Mana: Before The Rise - Chapter 297

“Where is he?” said a blonde hair-women, pacing back and forth. Cheryl Noel is her name she and seven others are held up in a small groceries store. The diseased are in the front banging on the reinforced doors.

The others are Loretta Talley, Sheila Larsen, Victor Robinson, Randy Burke, James Barnett, Melvin Griffin. This chapter takes in the perspective of Randy Burke, he died in this store along with the five others. Only one person made it out alive and it was eleven-year-old Loretta Talley.

Randy gave his life to save the little girl.

“He’s probably dead” said James with a flushed face and a beer in his hand. Another survivor went outside and hasn’t come back he went to obtain a vehicle and distract them away. That man was Cheryl’s brother.

“Don’t say that….” Cheryl did not want to imagine, she shivered inwardly.

The sounds by the front of the store where getting wilder. Alerting most of the survivors, making them stand up, Loretta was about to cry.

���We can’t stay here” Victor said.

The TV turned on, drawing their attention. The Screen then popped up with these words.

“Grab the hammers and Axes.”

“….”

The survivors where silent for a while.

“This store was built on top of a subway station, there is a tunnel in the Men’s room that lead to it.”

“Grab the hammers and Axes” Said Victor standing up Randy, Sheila and Melvin sprang into action.

“Woah, you guys are just going to believe a TV screen” Said James with a face full of disbelief.

“How do you know we are inside?” Cheryl asked.

“The Security cameras in the store.”” The screen said. “You brother is still alive, but he won’t make it to you guys in time.” More words continued, ” The Tunnel is in-between the first to urinals, you’ll hit brick but don’t worry the tunnel is behind it.”

“Next I need one of you to pick up a few bags and put lightweight snacks and drinks inside. Nothing to heavy to slow you down.”

���I need another person to grab one of the prepaid phone with a camera and connect it to the computer, I’ll be able to hack into it once you do.”

“The diseased are ten times stronger at night, that is why the noise is getting worse. Nigh is falling and you don’t have much time before they are strong enough to get inside.”

That was the last thing the TV said before a timer popped up and these “Till they break in”

20 minutes

“Everyone Move now, Shelia get the bags together, I’ll get the Phone. Loretta stick with Randy. Victor, James, Melvin break down the wall.

As time rolled down the noise got scarier and more frightening, everyone froze for a moment when they heard that the first reinforced door was been broken into.

“Everyone keeps moving.” As Cheryl had found a phone with a camera and Shelia had finished collecting the bags and had taken them to the men’s room. She quickly connects it to the register, she watched it power on.

“Hey we got in” Victor yelled.

Cheryl turned and ran back to the men’s room where the others else was and they locked the bathroom. They grabbed their bags and went inside the tunnel.

Once they had gotten to the train trackers the phone vibrated in Cheryl pocket. She realized it was a call from a private number it then changed to Lotus.

“Hello” Cheryl said everyone’s eyes on the phone.

“I’ve installed a map on the phone so that you can navigate through the tunnels. There are not going to be trains coming through since the majority had crashed already. I had also tagged Marker for the diseased that are currently in the tunnels they are marked red on the map.

I had also marked a temporary safe zone for you guys to spend the night, that place will only be safe for about ten hours. While, it is an option, there may be a survivor named Leonard Bryant. He was is former military that became a train conductor before the outbreak. I need to know if he is still alive in his safehouse. I have also marked that on your map.

A Transport Train is still in perfect condition on the surface. But it is not safe to run without a conductor. I need Leonard to be alive, if he is and he can drive the train along with most if not all of the survivors out of the city.

I have also marked points of interest, but the rest is up to your group. The Camera on the phone can be used to take a picture electronically locked door. I only need the picture to be able to open them.

I don’t have much time and there are more survivors to look after. I will end the call here. So good Luck.”

The Line went dead. Cheryl looked up at the rest of the team for a moment and then went to the map app on the phone. With is she was able to see where they need to go. They all nodded at each other and walked forward following the map that was given to them.

“Should we check for the conductor?” Asked Shelia nervously.

“Yes, if there is a train that can be used. We should.” Cheryl says.

“But, what about afterword?” Randy asked.

“I don’t know, but at this point we must press on.”

“…”