Luck of The Unlucky (The Last of Us)

Prologue

...Y/N's Past...

Y/N L/N had E/C and H/C. People would always tell his parents that out of this hellhole the world had been thrusted into, they were gifted its one angel. He grew up inside the Lexington QZ with his Mother and his Father. His Mother was a Teacher, teaching young kids about the dangers of the world and how you can make your mark on this world to better it, all while surviving within it. His Father was a FEDRA agent inside said QZ, his main job was to guard the ration depot. One day when he was 7 years old his Dad went missing after he was ordered to go on a supply run with FEDRA agents.

Months after his Fathers disappearance The Fireflies really became prominent within the QZ. They would create anywhere from tiny disturbances to full on riots within the city. FEDRA would fight the Fireflies back countless times mostly winning and settling the crowds down until one day... When Y/N was 10 years old Fireflies started to have full on firefights with FEDRA. This would create chaos within the QZ whenever they would happen, sometimes even destroying some of the sections of the QZ. This would leave people without homes or cause a new barricade to be built because it let Infected in.

     Y/N was walking his way home from FEDRA school writing in his journal about his thoughts and of his day. He found this to be comforting when there was too much on his mind and had no one to really console it with. He wrote into his leather-back journal, 'Today was a rough one.. we learned about Clickers today and ooooh boy, I was not expecting to hear they see like bats... LIKE BATS!! I mean, why in the world does that exist??' Y/N is torn from his journal with a loud CRACK coming from a nearby building. He stands still for a moment before another one, then another, then bullets were flying back and forth all around him. Y/N dives over to a nearby dumpster on the street covering his ears from the loud gunfire, as he is scanning around looking for a way out of this situation. His eyes lock on a FEDRA armored truck barreling down the street and slide by his dumpster as its doors swung open and out spilt half a dozen FEDRA guards, two of them getting lit up almost instantly after exiting the truck. The rest taking cover either behind the truck or other cover and returning fire.

Y/N scans franticly for a way out when he spots a nearby alleyway just a few yards away. 'Okay.. okay.. you can do this Y/N..'He makes a break for the alley before he feels a burning sensation in his leg, causing him to slam into the concrete. He rolls to his side in pain as he looks down to his leg. His eyes widen in horror as he watches blood pool from his thigh, Y/N holds his leg in a scrambled panic when a FEDRA guard rushes to his side.

"Y/N!? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE!?" A familiar voice rang through the chaos going on in his head, it was his dad's old friend. "Nick..?" Y/N said in a shaky voice. "Yeah kiddo it's me, don't worry i'll get you out of here okay? I gotcha alright?" Nick says as calm as possible as he looks down at his leg, Y/N can barely make out Nick muttering "jesus christ.." as Nick pulls his belt out from his pants and puts it under his leg. "Y/N? Hey, im going to wrap your leg up here okay? I need you to be strong for me okay?" He says with a little bit of a shaky voice. Y/N looks into his eyes, "o-okay.." he says while trying not to look at his leg. Y/N feels a hard pull on one side of the belt and then the most unimaginable pain he had felt in his life as the belt is tightened just above his wound. Tears stream down as Nick picks him up off the ground and carefully gets back behind the FEDRA truck.

"Pearson! What the fuck!?" One of the officers blurts out as he see's Nick with Y/N in his arms. "It's Cole's kid, Jackson.." Nick says almost with a pleading-like voice. "Fuck! Okay, we'll cover you get him home." The lead guard shouts before turning back and firing back at the windows giving Nick a chance to break free of the fire fight. "Hey Y/N, does Mom live in the same building?" He says with a labored breath. "Y-yeah, we moved two floors down... ever since Dad died.." He struggles to say as every step Nick takes sends a shock through Y/N's leg.

After what feels like hours they arrive to a small building and Nick bursts through the doors setting him down on an old gurney. "Hey buddy, im gonna get someone to take care of your leg okay and then i'll go get Mom okay? Can you be strong for me and wait here?? Nick talks in a sweet tone while holding Y/N's hand. "Y-yeah.. I think I can do that.." he says in a shaky voice. Just before Nick turns he is pulled back by Y/N locking eyes with the boy. "I-im.. not going to die.. am I..?" Nick can hear terror while tears are streaming from Y/N's eyes. "No, no, no.. you're gonna be just find, you're strong just like your Dad okay? You'll be just fine." Reassuring the young boy. Nick turns to a nearby nurse stating what had happened and goes to run out the front door before giving Y/N a thumbs up which he promptly returns earning a smile on Nick's face.

Y/N stares out the window as he can hear the firefight slowly moving closer and closer. He looks around the Trauma Center's front room is an almost like hazed state, finally noticing that the room is quite full. Y/N can see families, soldiers, even some medical staff, who are moving frantically around the stuffed room. He looks down at his leg, still feeling the burning pain of where the bullet has gone through and then his attention is pulled from his leg to a nurse examining him.

      "Hey buddy, what's your name." He says with a kind but rapid tone. "Umm.. it's Y/N.."
The young boy responds quietly. Y/N has never been good with strangers, his Mother always warned him no matter who it is, you should always kept your guard up. "Good, good. Now let's check on that leg of yours." They respond while slowly lifting his leg examining it. A few moments go by of brief pain and the nurse takes a close look at the bullet hole the protrudes from the front and lifting it to the side and see's a similar wound in the back of the thigh. "Okay Y/N, good news the bullet went through and through, okay? We'll get someone to suture this up and you'll be just fine." The young boy simply nods to their voice while turning back to the window. 'Where are you mom..' Y/N thinks to himself as he can hear the crackling of gunfire is replaced by a couple of loud booms. One after another until the light that was finding itself through his window is overcasted, followed by a loud ringing in his ears.

     Y/N wakes up on an old rusted folding chair. He looks up at the sky as he watches the sun peak out from the top of nearby buildings. Y/N scoffs and grabs his bow as he climbs down from his makeshift watch tower heading towards what looks like an old church. "Damn dreams.. getting some routes done today outta help clear my head." He thinks to himself, not knowing what this day with bring him.

Author here!! Hello folks, this is my first tlou story, been meaning to make this one out, another author made a really good one and it gave me the courage to make a story of my own. Hope you folks enjoy it as much as I do. Till next time my guys, gals, and mystery pals!!