Dead Horizon

Chapter 1

"Hello, They call me Doctor Xpire I'll explain soon why, but for now if your hearing this then I can tell you my story..."

"It first started with the lab...I'll never forget the lab. I...Died technically, something brought me back to life, whether God or Man I remember the one who I first me on my resurrection day."

"Hey Doctor...Doctor get up"

"uh...Doctor?" asked the man on the table, his voice and accent sounded part Hispanic, he wore a black robe and fedora, a doctors filter mask covered his mouth, bandages covered his hand, they were green from mold. His eyes were a glowing green.

The man who addressed him was wearing a white mask with a large letter "V" on the forehead, his outfit suggested he was a doctor he had red eyes and carried a gun.

"Hmm there maybe hope for you yet, grab a weapon!" he said hurriedly.

The man grabbed the nearest thing he could find, it was a bag of scalpels.

"Will these work?" he asked "That should be fine." said the man "By the way my names Red eyes, just call me Red."

"Okay" nodding to each other The Doctor and Red ran out of the outside.

Two shuffling blue skinned creatures that looked human but much more rotted started to come closer, they probably didn't even know Doctor and Red were there till they showed themselves.

"I can't see any energy signatures but there is no mistaking that smell, think you can take them?" asked Red. "Energy signatures?" asked the Doctor

"I can only see in Heat waves, these things are cold and I can only sense them through smell and lack of heat. Now hurry, their coming!."

The two abominations suddenly ran at the two, red shot one in the head and it collapsed.

The Doctor pulled out a scalpel and with the flick of his wrist it was sent through the creatures skull.

"What are these things anyhow?" asked Doctor. "They were the Lab's crew, But their not anymore."

He seemed to be holding back tears. The two made their way past the dead bodies.

A rover approached the Lab the two were near. Three men dismounted, the two were dressed in what appeared to be Swat vests mixed with leather patches. one toted two pistols while the other had a rifle, the third man appeared to be the leader of the group, he held a large iron looking sword that looked like a large butcher knife.

"Thank goodness I thought we'd die in this place." sayed Red

"Kill that one, we don't need any witnesses." ordered that sword wielder.

"What-?" a bullet pierced Reds side and he collapsed.

"Red! You just made a big mistake pal!" Doctor yelled as he charged the two gunners carrying two scalpels.

They fired only to find the bullets did nothing, whether pure rage or through something else.

he cut into their necks causing blood to spray like fountains from their necks.

as he darted past them in a fast walk he made his way twoards the leader.

The Doctor didn't care that he may die, he through the scalpels he was holding into the face of the last man.

xxxxx2 min later xxx

"Red!" The Doctor walked over to his friend.

"I'm not going to make it Doc."

"Don't say that! Your the only one who can help me!"

"Let me say my last words before I die." he handed Doc a card and a tape. "I worked with a organization known as the Vice Corp-rate. they(cough) sent me too find you."

Doc looked at the card, it said his name was Dr. Xander V Pire.

"The tape can lead you too my friends (cough cough), look out for more of the men who shot me, kick their ass for me."

With a close of his eyes Red was dead.

"I was scared,and frightened, my newest friend had died in my arms, and I had no memory of who i once was this Doctor Xander Pire...I went by Xpire, don't know why I keep the Doctor in my name."

"I escaped the Lab, I gave Red a end suited for someone who helped out a complete stranger and risked his life for me."

"With the Lab and Red behind me i made my way to the cold wasteland the was away from the carnage."

"Beep we're sorry the caller you are trying to reach is no longer available."

"Shit, I'm out of time." he said as he hung up the payphone. "I just hope that I reached somebody."

Doctor Xpire was currently in a cave, it was cold and alittle wet but he could handle it.

He sat down on the rug he'd crafted from the coat of the bear he'd killed and eaten.

"You'll have to find a way Doc, is probably what Red would say." he said to himself.

(Author's Note: most of this was inspired by the beginning  of the game Sonny, fun game on Armor games. I recommend it)