Dead Weight/Issue 9

This is issue 9 of Dead Weight , Titled, The crash that Killed

After the commotion with Darryn, everyone was getting on. Around 5pm when everyone was having food. The hunting group (Robbie, Carlos, Drake and Mr Yaz.) come back and serve a big deer at the food stations. They lift it up onto the table and watch as they cook and serve it out to everyone.

Mel sits and watches them all eat Annie twists shirts and trousers around in the soapy water. "You not going to go eat darling?" Annie asks, looking down at the blonde head that is right next to her washing bucket.

"No. I'm not in the mood" She quietly says. Carlos looks over and catches Annie's eye. Annie gestures to Melissa. Carlos rolls his eyes, taking some food and walking over to them. "Are alright Mel?"

Mel gives him the cold shoulder, watching birds fly towards the camp. Above her head. "MEL!"

"Shut up for a second..." Mel growls, lifting her head and looking into the sky. The sun blockingher vision but the sound was easy to hear. Everyone stops talking. Stopping everything and looking up...

Flying above their heads was a burning plane, shooting down to the ground at a fast speed. People screamed as it just missed the camp, spinning and crashing into the moutin opposite them. Killing the camp that lived there...

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--2 Hours Later--

The man opens his eyes. Infront of him was a destroyed plane, He is on his stomach, it aches with pain. He looks to his left, a cliff edge he could of rolled off. To his right a body lies dead. He slowly gets up. Blood running from his stomach. He holds it. It hurts. "M-Maggie!" He cries. Looking around for the woman he cries for. He sits up against a rock. Llooking for Maggie in the smoke. "Andrew?" A voice calls from inside the wreck. The body climbs out. "Dustin?" Andrew asks, holding his hand to his stomach taking the other one off reveals a big gash. Dustin looks completly normal. He has his glasses on which have broken lenses but he crawls out the plane. His leg leaving a blood trail behind him.

"Where is Justin!" He asks, looking around. "JUSTIN!"

A man walks towards them both, shuffeling along. "Dustin...Look..." Andrew says sadly. Dustin looks up from the ground. Above them was an undead boy. The exact same as Dustin. "Justin..." Dustin cries. Burrying his head in the dirt. A gun shot is heard and Justin falls to the ground. A little girl stands above the body. "Mikayla!" Andrew smiles, the little girl limps towards him. Gently jumping into his arms and hugging him. "Where is mummy!" She asks, looking around at the wreckage. "I don't know sweetie"

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"We all set to go?" Drake asks, picking up his gun. They had set up a party to go out and find the survivors who had crashed 2 hours earlier. Drake, Carlos, Robbie and Mr. Yaz where heading out. "Please let me come with you" Sasha asks. Swinging a pistol in the air as she walks. The boys look at eachother. "Don't be sexist. Let her join" Drake says, gesturing Sasha to join them. Sasha grins. "Me, Sasha and Carlos will go in one car, Mr Yaz and Robbie can go in another, lets move" They walk towards the line of cars. Getting in and starting the engines. Driving out.

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A man with a big fur coat emerges from the wreck. Looking around. His hand has glass stuck inside. "This was the worst idea ever!" His russian accent echos through the area. He climbs out the plane, falling out and landing on his back. "Maggie" He whispers, on the other side of the plane as Andrew and Mikayla, he finds Maggie burried under clothe and blankets. He crawls over. Pulling them off with all his strengh. He sees the unconsious Maggie, not breathing. Still. He crawls over and picks her up. Dragging her over to the clearing. Before he can react. She turns. A boy behind him, grabs him by the shoulders. Throwing him back. Maggie jumps onto the boy instead. He screams as it jumps ontop of him. Biting his neck. "Mike!" The russian screams. Getting up and running away.

He trips and falls infront of Andrew. "Abreham!" He grins, grabbing his hand and pulling him up. "Have you seen Maggie?"

"Sorry, brother, she is gone. So is Mike..."

Andrew hangs him head, Mikayla starts sobbing into her fathers jacket. Abreham frowns, looking at his feet. Covered in blood. "How did we survive that?" He asks himself...

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--1 Hour Later--

The cars pull up at the wreck. "Everyone get out, Search the area" Drake says. He gets out and walks around the wreckage.

Mr. Yaz gets out and walks aroundthe corner, He sees a woman and a man, munching on another man. "Oh Shi-" He panics, quickly running back around the corner.

The undead man's eyes slowly turn to meet Mr Yaz. As he walks back around the corner with a knife. Mr Yaz throws the knife into the womans head, but the man jumps ontop of him. "HELP ME!" He panics, pushing the undead off. Drake runs around and watches at the undead man bites into Mr. Yaz stomach.

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"Did you hear that?" Andrew whispers, looking around. "Yeah, I did..." Abreham replies. Andrew pushes Mikayla who is sleeping off his legs. Standing up "Hold on, bro! You aren't capable!" Abreham grabs him, his hand soaking with blood. Mikayla looks up. Hearing cries coming from the distance. "What is-"

"Ssssh. Mikayla" Andrew says. Stroking her hair.

Andrew suddenly blacks out.

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The cars drive into the camp again. The big wooden doors slam shut as everyone runs to greet the new arrivals that may have came. Sasha, red eyed, jumps out the car and quickly walks to her cabin, slamming the door shut.

"We have horrible news" Drake says, looking over at the three children, Amy, julio and Mark Yaz. "Mr. Yaz. Has passed away"

He watches at their emotions change quickly. Amy bursts into tears, Julio just stands there and Mark starts storming back to his cabin. Full of fury.

"We have new arrivals, A little girl, And three men, Andrew, Dustin and Abreham"

"The other surviviors didn't make it from the wreck" Carlos says. Everyone just stands there, taking in the news.

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--2 hours later: 10pm--

Annie sits at the bedside of Andrew as she wraps a bandage around his wound. He jumps suddenly, bouncing into consiousness. "What...Where am I...."

"About time you woke up, You feelin' alright?" Annie asks, dunking stuff into water and treating his wound carefully. "Where am I? Where is Maggie? Where Is Makayla!" He asks, worridly. "The little girl? Mikayla? She is resting. Don't worry." She didn't dare ask about 'Maggie'. "Maggie?" He repeats. Looking over at Annie.

"She-"

The door opens, in walks Carlos with a basket of apples and a cup full of some liquid. "Did what you asked for." Annie picks the cup up, Handing it to Andrew.

"Drink this, It'll help, I'm going to go check on others, please get some rest" She smiles, walking out. Carlos following behind her.

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As everyone settles down to sleep.

A hand.

Reaches up.

In the darkness.