Jarida Drabbles

Zombie Apocalypse

White puffs of breath escaped her lips as she rushed over the hardened ground. Little rain had fallen the past few months, and when it did rain, it usually rained acid. An unearthly scream, more of a gargled growl, echoed behind her. The sign that they weren't far back.

She felt the sweat on her palm, the heat pushing against the skin on her exposed neck. The jacket had long since torn from a clawed attack. She still remembered the sound of leather tearing and the satisfied snarl that emitted from the creature.

She squeezed her eyes shut, this wasn't the time. Soon they would be near each other. She smiled, just a little longer. Her legs pumped from practice, the beats matching the rhythm of her heart.

"Jack, you better be there," She muttered. She jumped over a fallen truck, her boots and legs skidding on the surface as she rolled and landed heavily on her feet. The thundering of a herd echoed behind and she tilted her head to the side, glancing back at the mass of undead bodies which trailed after her.

Skidding around the old harvest mill, she spotted the white patch of hair she knew so well and grinned. He leaped out from behind a car, which had crashed long ago, swords in hand and jumped like a wildcat into the air, slashing through the horde of zombies.

Fire ignited among them, and they screamed. Merida whipped arrow after arrow, flame burning holes through the corpses chests. As soon as she was out of arrows she ripped her sword from the scabbard and together, she and Jack hacked away at the undead.

"Well, you finally made it," Jack joked

"It does take some time to gain ground on undead," she replied, lobbing off a zombies head. Their backs camp together and Jack looked over his shoulder with a smirk, "I think you have been eating too much. Your butt feels bigger."

"How dare you insult me at a time like this!" She replied, feigning anger, "Besides, you're the one with a tiny butt. You should join the undead with that butt."

"Puh-lease, you wouldn't know what to do without my butt."

Merida laughed, "Well, let's not make this the day to find out."

Silver flashes of metal danced through the air as screams not their own, rang out and bodies began to pile up. Merida danced around the enemy with a vicious form; she was like fire, consuming everything in her path. The undead fell like stones in a lake and were instantly set on fire by the blade, which was soaked in specific oil which would alight on contact with the undead.

Jack's laugh sprayed over the bodies which fell with dull thuds. Once more, their backs met. "We've got to stop meeting like this," He teased.

Merida rolled her eyes, "Save the jokes for when we get out of this." The bodies continued to drop and burn, but they didn't stop coming. Merida's arm was growing weak.

"We have to end this!" She shouted over the gurgled groans. "I can't hold up much longer."

Jack nodded, "I-" he shoved a zombie back, "Agree!" together they broke lose of the horde and ran to the mill. Jack stepped on the ignition. The fuze leading up to their huge makeshift bomb began to burn.

Without a word, they raced away. In a matter of seconds, the bomb went off. It took a second, as if it were taking a deep breath and then the explosion rocked the ground and the impact slammed Merida to the ground with Jack tumbling ahead of her.

The wails of burning undead filled her ears and she coughed, heaving for breath as she rolled her sore body over. She watched as the flames captured the grotesque creatures. She smiled, they had done it.

"G-Get up," Jack's scratchy whisper met her ears, "Time to go." They stood, shakily and limped as quickly as they could away from the fire and noise.

Only when they were safely back in their cabin did they sit and rest. Jack smiled weakly at her, "We did it."

"I know." She nodded, "we can tell them tomorrow." She tilted her head to face Jack, "Thank you." Her hand laced through his and she smiled.

"No problem," He leaned closer and kissed her. They sat in that moment for a while, neither one wanting to move. Both wishing this moment could be infinite.