Infected Virus

Chapter 3 Horde

As we approach the store I see a few infected standing almost like they are watching us. We stay on alert watching them with our weapons at the ready. As we get out of the van they seem to disappear. Now we're on high alert watching and waiting as we move toward the store. As we enter the store their is an infected in the corner. At first sight Oscar throws his spear at it, piercing it right through his head.
    "Those are screamers. They learn to use them to attract more. Kill on sight." Oscar states.
    We search the rest of the store, nothing, but we don't celebrate yet. We still need to get parts. As we are collecting the parts we hear a scream. A blood curdling scream that made every hair on my body stand up.
    Oscar came running out of the aisle he was in and threw his spear at the screamer, but it was too late the infected were coming. We had only a few minutes to prepare so we got ready to fight. We grabbed some guns out of the van and set up some tables to use as protection. A few minutes later they were here.
    We propped open the door so they had one entrance, and when they started coming in we opened fire, taking out many before they entered but that didn't last long. Soon we had one come up on us and Clementine proceeded to cut his head off with her sword but after that it was up close and personal.
    We fight the giant group of infected and I see no end to it. It's almost like every infected in town was there. Then they stopped dead in their tracks and started to run away like they were afraid.
    "Yeah, you better run." Oscar taunts.
    "Um guys, we need to go." Clementine says with fear in her voice.
    As I turn around to see what's wrong I feel a presence, like something was watching me. Then when I look at Clementine she's pointing. Standing there is a giant infected bird that looks almost dinosaur like. It's looking down at us and then it let's out a scream that echos throughout town.
    "Let's go." I say trying to ignore the creature.
    "I need to get something." Clementine states.
    "What is it that requires us to die by a giant bird!" I ask hysterically.
    "Just distract it for a few minutes while I run to the back."
    "Ok, but if we die its on you."
    "I can live with that," Clementine says jokingly. "Besides that, you can't die. So just keep Oscar alive."
    Then Oscar throws his spear to get the giant birds attention. It swings it's head and looks directly at us. We open fire trying to kill it but it's body seems to be like armor.
    Clementine sneaks to the back room and looks around a corner and sees a giant nest. She sneaks up to it and peaks inside and sees 4 eggs. She hesitates and then she runs back up front and yells at us, "STOP! STOP, SHE HAS EGGS! DONT KILL HER!"
    "What do you mean don't kill her!? If those eggs hatch we have more of them to deal with." I state.
    "Yeah but I can get the items and we can leave. She doesn't have to die." Clementine demands.
    "Ok, you win. Get the items so we can leave." I say.
    She runs to the the back and a few seconds later she comes back with two boxes in her hands. We slowly walk out of the store. The bird stays there watching us until we're out of sight and then jumps back down to her nest.
    As we got to the van I took a look at what Clementine had... They were turbo chargers.
    "How did you know those were back there!?" I asked excited.
    "I got a few friends who told me about them. They were planning to get them their self but it looks like we got there first." Clementine responded.
    "Lucky us. Let's get back to the house and pick up Jack and liam." I say.
    As we drive back to the house, an infected walks in the middle of the road. I thought to myself it's just one I can hit it.
     But then it starts to mutate. It starts getting bigger and stronger. I slam on the brakes and try to stop but I'm to close and we crash into the front of it.      
    It slams it hands on the the hood of the van as it grows and then out of no where the giant bird from the store swoops down and grabs the infected by the shoulders, picking it up and flying out of sight in the air. A few seconds later the infected slams into the asphalt, cracking it and leaving a crater.
    "Is it dead?" Oscar asked.
    "I don't know. Go check" I suggest.
    "Why me!?" Oscar asks.
    "Cuz I don't want to." I say.
    "Fine, I'll go." Clementine says as she grabs my revolver.
    She jumps out with the gun in her hand and walks over to the crater and aims the gun. We hear three shot ring out and she climbs back into the van.
    "Let's go,"Clementine says seeming aggravated.
    Saying nothing, we turned around to take a different way to the house. We didn't see the bird after that.
    As we pulled up to the house we see Jack and Liam standing by the front door with a dog? This dog was a big dog. It looked like a German Shepherd mixed with golden retriever mixed with blue heeler... Also known as the most adorable thing ever, but it had a few scar's on it's back and sides like it had been abused but it also seemed loyal. As we climb out of the van, Jack says, "This is what has been outside of your house the entire time."
    "Oh, that makes sense. Except the thing was about 12 times bigger than that!" Oscar stated.
    Then the dog began to mutate getting bigger and bigger and then it stopped, but it wasn't aggressive. It just sat there looking mean but wasn't.
    "Well I told you this is what it was." Jack said with a smirk.
"Yeah, yeah, but why is it not attacking us." Oscar asks.
    "Well, he is still a dog. He still has training and obedience just that he's infected."
    "Like the bird." I say aloud.
    "What bird?" Jack asks.
    "A giant bird that was at the store. It had a giant nest with giant eggs." Clementine explains.
    "Oh, well if there are these kinds of muntants infected out there then I don't want y'all going anywhere alone any more. I don't want anything happening to y'all." Jack said.
    "Yes sir." We reply.
    "Crap." I whisper to myself.
    A few minutes later we load everyone up in to the van and we realize there is one less seat available.    
    "I got this. "Jack says with a smile.  
    He pushes a button in the van. From a distance we hear rumbling and it's getting closer and then a motorcycle comes flying over the house skidding to a stop. It was a gloss black motorcycle with spikes going up the front of the handle bars and around the back of the seat. It had two shotgun holders on the sides. I don't know how else to describe it but it looked cool. He hopped on and revved the motor.
    "Let's go!" he yelled.
    And we road off toward the sanctuary.