Live to Rise

Dead and Living Part 3

I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING EVERYTHING BELONGS TO DC AND KAI MACIEL THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK
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Washington DC

November 17, 14:02

"I don't get it," Beast Boy asked. "Washington is being attacked by whom?"

The entire Team flew over the city, still trying to understand what on earth was going on. According to the news reports, several buildings, military bases and police stations were under attack. According to the images, the enemies were police officers and soldiers.

"I've identified about twenty attackers," Nightwing said, his fingers running through the ship's computer. "But... something doesn't make sense."

"What?" Batgirl asked, moving next to him and looking at the data. "Wait... Those dates... Is that what I think it is?"

"What?" Conner asked.

"All the identified attackers are listed as... deceased," Nightwing informed the shocked team.

"How can that be possible?" Bumblebee asked, frowning. "There must be a mistake with the data."

"Maybe they're spies who faked their own death!" Impulse suggested.

"Not according to the files I pulled," Nightwing added. "Most of these men and women died on the line of duty and they were autopsied. There are photos and videos of the autopsies to prove it."

"What are you saying, Nightwing?" Tim asked, as dumbfounded as the rest. "Are those people... zombies?"

"That's impossible!" Bumblebee hissed. "It's scientifically impossible to make a dead body use it's motor functions again."

Nightwing showed them the television images of the dead attackers. Their bodies were beaten and grey and their eyes were hollow. Beating or shooting them seemed to have no effect at all, like they couldn't feel pain.

Superman had already arrived at the scene and though he tossed one of the zombies against a wall, he just stood up with his broken arm and attacked him again viciously.

All in all, it was a terrible afternoon. Both the Team and the League tried not to harm the supposed zombies, while their families and loved ones cried in vain to make them stop and come to their senses. It was horrifying to see someone they loved who had died and watch helplessly as their bodies were controlled like dolls.

"Please! Please, don't hurt him!" a middle aged man begged Batman, blocking his way. "Please, he's my son. He came back to us. Please... this is a miracle."

"This is no miracle," Batman answered, pushing the grieving father away from his zombie son's attack. "This is a curse. That's not your son anymore."

Dick stared sadly at the crying father before focusing on his own fight. Nightwing and Robin managed to electrocute several zombies, which slowed them down but didn't stop them.

"I got it!" Batgirl yelled. "There an unknown magnetic field surrounding the city. That can't be a coincidence!"

"I'll find it!" Blue Beetle yelled, flying into the sky.

There, Jaime Reyes. The magnetic energy is coming from those coördinates the Scarab told him.

"Right! I'm on my way," Jaime flew across the city, landing on a roof top where he found a small machine, very similar to a radio. "Guys, I think I found it. Hold on, I'm going to get rid of it."

"Wait, Blue." Batgirl urged. "We have no idea what that machine is doing or why."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Can you reverse the magnetic field or stop the transmission without destroying the machine?"

"I don't know... I'll try." Jaime aimed both his hands to the strange machine and watched as his armor morphed and released a strange light.

At first, nothing seemed to be happening and Blue Beetle was about to ask for permission to blow the machine when he realized the readings were becoming weaker. In the city, the zombies stopped moving a stared blankly into the sky before falling to the ground like puppets whose strings had been cut.

Carefully, trying to block the zombie's father's cries of anguish as he shock his son's body, Batman checked his vital signs. There were no pulse, no breathing, no heartbeat...

They were dead.
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Well that's it for the chapter!
I want to apologize for not updating last week. I was in Niagara Falls with my friend for my thirteenth birthday.

I just started reading The Mortal Instruments..... It's really good. I also just finish reading Trials of Apollo, which was also really good.

By the way if anyone here is reading my rant book I'm probably going to update that tonight

See you next week
-Nightwing-