znation OC x 10k

the journey goes on

 After a while of warren threatening to leave us behind we decide its time to leave. so we get dressed and collect what ever we can that would be useful. addy and Mack found a gas canaster. doc found medication that wasn't looted. i found more food in the security desk and broke the vending machines in the staff room. i walked back to the bed area and grabbed the bear ten gave me squeezed it and found the group. ten found more gears to use in his sling shot. murphy found mor ammo so how. he said he found them in the security room locked in a box. 

we head outside and found a van and a truck. "we should take the van." i say heading to it. "imma siphon what ever gas is left. i get whatever i can, packed into the van along with the rest of the group. i find the keys in the console. "nice." i says getting in the driver seat. "hey no, out." warren says holding the door open. "okay fine but when you get tire i wanna drive." i say hopping out getting in the far back with ten. after doc fill the tank we head off. as we drive i look out the window.  memories of how i started the journey alone not ever thinking that i would have a family again. i looked over at Mack and Addy snuggling in the seat in front of me. i remember when we first met them both mack not very talkative unless he was with addy or angry now he never stops talking.  i see murphy next to them staring out the window. he was such a asshole when i met him. now its like we've connected in a way. i see warren chatting with doc up front laughing about something. i watched as i went from a loner to part of a family. 

then i look over at ten. he is staring out the window. i smile knowing that he opened up to me, how we used to be so awkward with each other to falling in love in this god forsaken world. he turned and looked at me. "why are you smiling?" he asks with a smile. "i could ask you the same." i say. he rolls his eyes and grabs me hugging me tightly. we dive up to this area where we thought we need to drop off murphy. we see all the zombies and i latch onto ten more a bit scared. i look up and see Warren hand cuff murphy, "what are you doing warren?" i sit up quickly. "they are wanting a fugitive with a cure he looks more like a z then the z's. its for his protection so they don't shoot all of us."

i look at murphy, my eyes filled with sorry. he nods and smiles at me and gets out of his restraints. he jumps out of the car and slams the doors the zombies instantly looking over at as. he effortlessly walks through them and they attack the car. "murphy stop it please!" i scream and he turns around and holds out his hands and then the zs stop. he walks up to the car. "group hug no questions." he says. i look over at ten then rush out over the seat and bear hug  murphy face buried in his chest. "don't let me die.." i whimper. the others reluctantly does the same ten hugging onto me so i whip around and hug him.

he leads us to the entrance which Warren puts in a code. we get in this elevator and go down what feels like 50 floors before we hit the bottom. warren steps out first and i go after. "you hear that?" i ask. "yeah its dinging." Doc says. we follow the dinging  and hint on the source. its a phone. Doc picks up the phone. "jeez snoop " i say with a smile. "always kid, hey this guy must've not know what was going on cause he was texting his girl when it went down."  i look over his shoulder and read the messages. "hey babe don't know what's happening but i wont be home fore dinner. hey we are on stage 5 lock down. oh god we might die. tell the kids..." i stop. "what's wrong?" addy asks. "he never sent that one..." 'DING" the phone chimes out loudly. "hey its CZ!" i read. "go to the very bottom cafeteria ill see yall there." i read. yes! explanation's on why we are here its not California. 

flash back to the man's pov

i was texting my wife while on break. i wasn't aloud to move from my post. so i ate a granola bar. as i text my wife i hear screaming. i go to get up but im attacked from the back. i feel the thing ripping into my flesh. oh god don't let these things get out. is all i thought before "BANG!!!" then darkness.

back to the group

we watched the video with the password CZ gave us. we seen experiments. on monkeys trying to find a cure. "why make cure if it wasn't happening yet?" Addy asks confused. "they knew..." i whisper. i walk away tears in my eyes. i cover my mouth thinking that it all could've been avoided if scientists didn't fuck with nature. I run into the room where i break down. Then i hear his voice. "Hey who is that?" i look up and see a skinny male on the screen. "h..hello? i stutter and look up still hiding my face. i pull up my mask and hood and stand up. "who are you? are you the fucker who caused all this shit... when i find you i will..." "no no no im citizen z." he interrupts me. "o..oh sorry." i apologize. "its ok hey have you seen a group of people with a tall blue man?" he asks. i chuckle a bit and ask. "you mean the asshole named murphy?" he nods. "they are out there watching the videos you told us to watch. 

"wait... skysea?" he asks. "yep call me skull." i say. "you used to go to this one hight school and was in a computer class with a nerdy boy right?" he asks. memories of middle and high school hit me. "yeah?" i say tilting my head studying the face. "its me... um.. what was our nick names?" he say trying to think. "Fuzzy and Einstein." i mumble. "yeah!" he says excited. "heh.. simon... its really you huh?" i say tears welding up as all of our memories flooded back. 

flash back

i was sitting my fist day in junior high. staring at the blank screen in front of me. computer class was my first class. i guess it was now my home room. i see kids around me talking to others and laughing talking about how their summer went. not having any friends i just look at my sketch book. "hey." a male voice said beside me. I look over and see this linky boy with shaggy dirty bold hair. i smile. "hi." is all I said. thats how our friendship started but it ended around highschool when the FBI took him away during lunch outside with me. He looked like he wasnt scared. He knew it was coming.

end of flash back

'You owe me answers!" i yelled at the old friend on the screen. I ripped off my mask and hood. His face went from smiling to upset and what his old friend had become.