HDC: The Apocalypment

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And our FIRST WINNERS of the Antibiotics are...


NEVERENDING,

THEWICKERFAN,

HORRORZACK,

STRAKER, and

BWIND22!!


Congrats, folks.

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CHAPTER ONE - FIRST LANDING

"Where are we headed?" a slightly dizzy Cheebacheeba wonders.

"Out of the city," Bwind replies, peeking into the rearview mirror. "The whole place is swarming with these mindless...fuckers."

"Zombies. They are zombies," WickerFan whispers.

"Wh-What?!" Bwind looks at Wicker sharply.

"You know, like in the movies and stuff. Don't you see zombies in the movies?"

Bwind shrugs. "These don't seem like zombies. They are...different."

"In what way?"

"Well, for starters, they don't make a beeline for your f..." Bwind doesn't get to finish the line.

"STOP!!!" Cheeba yells from behind, and Bwind hits the brakes hard.

The car comes to a shuddering stop, almost careening to its left side. Wicker holds her head, while Bwind turns around angrily at Cheeba.

Cheeba nods towards his right. Bwind looks outside.

"Are you nuts?!" he explodes.

Wickerfan follows Bwind's gaze. "I think he has a point," she says silently, staring at the sign which says, in bold letters,

HORRORZACK'S BAR AND GRILL - OPEN 24 HOURS

MissMacabre looks around. Most of the buildings look empty, except one which has a faint light shining from one of it's upper storey windows.

"Come on! Over there," she yells at Ferret and Straker.

Ferret and Straker pick up MissM and break into a quick trot towards the building which MissM had indicated. Soon, they reach the door.

"It's shut!" Ferret exclaims desperately.

"Not only shut, but a lot of stuff has been blocked on the other side. This door is as good as closed," Straker groans, clutching his mallet tightly.

"Damn!" MissM spits in disgust. All three turn around.

The zombies slowly move towards the trio, a strange guttural noise coming from them.

"We have to stand and fight," Straker's mouth turns grim.

"HEY! MOVE TO THE BACK!" a voice shouts from above.

All three turn to look up. A face disappears back from the window it was looking at them from.

"You heard him! Move!" Straker screams. All three turn to the right and run towards the back of the building.

"OVER HERE!" the voice cries out from above. They look above them to see a window on the first floor slide open. "HURRY!"

MissM looks to her left and notices a pipe extending to the scaffold of the first floor. "Up that pipe," her voice is filled with urgency.

"We better hurry!" Straker yells as Ferret grabs the pipe to climb up. Zombies have followed them and are almost at arm's length. MissM quickly darts at the pipe right behind Ferret, and Straker nudges at MissM's heels as a zombie reaches towards him.

The mallet comes down heavily on the leading zombie and it's head splits wide open. It falls backwards on the other zombies in front and their slow progress is somewhat nullified for some brief moments. The mallet's handle breaks off though, and the top piece falls heavily on the side. Straker picks it up and is up the pipe in a flash. The zombies stay on the ground, buzzing and pulling at the pipe.

MissM and the figure pull Straker in, as Ferret dusts his clothes. All three look at the person in front.

"That was close," his voice is deep and gruff. "My home is upstairs. All entry points into this building have been sealed off by me. Come on up."

"I recognise your voice," Ferret exclaims. "I heard you on an online radio station once!"

"Must have been my own Internet Radio station, kid. I am Neverending," the stranger says with a sardonic smile.

"Your mallet has broken," Straker hands him the hammer piece rather apologetically.

Neverending feels the edge of the broken stem. "On the contrary, this is now a more useful weapon than before," he says quietly.



"Where did you come from?" Chrono inquires.

"I was in the city, working at the warehouse," Roshiq remembers. "Something happened...I don't remember...all I know is I was knocked out. When I came to, the whole warehouse was empty. I looked around and saw some people coming towards me, walking rather slowly and with a real shuffle. Their mannerisms made me suspicious, and one look into their eyes confirmed that they were not going to be friendly. I ran all the way to where the trucks were, picked one which had the keys in it, and drove off."

"Damn zombies," Rayne grits her teeth.

"Are they?" Roshiq feels surprised. "I thought they were conked in the head or something."

"They certainly are," Rayne nods. "I hope my family is safe at Seri's."

Soon, they arrive at Seri's home but all three gulp in unison at the scene before them.

Zombies roam freely all around the house!

Some of them notice the van pulling up and start walking towards it.

"Geez Rayne, forget your rescue attempt and let's get out of here!" Chrono whispers fiercely.

"My mind says the same, Chrono," Rayne replies grimly, "but I have to check and see if anyone is inside. They might be trapped or bolted themselves in, waiting for help. I HAVE to check."

"Count the front door out," Roshiq observes. "By the time you go in they will be all over you."

"I have an idea. Both of you wait here and lock yourselves inside the van," Rayne says quietly and moves towards the back.

"What are you doing?!" Chrono exclaims.

"Trust me on this," Rayne opens the doors on the back of the van and jumps out. "Lock these!"

Chrono moves swiftly and closes the doors. She moves back to the front and both she and Roshiq watch Rayne intently.

The zombies, suddenly aware of Rayne's presence, slowly amble towards her. Rayne waits for a moment, then dashes towards the back of Seri's home. She grabs at the backdoor and tugs hard at the knob. It's closed! She puts her weight on the door and tugs hard again.

Some zombies slowly shuffle towards her.

Rayne remembers something and looks up. The doorpost above cannot hide the glint of something metallic placed above it. Rayne reaches for it and pulls it down. Her eyes shine brightly at the object.

A set of keys!

She quickly pulls one of them out and places it inside the keyhole. Swiftly unlocking the door, she runs inside and locks it back again. She heaves a huge sigh of relief, silently thanking Seri in her mind. She turns around and takes a step forward.

"Boy! Am I glad to see you, darling!" a shadow moves towards her.

"Dude!" Rayne screams happily and runs into his arms.


(To Be Continued...)

[horrorzack]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

HORRORZACK'S BAR AND GRILL - OPEN 24 HOURS

We also serve Red Rum :cool:

[ferretchucker]

The crazy old man will betray us all!!!

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And the LAST THREE WINNERS of the Antibiotics are...


RAYNE,

ROSHIQ, and

FERRETCHUCKER!!


Congrats, folks.

We now move to another item of interest...

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The SIXTH item of interest is...

The Flashlight.

PROs - Expels darkness, can be used as a temporary weapon.

CONs - Needs batteries, bulb can blow, sometimes stops working if dropped.



Let's see them.

[neverending]

Well, things are getting interesting now!

[horrorzack]

yes. Even if the bulb blows a few shards of glass can hit a zombie.

[cheebacheeba]

Yep. I want.

[roshiq]

Yes.........