The Risen

Chapter Sixteen

New Friends
Dante Hanson

It wasn't time, I knew we should've left them, but now was not a good time. I should've said something before Jayce, Ryder and Maya left.
I've been keeping a close eye on Kiera, wondering if she is telling the truth, or if this is some sort if trap.

I sat on top of the Tank, overlooking the front gate, I held a hunting rifle in my hands.

I watched as James rechecked his zombie detection system down at the front gate.

The detection system was a series of lined cans, spikes and basic machinery.

If a zombie came close it would trip on the wire and it would either get trapped or be killed by one if the steel spikes, if they got past that there was a laser beam dector that would pickup any movement, this would set off a light in the kitchen.
It may have only been a few hours since the others left, but I fear that they have already been killed.
I heard the roof hatch open and someone walk over next to me, they sat down and spoke.
"What's up?" Asked Max.
After a few seconds of slience I answered.
"Go away"
This guy, I can't believe this guy right now!
"What did I do?" He asked.
I turned to face him.
"You betrayed us! You brought the bandits to us, they killed Rielly they could've killed us all! Not to mention that one minute your 'I wouldn't hurt a fly, I'm a inventors assistant' and the next minute your 'We kill pricks' and 'We improvise'" I stood up facing him.
He seemed confused about the question.
"Who are you?" I Demanded.
Max remained sitting.
"I don't understand Dante, I did what I had to in order to survive, same as the rest of you"
I was taken aback.
Does he really expect me to believe any of his bullshit?
"Max, how you were able to do those things without even a moment of hesatation, you killed the bandits and began a mowing them down with guns as if it's your second job, you threw together random shit to make a slingshot as if you could use it as well as a gun!" I forced him to his feet and had my finger on his shirt, threating him.
"WHO ARE YOU?"
Max stepped back.
"My name is Max, I did what I had to do to survive"
I laughed.
"Bullshit!" I yelled.

...

Jayce

"We got it all?" I asked Bobby.
Bobby and I loaded everything that we found into the back of a huge army truck that was hidden in the Bunker. We found plenty of cures, although we have a formula for them we aren't to sure how to make them. We also found more medical supplies, weapons, ammo, food and clothes.
Maya was treating Ryder's wrist.
"Should we cut the wrist off?" Bobby asked.
"What?" I asked.
"Well ya, think about it, if we cut the wrist off maybe the infection wouldn't spread" he shrugged his shoulders.
"Bobby, Ryder is immune, at least so long as he keeps drinking the cure." I stopped then mumbled "I hope"
The four of us loaded into the truck. I got behind the wheel.
"Now what?" Maya asked.
I turned the truck on, and the engine started up.
"We drive!" I yelled as my foot slammed on the petal and the truck went flying towards the closed gate.
Naturally the truck rammed right through the gate and we ran over what felt like hundreds of the undead before we saw the moonlight.
I felt the ice begin to crack under us as I drove over the cracking ice.
"Keep driving!" Bobby Yelled.
I realized how steep the mountain is, and how we'll never be able to get the truck to the path that we came from
"Where!" I yelled.
Maya pointed to our left.
I made a hard left, I felt the truck nearly tip over.
Slammed on the gas again and was forced back into my seat by the power of the vehicle.
The ice was cracking in front of us now, and ice all around us was falling into the ocean.
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT!" Bobby yelled.
"WE'RE MAKE IT!" I yelled back, I was leaning forward now, as if that would make us go faster.
I felt as the vehicle dipped into the ice, then we drove back on top.
After a few moments of all of us yelling on the final twenty meters of ice before shore, which was almost enitrly water.
We made it.
I slammed on the brake.
All of us we're panting.
Bobby jumped out of the truck and layed on the grass.
"We made it!" He said. We all started laughing and cheering!
Click
"Get out of the truck!" A voice yelled.
The three of us climbed out, hands in the air, all but Ryder who kept his right hand wrist by his chest.
Three men came out of the forest and started taking our weapons.
A women walked out into the clearing holding a ak-47.
"Faraway?" Maya asked.
The women, who was Faraway lowered her gun.
"Maya?"
Maya broke away from the others and gave Faraway a hug.
Maya always descriped Faraway to be one of the few people at Fort Black who weren't completely crazy.
After Maya let go of the hug, Faraway reaimed her gun.
"Please get back in line"
Maya, in shock slowly walked back to the rest of us.
"You abandoned us, I'm sorry but I can't let a trader live" Faraway pointed her rifle.
"STOP!" A voice yelled from the forest.
Faraway lowered her rifle, and a saw all the other Soilders tense up from the sound of the man's voice.
Was it possible that they had a new leader? We always figured that Faraway was the new leader of Fort Black.
That's when a dead man walked out.
A older man, with grey hair, wearing a red and green buttoned shirt, blue jeans.
It was Major Skeleton, in the flesh.
He hobbled out into the clearing and smlied.
Only there was one thing different about him.
Half of his face was covered by a mask, he was wearing what appeared to be a black skull metal mask over his left side of his face, where his left eye should've been was just a red light.
"Don't shoot them!" Major Skeleton spat.
"Sir yes sir!" They all shouted.
The Major hobbled over to us, his limp on his left leg was very noticeable.
"Hello Maya" he smlied, the left side of his face didn't move so his smlie seemed half hearted.
Maya stood in shock.
Moments of slience passed as I placed my thoughts together.
Maya was Major Skeletons daughter, so he certainly won't let her die but as for the rest of us it's possible the Major will kill us no matter what Maya says.
Ryder might be able to get out if this, Major was going to promote him, and Maya loves him. Bobby has done nothing, but me.
Shit.
I did this to him.
I forced him into the ice, it must have damaged his body so much that parts of his face were unfixable.
The Major gave Maya a awkward hug, as Maya didn't move to hug him back.
"Major, your. Your alive." Ryder mumbled.
Major turned to him.
"Yes, I am, but none of you will be soon" he spoke slowly and there were hints of sadness in his tone.
I stood to the farest left, next to Maya, then Ryder, and Bobby was farest to the right.
"Sir, uh Major. I'm not sure what's going on here but if this is a revenge thing then I wasn't apart of it" Bobby spoke.
Major turned to Bobby.
"I am aware" Major Skeleton spoke.
I realized how fake his voice sounds, I wasn't to sure at first, probably because I have never heard his voice before. But I could tell now parts of his speech, not all but parts were electronic.
"Yes, so I'm very sorry" Bobby said seriously.
Major backed up.
"Sorry for what?"
Bobby smlied​.
"This"
Bobby jumped over and grabbed Maya, and held her thorat to his knife.
"Your gonna let us go, all of us! Or I will kill her!"
Major smlied.
"Ok. Do it"
All four of us said the same thing.
"What?"
Major smlied.
"Faraway deal with this and bring them back to camp." Major turned and hobbled back into the forest.
After a few moments the guards started to grab us, and we're reaching for hand cuffs.
Bobby turned and sliced the thorat of one of the guards.
Without a moment of hestation we all sprung into action, we each attacked one of the guards, and Maya pined Faraway down to the grass.
I punched one of the guards in the face, he pulled out his pistol on me, I grabbed it and managed to brake his grip on the pistol just long enough for me to use it against him.
Bang
The guard was dead on the grass.
"We should go" Bobby said.
The three guards were dead, it was just Faraway who Maya had pinned.
"Get the truck ready Bobby, let us deal with her" I said.
Bobby nodded his head and walked over to the truck.
"How did my father survive" Maya asked Faraway grabbing her neck, choking her.
"I don't know" Faraway choked.
Faraway tried to fight back, but Ryder and I held her down.
"HOW DID HE LIVE!" Maya yelled.
"I don't know" Faraway gasped.
I watched as Faraways eyes began to fade.
"Maya, calm down" Ryder said placing his hand on her back.
"HOW DID HE LIVE!" Maya cryed.
Faraway at this point was dead.
"How did he live-" Maya mumbled between tears.
"Let's go!" Bobby yelled.
Maya and I stood up and walked over to the truck.
"Let me." Ryder said, he pulled out his gun and pointed it at Faraways skull.
"To keep her from turning" he explained.
Ryder looked back to Faraways dead corpse, and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
As Ryder was walking back to the truck, I thought I saw a hint of a smile, although I may have only be seeing things.