Project V (Clementine X Male Reader Book 4)

Out There

You: What is that?!

You're rushing out of the house. The siren won't stop screeching. It's so loud, almost like it's inside your head.

Marina: I don't know!

You cover your ears as you step outside. It's gotten louder. You look up into the sky, looking for it, but you don't see anything. It's definitely coming from above, so where is it?

Brooklyn: You alright?!

She comes walking over, her hands over her ears as well. You can only barely hear her.

You: Yeah! You?!

She nods. You look back to the red sky and see a hint of another color. You focus on it and realize it's moving. It's blue, just like the force field, and shaped like a circle. It's shrinking out of existence. The barrier is down. The Walkers are coming, and the siren is a signal of the end. Or maybe like... A wave?

The siren slowly starts to die, and you look around. Everyone seems to be alright.

Marina: Dad?

You: What?

She looks terrified all of a sudden.

Marina: We gotta run.

You: Huh?

Marina: This is... This is too much we gotta get out of here.

You see people in full-blown panic mode now, running in every direction.

You: What are you talking about?

Marina: I'm so, so scared, Dad.

You look at Brooklyn. She seems fine, but everyone else... Are their minds being messed with again?

You pause.

You: Emma, what's wrong with Marina?

Emma: I don't know, I'm not an expert with these kinds of things.

You: Damn. Everyone is running around, scared out of their minds. Something isn't right.

Emma: I have no clue. Hey.

You: Yeah?

Emma: Not you.

There's another voice, whispering something to her. You can't make out what they're saying.

Emma: Got it. Can you take a look at Marina, see if anything is wrong before you go?

There's silence.

Emma: Y/N, someone is taking a look. It should be a few seconds.

You: Alright.

Emma: And there seems to be a source for all these new Zombi- I mean Walkers. Just outside the waves surrounding you, in the same direction you headed earlier to check on the wall, something was coded in that creates them. Find that, smash it, and you should stop seeing these super fast Walkers all around.

You: Awesome. Sounds like a plan.

Brooklyn: Hey, Em?

Emma: I said not to call me Em.

Brooklyn: Right, sorry, don't care because it sounds nice. How much time do we have left?

Emma: Don't worry about it.

Brooklyn: I am worried about it.

Emma: Seven or eight hours, depending on how you want to look at it. But that's still over two days, nearly three days your time... You have plenty of time.