
My name is Avian Small. zombie story 16: quarantined
My name is Avian Small. I am the doctor on a bulk ship. We were on route to London from New York. One of the crew man I think his name was Joe Cumming came in showing off his newest “battle scar”. He said a bear bit his arm on a hunting trip. Yeah right, that bite is human. All though that bite was pretty deep, he would do that to himself. I ignored his pointless bragging and walked off. We quickly set off for London. I was looking forward to seeing my sister in London once we arrived. I was walking back from the mess hall to the sickbay as I saw people crowed around the door as people on stretchers being rushed inside. “What going on??” I asked one of the doctors. I don’t know, first it started with Joe then one by one we had people coming in. I heard a loud scream and shouting from inside the room, I ran inside and saw a nurse and doctor restraining Joe to a bed, he snapped at their hand as he furiously tried struggled against the belts. His clothes were torn and bloody. I quickly started putting on my gloves and mask not taking my chances with whatever they had. One of the nurses approached me and said “sir we need to activate the quarantine before whatever this is spreads”. I ignored his comment and asked “what are the symptoms and injuries?” “Sir some have gone into a comma, some have high fevers and are vomiting blood, some ended up like Joe and attacked us.” As I thought for what virus could have caused this the nurse said “sir no one in the navigation room is replying anymore.” Suddenly in the sickbay I heard a nurse screams and shadows move along the glass. Then I heard an unearthly cry as blood sprayed across the window. My eye turned wide with horror as individuals started to beat on the glass, smashing it with their fist. I turned and ran down the hall as fast I could, I heard the shouts of panic behind me. I turned my head and saw a swarm of crew members being chased down by those things. I raced into a pod door. The quarantine would start soon I thought, as I sealed the door behind me and raced to the navigation room. My run slowed to a stop slowly as I saw the horror, the halls walls were covered in blood a smeared path lead into navigation room. I slowly walked forward my surgeon’s hand shook. I heard a snarling and growling from inside. I entered the room I looked the controls had blood smeared on them. I started in shock at the mangled dead as I slowly entered the blood bath. The emergency distress single was activated. I saw the radio still in the captain’s hand. I quickly ran over to it and pulled it from him. Then I heard a loud haunting scream before someone from behind tackled me. I turned and back handed him with my fist and knocked him back. I searched for a weapon but the attacker stood back up slowly and stumbled toward me. I ran past him as his hands clawed at my shirt as I ran by. I rushed up to the deck. “The captain must have called for help and told them about this, help should be here soon” I thought to my self as I hid on a platform. Below me the infected crew moaned and screamed trying to reach me. Soon a saw a helicopter and jets in the distance. I jumped and waved my arm trying to get their attention as the helicopter passed. I started at jets approaching with a wide smile, and waved my arms at them. Then the jets and helicopter opened fire at the ship. Time slowed as the bullets passed though my chest and the explosions torn my body apart.
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