost hitting the poor otaku. The group of survivors got into the hummer and left the area.
Both Rei and Takashi sat on the roof of the hummer looking around. So far, there weren't any sign of 'them' or any planes.
Takashi couldn't help, but feel something was wrong.
(Later)
"Damn, they just keep coming!" cried out Takashi while holding on for dear life.
They suddenly found themselves in a legion of walking corpses.
Everyone got shaken up from running over them.
Takashi saw a rope blockade in front of them.
"Watch out Marikawa-san, there ropes there!" Saeko warned the diver.
Acting quickly, Shizuka turned the hummer, but still hit the wires with some of 'them' getting cut to pieces. Also the hummer's wheels locked up.
"AHHH!" screamed Rei, now falling off the hummer.
Takashi reached for her, but didn't make it. Rei landed painfully on the ground.
Takashi cursed while hopping down with his shotgun. He took aim and fired, but didn't hit anything.
"Why can't I hit them?!" asked the teen in frustration.
"Aim for the chest and take into account the recoil," Kohta instructed while readying his own gun.
Takashi nodded, this time he had better luck.
Saeko also jumped out of the hummer, to everyone's shock.
"Saeko-sempai, there's too many for you take on!" said Takashi to her.
"I know that," replied Saeko sadly, but determined.
Even Kazuyoshi joined Saeko, ready to fight the legion of 'them'.
Toshimi got onto the hummers roof with her bow and arrows. She fired arrows as fast as she could to support the ones fighting.
"Damn, where's a magazine?" muttered Kohta while looking for one.
"Kohta-oniichan?" asked Alice looking at the otaku scared.
"Alice can you find this?" asked Kohta while showing her the empty magazine.
Alice nodded and went to look for them.
Everyone kept fighting, but they were losing. There just too many of 'them' coming.
"Dammit, this is bad," muttered Takashi while firing the weapon that Rei carried.
Rei cried out in pain from this.
"I'm no wuss! My home is just around the corner, I can't die here!" Saya exclaimed while using Takashi's shotgun.
"Everyone cover your ears!" Kazuyoshi ordered while throwing a pipe bomb at the legion.
They did and waited for the explosion.
*KABOOM*
It worked on lowering their numbers, but only brought more.
"That didn't work dammit," muttered Kazuyoshi frustrated at this.
Saeko struggled to get free from 'them'. She was able to do it, but lost her bokken in the process.
She jumped back with a fighting stance.
As for Kohta and Toshimi, they were helping Alice and Zeke.
"Go on over the ropes Alice. We'll join in a minute," said Kohta with smile.
However, Alice only struggled to get out of Kohta's arms.
"No, I don't want to! You're lying! My daddy was the same; you're going to leave me! I don't want that! I want to stay with you!" cried out Alice with tears.
Both Kohta and Toshimi couldn't say anything at this. They sobered along with everyone else at their fate.
"EVERYONE GET DOWN!" a voice ordered the group.
At hearing this, they ducked for cover.
*BAM*
Some of the corpses were knocked away. By a trio of people wearing firefighter uniforms while carrying water pressure equipment on there backs.
They used the pressured water to knock 'them' away while one of them moved the rope.
"Come on," said one of the persons.
The group moved in the safe zone. After everyone was there, they sighed in relief at being saved.
"I thank you for saving us," Saeko thanked with a bow at the leader.
"It's no problem, you saved me daughter. So, I should be thanking you," replied the leader while removing her helmet.
She looked like Saya, but older and with red hair.
"Mama!" cried out Saya at seeing her mom.
Saya hugged her mother with joy. The rest of the group smiled at seeing the reunion, but not knowing they were being watched.
By two young men that were looking at them from a near-by rooftop.
One had spike greenish hair with a white hoodie shirt. He had on a simple pair of blue jeans. He was physically lean with yellowish eyes.
The other one had short black hair. He wearied brown pants with a striped polo shirt. His grayish eyes watched the group leave calmly.
"So, is the glasses wearing guy, is he one of us?" asked the greenish-haired man bored.
"Yes, he is one of us. So Pariah-sama was right about him," he answered his co-watcher calmly.
"Oh, that's surprising. Why is he staying with them? Or more importantly, why didn't he just kill those failures? I know they have the advantage of numbers, but with our abilities. We could take them out easily or at least run from them. Instead, he used those toys to do his dirty work," replied the greenish-haired one with distain.
The other one looked at him flatly.
"Maybe he doesn't know Bokuden," he answered.
Bokuden hummed in thought.
"You have a point Ryu. It was the same with Mercer Alex, he didn't know what he become, Intel later and after some fighting from what we were told about him. Hell even Heller wouldn't know what he was if Mercer didn't tell him. So we have a young evolved running around that doesn't know anything," replied Bokuden with smirk.
Ryu nodded. "Your right, so what now? We don't need him running around and possibly messing with our plans. He could become another Heller."
Bokuden nodded in agreement. So far everything was going according to plan, but with this evolved running round. No telling what can happen with him.
"From the direction that rescue team came from it has to that so-called fortress. I'm sure that's where there taking them," replied Bokuden with a grin.
"You're thinking of going there aren't you," replied Ryu calmly.
"You bet! I'm sick of waiting for action so why not go and get some from those so-called protectors! Show them what they're up against and at the same time see what that new evolved can do! We still have plenty of time, before our job," replied Bokuden with anticipation.
Ryu sighed, but agreed.
"Let's go, but don't kill too many of them. Remember, Pariah-sama wants as much raw material for later," said Ryu.
"Right, let's get going!" said Bokuden while leaping off the roof.
Ryu followed him. The two young men kept jumping and running rooftop to rooftop. They give off an orange-reddish glow while doing this.
To be continued
A/N to everyone who liked this story, thank you. I'll try to update as fast as I can. If anyone of you noticed, I've use an OC from Phoenix Helix's fanfic High school of the Dead: The Dead According to I, your right. I got his permission to use him. As for what kind of setting this story takes place, it will be after events of Prototype two. More details will be explained in the next chapter. See you next chapter.