Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

"HEY!!! WHOEVER YOU ARE, YOU CAN STOP THIS!!! WE ALREADY GOT THE FUCKING MESSAGE!!!" Freddie's eyes were bloodshot. His face was covered by the blood of the guy with the cap and the same could be said from the lady next to them.

Joseph started to slow down but he was still gripping my knife tightly between his hands. He was breathing heavily while we could see the anger in his eyes.

"You do know they would still come back if you don't stab them in the head, right?" I broke the silence.

The guy with the cap was already dead by multiple stab wounds from its back, shoulders, neck, and arms. However, he would still come back if Joseph didn't stab him in its proper place. Joseph looked at me after catching his breath for a moment and he finished the job. Tears were still flowing from his eyes as he pulled the knife out.

The lady next to the guy wearing a cap was screaming because the guy was just blankly staring at her while blood was slowly gushing out of its body. The people next in line were trembling and they were shouting at me for help while Joseph was staring at them holding the bloody knife.

"Please!"

"It's all Freddie's fault!"

"He made us do this!"

"We had no other choice!"

"Please!"

"OH GOD! WE'RE GONNA DIE! WE'RE GONNA DIE!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

"Please! I'm sorry!"

Their cries were resounding and it managed to attract a few deadheads from both sides. However, it wasn't much of an issue because of my people.

"Joseph, pass it on." I just replied without any emotion.

Joseph nodded at me with a blank stare and he released another one from his side from the ropes. A middle-aged guy was handed the knife and I said the same thing to him. The cries for help turned into curses raining towards me and their people who were now killing them one by one. This time, instead of going wild on killing the other person, some of them just made it quick while the others still hesitated, making the matter worse. They slid the blade slowly, making the person on the receiving side wail in agony until it reached its head completely.

"Hmm." I was watching their actions completely.

The lady whom the girl was crying onto earlier was released and she was handed the knife. She was looking at it with a bitter expression as she looked into my eyes.

"Name?" I asked with a blank stare.

"Gemma..." she replied.

"You know what to do." I said.

Gemma looked back at the knife but she shook her head and gave it back to me, handle first.

"I'm sorry, you could kill me if you want. I don't want to be anchored in a choice I wouldn't want anymore." Gemma said solemnly while the others threw wary glances at me.

"Good." I thought to myself.

I was looking at her and just as I was about to say something, the girl spoke.

"I'll do it." the girl said while trying to get up. Her eyes were devoid of emotion except for hate as she was looking at everyone.

My group gave me a concerned glance but I still ordered Tatiana to untie her. Lawrence was at the ready because Jared and Lois were looking out for strays.

"No… you don't need to… please… You've alread-" Gemma was telling the girl to stop but she punched Gemma in the face.

After that, she delivered a knee to her abdomen then a fist, hammering down to her head. Gemma fell down and the girl took the knife from her.

The last person besides Freddie was already wailing for us to help her. The others who picked a target was just staring at her as she struggled to get the ropes untied. However, the girl made her way to her first and she kept on stabbing her on the head. It first entered her cheek, then her neck, then her ear, and then her temple. It continued for a few more stabs then she made her way towards Freddie.

Freddie immediately scooted by wriggling his body as he cried out to us.

"HEY!!! THAT FUCKER SAID TO STAY AWAY FROM ME, RIGHT?! RIGHT?! GET HER AWAY FROM ME!!!" Freddie bellowed.

All of Freddie's constituents were dead and he was the only one left.

"HE'S NOT THE ONE WHO DID THIS, YOU DID THIS!!! I-" the girl shouted and she kicked Freddie's head.

Freddie's bruised face got even more disfigured because his nose got broken and it tilted a few degrees to the left. He was wincing from pain as he tried to tuck his head away.

"M-MOM S-SHOULD STILL BE- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" the girl screamed from the top of her lungs.

"PLEASE! PLEASE! WHOEVER THE FUCK YOU ARE, JUST SAVE ME FROM THIS AND I'LL MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE!!! I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO DID IT!!! THEY WERE ALL FUCKING IN ON IT!!! FUCK!!! FUCK!!! FUCK!!!" Freddie's face was a mess as blood, tears, and snot covered him.

The rest of the people were hesitant to move but Gemma got up.

"Angelica… it was all our fault… not just him, not just you, not just your mom… everyone… it's everyone's fault… that's something we can't just pass to anyone..." Gemma hugged her.

"NO!!!" the girl elbowed Gemma and she pushed her away.

"MOM'S DEAD!!! MOM'S DEAD!!! I-I-I CAN'T!!! I-" Angelica bellowed then it happened.

Angelica stabbed her neck from the left side and she dragged it across to the other side.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Gemma wailed as she broke down crying. She was covering her mouth with both of her hands as she lost balance.

Joseph and the rest were shocked by what happened but they couldn't step back due to us wearing a gruesome expression. Their feet were planted on the spot as blood gushed out from Angelica's neck.

"Wh-Why did you have to do that?! You still have me! You still have me! I-I'm still here!!! Why?! Why? WHY?!" Gemma cried as Angelica was gurgling her own blood. Joseph backed away until his back hit the truck. He couldn't believe what just happened and he broke down crying. The rest of his group were just staring at Gemma while Freddie silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Gemma was crying but she finished the job. She picked up my knife and she stabbed it on Angelica's head so she wouldn't turn into one of those things after a time. After that, her lips were quivering as she was covered in Angelica's blood. She was looking at Freddie with hatred but she glanced at me with a serious look.

"Go ahead." I said nonchalantly.

Gemma laid Angelica's head down slowly and she closed Angelica's eyes. She stood up and headed for Freddie.

"What? No! NO! NO! NO! I'M A FUCKING CAPTAIN!!! YOU'RE ALL PESTS!!! YOU'RE ALL PESTS!!! YOU SHOULD ALL BOW BEFORE ME YOU FUCKING INSECTS!!! I'M A- I'M A- AHHHBLLRRGHRHG!!!" Freddie bellowed before Gemma got close to him.

Gemma held his hair tight before stabbing in the same spot Angelica did to herself. Instead of dragging it across his neck, Gemma took the time to stab him multiple times until it connected to the other side. Freddie's neck was squelching each time Gemma stabbed him and the group behind her was wincing just from watching her. She finally finished the job by stabbing him on his eye. She glanced at Angelica's corpse and the grip she had on the knife tightened once more. The knife was just covered with everyone's bits and it was unrecognizable from when it was still clean when I handed it to Joseph.

We were just looking at what she would do next.

Tears were welling from Gemma's eyes as she slowly aimed the knife to herself. Her hand was shaking the whole time and her eyes were closed. Her breathing was fast and heavy and the tip was already piercing a portion of her skin.

However, she didn't follow through with it.

Gemma handed me the knife once more after she wiped it on her shoulder. She sat down near Angelica and stared at her blankly.

"Kid, what happens now?" Matthew said, breaking the silence.

The rest of them looked at me and I spoke after Gemma turned her head towards me.

"I'll give you a choice, which is something I rarely give out to people who tried to rob and kill me. Even if you're not really part of them, you're still a part of them. You all have followed their orders at the expense of other people's lives. I made you kill them but that doesn't make your ledger clean. It's still red as fuck and there's no way to make it go away. You have a few choices now." I started.

"Which are?" Gemma said without any emotion.

"Well, I'm guessing you won't be killing yourselves, right? I'm sorry but that would be too easy but in the end, that decision is up to you. What you could do is stay here and start from scratch or go someplace else. I've taken all of your supplies and I won't be giving them back. It's compensation for the troubles that you've given me and my group. You're gonna have to figure out by yourselves how to survive." I said.

"W-Wait, you're not gonna take us in at least?" the middle-aged man said.

"Oh, it's an option I guess but it's for your own good to pick from the two choices earlier, honestly speaking." I replied.

"What?" he was confused.

"Look at the rest of my group, I'm the only one here that decided not to kill you all. Honestly, we don't give a fuck whether you got roped in or not by that asshole. You try something stupid with any of us, we'll fuck you up. You come in with good intentions, we'll return it two-fold. If you ask why? Well, because that's the way we work. If you come with us, it would be a difficult situation. Whatever you do back home, it would be taxing to earn our trust after pulling that shit on us. Each movement you do will be closely monitored even when you sleep, take a bath, eat your meal, and everything you could think of. You would have no sort of privacy whatsoever. One wrong move and it's over, we'll drive a knife to your skull. I'm sorry but that's the only way we'll allow you back home." I explained.

A few of them were hesitating.

"Aren't you worried that we might get abducted by the wrong people and made us spill the beans that we know you? Granted we don't know your exact location but you can't be too far." he replied.

"Oh, that's cool. Let them come, it would be easier for us. We could easily fight a group if it's our home ground rather than theirs. My whole team would be there too so they would just basically hand themselves in a silver platter." I replied nonchalantly.

"You're that confident? How many are you?" he asked, surprised.

I just smiled.

"R-Regarding if we stay at your place, will we be given food at least?" Joseph interjected.

"Well, obviously. It won't be steak or hamburgers if that's what you're asking but yeah, I'll provide you basic necessities. You'll live but not as comfortable as the one you guys killed." I replied.

"How about joining you on runs? Would that be possible?" Gemma asked with a serious look.

"Why?" I looked at her.

"You know why. Just judging from the way you speak, I bet that you're a lot smarter than that psycho." Gemma replied.

I smiled and said, "Allowing you on runs means that I'll have to allow you to use weapons. I never let my people out without proper equipment. I'm gonna say it's not for certain but you have to convince me and my people we could trust you."

"I'm in." Gemma said without hesitation.