The Virus Within- Changing

Aftermath(Plus some action sprinkled in)

The fighting lasted for three days. The zombies were relentless. They fought to the last man, and I mean it. That's no exaggeration. When at last the zombies stopped coming, I was literally sleep-fighting. I would batter at zombies with my bat, and at a brief respite, I got two seconds of sleep standing up before a zombie's growl would startle me awake. 

When the fighting stopped, half the defenders collapsed on the spot and rested. I got two-thirds of the way down the wall before I fell. There I crawled over to a shaded spot with grass. I fell asleep there and slept for twenty-eight hours straight.

When I woke, everything was sorted up. All the zombies were gone, and the area was in the process of being sanitized. Only two people had turned, and they immediately took the cure. 

I found Venta sitting under a tree.

"So," I said. He was up in a flash.

"So," he repeated.

"Friends?" I asked. Simple words.

"Allies." He answered. Then he was gone.

I didn't pursue him.

I had downtime, so I tried to find a blade. I could only find a small knife, but that was okay. I tried to find something to do, but I couldn't, so I read in my room. I was totally engrossed when Jake burst through the door.

"The Leaders want everyone to come to the square center."

"Okay."

I walked with him to the center of the base.

Bennet was up at the podium, along with Nathan, the secretary. As people gathered, he began to speak.

"Two days ago, there was a battle. Zombies and Phantoms attacked the wall. Thankfully, nobody died, but it was a great possibility. We were overwhelmed, but reports say that two men, or kids, in disguises fought off many phantoms, like the flying zombie and the one on fire. If you recall, a masked figure had triggered the mudslide and slowed down a majority of the zombies. If not for them, all would've been lost. I am here to thank you two, and to request that you show yourselves to the world."

Silence. Then someone cried out.

"Me!"

It wasn't Venta.

From this, a hundred voices replied.

"No, it wasn't. You were the one that failed to trigger the landslide."

"Prove it!"

"Liar! Liar!"

"Yeah, prove it!"

Then there was more silence.

The man cried out. "I will!"

Bennet arranged for a race of the man against Samantha.

Needless to say, Samantha won. The man wasn't even close.

He was assigned to the latrines for lying. Nobody else claimed the title.

We all gathered back to the square center, and Bennet started speaking again.