Hunt or be Hunted 1/2

Hayden led Zach outside, though the area was fenced up with metal. Meaning you can’t climb up or escape.

Jug stood there, he looked at Zach and then at Hayden. The realization hit, are they going to have to fight?

Hayden snickered. “You two are going to fight, to the death!” Hayden grinned. Jug’s eyes widened, his breathing fastened due to panicking, was he going to have to kill his own friend?

Zach glared at Jug, Jug backed up a bit. He was stumbling due to the constant torture he endured. Jug raised his fists, ready to fight.

“Don’t start just yet! It won’t only be you guys!” He laughed and opened the gates, walkers limped through. “Thank you Casimir for the walkers.” Hayden ran over to the exit and shut the door. Jug ran over and tried to open the door. “Hey Zach can you help me open this!” Jug tried his best to open the door but he couldn’t, it was locked and he knew it; but hope was driving him to keep on trying.

Jug turned around and noticed that Zach was nowhere to be seen, he turned around and Zach was right there, he ran and tackled him to the ground. He had a blade. Jug grunted. “WE ARE FRIENDS ZACH! DON’T LISTEN TO HAYDEN! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!” Jug screamed and kicked Zach away.

Zach landed on the dirt, he looked up and noticed that the walkers were heading towards them. Zach’s heart was racing, he needed to get out of here; even if it meant killing Jug.

Zach grabbed a walker and shoved it towards Jug, Jug kicked the walker away and ran off. “Come here!” Zach’s eyes were twitching, he lost it indefinitely. He swung the blade, killing walkers.

Jug was thinking that if Zach found a weapon then so could he, Jug tripped a walker and spotted something. He ran over to a little puddle, there was something in it. Jug dipped his hand into the puddle and grabbed a spear, it was handmade, the tip was sharpened- likely with a knife.

Jug raised the spear and backed up, he swung it around like a Gandalf would do in a fight, he smacked a walker across the head with it. He spun the spear around and smacked another walker. “Why are there so many?” He whispered to himself.

Zach whistled. “OHHH JUG WHERE ARE YOUU?!” He yelled, he continued to whistle an eere song. Well at least Jug found it creepy. “OH BUDDY I JUST WANT TO TALK!” He appeared between the walkers and swung at Jug.

Jug blocked the blade with the spear, luckily it dented the spear and not his head— or forehead. “Come on Zach, snap out of it!” Jug used his body strength to shove Zach away. “We gotta handle these walkers!” Jug screamed at him.

Zach paused and looked at the walkers. “Oh right..” he stabbed a walker, Jug backed up and launched forward, impaling a walker in the eye with the spear. The spear went clean through its head.

Jug landed on his feet, he pulled out the spear and stabbed another walker.

Jug looked at the gates that Hayden opened. “Zach we can escape. He left it wide open!”

Zach looked at Jug and nodded, he began to get a sense of who he was. He was locked in that room for days on end and that made him insane— scientifically speaking; a person can’t really tell if they’re crazy or not— but he feels crazy and that kinda counts.

Jug sprinted towards the gates, he slid against the dirt and slammed himself against the metal fence. He was sprinting full force so that’s why he made impact with the wall. He looked at Zach. “Glad I snapped you out of it.” Jug smiled and stabbed a walker.

“Yeah…” Zach stabbed a walker. “Now we need to escape this shit.” He spoke and ran off, Jug followed him. They were in a field; full of walkers.

“When will this day end?” Jug sighed. “We just have to run past them, get ready.” Zach stood next to him. “GO!” Jug sprinted into the field, past the hungry walkers. Zach followed him. “Damn you’re fast!” Zach yelled over. “That’s what a deer is for!” Jug jumped up and kicked a walker, deers were good at kicking as well. The walker got sent flying down a hill.

Hayden walked down the hallway as the alarm went off. “Oh, they really escaped?” Hayden chuckled. “I see how it is, you fell for the trap. Only one can live.” Hayden continued to walk down the hallway.

Elfie went over to him, holding a gun. “I’m going to hunt them down. They’re Cody’s friends, right?” She glared at Hayden. “Keep them alive, that’s a task— I will deal with them personally.” Elfie nodded and ran off with a group of people.

“Is that also a test?” A guy looked at Hayden. “Oh Kaden, yes. It is.” He smiled, Kaden slouched against the wall. “The war is close?” Kaden looked down at the floor. “I’m deciding, it’ll be today for sure.” Hayden snickered. “I want my payback, and Rose.”

Jug’s deer ears sprouted up, they heard an alarm in the distance. Gunshots went off. They were still in the field though. Zach stopped and looked over at the gates, it was silent.

Soon enough people rushed out and began shooting the walkers, Elfie chased after Jug and Zach. “Shit!” Zach turned around and began to run faster, Jug followed him as bullets whizzed by their faces.

“COME HERE YOU FUCKERS!” Elfie yelled and went into the forest. “Elfie no! God dammit!” Another followed in pursuit. The gunshots stopped meaning they killed the walkers and now they were being hunted.

Elfie aimed her M4, looking around. “Elfie, wait up!” A guy kneeled over, catching his breath. “Josh, why did you follow?” Elfie looked at him.

“Because you will get yourself killed; nor did they kill Dawson either. Hayden will want them alive— do not disobey him!” Josh yelled.

Elfie turned around and aimed her M4, shooting Josh in the head. “SHUT UP! THIS IS FOR DAWSON! THEY ARE CODY’S FRIENDS SO THEY DESERVE THE TREATMENT HE WILL GET!!” Elfie yelled, watching his body fall.

Elfie walked off. “WHERE ARE YOUU!” Elfie snarled. Jug looked at Zach. “Holy fuck she killed her own friend…” Jug sighed. “I’ll get the rifle he had.” Zach stood up. “Okay, okay. I’ll keep watch.”

Zach snuck over and carefully grabbed the rifle, he went back. His eyes widened, seeing that someone had Jug hostage. “Lower your weapon.”

“ZACH DON’T FIRE!”

Zach’s heart raced; he aimed the rifle “I’m sorry.” He put the finger on the trigger and fired.