Alone
#5 of DigiDead Part 3
(Before Commandramon joined everyone at prison) Commandramon was once lost in the woods. He kept every stop short and simple. This brief moment of solidarity was some of the hardest moments. He was always low on ammo. His blue shades stuck out in the green forest. He still outsmarted walkers hiding behind trees and above trucks. One day he was tired out. Never having time to rest put a deep strain on him. He got to the road and knelt down to take a rest. Two vehicles pulled up. He didn't even have the energy to look up. When the two figures came closer he managed to look up. Guilmon and Scourge looked at him.
Scourge asked, "How many infected have you killed?"
Commandramon got up, "At least a dozen."
Scourge asked, "How many creatures or people have you killed."
Commandramon answered, "One."
Scourge asked, "Why?"
Commandramon said, "Because he asked me."
Guilmon said, "We have a group that's taken shelter. You want to join us?"
Commandramon said, "Count me in."
Scourge asked, "You have any questions for us?"
Commandramon said, "No."
(Present time) Commandramon, Kumamon, Lena were back to back surrounded by mist. They could barely see two feet in front of them. They mainly had to rely on sound. Walkers were around and the three of them had no choice but to stand there ground. The walkers drew in closer and closer. Kumamon had made a pike himself. One walker drew in and he stabbed it with his custom pike. Lena kept using her knife. Commandramon was whipping his machine gun as it barely had any ammo left. Lena was knocked down. Kumamon spun having eight bullets left shooting once to save Lena than once to save himself from a close encounter. They regroup and restore to closer quarter combat until they cleared the rest of the walkers.
Emily was in the woods. She was holding Scourge's crossbow. Scourge was behind her letting her lead on while learning to use the crossbow properly. She looks down to see her first tracks.
She said, "I think a walker came down this way."
Scourge unintentionally joked, "Either that or a drunk person."
She continued on ahead and said, "I'm getting good at this. Soon I won't need you."
He didn't even know how to respond to that. They did come to an opening where a walker was feeding of a corps. She worked a bit closer trying to get a clean headshot. She stepped on a bear trap and fell.
"Ahhhhhhhh," She screamed.
The walker looked up and turned to her. Scourge ran up taking the crossbow from her and slapping the walker to its death with his crossbow. He got back to her and asked, "You alright."
He undid the bear trap.
Scourge asked, "Can you move you're leg."
Emily moved her leg a bit, "Yeah...It hurts only a little."
Scourge looked past the opening.
Some of the mist cleared. Commandramon, Kumamon and Leda set up a camp. Leda was just staring down.
Kumamon went behind her and asked, "Are you alright?"
Lena said, "I can't stop thinking about Guilmon. I know he's out there somewhere?"
Kumamon looked down, "I don't think so. I don't believe Bearmon made it out either. We got really lucky..."
Lena said, "I'm going to look for him."
Commandramon said, "We just got done fighting. We should rest here for a bit."
Lena moved aside. Commandramon sat close to Kumamon. Commandramon asked, "You really think your brother is dead?"
Kumamon said, "We have to look at what just happened. That was a sign. Next time it will be on us if something goes bad. We can't afford to go out and get ourselves killed. We need a secure place to hold up."
Commandramon said, "You didn't really answer my question."
Kumamon said, "Yeah, I think he's gone."
Scourge carries Emily to a morgue. The building looks like an ordinary white house. Even when they entire inside Emily is surprised, "This place looks so clean..."
Everything seems to be in place and not ravaged or damaged in anyway. They go into the kitchen and hit the jack pot in food supplies.
Scourge said, "Someone must have been using this as a hideout spot recently."
He takes two jars of jelly. They leave some of the supplies there. They continue to advance down to the basement. Scourge leads on with having the crossbow back. They see an old clean corpse. Scourge touches the face and some of the skin just wisped right off. Emily asked, "What are you doing?"
Scourge said, "Just checking it out."
He places his jar on the counter. When they finish looking in the small room they head back up to the kitchen and set up a sound barricade outside just incase.
Commandramon said, "I don't think you believe that."
Kumamon asked, "Why?"
Commandramon said, "I think you're afraid to find out whether or not it's actually true. You know, I was alone once. I was with two groups prior to the prison. And when I was the last one left I had had left was fear. But then someone found me. I was just glad not to be alone anymore."
Kumamon said, "I'm done getting my hopes up."
Commandramon said, "Don't be so hasty. Look we should get some rest here. It's late and yeah we did have to overcome that great ordeal. But we managed."
That night was a felt long mainly for Kumamon. When they awoke Lena was gone. Commandramon saw she stick drew that she was going to search for Guilmon. Commandramon said, "Come on we have to go get Lena."
Kumamon woke up saw the message and said, "No...we can't. Look, she made her choice. We have to survive. We have to find a secure place like I said and go."
While they went on Lena saw the Terminus sign. She found a walker and killed it. She stuck her hand in its guts to make a sign for Guilmon.
Meanwhile Commandramon said, "Come on if we hurry, we can catch up to her."
Kumamon said, "This is nuts."
Commandramon said, "Look, right now she is alone out there. I've been through that. I'd rather no one be alone like I was. She couldn't have gone too far so we can still catch up."
They ended up going on ahead. They see the first blood message for Guilmon. They follow the tracks onward.
Scourge gets into another room with dead corpses. Emily sits next the piano. She starts playing. Scourge sits on the coffin and rest inside.
Emily turns to see him and asked, "What are you doing?"
Scourge said, "This is the comfiest bed I've ever felt."
Emily turned back to play and sing, "I have changed...I have changed. Just like you, just like you. For how long, for how long must I wait? I know there's something wrong. Your concrete heart isn't breathing. And you've tried to make it come alive. No shadows, just red lights. Now I'm here to rescue you. Oh, I'm still alive, I'm still alive. I can't apologize, no. Oh, I'm still alive, I'm still alive. I can't apologize, no. So silent, no violence...But inside my head, so loud and clear, you're screaming. You're screaming. Cover up with a smile, I've learned to fear. Just sunshine, and blue sky, it's just how it goes. For living here, come fire, come fire. Let it burn, I love come racing through. Oh, I'm still alive, I'm still alive. I can't apologize, no. Oh, I'm still alive, I'm still alive. I can't apologize, no. I've learned to lose. I've learned to win. I've turned my face against the wind. I will move fast. I will move slow. Take me where I have to go. Oh, I'm still alive, I'm still alive. I can't apologize, no. I'm still alive. Oh, I'm still alive, I'm still alive. I can't apologize, no. Oh, I'm still alive, I'm still alive. I can't apologize, no. Oh, I'm still alive, I'm still alive. I can't apologize, no. "
Kumamon sees a nice tall building. Kumamon stopped. Commandramon looked back. He asked, "Why'd you stop Kumamon."
Kumamon said, "Look I'm sorry I can't be as optimistic as you but this area is one we can clear and stay at for a while."
Commandramon said, "I'm not stopping until I find Lena."
Kumamon said, "Then I guess this is it then. I can't keep going...It's just not practical."
Commandramon comes closer, "Well, I'm going to keep following the tracks."
Kumamon looked down, "You're going alone..."
Commandramon said, "I won't be for long."
Kumamon strayed away looking at the building. Then Commandramon said, "I want to try something."
Kumamon turned back to Commandramon. He comes up to Kumamon and leans in. Kumamon just closes his eyes as Commandramon kissed him right on the lips. They share the kiss and it intensifies. Commandramon deeply works in his tongue. Kumamon accepts all the passion. He hadn't felt this romanced ever. Commandramon broke the kiss. Kumamon watched as Commandramon continued down the road. Kumamon went inside the building. He went up the third floor. He looked around the empty warehouse like building. He set down his things and knelt down. He placed his hands on the floor as he wept. He realized he was alone now. This was one of the worst feelings in the world. He had only shared his first kiss. And now it meant nothing. It was as if love meant death here. Kumamon had pushed so far away from wanting to be with anyone and to make matters worse; this apocalyptic world was the only one he knew. He didn't have the luxury of being in this world before it feels to shit. And now he had no one to share his sorrow with.
Scourge hears a noise at the door. Emily gets up as they are both back in the kitchen area.
Scourge said, "Stay here."
Scourge got to the door and carefully opened it. It was a barking dog. Emily heard the noise and her curiosity grew. The dog ran off. Emily entered in the same hall room. Scourge turned to see her and said, "I thought I told you to stay put."
Emily asked, "Was that a dog?"
Scourge said, "It ran off. Come on let's head back."
Kumamon realized that he made a huge error. He looked out the window and spotted Lena on the floor next to two corpses. He saw a walker coming at her.
Kumamon said, "Shit."
He takes his pike and runs outside. More walkers come out from the bottom floor of the same building. Kumamon ran past them and met up with Lena. He hopped on a car and took out some of the walkers that followed him. Lena wielded a stop sign and cut a walkers head clean off. Kumamon hops of the car and faces with Lena back to back just as they were in the mist. They helped each other clean the mess. Kumamon hugged Lena as they managed.
Kumamon asked, "What are you doing here?"
Lena answered, "I ran out of corpses to write with."
Kumamon said, "You really do believe Guilmon is alive huh?"
Lena said, "Just as I think Bearmon is alive as well. Either way we still should all go to terminus. Where is Commandramon?"
Kumamon said, "He went back to the tracks?"
Lena said, "I heard what you said before. I think it's ok to be little bit afraid. But if we don't stop moving we might as well had given up. We can't do that yet. So come on lets get moving."
They advance on the tracks.
Scourge sits back down. Emily is relaxed as well. They hear the door again. Scourge nods. Emily gets ready again. Once Scourge gets to the hall the door snaps open and at least a dozen walkers are there.
Scourge yells, "Run!"
Emily grabs her gear and he has her take the main why while distracting the walkers by going to the basement to the morgue below. It is a small basement and more walkers shove there way down. Scourge moves a corpse cart into in front. He trapped himself in a corner. The walkers come down. He placed his crossbow on the other table. He held back the walkers they hit against the table with a scrapple and syringe. Scourge is outnumbered as the many hands grasp toward him. He stabs them while holding back to table against him. He stabs at least three. He ducks below to the lower cart and squeezes to the other table. He let's more walkers come at him. He repeats the same motion and when he goes to escape he takes his crossbow. He shot at another walker coming down the stairs. More walkers come in the front. Scourge is force out the back into the woods. Scourge runs making his way to a road. He sees some of the supplies and watched as a car rushes off in the distance.
Scourge yelled out, "Emily!"
He tried his best to follow the road. He ran as long as he could. No matter how much he tried it was simply no use. After his energy left him was when he realized he was alone now. He was walking on the road and had tired himself out really bad. After a moment he stopped at a crossroad. He finally collapsed. It was no use. It was spent. He looked down and was ashamed. It had been there for some time. A group of six gang members came and surrounded him. Scourge looked up just a bit to see the situation that was transpiring. Scourge quickly got up and aimed at one of them. They all took at him.
The leader spoke, "Well you're quick on you're feet. You have quite the weapon there."
Scourge hit him with it. The others almost hit him but the leader said, "Stop...stop. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha," He got up and said, "Now that's what I like to see. The name is Alex, Care to join us?"
He extended his hand out. Scourge took it and the others lowered their weapons.
Kumamon and Lena advance to see Commandramon.
Lena yelled, "Hey!"
Commandramon stopped turned around to see them catch up.
Kumamon hugged Commandramon extra hard. Lena joined in too. Lena broke off first. Kumamon was beyond glad to see Commandramon again. The three would once again try to head off to terminus.
Guilmon looks at one of the signs. He completely stops and can't believe that sign as a blood message just for him.
T.K goes into a room of a small cabin. He is shirtless and has hair is getting more curled and insane. He goes to the drawer in puts on the new black shirt to match his black jeans and sash. He pulls up the gun he now carries up to the mirror. He looked down to his old green hat. He tosses his other cloths along with it. He picked up a match. He tossed the lit match onto his cloths. He watched as it caught on fire. The fire spread and he turned and walked outside. He looked around; there was no one else in sight. T.K looked to each side, "Patamon?"
There was no response. T.K only knew this shit storm of a world too. After looking around the woods nearby for a bit he realized that he was alone too. The fire continued to spread behind him. He never even dared too look back. Now the future of his journey was a solo one. He had to let go of the short past he was even allowed. He saw one walker starting to wonder near him. He picked up the gun and aimed. He shot the walker in the head. T.K lowered the gun a smirked, "I can handle this."