Her axe head stopped in mid-air, just a few feets away from Helen, and she turned to me, "mom", I called again as I walked closer, "it's me, your son...Derick!", I said as I walked closer as all who was there watched.
"My son...Derick", she uttered slowly as she looked at me, tears rolled down my eyes as I got closer as some stopped fighting and began watching bewildered.
"Yes mom!", I replied as I walked closer, "now!", I heard the commander yelled.
"Uh?", I exclaimed confused as mom continued walking closer, still accompanied by her zombie army, "what are you guys waiting for? shoot!!", The commander yelled, "give me that!", He said snatching a gun from one of his troops.
"No!", I yelled, but it was futile, for his gun had already been fired, "mom!", I screamed running towards her as she fell in front of me.
This greatly provoked the zombies; they attacked but were taken down easily by our fort troops, firing non-stop.
Her bull charged at me, seemingly because I was the closest to her, but before she got to where I was, she was struck from the side by Medusa.
"Medusa!", I yelled as the bull turned to her. The commander who didn't seem to care stood up immediately, walking towards I and mom with his gun.
"Didn't I tell you guys that we weren't like fort 1! Was fort 1 able to put a scratch on this human zombie abomination", he said pointing his gun at my mom.
"You!", I yelled standing up with my bow in my hand, "Derick!", I heard my name called from different angles as I looked at the commander in anger.
I sometimes wonder who's worse, these monsters or the humans. When the monsters captured my mom they converted her into one of their own, the humans just want to kill.
Before the commander could pull the trigger, an arrow had gone through his arm, decently shot from my bow, "Argh!!", He cried out in pain, "Dad!", Helen yelled as the rest troops pointed their guns at me, while the zombies rounded mom up, attempting to protect and take her away.
"On the ground!!", I heard some command from behind me, refering to me, I ignored crying and watching mom get taken away, "mom!", I cried as I walked towards them, not sure what to do.
The zombies dropped dead like flies, as the troops shot them down, the zombies had gone from attacking to protecting their queen.
"I said on the ground!!", I heard the voice bellow behind me, as his gun came in contact with my skin.
"Medusa!!!", I yelled as the bulls horn peirced its skin, "If you move, I'll shoot! How dare you assault the commander!", I heard the voice again.
I have been in difficult and annoying situations, but I swear, this has to be the worse. Mom was being taken away once again by the zombies, Medusa, hissing and groaning in pain and I stood helplessly like the little boy I once was, watching everything taken away before my very eyes.
"Drop your gun!", I heard another voice say, "sub commander Xender! He shot your father!", the dude with the gun said, "Did I ask you for what he did? I said drop your gun!", she commanded aloud and the guy with the gun kept quiet as he took his gun off my neck.
As soon as mom and the zombies carrying passed the bridge, the bull attacking Medusa went ran after them, killing anyone that stood in its path. No matter how much they shot at it, it went on as though the bullets were nothing.
The troops continued shooting at the zombies, "Don't let them get away!", the commander who was being attended to by some medics commanded, and the troops ran after them, still shooting non-stop.
"Medusa!", I called as I ran towards her, "are you okay?", I asked touching the wound the bull had inflicted with its horn, "Derick!", April said as she got to where we were, opening up a kit she was giving, "we have to stop the blood from spilling!", she said as she brought out a bandage, while I stood there looking at Medusa as she struggled for her life.
"Seize him!", The commander commanded referring to me, without wasting even a second the soldiers surrounded me, pointing at me, guns, bows and swords.
"Dad! Please stop!", Xender said aloud, "stop?", he said p_ssed as he looked at her, "this same boy saved you and Helen!", she said as she walked closer to me, "she's right dad! He saved us all!", Helen defended.
"What has gotten into the heads of these girls! What are you guys waiting for? I said seize him", he said aloud, "are they your commanders?", he further asked, "he was only trying to protect his mom! Won't you all do the same if you were in his shoes?", she asked aloud and the troops became more hesitant to obey.
"Are you guys kidding me? How would you let a peasant and homeless boy, who came from God knows where, to come in here and assault your commander, and you all are trying to paint a reason for such a foolish act!", the guy with the over pampered hair from earlier said aloud as he placed an arrow on his bow, "I won't let such take place unpunished!", he said looking at the commander, "I wait on your orders sir!", he added, "Ronald!", Xender called with anger burning in her eyes.
"Glad to see that someone still thinks in this place! Seize him!", the commander commanded again, "I won't let them!", Xender said holding up her bow, with 3 arrows set in place.
"I always knew you would one day turn against us, I am really not surprised! Seize her as well if you have to!", he commanded and almost all the troops raised their weapons against Xender, a few from the artillery substitute. "Hence forth! She is no longer a sub commander!", he said and a wave of exclamation soared through the crowd, but Xender remained unmoved.
"Xender", I called softly as I stood up holding her hand, "what is it?", she replied, "don't do this! Use your power to protect Medusa", I pleaded and walked forward.
"Please forgive Xender! For she does all these in ignorance. I will put up no fight, so take me away", I said looking at the commander, as they carefully tried to take my arrow out of his arm.
"You put up a fight! More like you want to die! Take him away!", he ordered, and I was pulled away, "dad!", Helen called, "Do you want to be demoted?", the commander asked and she kept quiet.
I was taken away and locked up in a fort, where I came to in search of protection and freedom from these monsters.
I laid on the floor, in the barn like place, closed my eyes and tried to concentrate, hoping that I was going to see mom in my vision. My eyes remained closed until I fell asleep.
"Derick!", I heard someone call knocking, I opened my eyes and looking out the very high window, I discovered that the sun was down. "Derick, are you okay?", the person asked. I walked to the door and tried to depict from the voice who was talking. "it's April, I brought you food!", she said, "how's Medusa?", I asked worried, "she's responding to treatments, she's currently at the medic lab. "Hope she's safe, I don't want anyone dissecting her!", I said scared, April began to laugh, "don't worry Derick, your girlfriend's fine!", she added still laughing.
"Let's focus on the problem on ground!", she said, "what's that?", I asked, "How do I get this food to you?", she asked, "the only opening apart from the window, is the shut door", I explained. "can't you climb out like you use to on trees?", she asked, "I don't have my knifes, besides, if I do, then what next?", I asked, "you have a point!", she replied.
"Hey! You there!", I heard another voice bellow, "oh! Oh!", April uttered as the light rays from who ever was shouting's torch went through the door, "I came to give him food", she replied, "Commander Duke, ordered that he be left unfed until he says otherwise", the person replied.
He seemed to be the gaurd in charge of this barn. "how could he say that! Derick hasn't eaten anything since he got here", April explained, "What's going on here?", I heard another female ask, the voice sounded like that of Xender.
"Sub commander Xender!", the gaurd said, "she wants to feed the prisoner!", he added, "and so?", Xender replied, "your father ordered that he should not be fed", he explained, "and who is going to tell my father that he was fed?", she asked, "no one commander!", he replied lowering his voice, "Open the door!", she commanded, "I am afraid I can't do that ma'am", the gaurd said.
"You are Derick's friend right?", Xender asked, "yes I am!", April replied, "let me have that", Xender requested, "Okay", April replied, "now leave!", Xender commanded.
"As I was saying! Open the door, I want to give this to him!", Xender commanded, "Please sub commander! You know I can't", the gaurd pleaded, "there two ways this can go down, you let me in peacefully, I give him this and leave, or you refuse, I end your life and bring some dogs to eat up the evidence of your death!", I heard Xender threaten, "and you know I can do that!", she added.
"Why are you doing this?", the gaurd asked, "the next action you make, that is not opening that door, I'll assume you've choosen the latter from the options I gave", she said, and in a moment the door was opened.
And for a brief moment, I got to look outside, the fort at night had a really nice view, too bad I can't go out to experience it. "Hey", I heard Xender say as she walked in, "hey", I replied, "shut the door and stand gaurd till I leave!", she commanded and the door was shut by the grumbling gaurd.
"Here! Your thoughful friend brought this for you", she said handing me a plate, covered with a huge leaf, "thank you", I said as I collected it, "I also brought wine from the main chambers", she said handing a water bottle to me, "thank you", I repeated.
"Why are you doing this?", I asked, "must there be a reason for one soul to help another in distress", she replied, "not really, but yours is....yours is...You almost laid down your position for me", I replied, "It had no value to me, I'll still do what I want to do with or without the position", she replied as I sat on the floor about to shut up my grumbling stomach. "Do you think I needed my position to get in here? I know the people alot better than my father even, they are all trying to please him, they don't really like him, and he is too proud and high up to see it", she replied as I continued eating.
"Wow!", I exclaimed as soon as the wine came in contact with my tongue, "what is this?", I asked, "it's wine, extracted from fresh grapes", she replied, "it's sooo good!", I said drinking some more.
"Really! Why are you here?", I asked trying to figure out why she's being good to me, it honestly scares me. "Let me in!", we heard a voice say from outside the barn like prison, "it's Helen!", Xender said with a bit of shock.
"I can't let you in!", the gaurd said, "why?", she replied, "your father commanded that no one should go in!", he replied, "You know who I am right?", she asked, "of course sub commander!", he replied, "and you know what I can do, if you don't let me in?", she added.
"May I make a request?", the gaurd said seemingly choked up by the situation, "and what is that?", Helen asked, "I request a few minutes off duty", he replied, "sure whatever! Give me the keys!", Helen requested, "yes ma'am!", he replied.
"Why are you running?", we heard Helen ask aloud, "you'll find out!", the gaurd said aloud as his voice faded away, "what's wrong with these people", she uttered as she opened the door.
to be continued....
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