“Breaking news! The zombie apocalypse predicted in the year 1886 has become a reality. Officials have decided to take countermeasures in regard to this and significantly increased our defence. Here is Commander Taylor giving out the press conference in regard to this situation.” The reporter spoke before the scene dissolved.
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Now on his TV was the renowned Commander Taylor. She swiftly tied up her overstretched hair before the darkness of her aquatic eye engulfed the camera. Her smooth yet pale skin indicated her young age, an age that caught the attention of many. Being a commander at such an early age was unheard of. She was the daughter of General Taylor, who was in charge of the underwater city destruction case along with Commander Chloe, being a field agent at that time with Corporal Norman. That case was the case that got them promoted.
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“Greetings, to everyone here. The zombie apocalypse was estimated to be first sighted in the United Arab Emirates, Middle East. These creatures had similar features as humans, but are grosser and greener.” Commander Taylor pulled out an image featuring one of the creatures. She took a breath and continued.
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“These creatures were supposed to be first drawn out from underneath in this really deep hole that stretches for an estimated length of about 500 meters across.” She pulls out another image to display in the slideshow. This time, it was a dark hole in the middle of a desert-covered city.
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“Now folks, don’t you worry!” a sharply dressed guy popped into the screen and blocked her off the view. “We have tanks, guns and bombs. What do they have? There’s no way a bunch of death-looking drunks are reaching our land from the other side of this bloody planet. They probably don’t even know how to swim!” He joked, but was only met by stone faces.
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“Anyways,” Commander Taylor continued, gently pushing the Corporal aside, “be cautious when you’re outside.” She spoke with a tone that had no room for laughs, “This apocalypse is no joking matter, so if you spot any of these creatures, the-”
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And then the screen turned pitch black.
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“What a load of crap,” Steven yelped, his mud-like eyes reflecting off the darkness of the empty TV. With a push, he lifted himself off the cosy couch to turn off his TV before going to eat breakfast as usual. He comforted himself on the chair and pulled a slice of bread out from the bag. Suddenly, something felt off for the young boy. His eyes bolted at the clock, where the long hand was at the six and the short one was between…
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GREAT NIGHTS OF COLOMBIA
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His heart pulse quickly started to rally with his ribs, already imagining what he and his laser eyes waiting for him at the front door. In one quick motion, he carelessly slapped jam and peanut butter and took a quick bite out of it, before stuffing it into his lunchbox while uncoordinatedly dashing out the door.
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“Bye Mom, bye Dad!” Steven shouted to the back of the house as he slammed the door shut. As he took a quick breath outside, he turned to look forward to noticing his best friend Jimmy, his feet flicking the ground impatiently, waiting for him.
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“Steven me boi,” Jimmy snapped his head at Steven, “10 minutes, 10 MINUTES BRO. You got some explaining to do.” ” Jimmy rambled. Jimmy was impatient but nice. Had really short brownish-yellow hair, quite round, unlike Steven, who had black hair that just reached his eyebrows and was relatively short, but slightly muscular.
“Ok, ok, hear me out lad. Asian parents.” Steven lied, being the late waker he was. Jimmy just chuckles and rolls his eyes.
“Oh, ok buddy, we all know what you were doing last night,” Jimmy responded and Steven’s cheeks burnt. They walked down the footpath on the way to school, as usual. But something caught Steven’s eye; some military jeeps and fully-armoured Humvees were jotting down the road. On a usual day, there are usually no death defying objects on Freelance Street. After a while of pondering, he turned away, thinking that it was just the government increasing their countries’s military defence.
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They arrived at their high school five minutes later than usual, so most of the gang was already there. Sitting, chilling, and chatting at their usual spot underneath the grand, big tree in between their school’s art and English block. They approached Noah, about the same height as Steven, with black hair and black eyes. He carries around a cool toy lightsaber most of the time; for defence apparently against those goofy ahh bullies.
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“Hi, Noah!” Steven perked.
“Ah! Evening children.” Noah chimed, leaning on his lightsaber, “5 minutes late eh?” he asked as he checked his watch.
“Ok, look, we would have made it early if this BOZO didn’t ‘study his A Plus Plus’” he mimicked, throwing in some finger movements just for a good touch.
“SHUT UP BROWN SHEERAN” Steven shouted.
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Steven turned towards the other three members of their friend group who were chatting about their classes and weekends; Liam, Charlotte, and Oliver. Liam is Indian, Charlotte is pure Andlese, like Noah, and Oliver is British. All are slightly above average in height with black short hair and black eyes except for Charlotte, who had medium-length long blond hair and green emerald eyes.
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“Hello everyone.” Jimmy welcomed those three. They replied to him with a normal “Wassup” and “Hey!” and they went back to chatting. While all this was happening, Steven couldn’t help but notice the dark cloud that was slowly forming above the horizon.
“What are you looking at? An elephant up in the sky?” Elijah approached Steven with his athletic legs. Elijah was the group’s comedian, joker, loose cannon and proud unofficial leader and founder, although it was a messy one he directed. Alongside him was Xander, smart, and nice but can be annoying at times. Imagine King Dede, but he is a human, and then you have Xander.
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“Well, the sky is kinda dark today,” Steven replied in an uncertain tone.
“It's fine.” Bob barges into the conversation with his signature “double thumbs up”. He slowly walked into the group from the other side of the tree, his blond hair shimmering in the sudden flash of light. But as he got closer to them, the light of the sky slowly waved away in command of the clouds. Looking into Bob’s natural blue eyes made Steven pull out a smile, but that smile quickly faded away with that ever-growing darkness. Bob was the latest to join our group. Professional pianist, pro chess player, S-tier table tennis player, Frisbee national team member, the rising underdog in tennis, and a very nice guy, as well as a top League of Legends and Rocket League player.
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“Are you sure? Eh, doesn’t really matter I suppose,” Steven replied in a shaky voice as he stumbled on the bench. Xander went to the other side and started to stare into his phone, before being joined by Elijah to sweat on a fantastic parkour video game called “Geometry Dash LITE” (They are broke).
“Chess?” Bob asked Steven, hoping to cheer him up about his uncertainty.
“Sure,” Steven replied slowly in uncertainty before he tilted his head back up to look Bob in the eye.
“Yeah, sure.” He replied once more in a more assertive tone, putting aside that unpleasant feeling.
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Then, they heard Elijah scream louder than Steven’s neighbour’s snoring at night.
“I TAPPED YOU MOTHERFU-.”
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Right after their chess game, in which Bob clobbered Steven when he “accidentally” blundered his queen, the bell rang, and they hurried to their classes. Steven had maths first with Xander, Bob, and Elijah. It wasn’t long before a reliever came into the classroom. Chatters sparked from around the room, excited that it was a reliever. Xander and Elijah rubbed their hands with excitement, with looks you would find on a cult leader once they found the plans to dominate the world, they knew there would be less work and lots of free time.
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“Everyone, quiet down!” Luxury demanded. Luxury was their core class’s class president. She was assertive, loyal, and respectful, just the qualities needed to be class president. She is quite short, with glasses, which makes it unusual for her to be intimidating to the class sometimes, and also a major Xander target. Everyone quieted down, leaving a smooth silence to the class as the teacher settled in the teacher's seat, before standing back up and scribbling stuff on the whiteboard.
“Everyone, there is some work set for you in Google Classroom. Complete the task then do whatever you want.” The reliever spoke as if his dog just died, poor guy, before getting seated back in his seat and opening up Genshin Impact. Small chatters were reborn, as everyone, or at least most people, got their devices out. Tapping and clicking were heard from across the room.
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“I wonder where Mr Amad is,” Xander questioned about their math teacher.
“Must be sick, I guess,” Jimmy answered naturally. They finished their task sooner than they even expected and started playing “educational” games on their computer. Time passes relatively quickly when you are having fun, which in fact is from playing these games that are not exactly educational.
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As the iconic morning tea bell rang, everyone rushed out of the classroom to meet up with their friends and groups. Steven was the first one there with Jimmy, Xander, and Elijah. They sat down at their usual spot and started eating without the others. The sky got even darker than that morning. It was not raining either; as if it was midnight but during the day. The school had the lights open for students and staff to navigate easily. Now, it was not just Steven, but everyone seemed to be staring and questioning the dark, black, sky.
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“Hey! You are right Steven, something has gone wrong, like what you said in the conversation that I happened to overhear this morning!” Liam said in his usual Indian accent while settling down beside Steven.
“Yeah, it is not fine,” Bob followed on, grabbing his apple. They stared at the sunless sky, the atmosphere around the school felt dark and moody. The awkward silence slept beside them, as they munched on their food and drinks. Oliver and Charlotte joined them soon after, but the conversation did not go on for long.
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BAM! BAM! Loud explosive and intimidating sounds scrambled all over the place. They were scared out of their pants, as everyone heard a loud “ding” from their phones. A notification blossomed on the screen; “Warning, apocalypse in progress. Get to safety immediately!” Oliver dropped his muffin on the ground. They stared at each other, with shocked and intimidated looks, although it was unsure if it was about the warning or the loss of the muffin.
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Bush! Pieces of brick and wood flew toward them. What once was a clean white wall was now scattered pieces of materials covered by a cloud of deep, heavy dust. They turned around, still in shock, but are now getting a grasp of the situation. The zombie-like creatures that first appeared in the Middle East, had swum into the world of Andle and broken the defence of Andle's supposedly indestructible military. A mysterious figure's shadow appeared through the large, unsmooth hole in the wall. The creature's eye was empty; with pure greyness and signs of evilness. The creature’s head twisted slowly like it was teasing its meal, acid-like drool falling down and splashing on the ground. He could see his own reflection; a group of scared and helpless teenagers, as the monster slowly approached their frail souls, step by step.
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