Apparently I had underestimated the the distance between me and the combat because it took me nearly forty five minutes to get within the range of hearing people shouting. The sounds of moaning nearly drowned out the orders being shouted around the corner from where I stood. Gun fire rang out and I pressed myself against the building, worried that the bullets were intended to kill me. When nothing hit me, I crept forward to the corner of the building and peered around the corner. 

The sight before me jogged something in my memory, and I recalled everything. Falling to my knees, flashes of undead creatures and death crossed my mind. Images of training grounds and people flashed before my eyes. Izzy and Chris, my friends and my dad, the scientist among the few survivors. I knew why Percy sounded familiar. I knew who I was. I was  Percy.

I groaned as my head continued to split open and it was matched with a groan of someone near me. I looked up to see a woman, blood flowing from every opening in her face, and something that looked like bruises covering her arms. 

The rashes.

I wanted to run I knew I needed to run from her. She was infected and I didn't have a mask on, but I couldn't will myself to stand up and run. She smiled as if she sensed my weakness she came closer, taking her time to attack. She didn't make a move to kill me or even try to infect me she just smiled.

Man I've probably been out here too long.

 My face fell to the ground as a gunshot rang out and she fell limp onto the pavement with a thud, her eyes giving up what little life  that had been in them, if you could even call it that.

"Medic one, Medic one. Respond. We have Percy... but she is...considered to most likely be infected... Doc, she doesn't have a mask on."

I didn't even hear the people approach but I did feel them lift me up as my vision went dark and I slipped into unconsciousness...

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The room I woke up in smelt of cleaning supplies and blood which was not something you really want to wake up to. But mostly, I felt the surgical masks cotton tickling my nose. I was in a living room with boarded up windows and curtains separating the room into sections. I was in the Medbay back at the camp. Oh, it was good to be back home, especially what had happened. The familiar grey haired man in a button up shirt and slacks stood near me checking my vitals on the monitor.

"Doc." My voice came out raspy, showing a need for water, but I was glad it was a familiar face and not one of the infected standing over me again. I shivered. That was not something I wanted to revisit ever again. 

"Ah, Percy. You're awake now. I was certainly concerned that after the last to days of unconsciousness that you would have most definitely become infected but I'm glad to say you haven't which is quite lucky if I must say so."

Two days? I was out for two days? Before I could ask who found me or how I got here I needed to fix my throat. "Water, Doc, I need water."

"Yes of course. We also need to get you food. Two days without will leave you susceptible to the infection." I nodded my head as he stood and got me a bottle of water from the counter, which I gladly drank as much as I could. 

"As I was saying, you've been out for two days after some of your soldier friends found you next to an infected that was just a blink away from making you into a kiddie meal. You weren't wearing a mask either, I don't know what you were thinking . Going out into the world as it is now without protection. Not to mention you losing all that blood. We'll need to discus how you got that nasty bump too."

My hand reached back and touched the tender spot on my skull. I flinched at the pain coming from it but decided to change the subject. 

"Umm, Doc I need food."

"PERSEPHONE MCKINNEY. YOUR ASS BETTER BE DEAD FOR MAKING ME WORRY LIKE THAT."

I grimmaced at the shouting of one of my best friends, Izzy as she stormed into the room. 

"And what if I did?"

The second she saw me she ran up to me and hugged me, causing my muscles to protest to her. 

"If you ever do that again I will kill you myself, and that mea-"

"Izzy calm down. She just got up, its not like she did it on purpose."

"Chris don't tell me to calm down, she should have stuck with her group or radioed in!" I couldn't see half of her face due to the mask covering it, but I could see the fury and sadness in her eyes.

I sighed and looked at her. "I missed you too Izzy." She hugged me again and then Chris did. 

"Right well I'm off to get food for her, before you guys do anything you might want to tell her what happened.."

Chris thanked him and they both turned to me with a pain and sadness lurking in their eyes. "What are you guys supposed to tell me now?"

"Well, Percy..." Izzy grabbed my hand and I was getting anxious. "Well, when your dad and the others were out filling up the jeeps with food and weapons, he decided you should have one, seeing as how you wanted to be a part of helping find people," she puled out keys and showed them to me, "and so when he came to give you the keys he heard the news of your team going missing while out searching... he thought it would be best if he  went to go get you.. but an hour after he left you showed up..and...he umm... He hasn't came back yet."

My world just stopped in that instant. Sure, my dad was a fighter but he was a scientist and that was it. I should have taken after his offer to become one instead of going on runs. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

"We're so sorry Percy.." Chris and Izzy tried to comfort me with words but nothing could make it through the numbness that had set in. 

My dad. He was missing.

I stood as quick as I could and tried to make it to the door. "Percy! What are you doing?"

"I need to find..my..dad.." I struggled with words as the dizziness caught up with me and I dropped to the floor.

Hands grabbed me and lifted me up but I fought against them. "Let. Me. Go!" As soon as my mind cleared I knew I had to get away, I needed to find my dad.

My struggles were cut off by the shouts and screams from outside, and we all froze.

"Guys what is that.."

Chris's question was answered the second the alarm went off. We knew what happened.

The infected had gotten in.

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