Dead Weight/Issue 10

This is Issue 10 of Dead Weight, Titled: The Fight Is On

Dustin walks down the dusty path, looking at the bright night sky with the stars twinkling. He walks upto the gaurd post. Rubbing his hand down the wood. He groans, walking back to his cabin. Opening the door. Behind him is a rustling. He turns quickly. The sky suddenly getting a bit brighter as the moon comes out from the clouds. He steps out. As soon as he does. A climber bites into his neck. Causing him to gasp for breath as he falls to the ground. The climber almost devoured  the whole of his neck. Before he awoke again. As a undead. Now. Ofcourse. There was two.

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"And the knight was reunited with the princess, and they all lived happily ever, after" Annie grins, closing the book and placing it down. "I don't understand..." Sam grumbles. Crossing her arms above the dovet. "How did he get back if he was blinded by the sun!"

"Its just an expression, now get some rest" Annie says as she tucks the twins into their cots.

A car rolls up just outside, She looks out. Flake is there. With a injured figure. She runs out, Sam sleeping.

"Oh my god!" She trembles, The figure emerges and stands infront of the car head lights, "SAM!" She exclaims, taking hold on Sams arm as he flops around.

"Darryn tried to kill him" Flake mutters, closing the trunk of the car.

"What?"

"Just get him inside, get some rest, I'll gaurd!" Flake demands, pulling out his sword and climbing upto the tower. Annie helps Sam inside. Lying him on the spare bed and wrapping him up. "Good to see you again" Annie smiles, kissing his forehead before walking out of the room. Sam grumbles slightly. Rolling himself around to get comfterable.

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Flake watches as Annie walks across to her cabin. "Good night, Annie" He waves, Annie looks up, confused. Smiling back and walking into the house. Shutting the door.The sound of the lock is heard. Flake turns to examine the area.

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Melissa lies in Carlos's arms. "So you're a magician?" She asks, rolling her fingers around his. "Maybe" He grins, pulling a 2 pound coin from the back of his ear.

"Wow, If only we could use it, got any guns or food back there?" She asks, feeling the back of his ear playfully. Suddenly a bump is heard at the door. Carlos looks up. Confused,

Nancy opens her eyes, reacting to the bump "Should I go check it out?" She whispers, looking up at the window at three figures in the dark. Walking fast. Another bump is heard. And another. And another.

Flake squints his eyes, focusing on the movement in the distance. It looked like a giant horde of angry bees, just slower and lower to the ground. "Sh**" He curses, climbing down fromthe gaurd stand, running towards the cabins, he stops in his tracks as several undead are wandering around the camp. "CLIMBERS IN THE CAAAAAMMPPPPP!" He screams at the top of his lungs, swinging his sword out and slashing the head off one and another one.

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Everyone runs to their windows, more locking their doors. Terrified. "EVERYONE STAY INSIDEEEE!" Flake screams, Slashing through the undead Dustin's head. Hitting something and fully killing him. Robbie runs out, coming face to face with an undead, grabbing it by its face and slamming it down the few stairs at his house. "Tell everyone we got to go" Flake whispers to Robbie and Drake. Who had joined him at the gates. "We don't have enough cars!" Robbie mentions.

Flake growls, "JUST. DO IT!"

Robbie nods, backing away and running towards Sally's cabin while Drake runs towards the other row of cabins, on the other side. Flake throws his sword into a undead as the sky turns brigher as each endless minute goes on.

Suddenly a bang is heard at the main gate. Flake stops. Kicking a body from his and looking around.

The groans, grumbles. Flake backs up. Sweat dripping from his forehead as the lock suddenly unfolds. Breaking off. "The fight is on" He grins, pulling out his sword. Everyone is heard screaming as he slashes his sword through three heads, kicking another body as gunshot goes off behind him. Robbie and Drake hold their rifles up,  Aiming for the heads that are bobbing in the crowd of hundereds of dead.

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Annie runs in, Shaking Sam awake "Babe, Babe we gotta go, come on!" She whispers, Sam rubs her eyes. Sitting up. "SAM DEION! WAKE YO ASS UP!" A voice shouts from the hallway, Sasha comes into the room and slowly picks up Sam. Sam groans, his wound still aching with pain. "Sorry, We got to get you to the truck, Drake said he will try and get it and drive around to get you!"

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Andrew runs out with Mikayla and Abreham "I knew this wasn't safe,"Andrew mutters, "Come on honey, lets get out of here!" He says.

"HEY! ANDREW! ARE YOU CRAZY?!" Abreham shouts as he runs towards the main gate. Being flooded. "Mama Mia!" Abreham mutters. Running behind him. Andrew stops running as he is faced with three undeads, he reconized them from the camp, the cooks!

"Get behind, MEEEEEEEEEE!" Andrew screams, as something bites him from behind. Mikayla runs away, as her father is pulled to the ground.

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Nancy gets up, grabbing the pistol at the door and running out, Behind her, Mel and Carlos "WHERE IS TAYNA!" Mel cries, looking around as the chaos happens.

"Doesn't matter! Whereever she is she will be safe, COME ON!" Carlos shreiks as they run to the cliff edge.

"They wont stop, they just keep comin' its like they are respawning or something!" Drake shouts, reloading his rifle.

Flake cackles with joy as he is covered from head to toe in blood, Still slicing through the crowd. "THIS IS GREAT!" He shouts. Drake throws his rifle down. Running over to a clearing. To the cars. He jumps through quickly and jumps into the truck. Undead surrounding him. "DRAKE!" Robbie shouts, shooting at the ones infront of him. "HERE YOU HUNGRY FU***RS!" Flake growls. Slashing one more before backing up. Stinking and full of blood.

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Annie looks out the window, she sees Drake driving up and stopping. She grabs the twins and carries them to the car as Sasha follows with Sam on her and lil' Sam not far behind.

"Wait, I forgot my book!" Sam shouts, running back inside.

"SAM!" Sasha cries, holding onto Sam D as tight as she can. He splutters a little blood and she cries for Sam even more.

"SAM!"

Sam runs out the room. Holding 'The fairy and the goblins' in her hands. She runs towards Sasha as she places Sam in the car. Sam runs out but trips. An undead comes round the corner as she gets up. She runs towards the car but stops as she spots the undead. She cries for Sasha and Annie. Shaking. She runs into her bedroom. Locking herself in. Hiding under the dovet and staying quiet.

"SAM!" Annie shouts, opening the window on the roof of the car and climbing out, half her body hanging out the car. "SAM PLEASE!" Annie cries. Sasha grabs her, pulling her down as Drake drives through the undead. Out the big gates.

"We made it!"

"WE HAVE TO GO BACK!" Annie sobs, the twins look up at her in confusion.

"Annie, shhh" Sasha whispers, as Annie burries her head into Sasha's chest.

Robbie runs towards the cars, just missing an undead. He jumps over the bodies and starts one of the cars. Driving out and towards survivors who are stranded. He sees Abreham, Stopping. "ABE! GET IN!" He wails, opening the passenger seat. Abreham gets in, closing the door as an undead pushes its face up against the glass. "We need to find Mikayla and Andrew!"

"No time, I'm sorry but If they got out we will find them!" He turns the car around, spotting Drake driving away. He follows him.

"FLAAAAKE!" Drake shouts, "GET IN ROBBIES CAR!"

Flake looks behind him. Robbie drives up. Stopping quickly as Flake dives into the back seat. Covering it in blood as he lies on his belly. Exausted.

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"HEEELLLPPPP!" Amy screams, holding her brothers, Julio and Mark. Sitting in their cabin room. The door opens and Sally Middleton runs in, holding a sniper. "Come on!" Sally shreiks. Grabbing Julios hand as they run out the door. three runners run quickly upto them. "RUN!" Sally shouts, pointing to the last car, Inside Nancy, Molly Timel and Samuel Timel. They run towards them. Sally is attacked and pushed back into the cabin. Gun shots go off but she never emerges...

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Julio toddle runs along to the car. Before getting their he trips. Being grabbed by a climber and pulled. "JULIOOOO!" Amy cries, grabbing him around the body, pulling him from the climber's grip. She hugs him tightly. putting him in the car with her. "GO NANCY!" Mark screams. The camp almost empty. She starts the engine but several runners run upto the car. Tipping it over with force. Nancy cries, banging onto the window as one slowly climbs inside. Teasing her. She cries for help as the children climb out, Amy helps Mark and Julio out and they escape by the skin of their teeth. Two runners manage to get inside the car. One feasts on Nancy. Biting into her rib cage. Another two climb in. Feasting on the 'trying to escape' Molly. Biting into her ankle. She cries as blood splatters onto the window. Her brothers blood.

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Carlos helps Mel as they both run away together. Sneaking through the doors and up the hill to the left.

The camp was in ruins.

Gone. Forgotten.

...End of Arc 1...

Trivia
Alternate issue names are...
 * The Running Begins
 * Running away from the nightmare