A young man standing 6â€™ 4â€ with a black t-shirt that has a grey Eagle, Globe and Anchor on the front as it clings tightly to his body with blue jeans that are slightly baggy as he wears tan boots on; he is pumping gas in his 2014 Subaru Impreza WRX that is dark blue as he has his back turned to the actual store and as soon as the pump clicks he returns the nozzle and grabs his receipt then jumps in the driver seat and puts on his black Oakley Half-Jacket 2.0 sunglasses then pushes in the clutch and starts the car in which it roars to life.  He puts it in first gear and begins to pull away as his cell phone rings in its holder that is attached to the dashboard and he sees it say â€œMy Girlâ€ and he lets out a low sigh as he makes the car peel out of the gas station turning right making it snatch slightly as the back end swings out to the left and the front end stays in the lane he intended to be in.  He reacts by turning the wheel to the left and shifts up to second gear quickly and the car reacts just as fast and straightens out in the far right lane and he pushes the â€œacceptâ€ button.<br/>â€œHoney,â€ asks a sweet innocent young female voice as soon as he takes the call and she adds, â€œHoney please I want to talk to you, please Iâ€™m sorry.â€  Her voice is full of sadness and depression as she is crying gently.<br/>â€œLook, I will stop by for a moment but I need to hit my hotel and pack up for the camping trip we were supposed to take.â€  He replies as his voice shows a slight bit of anger that he fights to keep under control as he shifts the car into third and moves over into the far left lane as there is very light traffic right now.  â€œYou know the camping trip we planned before I left and now that I am back I find you fucking one of your coworkers?â€<br/>The sobbing on the other end intensifies and she replies â€œYouâ€¦know I triedâ€¦but honey itâ€¦was so hardâ€¦for me thinking every nightâ€¦you might be dead somewhere.â€<br/>He brings his car to a stop at a red light while shifting down to 1st gear on the corner of Skyline Dr and Woodman St in which he replies, â€œI will be there to say my good-bye and when I get back from the trip we can talk some more then.â€  The light turns green and he stomps on the gas and immediately after takeoff shifts into second gear and then third a few seconds later.  As he takes off the phone call ends abruptly but he didnâ€™t pay any attention to it because he was a few seconds away anyways; as soon as he can he conducts a u-turn and pulls the car to the side of the road facing the opposite direction now and puts it in first gear while applying the emergency brake.<br/>As he climbs out of the driver side door he grabs his cell phone and puts it in his right front pocket and grabs his keys the uses the keyless entry to lock the doors after closing the driver door.  He begins heading up the freshly cut grassy hill toward the slim house that has houses on either side touching it but that it looks good for an older brick house with tan shutters on the windows and a tan door blocked by a screen door with a black frame.  He rings the doorbell and it suddenly opens to a 6â€™9â€ brick of a man who has balding grey hair, wrinkled face with scars from horrors of places that no one ever wants to go wearing a t-shirt that is almost two sizes too small and blue jeans that have seen better days.<br/>â€œHello son,â€ says the man as he welcomes the younger man into his home and he continues, â€œHow has the Corps been treating you Jones?â€<br/>â€œCrappy sir, still on leave until medical decides I am still fit for duty or decide to throw me to the side like yesterdays used newspaper.â€ Jones replies as he walks into a dimly lit room with a short red oak table in the center a beige couch on one side of it and on the other side of it is a 72â€ flat screen HDTV from Sony.  He notices a young slim blonde with 34B boobs that are hidden by the large grey Marine Corps sweatshirt she is wearing and her flannel pajama bottoms curled up with tissues laying everywhere.<br/>She looks up to see him in the doorway and her tears begin to increase as she jumps up and rushes over to Jones and hugs him tightly saying â€œIâ€™m sorryâ€ and â€œI love youâ€ over and over again.<br/>He lightly sits her back down on the couch and sits on the table across from her saying, â€œI am sure we can get through this but right now I need some time to myself and so do you, we need to decide if being together is going to be forever or if you want someone is going to be here always.â€  He sighs and is about to continue when his phone rings, he looks to see it say â€œSgt. Andrewsâ€ he gives her the â€œI need to take thisâ€ look and she nods.<br/>He accepts the call and says, â€œYes Sgt?â€<br/>â€œListen up Corporal because I can get court martial for doing this seeing how you are on leave but you need to know.  Los Angeles International Airport just reported an outbreak of some kind and is under CDC lockdown which has but San Diego Navy Base, Camp Pendleton, and Vandenberg Air Force Base all under lockdown while they try to figure this thing out.  You need to get out of the area immediately; command thinks they didnâ€™t get it in time and whatever it is maybe in the civilian population right now.  Have your satellite phone on you and if something comes up I will contact you that way.  Be safe brother.  Semper fi,â€ the phone cuts out before Jones can even reply to the Sgt. and then a worried look crosses his face causing the young girl to look at him confused.<br/>â€œGrab all of your stuff that you can fit in the Range Rover and follow me out to my hotel room then out of town!â€  He orders them but the shock on both of their faces tells him to repeat, â€œGRAB YOUR STUFF AND LETâ€™S GO!â€  The two begin running around as Jones runs outside to his car and opens the trunk to pull out his 5.56 AR-15 and put the sling over him then puts a holster on his right outer thigh with a .40 S&W Glock 23 in it as he finishes he hears a scream coming from inside the house so he slams the trunk closed and rushes in with the rifle to the ready.  The scene is like from a horror movie two men on top of the girl while the man is fighting off three, Jones quickly reacts and fire four rounds at the two men and then fires one each at the other three all hitting their backs but they keep moving so Jones gets closer and aims for the heads.<br/>Jones blows each oneâ€™s head clean off spraying brain matter all over the living room as he tries to clear his thoughts and focus on the situation the older man collapses gasping his left forearm trying to control the massive amount of blood pouring out.  Jones sees it then turns to the young lady who now lays lifeless on the floor with blood pouring out of the right side of her neck.  Sadness hits him hard, just a moment ago he was so angry with her he didnâ€™t care what happened to her but now that the love of his life since he was 16 years old lies there dead he canâ€™t help but feel guilt.<br/>A few seconds later her body begins to twitch and a moan comes out of her mouth and her head twists as her fragile yet limber limbs help her stand up and face him, she lets out a snarl and begins moving to him in a frantic move he raises his weapon and fires one shot straight to her temple killing her instantly.  Sadness hits him harder this time and he looks at the older man and mouths, â€œIâ€™m sorry.â€<br/>The man nods as Jones raises his weapon to the man and fires one shot to his head killing him as well.<br/><br/><br/>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>After killing his love and her father he drives through a frantic city where everyone is trying to save themselves as the sun begins to set, he already stopped at the shitty motel he was staying at and grabbed his large pack with a tent and a few sleeping bags, a gas heater with enough propane for a few days, satellite phone (that is now in the glove compartment of the car), a large solar power panel to charge devices, and a few boxes of MREs and canned food as well as two fishing rods and a tackle box.  He lets himself smile a bit at the irony of how he was so prepared for a long camping trip that what has just happened had to have been perfect timing.<br/>He finally gets out of San Diego city limits and begins heading east staying in third gear to conserve as much as gas as possible and then a voice comes into his head and says There is something ahead. He chuckles to himself and thinks Where the fuck have you been? The voice replies, You know I could not tell you what was going to happen however I can tell you this there is a soul up ahead who will need you and you will need them.  He sighs and begins focusing more on the road and as the city lights behind him start to dim he can see small billows of smoke rising as well he then catches the glimpse of a small fire up ahead and what might be a car accident.<br/>As he gets closer he spots a young woman shaking with a dead creature near her and a body on the ground to the side of the road with a wrecked Mustang and Semi burning, he pulls his car to the side of the road leaving the lights on the scene putting the emergency brake on and slowly gets out leaving the rifle in the car but keeping his pistol on his side.<br/>He calmly puts his hands up in the air and steps away from his car to the side and says, â€œMaâ€™am I am a United States Marine I am here to help you, are you ok?â€