The Undead

Chapter 19: Back In Actio-Oh Nevermind

I try and get onto my leg again. The pain is bearable now. I handle it and Melanie comes to my side and helps me. I thank her silently as we walk into the living room. "What happened yesterday?" I ask her as we travel down a hall. "You mean....over the week? You have been out for almost 7 days now" She explains. "Holy.....really?" I ask. "Yea...I think we should sit you down first....c'mon" She says as we enter a living room. Phillip and Stevie are playing billiards behind the couch. "Look who it is!" Stevie exclaims. "I'll be damned" Phillip lets out. I sit on the couch. Ryan runs from the room where we left him sleeping. He jumps onto me and hugs me. He sits next to me on the couch and Melanie sits on my other side. "So...you want to know what happened after you blacked out?" Melanie asks. "Yeah" "Stevie...tell him" She demands.

Stevie takes a seat across from me. "Well. Phillip and I were still covering you with Cole....I saw you climb into the turret and you covered us but then you stopped. We thought the enemy was done but there were three snipers left. We didnt know where they were yet and we saw the bullet go through your leg. The first one. Then you climbed out and dropped. We later found the second bullet. But we ran over to you as it started to rain. It was crazy actually. Andrew hopped out with Britni in his arms. I seen Kelly and ran to her. I was grazed on the shoulder by a sniper and the bullet kept traveling into Kelly. Right through-" "Through her head" Phillip finishes up for him as Stevie breaks down. Phillip picks up again "Stevie fell onto the ground and lay in the mud. I rolled over to You and checked for a pulse. I found one and lifted you up. I ran to Stevie and got him. I ran with both of you into the armory. I set you down and was joined by Cole and Andrew and Britni. Britni was layed next to you. The sniper shots flew through the glass. We stayed low and found a couple smoke grenades. I popped one off in the armory and we searched it. I found heat vision goggles and slid them on before handing another pair to Andrew. We spotted one sniper and shot at him. He got knicked in the ankle and fell off his little crows nest and fell to his demise." Phillip stops and breathes. "Then Cole popped another smoke outside where he went out with his newly acquired heat sensor scope that was attatched to his M4. He took out another sniper before getting shot through the back. Andrew stayed with you guys as I ran out to finish off the last sniper. He was on the armory roof. I tossed a frag grenade which he caught and tried to throw back. He exploded on the spot. All apart of my plan" Phillip explains trying to sound cool. "So...Cole and Kelly? Dead?" I ask. "Hold on......anyways the roof was just sheet metal so it was torn open and Britni was awakened. Andrew was stabbed by sheet metal shards. Not apart of the plan." Phillip says. "Andrew too?" I ask louder this time.

"No....Only one casualty. Kelly. Andrew and Cole are both alive....Cole barely. He is in the room next to yours. Andrew is out with Britni for a drive to hunt any wildlife like he has been everyday since then. The metal was pulled out and stitched. Which left us with Melanie and Ryan. We got them after getting all of you in safety. Stevie and I collected the jets which are parked outside. The Apache is...ughh its wrecked. I tried flying it. I got a few feet off the ground before hitting a tree and losing the rotors. I made it out safe though." Phillip goes on. I sit there. Kelly is dead. Holy fuck. "Well shit...thanks. I appreciate all of this." I say.

I recover for the next two weeks. I start to function fine again.

Present day.

I rise off the couch. I look and see Melanie and Ryan out on the bed. I sneak out of the room and into the bathroom. After a shower in cold water I gather a military uniform. Its a perfect fit and I think I look rather good in it. I always wanted to join the military. Today I decided I would leave HQ and explore the base. Its about 4 AM. I eat some crackers before stepping into the outside for the first time in 3 weeks. The base looks amazing. I look at the Jets. "Is that a hangar?" I ask myself aloud. I take a walk to this giant building. I slide open a 50 foot door. It is very heavy but it budges a little. I stare at a military cargo plane. "Mother of planes...." I whisper to myself. I spot a shift in the shadows. I quickly move towards it. "Who's up already?" I call out. Nothing.