3 The Fortress

BATANGAS CAPITOL BUILDING

45th Survivors Infantry Unit

August 13, 2998

2034H

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"There's that safe house! Run quick"

Peter blurted in panic as he and three others fight their way through the safe zone, the immense fortress in the South part of Manila.

The deafening cessation of the night was shattered by the sound of guns firing, the wild screech of the nearby infected individuals, the panting and dreading of the group of survivors, the sound of the flesh-ripping apart, and vehement explosions.

"Peter, Mike, take care of Sara. I'll hold them off. Go!!"

Yell by Alex. He pulls his chrome shotgun and rumbled away infected that ferociously lunging towards them.

Peter and Mike carry out the injured Sara in their shoulders while running and shooting nearby infected. Sara's foot has been dislocated from the fall of the truck they've been riding with.

"Aahh my foot!" Sara cries in anguish. The tears are striking in her cheeks. She's wheezing heavily and her vision starts to blackout.

"Don't worry Sara, we got you! Mike quick goddammit!"

"Are you even on my team? Run your fucking ass off!!"

Mike and Peter shoot the infected on their way. The thudding sound of bodies falling into the ground and the tingles of empty shells as they release from the gun resonate with each other.

They've killed a lot of infected but it seems that they keep on multiplying up, dominating their firepower.

Alex, stayed behind to temporarily creates a diversion. He is a buffed guy. 6'1 feet tall, he carried the big guns with him as well the explosive. He mercilessly shoots the infected while he seems to enjoy as well.

"Take this you fuckers!!!!! Wahhhhhh!!!!!!"

Alex yells as he shoots the infected that chases them. Crushed skulls and internal organs spitting out of the body as they burst from the shot of Benelli M2 Tactical shotgun. Alex veritably bathes in the showers of blood with small flesh on it.

He quickly checks ammo.

"Ah, shit only two rounds left!! Peter, throw me the hell party!!! "

Peter gets a bottle of scotch whiskey, put a portion of rag in it and light it up. He handed it over to Alex and they moved out as fast as they can.

" Let's start this party! Wohhhh! Enjoy hell, you pussy motherfuckers!!! MOLOTOV OUT!!!"

Alex cackles maniacally and throws out the lighted cocktail in the horde, scorching the infected and confusing them, creating space for them to escape.

Alex follows up with the group as they run near the main gate. The infected start to curtail the distance once again, almost ensnaring them.

"There's too many of them!!"  Mike yell.

"Just run you bitch!" Peter exclaimed.

They were nearing the entrance when peter suddenly being toppled to the ground by one of the infected. He deterred using the force of the infected while he is being pummeled. Its eyes were green and its mouth full of saliva, blood, and flesh. Peter moves his face away from it to avert infection while maintaining the distance between them.

"Holy shitttt!!! Help me!!!!" Peter screamed.

"Ahhhhh fuck, it's the freaking Jumper! Shoot it!! SHOOT IT!!"

Alex yells as he was occupied by shooting the infected running towards them.

Mike's shakingly reload his gun, dropping some bullet on the ground. One infected starts to leaps over him but suddenly, a shot from far away killed it. It also killed the Jumper clambering Peter. He rapidly stands up to look towards the shot.

Alex as well, suddenly caught in surprise as the infected suddenly shot dead and drops to the floor.

Then they heard a voice coming from the Fortress

"Hey morons, wanna become a human happy meal? Get your asses down here! " one from the outpost uttered via the speaker.

Alex, Mike, Peter, and Sara hurry as they were approached by a team of armed men, escorting them inside the fortress, while another team hurries outside to clear the horde.

As soon as they got inside, the gates started latching and they began to breathe heavily due to exhaustion, panic, and a sigh of solace.

The man from the outpost comes down the stairs and go to them, inspecting them individually. The man was quite muscular and tall. Almost as tall as Alex but more muscular. He had a scar on this forehead. He was wearing a different kind of uniform than others.

"That foot is a mess lady." speaks the man. "let me help you with that."

The man removes Sara's shoes then lay his feet on the curve metal nearby. Her foot starts swelling up and bruising. He gets her foot ready for adjustments.

"It's gonna be painful honey, you ready?" said the man.

"No, you bastard! Just do it already! Sara exclaimed.

The man yanks and twists Sara's left foot, creating the sound of cracking bones followed by the scream and tears of Sara. After a minute, the swelling starts to vanish.

" there you go. Somebody bring an ice pack and 4 cold water down here!"

The man bade the armed men in the back.

One of the men went to one of the tents, then leaves out holding up bandages, an ice pack, and 4 cold water in a bottle.

"here you go, drink up."

Honey, put your foot in this chair for elevation. Put some bandages on this 3 as well."

The men follow what the man had said and start treating the group while they were drinking the water.

"Well, first of all, thank you, morons, for sending that horde of infected here in the fortress. Our boys can use that as target practice. I must say I'm afraid their skills become dull as we killed all target in the area" the men said

"It's not our intention." speaks Peter. "our place has been overrun. we managed to mark this coordinates to our comms before the signals shut down. Only 4 of us survive."

"I see. Okay. But I must say that was very admirable of you. We see what you did out there via scopes, but we weren't able to help until you reached our shooting distance."

the man pipes up.

"You all got mad skills." where did you guys come from? "

" from ground zero, we came all the way from Bukid, Malate," speaks Alex.

" well that explains a lot I guess." you came all the way here via foot? " the man asked.

" Not on foot. We ride the track that we customized. Perfect for clearing bumps in the way." Mike spoke." I am mechanic."

" Probably we can use some of that. Hahaha." btw. you guys look like shit."

They look at each other and instantly get what the man is saying.

Boys, escort them to the Bunkers. "do something about your smell"

the man speaks then he walks away.

"Can I ask you something?" asked Peter.

" Yeah? Sure thing."

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"What is this place?" asked Peter as they look around the place. It has bunkers and tents. A lot of welding happening. They saw jets, military tanks, army jogging up, cannons and flamethrowers up in the walls.

The man smiles and looks at them.

"Its the country's last stand folks. Welcome to the revolution!"

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What will happen to the group? What will they be expecting? Who is that man? Follow them in the next chapter of Year 3000.