CRUMBLE

Harry and the squad he is with is in a building that is about to collapse, it is because of the explosions from aerial bombs. The air force has been targeting cities with a large land area, because of the possible swarm of dead that has accumulated. Elkton is one of those cities unfortunate enough to be a hotbed for the dead to increase in size and strength.

Harry, Lee, Troy, and Mei are unfortunate as well as they have been caught in the middle of a horde and no means of escape. They retreated to a the second storey of a 4 storey high building, the flights of stairs that they have climbed up has fell apart. It is one of the reason as to why Troy has suffered injuries.

It started when one of the biters charged at Troy and stepped on a unexploded bomb, it caused the building that they are in to slowly collapse and attract some of the dead to the noise. The building's crumbling is also a factor as to why there are more being attracted to them. Troy looking for someone to blame, blamed Harry for the situation that they are in. Without a second to waste Harry acted out of instinct and climbed on to the second floor of the building. For now they are safe, but some things might factor in that will cause them their death.

The building crumbling down on them, or their own nerves getting into each other. Its all a matter of time as the building and the ever increasing of the attracted biters to them increase for every second. Harry and Lee kept their composure as they sent the S.O.S early and know that there is help coming to them.

"WE cannot stay here"

"Yeah..no shit genius"

"We cannot wait here as well.. my fucking wound is killing me"

"is waiting all we can do Mr. Harry?"

"We can jump to the roof on the next building... but I don't think his wounds would allow us to do anything"

"Waiting...good...we're going to die...we're going to die"

"No we're not"

"Look around you....those things are waving at us to come down to them....then these building is going to shit"

"There's no use being a pessimist"

"There's also no use in being a optimist right?"

Harry bit on his lower lip, slowly being fed up trying to think of a way to get out.

Tobias and his party passed by the destroyed part of Elkton, after a few minutes more of driving they have arrived near the area where the dead are accumulating. With some of the buildings torn down, they can clearly see the Elkton Creamery. They are far enough as to not be seen by the dead but near enough that they can be seen by the people in the building. Bryce shone his flashlight to them, Mei noticed it.

"Their here..look"

She pointed outside of the window and Lee looked out. She used her flashlight as well and communicated back to them.

"Okay...they are there... see"

"Yeah...See Troy we will get out of here"

"Okay, we need to find a way to distract those biters.."

"Any Ideas, we need one fast"

"There's a auto repair shop in the other side of these buildings...we can use it to make noise."

"All right, Bryce"

"Yes?"

"You guys have suppressors right?"

"Yeah, a bit worn out...but it'll hold"

"Good..good..Doc you can shoot right?"

"Yes"

"Okay'll Kayla you go the auto repair shop and look for the loudest car you can find, or let the horns go loud"

"Okay..I'll go"

Kayla headed towards the auto repair shop as fast as she can, she came across a few biters but they are currently going to where their horde are waiting. Bryce climbed up to their truck and pointed towards them, Dylan also did so. Niall arrived on a motorbike and sees Toby.

"Hey man"

"Hey.... can you distract those biters away from the creamery?"

"Yeah.. why?"

"So that I can get up there"

"Yeah sure"

"Kayla will make a loud noise so be careful"

Niall nodded and just followed Toby said, he took a short detour behind the horde and there he waited. Toby fired a shot in the air as the signal, and so they started. Niall went first and fired his bike up, making the loudest noise he can, Kayla made the alarms of the car off and revved the car she is in. The noise startled Bryce and he killed one of the biters.

"Well, let's start"

The two men on the truck started to eliminate the biters slowly, making every bullet count as to not waste. The noises started to distract much of the horde and they all started to move away. Tobias sprinted across the street as some of the biters saw him, he arrived got into the alleyway. He immediately climbed on a garbage bin and he pushed it away.

Some of the runners deep in the horde has started to come out, and it went after the sources of the noise, it jumped on the car Kayla is in. With no choice she started to run down on the ones that are jumping over to her, she ran over some of the biters and a portion of the horde died. Niall started to shoot at the ones that are coming towards him. His kills any of the biters that get close to him with precise shots right in their head.

As soon as there is a clearing Toby immediately, Harry saw him.

"Hey brother.. can you guys get out over here?"

"Yeah, we have wounded"

"Don't worry"

Toby jumped over the alleyway an to the building that they are in, He grabbed the injured Troy and pulled him out of the window. Mei and Lee followed him, they got onto the gap. The noises around them has also started to attract the biters near them. Toby hopped down to the alley with Harry and cleared the biters down with, Tobias got to the other side of the garbage bin and pushed with all his strength. He managed to push the bin close enough to the people on top and they started to get down, Harry helped Troy get down and then the two girls came down next. The three run towards the truck while Harry and Tobias covered them.

As Niall is shooting in front of him, a figure on top of the buildings also started to shoot at the horde, it filled him with relief someone is good enough to help them. Then he pulled out a grenade launcher aimed at the creamery then he fired. The buildings around the creamery exploded. Everyone sees the buildings go up in flames and they are all shaken. Debris flew high into the air, and more of the Horde started to come out.

Everyone had no choice but to go back to Woodville. They all drove away from the sight, as the horde continuously increased in size. The figure on top of the building aimed the gun at Niall, and he aimed back.

'Shoot' He thought to himself, but the figured instead hopped down and ran away. Niall did not chase the person but instead left with the others. They stopped by the Shenandoah National Park sign in order to recuperate. Niall arrived last.

"Guys-"

Bryce punched Niall right in the jaw, Dylan and Lee stopped him before anything gets worse.

"Why didn't you kill that man?!"

Niall's eyes widened upon hearing Bryce.

"You saw that man?"

Bryce pushed away the two grabbing him and he replied with a 'Yeah'.

'Why didn't you?' Niall aimed his gun directly at Bryce and so he aimed his gun as well.

'STOP' Lee stopped the two men.

"Stop you two, I have no idea what happened.. but take a breather"

"He helped us clear some of the horde...then just fired I'm guessing Harry and Toby didn't make it?"

"We don't know that"

The two men lowered their guns and put it in their holsters. With the situation defused, Niall head back to Woodville on his bike and left the others. Kayla arrived a little later in the car that she used. Everyone's spirit is in pieces, she hopped off and checked on everyone starting with Dylan, Troy and Mei.

"Doc"

"Yeah?"

"How is he?"

"Good, the swelling on his thigh has gone down, and the infection didn't worsen... we bring him back to Washington we can treat him properly.... but for now the Neosporin is doing its work"

"Does he have a fever?"

"No, thank god..."

"..."

"Well...that's all"

"Okay, talk to you later"

"Uh huh"

Dylan continued to check on Troy who has fallen asleep. She then talked to Mei.

"Hey"

"Hey"

"How are you?"

"I don't know... my friend got wounded... but now is okay.. so"

"Good"

"you?"

"Sad... the two brothers got reunited and now...they are probably near death"

"Oh, I feel sorry for them"

"Yeah we all are"

"....."

"I'll talk to you later"

"Sure"

She then approached Lee and Bryce who seems to be in distress.

"How are you guys?"

"In pain"

"In shit"

"Sorry you had to go through that again"

"yeah, and now.. its twice"

"How do we tell Elizabeth about this"

"yeah.... I guess you two need some alone time"

"Yeah, we appreciate that"

"Thank you"

"Bye"

"Bye"

Kayla let out a big sigh, she then looked over the road that they have taken. Hoping that two men will come up from it.