Zombies Ate My Neighbors Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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The zombie paced around the restaurant, still looking for a person to feast on.  Not seeing any meals around, he shrugged and shuffled out the door.  As soon as everything seemed quiet, Julie slowly crept out from under the table and looked around, sighing with relief that she was now alone.  

"What is going on here?" she wondered aloud, "What are those... things... and where did they come from?"

Suddenly, she heard a loud moaning sound and turned to see another zombie standing outside the restaurant door and pointing her way.  Startled, Julie screamed and fell backwards onto the floor.  As the zombie staggered towards her, Julie held her arms in front of her face and closed her eyes, trembling with fear.  She could hear the zombie getting closer and closer, until... nothing.  She slowly opened her eyes and peered over her arms, then lowered her arms and looked on in surprise.  The zombie... or what was left of him... was now a heap of body parts in front of her.

"Julie!"

She looked up to face the voice.

"Zeke?"

Zeke ran up to Julie, tucking one water gun under his arm, and held out his free hand to Julie; who slowly took his hand and allowed him to help her up.  Zeke then lifted his 3D glasses to his forehead and threw his arms around her.  Although still shaken up by the recent events, Julie was able to return his hug.

"Sorry I took so long getting here." Zeke told Julie after letting go, "It's... kind of a long story.  I'm just so glad you're alright."

"Zeke, what's happening here?  Where are these things coming from?  And... what's with the 3D specs, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Well, I can't answer the first two questions.  But these specs... I don't know, I just thought they looked cool.  Anyway... whatever's going on here, I know how to stop it."

"You... you do?"

"Well... maybe not exactly, but I know how to kill the zombies.  You see, I got these-..."

Zeke was cut off as another series of moans came from the other entrance door.  

He sighed and said, "Well, it's another long story.  Just watch!"

With the water guns, Zeke easily made short work of the small group of zombies before they could make it much farther.  Julie stared back in shock, rubbed her eyes, and blinked a few times.

"Did... did you just...?" she stammered, "Am... am I seeing this right?"

"Believe me, Julie, that's the same kind of reaction I had at first.  But it's no ordinary water!  It's actually-..."

"Wait... don't tell me.  It's holy water, isn't it?"

"How'd you know?"

To Zeke's surprise, Julie took out two bottles of holy water out of her jacket pocket.

"It was the strangest thing." she said, "I was just on my way here, when this... strange man..."

"Wait a sec..." Zeke cut in, "black trenchcoat, scarf over his face, sunglasses, and a hat?"

"Oh... you saw him too?"

Zeke nodded and asked, "He gave you those, I presume?"

"Yeah.  Said I'd need it to survive the 'coming horrors.'  But when those zombies came in here, I was just so scared and didn't know how to-... LOOK OUT!"

Zeke spun around, just to see a zombie behind him reach out to grab him.  Stumbling backwards, Zeke brought both squirt guns up and squeezed the triggers.  As the streams of holy water hit the zombie; who instantly exploded, Zeke stood there and panted.

"That was too close!" he cried, "Perhaps we should continue this conversation somewhere safer."

"I hear that.  Let's cut through the kitchen.  There should be a back door there."

Zeke nodded and the two of them climbed over the restaurant counter.  Then Zeke stopped.

"Wait, Julie."

"What's wrong?" Julie asked.

Zeke looked at the blue gun and then handed it to her.

"Here, you take this one." he said, "I don't want to leave you unprotected."

Julie hesitated, then smiled softly and nodded as she took the weapon.

"Thanks, Zeke."

The two of them then made their way through the kitchen.

"Hello?  Chef?" Zeke jokingly called, "Spare a couple burgers, maybe?"

Suddenly, Julie pointed and said, "Zeke, look!"

There, in the middle of the kitchen, appeared a door with an exit sign over it.

"Whoa..." Zeke cried, staring in shock.

Zeke and Julie looked at each other.  Then, as they cautiously approached the door, it slowly opened for them.  Through the doorway, they could see nothing but pitch black.

"I don't know about this, Zeke." Julie whispered to him, "I don't think I trust some mysterious door that just appears out of nowhere."

No sooner than she said that, the restaurant's back door suddenly burst open and several zombies came shambling into the restaurant.

"Then again... given the choice between mysterious doors and streets full of zombies..." she hastily added, "I'll take mysterious doors!"

With that, Zeke and Julie jumped through the door; which closed behind them and vanished.

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To be Continued