Ethan held onto Doctor Whitmore's hand as they raced through the forest. "Where are you taking me?" She shouted, trying to disengage her hands from Ethan. She noticed he was stronger and faster than she was. "Wait..let me..let me catch my breath." She said she was slowing down. The sound of the chopper could be heard over and over as the light flashed into the forest. The snarls of some zombies nearby were heard too. "We need to leave here. It is not safe. At least, for you." Ethan looked around the woods. "I am sure we are being chased by the leader of the gang. You need to save her. She would die if you didn't help me." Ethan looked at her. "I am confused. What is your name, and who are you talking about?" Whitmore asked again. Her lab clothes showed she had been tired and worn out from their present condition. "WWe saved a community, and there is a pregnant woman that needs your attention. She would die if you didn't help her." Ethan replied. "I managed to grab some of the too
Ethan staggered back, holding his head as the sudden pain surged through him. The voices around him became muffled and distant, as if they were coming from underwater. He could barely make out Kennedy’s concerned voice or Rachel’s frantic questions. The message in his mind burned bright, demanding his attention, and he stumbled away from the others, trying to gain his bearings.Kennedy noticed Ethan’s distress and quickly moved to his side. “Ethan, what’s going on? Are you okay?” He asked, placing a hand on Ethan’s shoulder.Ethan’s vision blurred, and he saw flashes of unfamiliar faces and places. His breathing was shallow and labored, and he struggled to form coherent words. "The system..."” he muttered, trying to make sense of the chaos in his mind. “Mission...completed…”Doctor Whitmore stepped closer, her eyes narrowing. “What do you mean,'system’? Ethan, what’s happening to you?”Ethan shook his head, trying to clear it. “I don’t know. Something’s controlling me. It’s like I'm..
Many of them looked at Ethan; they were all expecting him to remove the veil he had covering his face. Ethan looked around, and the looks on their faces showed they were not ready to see what he had to show them, but he needed to be accepted; he needed to know he wouldn't hurt any of them. Ethan slowly removed the cloth he had covering his face, and they all gasped. "What the hell are you?" One of the people shouted, and they moved back in honor of him. Ethan was different from Derek and his zombie soldiers. His face was exceptionally whitish, and he was looking more human. His eyes were blue, also showing he was more of a zombie than human.As the crowd gasped and stepped back, Ethan's heart sank. He had been afraid of this reaction. He looked at them with his piercing blue eyes, hoping to convey that he meant no harm."I'm still the same person," Ethan said, his voice calm and gentle. "I'm still the one who's been helping you and protecting you. My appearance may be different, but
Ethan's mind raced as he felt the warmth of Doctor Whitmore's lips against his. Her kiss was soft yet desperate, like she was trying to convey all the emotions she couldn’t express in words. For a moment, Ethan allowed himself to get lost in that touch, in the idea that maybe, just maybe, someone could accept him for who he had become. But then the reality of their situation crashed back down on him.Ethan gently pulled away from the kiss, his blue eyes searching Whitmore's face. "Why are you doing this?" he asked, his voice tinged with confusion. "Why do you care if I stay or go? The rest of them want me out. Even Rachel can't look at me. You should hate me too."Doctor Whitmore took a step back, her eyes flickering with something Ethan couldn't quite place—hope, maybe, or determination. "I don’t hate you, Ethan," she said softly. "I can't speak for the others, but I've seen what you're capable of. I've seen you fight for this community, save people when no one else could. I don't kn
Ethan tried to look around, but he was blindfolded and gagged. He heard footsteps walking towards him, and the blindfold was slowly removed from his eyes. Ethan raised his head a bit, but the light that was shown in his face was blocking his eyes sight. "Who are you?" Ethan Daughter is facing the fire, standing at the back of the light shining at his face. "Who am I? I should ask, What are you? And what is your relationship with the doctor? Give her to me, and you are free to go." The voice behind the light said it again. "And why would I do that? You have what you want, didn't you?" Ethan shouted back, trying to cover his eyes, but his hands were tied down."I won't ask again; if you know what is good for you, then you are going to be a good boy and tell me what I need to know. She only has knowledge about making the cure, and not only that, she could make us all powerful. Think about it; we don't need to hide anymore. We could move freely without being scared of being eaten or sta
"Go and check him out." Barnet ordered his heart to thud within his chest. "Why don't you go? Must I always do your bidding? Don't forget, we are both partners in all of this." Zack shouted back at him, clenching his fist in anger. "This was my idea, not yours. I knew about the vaccine. So don't you try and tell me otherwise." Barnet looked at Zack. " Fine!" Zack shouted, walking closer to the door. He dipped his hands into his leather jacket and brought out his gun. With a drop of sweat coming down from his face, he opened the door, and Ethan rushed at him. He was fast and vicious. Zack let out a cry of anguish as Ethan's nails were ducking into his skin. Barnet rushed towards the noise and was surprised at what he saw. Ethan's face was vicious, and he had Zack pinned to the floor. He shot a few rounds at Ethan, and he fell to the ground, knocked out once again. Ethan laid cold on the floor as Zack got up injured. "Fucking bastard!" he cursed under his breath. Zack touched his f
"Johnny, once you leave now, please don't bother coming back." Kennedy said, looking at him as he was about to walk out of the main gate. "So, you think sending him out of the community is the best thing to do?" Johnny took a pause and looked at Kennedy. "Do you know what would have happened to you if we hadn't shown you in time? You lots would have been dead, meals and snacks for Derek and his men's. I wonder how quickly you forgot all about that. Are you coming?" He looked at Clara, who wasn't sure of what to do. Clara looked at Rachel and said, "HHow could you do this? He is your brother, isn't he?" She asked "He is no brother of mine. He is now a zombie, and god knows what he would do if he turned on us all." Rachel said coldly Clara couldn't believe her ears. "Did you just call him a zombie? Do you know what he had to go through to get to you?" "I can't believe this." Johnny said it with a smirk. "I hope you are safe without him because I know you won't last without someone t
" Slowly turn back with your hands over your head." The voice said again. " Nice and slow." The husky voice repeated. 'Ah,ah. I won't try that if I were you." He said again noticing that Johhny was trying to reach for something in his pocket. " We are just trying to pass the nice here and leave very early tomorrow. We are not going to harm you." Johnny said slowly turning to face the man Clara turned and saw the look on his face. " We promise, we are not here to hurt you." " Give me a reason why I shouldn't throw you back to them? Are you bitting and how do i know you won't harm me and my family?" The man asked again looking at Johnny and Clara with a gun pointed at them " We are looking for a friend of ours. He was sent out of our community. We need to find him, can we please pass the night here?"The man looked at his wife and the little kid she was holding and back at Johnny and Clara. " You both are taking the couch and you are dropping everything you are having on you." "
"Are you alright?" Zack asked again, looking at Ethan, who was now standing rooted to a spot. "Is he?" Barnet looked at Zack, and both of them moved back again. Ethan. understood the message well and knew he had to save Selena. Benjamin was going to torture her with everything he has if she refused to spill the truth about where the serums were. "We need to go now! We are not having enough time to save her. The system. gave me just four days." Ethan said sweating. "The system? what system?" Barnet asked, looking at Zack, who was also confused. "What are you talking about, soldier boy?" Barnet asked, forcing the words out of his mouth. "We just need to say save her, and that is all that matters." Ethan replied "HHave you forgotten the part where you need to convince the men to join your cause?" Zack said scornfully, taking a seat."And don't forget you killed their fathers and sons. I wonder if they would like to join hands with a murderer." Barnet added Ethan's face changed as h
The loud, desperate shout of Selena could be heard as she batted the monster on her own. "Leave her!" Ethan tried to speak, but the sharp pain he felt at the back of his head was too much. His vision was blurry as he got to his feet. He wanted to have a go at this monster, but then he couldn't. He fell to the ground and passed out.After what felt like eternity, Ethan felt like he was being rebooted. His eyes slowly flickered open, and he looked around. "Where the hell am I?" He said slowly, trying to look around. He noticed he couldn't move. Ethan tried to force himself out of the chair he sat on, but he couldn't. He needed some time to gather his strength. He remembered what happened, and the thought of what might have happened to Selena was all he could think about. The door opened, and Barnet walked in. "Ah, I can see you are awake. I treated your wounds," he said, slowly dragging a seat towards Ethan's front. Ethan said nothing but simply stared at him; he remembered their last
"You lost them? You lost them!" Benjamin shouted at one of the soldiers and gunned him down. "I went through the streets capturing the doctor. I did your jobs for you, and what did you do? You blew it right in my fave." "We are going to bring them back alive, Colonel." One of the soldiers said again"I don't know how you are going to do it, but I need the doctor back alive. I don't care about the zombie man now. What we need is the serum, and we need to stop with these failed experiments." Benjamin shouted One of the doctors entered, his clothes soiled with human blood. "What is the progress?" Benjamin gave his final orders to his men and walked towards the man whose face showed he was scared of telling Benjamin what the outcome of his work was. "I am sorry, Ben. I think we might need the ersuk after all. Is Selena here yet?" "How dare you ask me that when you cannot even get me what I want? Are you telling me that Selena is more important and knowledgeable than you?" Ben shouted,
Jared's mind raced as Paul’s words echoed in his ears. He felt the weight of Benjamin’s command, but the temptation to solidify his power was gnawing at him. Kennedy represented a symbol of resistance, a hope for the community to cling to, and that was dangerous. Yet, Benjamin had been clear about maintaining order, not spilling unnecessary blood. If he went against Benjamin's orders, he might find himself in a worse position than Kennedy. He needed to play this smart. Jared turned to the rest of the soldiers still stationed around the community. “Listen up!” he barked. “We’ll follow Benjamin’s orders to the letter. We keep the peace, maintain control, and we don’t do anything without me saying so. Am I understood?” The soldiers nodded, but Jared could see doubt in some of their eyes. They had all seen Benjamin’s ruthlessness; they knew what he was capable of. Jared knew that to them, he was just another soldier, easily replaceable if he stepped out of line. He needed to gain their
The loud gunshot woke Ethan up. He looked beside him and saw Rachel bleeding to the floor. "No, no!" He shouted, running towards his sister, but the soldiers had him pinned down. "Please, just this once. Give me a new mission. Please save her!" Ethan shouted like a madman. Many of the onlookers didn't know who he was talking to or what he was saying. Rachel gasped for breath as she looked at Ethan. "I am sorry, big brother; I didn't mean to be hostile towards you. I just...I just..." She was about to utter another word when life slowly left her body. Ethan looked up, and his eyes glowed blue. "Do you give the serum to him? Is that why he is special, different?" Benjamin shouted at Selena. "No, I didn't. I don't have the serum. You need to believe me." She begged "Do I need to kill him before you understand? Is that what you really want?" Benjamin said with a smirk. The community was silent, and if a pin had dropped, they would have heard the sound. "Bring me that man." Jared walke
"You don't have to do this." Kennedy shouted as Benjamin was about to shoot him in the head. "She is here, and I will lead you right to her." He pleaded "See, that wasn't so hard after all." Benjamin said with a smirk as he trailed after Kennedy, who was now shaking like a jellyfish. The door to the room burst open. Kennedy eyes scanned the room for Rachel and Whitmore. "Are you playing some game with me, boy?" Benjamin shouted, his voice laced with anger. Before Kennedy would say a word, he was shot in the knee. The loud groan of Kennedy could be heard. "Last chance, where is she?" Benjamin scowled "She is... she is supposed to be here. I swear, please." Kennedy knelt down crying. "Where the hell is she?" Benjamin looked around. "You need to run or else they are going to kill you." Rachel looked at Whitmore in the eyes. 'Besides, is your name Whitmore? That doesn't sound like a feminine name." "You can call me Selena. Whitmore is a family name. Is it going to leave your brother
Clara knocked her arrow and shot one of the men down. "Did you see that?" Zack shouted with surprise. "She didn't even knock an arrow." He shouted with a frightened look on his face. "Do you think I care? They just knocked down one of my men, and all you could do is stand there and watch." Barnet shouted" Attack!" He shouted at his men, and they ran forward with their guns in the air. "Hold! Hold!!" Ethan shouted as the men looked at his forehead orders. Barnet's men ran forward, and Ethan shouted, "Loose." Arrows were seen flying in the sky as Barnet's men fell down one by one as they were struck by the arrows. They began to fire at Ethan and his men too, but they were saved by the tall walls and the barricades they had right in front of him. The battle was heated as both sides began to lose more men to the battle. Bullet was flying around, and arrows were also flying in different directions. Suddenly, Rachel was hit by a bullet and she fell down. "Go down and join Johnny. You wi
"I am not sure, Ethan. My superior had always done things behind my back, giving me little or no room to experiment at all. I was only called on to clean or pack up once they are done." Whitmore looked at Ethan in the eye. "So how did you know all of this stuff you are talking about? Did you read them in some books or what?""You ask so many questions, Ethan. Are you going to help me with what I said or not?" Whitmore looked at him. "Let's just get over this, and we would discuss how we can get the virus." Ethan walked out of the lab and into the main street. The street was silent as many of the citizens were indoors. An announcement was passed around and asking all of them to stay. Ethan had instructed the men to alert him if there was anything that was out of place. "IIt been two days, Ethan. What is this part of your plan to be accepted by the community? Really?" Kennedy looked at him with anger. "Do you honestly think I am making this up? I know what I have seen and what I hea
Ethan pushed the gate with all his strength since I wouldn't allow him in. The soldier tried to shoot at him, but he managed to dodge the bullets. Many of the community members came outside to witness what was happening. "What is the meaning of this madness?" Kennedy shouted as he walked out into the main street. "Cease fire!" He shouted at the men. "You need to be ready. They are coming." Ethan shouted as everyone looked at him like a deranged man. "Don't you hear me? I said they were coming." He repeated himself. "And who are they?" Kennedy looked at his face, trying to make a fool out of him.Doctor Whitmore walked through the crowd, trying to catch a glimpse of what was happening. She stood transfixed when she saw Ethan. Her heart is beating gently against her rib cage. "You are back." She said it softly as she ran forward to hug him. Many people were surprised and wondered how she could feel free around the monster. "If you are not going to believe me, you need to at least fort