Capsule Outbreak

20 Ruler of the Museum

Allie's POV

We arrive in Little Rock, Arkansas, at 7:00 AM. As I drive slowly, I take in the surroundings; it is very different from how it used to be. Everywhere I look, it's messy, like people haven't lived here for a hundred years. I think I see people out there, but they turn out to be zombies.

Akira said her stepbrother Brent lives near the Historic Arkansas Museum. While I'm driving, a group of men interrupts us, pointing guns and snipers at us. We don't have time for this, so I decide to speed up, but unfortunately, we crash into a wall. Louis gets dizzy and falls down while Charlie is in tears, uncomfortable with what's happening, but Maggie comforts him. Duke decides to get out to talk to them, but they just laugh at him, and one suddenly punches him. I immediately get out of the car and slap the man who punched my boyfriend. In my anger, I shoot him without hesitation.

"You'll regret this. Kierra will punish you," another man said, seeing their comrade shot dead.

"No, you're all going to die. Whoever she is, screw her!" I shouted angrily. The group of men laughs, then they forcibly hold our hands and tie them.

Akira gets out of the car to help us, but they tie her up too, as well as Maggie, who comes out angrily at the criminals. Louis is unconscious, and Charlie is the only one left inside the car. The criminals think we are the only ones inside, then they forcibly put us in their car and drive us somewhere.

Louis' POV

I wake up inside the car that crashed earlier, coughing and feeling a headache. I see my friends are gone, but Charlie is sleeping with tears in his eyes. I wake him up, but he can't move his neck.

"Charlie, are you okay?" I asked softly, worried.

"Not really, where is my sister?" he said softly, feeling a stiff neck.

"I'm sorry, I just woke up too. I don't know where they are!" I said, worried.

"Let's find them, please!" Charlie said softly.

"We will, but you're still in pain!" I said, treating his pain.

After some time, Charlie and I decide to get out of the car and go somewhere. I still have my skateboard on my back, and I'm holding a gun while we walk.

Zombies are growling and approaching.

"Charlie, get behind me. Zombies are here!" I shouted.

I move with my skateboard and strike one in the head, killing it. I shoot some of them, but more zombies keep coming. Charlie and I start to run, chased by zombies. We don't know where to go, we're just running and shouting for help. Unexpectedly, a man comes out of a nearby house, holding a sniper and killing the zombies. He helps us inside his house right away. While he's shooting some of them, more zombies come towards him, so he decides to come inside before he runs out of bullets. While he's closing the door, a zombie grabs his hand, but the man cuts it off with a sharp knife. It falls down, and Charlie sees it and suddenly vomits. Finally, he closes the door.

"I'm Wesley. Who are you two?" the man said, confused.

"I'm Louis, and he's Charlie," I said, feeling pain.

"Why are you here in Arkansas? You know it's dangerous, right?" Wesley said, worried.

"My friends and I were just passing by here for food supplies and gas, coming from Akira's stepbrother," I said.

"So, where are they now?" Wesley asked.

"When we were driving here, a group of men interrupted us, and Allie sped up towards them, but unfortunately, we crashed into a wall. I got unconscious, and when I woke up, I saw my friends were gone. Just Charlie and I were left," I explained.