Darkness Falls (NO LONGER UPDATING)

Chapter Four

As we walked to the armory Ava was telling me about how I could choose a weapon and some gear to take with me. This almost reminded me of a video game. Honestly this would be awesome if it was just a dream the whole time. My brother would not have to die, but hey. I'm pretty sure this is real life, pinch me if I'm wrong. The things that excited me the most about going outside the fence was that I might be able to find some cool things. I loved collecting novelty items and just random gags. 

We walk into the armory. There's a wall with various weapons and bags. I immediately grabbed one of the biggest bags. I wasn't much of a person for knives or anything, so my first pick of weapons was a gun. I grabbed a hunting rifle similar to those you see in movies and slung it over my shoulder. I didn't know how to shoot a gun, well, I knew the basics. Be steady and hold your breath, aim, and then squeeze the trigger slowly. I then grabbed a hatchet and hooked it to my belt. I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Good choices." Fenix says and then grabs his weapons. 

I look over to Ava who has chose her weapons and she then hands me a bandanna and hat. The infection spreads through spores. If you find an old building then there's going to be spore clouds, best not to breathe them in. You will turn into one of them. I thank her and then put the black hat and white bandanna on. After putting my hood from my white hoodie on. 

"Wheres the best place to get food?" Ava asks.

"Probably the Grocery store on 12th avenue. Its remained intact and last I knew there were no spores. I stopped by there, you know, before I got here."

"Okay, we will be on our way then."

Then we walk out the door. We walk to the gate and signal for Jethro to open it up. He slides it open and we walk through. He closes it quickly and then locks it. After that he flicks a switch and makes electricity go through it again. 

We start walking our mile walk, to the grocery mart!

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When we get there we look around. The zombies don't come out during the day, but inside is their refuge and when they are angry they aren't the best to mess with. Fenix watches our back with his assault rifle and Ava and I pull out our hatchets. There are bars over the doors. I placed those there after leaving to try and keep the zombies out. I move them out of the way and Ava and I slip in. The store is quiet and the lights are still on. Its cold from the refrigerators and freezers that still have power. Some parts of the city kept power while others had a black out. 

After scanning the store we decided there were no zombies in here. We went to the canned goods and boxed goods section. I started stuffing my bag with anything that sounded good. Beef stew, ramen noodles, pork n' beans, hamburger helper, potato soup, and etc.. Ava grabbed as much as she could carry as well. I was almost done filling my bag when...

"Drop the weapons and the food! Do as we ask and we won't blow your brains out!" 

I dropped everything and put my hands in the air. So did Ava, but she did so reluctantly. 

"Don't look at us! Turn around and get on your knees!" The voice says again.

I do so, but Ava turns and looks. I hear a gunshot ring through the market. Followed by a scream of agony and a thump. Ava fell to the ground holding her Calf. There was a clear bullet wound. I kept silent but also turned around. There were two men in military uniforms armed with assault rifles aiming at us. They looked jittery or scared. I looked back. They didn't notice me looking. The pistol that was on Ava's thigh was not sitting in front of me. Then there was another voice.

"Over here dumb asses!" Fenix yells. 

This was my chance. I grabbed the pistol and turned around, shooting the two soldiers in the knees. To my surprise I hit them. They fall to the ground in agony. I stand up and stand above the one who was yelling. I pointed the gun at his head. 

"Please don't kill me! I just want to live!" He says.

"Who are you and why are you here?" I ask him.

"I'm Corporal. Kenny Kowert of the United states Marines. We are hiding from the zed."

"You know they hid in the daylight right? You could have left." I respond.

He looks around as if to look for help backing him up. Then in a split second he jumps up and elbows me hard in the back, making me drop the pistol. He then grabs a knife and puts it to my throat. The other soldier stays on the ground, crying in pain. Fenix has his rifle trained on me and Kenny. Ava is now sitting up against the shelf of food with her hatchet in her hand. Kenny doesn't see her and I'm glad for that. Nobody deserves to be hurt except for me. 

"Why are you guys here? Why have you not gone to Solidus?" Kenny asks.

"They wouldn't let us through the gate, they rejected us." Replies Ava.

"Well you guys were too du-" Kenny was cut off abruptly. 

TO BE CONTINUED