Is It The Last Of Us

Chapter Seventeen

Driving through this rout was always scary, never knowing if someone would blow your brains out in the next few seconds. 

" Oh god." Mel gasped, coming to a slow stop. 

I glanced up, seeing Ashley, Darras, Vivian, and Lucy hanging from a telephone pole, their guts spilled out." 

" Get out of the truck as quiet as possible." I whispered to them, hopping out of the back, crawling away from the humvee on my hands and knees. 

I worked my way into the treeline, passing over horribly burned and blown up WLF members. 

What the hell did Issiac put us in the middle of? 

" Issiac did't tell us they had pushed up on us this far." Manny said as I handed out the weapons. 

" I had a feeling he was lossing it, but not this much. He never sends us into situations without telling us jackshit." Mel whispered back. 

" Mel, stay behind me, Manny, keep an eye on our backs. Move slowly but fast. Well make our way to west side and pick them off, and closing in on them at once." 

When we were far away from enemy lines, I stashed the extra supplies under an old manhole cover. " Manny, stay here?" 

" I'm not staying-" 

" Your staying here. Someone has to stay with the extra supplies." 

" Is that how lttle you trust me now?" 

" It has nothing to do with not trusting you. I'm just telling you to guard supplies. What the fuck is up with you today?" 

" Whatever." 

Manny jumped down into the sewer and I put the lid back on it, leaving it cracked a bit. 

" Why did you want him to stay down their, really?" Mel asked as whisteling began to fill the air. 

" I'm getting all of us the hell out of here. Isiacc has lost his mind. He's turning into a dictator."

" Where are we going to go?" 

" Where headed to Santa Barbra." 

" What's in SB?" 

" No crazy cults or dictators. And maybe the fireflies. I know it's a slim chance, but it's something." 

A warning whistle sounded as an arrow wizzed past us and into the bushes, a boy's quietly swearing. 

" They just shot at a kid." Mel gasped. 

" COME OUT LILY!' A male Saraphite yelled. 

" Go, I'll keep them busy." A teenage girl whisped. " I'll keep them distracted." 

" LILLY!" A women Saraphite yelled as the boy darted right of us, into the dence part of the woods. 

Bullet's started to fly soon after. The only thing Mel and I could do it stay where we are. We couldn't move a muscle, if we did we would get spotted. 

It became more difficult to stay hidden when the Saraphites moved up. 

The teenage girl bolted the direction that the boy did, the Saraphites charged after them. 

An older Saraphite noticed us, then continued to follow his people. 

Mel and I were both stunned for a few secounds, speachless. 

" We have to help those kids." Mel said, breaking the silence. 

" I want to, but we have no idea if they were the only ones in the area." 

Mel fell silent for a secoud. " I'm going to go save those kids. I'll run back if I get into trouble. You can stay here and cover me." 

" Be careful." 

" I will sis." 

Mel's P.O.V.

I carfully made my way begind the standing Saraphites. I exhailed and opened fire, mowing down, six of them with my semi-auto rifle. 

The attention quickly turned on me. 

A male Saraphite did their warning whistle as I ducked into some heavy brush. 

I switched to my bow as a Saraphite started screaming. 

" DEMONS!" A female Saraphite screamed. 

I saw the two kids bolt south while the same women yelled " FALL BACK!" 

I took my bow, killing Scars and Infected left and right. No one ever noticed me. 

The one thing I think Isaicc for, is teaching me persission with every weapon.