"Good decision." I praised before moving onto the next topic. CJ's face is already pleading me not to continue on this, it's breaking him enough just by telling us about the fire.

"So what happened while I was out?" I asked.

CJ cleared his throat as he put his shirt back down, "Uh, after you and Unique triggered my defense wiring around this town, I quickly erupted my bombs that are hidden in the woods and shot some guys. It was until after everyone was dead that I found you and Unique hiding in the church."

Unbelievable, so this guy is telling me he managed to kill tens of men? Nah, that can't be he's too scrawny and fragile.

"I don't believe you."

My little statement had hurt his ego, CJ had rolled his eyes and quickly began to rant on how he killed those men. I really could care less about that, right now I've gotta get some strength in me before I can annihilate those fools.

It's sad to admit this but Unique and CJ are right, I can't force my body to do anything while it's healing. As much as I'd hate to stay here, I'll have to...for the sake of my kids and myself.

"You know you talk too much." Unique interjected as CJ was still ranting about his little war. CJ rolled his eyes again before he mumbled curses to Unique.

Unique and laughed at the big baby, his looks may have changed drastically but he sure still has that same sensitive ego.

"Have you contacted your people, Unique?" I asked her.

She sighed in dispiritedness, "The second phone you've gave me was dead and there's no electricity out here."

I rolled my eyes in annoyance, why the fuck did that Otto sister have a dead phone on her? The bitch couldn't bother to charge the shit!

"We'll find a way to contact them again." I said before my stomach let out a loud growl. I don't even feel hungry, why is my stomach whining??

A thought ran through Unique's head before she quickly went to pick up that bucket. "Oh, Imma go prepare and cook this fish. The food should be ready in about 2 hours." She said before leaving me with CJ.

It didn't even take him a second to NOT let the room sit in silence. He immediate began with his questions, "So what's all that changed about you. Since I left, your not as friendly as I remembered."

"Lots of stuff happened, I don't even know where to begin."

CJ smiled, "How about you tell me about Unique and go from there?"

Hmm, I guess that's a good start. To be honest she is one of the first changes in my crazily fucked up life. So I told him everything about everything.

~

Two weeks later

I woke up to the overly loud birds, chirping away up in the trees. Ugh, I'm so tired of those damn songs.

My wounds and back are still healing but for the most part, I'm able to move around meaning I can get some exercise in. Keeping my muscles stiff won't help me in the long run.

After being able to walk and run, I started do a couple of laps around the town every morning and night. Overall it's helped me heal quicker.

Getting up, I went to shower and ate breakfast. CJ and Unique typically ignore the loud birds so they're still asleep, they're too blessed. Anyways it's time for my run.

I stretched my limps before leaving the house, then I went to my usual path and did my warm ups. I'd jog a lap first then switch to running.

What I like about running is that it gets me out of my head space. I've always loved running since I was little, especially since it helped get me away from my mom.

Time passed as I ran, and like every other day I'd push myself a little further and start going further out into the woods. Today wasn't a good day to do that, I picked up something.

A heartbeat, one that sounded calm and familiar but it stood out from all the beats I've heard in my life. This beat was irregular, it's like this person is alive but at the same time dying. The heart of this hiding person would has a steady beat for 4 seconds before a short uncontrolled series of beats erupt. Then it'll got back to the normally beat.

It's very weird, I had to stop in my tracks and take it in. This irregular heartbeat is intriguing and like I said before, it also sounded familiar. If that eruption in it's heart wasn't there, I could pin point who exactly is here.

The person is above me, just a few kilometers away. Slowly I turned away and looked up in the tall trees, I caught a heavily armored black figure crouched down on a big branch.

This guy is a new face..well not face. I can't see his face, it's hidden behind a mask. A metal one, is he trying to be like a cyborg or something?

What's even weirder is that, this guy heartbeat don't even change upon me seeing him. He doesn't seem scared either and just when I was about to take a step towards his direction he disappeared.

Huh?? Wait what?! Where did he go???

I ran to the tree he was in and look up at all it's four branches, he's no where. I can't even pick up his heartbeat. He literally disappeared, but to where?

Hold up! If he disappeared all of a sudden, I'm either seeing ghosts or...they've found us. I'm placing my bets on my second theory, I need to get home quick.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

That's Unique!

I ran twice as fast as before, there's no way the professor's men are here. I've detected no one, and neither of CJ's alarms went off. How the fuck are they here??

The closer I got to the house, the quieter it got. I couldn't hear Unique, but I had certainly heard CJ.

Oh please don't tell me they've killed her!

Please be alive
Please be alive

I pleaded over and over to myself until I barged into the house. I anxiously searched the house, frantically looking for Unique. Upon opening my CJ's room door, I saw that manly cyborg again. He stood over CJ as he weakly laid on the ground.

The air in this house grew thin the longer this cyborg was here. I watched him raise his hand and take off his glove. My stomach hurled at his deteriorating dead hand, is he a zombie??

He then crouched down to CJ, and slowly moved his hand to his face. No! I walked forward to attack him, but I couldn't get past the threshold. I literally can't get past, there's like a glass up that was keeping me from entering.

So I began to bang on the force that kept me away from them. "CJ! Get away from him!!" I yelled.

"CJ!! Come on!"

"No, no, no!!"

The moment the cyborg's hand covered CJ's face, he immediately began to deteriorate into tiny dust particles. I heard a loud groan coming from CJ, I can already tell he's in pain. He clenched his hands and gradually groaned more as his body turned to ashes.

I watched in unbelief as the last particle of CJ flew away, b-but how? All he did was touch him, did this happen to Unique too??

The cyborg stood up and put his glove back on before turning to look at me. He came closer to me and instinctively, I backed away. I watched as he touched a small button on the chest of his suit, then a hologram of the professor popped up.

"Hello again, Ms. Williams.Its good to see you alive and well." The professor said all cheery.

"Now let's get straight to the point. Standing before you is one of my brother's greatest soldiers, he's 1207 but others call him Death."

Wait...h-he's the one Juan and Stewart were talking about, I see why he's called that. Just upon skin to skin impact with him and your dead. He's a walking zombie, that's why he has a full body armor, so he can cover up his deteriorating body.

The professor smiled widen at the disgusted look I gave Death, "My recruits have your...niece and are willing to free her as long as you come back with Death."

My heart stopped, no I can't go back. They'll ruin me like they ruined...him.