Dead Ahead! (Male Reader Insert)

Chapter 3

You: Where to next?

Dale: I've seen some prints on the road while you two were burying the girl.

Russel: Pretty bold, old man. Do you really want to start the hunt that quick?

Dale: The prints weren't that many. We can practically ambush and kill them.

You nod and follow Dale's directions. Your driving is a bit faster, considering you have a couple of nutjobs to chase.

You arrive and see one of them, standing over what seems to be a dead member or a recent victim.

Russel: Let's get this over with.

Russel tries to walk out, but Dale blocks the way.

Dale: Watch.

Russel steps back and watches the scene.

The dead rise up to be a zombie. It's pretty horrid, seeing the transformation up-close. The man backs away and guns down the newly revived zombie.

Unknown to the man, a fast zombie is behind him, barreling its way towards him. It got near and pounced at the man, biting him straight in the neck before ripping it out.

Dale: Let's go. We need to see if there's more of his kind out there.

You: Are you two really comfortable killing humans? Alive?

Russel: Hold on. This whole operation was your idea.

You: I came here to save innocent survivors, not kill rotten ones. Wouldn't killing a killer... like... not change the number of killers?

Russel: Then let's kill more than one.

Russel grabs his shovel and walks down. Dale just laughs at his answer before following him.

Thankfully, the marauder had none of his teammates with him, sparing you the sight of your friend and an old man killing right in front of you.

The dead marauder had his head shot off, so he wouldn't turn, and the other zombie was taken care of by Russel.

You aren't really the type of person who would resolve things with violence, but if it's necessary, then by all means.

The two are about to return, but they hear something move from inside the crashed van on the side of the road.

You open the roof hatch of the bus and aim your rifle at the van as your two allies slowly walk towards it.

Russel: Oh shit! Oh shit! What if it's a fucking super zombie!?

Dale: Stop pissing your panties, dipshit. Calm down!

Dale walks towards it while Russel stands on the side, ready to bash the head of whoever or whatever is inside if it decides to jump out.

In a quick motion, Dale practically jumps towards the open door and points his shotgun inside. Russel takes a peek and sees a man. Tied up, gagged.

Russel: Y/N! Come here!

You close the roof hatch and run outside the bus to look at what they've seen. You carried the girl's book to try and document that fast zombie you just saw.

Seeing the man tied up inside the van, you jump inside to assist him. You untie the man and remove the cloth gag. He stands up and hugs you in delight.