The windshield of the bus served as a one way mirror, to a mob of bloody decapitated and lacerated humans who roamed aimlessly, their growls filling the area like a chaotic symphony.
The growls sounded like their throat where dried up to extent it shriveled up.
As a sea of bloody people moved around, oblivious of the living dinner in the white bus.
"Suggestions" Brown said, running his hand down his laps for the fiftieth time.
"We need to go to the airport-" James began.
"- like hell we are " Jackson said cutting him
off.
" We need blood for Saif and antibiotics for Micheal" James said his voice rising only to drop as the memory of the dead poked his head.
"We can't risk everyone's Life like that" Jackson objected.
"How about I, my dad, Jackson and ray go out to scavenge while Benjamin stays here to protect the rest.
"That great idea, except your sick John"
"I'm not dad I'm fine its just an attack... Ok... I'm fine trust me."
"And why can't you stay and Ben goes with me"
"Simple because if i was to be left behind and I'm not actually fine no one's gonna be here to protect them."
James kept mute for a while his head clinking and clucking as the gears tried to reach a conclusion.
" I hate that your smart-" he sigh "- take your inhaler too".
After a while of suiting up in their military clothes and biker suits ( they took it off due to heat in the bus).
"If we aren't back by 10 pm drive off" Jackson said looking at Ben with a stern face before staring at his watch that now read 8:00pm.
With a peck to Ben's head the doors to bus slid shut and the make shift scout team moved out, copying and following all of Jackson's orders.
~
It took 30 minutes to make it to the airport, a criteria Jackson had not accounted for when he said 2hours.
They hid behind a blue SUV as an eye ball drone with a dent in the side flew past them.
Apart from the drone, it was a relatively smooth run as the dead seemed to be in active as long as you don't touch them.
The wired fence that separate the airport from the rest of the wall, was now a pile of metal mesh as the boys stood in front of it, beholding the spectacular fire display as airplanes ,and jets sported giant balls of orange flames, the runway splatter with blood and body parts along with a few eyeball drone and zombeast and even airplane parts.
The sound of gunshots from the distant end of the airport , kicked them out of their trance, as they ran for the nearest hanger, the sound of an awaken horde of zombie behind them.
James and Jackson heaved as they slid the squeaky door to a close, not a moment too soon as the growls caught up accompanied with the sound of hundreds of foots running, and even scarier the whizzing of a laser and roars of a beast.
"Spread out, eyes sharp, supressors on, Don't be a hero" Jackson said as everyone spread through the hanger.
The room was filled in an orderly manner with single beds with green dressing and a white pillow.
The white light flooding the room, as Jackson hit the switch, illuminating a girl with a bloody hair curled up at the back.
Jackson and the rest paid no attention to her at first, sticking to their scooting.
James headed for the medical booth, while Jackson and the rest took what the people had discarded in a hurry, which was a lot.
John stumbled upon a little bag filled with novels which he emptied into his bag, Ray on the other hand found a giant teddy purple teddy bear which he grabbed, an action that confused John.
After minutes of scavenging they had gotten,4 first aid kits and a duffle bag of medicine, 3 duffle bags of food and clothes, 6 solar batteries and chargers, another axe , a steel bat, 3 Glocks, and a teddy bear which ray had tied to his back.
After their inventory James, walked up to the petrified bloody teenage girl with Jackson ready to shoot if need be.
"Hey what's your name"
"D...eena"
"Ok Deena I'm James, would you want to come with us also are you alone"
"My friends got separated when the plane crashed and the monsters started to eat or change everyone..... But i manage to swipe this" she said as she waved a black harddisk
"The commander said it had all the marked safe spots in the world"
"That was a smart move but now we need to go, tell me you if you can walk"
"Please we can't just go, my friends are in the other hanger, please one is injured"
James looked back at a disapproving Jackson who just sighed in defeat and lowered his gun.
"John get her to the bus, will go for her friends" James said, his orders followed by johns firm nod and in minutes they where out.
~
Another 30 minutes had passed the sounds of yhe gunshot had reduced so much it was not dwindling, ray and Jackson opened up their 5th hanger for the night leaving john to bust in gun blazing to shoot and hostiles that moved.
But just like the other four this hanger was the same thing a neatly arranged set of single beds a med bay and left over possessions.
Just as they were about to leave, a girls shout "wait" stopped them dead on their tracks and also attracted a zombie who had be shuffling towards their general area.
The bloody police in light blue uniform, sprang to life, running like a mad man his limbs bouncing around and mouth opened. He short lap was ended by rays axe to his jaw, which severed the head off, drowsing the boy with blood.
James chuckled as ray faked vomiting.
"Are you Deena's friends-" James said "- she said we should get you.
And at that four bloody teens crawled from under the bed, two boys and two girls, one of the boys had a white metal in his leg.
"Can you use that" Jackson asked pointing towards the bow and arrow in the second boys hands.
"Yes"
"Great ray grab the injured let's move out"
"Wait-" James said " are any of you bitten
"No" they all chorused.
"How do you know they aren't lying" ray said as wary set in.
"Simple because no where is tied and if the injury isn't tied they should have transformed by now" James said looking at Jackson who just nodded.
The walk back was effortless, owing to the lack of monsters, although the arrow boy who introduced himself as wilson shot three zombie dead, impressing Jackson.
The bus was sparsely lit as a flashlight illuminated the inside.
~
Jackson stood at the door and watched with a smile as the friends re-uninted and could even swear he saw Deena mouth a thanks to him.
Ray gave the purple teddy to fortune, who couldn't contain her joy as she bounced around squealing, and paying no attention to everyone's shushing attempts, she named the teddy shine "i named it shine cause its close to ray " she said before she slept.
During the whole reconnection process, James had patched up the injured boy who was called ray, and Brown had found a motel not to far.
And with the roar of the engine they where off again in the dark as, the growls of zombies Began to become audible.
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