The Zombie War (Original)

I looked up slightly to see a man with a necklace, shining two red lights off of it. At first, I thought it was the angle of the sun, but I quickly learned that I was wrong...

"Autumn! I- I thought the trade was tomorrow!" Gideon said.

"Nope, not as far as our calender goes." One gruffy voice said.

"Well, look, I'm in the middle of a competition right now, the one I told y'all about?"

"Ugh, don't tell me you're really going through with that zombie contest..." Autumn said.

"It's good money! Or... whatever these people paid, anyways..." Gideon said.

"Give us half. Half of everything these people have paid." The gruffy voice said.

"Um, Hell, we should talk this through, I need everything these people paid to keep this going, how about I give you the winner, instead of first prize." Gideon said.

I should've known. Gideon screwed all of these people, myself included. Now whoever won was going to Crystal Prep, instead of winning the car.

"Everyone, uh... There's been a sudden change in plans. The winner will have to be chosen now." Gideon said as he let Autumn step up.

"Here's how we're doing this. All of the zombies, whoever is left standing is the winner." Autumn said as he pulled the lever and left it.

Over 200 Walkers poured out of the gates. The contestants started fighting, but they were quickly overrun. I knew how this was going to go: I can't get attacked, so I'm going to win by default.

"Wait, who's that one?" The gruffy voice asked, pointing at me.

"I... don't know. I didn't even bother with names, you know, considerin'..." Gideon started.

"YOU! The one with the machete! Come up here." Autumn said, pointing a rifle with a barbed-wire stock at me.

I walked up, listening to the howls and screams of the dead, and the soon-to-be.

"Who are you?" Autumn asked.

"You know me, Autumn Flier. It's me, Kyle." I said, holding my arms out.

"Holy shit... it's him." Hell said.

"I knew it. You're alive..." Autumn said as he lowered his rifle.

"Okay, I win. Now, keys." I said to Gideon, holding my hand out.

"Yeah, 'bout that... uh..." Gideon said.

"What?" I asked.

"I don't have the keys."

"WHAT? How could you have the car, but not have the keys?!" I asked.

"Because Chrysalis has it." Hell said.

"...Where is she?" I asked.

"Back home. Back at CP." Autumn said.

"Actually, I could call her up, have her meet us here. She's really eager to see you again..." Hell said.

I quickly drew my M16.

"Whoa, whoa. Be cool. We don't mean no trouble..." Autumn said.

"You have the keys. I see them in your pocket. Keys, now. Or I blow all of your heads off and I take the car. Screw the gun." I said.

Before any of us could say a word, the 20 Runners started climbing the fence.

"Shit, Zs!" Autumn said.

Autumn and Hell started opening fire. I quickled grabbed the keys from Autumn's pocket and tried to make a run for it, but Autumn smashes my head first.

"Hand us the keys, and we'll let you walk away." Autumn said.

I refused, placing the keys in my pocket.

"Damn... we can't kill him... Fine. Take the car, take Gideon if you want. But, the next time we meet, you won't be walking away..." Autumn said.

I started making my way to the car, when I saw Gideon follow me.

"Why should I bring you?" I asked.

"Come on, you can't just leave me here! I know places, people. Trust me." Gideon said.

I took a minute to consider this. If he knows people like he says, I might be able to stock up, maybe get weapons for CHS.

"What places? Places with guns, traders?" I asked.

"Yes, I know at least one." Gideon said.

I went to the car, and started it. I opened one of the 6 passenger seats, and honked at Gideon.

"Thank you! You won't regret this, I promise." Gideon said.

"I'm droping you off at one of these 'places', after you hook me and my community up for supplies." I said.

Gideon nodded and put the seatbelt on. Before I could take off, I heard a familiar voice.

"Kyle! Kyle!" Twilight called.

I stopped, opened the door, and ran out.

"What the hell are you doing out here?!" I asked to her.

"I was about to ask the same thing! Kyle, you scared the hell out of everyone, what happened?" Twilight asked.

"Hi, there." A male voice said.

I quickly rose my gun, but Twilight lowered it.

"They're friends of mine. Kyle, meet Keita, Ako, and Yūzuki." Twilight said.

"Good to see another human face." Keita said.

"Good to see another male face." I said.

Keita chuckled and we all hopped in the car.

"Wait. Those numbers... it looks like a code." Twilight said.

"I know, but we have no idea what it means, or how to decode it." I said.

"Wait... 19, 39, 3... those numbers... you have a periodic table on you?" Twilight asked.

"I have one." Gideon said.

"And who the hell are you?" Twilight asked.

"He's Gideon. He led this place." I said.

"Here." Gideon said, holding out a periodic table, laminated to a whiteboard.

"19, K. 39, Y. 3, Li. Kyli?" Twilight guessed.

I knew that name. It was a typo Chrysalis made on my first day at Crystal Prep. She called me that name ever since, as a form of joke. Autumn said that Chrysalis had the keys...

"Holy shit... this is Chrysalis's car!" I said as I took my M16, ready to shoot anything that moved.

"Kyle, no-one else is here. If she was here, she would've shown herself. Come on, let's just go home." Twilight said.

"I can't. Not until she's dead." I said.

"Why?" Twilight asked.

"Hey! Y'all coming or what?! Not to push y'all, but we got zombies." Gideon said.

"I'll talk later, right now, I'm driving." I said.

We went in the car and I handed Gideon a map to give us directions to the safe-zone Gideon told us about.

"It should be a few miles from here, it's a safe-zone the government created when the first outbreaks came up in Russia." Gideon said.

"It's still standing?" Twilight asked.

"You'll see when we get there." Gideon said.