RADIATION (the sequel to "infection")

(1) what happens after the world ends?

tw: amnesia, mention of scars/gore, cussing

(y/ns pov)

throbbing pain flowed from my head when i woke up. placing a hand to my head i felt the cool touch of metal brush my forehead, jumping back at the sensation i looked down to my hand. "what the?" i whispered wondering what had happened to my left arm. further examination showed my entire left forearm had been replaced with some sort of robotic limb? the same went for my right foot. both semi 'robotic' limbs were speckled with what seemed to be burn scars. i stood up wobbling a bit as i got up off the cot i had been previously laying on. i turned in a circle checking out the room i was in, it seemed to be someone's bedroom, the walls were decorated with band posters and polaroid's of unfamiliar smiles. 'who are these people?' i wondered, some of the faces looked familiar, their identities sat at the tip of my tongue while others seemed completely foreign. i made my way out of the bedroom and down a short hallway either side of the hall had other doors but i deemed it more important to figure out where i was then stay any longer. i made my way into a living room with wood panel walls and a old couch, their was a tv laying on the floor with a smashed screen. turning to the left i saw a small kitchen with a dining room the kitchen fridge had more photos and postcards littering it but again all the faces seemed to be blurred? they didn't look like people i knew. a wave of anxiety hit me, my vison blurred and unblurred, 'am i alone?' 'i-i can't remember anything?' what happened to my arm?' thoughts swarmed my head as i ran out of the kitchen back to the hall i was previously in. i opened one of the doors i passed earlier finding a small bathroom inside. i turned on the faucet, splashing the cold water on my face looking at the mirror. "o-okay pull yourself together y/n" i muttered. drying my face off with a towel i heard a door slam shut, distant voices and footsteps following. i slowly cracked the door open peaking out hesitantly. i saw to figures one stoop a little shorter than the other, he had what appeared to be slime dripping from his hands and skin, he appeared almost translucent. the other man was taller he had similar scars to mine and his veins popped out of his skin with a fiery red color. 'who are these people?' i asked myself staring a moment to long. the taller man turned to me confusion and joy lit up his face. "holy shit! your up! and walking! charlie are you seeing this?" the familiar man spoke walking towards me.

(third person)

"yes nick, i am 'seeing this'" he said making finger quotes. the first man attempted to hug you but before he could you pushed him away, "what the hell dude?!" he said confused and hurt. "what do you mean what the hell? you shouldn't walk up to strangers and hug them.." you said hoarsely, realizing how hard it was to speak. "dude seriously," he said "maybe they hit their head to hard or something?" charlie mumbled. "i don't know who you are" y/n signed remembering the couple of years they took in high-school learning asl. "nick.. you sure you too know each other?" charlie said reading y/n's hand movements. "yes! now stop playing dumb!" nick replied shaking y/n's shoulders. "nick! get off of them!" charlie yelled pulling him back. y/n stood there confused, why didn't they know who 'nick'. charlie moved nick back sitting down with y/n asking them questions. nick watched from a distance as his new and old friend conversed. one asking a question the other signing an answer. "okay they said they can't remember anything from before they woke up, i assume its either a trauma related memory loss or injury caused not sure which one though..." charlie said.

(y/ns pov)

"well shit. well um i guess i'm nick its nice to meet you" he smiled finger spelling 'nick'. you nodded extending your right hand, him shaking it in return. "oh and this is charlie, he built your prosthetics" nick said ruffling charlies hair as he nodded his head smiling. "its nice to meet you both." you replied "so what happened." you asked as nick and charlie shared a look before explaining...

a/n: mmk! so were doing this! im very excited for this new book and hope you all are too! if didn't realize already i added charlie slimesicle in as a new character! i hope you guys enjoy!