The Undead

Chapter 24: Third Branch

--Britni's Point of View--

 After being thrown into the truck Andrew and I sat in the darkness. The truck made sharp turns making us slide into the walls. "Whos in here" a shallow voice asks. "Woah shit....Andrew?" I ask aloud. "No...." "Names Tony......never thought this would happen to me...these were my friends" Tony whispers. "Your friends?" "They worked for me.....we slayed the zombies but one day they just beat me and locked me in here....I think its because of what I did to Alex..." "What did you do to him?" "Her, and I killed her....she had a scratch and claimed it wasnt from the zombies.....I didnt risk it" "They shouldnt be pissed.....this is survival" Andrew says to Tony. "Now they saw your plane crash......they wanted to find out who it was so they can kill them.....your plane is gonna bring a lot of zombie attention...maybe even whats left of military" "Shit....we didnt plan on crashing....the engine blew" Andrew says. "Only you two in that giant ass plane?" "No....we have others...we got split up making a run for it" I say choking a few tears back. I wonder where the others are just as the truck stops.

The light burns my pupils and tears form as a hand grabs my wrist and pulls me out. "Who was all in the plane Tony?" The man grabbing me asks. "A few more out there.....they need to be kept alive....atleast one of'em" Tony says. I shoot him a look. Betrayed. I feel a thump to my head. The world fades to black. 

I wake up on a roof tied up. Andrew next to me and a girl across from us. "You must be alex?" I ask. "How'd ya know?" "Tony..that asshole" Andrew answers. "Tony.....he's my brother and I have another....Tobias the middle child, Im the youngest" She explains. "Why do they have you like this?" "They kill anything that moves and I tried to stop them.....so did Tobias but I was caught and Tobias had to leave me in fear of his own life" "How long ago was this?" "A few days before your plane crashed we tried to stop'em....Military had this place safe before they performed an inside job and killed many innocents. We tried to stop them then but I got caught and have been tied here....I watched you guys parachute down and your plane crash"

I sit baffled. This girl is atleast 8 years old...tied up by her own brother and left to die and watch as her brother and the group he has slaughter all living things. I hear footsteps and shuffles. I turn and see three men climb up from a ladder. I recognize Tony. "I see you've met my sister....Alex" "What have you done? Shes your family asshole!" I scream clenching my fists. Andrew pulls his hand from mine. "What have I done? I've let her live" He says trying to sound nice. "You've let her starve and watch innocents die at the hands of you!" Andrew joins. "Well then I guess she dies" Tony says clapping his hands. Another man climbs up from the ladder with shotguns for all. They arm themselves. "Find any information you can about the crash from these fools" Tony says about us. Three men walk over and begin questioning us. It goes on for hours as we take abuse from neglecting to answer.

"Well Alex.......These two think I havent been treating you as family by letting you live" "Starve!" "I love you" Tony says shooting her in the chest. She is still alive before he shoots her three extra times to finish the job. "You prick!" Andrew yells at him. "Shut up" Tony says kicking Andrews head. I notice the blood trickle down just as a sound emits from the right by the ladder. "Huh?" "Tim....go check it out" Tony demands.

A few minutes roll by. "Tim?" Tony asks. A shadow stands up and a slug is fired into one of the men. Andrew is grabbedand held at gunpoint. I see who I recognize as Phillip , fly through the air and land on Tony. Kaleb rolls from around the vent and shoots a slug into the man holding Andrew just as Tony knocks Phillip out with his shotgun. Andrew grabs the shotgun from the body next to him and blasts Tony's brains everywhere. "Holy shit am I glad to see you guys!" Kaleb exclaims untying Andrew and I. We examine Phillip. His head is fine. I slap him awake. "Thanks....Let's go!" I say. We climb down the ladder all holding shotguns. I see the others and join them with hugs. I get a massive hug from Ryan. "Where to?" "Crash site.....We gotta check for Tobias!" Stevie says taking the lead.

Tobias? Cant be the same one. I look at Andrew who must be thinking the same. "Tobias?" I ask. "He helped Phillip......he fell and left him....we never saw him die so we need to make sure" Melanie says. "Phillip! Did this Tobias ever speak of Family?" "Uhh...yeah he said he had a brother and sister but they were most likely dead" He struggles to remember. We run off towards the crash site as a jeep gives chase. "Shit! Hide in here!" Stevie shouts kicking a door down to a home. We run in and hide in various spots. I hide with Melanie behind a couch with my shotgun ready. I hear doors open and shut and the clicks of locks. I also hear a car stop and doors slam shut and clips smash into guns. "We know you are in here!" A voice says as one of the windows breaks. "Close your eyes!" I shout. The sound leaves my ears ringing and Melanie blinded.

I feel a arm land on my shoulder and I open my eyes and see a bearded man. I elbow him and fire a slug into him. I cant hear anything but I see the men walking in the halls. They heard the shotgun and I get back down.