Welcome to the tombs
#15 of DigiDead
I was finally cleared of the mess. All the B.O.W.S were wiped out and only walkers remained. Even though I was alone I managed to get it done. Now all I had was time to gather supplies and rebuild what I had lost. It was not clear if anyone else had made it yet. I wasn't going to get my hopes up yet. There were so many creatures left behind around these areas without a clue for some time. They had long scattered from this area though. Walkers still were outnumbering them ten to one. But at least I could start to try and fix this mess. There might never be another opportunity to do begin fixing things.
The end of the world had brought madness to each person and creature to some extent. It had been a long year and survivors had managed to get out of the worst of situations. It was in this time were trust and loyalty were put into question. Those who remained had their groups much smaller. That was just it, these walkers did not discriminate they just feed on the nearest target. Our will became stronger as we learned to deal with walkers in a much simpler way. Humans and other creatures outside became so much more of a threat. People had killed people and now it was undead killing those people while they still fought amongst each other. We didn't need the darkness and light to guide us anymore as we became so far down lost our path. One war was well on its way and now there was no stopping it. Both leaders determined to take each other out for the safety of their groups. To their unknowing a new army was rising with the advances that Dracmon had made. Taking any dead bodies he could find placing a robotic bug with a ruby in the center and placed it on their chest. He would repair the dead bodies in a chambered facility hidden deep under the cities. The undead were second nature and small groups around the world constantly found new means of taking them out or using them to their advantage. No one was clueless anymore. Everyone was a true survivor.
His eyes barely stayed open, his arms cuffed behind a pull; Espio was in all kinds of trouble as Tails beat him down some more. Tails had no desire to take it easy he let loose with each punch.
Tails snarled, "You thought I wouldn't figure it out. You had to burn the biters didn't you?"
Espio spit out blood, "I had too...You were going to use them on that prison group. If you just backed off everything would have worked out."
Tails backed up just a bit, "I tried being that nice guy and for that I lost Penny. You either kill or die; or die than kill. I'm going there and we are going to wipe them all out. And as for you..."
He untied Espio and led him to the room where he still held Mikemon on the chair.
Tails shoved him against the wall, "Get my tools."
Espio was clumsy when he went over dropping the trey.
Tails yelled, "Hurry up and pick everything up."
He left a single pair of pliers on the ground as he came back into the other room and placed the try aside. Tails grabbed him and pushed him again, "You're going to kill her or die."
Tails handed Espio a sharp knife and he refused, "No. I'm not doing that..."
Tails cringed his teeth then took the knife then stabbed him in the lower chest three times.
Mikemon screamed out, "No."
Tails sickly smirked, "Then you're going to die then kill her."
Tails left getting back outside to the Woodberry area and gathered his troops.
Tails said, "Were going down there to that prison and we are going to kill every last one of those creatures down there. They attacked us twice and we can't let that happen again. They won't stop until they are all dead. We have to be stronger then ever. The simple life for us is long over. It's time to wake up and embrace that we have to deal with this problem now before we are no more."
Kiff started packing his gear. It felt odd just coming back and feeling like it was time to leave already. No one said a word it was just everyone packing up. There was a horrid silence. It was worse for those who had lost someone. That moment seemed to last the longest and it strained them all. It was Gatomon joining Kotemon, Veemon and Impmon who had fully recovered from his injury but not from his loss who were getting ready to set out. Kiff got ready too. Guilmon went to the balcony with Lena and they bunkered down. Kiff just watched Stitch in the distance when he was done. He watched all his movement as he packed as well. Kiff was fixated again but a part of him still felt so lost in this situation.
Gatomon went up to Veemon and finally said, "Were not going anywhere. Not yet anyway."
Bearmon said, "This place is like out home now. We can't just abandon it."
Veemon smirked slightly, "I'm glad you feel that way. I was planning on just what to do to drive them out when they come."
Impmon came up looking down. Veemon came up to him.
Veemon looked down at Impmon, "I'm sorry...we both lost him. I know what you two had was real. I wish he hadn't rushed in like that by himself. When you were with him I thought of you as a part of my family. I've already lost two of my family members to this and loosing him almost made me collapse. But I know he wouldn't expect that from me. He knew what I had here and he was willing to risk it all to save us. We can't let his death be in vain. I can't...that's why were going down there. I want you to come with me. I know it's asking a lot so soon but know deep in your heart you want this badly."
Impmon finally looked up, "Yeah. Ok I'm in."
Tails had half of Woodberry at his disposal ready to roll out with guns in hand. Commandramon came up to him and said, "I can't go and do what you're about to do. I won't take part in killing others. I will stay here and watch over the people staying here."
Tails felt a bit disgruntled at first the relaxed himself and said, "Thank you."
Dorumon, Manic, Simba, and Tentomon also got ready. They drove off heading right to the prison with over forty people. They came in and the men who had mounted the machine guns started picking off the walkers as they came up to the gate. They pulled out rocket launchers and destroyed the towers. They wiped out the lot of walkers then drove in through the main gate. Gumdramon waited inside deep within the corridors. The men dropped down everyone had some sort of gun in their hands. Tails led them close to one of the entrances. He the spotted a new lead to open the door they all went inside. They made it to an open cafeteria area there were three ways to go.
Tails said, "Dorumon come with me and take a few more men down this way. The rest of you go down this way."
Simba led on the other corridor. Tails heard a strange load noise he said, "Come on this way."
Mikemon struggled to pull out. Espio coughed out showing signs of life.
Espio coughed, "I left...some pliers behind your right leg...if you shift back you should be able to get them."
Mikemon pulled her leg back able to turn chair slightly. She stretched her leg slightly pulling the pliers closer. The distance was hard and it was painful she only looked back to Espio briefly then continued to stretch and pull.
Espio coughed out, "That's the way."
Mikemon said while pulling, "Just hang in there. I'll get out and get you some help soon."
Gumdramon threw a smoke bomb as soon as Simba was close enough to the end of the corridor. The smoke made the alarms go off which attracted walkers that remained inside. Gumdramon fled further back making sure none of the walkers followed him. The people where bunched up and were forced back as walkers came at them. Simba pushed back as well starting to shoot off gunning down the walkers. Tails heard the gunfire being pressed on and a smoke bomb went off on their side from Angel, she fell back as well letting the walkers draw closer in on them. They pushed back as well, Tails tried to fend them off but there was soon no support. He had no choice but to continue to pull back. The people started drawing out of the prison very unorganized and Guilmon and Lena pressed fire from above. The people scattered even more trying to avoid gun fire from there prospective it was out of nowhere for some time. It was until Tails rushed out and saw the fire was coming in from above that he was able to press fire back and some of others noticed too but Guilmon and Lena had a complete advantage of high ground and cover. Tails took cover and tried to press fire back up but the fence was covered with planks and Guilmon and Lena were well geared up in the guarded suits once worn incase of riots. The people were scattered out when they hit back out the court. Tails finally started to regroup his people starting to head back to the trucks. Tails had to cover them and on the other side was Dorumon who also tried to get some shots in. Tentomon was overrun with walkers being one of the last out. He shot a lot of walkers but more and more seemed to come at him. He ran out of ammo and went he tried to go back he was hoarded by a crowd of walkers, he was piled on and he tried to squeeze his way through but the corridor was to narrow and he was pinned against the wall and he was eaten alive. The group retreated. Some had no way of getting back to the cars and ended up in the woods. One young man ran down and Kiff just popped out and said, "Drop it."
The young man stopped and said, "Ok, ok just don't shoot. I'm putting it down."
He was putting it down slow and then Kiff just shot him in the head.
Espio coughed out, "You...need to hurry."
His body slowly decaying, his eyes fading more and more with each moment all the while Mikemon was able to pull the pliers closer. She managed to pull them so they were finally in front of her. She had spent a lot of time just managing that. He large feet managed it but grasping it and pulling it up would prove to be a more difficult task. She had no idea why she needed to hurry but Espio sure seemed desperate to hold on as long as possible.
Espio coughed, "I'm going to die..."
Mikemon almost stopped trying to find a perfect place to hold the pliers so they wouldn't fall again.
Espio coughed, "I'm going to die and then I'm going to come back as one of those things."
Mikemon gasped she had no idea that creatures could turn especially when they were never even bitten. This warning that Espio managed get out just became a lot more threating. Mikemon was more in a state of panic. It became harder to focus on the task at hand knowing the dying body in front of her were indeed turn and come to get her. Mikemon wasn't focused she was crying as the she tried once more and she noticed Espio wasn't making any movement what so ever. It scared her shitless and when he woke up again she dropped the pliers once more.
Tails stopped the trucks along the road. He got out and so did the other people. Tails asked, "What the hell was that? We need to regroup and go back."
One person said, "Those people are nuts that was another massacre. There are only a few of them and they managed all that. They can keep the prison."
Tails just looked down for a second his mind just filling with rage he pulled up his gun then just started shooting his own people. They tried to scatter but Tails was accurate and only got headshots. Charmy managed to get his gun up he threatened, "You can't do this. This is going too far. We were supposed to keep everyone safe. What the hell is this? I can't take part in this. We lived with those people and they trusted us and how do you repay their efforts...you kill them all."
Charmy hesitated too long and Tails just shoot him in the head too. Dorumon and Manic just didn't do anything. Tails gunned down the two of the bodies in the grass. Simba hid under a third corpse and just prayed and Tails pulled the trigger but he was out of ammo. He got back in the main truck Dorumon and Manic were all a bit hesitant but they got in as well and Tails drove off.
Espio looked gone and Mikemon again only looking up briefly and went right back to the focus managing to wrap the pliers between her toes. She tried to pull it up once but then it dropped she muttered out, "Shit."
Espio coughed out again, "Hurry. You'll need to get out...and when you do be ready...to kill me."
She looked up. She did not like where this was going at all, he was fading fast and the pliers were still on the ground. She tried again feeling the pliers then tried wrapping her toes around it. She managed to get it up again she placed it on her hands. Espio was out for some time no more coughing though; she paused seeing that there was no more life in him. Mikemon didn't even realize she was still crying out of panic. Espio hand twitched and Mikemon just had glanced up to see that as she grasped the pliers and started to try to rip the restraints off. Espio started to growl, his soulless white eyes started to blink open. Mikemon panicked, "Shit, shit, shit."
She hurried with the pliers trying to snap off one of the cuffs. She managed to get it off. Espio was already making his way toward her.
Veemon got to the roads and made his way to Woodberry but he stopped when they came across the line of fire that Tails had done earlier. They checked the area then Simba popped out hiding in the car. He was locked from the inside but he wasn't about to try anything. They pulled up their guns then Simba put his hands up. They got him out and put there guns down. Veemon asked, "What happened here?"
Simba said, "It was the governor he just went nuts and shot everyone. I managed to hid long enough to not get killed."
Veemon said, "Come on."
Veemon brought him with them as they continued to Woodberry. Commandramon heard the vehicle coming in and they got out. They hid as Commandramon pulled out his machine gun. Simba rushed out and Commandramon stopped then asked, "Where is everyone?"
Simba said, "The governor shot everyone else. The rest of the group from the prison saved me."
Commandramon asked, "You're with them?"
Simba said, "Yeah, if they never came I'm might have never gotten out alive."
Veemon popped out and put his gun aside and so did everyone else, "It's true we saw what he did ourselves. The governor gunned down the rest of the people."
Commandramon dropped his gun the dropped down and let them into Woodberry. Veemon looked around and asked, "Where is Mikemon?"
Commandramon said, "The governor told me she never made it back."
Veemon said, "Come on she's probably where they held Guilmon and Gatomon."
Commandramon had no idea what he was talking about but followed him to the secret area. They saw a closed shutter they remained vigilant just in case. They opened the door to see a very dead Espio on the floor.
Commandramon said, "Christ."
They went in to see Mikemon lying on the floor breathing heavily. Kotemon kneeled down and touched her forward, "You have a fever."
Mikemon leaned her head to the side shamefully letting the bite mark on her neck show. Veemon kneeled down too.
Mikemon muttered, "I tried so hard to get everyone to get to together. I should have just come back with you."
Veemon looked down, "I'm sorry too, I was informed about your situation when it came to me. You can come back with us..."
Mikemon said, "No. We both know what happens next now...give me the gun..."
Kotemon was tearing up, "I'll stay with you."
Veemon said, "You don't have to do this..."
Mikemon grabbed the gun and Veemon just left with everyone else as Kotemon stayed in the room. Kotemon still had his hand on her head, "I thought that one day me and you could have..."
Mikemon smiled, "It would have never worked out. I was just to blind for this world."
She gripped the gun and turned it to her then fired the gun at her head. Veemon got back outside and Commandramon said, "That are still a lot of people here."
Veemon said, "We will take them with us."
Veemon and the others gathered the vehicles that were left behind by the governor, which included one bus. They gathered everyone else and were on there way back to the prison.
They came back. The rest of the group cleared the walkers first to make sure the area was fully secured. Guilmon was surprised that work. Kiff came back up as Veemon came out and pulled him aside as the bus filled with people came out.
Kiff said, "I should have been in there with the rest of them."
Veemon said, "I had a task for you and I trust that you kept on it."
Kiff said, "Well I did kill one of them. I told him to drop the gun and he was going too slow so I shot him. What the hell is this?"
Veemon asked, "You didn't think he was going to pull out the gun?"
Kiff looked back to see all the people coming out and was more distracted by them ignoring the question completely.
Veemon said, "We are going to rebuild this place. This is going to strengthen our family."
Kiff had a shameful look on his face, "You should have killed them. You should have killed them all. You let the governor walk away from the meeting and he killed Blackveemon. You had him back at the first invasion and we almost lost Impmon. What the hell is wrong with you? If you had killed him sooner none of that would have happened."
Veemon started, "Kiff..."
Kiff yelled, "Just shut the fuck up. I don't want to hear it."
Kiff stormed off. Veemon looked at the balcony. There was nothing to see up there. He figured he'd be see an illusion but that wasn't the case. Finally Veemon was seeing things clearly even though he had lost so much. Veemon just took a deep breath. Simba came up to Veemon.
Simba said, "Thanks for saving these people. Thanks for saving me."
Simba gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Simba made his way inside and Veemon looked over to look back at Impmon. Impmon was casually talking with Gumdramon and it was good to see that Impmon wouldn't go over the edge like Veemon had done so, that made Veemon smile but only for a bit. Kiff was the one that had him worried. Gatomon came up to him.
Gatomon looked where he was looking, "You think things will work out."
Veemon said, "In these times we can only look to each other. It does look good for them but I'm worried about Kiff."
Gatomon just kept looking on, "Do you know?"
Veemon asked, "What?"
Gatomon looked at him, "About Reemon?"
Veemon looked at her, "He's gone..."
Gatomon looked over to where Kiff left, "Not entirely."
Veemon asked, "You mean...?"
Gatomon nodded, "Don't worry about it. You still to insure everyone's else's safety getting dragged into another dangerous route letting worrying about him will only get more people and creatures killed. I'll keep my eyes of Kiff."
Veemon looked down, "I'm sorry too..."
Gatomon asked, "About?"
Veemon nearly cried out, "Mikemon...She turned. Tails had her and she turned. She wanted to do it herself."
Gatomon looked down, "I've lost someone I've cared about before. It's so strange that we never got to talk to each other when she came here. Maybe she should have stayed. That might have served her best."
Veemon said, "We can't take the choices we make. I've done a lot wrong and I've lost a lot of the creatures I loved. Holding in that regret does nothing though. I can say I regret those things I've done which has led us into this mess in the first place but it won't change the fact that I did it. What I wanted was so simple to fall in love with you, have children raise them right and live a simple life. Reemon mess that up any chance of that and I've had to live with that and I still do. And now Reemon is back in some way. Can he even be fixed?"
Gatomon said, "I think Scourge and Blackgatomon will miss him. They will hate us if we just went after Kiff but it might come down to that."
Veemon asked, "What does he want anyway?"
Gatomon said, "Whatever it is it has something to do with Stitch. I think a part of him didn't let go of that first time they spent together."
Veemon asked, "What are you waiting for...?"
Gatomon looked at him again, "Come again?"
Veemon said, "The last thing he asked was why I didn't kill all the people. I think he's intention is much deeper than some love game. I've come to grips when I knew he wasn't my son. I know Scourge and Blackgatomon might even hate us but if you don't stop him I don't know what he will do."
Gatomon asked, "You want me to kill him?"
Veemon said, "I don't need another 'governor' rising."
Gatomon asked, "What about his child? You know that one he had with your daughter Yill? Weather we like it or not they makes him related."
Veemon said, "If my brother was the governor and he did all the acts the Tails has done. I would still request that you kill him or in that scenario I'd do it myself. You said Kiff was your responsibility so deal with it."
Kiff came inside with a gun in hand. Gatomon started to make his way toward him. Veemon looked over and then ran inside the prison. Commandramon noted how fast he was going and followed him. Some of the people were still working there way in.
Veemon rushed up and said, "Come one everyone out now."
The people were so confused as they were just getting in. Kiff came in from the other side and pulled up gun started to shot down some of the people. They followed Veemon out as Kiff went berserk. More walkers from outside were being drawn in from the back with all the gunfire. The people started to head out again and Kiff was gunning down anyone inside. He would not stop and Gatomon tried to catch up from the other side. Kiff managed to cut down a huge portion of people on the bus that came out. Commandramon took the lead as Veemon led the others outside. When Kiff came intro frame Commandramon shot and Kiff quickly took cover. Everyone outside saw walkers getting feisty on all sides. Gatomon made her way from the other side. Veemon came back when the six remaining people got out. Veemon went in from the side Gatomon went in. Kiff went into the corner. Blackgatomon and Scourge finally came out from there side.
Scourge asked, "What the hell is going on?"
Guilmon said, "It was Kiff, he just went in and started killing people."
Scourge rushed in as well. Kiff tipped the roof to the side and climbed into the vent. Gatomon came in slowly and Veemon came up behind her. Commandramon came in from the other side. Kiff crawled in the vents escaping their attempt at killing him. Scourge went in too and asked, "What the hell?"
Veemon looked at Scourge, "We didn't have a choice. We had to drive him out."
Kiff came back out near the backside of the prison. He walked outside then his mouth dropped then he muttered out, "Yill?"
She was standing there in that pink dress and all with strange device on her chest. Kiff didn't care for it at all he just wrapped his arms around her hugging her.
Yill said, "Come with me."
Kiff smiled, "Of course my love."
Everyone went back out and he was long gone. A family that started was nearly destroyed in one fell swoop. Veemon pressed his head against one of the walls. Gatomon joined him again.
Veemon stressed out, "He's still out there. The governor is probably still out there too. And we also have an issue with Dracmon."
Gatomon pulled him back, "Those people would have died anyway."
Veemon asked, "What are you talking about."
She threw him a device that he picked up she said, "It's a bomb. I managed to disarm it but I image the governor had the button that would have activated this and blew us all up. I don't know what those people would have provided but either way we would have never found out."
Veemon sat down on the ground, "Is this what is comes down too? What do we do know?"
Gatomon sat down beside him, "We adapt."
Veemon just looked at his group from a distance, "How long do you think we can keep this up?"
Gatomon slid over closer then held his hand and he looked at her and she said, "I don't know how long we will have. But if I'm going to go out, I'd rather be with someone else when it was happening."
He grasped her hand tighter, "You know how I am."
Gatomon said, "Friends can hold hands. I know you'll pick yourself back up too. Believe it or not we both still have reasons to fight and carry on."
Gatomon got up first and Veemon followed going back with the rest of the group.
There was a facility. Inside large composites of lava was stored below. There were platforms high above. Inside a small office building Patamon came out and walked along the platform. He walked outside and placed a cigar in his mouth. He looked below to see all the walkers. The woman he had saved came out with him. She fixed her blue shirt placing her belt around hit. She stretched out her legs in her black leather pants she wore. Patamon leaned against the railing letting his finished cigar fall on the ground.
The woman said, "It's about time we got the one who was responsible for this mess."
Patamon asked, "Are you sure Ada? How are we going to get out of here when I can't fly anymore."
Ada pulled out a grappling gun; "We will bring them to us."
She went off to the side gather other things as well. Patamon remained looking out the area.
Patamon asked, "What do you plan on doing?"
Ada was too far off to hear him. Patamon just ignored it. He's focused seemed to be on the walkers. His blue eyes gazing the areas, he kept looking and his eyes turned red.
Ada came back with a rocket launcher as well with other weapons. She rose up the launcher and she shot straight. Ada grabbed a remote then started guiding the nikita missile at the wall that held back the walkers from the east. She blew up the wall and the walkers were able to come through.
Ada smirked, "That should do it. Come my love we should get back to bed we have to rest up for our visitors."
Patamon leaned backed up almost mechanically followed her back into the office.