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could see the bolt ripping through the
core of its body, carving away the majority of the torso as it
spiralled through, the bolt continued on into the crowd beyond. I
didn’t know if it had hit more creatures, or possible team
mates, but then again I didn’t really care. All I cared about
was keeping my sister alive long enough to get some answers. The
creature, with the missing chest, continued to come straight for me.
    Two
more bolts removed both its knees.
    It
continued to come after us, but we sprinted by.
    Earth
Force fighter jets flew by overhead. They dropped napalm down onto
the demonic hordes. We were trapped in a canyon. Thousands of players
were fighting for their survival, but there were simply too many of
the creatures. It was like fighting wave after endless waves. They
were like ants climbing over each other, as they scrambled towards us
lusting after fresh meat. In the sky were large drop ships. Hundreds
of large metal crates were being pushed out the back of the cargo
bays. They floated down on white parachutes. I guess the game
programmers were doing every little thing they could to aid the
players in their battle for survival.
    ‘ Where
should we go?’ asked Rose, shaky hands fumbled with a new
magazine.
    I
scanned the area.
    Where
could we go?
    We
were surrounded on all sides.
    I
released a magazine from the bolt rifle and slapped in a fresh one.
    ‘ We
have to keep pushing forward,’ I told her.
    Suddenly,
the roar of a loud engine filled the air. I spun one hundred and
eighty degrees to see a green, brown and black camouflaged armoured
car tear through a horde of the demons. They were trapped beneath the
six thick wheels. The thing was like a box on wheels. I could see
Clay through the windscreen, as worried eyes looked for the woman he
was in love with, my sister. A machine gun turret was on top of the
vehicle. Robbie was sat in the hatch, as the guns high rate of fire
tore down on the creatures. He was cutting them clean in two, but
still they kept coming. It was sickening, as even the severed limbs
were slivering across the floor like snakes. A side door of the
vehicle popped open. Fiona’s white mask met us.
    ‘ Get
in,’ she said with her soft elegant voice.
    We
were happy to oblige.

 
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Two: The
Green Zone

 
     
     
     
     
    Heavy
thuds clanged off the body of the vehicle. We were being thrown left
and right, as we bounced over rough terrain and ran down hordes of
the creatures. I brought up the map on my x-com. The little computer,
built into my left forearm, showed a detailed map of this unknown
terrain. The x-com was our link to the alliance and the game. It
allowed us to upgrade weapons, vehicles, or buy supplies. We could
also use it to learn new skills, or get a detailed overview of our
current mission. The map on the screen was just a mass of red dots,
which symbolised enemy targets. I zoomed out several times. There had
to be at least ten thousand of those monsters for miles around. I
could see several landing sites on the map, but each one was being
overrun by the creatures created by Prisoner X. It was then that
something caught my eye. Yellow squares were being highlighted on the
map. I clicked on the touch screen menu for more information. A small
message box read, “Green Zone. This is a safe house for in game
players.”
    ‘ Are
you guys seeing this?’ I asked.
    ‘ There
is a green zone,’ said Fiona.
    ‘ I
don’t really have time to admire my x-com right now,’
countered Clay, as a blood creature bounced off the windscreen.
    ‘ There
is a safe house half a mile from this location,’ said Rose.
    She
climbed into the front passenger seat.
    ‘ Give
me directions,’ said Clay.
    ‘ Um,
guys?’ asked Robbie, ‘you might want to see this.’
    Fiona
and I looked out the back window. We were driving across a dead
landscape. It was like the remains of a county side after a wild fire
had scorched every single last thing in its path. I swallowed