Vampires growled, heading towards Ayanna, Zero, and Zara. Zara closed her eyes, hugging Zero tightly.
"Now we die," Zero spoke, as the vampires reached them.
Suddenly, the door behind them opened. Three people emerged, wearing full masked flame protection suits and wielding flame guns. They began lighting the vampires on fire.
"Get inside now!" one of them shouted.
They rushed inside, and the trio walked back in, locking the door behind them. The vampires banged on the steel door, trying to break it down, but it held firm.
Ayanna, Alex, Zara, and Zero were shocked to see other survivors. There were thirty of them, holed up in the cafeteria area. They had barricaded themselves inside, waiting for the vampires to clear out.
The leader, Marcus, pointed his flame gun at them.
"You move an inch, you die. Stay exactly where you are."
They raised their hands, including Zara. Marcus removed his mask, revealing a stern expression.
"I speak, you do. I ask, you answer. Nothing more. Am I clear?" he shouted.
"Oh come on stop this shi." Alex tried to speak, but was shot in the shoulder for his trouble. "Fuck!" he shouted, furious.
Marcus walked closer. "I said, I am the one who does the talking here. I ask, you answer. I speak, you do, without questioning. Am I clear?"
Zero and Ayanna exchanged worried glances. "Okay, we agree," Zero said.
Alex stood up, gritting his teeth. "You're going to pay for—"
He was shot in the leg, silencing him. Marcus laughed. "I can tell from your look, military. Well, right now, ranks don't matter, money doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is survival, and it's what we're all trying to do here. Now, if I hear another word from your mouth, the next bullet will go straight to your skull."
Alex seethed, but kept quiet. Marcus continued, "Now, let's get back to where we were. First question: is any of you been bitten?"
"No one is bitten," Zero answered.
Marcus raised an eyebrow. "I know you'd say that. Now, I need all of you to take off your clothes and turn around."
They hesitated, but complied, showing they were clean. Alex was the last, and Marcus pointed his gun at his head.
"Listen, tough bastard, you either take your clothes off and show us your body, or allow me to clear your brains out. I would gladly do so."
Alex reluctantly stripped, revealing his body. The others were clean, and they were allowed to dress again.
"My name is Marcus, and I'm in charge here," he said. "Here are the rules: we don't have enough food to fill your stomachs. You'll be here until the vampires clear the way, then you'll be on your way. We have weapons here, plenty of them. You can choose what you prefer when you go. Until then, stay out of my sight."
With that, Marcus walked away, heading to the office. Alex glared at him, seething with anger.
Meanwhile, Milan opened his eyes, shocked to find himself alone. Scarlet was long gone without good bye, and the streets were eerily quiet. He landed on the main road, backpack in tow, and began walking towards the hospital.
As he passed by a bar, he noticed the door was open. He entered cautiously, avoiding two knives that flew towards him. The knives hit the door and stuck hardly he saw An old man, dressed in a cowboy outfit, sat at the bar.
"At least you're not one of them," the old man said.
Milan walks near him very slowly as he saw him with a strange scary scar on his face he was shocked as he stepped back.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to—"
"It's okay, young man. I know the feeling. Have a seat and drink with me," the old man offered.
Milan sat down
"So where are you heading?" Old man asked him.
"Trying to find my lost sister" Milan didn't want to tell him the whole truth.
"In all this shit? You still think your sister is alive? How dumb of you"
"I know, but I'm sure she's okay" The old man laughed.
"What about you? How did you get that mask on your face? " Milan asks that old man was looking at him.
"You really know how to target young man?" An old man spoke while taking a sip.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to"
"It's okay young man relax. I got this when I was fighting the goddamn vamps, I was trying to survive, they got me on my going back to my family just beside the town at the farm, but seeing all this chaos and everything, I don't think that they have made it alive "
"You shouldn't lose hope, there are vamps all over yes but that doesn't give you the right to give up. You should trust the fact that your family has a spirit of surviving. So you should do anything to get back to them. I don't know but somehow I feel like you still have a long way to go. Don't give up now" Milan told him. The old man stood up he had a bag under the table packed with lots of weapons as he opened it in front of Milan.
"Help yourself, young man," the old man said, opening a bag filled with weapons. "You can't use a gun on the way; the sound will attract those bastards."
Milan smiled at him as he picked up a sword and a knife, as he put the gun inside as a source of exchange.
"Take care of yourself" the old man spoke to him.
"My name is Milan, please look out for yourself out there." Milan spoke then he turned around and slowly started walking away. The old man behind him was smiling.
Milan nodded, and as he leave, he spotted Scarlet sitting on a car's roof, eating an apple. She tossed him one, and he caught it, grinning.
"Thought you'd left without saying goodbye?" Milan asked.
"Woke up early and went for a little tour to secure the area," Scarlet replied, jumping off the car.
Milan nodded, and Scarlet walked beside him. "I see you've got your own sword now."
Milan smiled. "Looks better, right? Now, all I have to do is find my sister. Why don't you help me?"
Scarlet stopped, staring at him.
"Please, your fighting spirit and my style... think about it. We can be unstoppable. Help me find my sister, and I help you find that person you're looking for."
Scarlet ignored him, walking forward. "We should go," she said.
Milan smiled, following her.
Dr. Patel was at the corridors walking inside room by room trying to find a dead vampire.
She was all alone walking shaking all over.
As she walks by a room she saw a dead vampire down on the floor, she spent walks inside and silently closed the doors begging her. She slowly started walking towards the dead vampire. She had no gun or weapon of any kind, ask age had was an injection and some bottles for blood samples.
She reached the vampires and open her hand. She started taking out blood from her, she managed to take three bottles of blood. Suddenly she felt like something was behind her. She hardly looked back and saw a kid hiding under the table staring at her holding a Megamind toy.
"You scared me, boy," she said, exhaling. "What's your name?"
The boy stared, silent. Doc offered him a KitKat, and he took it, eating hungrily.
"You know, there's plenty of chocolate where I came from. If you be kind enough to tell me your name and follow me, you'll get a lot of KitKat," she said.
The boy's eyes lit up. "My name is Ben," he said.
"Alright, Ben. I'm Doctor Patel. Why don't you come with me? It's too dangerous here, all by yourself," she offered, extending her hand.
Ben took it, and they walked away together.