The Zombie Uprising/2

{Fade to an abandoned building in the middle of a destroyed city. Dan walks from offscreen up to the front door of the building. He opens the door and walks inside}

{Cut to the inside of the building. Dan walks up to a steel door. He presses a button on the wall next to the door, and speaks into the intercom above it}

DAN: Chaz, it's me.

CHAZ: {From the intercom speaker} Danny? Hey, you're back! I'll activate the 'vator.

DAN: Thanks, Chaz. And for God's sake, don't call me Danny.

{The steel door opens upward, and Dan steps into the elevator. The door closes behind him. A computer screen on the wall lights up as the door closes}

DAN: Hey, S.A.M. Can you take me to Sector C?

S.A.M.: Affirmative, Dan.

{The elevator activates and moves downward three floors}

S.A.M.: Sector C: Briefing. {The door opens}

DAN: {Stepping out} Thanks, S.A.M. See ya.

S.A.M.: Goodbye, Dan.

{Dan walks up to the map table; a big round table with a holographic globe spinning slowly floating above the center of the table. Leaning on the table studying the globe is Olivia}

DAN: Hey, Olivia. What's up?

OLIVIA: Oh nothing. Just praying to God that you have a plan.

DAN: Can't say I've got one yet, but I'm working on it.

OLIVIA: Any update with your brother?

DAN: {Turns away angrily} Stubborn idiot refuses to help.

OLIVIA: Have faith in him, Dan. Maybe he'll come around.

DAN: I just don't get it. Why in the world would he rather work for her than join the resistance? It's not like the paycheck is any better.

OLIVIA: He has his reasons, and I'm sure they'll make sense to us some day.

DAN: Yeah whatever. Anyway, while I was at the palace I noticed something. Bring it up.

{Olivia activates a holo-screen and presses a few buttons. The globe shifts to show a map of the region, and then pinpoints where the palace is. A map of the palace appears above the regional map}

DAN: {Motioning towards cooresponding parts of the map} Ok. The palace guard we captured had a key to the North East Guard Tower. I broke in through there, broke into the palace grounds and snuck around the North side of the castle. The elaborate stained glass window I saw symbolized Reldora's family crest. That led me to believe that was her living quarters.

OLIVIA: Good work. I'm impressed.

DAN: Thanks. Now that room must be under some pretty heavy guard, and it won't be nearly as easy to sneak in as the Head Servant's Quarters are.

OLIVIA: Well that's all well and good that we found where she goes to sleep, but how will that help us?

DAN: Reldora is, or was, a normal human before she rose to power. She gained the power over the undead, but she didn't pull that power out of her ass. It came from somewhere. She probably keeps that essence of her power in the safest room where only she and her most elite guards have access to.

OLIVIA: Her quarters.

DAN: Exactly. If we could gain access to that room, we could destroy whatever is making her Queen of Zombies.

OLIVIA: That's gonna be tough, Dan. Have any idea of how we would go about getting in there?

DAN: Not a clue.

OLIVIA: We need Alfonse.

DAN:He's not cooperating! Ugh, he makes me so mad! After all the crap I went through for him when we were kids...

OLIVIA: Like I said, he must have a personal reason.

DAN: Whatever.

{The map shifts to a hologram of Chaz's face}

CHAZ: Yo, Dan. I need you down here in communications.

DAN: Gotcha, Chaz. Be right down.

{Chaz's face disappears, making the hologram of the palace map come back up}

DAN: I gotta bolt, Olivia. We'll figure this out with the guys later, ok?

OLIVIA: Ok. See ya, Dan.

{Dan walks back over to the elevator. It opens up for him and he walks in}

DAN: Hey, S.A.M. Sector B, please.

S.A.M.: Yes, sir.

{Elevator moves upward one floor, then stops}

S.A.M.: Sector B: Communications.

DAN: {Door opens} Thanks. {Walks out}

{Dan walks up to the Com Mainframe, a large screen spreading across the entire back wall. Various surveillance cameras and spy cameras are displayed on-screen. Men and women are sitting at consoles operating and studying the screen and operating Com-Links. Dan walks up to Chaz, who is overseeing the Com Operations}

CHAZ: Hey there, Dan.

DAN: What's the problem?

CHAZ: {Motioning to one of the cameras} Spy Cam 32. Watch carefully. {To a camera operator} Playback Spy Cam 32!

{Dan looks up at the screen. The camera rewinds, and then plays back. It's a view of two blocks from the rebel base on Jennings St. A kid, about 17, is seen fleeing from something. 5 seconds after he's off-screen, a small troop of undead soldiers is marching after him}

DAN: Another survivor.

CHAZ: Bingo.

DAN: Get Andrew and JP. I hope it's not too late.

{As Chaz walks over to the intercom, Dan makes his way to the elevator and steps in}

{Cut to Sector A: The Armory. Dan is putting on his battle armor; a customized dark red heavy armor body with black and red light armor. The elevator opens and Andrew and J.P. walk out}

DAN: Hey guys. Get your armor on and grab your weapon.

ANDREW: Chaz didn't tell us much, but we understand there could be a survivor?

DAN: Provided the zombies didn't get him yet, yes.

JP: Sweet. I've been itching to kick some zombie ass!

DAN: Well then get dressed quick.

{Cut to the ground floor of the abandoned building. The elevator opens up and Dan, Andrew, and JP walk out, wielding their weapons and wearing their battle armor}

DAN: Alright. We saw the kid running South down Jennings St heading toward the intersection of Fredrickson Ave and Jennings St. Fredrickson is blocked in the East by rubble, so if he's going to Fredrickson he'll have to head West. We can meet him at the intersection of Fredrickson and Freedom.

ANDREW: Ok. Let's go.

{They exit the building and run North toward the intersection. Once they get to Fredrickson Ave, to the East they see zombies marching toward them}

JP: Damn. Where's the kid, Dan?

DAN: Hopefully hiding... {Cocking his plasma rifle}

{As the zombies march toward them, Andrew and JP cock their rifles as Dan begins to fire at the zombies. He hits a couple, but they continue you march toward him}

DAN: How about a count, Andrew?

ANDREW: 10, I think. Can't tell. They're marching unevenly.

JP: Of course they are. Their brains died too. {He shoots one in the head. The zombie's head blows off and he falls to the ground} Dan! Andrew! Shoot them in the head!

DAN: Alright... {He continues to shoot at the zombies, hitting two in the head}

{The trio continues to fire at the zombies until all of them are defeated. A pale, purple haze seems to be rising from their open wounds where there head used to be}

DAN: We got 'em. Now let's go find the kid.

{The three of them begin to walk East down the street. They pass a large building on the right. Dan stops to look in the windows}

DAN: Hello? {Waits for an answer} We're not dead! We're here to save you!

ANDREW: Uh oh.

JP: What's uh oh? That's not good.

DAN: What?

ANDREW: Miasma...

{They look toward the purple haze which is rising and growing in size. It is beginning to float down the street toward them}

DAN: Hold your breath and run as fast as you can. {He puts his hand over his mouth and nose and runs toward the cloud}

{Andrew and JP quickly follow Dan into the haze. As they run, they pass an alley between the large building and another large building. JP quickly glances to the right and stops}

JP: Guys! Wait!

{They stop and quickly turn around. JP motions to the alley and runs in. They stop at the beginning of the alley. JP comes out carrying a young kid, who is unconcious. They turn and run back toward the intersection}

DAN: Good work, man.

{They stop at Freedom St. JP lays the kid down and begins to cough violently. He backs away from the kid, bends over in pain clutching his chest and continues to cough}

ANDREW: JP!

JP: Don't worry about- {cough} me! {cough cough} Get the kid and run! {cough cough}

DAN: We can't just leave you!

JP: {cough} SHUT UP AND RUN! {cough cough cough}

{Andrew picks up the kid and runs toward the base. Dan looks toward the base, then looks at JP who is shrinking to the ground in pain, coughing. Dan runs up to him, picks him up over his shoulder, and dashes toward the base after Andrew}

{Cut to the abandoned room. Andrew and Dan open the front door and rush toward the elevator. Dan presses the button to the intercom}

CHAZ: Yello?

DAN: Chaz! Open the door.

CHAZ: Hey, Dan-

DAN: OPEN THE GOD DAMN DOOR, CHAZ!

{The elevator opens. Cut to Sector D; the Medical Sector. Dan and Andrew run out of the elevator and lay the two down on beds. JP is coughing violently, while the kid is passed out}

DAN: {To a doctor} Hook them up to the machines. They've both inhaled dangerous amounts of miasma.

DOCTOR: Yikes. Ok, sir. I'll do my best.

DAN: Thank you. {Dan looks at JP and the kid with distress and says to himself} Hang in there guys...

{End}