Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Epic zombie story part 2

How did the zombies even end up infiltrating the camp? I thought Aieglez had done a great job setting up the perimeter. These were the thoughts running through Ezmeralda’s head. She knew she was going to die, there was no way she would be able to get out of this one alive. The zombies had her surrounded and Ptcharko, Ivan, and Aieglez had left the camp a little earlier in order to scout the area. She had decided to stay behind and organize the supplies and explore the area. Was it a smart idea, not really? But she was a little sick of the group. There is only so much time you can spend together before every behavior becomes annoying.
            So there she was in the woods, just minding her own business. Spring had finally arrived and even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse she was able to find joy in the flowers. She couldn’t really help it though, the winter had been brutal. Every time they thought it was over it just came back again with more snow. It’s not that she didn’t like the snow, she loved it, but it made life so much more difficult. It is so much easier to run zombies when you aren’t slowed down by the snow. Also camouflage is much easier when everything around you isn’t covered in a layer of white.
             Ezmeralda was gathering red carnations in the forest when she heard a rustling. At first she paid no attention to it because she thought it was Ptcharko playing his usual zombie prank. However with the next rustling a sense of foreboding fell over Ezmeralda. She realized that the gang shouldn’t be back for another hour at least, meaning that the rustling couldn’t be Ptcharko. With this realization, Ezmeralda took a few deep breaths, panicking would only cause her to lose her aim. She gently dropped the basket of flowers and picked up her weaponry.
            She picked up her crossbow and made sure her dagger was properly strapped. In order to gain advantage over the enemy she quickly shimmied up the tree and then sat in anticipation. She looked around to see what had caused the rustling noise and what she saw, shocked her. It wasn’t just one or two zombies but it was an entire horde. There were 20 or so zombies walking in her direction. She had two choices now, stay up in the tree and be “safe” since zombies can’t climb trees or run to the campground, pick up as many supplies as she can and find the rest of the gang. She weighed out the pros and cons of both options and decided that going to find the rest of the gang would be the better of the two options.
            She jumped out of the tree and ran for her life. Even though the zombies were at a distance, she would have at tops 20 minutes to pick up a decent amount of supplies. She ran a checklist through her head. She’d need to grab Ivan’s hammer, Aieglez’s rope, and Ptcharko’s battle axe. She’ll grab the extra quiver, the machete, and any other weaponry she could grab. She’ll grab a few provisions but not much because Ivan would be able to hunt for more food with ease. Her plans were quickly cut short when she reached the campgrounds.
            Unfortunately for her the zombie horde she originally spotted was not the only group of zombies. There were two more hordes heading in her direction. If she didn’t run now she would be surrounded in a matter of minutes. The clock was ticking, she saw her quiver and it was only a few steps to the side. If she grabbed it, it would only cost her a few seconds.

            There she was a few minutes late, internally cursing herself. There she was, panting behind the building. Silently praying that no one had spotted her when she was running away. Zombie Squadron R, where are you? She couldn’t believe how stupid she was, she should have just gone with the squadron, sure she would be annoyed but at least she would have been alive….

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