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Chapter 11 - Chapter 6: The Dead Totem

-Currently on the balcony of a Mansion-

Samantha held Sam gazing at the M1911 scar presenting its name while her brown hair breeze with the wind.

Samantha: "Y-you lied to me." She clenches the gun. "You said you would be by my side...yet you're gone." Samantha shakes while tears hit Sam.

A knock alerts Samantha revealing Alice and Zeke.

Alice: "Samantha?" Samantha hid her face, wiping the tears. "What are you doing out here? You gonna get a cold."

Samantha: "I'm fine" Alice stood by Samantha's side while she stood on her tippy toes looking over the stone railing at the sun.

"You'll get in trouble if they found you had that." She looks to Samantha leaning on the stone railing.

"I can hide it. You don't have to worry about me." She stuffs Sam into her jeans while Alice places a hand on her back since Samantha is few inches taller.

"Big Brother Marcus would want you to continue." Samantha looks away. " Like what Big Brother Kakashi told me. ' He may be gone, but he's in here.' " She points to Samantha's chest.

"Please, don't mention his name." Alice smiles and nods.

Alice: "Right, get better soon." Samantha watches her leave.

After a few minutes of watching the sun, Samantha exit the room.

Saya: "YOU WERE ALWAYS RIGHT!! ALWAYS!!!!" Her voice echoes the halls gaining Samantha's attention. Saya walked down the halls on Samantha's right with clenched fists until noticing she's was there.

Saya walks past her while Samantha watches her walked downstairs.

???: "I'm sorry, about that." Samatha looks back to a woman with purple hair and exquisite attire. "I'm Yuriko Takagi."

Samantha: "Samantha." She looks up at her.

Yuriko: "I heard you are part Kakashi group with my daughter. He's been friends with her since birth."

"Is that so?" Yuriko nods. "You want something from me. What is it? Convince Saya to listen to you?" Yuriko smiles, showing her grape lipstick.

"You're smart like my Saya." Samantha stays silent. "Before any of this, I worked as a stockbroker. I worked leaving Saya alone dinting our relationship. I would love a second chance if that's possible."

"Sure." Yuriko smile once more. "Good day." She walks away.

Yuriko clears her throat only for Samantha to look back.

Yuriko: "Remember to pull down you're shirt. You don't want others seeing it." She giggles while Samantha noticed Sam's is viewed to the world. She blushes, hiding it once more while Yuriko giggles once more and waves her goodbye.

Samantha climbed down the steps to Kakashi, Noami, and Alice talking happily only for Saya to exits the front door with Kohta behind.

Saya: "Group meeting." She gazed seriously while Kohta shrugs.

Naomi and Kakashi: "Huh?"

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Rei: "Ok, I understand we're having a meeting, but why here?" Rei is currently lying on her chest barely naked since a towel-covered her rear.

Noami: "You can barely move." She answered while Rei gazes back at her.

Shizuka: "What are we talking about again?" She took a bite of Banana while Saya gazes out the window: letting the sun hit her face.

Saya: "The group is bigger than the last." Everyone looks away. " We can either be absorbed or-"

Kakashi: "Or split." Shizuka chokes on the Banana while Alice pats her back.

Alice: "Slow down." She whispers.

"You know if we do that we'll be thrown into the nightmare once more. We survived on luck and skill alone." Saya looks at him. "You're father and mother knows what they're doing give them a chance."

Saya: "We can handle ourselves."

"What if we run into those brutes? They could spawn three or more and we barely survived one. Reconsider." Saya bites her lip while her tears threatening to pour.

"Stop riding them." Kakashi stumbles. " Don't you think she won't have a second thought of rubbing her achievements in you're face? And she called herself a parent."

Kakashi: "Hey, you're not thinking straight. In this predicament you should-" Saya turns to Kakashi with a glare.

"Have you ever had your parents sniff in your business to point out what's 'Good or Bad' ! Perfect parties, Perfect bank stable ability, and Perfect Daughter!!" She grunts. "It's bullshit!!!"

"That's enough."

"IT'S NOT ENOUGH!! THEIR 'PARENTING' MADE MY LIFE AN LIVING HELL!!!"

"Saya!" Kakashi goes to grab her, but Samantha pushes Saya against the window. Surprising everyone, Samantha shakes.

-Flashback-

(Target host) Marcus: "You look like a dork." He smirks down at her.

Marcus: "You'll never lose me." He warmly smiles.

-Flashback ends-

Samantha: "You should be grateful." She grasps Saya's white exquisite shirt and glares into Saya's soul. "When I was born, I never knew my mother! Before the break: father tried to kill me, so I ran away!!!" Everyone staggered about the Revelation. "I sneak into you're school hoping to be safe, but I met Marcus!" She clenches her teeth while her fist balls getting a stronger grip. "I didn't trust him! Because there was me and only me!!! Those past days felt like hours and, but we grew!!! HE SAVED MY LIFE COUNTLESS OF TIMES!!!! HE WAS THE FIRST I LOOK UP TOO!!!" Her tears hit the carpet, but she kept firm while Saya's gaze never left. "Please...talk to them." She chokes and walks out to the Balcony.

Alice: "Big sister Samantha!" She follows with Zeke.

Kohta: "We'll keep her company." He follows while everyone grew silent.

Rei: "Poor girl." Rei glances to the glass door: watching Alice and Kohta confront sobbing Samantha.

Saya pushes her glasses to her nose while they gazed at her once more.

Saya: "Sorry, about that. Can we continued?" She collected herself. Shizuka goes to open her mouth only for the loud buzzing to stop her.

Shizuka: "What is that?" She questioned while everyone gaze around the room.

"Him." She walks to the balcony with the others while Rei wraps a blanket around her and wince with every step after the others.

They watch a Black SUV and two pick-up trucks park into the yard.

A man with jet black hair and an aura that can cut any beast down steps out from the SUV. His orange piercing eyes: harden.

Saya: "He's the head of the 'Takagi Family'." He approaches his close comrades and wife standing in front of a fountain. His comrade's bows. "And also my father: Souichiro Takagi."

Souichiro: "Listen up!" His commanding voice spike the big yard. Other bands of survivors exit from their tents, surrounding the fountain on the sidelines. "I bring you here today to make an example." A forklift appeared through the entrance gate: carrying a cage of a Sprinter shaking the cage in a frenzy frighting the survivors. "His name is Tasutaro Dori. He's a formal family that serves the Takagi Family and also my best friend." The cage is sat down while the Sprinter gazes at Souichiro snapping his teeth. "Today, there was a Rescue operation to save his associates. His sacrifice was not in vain. He's noble, loyal..." He flashes his Katana. "But, he turned into something that can't be reason with." He raises his blade. "As head of the Takagi, I must take responsibility." His men unlock the cage only for the sprinter to burst from it and barrel towards Souichiro. His flashing Katana came down while a baby bottle crash.

The survivors gaze at the mother picking up the wet glass with a baby on her shoulder.

Mother: "I'm so sorry! This doesn't happen..." Her eyes were glued to the sprinter's head floating in the fountain soundlessly.

Souichiro pulls a handkerchief from his jet-black blazer wiping the blood from Katana while two walkers enter the yard. Kakashi group grew in sorrow.

Souichiro: "Who's supposed to guard the gates?" The walkers walk slowly with a grumble in their voices. The first walker bandaged hands were covered in blood while the second walker carrying a Katana: blood drip onto the pavement.

Takagi Men: "I'm so sorry, sir!" He bows, pulling a knife approaching the two.

"Stand by." He stops his men and flashes his Katana.

Everyone on the Balcony looks away and bites their lips. Saya rushes to the stone railing with tears in her eyes. She shouts.

Saya; "KILL THEM, DADDY!!!! I CAN'T TAKE IT!!!! I CAN'T!!!" Everyone was surprised by her outburst as Souichiro looks at her with a serious gaze and back to the walkers.

Marcus and Saeko were covered in blood and their eyes were dead while they stumble against the pavement, gazing their eyes around at the frightened survivors and mother.

Souichiro; "So, you must be my daughter protectors?" Zombie Marcus and Saeko mourn louder as they limp their way towards him ignoring everyone on the side. "Farewell." He rushes. His and Saeko Katana clash while Marcus blind-sighted Souichiro going for a punch yet he dodges stepping back.

Marcus and Saeko stood side to side at the ready while Souichiro clenches his katana.

Takagi Men: "I have them, sir! HAAA!!!" He rushes them.

Sourichiro: "Stand down!" Marcus and Saeko spin in sync. Saeko slashes at the men that dodge: cutting his blazer only for Marcus to punches him square in the gut.

"HFE!!!" He drops to his knees: clenching his gut while Zombie Marcus grabs his hair only for him to push him to the ground.

"Take the boy." Five of his Men rushes while (Zed)Saeko breaks from (Zed) Marcus.

(Zed)Marcus sidesteps a stabbing thrust: grabbing the men wrist and punches him away. Another comes, Marcus blocks his stab and interlock his wrist: pulling his arm to air and backhands him to the ground.

(Zed) Saeko and Souichiro waited for one another.

(Zed) Saeko: "I..." She whispers only for her to cough. Souichiro charged, they slash at each other creating sparks filling everyone's ears. "W-wa" She dodges a slash-cutting a strand of her hair. (Zed) Saeko back spring getting distances and lands to her feet while Souichiro flashes his Katana once more. Her cheek leaks.

(Zed) Marcus: "St.." Marcus dodges a slash and the knife up cutting his forearm. He winces while his hand glowed. Luna raced past the band of survivors and mother.

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Tagaki Men= 3

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Mother: "Ha! How did it get in!?" The baby coons reaching for her.

Luna leaps pushing one of them towards Marcus while he clotheslines the men on his back.

Tagaki men 4: "We gonna need some backup!" A few men on the sidelines aim their rifles at (Zed) Marcus, Luna, and (Zed) Saeko that crash on her back and rolls to her feet by Marcus while Luna growls.

(Zed) Marcus gazes around until coming to eye contact with his band on survivors gazing at them in sorrow. Samantha tears splash the railing and her handshake reaching for something in her pants.

(Zed) Marcus: "St..." He coughs; wheezing while the Men cock their weapons while Sourichiro raised his hand. "STOOOOOOOOP!!!!" He screams: cracking his voice causing everyone to stumble, but Sourichiro that stopped near way. "We-" He coughs once more. "We're human!!" He raised his hands while Saeko places her Katana on the pavement. "We're not looking to hurt anyone!!!" Sourichiro backs his men off with a wave and slowly approaches them causing Marcus to slightly stumble while Luna hid behind Saeko.

Sourichiro: " Is that so."

Marcus: "Ye-" He coughs once more. "Hmm-hmm." He nods.

"You're coughs are sluggish. Tell me."

"Getting here was a hassle with the undead and Abominations. We managed to clear them and out-maneuver them." His horrifying gaze never left making Marcus nervous. "Come on in." He walks away while Saeko and Marcus gaze at each other until following.

Takagi Men: "Alright, go home." He calls while the survivor's gaze never left from the three entering the Mansion.

Marcus: "Wow..." He cracked voice wallow the exquisite rooms as their dirty shoes touch the floorboards.

Sourichiro: "Shoes off." Marcus and Saeko listen, hearing mountains of steps.

They gazed to the steps seeing Kakashi group of survivors. Samantha jumps the five steps and stumbles while Saeko and Marcus stumble seeing this.

Marcus: "Slow down! You don't want to- agh!!" Samantha tackles his hip causing Marcus to stumble. She burst into sobs while Marcus pats his dirty hand on her hair.

Rei: "I can't believe this..." Her tears pour like Saya and Shizuka while Marcus looks up at them.

"Welcome home?" His cracked voice questioned. The three raced and surround Marcus in hugs causing Marcus to lose his breath because of their chests until Saeko pulls him out.

Saeko; "You gonna killed the poor boy." Her cracked voice answer with a smirk. Kakashi, Kotha, and Noami smirk climbing down the steps while Sourichiro gaze.

Sourichiro: "We need you two to get clean up." Marcus looks to Luna gazing her blue glowing eyes up at him.

Marcus: "Follow." He points to Samantha while Luna barks. They leave with Sourichiro upstairs while Luna and Zeke gazed at each other. Zeke barks.

...

Marcus dries his wet hair, now in a clean black tee, tan cargo pants, and slippers: sitting on the foot of the bed. Saeko the same with a blue and red flower kimono while his survivors surrounded the bedroom.

Marcus; "So, you like to know what happened?" He looks up with a raised brow. Shizuka slaps him. "I-Deserved that."

Shizuka; "Mach so etwas nicht noch einmal !!! Weißt du wie sehr wir dich vermissen? !! (Don't do that again !!! Do you know how much we miss you!!)" She shouts in German while the others: don't understand, but Samantha and Marcus.

"Look, I'm sorry. If we would've jumped the wire, those Brutes would have taken us down with the horde on our backs." He rubs his cherry cheek revealing a bandage on his forearm with the fight out there previously.

Kakashi: "Do you know, Saya's mother and her comrades saved us?" Marcus, grunts.

Marcus; "So, much for the Heroic act."

"But, still what was that thing? Phantom or some-" Finn faze from Marcus, scaring everyone, but Samantha.

Finn; "Hello there." He lightly waves, Zeke barks while Alice hides behind Samantha.

Kohta shivers.

Kohta; It-It-It--

Finn; "It's a phantom, not that silver hair fake, Marcus always mentions."

Saya; "How long was it inside you?" She investigates Finn, but not to his pleasure.

Marcus; "Before we reach, the river bank."

Alice; "There was a ghost in Aunt Shizuka's?!!" She shivers while Shizuka comforts her.

Shizuka; "No, there weren't, ghosts--" She looks to Finn. "I hope not--"

Marcus; "No, he wasn't." Marcus sighs, while everyone listens in. "It might sound crazy, but I traveled the world to collect Relics, to stop this nightmare by doing his game from the entity or god of all of the universes: Apollo. We met in a Prison, around the 1900s, Finn and his prison mates were in an endless loop, snuck there, until Samantha and I arrived."

Naomi; "You can time travel? And How were you there, but here with us?" She leans on the wall, clenching her head. "This is hurting my head."

Shizuka; "So...all that was real." She gazed at Marcus in horror while everyone that entered with Marcus sighs or looks away gloomily.

Kakashi: "Wait, you survived." Everyone looks to Kakashi. "You all standing here, what's-"

Marcus: "I died, many times, and each one was different from the last. Painful, quick, slow, or even gruesome." Kohta and Kakashi shiver gazing at Marcus's eyes cast in shadow. "That was the reason I was confident and skilled. I trained there. And each relic I attain the Abominations are release into this world." He gazed at Samantha gazing back at him with Luna. "Samantha didn't go down with me, but I wouldn't say anything about her mentally."

Saya; "Anything special, about, the girl? Those things walked right, by her." Marcus looks to Samantha and she nods.

"She's half spirit and life." Alice points.

Alice; "Like a guardian?" Marcus smirks roughing up Samantha's hair while she knocks it away with a blush. Edward and Eddie growl while Tank and Nikolai chuckles.

Marcus: "Even without, her shooting. She got my back all the way." He smiles at her.

Rei walks up, to Marcus, and crouches near his crouch, making him and everyone blush.

Marcus; "Hey! Hey! What are you doing?!" He tries to push her away, but She lifts his right Cargo pants revealing the bit mark on his calf.

Rei; "Why didn't you turn?" She looks up blushing while Marcus looks away, giving slight eyes glances. "It been a day and my ex turned within minutes."

Marcus; "Well, maybe I'm immune?" He shrugs while everyone's heart flutters with hope. "I thought I died--"

Afterlife Finn; "And I almost killed him". Kohta jumps by his sudden appearance while He chuckles. Marcus sweats.

"I waited, nothing happened. I decided to come here, but We got ourselves into a little jam. A few crawlers got the jump on us and you know the rest."

Finn fazes back into Marcus while Zeke bark stops, by Alice's comfort.

Kakashi; "Well, I'm glad you're alive, but I'm starving." He smirks.

Alice; "Oh! Oh! Let me come with you!!!"

"Sure." He waved and exit leaving Saya and Marcus staring at one another.

Marcus: "Well, uh, hey."

Saya;... She folds her arms.

"Uh, that's something."

Saya; " 'That's something.' You almost died, a phantom came out of you, my dad could've killed you, and you have super strength?!"

Marcus; "More like punch." Saya glares while Marcus looks away. "Please continue."

Saya; "I hate you." Her glare hardens. They stay silent.

-Flashback-

Currently sitting at the edge of a bed in Saya room of Sky-blue wallpaper. Books and notebooks are scattered across a queen size bed while Saya and Marcus seats at the edge of it in chairs.

Saya: "What's thirty-four to the power of 5, divided by 16 to the power of 3?" She questioned, pointing to the equation while Marcus reaches for a calculator only for her to slap his hand.

Marcus: "Hey!" He winced.

"If you keep relying on that thing you're going to be useless."

"I'm sorry." He sighs. "I'm not as smart as you." Saya rolls her eyes.

"You're not. Comparing you and me is like Comparing a Genius and a toddler." Marcus sighs. "But, a toddler can be smart. You just not pushing your lazy ass." Marcus gazes back at her while her door opens revealing one of Takagi's men.

Takagi Men: "You're father and Mother like to speak with you." He leaves while Saya grasps her nose.

Marcus: "What's wrong? It's sucks, but they're here to see you."

Saya: "There's nuisances like yourself." She gets up to walk out the door. " Stay."

"But..." Saya stops and looks back. "They're here for you." He gazes at her nervously.

"Like I didn't know that." She walks out.

-Flashback Ends-

Saya kisses Marcus surprising him, they separated while she blushes.

Saya: "I-I--"Marcus kisses her back, surprising her.

They separated.

Marcus; "That was payback for the other night." He smirks, her blush harden. She steps back and coughs.

"Don't tell anyone, or I'll--"

Marcus; "Cross my heart." 'WHAT HELL DID I JUST DO?!!!' Saya stares until the door opens, revealing Yuriko.

Yuriko; "Your father, asked of Marcus if that's fine with you?" Saya rubs the bridge of her nose.

Saya; "Go ahead." Marcus walks out the door.

Yuriko closes the door behind him and leads him through the halls, with a line of windows on their right.

Yuriko; "So, if I remember correctly Saya used to be your tutor." Marcus nods. "You look different the last I saw you."

Marcus: "Uh, yeah. I say Saya rub that on me...math." He dreads while Yuriko chuckles.

"Don't let that drag you." Yuriko goes to open the door, but Marcus opens it.

"Here you are." Yuriko nods with smirks.

"Thank you." They entered noticing Sourichiro sitting on a couch with a scarboard of his Katana beside him.

Sourichiro: "You may sit." Marcus sits on the couch in front of him while Yuriko stands by Marcus. "I know you just got here, but I have a proposition." Marcus stays silent. "Rumors are going around of pillars of bones and skulls being protected by the Z. To earn your keep you must destroy one." Marcus's eyes widen.

Marcus: " Do you have a plan for this?" Yuriko looks to Marcus gaining his attention.

Yuriko: "It's a theory." Marcus stumbles. " Why would the Z protect the totem? Do you think it's for show?"

"I think not...but I will say we pass one on the way here." He looks to Sourichiro. "When Saeko and I approach them. The zed would only growl, and hiss meaning: This totem is extremely valuable to them."

Sourichiro: "Is that so, I'll notify my men. They'll be waiting." Marcus nods.

...

Marcus cocks his Gali with Luna following. He wore a puffy red jacket, long sleeve black shirt wearing black boots approaching three men in front of a trashed transit bus of planks blocking the windows behind the mansion.

Takagi Men: "Alright, Kid. Out there, you gonna follow everything I say." Marcus hesitantly nods while they turn to rapid footsteps behind them.

Rei: "Wait!" Rei stops by Marcus in her battle gear. " I'm coming with."

Marcus: "No, what we're doing is suicide. Plus, you're hurt stay behind." Rei glares.

"It's final." The Men and Marcus glance to determined Rei.

Takagi Men: "Fine, you gonna babysit her." The men followed the leader that entered with Marcus and Rei. They noticed a robot that happily greeted them entering the bus.

T.E.D.D: "Hello my fellow passengers. Welcome aboard, you can call me your bus driver or T.E.D.D. And don't ask me of the name, I don't give a rat's ass." He looks back starting the bus.

Rei: "No, chairs?" They noticed the three men grabbing the railing above while the bus moves to exit from the back of the Mansion.

Tagaki Men 2: "Space is better than being crowded." Rei and Marcus grab the railing standing behind the bus driver.

Marcus: "Right." He looks to Rei.

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The Tranzit bus parks in front of Dojima park while everyone exits.

T.E.D.D: "Thanks for the excellent ride! Remember to rate me! I'm better than Uber and taxi's combiiiine..." Marcus gaze at the power-down robot.

Tagaki Men 2: "He's fine."

Tagaki Men: "Come on, lead the way." Marcus does so with Rei by his side.

Marcus: "Remember when it goes south make it back to Saya's." He whispers while Rei glares.

Rei: "Samantha thought she lose you once, and I'm not making it happen the second." Marcus kept his gaze at her and look through the path of trees shading them.

"We're here." They gazed at the walkers, sprinters, hellhounds, and crawlers. Surrounding the fountain.

Takagi men: "Rex." He whispers while Takagi men 3 hands everyone silencers. "Be quick and quiet, the less noise the better." They nod. "Togi you're with me, You three know what to do." They separate into the bushes on their left while sneaking into the bushes on their right.

Rex: "You two relax, he knows what he's doing." He whispers while they get a better view of the surrounding zed and their crew.

Marcus: "Try to survive out here with a wrench."

"Been there and never going back." Marcus and Rei gaze at Rex only for him to point at Togi and the squad leader across from them. He begins making hand signs confusing the two.

Rei: "What's he's saying?" Rex takes aim.

"He wants you to kill the Hell Hounds: go for the eyes. Boy, the horde." They aim their weapons while the squad leader closes his hand.

They fired at the non-attention horde. They score headshot after headshot Rei managed to kill the hell hounds yet the crawlers explode.

Rex: "Shit! I hope they didn't hear that." They rush past a few green clouds and meets the others two in front of the Totem.

Squad Leader: "Let's hurry this along!" He whispers kicking the Totem only for it to shock him. He falls on his back while the skull eyes glow.

Multiple screams and screech wallow the environment putting everyone on high alert.

Togi: "They're coming!" He and Rex aim their silence M14's. Marcus's eyes wander the Totem.

Rei: "What about Finn?!" Togi and Rex gazed back while the squad leader stood next to them.

Togi and Rex: "Finn?"

Afterlife Finn: 'Touch the Totem.' Marcus hesitantly does so while electricity sparks from his fingertips. Trees begin to shake while the screams grew closer. Marcus grabs it while his body jolts. 'Push it.' Marcus pushes a charcoal skull into the Totem only for his eyes to glow a sky-blue while a portal warps Marcus and Rei into it.

Togi: Shit!

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The portal disappears revealing Marcus and Rei in gladiator uniforms.

Marcus has a brown buzz cut, golden shoulder armor revealing his four-pack abs, and a brown man-skirt with lace-up sandals. He carried a blade and circular shield.

Rei her short-cut brown hair above her shoulders, two golden shoulder armor revealing her in a brown bra combines with the shoulder armor. She wore the same skirt and shoes as Marcus and carried a spear.

In the coliseum, the sun rays into the circle holding the two fighters while confetti rains from the sky. The crowd roars and stomps their feet.

(Gladiator) Rei: "What is this place?" Marcus looks away with a blush while she gazes at him and blushes. "Y-you have f-four-pack?"

(Gladiator) Marcus: "HMP!!" He uses the shield to cover himself while looking away. "I guess it's was doing the relic runs." A fire of letters appears in their vision.

Survive! The letters turn to ash while a horde of gladiator zombies came barreling through the gates: toward them.

"Rei!!"

(Gladiator) Rei: "I can handle myself!" Their battle begins.

Marcus and Rei held their ground back to back. Slashing and stabbing the undead horde.

Marcus spins and shields bash a zombie onto his back. And slash-uppercuts another zombie skull in a half. A sprinter barrels towards Marcus and leaps only for him to redirect the sprinter to the ground. Rei finishes it with her spear.

She spins taking the heads off two others and uses the non-lethal side of the spear to scoop the legs of a zombie causing him to land on his face. She spins taking heads off once more and stabs a zombie's head. A walker goes to take a bite of her only for a shield to bash his head. It falls to the ground while Rei looks to her savior.

Marcus: "Stay close." Now, Marcus without a shield leaps taking a zombie's head.

Marcus and Rei stood together fighting in sync. Marcus cuts an arm and leg from a walker while Rei spear-uppercuts a zombie onto her back. Marcus grabs Rei's hand and she rolls across his back and drives her heel on a zombie skull that splatters across the ground.

Marcus uppercuts a zombie that flew a few feet from them and crashes into a few zombies while Rei crashes her spear against a zombie jaw causing blood to spill from its mouth. The zombie spins onto its back while Marcus and Rei back touch.

Rei: Where's...Luna?!" She and Marcus were out of breath while he gazes at his fist noticing the tattoo was lightly faded.

Marcus: "She's not ready!" The Zombies surround them while Rei stands up, confusing Marcus. "Rei? What are you doing?! Don't give up!"

"Shut up!" She grasps his face and kisses Marcus: surprising him. He leans into it while zombies surround them, inches closer until a portal grabs them and disappears: dumbfounding the zombies.

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A portal shoots them on their backs revealing them in original clothing. The Totem explodes into a yellow color- scheme.

Brutus goes to swipe exhausted Rex only for him scream his head off, confusing Rex.

Brutus: " UGH!!! YOU'LL DIE...ALL OF YOU!!!" The ground beneath him crumbles swallowing Brutes whole while Rex gazes down watching Brutus being swallowing into lava mist.

Sprinters, Crawlers, Brutus, Hellhounds, and Catalyst falls into their doom while Walker's walk by or accidentally fall in. The ground filled up like nothing happened while a few walkers stumble to the three.

Water filled their ears seeing the water fountain pouring once more.

Marcus: "N-no way." Rex killed the last zombies while His radio hums.

Rex radio: "No Abominations in-bound. The area in Green zone." Rex picks up the radio in shock.

Rex: "Uh, yeah. Roger that." Marcus and Rei hug each other, but she winces. Marcus back off.

Marcus: "Oh, crap I'm sorry!" 'SAEKO IS GONNA KILL ME!!!' He looks away while Rei gazes at him in confusion.

" Two of our men are KIA." Marcus and Rei gaze at Rex shooting Togi missing his lower half while the squad leader's body was lifeless with bites all over until waking up, but for Rex to blast him in the head.

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Back at the Mansion, Marcus's back was against the wall by the large steps watching Kakashi's group dancing in the living room and have fun playing games.

Saeko: "You seem unhappy." Saeko with a white eye patch approaches him and leans by his side with Takeo's Katana in a scarboard.

Marcus: "I-I'm gonna be honest with you." She gazed at him. "I-I think the girls like me." Saeko looks him into his eyes.

"So? Go for it." Marcus becomes dumbfounded.

"What?"

"You have feelings for them do you?" Marcus looks away folding his arms.

"But, I love you." Saeko karate chops his head causing Marcus to squat rubbing his head. "Ah! Ah!"

"You lying to yourself." He looks up at her smiling. "Your heart is bigger than it seems. I love you regardless." She grasps his cheek. "But, I'm you're number one girl." She walks away while Marcus watches.

Tank: "Damn, seriously?"

Nikolai: "You're one lucky boy, but you still have to get the other's opinion." Edward and Eddie gazed around.

Edward and Eddie: "Where's Takeo?" Through Marcus's eyes, Saeko's body flashes to Taeko only for it to return back to Saeko. Marcus smirks.

Marcus: "I think he got an apprentice he wanted."