Chapter 5: The First Final Wave
Just because the kid took initiative, didn't make the run any less bouncy.
Kid, I'm going to lose petals at this rate. Can't you run any smoother?
"BRAINS"
You know what? Nevermind. Why are these zombies so much faster? They might still be pretty slow, but they're moving about twice as fast as your… the other one. Forget it, just keep running!
The hallway passes in a bouncy blur, before coming to the only well lit room in probably the whole house. How's the light still working here when it seems to be down everywhere else? It doesn't really make much sense.
Wait, that's not important right now. Is there anything in here we can use?
The kid nods their head before bolting away from the veggies and to the nearby steel shelves. Desperately, they reach out, only to barely have the tip of their hand touch a frying pan.
Hold on kid, I got it.
The kid stops reaching, allowing the sunflower to drop the empty seed packet into their pot and extend her arms up to the frying pan. They two vines wrap around the handle and pull it up off the hook that is holding it up.
Huh, feeling the weight in my leaves, this is pretty heavy. I'm surprised it hasn't torn my arms off, in fact I think I can lift even more than this! Maybe, if I got a good grab on them, I could just throw those zombies around.
"S-Sunny"
Hmm?
"They're here!"
Two green husks stumble into the kitchen, shuffling quickly towards us. With a tightened grip, the frying pan swings through the air, straight towards the closest zombie's head, only for a dull thud to echo through the kitchen. Quickly, the Sunflower reels back the frying pan, only to find half the steel gone as if bitten off.
Wha, how? Your mouth is literally rotting-
The kid stumbles back as the other zombie, undisturbed by any flying frying pans, reaches for them. The stumble shifts to a quick shuffle as the kid loops back around the table and-
Ack!
A-Almost slips on the growing puddle on the floor. When did it get so big?
The zombies, being quite dull, directly follow them, leading to a fairly slow looping around the table. Despite a pincer move being way smarter, and probably would have led to a lot more trouble for us. Despite the distinct lack of brains, they remained an ever present danger as they approached.
Hah!
Only for them to slip on the large puddle of water. Already on the other side of the table, the kid takes the opportunity to bolt for the dark hallway.
Ugh, all these zombies are tracking blood and ceramic everywhere. That rug is totally ruined.
After a moment, The kid almost stumbles in their run, prompting the Sunflower to brighten up the hallway.
…
Only for the light to quite literally get sucked out of the air and into the seed packet still sitting in Sunny's pot. The odd light reaction causes both of them to stop and stare as the light leaking out of the sunflower vanishes into the packet, before eventually the reaction stops and the light brightens the hallway once again. Carefully, the sunflower pulls out one final seed in the packet, what looks to be a small walnut glowing bright gold.
The moment's interrupted by a deep groaning sound, causing the two to turn back to the kitchen just to see the zombies entering the hallway.
The moment's interrupted again as the seed suddenly grows in size. Double. Triple. Octuple. It just keeps growing until the Sunflower strains to hold it up even as the nut's wrapped in her vines. It's as tall as the kid is at this point.
The zombies, clearly uncaring of the sheer insanity of what's happening, continue to approach. Though, now with a giant nut in hand, an idea forms in the Sunflower's mind, causing a wild grin to spread across her face.
EAT NUT YOU OVERGROWN MOLD STAINS!
With great struggle, the Great Sunflower raises the nut above her head and throws it forward. The throw itself knocks both her and the kid over as the Wall-nut rolls, with wide eyes, down the hallway. The nut crashes into the first zombie and quite literally breaks it into pieces before bouncing away and doing the same thing to the second zombie.
Heads quite literally roll.
The Wall-nut keeps rolling and rolling, until, eventually, crashing further down the hallway with a thundering slam.