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<br/>​</div><br/>All the way down the stairwell and into the lobby Zack’s mind compiled everything that he knew about these creatures which was not much of anything. It was certainly not enough to formulate a strategy to survive this predicament that they found themselves in. They were fast and relentless was what it pretty much summed up to. Right now he had no plan except run. The thing was, there were others there with them that he felt somewhat responsible for.<br/><br/><br/>When they hit the street LuAnn was still out in front. Jack’s head was on a swivel when he followed her out into the street. If his head could spin completely around on his neck, he would have. If one came up on them from behind, there was a good chance that he wouldn't survive the attack without injury. He had no idea if they were infectious but he figured it best to just assume they were. With that thought in mind Zack slipped his sling from its place on his belt and placed a rusted steel nut into the pocket.<br/><br/><br/>This was one of the reasons Zack liked the sling, ammunition was easy to come by. Any rock or small price of metal worked just fine. The nut that he had armed himself with was about two inches across the face. He liked the weight he felt in the sling. He wanted to be locked and loaded when the hit the street and he was glad that he did.<br/><br/><br/>LuAnn had chosen a destination almost immediately once they stepped out into the open. Zack followed behind her with his eyes scanning everything for any sign of danger, specifically these new creatures that posed an all too real threat. Then he felt as if his spine had iced over. The chill ran all the way up and felt like it had enveloped his brain. They had been spotted.<br/><br/><br/>He raced behind LuAnn while looking back at the creature. It looked as though it was gaining on them. Zack had been building momentum with the sling to be ready. Suddenly he skidded to a stop and turned the face the creature. He released the nut as soon as he drew a bead on the creature which was almost instantly. He didn't try for a head shot. There was too high of a chance that he would miss. The heavy piece of steel struck the thing square in the chest just above it's solar plexus.<br/><br/><br/>The creature stumbled and hit the asphalt hard. The creature skidded and rolled tearing more hide from its body. Zack was running again. He repeatedly turned to look back at the creature. He thought that surely it would take more to stop it and he was right.  The creature rose back up to its hands and knees and coughed hard. Something that Zack figured was it's blood sprayed from its mouth. He had hurt it. It seemed to feel the pain unlike the walkers but like the walkers, it didn't stop it.<br/><br/><br/>The creature started after them again literally crawling for the first several feet before scrambling back up to its feet. It looked pissed with its focus on Zack. He wondered if they were smart enough to want revenge. The thought was brief as Zack reached the entrance to the nursing home and burst in right behind LuAnn. He had already stuff his sling back into its resting place on his belt and quickly grabbed a nearby chair to bar the doors.<br/><br/><br/>The chair was one of Those plastic seated chairs with the metal legs; the kind of chairs that can stack on each other. The doors had the push bars on them that Zack was able to shove the legs down behind. He shoved the chair down hard to wedge it in place then backed away from the door. The doors were thick wood with a window set at face height so that when the creature slammed into the door, Zack could look it in the eyes. It looked insane, almost rabid, and totally set on their demise.<br/><br/><br/>“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! What the fuck are those things! Let's go! Anywhere but here!” He left the creature in a slow jog deeper into the nursing. He wanted to put distance between him and whatever those were. He wanted to run. He wanted to run as fast as he could but he was well aware that panic could get them killed. He had to keep his head.<br/><br/><br/>As far as he could tell, they were relatively safe. The noise the creature was making trying to get in would have surely drawn out anything that was lurking within the nursing home. Some walkers may be slow to have reacted, but to be honest, Zack was not overly concerned about any walkers that they would stumble across.<br/><br/><br/>Once away from the entrance where they could no longer see it, Zack leaned back against the wall to regain his composure and try to sort out the mess they found themselves in. “Just what in the hell are those things? Son of a bitch!” The sound of the creature at the front entrance reverberated down the corridor. The sounds were amplified as they were funneled down the hallway to them.<br/><br/><br/>“You think the others are alright? I don't think those things are going to let us search for them." He glanced both ways down the hallway out of pure reflex to be sure they were alone before blurting out. “They can feel pain. It was hurt when I hit it in the chest. It coughed up blood or something. So we can hurt them at least.”<br/><br/><br/>His face hardened a bit as he forced himself into a clearer mindset. “So do we look for the others or get the hell outta here and hope we run across them? I mean we can wait here and hope they go away but I really don't think they’ll be giving up too soon. They seem to be pretty fucking tenacious.”