The Bunker

BATANGAS CAPITOL BUILDING

45th Survivors Infantry Unit

August 13, 2998

2200H

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"Woohhhhhh!" Damn, I miss this warm bath! Haven't had one since we left the place! "

Exclaimed by Alex as he, Peter, Mike, and Sara were in Bunker's bath area. The touch of a warm bath is all they need after that long night fleeing the infected and battling for their lives, everyone was in good mood, aside from Peter.

Peter gazes on the floor as the dirt, sweat, and blood ebb with the water into the drain. The flashbacks of their place being overrun by the infected still raw on his mind. The recollections of their fallen comrade as they are being eaten alive, and how did Jane sacrifice herself so that they can escape.

He shuts his eyes and the memories of their escape appeared.

"Go Peter, take others, and leave! GO!! ".

Yelled by Jane as she was shooting the horde of infected breaching their barricades. The infected manage to demolish the last blockade leaving their base defenseless. They are all assaulting in various directions making the circumstance worst

Peter hears the scream of the anguish of his comrades as they are being devoured alive by the infected. Their flesh being forcefully gnawed away from their body and blood is bursting out from their veins.

"But Jane, how about you? Let's freaking go already."

Peter's fidgeting and lost, he's trying to pull Jane away from the fences and struggling to get her out.

" Here, take the keys, in the basement, you will see Mike. He's repairing the truck, used that to save others"

"But"

"Just go you damn twig!! Go!!! Now!! I'll be right behind you!"

Peter grabs a gun and stars shooting any nearby infected as he huddles survivor while going down the basement.

"Mike, start the buses. We've been overrun!!! Go!!!

"Everyone get inside the bus!"

Alex shouted as he shoots infected appearing in from the entrance going to the buses.

Mike and Matt start the two buses and forcefully get out of the basement, obliterating the fences in the process. Just as they move past the gates, a tremendous explosion occurs blowing infected away and it's shockwaves eroding the side mirror of the buses.

JANEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Peter wailed in grief. He then saw another bombardment, much broader than the last explosion, resulting in the entire place now on the blaze. As if the hell itself plummeted in their home. Peter rushes to the doors of the bus, strongly opening them.

"Mike opened the door!! Let me goo!!!! I will save Jane!!!

Peter then attempts to smash the door until Alex restrained him. He then used his strength to stifle Peter back to his seat.

" Calm down will ya?! Are you out of your mind?! You're going to let yourself killed and endangering to the safety of anyone here!! "

"I need to save Jane, you freaking retard! Let me go, you asshole!!

Peter forcefully grapples Alex, the two of them whirls on the floor of the bus until Alex mounted Peter, then he punches him in the face.

" You think Jane wanted you to die? Huh? You twig! Answer me!!!!"

Peter tears start receding from his eyes, he holds Alex's hand and continues to struggle. Silence falls inside the bus. They can't say anything after hearing what Alex has said.

"Let me go! I'm begging you! Please, I need to save Jane"

Then Alex starts to tear up as well. He clenched his teeth and inhale deeply before giving Peter another punch in the face.

"You were given a task by our leader, we have to get as many survivors as we can. It's our promise to them. Pull yourself back. Jane's counting on you even though you're a dumbass shitty twig."

Alex then stands up and moves away from Peter. He goes back from his seat at the front. Nobody on the bus says anything. Then the sorrow and guilt succumb to them, their tears crumpling on their cheeks.

Peter starts to open his eyes once again, turn off his shower, and uttered to the group.

"I hope Jane's fine."

He's completely bleak. His voice was calmed yet its oozing with sadness.

Suddenly the group became speechless.

"Look, Peter. I know you're worried about your sister. Sara retorted.

She knows how close Peter and Jane back in their safe zone. Jane and Peter were not relative by blood, but all of them considered both of them brother and sister on how they treat each other.

"But if there's one thing I know about Jane, is that she can handle herself. She taught me how to fight those bastards. I'm sure she's okay" she added.

"Man, she's the only one who whacked me in the face during my stay there remember?" Alex said while grinning.

"Your sister is one hell of a monster" I am more frightened of her than those fuckers." he added

Then the group burst into laughter.

" Hahaha yeah, I remember that one" Mike said.

"She really owned you at that time. Big man goes to the floor, conk out afterward"

"It's because you're a complete idiot that time," said Peter.

Then the group became reserved once again. Peter lightly smiles and finished up bathing.

"I know that more than anyone. Sorry for doubting you once again Jane" Peter said to himself.

Once they got out of the cubicle. They saw a new dress prepared for them. They can't blame them. It was full of dirt, the blood of the infected, and them as well.

"They must have burned our clothes already. Damn, I loved that shirt" Mike utter.

Once they got out of the bathroom. A yellow light suddenly flickers in the walls of the Bunker followed by a virtual voice message.

"Sa Lahat ng Bagong dating na individual, maaari lamang na subduing and dilaw na Linya. Maraming Salamat"

("For the new arrivals, please follow the yellow line. Thank you")

The AI voice keeps playing as the group follows the yellow line. When they reach the end of it, they saw a passage open in the corridor. The man from Earlier came out and spoke to them.

"Sorry for the late introduction, My name is Captain Rick Santos, I'm the head of security and operations of this infantry," he said.

"I hope you've clean yourself up. We then get you sanitized" he said while gazing at the group.

"How's your foot sweetheart?" he then examines Sara

"Better than never, thanks "

Sara replied

"Good. Please follow me inside lads" Rick said.

The group quietly follows Captain Rick inside. There, they saw what looks like a medbay. With beds, doctors and nurses, medical equipment and separated by curtains and hard glasses. They also saw physical and mental equipment for evaluation and the doctor's office.

"What are we doing here? We're immune!" Alex said to Captain Rick.

"Yeah, I know. If you're not, I would've killed you in the gates earlier." Captain Rick replied.

" We just need to take a few blood samples from all of you." Captain Rick faces the group.

"You all came from the ground zero, the antibodies on your blood will make us study the virus more and create a vaccine for the greater good"

Captain Rick added.

The group look at each other and nodded at the same time. Agreeing on the purpose of Captain Rick for their blood.

"Also btw, we made some shots for you"

Captain Rick said as one of the nurses came out on one of those tents carrying a tray of 5 syringes. The group starts to

look at each other once again.

"What? Afraid of needles?" he said to them

"Just curious about what is it. You know we're very careful of what's going inside our bodies. As you said, we came from ground zero."

Sara replied to Captain Rick.

" it's a cocktail of nutrients, folate, acids, and vitamins you've been deprived for a long time. If you don't believe me, then. "

Captain Rick gets one of the syringes and injects one unto himself. Much as to the group's astonishment.

"Come on. Don't be a pussy." he said to the group.

"Doctor, once there done, I want you to escort them unto my office," he added

"Yes sir. Right away." the doctor said

"I want you to be as capable and as strong more than ever, we have a lot to do"

Captain Rick said to them while quietly walking away from the medbay.

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What's was waiting for them in the Office of Captain Rick? Why does he help them? Follow the next chapter of Year 3000