Invasion of the Undead: The Second Wave

Chapter 1

          As Nicole and Jason walked thru the streets of the neighborhood they were careful to keep there eyes peeled for zombies. They were once again on a search for survivors and supplies.

         They had been expanding their search area a little every day over the last three months. Today they headed down a new street they hadn't explored before. The run down street sign read: Oakwood Street. There were several old houses on this street. The first one was a two story old Victorian. The windows were boarded up. The door was a light blue with paint peeling off. They popped open the door to the first house and ventured inside to explore.

       They headed into the kitchen to search for food. The cabinets were bare but the fridge still held a few viable items. Nicole quickly filled her bag with the few items. As she was placing the last item on her bag she heard a noise. Jason joined her in the kitchen.

                               "Did you hear that?" he asked
                               "What was that?" she asked
                               "I don't know." said Jason

           As they listened they heard shuffling and movement coming from the basement. They slowly approached the basement door. Jason drew his gun. Nicole opened the door and headed down first. She flipped on the light over the stairs. Even in the dim light she couldn't see anyone.

                            "Anyone down there?" she called

She was surprised when a tiny voice answered her, and said, "Who are you?"

She turned her head following the voice and spotted a small young girl. When she stepped into the light Nicole noticed her ragged clothes. Her brown hair reached her shoulders and she stared at Nicole with big brown eyes. Jason slowly holstered his weapon, as Nicole stepped closer to the girl.

                      "My name is Nicole." Nicole replied, "What is your name?"
                      "I'm Lily." she said
                     "How old are you, Lily?"
"Five." she replied
"Are you alone?" Jason asked
                     "No." she said, as she reached up and took Nicole's hand and lead them over to a small crib. Inside of the crib was a sleeping baby who couldn't have been no older than a year.
"Who's that?" Nicole asked
"My baby brother." said Lily, "His name is Oliver. But we just call him Ollie."
"Where are your parents?" Nicole asked
"Rose, said mommy and daddy went to heaven." Lily said
"Who's Rose?" Jason asked
"My big sister." said Lily
"Where is she?" Nicole asked
"She went to get food." said Lily

A few seconds later they heard footsteps upstairs. A moment later the footsteps reached the stairs.

"Lily, I found your favorite." said a voice, "Chocolate chip cookies."

A young girl came down the stairs. Her dark brown hair was shoulder length. Her brown eyes were full of shock when she saw Nicole and Jason. She froze in place.

"Who are you?" she asked
                              "I'm Nicole" said Nicole, as she motioned to Jason,she added, " and this is Jason."
"What do you want?" said Rose
                    "Don't worry we aren't going to hurt you or your siblings." said Jason, "We are survivors like you."
                    "How old are you?" Nicole asked
"Thirteen." Rose replied
                    "Why don't you pack some bags for you and your siblings and come with us." said Nicole, "We have a house not too far from here. We will take care of you, Lily and Oliver."
                   "You'll be safe with us." Jason added
.      Rose nodded in agreement.
             A few minutes later they all left the house. Rose had insisted on carrying her baby brother, but Nicole had grabbed a stroller from the house anyway.

             When they arrived back at home Nicole showed the kids to the room they would be sharing. Once she had helped them unpack their things she took them to meet the others. Everyone was ecstatic to meet the new survivors. The girls awed over little Ollie and Lily. Lily seemed to love all the attention. Rose slowly got adjusted to everyone and started to smile.

            Later that night after Nicole had helped Rose put Ollie and Lily to bed, she sat down to talk to her.

"So Rose, How did you guys end up alone in that basement?" Nicole asked
            
                   Rose took a deep breathe and her eyes began to tear up. She looked at Nicole and said, " Its a long story but I'll tell you. When all the bad stuff started happening, you know the zombies and all, our dad boarded up the house to protect us and our mom. Mom was pregnant with Ollie at the time. He would go out once a week to get supplies. About two months after Ollie was born, Dad went out one day and never came back. After that Mom moved us down to the basement. She taught me how to take care of Lily and Ollie. She told me if she ever disappeared like dad had that I was to take care of my siblings. I was to raise them right. Then about three months ago, she went out for supplies and never came back. I've been taking care of them ever since. I thought we were all alone."

                                "Well you're not alone anymore." said Nicole, "You have a family now."

"Thank you." Said Rose, as she smiled and hugged Nicole