The Walkers [editing]

69% Luck - Echo

A/N FINAL CHAPTER BEFORE THE EPILOGUE!! WARNING YOU MAY NEEEEEDD... NO NOT A TISSUE BOX! SOME ROPE OR CHAINS! NO NOT FOR BDSM! JUST TO TIE YOURSELF DOWN FROM KILLING YOURSELF OR SMASHING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A WALL OF POSSIBLY JUST FALLING OFF OF YOUR CHAIR!!! (especially you @MoreThanTheWords ! Yes I'm singling you out since you literally fall off anything!!! I know you have plenty of ropes and chains for your clients! *winksss*)

Chapter 33

69% Luck

Echo

I forced my forearm, just below it's chin as it snarled and screeched at me. Keeping my lips sealed I couldn't allow a single drop of spit on my lips or mouth or I would be screwed.
"Ffff*CCCKKKK yoouuuuu!!!"I screamed before throwing it off me.
As soon as it was off me I dived for any weapon in sight. Grabbing hold of my meat cleaver, I swung it immediately behind me, getting it right in the chest.
"Shit!"I swore as it's rotting hands grabbed hold of the cleaver.
Panicking I ran forward, kicking it in the face just as a second decided to tackle me. And there it was, the small pain in my fingers, it'd brought it's teeth into my fingers, breaking the skin ever so slightly. My eyes widened as I watched as blood slowly started to form on my first three fingers, along the joints, the edges of the ripped skin black. I winced in pain as my head hit the floor with a load thump, attempting to break my fall with my elbows, I was lucky I didn't split my head open. But as soon as I was down it's already made it's teeth into my left hand, happily sinking it's teeth into it. My first reaction was to cut my hand off, but how was I suppose to do that with the f*cking walker on me?!? The black blue veins started to slowly crawl up my arm, branching it's way to my elbow. Shit! I couldn't let it get to close! A load screech erupted from the other side of the room, causing me to quickly cover my ear with my bloody hands. Surprisingly the infected threw itself on to its' side, mimicking my position. Never taking my hands off my ears, I could hardly even think or even move, I waited for the sound to stop which it didn't, instead I noticed the infection crawling up my arm stopped. Just freezing at my elbow. My eyes snapped towards the infected as it screamed, it's skin started to patch itself back together, not the wounds that were inflicted but it's rotting skin. I'd never felt such a huge wave of hope hit me before as I desperately searched the room with my eyes for something to cover my ears. Not to far from me lay two ear muffs on the bench. Awkwardly trying to get up without removing my hands. I pushed myself off the floor with my elbows before unsteadily getting up and heading towards the muffs. My legs shook and stayed bent for the whole trip there along with my eyes squinted as I tried my hardest to block out the deafening sound. Shit I had to be quick... Putting my face as close as I could to the pair of heaven, I took a deep breath before releasing my ears and throwing on the muffs. A sharp pain soared through my head before it was quickly muffled. It was so close to heaven as I grabbed the other pair, hurrying over to help Katrissa and Dean. Looking up to the speaker in the corner I noticed no one was standing next to it like I expected. Confused I rushed around the bench, cringing as I neared the sound source. The ear muffs dived for my shadow as I stared down at the puddle of blood that was slowly crawling closer to me. The smile of hope that once captured my face, dead. Only emotionless tears raking down my muddy cheeks. His leg was twisted at an impossible angle on it's side, his messy wavy hair covering his face as blood rushed from the mob of a faded flame known as his head. Dropping to my knees I checked for a pulse. Dead. No. I checked again. None. I checked another part of his body. None. Not a breath. Not a beat. Removing myself from his blood, I bowed my head before closing my eyes. We were so close. As soon as I felt the clogging depression coming to consume me, I caught it and bottles it away sealing it far away before standing up on my own two feet emotionless. The tears continued down my face, betraying me as I hurried over to my last friend. I mouthed a count before I slipped the ear plugs onto her ears as her expression immediately relaxed.
"ECHO LOOK!"She screamed at me, gesturing towards the 'infected' on the floor.
There on floor, she almost looked human again. Though her hair was long gone, her skin returned to a pale smooth look, clear no veins. No flakes. Mud and blood cloaking her skin but even her eyes that were now wide, showed the beautiful hazel orbs that lay among her perfectly white eyes, the black iris in the middle small but still beautiful.
"YOU'RE A F*CKING GENIUS DEAN!"I screamed at the top of my voice as we both burst into sobs of happiness and mourn.
Tears were still falling from my eyes as we jumped up to somehow record what he'd done. What combination. Dean was truly something. He'd just saved the world. Well with the help of that other guy in the lab and of course all the others we'd lost. We all wouldn't be here without the others. They all pushed and brought us through this. And Dean that f*cking lucky genius! Even he wouldn't have gotten here without the group. It was painfully beautiful. Bitter sweet I guess. I looked up as Katrissa flashed me the biggest smile I'd ever seen in my experience with her. Even though she seemed sad I could see the hope flashing in her eyes. Unusually I felt a little shiver spark up my spine as I looked at her smile, it looked like everyone's smile all together. Only causing tears to run faster down my face if that was even possible. She passed me her phone after taking photos of the speaker, thus working out with combination and marking it. With that we decided to turn it off, as soon as my hand had returned to it's normal state. I hung my ear muff around my neck as Katrissa followed suite before we embraced each other sobbing into each others shoulders.
"We did it!"I cried as we pulled away from each other.
She nodded her head, the tears never failing to stop raking down our faces.
"Well then! Let us not delay a second and get this cure out there!"She exclaimed turning away as we grabbed a speaker each fixing it to the right combination, but with it off.
Paper, map, weapons, speaker, all set. We said our last thank you's apologies and goodbye's to Dean before heading out towards the security/sound room.
"We're going to make you proud!"Katrissa shouted back teasingly as we headed straight down the hallways.
Katrissa lead the way with the map and paper in pocket. I guess this was it. My heart was heavy. Full of mourn, pain and I guess now hope. Even though my mind through doubts at me. I mean really, I felt like we're too lucky at the moment. I mean we are in an apocalypse. Argh. Getting caught up with my thoughts, I looked out the window to my left gazing out at the bright day. Right about now I would expect us to be in school at the moment probably in some sucky maths class. Aaaahhh good times. Who could have known I would miss going to maths class so much? I slowly brought my gaze back to Katrissa, looking past her and forward into the hallways diagonally up to my right.
"KATRISSA!!" Pushing with all my leg muscles, I launched my self forward and in front.
Grabbing the Walker I couldn't brake, crashing straight into the window, with the momentum of my running and it's running crashing, the window shattered. Yes basically. I tackled the f*cking thing and ended up jumping out the f*cking window. Ingenious. I know. Don't flatter me.
"F*CK MY LIFFEEEEE!!!"I screamed as I immediately started to fall.
Throwing it off me it started to fall faster than my snarling and giving off inhumane noises. Argh. God is so cruel. All he does is trick you. Makes you think you'd survive. Makes you believe. Then takes away all your luck like that. All gone. And the next thing you know your screwed. I screwed up like f*ck. Our lives were already like... 69% luck so I'm not surprised I died... Well more like am dying... Or going to dieee...?..
"I know you're strong, Katrissa.... You can do it!"I cheered quietly, watching tears float before me.
I'm sorry... I'm sorry for leaving you... All of you; Katrissa, Iris... Clow... Forgive me... Hey well... I guess god thanks for giving me these amazing people and well... Other than I f*cking hate you for killing them all off and putting us through all this f*cking hell. Please just spare Katrissa. She's the last of us. She has everything. Please hold her under your wings. Hmmm. Other than that... Thanks for the memories... And thanks for I guess a quick death? Wait why haven't f*cking hit the ground y-

A/N ok I'm sorry I couldn't help it I felt the need for a half humorous death... I mean like... *cries in corner* I'M SORRY I COUDLN'T HELP IT I MEAN IF SHE'D LOST HER SANITY THEN SHE COULD HAVE A BADASS DEATH RIGHT??? I dunno I just felt like I needed to throw in a badass death as Echo got it. And if you think about it all that shit they've been through actually dying would be nothing, compared to the continuos torment. Anyway!!! Final chapter!! Next chapter will be the beautiful epilogue! You may need a... Wall to smash your head against? XD don't worry it's not cringey.... Well at least I don't think it is...