The Life and Times in the Zombie Apocalypse: Part 3: Homecoming

The Build Up

"How serious are you being?" Benji asked as he looked into Zeke's eyes.

Zeke chuckled and put his face directly up against Benji's. "I'm as serious as seriosity can be."

Benji smiles, "I can be a good help. Together we can destroy everyone here."

"Oh yeah?" Zeke asked. "What do you know that I don't?"

"I know that Richard always keeps a spare key to the armory out back underneath a long narrow stone." Benji told him. "I caught him placing it there one day, but he didn't see me."

Zeke smiled. "Good man." He pat Benji on the shoulder. "Let's go get that key." Then he started to walk toward the armory.

Benji grabbed Zeke's arm. "No, we can't just walk over to the armory and hop in."

"Why not?" Zeke asked.

"One, you aren't authorized to hold a gun anymore." Benji told him. "Two, Nobody likes me and Three, If they see us they will stop us and we will be in trouble."

"Fine, then what do you suppose we do?" Asked Zeke.

"We can sneak around back." Benji told him. "I've learned alternative routes around Cranbury, all the while they made fun of me, I learned the best ways to kill them all, if given a chance."

"So what do we do right now?" Asked Zeke.

"You follow me because we can't do this for a while. Until it's dark outside, which is in about a half hour." Said Benji as he began to walk.

"Wait, what why?" Zeke asked.

"Because, it's safer that way." Benji told him.

The two of them walked by the park, they saw Corey, Chester, and Ross in the distance. Zeke looked over to them and snarled.

"I'm killing all the kids first." Zeke told Benji. "They're all just a nuisance."

Benji looked back him and nodded agreeingly. Then the pair stopped at a building. It was the storage building, Benji opened the door and went inside and Zeke followed.

"You should get out of those clothes, they're too brightly colored. Someone will see you, so go and find something else. Preferably black." Benji told him.

Zeke went and tried to find something to wear. A few minutes later he walked back out to the main area of the storage building, he looked around for Benji who had disappeared.

"Ben?" Zeke called for him. "Benji, where are you?" He walked over to a door leading into Benji's house. "Hello?"

"Yes?" Benji said as he swung the door open in Zeke's face, causing him to jump backwards.

"Where'd you go?" Zeke asked.

"I changed." Benji told him. "Obviously you did too."

"Well how will we get to the armory's backdoor without getting spotted?" Zeke asked.

"I've scouted all over Cranbury, like I said." Said Benji. "All you have to do is trust me on this." He laughed.

"Alright, fine." Zeke told him. "I trust you."

Benji looked out the window and saw the sun beginning to set. "Well, it's getting to be about that time."

"Time to go?" Zeke asked.

"Yes, but hold on." Benji said as he ran into the other room. "We should wear these!" He shouted as he ran back into the room holding two ski masks.

"Smart plan." Zeke responded as he grabbed one of them from Benji's hand and shoved it into his back pocket.

"Alright, let's get going." Benji told him as he opened the front door and stepped outside.