Chapter Eleven

(Dennis)

After driving for hours and stopping for few breaks. We had finally reached signs of another city. I'm sitting in the back seat next to Jean who's still brooding and looking out of the window, everyone has gotten to know each other but its extremely tough to get Jean to open up. I tapped his shoulder and he took his eyes off the traveling road to stare at me. "Hey, how are you feeling?" I asked him softly with a smile, "Like shit" he sighed. I smiled sympathetically at him, "I'm sorry I never apologized for you lost, although I feel like it wouldnt help, I cant tell you're a hard person." I said rubbing my neck awkwardly. "Yeah you're right actually, I just want to move on from it as fast as I can" He said, finally opening up. "He was my everything, my soulmate, and this fucking apocalypse took him away from me. I wish it was me instead but I wouldnt want him to suffer either" he sighed looking out the window again. "At least he can watch over us and make sure we have a safe survival right? I mean wherever he is, I'm sure hes watching over you, over all of us" I finished with a smile, reaching over to pat Jean's back. Jean intense and hard face broke into a slight smile as he nodded his head slightly and turned to look out the window again, "hopefully" he said. I looked and saw everyone in the truck staring at me with thankful faces, now we could have a little less worry about Jean being angry.

Looking outside the window, we came to a city that looked like it's been abandoned long before the apocalypse, it even had over grown plants sprouting from different places. "Wow" I said, "this place looks like it's been abandoned forever." The others nodded and mumbled noises of agreement as we pulled into one of the plant infested parking lots, Tom looked back at us from the driving seat, "so is everyone ready? We might have to fight some zombies so be careful" Tom said reminding us of the terrible menace plaguing the earth.

I got out of the back seat with jean, Blaire and Klancy stepping from the middle along with Dipper. and finally, Daniel and Tom appeared from the front doors and made their way towards us behind the car, I noticed the high tension between them. They obviously dont like each other. "Alright guys, this place is creepy I doubt we'll be staying here but it's always good to check into places and see what we can find" I said but in reality, I was just hoping for a chance to get this secret out. Everyone nodded along understanding the plan as we began walking into the dark warehouse.

Once we were inside, you could easily smell the wet and mossy atmosphere. It smelt like a poorly kept aquarium, our feet constantly splattered through tiny puddles of water. I hated it in here, it was a stuffy atmosphere and if I was a normal person I'd probably get sick. The sound of a flashlight clicking brung me out of my judgemental thoughts when Daniel pointed it in front of us. "I got this from the store you guys pointed us to, I thought it would come in handy" Daniel chirped quietly. I gave him a deafened thanks and continued walking forwards, eventually we hit the end of what looks to be like the back of the warehouse. There were a few buttons and a switch which I tried to flick on. The entire warehouse shook a tiny bit, electricity flew from certain points on the ceiling illuminating the entire area. It blinked and flickered in patterns leaving us in the dark and bringing us back to light rapidly.

Ahead of me from the entrance of the warehouse, I could see wobbly silhouettes coming toward us quiet fast. My heart began to race when the electrical light show flickered over them, illuminating their rotting faces and tattered clothing as they shuffled their way forward. Their arms outstretched and their faces looking starved, these were extra hungry monsters, I dont want to stick around and see what the extra desperation does for them. "Guys we have company, be extra careful dealing with them we dont know how many more could be coming so save your bullets and find something sharp or blunt" I said, this might be my chance to show them what I can do. Klancy pulled out a gun from the back of her pants and began firing off a few shots, taking down two zombies and damaging another. "Nice shot" I grumbled out and began charging at another zombie with my trusty knife, stabbing it in its disgusting forehead and pulling it out with a huff, the zombie fell to the ground lifeless.

I heard Blaire scream and looked behind me, a zombie had tackled her and Klancy had fell backward in a attempt dodge a zombie attack. I looked to the side of us and saw that another door had been busted open with few zombies pouring in like a surprise attack. This is my chance, I'll save all of them. I transformed my hand and focused all of my energy into the claw, they morphed and mixed together, molten red steam pouring out of them, I felt my vision turn burnt orange as I developed sharper instincts. I looked at my now finished augmented hand to see that it has turned into a blade, the blade looked extremely sharp, enough to cut steal. I smirked to myself as bloodlust began pouring in, I know what I promised you Tom but I need to save them.

I composed my self, and with incredible speed I dashed towards the zombie ontop of Blaire, slashing upwards and cleaving the zombie off her. She hurriedly got up staring at me terrified as the zombie flew back and hit the wall of the warehouse hard. I turned and stabbed the zombie Klancy had been fighting swiftly, it fell down quickly and I turned my attention to the massive amounts of zombies that poured relentlessly into the warehouse.

Snarling, the smell of decay and blood. Those were the only things present as I looked ahead of me. I began laughing wildly as jumped off into the air and down into the middle of the crowd. I havent felt this alive is so long, this adrenaline. I can take on the whole US army. I sliced and diced through each zombie, kabobing them on my sword as if they were vegetables I were to fry on my grill. Slicing off their heads like cutting up fruit, this felt amazing, I feel so powerful!

Caught up in my thoughts I didnt notice the zombie who launched themself on me and bit down into the arm of my sword. A molten substance spilled out and then zombies bottom jaw began melting. I smirked at the idiotic beast and shrug it off of me, mercilessly crushing its skull beneath my feet. I let out a dastardly cry of victory as I'd finish the last zombie off. My outfit has splotches of blood covering it and my sword was painted red from the dark substance.

Steam poured out of my body and I felt slightly daunted by the flurry of attacks I'd let out. I turned and looked at everyone, their horrified faces snapped me out of my blood lust. I was suppose to look like a hero not a villain, I let the bloodlust consume like an animal. 'Fucking idiot' I swore at myself, "H-Hey guys, I'm so sorry you had to see that but I can explain" I said desperately. "What are you?" Daniel breathed out, his hand covering his mouth, "hes a fucking monster that's what" Jean spat venomously. My head snapped in his direction with a glare and he shrunk back, fear immediately taking over his features, "Guys please just give me a chance to explain" I pleaded.

Dipper and Tom ran through the blood and to my side. "What are you guys doing?! Get away from him hes a monster!" Klancy yelled. "No hes not!" Tom defended, "if you'd just give him a fucking chance to explain maybe you guys could catch some sense, he just saved us all by the way, if you'd forgot how fast your life could of been taken away just now" Dipper snapped. I looked at him surprised, Dipper wasnt a harsh person. Daniel, Klancy and blaire, and Jean all looked at each other with wearily glances, guilt crossing their faces from what Dipper pointed out. Jean's hard facade came back and he let out a groan of frustration, "fuck it, fine explain what's going on" he said. The others agreed and waited for me to talk, "Ok thank you, so much. So I'm an experiment gone wrong I believe, scientists used me as a test subject for a prototype vaccine they wanted to test out in order to possibly save humanity, I escaped, met Tom and Dipper, now here we are after meeting you guys" I finished.

"How did you escape? And what is it that you can do?" Daniel asked meekly, "Well I escaped when the secret post I was in got overrun by zombies" I started "and my abilities consist of endurance, speed, and augmentation basically" I finished.

They all looked at me like I was crazy, but then stared at my still augmented arm. "I guess we have no choice but to believe it, just so you know tho, I dont trust you at all." Blaire stated before walking off back to the car with Klancy, Jean's and Daniel following them. I looked down at the pool of blood surrounding Dipper tom and I. "I'm sorry Tom, I just wanted to introduce them to my abilities but, the bloodlust.." I paused and Tom nodded shrugging it off, "I understand Dennis, let's just go" He said grabbing my hand and leading us back toward the car. Once we got in we began driving further into the city, the car was silent and tension was thick, I only hoped to repair this mess I've created.

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