Author’s note: Hey everyone, Jeremy here. So sorry for the long wait for the release of this chapter as I was having a busy semester in real-life. Anyway, this will be one of the longest and one of the most complex chapters I have written so far for this Hellwave story. I hope all my readers enjoy this story chapter and do let me know in the comments if you have any feedback for me. Thank you!
Disclaimer: This is a work of original fiction. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents, are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Warning: This chapter contained some forms of Physical violence and Blood. Reader discretion is advised.
Chapter 5.1 -- Fall of Grand Isle Safe Zone (Part 3)
Situation Room, New York National Guard Headquarters, Military District, Grand Isle Safe Zone, Grand Isle, Vermont, USA, 8 November 2020, 0115 hrs
“General Biggs! I have bad news! I received confirmation that the zombies have overrun both Checkpoint C-1 and C-2. The zombies killed all our soldiers defending these two checkpoints. Now they are heading into the residential areas at a rapid pace!” An unnamed US military officer frantically rushes into the room to report to the higher-up officials. “What?!” William yells in shock upon hearing the bad news. “Did you mean both the checkpoints C-1 and C-2 have fallen to the zombies? How on earth did that happen? I thought our soldiers manning Checkpoint Alpha and Beta would sound the alarm when zombies attacked them.” .
“Yesss, sir.” The US officer nods his head before continuing. “We tried to contact both Checkpoint Alpha and Beta for a status update, but there are no responses. What should we do now, general?” Angered by the bad news, the brigadier general slams his fist on a nearby table in frustration. With the zombies entering the residential areas rapidly, he knows that the Grand Isle safe zone will fall within an hour. “Activate Clean Sweep Protocol. Inform all our soldiers not to rescue civilians and head to the evacuation assembly points for safe extraction. Kill any civilians on sight, regardless of being infected or not.” William issues the order with a heavy heart.
His order shocked the US officer, as he didn’t expect the general’s willingness to abandon civilians to the zombies and leave the safe zone by themselves. “Sir! So now we are condemning civilians to their deaths by not rescuing them? How could you….” A bang echoed around the entire room, which shocked everyone as they saw blood flowing down the officer’s face before he fell to the ground. To everyone’s horror, they see the general holding his M9 pistol in a shooting position. “He is disobeying my order, so I have to shoot him on the spot,” William explains why he shot the officer. “Anyone who disobeys my orders from now on earns the death sentence without hesitation. If you want to live, follow my orders at all costs. Is that clear?”
“Yes, Sir!” Everyone in the room acknowledges the general’s instruction in unison. Despite feeling conflicted, all the US military officers reluctantly agreed with the general, as their survival now depended on him. “Good.” William smiles before issuing more orders. “Before leaving the safe zone, we must head down to the Vehicle Depot Zones to start the military vehicles. Inform the Helicopter squadron to get their attack birds in the air immediately so that they can protect us while we leave the safe zone. Also, instruct all surviving soldiers to proceed to the assembly points for pickup within the next 20 minutes. We will leave them behind if they are late. In addition, tell all surviving soldiers to shoot their comrades if they get bitten. I do not want to see anyone turn into a zombie onboard our convoy.” .
“Alright, everyone. Head to your rooms and quickly pack all your belongings. We will meet up again at the entrance of this building in five minutes. Dismissed.” William dismisses his officers before giving a salute. “Thank you, sir!” All the officers acknowledge in unison as they salute back at the brigadier general before leaving the room to pack their stuff. Then, the general exits the room and walks back to his room to pack his belongings.
Meanwhile in the residential district areas…
Chaos is everywhere as zombies successfully breach into the residential areas. “Zombies are here!! Run for your lives!!” a civilian shouts, alerting the rest of the civilians, which leads to chaos. One by one, zombies jumped into civilians before biting them. “AHHH!! Help!! Nooooo!!” Some civilians shout in pain as the zombies bite their necks painfully. During the chaos, a mother pulls a teenager named Tyler Hayes as they run away from the zombies. “Hold on to my hands, Tyler! We will be safe once we reach the evacuation assembly point.” Tyler’s mother — Sarah, tells her son as they run for their lives.
Before they can reach the assembly point, several zombies are rushing towards them. Hence, Tyler and his mother head into a nearby alley to outrun the ferocious zombies. To their horror, it turns out to be a dead end when they turn a corner. With the zombies fast approaching them, Mrs. Hayes finds a nearby metal pipe lying on the ground and picks it up, intending to fight against the zombies. “Stay behind me, Tyler. Once I take out all the zombies, we shall move towards the assembly point.” Sarah tells her son as she puts on a defensive stand. Soon, the zombies catch up to them, and Mrs. Hayes readies herself to fight the oncoming zombies.
To her surprise, the zombies froze before they could land a finger on her. “What the hell?” Sarah says as she looks at the zombies with curiosity. “I got them, squad commander. We have a young one protected by his mother.” Sarah hears an unknown voice behind the zombies. Then, she sees three Young Templars looking at her by appearing behind the zombies. “Well done, Corporal Byrne. I will take it from here.” A Young Templar with the rank of staff sergeant steps forward. “Come with us, miss. We will guarantee safe passage for you and your child if you follow us,” the Young Templar staff sergeant tells Sarah.
However, Mrs. Hayes does not believe a single word from the Young Templar staff sergeant. She can tell he is lying to her since she saw one of them controlling the zombies to stop attacking her. “What should I and my son follow you when one of you controls the zombies to stop attacking me?” Sarah rejects his offer and shields Tyler from them. “You are making a huge mistake of not trusting us, miss.” The Young Templars staff sergeant warns Sarah. “Why should I? Are you coming to take…” Before Mrs Hayes can finish her statement, the Young Templar staff sergeant charges towards her and punches her in the stomach. Immediately, Mrs Hayes fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
“Mother, no!” Tyler shouts in shock after witnessing what he saw. Before he can run to help his mother, a Young Templar medic pushes him to the ground and restrains him by zip-tying both of his hands. “Stop resisting! If you want to live, follow our orders.” The Young Templar medic warns Tyler as he carefully lifts the human teenager off the ground. Soon, Tyler finds himself in a kneeling position as the Young Templar staff sergeant approaches him. “Listen up, young one. You got a choice,” the Young Templar staff sergeant speaks. “You will receive a Hellcross vaccine from my fellow Young Templar medic. It is to protect you from getting attacked by zombies. If you reject it, you and your mom will become food for the zombies.” .
“Will my mother receive the vaccine as well?” Tyler asks in a worried voice. “Yes, your mother will receive it, but we need to inject you first.” The Young Templar staff sergeant smiles while looking at Tyler. “Do it,” Tyler replies as he reluctantly agrees to receive the injection. Satisfied by his answer, the Young Templar staff sergeant looks at the Young Templar medic before giving an order. “Administer the injection based on the Youngbirth procedure to the teenager immediately.” The Young Templar medic nods in acknowledgement and takes out a vaccine jet injector containing the Hellcross vaccine vial. “This will be painful. Bear with it, young one.” The Young Templar medic warns as he injects Tyler with the Hellcross vaccine before pressing the injector button.
Within a minute or two, Tyler feels nauseous as his body undergoes physical and genetic changes. Soon, he began vomiting on the ground as his body convulsed in pain. Seconds later, his eyes’ pupils turn into slit form, and visible fangs appear on his teeth. “What is happening to me?!” Tyler shouts in fear as he feels the painful changes to his body. “You are turning into one of us, and this is just the first step, young one.” The Young Templar staff sergeant tells Tyler as the teenager turns into a Fledgling. “You are officially no longer a human, and you will embrace our culture and way of life. Humanity is forever your enemy, and you will fight alongside us to eradicate all of it. Once we return to our base, we will place you in a program for you to start your Young Templar training. Upon completing your training, you will undergo a ritual to receive the Young Templar’s mask. That mask is to complete your transformation, and you will become a full-fledged Young Templar, just like us.” .
“Never! I would never hate humanity and be part of your evil kind!” Tyler shouts in defiance. “Too bad. You will eventually accept it and hate humanity as well.” The Young Templar staff sergeant smirks before looking at his fellow corporal with a new order — “Corporal Byrne. I want you to show this newly Fledgling what we could do with our blood.” The Young Templar corporal nods and then takes off her left-hand military-grade gauntlets before cutting one of her fingers with her fangs. With the blood coming out from her finger, she walks to Mrs Hayes before forcing her mouth to open wide with her right hand. Then she squeezes her finger, which causes droplets of the Young Templar’s blood into the mouth of Mrs Hayes.
“Mother, NO!!!” Tyler shouts in despair as he watches her mom swallow the blood of the Young Templars. After ingesting the blood, Mrs Hayes feels her body is burning like hell and shakes uncontrollably. Soon, the pain is so unbearable that she vomits blood on the ground, and visible blood flows out from her eyes. “Nooo…Nooo… What did you do to her?!” Tyler shouts in horror as she sees his mother transforming into a zombie. “She is turning into a zombie with our blood. Face it, Fledgling. This is who we are now. You will eventually become one of us and use our powers to eradicate all humans on this planet.” .
Shocked by the Young Templar staff sergeant’s revelation, Tyler becomes speechless with fear while tears flow down his face. He couldn’t believe what he saw and thought this was a nightmare. Hence, Tyler mentally gives up and avoids looking at his zombified mom. Unknown to him, the Young Templar medic sees Tyler is having a mental trauma. So, he takes out a sedative and injects it directly into Tyler’s neck. Soon, Tyler slowly closes his eyes as he loses consciousness. “The Fledgling is now sedated. He will be up within a few hours. Your orders, Staff sergeant?” The Young Templar medic questions his superior. “Good. I want you and Corporal Byrne to carry the Fledgling back to Checkpoint C-2 before handing him over to our fellow brothers and sisters. After that, I want both of you to return to the safe zone to complete our mission objectives. Is that clear?”
“Roger that, Staff sergeant. May our faith be in your favour.” Alexa acknowledged his order before she and the medic saluted him. Then, the Young Templar corporal helps the medic carry the unconscious Tyler before leaving the area. Satisfied that they have just liberated a teenager from the adult humans, the Young Templar staff sergeant controls the nearby zombies, including the zombified Mrs. Hayes. With the zombies under his command, the Young Templar staff sergeant orders them to follow him as they move deeper inside the safe zone to kill more surviving adult humans.
To be continued...
End of Chapter 5.1
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