Dead Among Us

Chapter 3: Walkers and Runners

"What should we do now?", Danny asked. "I have an idea, but it's pretty mad.", I said. "What did you have in mind?", Samantha asked. "We should find some weapons, or at least find objects that can be used as weapons. Also, I think we should closed the gates to the school. It's only a matter of time before any more of those things get through here.", I said with great confidence. "I think he's right. The whole school has gate doors. Looks like Felix Varela Senior High is going to be more than just a school. It'll be ours. Not a school, a sanctuary.", Anthony said. "But how is holding up the school crazy? I don't understand.", Samantha said. "That's not the mad part. We.....need to explore beyond the school also." I said.

"What!? Are you out of your mind? That is completely insane Ed!", Anthony shouted out. "Yes I know but not yet at least.", I said. "What do you mean bro?", Danny asked. "I mean you lot are not ready to go out there. Which is why I will be going to explore alone for the time being.", I said. Everyone around me looked shocked, it's as if they have never heard of such a thing. "You should not be going alone dude.", Anthony said. "Yeah but I'm the only one who knows how to run, climb, and escape certain obstacles, literally.", I said. "I don't think you should do this Edward.", Samantha said. "I know, which is why I have to. To keep you all alive.", I said. "After we hold the school I am also going to train all of you." "Train us?", Anthony asked.

"Train us to do what exactly?", Danny asked. "To run.", I said. "Run!?", They all cried out. "Yes run. It's actually more complex than it sounds. I'm a parkour runner you all know that. So I am going to teach you what I have learned for the three years of training I have received. Maybe, just maybe I can train you all in just a month. The school can also be a "playground" is what we runners like to call them or at least what I like to call them. We can use the school for conditioning and training.", I said. Danny sat down and Samantha sat next to him, Anthony stood next to Samantha. "Do you really think we can do what you do?", Anthony asked. "It won't be easy, but yes I do think so.", I said.

"We need weapons.", Danny said. "Agreed, but where would we find weapons in a school?", Samantha asked. "I saw how those things can easily be killed. By destroying their brain.", Anthony said. Danny nodded his head and held Samantha's hand. "Yeah it's true.", I said. "The cop shot one of them in the head, the janitor." "But we don't have any guns.", Samantha said. "I know, which is why we are going to create weapons.", I said. "I also noticed how those things move. Some of them can either walk or run. The question is how do we know which is which?", Danny asked. I was trying to process in my mind how we could figure out how to identify the different types of those "zombies" out there. It safe to say that we should call the, that now. But the ones that can walk we can call them "Walkers" and the ones that can run we can call them "Runners".

"I think I have an idea to see which one is a "Walker" and which one is a "Runner.", I said. They all looked at each other with slight confusion. "How?", they all asked. "I'll show you.", I said. We walk out the back door slowly and quietly to avoid attracting any attention to us. As we make our way to the front entrance of the school we spot one of the dead. We hide behind a car to avoid being seen. But we all have good sight of the zombie. They were walking slowly with weird movements also. Like twitching an arm, or shaking their head violently. "Watch this now", I said. I pick up a rock and I throw it at a car and the zombie notices it. It begins to walk towards it. That's how we will know if it is a "Walker". "That's a "Walker" you lot. Those are the slow moving ones. Easy to escape from.

"Now I wonder if we can find a runner now.", I said. We walked slowly back into the school courtyard where we first saw the first attack. "Is this where it happened? Is this where you first saw the attack?", Samantha asked. "Yes, we all almost got killed. But thanks to that deserting cop he shot one of them. Danny....well he took out one of them too that was attacking me. It was very gallant of him", I said while pointing at the scene of the occurrence. Samantha hugged Danny, and he back. Anthony grabbed a near by stick and poked the now "officially" dead janitor. "Dude don't poke it have respect. He use to be a living person.", Danny said. "Sorry, just wanted to be sure if he was really dead.", Anthony said.