Highschool of the Dead: Chapter 4 (A Dead Get Away)
Raioneru Voiceover: Well… It sucks that Setemaru's sister is dead, but it's time we got the **** out of this school… But how? And we don't even know if there are any more survivors left on campus. But we came across Setemaru and Tobi so I guess anything is possible…
(H.O.T.D. Opening Theme)
(Camera angle shot of the main building, slow zoom in)
Raioneru: We still haven't found a way out of here yet. Anyone have any ideas? Annaretta?
Everyone looked at her at the same time.
Annaretta: Well… I-I have been thinking of a solution. We could head for the buses' parking lot. But then there's the problem of we don't know how many of "them" are out there.
Kyano: We're running out of options.
Hanoki: We're just gunna have to take that chance guys.
Joji gently rubbed Annaretta's arm.
Tobi: Can anyone here drive?
Lisa: Me! I can!
She reached into her bra and pulled out a small wallet. She pulled out her driver's license and showed everyone.
Lisa: I got it yesterday! Certified driver!
Kyano: But you're not a bus driver.
Lisa: I can learn!
Hanoki: If that's the case, just let a monkey drive the bus.
Raioneru: Hey, come on. Calm down everyone. Let's at least let her try. Now, where do the administrators keep the bus keys?
Annaretta: I think the teachers keep them in the faculty room.
Tobi looked at Setemaru and he was quiet. Setemaru couldn't stop thinking about his sister. His face balled up and he began fighting his tears again.
Tobi: Hey.
Setemaru looked up at him.
Tobi: It'll be okay.
Setemaru whipped his eyes and nodded.
Raioneru: Alright, everyone. Let's head to the faculty room and find bus keys to get the hell out of here.
They started down the down the second story hallway to the staircase. There wasn't any zombies near the staircases.
Hanoki: Where are they?
Joji: Who's complaining?
Kyano: Shit, not me.
Raioneru: Let's keep going. And keep the noise down just in case.
As they were running through the first floor, they ran past the front doors of the school. Annaretta and Joji were behind the others. Annaretta stopped and did a double take out of the glass doors.
Annaretta: Hey there's—
Joji (takes her hand): Come on!
Raioneru finds the faculty room in the middle of the hallway. He rushed into the classroom and saw two zombies feeding on a dead teacher. Tobi and Kyano killed the two zombies and Jaku ran for the key rack.
Raioneru (rushing, frantic): Does it matter what key I take?
Lisa: I don't think so.
Kyano: Just grab a damn key!
Raioneru: Ahhh! (Takes random bus key)
Annaretta: Guys? I saw something strange outside.
Everyone murmuring: What happened?
Annaretta: Come on.
Everyone went to the front doors and the zombies were all going in one direction.
Tobi: Where are they going?
Hanoki: Shh! Anyone hear that?
Annaretta: Sounds like…
Kyano: A bus!
Everyone ran outside and went the back way to the bus parking lot to avoid the zombies. They went through the school gates and around the fences and saw a bus with headlights on. Raioneru saw a person escorting people onto the bus one at a time. His eyes widened.
Raioneru: Komuro?
Joji: Who?
Raioneru: T-Takashi Komuro! And who's that with him? (Squints a little bit to see further) Rei Miyamoto?!
Kyano: They survived?!
Raioneru: Yeah! Let's try to make it!
Everyone darted for the bus. But the engine was so loud that when Raioneru's group called out to them, they didn't hear them. Takashi stepped to the side and let Mr. Shido get on the bus.
Kyano: Shido? That bastard!
Tobi was running behind everyone. He tripped over someone's abandoned and bloody book sack (book bag).
Tobi: Ahh! ****! (Starts to get up)
As he began to get up, a zombie that is missing both of its legs grabbed his ankle.
Tobi: Urgh! (Yelling) Get off!
Everyone looked back. The zombie cocked its head back for a bite.
Setemaru: Tobi!
The zombie took a large chunk out of his calf. Tobi yelled out in pain and tried to kick the zombie off. Raioneru, Setemaru, and Annaretta went back.
Raioneru: Go! Keep going! Kyano, Joji! Get them to the bus!
Raioneru kicked the zombie in the face once and it released its grip. Setemaru slammed the sledgehammer on it head. Annaretta ran to Tobi and went to his aid.
Tobi: Go! Leave me!
Setemaru: No! I'm not leaving you out here like this!
Tobi: It doesn't matter! I'm going to die anyway! I've seen what happens to people when they get bitten! Now leave me! I don't want to slow you guys down!
Setemaru: But, Tobi—
Tobi (cutting him off): No! Leave! I don't want to hurt you! Any of you! Either kill me now, or leave me here!
Setemaru, Raioneru, and Annaretta all looked at each other.
Tobi: Raioneru! Here! Take my cricket bat.
Raioneru took it slowly.
Raioneru: Thank you, Tobi.
Tobi: No problem.
Raioneru nodded at Setemaru. He grabbed Annaretta's forearm and ran with her. Setemaru stood over him with his hammer hanging low.
Setemaru: I'm sorry, but I can't stomach the thought of you becoming one of… "them".
Tobi: I understand. Do it quick.
Setemaru cocked back and held it.
Setemaru: Thank you for all your help.
Tobi gave a low smile.
Setemaru slammed the hammer down. Raioneru and the others continued after Takashi and his group. The bus doors closed and they zoomed away, running over several zombies in the process.
Joji: No!
Kyano: ****!
Hanoki: What are we gonna do?
Kyano: Where's Setsaiko?
Setemaru: Hey!
Everyone's head whipped around and saw Setemaru pointing to a distant bus. His call out also caught the attention of the undead.
Raioneru: We gotta go!
Setemaru got a head start to the bus. Once he got to it, he put his sledgehammer down and tried to pry open the bus doors with his bare hands. Once everyone else showed up, Joji saw the Setemaru was having trouble. He politely tapped him on the shoulder. Setemaru looked at him and moved out of the way. He managed to open the doors wide enough for one of the girls to slip inside.
Joji (straining): Somebody better get on this damn bus!
Raioneru: Lisa! (tosses her the keys) See if you can get it started!
She nodded and squeezed between the doors and made it on the bus. As soon as she got on, Joji let the doors go and they slammed shut.
Hanoki: Their getting closer!
Raioneru: Hold them off!
Kyano: We can't hold them off forever!
Lisa sat in the driver's seat and looked over the bus controls.
Lisa: Mirrors are good, breaks are good, seat belt—
Everyone (yelling at Lisa): LISA!
Lisa: Sorry!
She turned the key and the engine roared. She pulled a lever back and the bus doors flew open.
Raioneru: Everyone on!
Joji: Ladies go first!
Everyone got on and Raioneru let Setemaru go first, putting himself last. As he stepped up the stairs, something grabbed the back of his collar and choked him. It was a pair of zombie arms outside the bus trying to pull Jaku back outside. Lisa closed the doors on the zombie's arms.
Hanoki: Raioneru!
Raioneru: Shit! Help me out!
Joji hit the zombie in its arms. The zombie roared but didn't let go. The zombie managed to poke its head through the doors.
Setemaru: Rrrrgghhh! **** you!
He smashed the zombies head in with one swing of his sledgehammer.
Kyano: Get us out of here!
Lisa shifted gears and stepped on the gas. She accelerated and zoomed away from the school.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
(Camera shot of Raioneru's bus speeding through a stop sign. The bus cuts a corner and keeps going.)
Raioneru was in the aisle on his hands and knees gasping for a breath. Joji and Setemaru held their hands out to help him up. Raioneru took their hands and they helped him to his feet.
Raioneru (out of breath): *huff huff* Thanks guys.
Joji: Anytime.
Setemaru turned around without saying a word a picked a seat in the middle of the bus. Hanoki jumped on Raioneru and showered him with hugs and kisses. Annaretta walked up to Setemaru.
Annaretta (shy, timid): S-Sorry about Tobi, Setemaru.
He looked at her and then looked out the window.
Joji (to Annaretta): It's okay. Let's leave him alone to think.
They go and sit in a seat at the front of the bus.
Lisa: Where are we going guys?
Raioneru: To each of our houses. We need to check on our family and see if they're okay.
Joji: My house is the closest. It's about a mile away from the school.
Raioneru: Then to your house first. Guide Lisa there, okay?
Joji nodded.
Kyano: Man… Hard to believe we barely made it out of the school.
Joji: Does anyone have a watch or a phone?
Hanoki looked at Setemaru. She got up and walked back to Setemaru.
Hanoki: Hey Setsaiko. Can we know the time?
He slowly went into his pocket and flipped open his phone. He held up to her and she looked at the clock.
Hanoki: 5:15. It's going to get dark pretty soon. After we check our houses, we need to find a place to crash.
Annaretta: We can take refuge in my place.
Raioneru: How big is your house, Ms. Yoko?
Annaretta: Well… um… it's slightly bigger than a normal house.
Kyano: How many bedrooms?
Annaretta: Um… 6 or 7… maybe…?
Everyone got a shocked look on their face, except Setemaru.
Hanoki: Six or seven!? Sweetie, that's a bit bigger than a "slightly bigger". You don't have to be so modest.
Annaretta: Oh. Um… sorry.
Lisa: Where is your house, Joji?
Joji: Uh… keep going straight and at the next stop sign, make a left.
Lisa: This stop sign?
Joji: No. I said the next one.
Lisa: Oh! Okay!
Joji (quietly): God. It's like talking to a wall.
Annaretta giggled.
Raioneru: Here Annaretta.
Annaretta's giggles stopped quick. Raioneru was holding the .9 millimeter pistol and the two extra magazines in his hands.
Raioneru: You said you could handle and sidearm. Here, I'm sure you're better with it than I am. I can't hit shit.
Annaretta took the gun slowly. She grabbed the extra magazines a few seconds later after admiring the pistol.
Raioneru: Remember, shoot only if necessary. That thing makes one hell of a bang.
Annaretta nodded quickly. Raioneru looked at Setemaru looking out of the window. He sat down in the seat across from him.
Raioneru: Hey.
Setemaru sat there motionless.
Raioneru looked away and thought for a second.
Raioneru: Look. I'm uh… I'm sorry about Tobi and your sister.
Setemaru: Hm… I know you're trying to be sensitive to my feelings, but I'm one who tries to hide his emotions. My sister dying did a huge 180 on the way I saw things. Her dying is the first thing I've cried over in 8 years. I made my folks a promise. I told them, (Flashback) "I'll never let anyone hurt Isumi. Not as long as I walk this planet." (Reality) And since she's dead, my attitude is different now. I realize this isn't a movie or a computer game where you can just restart it and every bad thing goes away. I loved my sister and I still do. Even though she's gone, I feel her presence, like she's watching over me. Hm… and Tobi. He was like a brother I never had. Even though we met this morning, I feel as if I've known him my entire life. And me having to kill him was heart-crushing. He was like a brother to me, ya know?
Raioneru: I know how you feel. I don't have a brother either, but Kyano is like a little brother to me. I don't know what I would do if something happened to him. And Hanoki. I love her like nothing else. If I lost her… (short pause) I'd rather not even think about it. But you're with us now. We are your family now. We all care for one another and would do anything to protect each other. We're a team, and that's how it's going to stay. We're not losing anyone else from this group.
(Camera pans around the bus and Kyano, Hanoki, Joji, and Annaretta are looking back at Raioneru and Setemaru, all nodding. Lisa looked in the bus driver mirror for a second and smiled. She put her focus back on the road.)
Setemaru: Thank you, Jaku. I needed that.
Raioneru: Anytime Setemaru. We're a family now. That's the only way to get through this.
Joji: Hey, Raioneru. You're a good inspirational speaker. You should be the leader of the group!
Raioneru: What?!
Kyano: Yeah! You got my vote man!
Setemaru: I'm with Tairo on that one!
Raioneru (hands in front, waving no): No, no. Seriously. I couldn't take that role. Too much pressure.
Everyone (murmuring): Come on. It's not that bad.
Hanoki (taking his hand): Please, Raioneru?
Raioneru: Uh. Sure. Okay.
Everyone celebrates.
Lisa: The noise needs to be down so I can concentrate on the road!
Joji: Sorry, Lisa.
Everyone sits down.
Raioneru Voiceover: With night approaching quickly, we need to get to everyone's house, then to Annaretta's place to crash for the night.
Kyano: Hey, who farted? Jaku was that you?
Raioneru (to Kyano): Come on bro…
Highschool of the Dead
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I'll be posting chapter 5 later today!