The Apocalypse [SCManex]

Chapter 1 - The group

I've been living in this fucking hell hole for over a year on my own. If I counted the years being with my friend, it would be....17 years? This fucking...whatever it was has been going on for over 30 years now. No one knows how to fix it, or at least the people who would of known how to figure it out are dead. My best friend is dead along with them, along with my family.

I sighed as I limped through the street. It was disgusting, rubbish scattered and flying through the air as the wind picked it up. Cars smashed and burnt or blown up from being crashed as people tried to get away years ago. Plants grew around the area, making this world look like a jungle of some sort. Bridges fallen, ground cracked, buildings busted or collapsed. Not to mention the dead bodies lying around. It was truly disgusting, how did the world come to this in the first place?

My leg was getting worse. I had fallen onto a fucking fence when I was forced back and off a house. It was sharp enough to stab me through my leg, that was about 2 years ago, and it was still bugging me. Ive been able to keep it for a while but I had no supplies anymore to keep it healthy and uninfected.

My hair was a mass, not washed in days. So was my body, I fucking stinked. I was starving, somehow being able to find food the past years still surprises me.

I knew was going to die pretty soon, and I didn't want to, not now. I didn't want to become one of the living dead that roam these lands. I didn't want to become a cold blooded killer with only an interest in flesh. I hated it, I hated thinking about it, but i knew...it was going to happen eventually. Just a matter of months, or days if this keeps going as it is.

I haven't found food for over a week and its making my vision blurry. I had no water, so my throat was dry. All I had was a gun with only a few shots left and pride that I could still try and grasp onto to.

As I limped through the quiet and dead streets of this city, I saw smoke. It wouldn't be the first time, some fires are still around and was never put out. As I got closer it seemed different. It was new, the smoke still thick. Fire, I could stay warm around it, even just for a few minutes.

As I was about to head towards it, I heard the familiar growl that only the undead could make. I hid behind the closest thing near me, which was a car. I watched as a small pack of maybe 20 walked out of a nearby building. They must of just scavenged what was in there and are ready to keep moving.

They stayed together, even if they scattered around a little they would still stay in close proximity. There was no way I would sneak by these guys. I would have to risk it and kill them.

As I was about to aim my gun towards them, a gun shot went off and a zombie got shot through the head and died. It definitely wasn't me. My eyes widened as I watched it happen. Looking towards the sound and the smoke, two men and stood there, their guns pointed at the creatures.

They shot a few of them, but there were more than they could handle and they were having trouble fending them off. They got most of them but a scream caught their attention, and mine. One of them tackled and was trying to keep the creature back while the other one panicked, trying to load his gun and fumbling every two seconds.

I groaned and stood, quickly aiming and taking the shot at the zombie, trying my hardest to not shoot the other guy with my blurry vision. He threw the dead creature off him and sat up, looking at me, as did the other two. I lowered my gun and sighed slightly, "y-you ok?"

"Y-Yeah...thanks for s-saving me."

"N-No problem..." I limped over to them, helping the guy up.

"Names Aleks, this is Eddie."

I nodded as he pointed to Eddie and himself, "n-names Kevin."

"Do you have anyone else with you Kevin?" Eddie asked, walking beside Aleks.

"N-No..."

"Really!? How long have u been out here then?" Aleks yelled slightly, still trying to keep his voice down since noise attracted unwanted attention.

"17"

"Months?" Eddie questioned.

I shook my head, "years."

"Wow dude..." Aleks said, his voice trailing off as he stared at my leg. "Wh-what happened there?"

I looked down at my leg, chuckling softly, "fell off the roof of a house and onto a fence."

"It looks infected." Eddie added.

I nodded, "i-it is, but I don't have anymore supplies to fight it off. Im going to die soon anyway, everyone does..."

"Thats not true, we survived!"

"Aleks shut it. You know the boss doesn't like us talking about it."

I looked between the two, "a-about what?"

Eddie looked at me and sighed, "we have a group, about 7 people including us are in it. Our boss though doesn't like anyone near us, ever since an incident with one of the members."

"I-I wont ask what happened...but do you think I could just...crash there for a night? I wont be a bother just...need a place to sleep." The sun was going down and at night wasn't exactly safe.

"I-I don't know...the boss is really strict about his rules." Eddie said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"I can try and convince him Eddie, you know Im good at that."

"I guess...look come with us and we'll see what we can do." I nod and follow them to the group they talked about. Even if I can just live, for a few more days I would be happier.

It was about a 15 minute walk before we finally made it to the group. It was surrounded by a large gate, they probably took over a base or something.

Little beeps were heard as Eddie put in a password to the gate. It opened and closed as we walked in. They led me to the back where everyone seemed to be. People sat around a fire. A Van parked probably permanently in the corner and the trailer behind it.

The fire...thats what I saw from before.

As we walked closer, everyone stood up when they saw me. I definitely didn't feel comfortable.

A guy from the bunch of people walked up to Eddie and Aleks. "You know the rules."

"W-we know but-" Aleks got interrupted.

"You know. The rules. No outsiders allowed here." He glared at me and I don't know why, but I just glared back. He walked between Eddie and Aleks, us both still glaring at each other. We were both about the same height, the guy a little taller than me though. "Who the fuck do you think you are?"

"None of your fucking business." I don't know why I was being like this, I normally am with half the people I meet but that was a different situation.

"Oh but I think it is. You have the nerve to step into our home, and act like this? If you want hospitality then that is no way to fucking act."

"Neither is how your acting. Not allowed outsiders? What is the worst you think I could do to you?"

"Kill everyone. You do have a gun there." I look down at my gun and look back at him, dropping it on the floor.

"Now I fucking don't do I? Don't judge someone before you actually get to know them." The guy scoffed, taking a step back so he wasn't acting so intimidating.

"What the fuck do you want."

"I just need somewhere to sleep. Thats all." He huffed and nodded.

"Fine. But be gone by sunrise." With that he turned and walked back to the others. Eddie and Aleks stood next to me.

"Sorry...he's...had it rough..."

"Yeah, we all have, but he's just a plain fucker."

As I stared at the guy, he stared back. 'Don't worry asshole, I'll be gone before you even fucking know it.'

Two stories started :D yay! Im a little excited for this one but I know it'll die down fast and then i'll have no ideas left xP

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