Hello and welcome readers! My name is Cowboy Alchemist and today, we'll start my Highschool of the Dead/The Division crossover:

"The Living Dead"

Had a hard time decided the title. While it may seem like a parody of the Walking Dead, it's actual paying homage to George A. Romero. The man who gave us the modern zombie with his first movie Night of the Living Dead.

Just like RWBY,Highschool of the Dead is a series I've gotten a lot of requests to do, and in a way I can see why. It's one of only a few zombie animes out there with memorable characters and an interesting story. I've watched the anime and haven't read the manga. However, I think I know why you people wanted for me to do a HOTD story. Wink~

So, I've been trying to think of a good series to crossover with HOTD. Some of the requests for HOTD were not really what I was expecting, nor were they ideas that I was real into doing.

Then Tom Clancy's The Division 2 came out. I've played the first Division game when it came out and I was hooked with its ideas and story. Secret agent soldiers during a catastrophic pandemic? That sounds fucking awesome! Too bad it took a while for the game to get better. Luckily the second game is better. I really do recommend it if you're interested. So, the OC will be an agent of the Division, but will still be a teenager. Just think of its kind of like Full Metal Panic!

Plus, it's the only think that I could think of that would get the OC a gun much earlier in the story.

As for the romance, it's not going to be a harem. Sorry, but in all honesty, out of all the girls and characters in the series, there's only one that true love is none other than Saeko.

Is it just me or does her name sound like 'psycho' in the English dub?

Also, I'll just like to say that the romance between the OC and Saeko draws a fair amount of influence from one of my all-time favorite stories; "Zombies and High School Kids" by Anime PJ. I guess you can say that this story was inspired by it. Funny enough, "Weirder Things" was actually inspired by another Gravity Falls fanfic called "The Pine Twins and Their Older Brother: Welcome to Gravity Falls" by Theboblinator. In that story, the Pines twins had a brother, and not a cousin. But just like that story, I'm not going to copy the other fanfic into this story word for word. I was only inspired by the romance two the OC and Saeko of that story. That's it. This will still be its own story and I'm going to make it as best as I can.

Besides, isn't it a good thing to be inspired by others?

Before we get into it…

Rest in Peace

George A. Romero

Tom Clancy

Daisuke Satou

Act 1: Spring of the Living Dead

If you were to look at Jack Recker, you'd likely say that he's just a perfectly ordinary teenager. And in most cases, he was. Jack was just your average 18-year-old young male. An American born and raised in Japan. Not many would really look at him and think differently of him.

Up unit a few years ago, Jack's life was a nightmare. He came from a great family, with both of his parents being firefighters. However, when he was young, they died doing their job during a massive fire. This left him with his abusive uncle. The man would beat Jack for the littlest of things and give him just enough food to keep him alive, leaving Jack to starve. Leaving him with old, but noticeable scars that were a reminder of the hell he went there.

One day, he had enough and yelled back at that his uncle, which would result in the worst beating he's even gotten. Almost to the point that he nearly died. When his uncle left him on the floor and went to bed, Jack ran away. The uncle called the police. Jack tried to evade the police, but after two days, they found him. He told the police everything, but it seemed like his uncle was already taken into the station. Arrested for another crime he committed. One that left him a bloody and beaten mess. When the police walked him into the station, and when he saw Jack talking to the police, he went crazy and started threatening him with murder. This only worked against him and he was sentenced to life in prison.

After getting away from his uncle, he attended Fujimi Academy. No longer living in fear, he opened up a little to the friends he's made. But there were at least three things that would always put a damper on his mood. Life was normal for him, and he was joying his time as a normal kid.

But he wasn't all that normal.

After all, how can you be labeled "normal" when you're a member of a classified unit of highly trained, self-supported tactical agents called Strategic Homeland Division. Also known as "The Division". With different countries like Japan and America having their own unit, The Division's main objective was to ensure the continuity of government in the case of a catastrophic emergency. Released in waves, Division agents are activated when all other forms of public protection have failed and the head of the country's government signs Directive 51 in order to activate the Division.

Jack learned about the Division when a woman named Rika Minami recruited him after the arresting of his uncle. She was an elite police sniper that was secretly a top tier agent, as was Jack's parents. Seeing that Jack had potential, she decided to take him in and train him to be a Division agent. It took three years of rigorous and painful physical and survival training, but in the end, he passed all expectations. When tested by their commanders, they too were impressed with the boy's skills. And so, when he turned 18, the SHD made him an official member of the agency. Making him the youngest to ever be an agent.

This is the story of his activation. But as for why he'll be activated, let's just say it's going to be bad. Worse than anything he could've ever imaged. Jack will have to face this horror, because if he and other agents like him fail, then nothing will save the country. The world. With no rules, no limits, he'll do what he must to save what remains.

His name is Jack Recker, he's a high school student at Fujimi Academy. He's a classmate to many students, and a friend to a few of them. But when the call comes, he'll either leave it all behind, or have them come together in this fight for survival against the living dead.

Fujimi Academy was built on a large campus with multiple buildings in a fenced off and gated area. The main building and at least two other buildings were four stories tall and connected to each other by walkways on the 2nd and 4th floors. In addition to the main building where most classes are held, there was an administration office building, a dorm building, and a number of smaller buildings. The largest of these smaller buildings appeared to be a gymnasium. On top of the administration office building there was an observatory, which extended above the rest of the school and contained a large telescope and a room for Astronomy students to sleep in.

Standing on the landing of the stairs that were connected to the outside of the school was Jack. Looking down at his Smart Watch, the most iconic and identifiable piece of kit an agent carries, and looked at the time. He was a tall, pale young male with dirty blonde hair, blue eyes, and a scar on his left cheek. He was physically fit, as to be expected from an agent of the Division. He had on his black uniform with a long sleeved, navy blue shirt underneath that he left untucked and a pair of combat boots.

Jack let out a sigh and stared out at the courtyard. Watching some of the students that would walk across it. "When's this fucking period going to be over with?" He complained in frustration. He was skipping his class and trying to wait it out so that he can go to the next one. Why would he be skipping? It's because a certain teacher named Koichi Shido. One of the three things that Jack considered the downsides of his everyday school life. He hated the man. He was a massive pervert and a snake. Bullying students and giving the girls disgusting looks.

"Pinky-promise. Cross my heart and hope to die…yeah right," said a familiar voice. Jack looked back and saw his best friend Takashi Komuro walking over to where he was standing. He was a pretty average looking teenager of average height, with brown eyes, spiky black hair, which can occasionally have a brown hue. He wore his black school uniform with a red T-shirt underneath.

"Hey man," Jack said with a smile, as Takashi walked up to the railing and leaned on it. Looking at his miserable expression, Jack sighed and turned around, putting his back to the metal and crossing his arms. "Let me guess; Rei?"

"Yep." Takashi forced a smile. Jack wasn't surprised. The guy had recently gone through a bad breakup with his now ex-girlfriend, Rei Miyamoto. Something about Takashi not understanding or some shit that she didn't even explain. What's worse was that she was now going out with Hisashi Igou, Takashi's former best friend. Jack was friends with both of them, but could feel like he was just a guy caught in the middle of their bitterness.

"That's so stupid!" And then came the second thing that Jack could live without. He looked and saw Saya Takagi looking at them with that 'I'm better than you' way she carried herself. She was a teenage girl of under-average height with long pink hair, which she mostly kept in two ponytails on either side of her head, which had two thin, long bangs at the sides, two thin strands of hair over the left side of her forehead, and a spiky larger portion of hair covering the right side of her forehead. Saya had fierce orange eyes and furrowed eyebrows.

"What do you want, Takagi," Jack asked with an annoyed tone.

This got an annoyed look from the pink-haired girl. "Well, you're supposed to be in class, Recker. And every time he has to face something he doesn't like; Takashi has to always come to this stupid staircase too!" Saya said, walking over to them and bent over at stare at Jack, giving him a good view of her cleavage in her blouse. "And who said that you talk to me like that, stupid!?"

Jack looked away as Takashi started talking to her and Saya bragged about how much of a genius she was. That's when Jack noticed one of the students that were walking across the courtyard. The person was noticed him up on the staircase and glared daggers at him.

That person was Saeko Busujima.

She was a beautiful girl the same age as Jack was long, straight and shiny purple hair along with a triangular fringe at the front that barely touched the ridge of her nose, blue eyes, and lips that were a slight shiny pink. She was quite tall for a Japanese girl. And her body was a real eye catcher with curves in all the places, with wide hips, a small waist, and large breasts.

The two of them stare at each other for a moment. Jack looked at her, trying to suppress the heartache he felt, and Saeko glared at him like his very existence was an insult to her. She then turned and walked away. Jack sighed depressingly. That was the worst thing he's had to deal with when he moved to the school. Ever since they met, Saeko has hated Jack with seemingly no reason. Whenever they looked at each other, she'd glare at him. If the two of them ever walked pasted each other in the hallway, she'd shove right past. If there was ever a moment that they talked, she'd talk to him with a voice of contempt and disrespectful.

It hurts Jack even more because despite the fact that she hates him, he actually had a crush on her. He's seen her when she's not showing hostility to him. She was strong, confident, graceful, and kind. A natural with her boken and not to mention gorgeous. It would be a mystery for someone not to like her, and it was his crush on her that made the moments of hostility hurt even more.

"Great, now he's just like you," Saya said to Takashi, pointing at Jack. "Seriously, I don't know why you're still holding on to that stupid little crush of yours."

"Why? Are you offering yourself, Saya?" Jack asked in an aggravated voice. At that moment, he really wasn't in the mood for listening to her being a smart-ass.

Saya was a little surprised by his snap at her. Shook it off and turned away. "Stupid," she muttered and walked away.

Things were silent for a moment, and Takashi looked at his friend as he looked up at the sky. He knew that Jack had a crush on Saeko. How could he not notice? It was clear as day with how hurt he looked when've Saeko acted hostile towards him and how he would stare at her.

That's when the two of them heard something. Jack and Takashi looked towards the source of the sound and saw it was coming from the school's gate. There was a man at the gate. He looked like he was trying to get in, but all he was doing was walking into the metal bars over and over again.

"Who's that," Tadashi asked.

"Don't know." Jack shook his head. Also confused as to what was going on. "Maybe he's needs help."

Then a group of four teachers approached the man. Three of them were men, and one was a woman; Kyoto Hayashi, the ping pong club's adviser. She had light brown eyes with glasses, reddish-brown hair which she kept in a loose ponytail with long strands hanging down in front of each ear and a full figure with large breasts. Jack watched as she demanded to know why he was walking into the gate. Which had him stop, but didn't go away. Now his instincts were telling him that something was wrong. Really wrong.

Then the gym teacher, Mr. Teshima, walked up to the gate and aggressively grabbed the man's shirt. Banging him against the metal hard enough that Jack and Takashi could hear it. "Was that really called for," Jack asked, as Ms. Hayashi asked him along the same line.

Suddenly, the man outside the gate grabbed the gym teacher's arm and took a bite out of it. Ripping out a mouthful of flesh. Jack's eyes widened in shock and horror as Mr. Teshima screamed in pain as he walked backwards, gripping his arm in pain. He then fell to the floor, convulsing in his own blood, before stopped moving entirely.

"What…just happened?" Takashi asked, trying to fathom what he saw.

Ms. Kyoto leaned over to seemly dead gym teacher.

Then it happened. Mr. Teshima, now with grey skin and blank white eyes, grabbed her by her dress, sat up, and bit into her neck.

"Holy shit!" Jack shouted as the woman screamed in agony as blood splattered out of her wound. He watched in horror as the man started eating into her neck. The other teachers ran away towards the building, screaming for help. "Was…was that really a Zombie?"

The thought of it was insane. But what else could it be? He just saw a man get bit, die, and then come back to life as one! Classic zombie!

"I've got to get Rei!" Takashi exclaimed and ran away.

"What?!" Jack followed after him. Running as fast as they could to get to the room. Jack was faster and reached the door first.

He slid open the door and Takashi caught up to him. The teacher was trying to scold the teenager, but he didn't pay any attention to him and walked over to his ex.

Rei Miyamoto was a young woman with long, orange-brown hair with bangs hanging over her face with two strands sticking out above the rest of her hair along with a small, a single ponytail on the back of her head which left the rest of her hair long and reddish-brown eyes. It honestly made her look like she had antennas. Just like almost every girl that Jack knew, Rei also had a slender figure and ample breasts.

"Come with me," Takashi said to Rei as she was sitting at her desk. He then grabbed her by the arm and pulled her out of her chair. "We've got to get out of here."

"Wh-What are talking about?" Rei asked, as Saya stood up for some reason with a pout. Then Hisashi stood up. He's the boy with the gray hair and brown eyes.

"Dude, what are you doing," he demanded.

"He's right," Jack said. At first, he was going to stay out of it, but decided to help out Takashi. "We just saw two teachers get killed by the front gate."

Hisashi looked at him with shock and a gasp. "Are you serious?"

"Why would I be making this shit up?" Jack threw up his arms. "Look, we've got to leave before things get worse."

"Jesus!" Rei yelled in frustration and yanked her arm out of Takashi's grip while yelling at him. "What's going on!? I can never understand what—" Takashi then slapped her across the face. And it wasn't just a normal slap, but like a bitch slap.

"That was oddly satisfying to watch," Jack said with a slight shocked expression. Rei turned her head to glare at him while holding her red cheek, looking like she was going to yell at him. But she never got the chance. Not even Takashi, who was about to yell at her and Hisashi. Right as there was silence, a strange, light, but noticeable sound was made.

When Jack heard it, he gasped and looked down at his watch. The ring outline of the watch had turned on, and was glowing bright orange. He stared at the glowing orange ring with wide eyes. "Damnit."

"Jack? What's wrong?" Takashi asked, as he, Rei, and Hisashi looked at him. As was some of the other students.

Jack looked at Takashi. Then glance to Rei, and then Hisashi. "The situation just got worse," he said. "Follow me." He then turned and walked towards the door. Upon exiting, he was followed by Takashi, then Hisashi, and finally Rei.

"Can someone please just tell me what is going on," Rei question Jack and Takashi, more confused than before.

"There was an intruder at the gate. P.E. teachers went to check it out, but then they got killed. And now they're killing each other, turning into Zombies," Jack said, walking up to a supply room that hardly anyone of the faculty ever used.

"That's insane," Rei said not believing him.

"Whatever happened out there, it's enough for me to be activated," Jack said, opening the door to the supply room and walking into it. disappearing in the darkness

"'Activated'," Takashi asked. "And what are we doing here? You forget something?" It was meant as a joke, but then the three of them were surprised and backed up as Jack pulled out a large orange crate with a small, black chest on top of it.

Jack took the black chest and placed it on the ground. "Grab whatever you can to defend yourself." After rolling up his sleeves, Jack kneeled down and held up his watch to the same orange ring that was on the crate's lock. It took three seconds, before the light turned green. The latches on the crate unlocked, and Jack threw it open.

Inside the crate was all of his gear. First putting on the fingerless combat gloves, he reached into the crate and pulled out a tactical plate carrier with pouches for mags, a radio pouch and a medical one. As his friends watched him put on the plate carrier in shock, Jack then pulled out a tactical leg holster and strapped it onto his right leg. He then pulled out a backpack with even more things and equipment attached onto it. Things that you'd likely find on a soldier or something, like a gas mask clipped onto it and some strange, black brick-like device that was attached to the backpack strap.

After he put the backpack on, he grabbed the knee pads. As he was putting them on, Takashi finally spoke up and asked, "Jack, what the hell is all this stuff? Why do you have these things? What are you?"

Jack closed the crate and put the black case back on top of it. He paused for a moment and sighed. He was his friend. It was only right that he knew the truth. "I…I haven't been completely honest with you," the Division agent said to the three friends with him. "Look, I'll explain everything later. Right now, all you need to know is that there's a division that's activated during a catastrophic emergency. A safety switch when all else fails. I'm part of that Division. Our objective is simple; restore law and order."

He that turned back to the case and started punching in the numbers to unlock it. His friends looked at him in astonishment and even a little doubtful.

"Are you guys just going to stand there and look like goddamn fishes?" Jack asked, snapping them out of their state as he pulled out his sidearm weapon from it; an FN FNP-45 Tactical fitted with a Trijicon RMR sight and a suppressor. "We getting out of here or what," he asked, pulling out a magazine from his plate carrier and loading it into the gun. This snapped them out of it, and they started grabbing their own weapons from the storage room. Takashi grabbed a baseball bat and Hisashi pulled out a broom.

"I'm still having a hard time believing this. Here Rei," Hisashi said, before breaking the broom near the head with his foot. Turning it into a makeshift spear.

"Aren't you going to grab a weapon," Takashi asked.

"I've got a blackbelt in karate."

"Warning: hostiles have infiltrated the building," the Intelligent System Analytic Computer, or ISAC said from the watch, startling the three students.

"We've got to get out of the school." Jack and held up his arm with the Smart Watch on. He then activated the augmented reality heads-up display (AR HUD), which displayed to him a large holographic map of the city. This was only seen by him with the help of a special contact lenses that was developed for Division agents to see and perceive any information projected by his given technology. He then put in an earpiece and placed two of his fingers on it. "This is Recker to any activated agents. How-copy, over?"

He heard nothing but static, as his friends watched.

"Does anyone copy?" Still nothing. He sighed in frustration and turned to his friends. "I'm getting nothing. Comms must be down, or they got their hands full."

"Let's call the police. We'll talk to my father," Rei suggested.

Takashi nodded and handed her his phone. "School rules are meant to be broken, right?" He joked as Rei took it and dial 1-1-0.

"Amen," Jack said the FNP in hand, turning off the map. He actually had a primary weapon up on the roof. If Jack can just grab it, then he'll be able to be more effective in battling the dead.

A few moments passed with nothing but silence. Then the voice of the automatic voice messaging system was turned on. Rei's expression became one of worry and shock. "No way…" She whispered. Jack knew that there was no help coming for them. "My dad is busy…It's impossible."

Suddenly, the intercom system turned on. Bursting with static that startled the four students before a panicking voice could be heard all throughout the school.

"Listen up, this announcement is for all students. An emergency situation is taking place inside the school right now. All students must follow your teachers' instructions and evacuate. I repeat—"

The sound of a door being forced open could be heard through the speakers. Then there was another thumping sound, like as if the mike had hit the floor. All was quiet as the next haunting moment came.

"No! No! How did you get in here?! Get away from me! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"Principle's stasis: Diseased and Infected." ISAC said. The four students in the hallway stood still as the sheer amount of tension in the school could be felt.

A small drop of sweat formed on his face. It moved past his brow, down his cheek, and then fell off his jaw.

It hit the floor.

The screams of panic and terror filled the school as students and teachers ran out of their classroom. Running as fast as they could to the nearest exit. Friend turned on friend as they fought each other to get out. Some were pushed and pulled out of the other person's way. And some were even knocked over and trampled to death. As pandemonium erupted, Jack knew that it was only a matter of time before they were caught in the chaos and he had to get the three with him to safety.

"Enough standing around. This way," he ordered them and started running down the hall.

Takashi looked confused, as his friend was going in the opposite direction of the other students. "What are you doing? We got to get the fuck out of here!" he shouted.

Hisashi responded. "The building with classrooms is too crowded. We need to go through the main management building," he said before running after Jack.

"Besides, I've got another weapon up on the roof," Jack yelled back at him.

When Takashi was about to argue, Rei looked at him with a glare. "Hisashi's right. Shut the hell up and do what he says," she said. Takashi sighed and the two followed after them.

Jack held open the door and the others walked past him, before he followed. They were now walking on the overpass walkways. They stopped and stared at the sight one of the teachers. But he has already turned, and Jack got a good look at what the zombies look like. Seeing skin was now grey and his eyes were rolled back and showed only white.

Rei gasped when she recognized the man. "That's Mr. Wakisaka. What's the matter with him?"

"He's turned," Jack said. Aiming his pistol at the zombie. The zombie teacher noticed them and started stumbling towards them. He then heard the door behind him open and saw some of his classmates turned into the living dead and were coming out towards them. "Damnit!" Knowing he had to take out the bigger group, Jack turned around firing his gun in. The suppressor didn't keep the shots as quiet as movies liked to make it out to be, but it was still quieter than normal. He killed each of them with headshots. Blowing out blood and bits of brain out of their skulls.

"Don't fuck with me!" Rei yelled angrily, catching Jack's attention and made him turn around to see what was going on. The brown-haired girl was attacking the teacher zombie. Pushing him back with a few quick attacks. "I'm V.P. of the Spear Martial Arts Club!" In her rage, she stabbed the sharp end of the spear in the chest.

The zombie seemed to have died. Jack felt a grin spread on his face and Takashi fist pumped and yelled, "Yes!"

But then, as Rei stared at the teacher, she saw it move. The thing grabbed the spear that was still impaled in it and swung the weapon to the side. Forcing Rei to slam into the wall of the overpass. As the zombie moved towards her, and Rei grabbed the handle end of the spear to push back against it, Jack raised his FNP and was about to shoot it in the head, Hisashi rushed forward. The grey-haired boy grabbed the zombie from behind, and Rei pulled her spear out.

"Get the fuck away from him, Hisashi!" Jack yelled, still aiming at the zombie's head. He couldn't fire because he could end up hitting his friend.

Hisashi just gave the Division agent a smile. "Don't worry, I can take him," he said cockily. Then, to all of their shock, the zombie turned its head and—with a bit of a struggle—turned it a complete around!

It then opened its jaws wide and bit down on Hisashi's arm. The young man shouted in pain, but there it only seemed to bite on the uniform. Jack, Rei, and Takashi watched in shock. The agent shook his head and rushed towards the once living teacher. He had to put the zombie down!

But he was too late. The zombie bit down harder and broke through the fabric. Hisashi screamed in agony as the living dead sank its teeth into his arm. Jack reached them and shot the zombie square in the head. Blood splattered everywhere on the floor and walls. Jack caught Hisashi as he fell. The zombie fell top, and hit the floor dead.

"Damnit! I was too late," Jack growled in frustration. Here he was, an elite agent, and he just froze like an idiot.

"Hisashi! Are you okay?" Rei asked as she ran over. Jack laid him on the ground.

"No, he's not," Jack said, taking his backpack off. He knew what was going to happen to Hisashi. He was going to turn, just like the teachers at the gate. If he was going to save him, then desperate times called for despite measures. He pulled out a rope from his backpack and tied it around the grey-haired boy's arm.

"What are you doing?" Takashi asked, looking at him with wide eyes.

"You know what happens when a zombie bites you," Jack said grimly, taking off his belt and giving it to Hisashi. "There's still a chance to save him." He then grabbed a tomahawk attached to his pack.

Rei's eyes widened when she saw the axe. "Y-You can't be serious!" she yelled.

"You want him to turn into one of those things?!" Jack snapped at her, making her flinch.

"Do it." Jack looked at Hisashi when he said that. Hisashi looked at him with a nod. He then grabbed the belt and bit down on it. Takashi walked over and grabbed his old friend's hand on the arm that was bitten. Rei turned around and covered her ears. Not wanting to see and/or hear what was going to happen.

Jack grabbed the infected arm with one hand and raised his tomahawk. He paused only for a moment. The agent then brought the axe down.

Hisashi bit down hard on the belt as he screamed in agony. His muffled scream was combined with a glass breaking and a girl down below screaming. Getting bitten by a zombie in her neck.

Jack kicked open the door to the roof and ran out. Behind him, Takashi came out with Rei, who was helping Hisashi struggle up the stairs. Even though he was able to keep up. After cutting away the arm, the agent was able to stop the bleeding with gauze. They then left quickly as to not attract any more attention from the dead. The plan now was to barricade themselves up on the roof unit help arrived. Jack had flares, so he'll use them to signal for help. He'll also grab his primary firearm and use it to kill the zombies.

However, once he got a good look at the city, Jack felt his hopes dash away. "My God…" he said in horror and disbelief as the other stared with him.

The city was in ruin. There was smoke billowing up from several buildings all over the city, with some even on fire. The streets were crowded with cars, trucks, and people running away from the dead. Some weren't able to get away and were killed and turned, all while sirens blared. The amount of destruction was unimaginable. It was like a warzone.

"It's happening everywhere," Takashi said as they stood still.

"But everything was normal," said a shaken Rei as she watched the horror. "Everything was fine a minute ago!" Suddenly she and the boys were hit by a strong, massive gust of wind. It nearly knocked Rei, but while it did give Jack a good sight of her panties, Hisashi was able to get her and hold onto her tightly to keep her from flying away.

Jack turned towards the deafening sound of helicopter blades, and watched as military grade choppers flew right over the school. He quickly grabbed a road flare from his plate carrier and ignited it. "Those were Black Hawks," he said, holding up the flare.

"American military," Takashi asked.

"That's not it. That's the Self Defense Force," Hisashi told him with a groan of pain. With no painkillers, he had to suffer getting his arm cut off. "Where did they come from? There's no base around here."

"OVER HERE!" Rei shouted at the top of her lungs while waving her arms above her head. Jack followed her example and waved the flare, trying to get their attention.

"Don't bother," said Hisashi, clenching his stump. "I wouldn't even waste your strength. That's the Self Defense Force. They must have some special kind of mission." He pointed to something. "They're not even doing anything about that."

Jack heard a girl screaming a looked towards the sound. He saw a girl being held by zombies. Two held her arms and another one held up her left leg. He quickly dropped the flare and even though it was far from where they were, shot the pistol at one of the zombies. Surprisingly, the bullet reached its target and killed the one that was about to take a bite out of her shoulder, then took out the one next to it. The girl fell, on her back, but the one holding her leg was still a threat. Jack, with careful aiming, headshot the zombie. He was honestly surprised that he didn't accidently take out her foot. The girl looked around at where the gunshots came from. However, she got smart and ran away.

"These things, they really are the Dead," he said to three with him, giving the zombies a name as he reloaded. "They die, and then they live again, but dead. Walking the earth. Roaming around looking for food. You get bit, you get turned into them, and the only way to kill them is to destroy the brain."

Jack looked up and noticed that the roof had a lot of Dead on it. All of them coming out to get them. The gunfire and helicopters most have attracted them. He wasn't going to be able to kill them all without getting overrun. He then noticed a set of stairs that lead up to a large storage closet. That was where he put his primary gun. Hiding it among the extra tables and chairs that were stored in there. The reason he had his gun separated from his other gear was because it was in a gun case. If the faculty found his main stash, even though they weren't able to get in, they wouldn't know what's in it. A gun case was easier to identify.

"I've got an idea," Jack said, getting their attention and pointing towards the stairs. "Up there's where my main gun is. If we can get up there and block the stairs with the tables and stuff, then we'll be safe until some kind of rescue."

With the Dead coming closer, it looked like there wasn't any other opinion. They nodded to him and got ready to run. Jack readied himself too, ready to lead them to safety.

"Let's go!" He shouted and the teenagers ran towards the stairs. He was faster than them and cleared a path with his pistol. Shooting any Dead that got in his way or were near. Takashi and Rei ran behind him and in front of Hisashi, killing any Dead that came for them.

Jack shot a zombie in his way when he reached the stairs, and then another. He ran up the stairs and waited for the others, shooting more zombies. "Hisashi, are you okay?" Takashi asked, help his friend up the stairs to their safe place, as Jack reloaded his FNP

Rei ran up the stairs before stopping and turned back to face a zombie that followed them. She let out a battle cry and stabbed the roamer in the chest, which also made her boobs jiggle.

Jack saw this and looked at her in disbelief. Was she trying to be a badass or did she forget about what happened with the teacher zombie? "Are you fucking blind or fucking stupid!?" He yelled at her as the other boys stopped and looked back.

"Say what?!" Rei asked angrily.

The zombie then grabbed her spear and used it to slam her against the wall. She fell on the stair step and the zombie moved towards her. Only to get shot in the head. Blood, brain, and bones exploded from its head, before it fell over. Rei had raised her arms up before it happened and then the zombie died, she looked towards Jack, who was aiming his FNP down the stairs.

"Move your ass!" Jack yelled. Rei got the memo and picked up her spear-boom and slowly walked up the stairs. Jack saw another one walking behind her and pushed Rei to the side. Putting the end of the suppressor to the zombie girl's head, he shot her dead. "Don't slow down!" Rei actually ran up the stairs and joined Takashi and Hisashi.

The four of them then got to work on the barricade. Making a quite sturdy wall of tables and chairs, even though it was all held together by duct tape. Jack killed any that got too close before it was finished.

It was the late afternoon, and the sun was starting to lower. The teenagers were sitting down and resting. Jack was searching through the closet, until he saw what he was looking for. His primary weapon inside of its gun case. Leaning against the wall nearly the door, out of sight from anyone that would come into the storage closet.

It was really surprising that no one actually found it. But then again, no one really came up here. And with no light, it was really dark to find a black gun case. He grabbed it and walked over to where the others were sitting. He placed the case on the ground and was about to open it when he heard Rei.

"Why? Why is this happening," she asked, looking like she was about to cry.

"There has to be a reason," Jack said, holstering his pistol and looked at his friends. "Without a way to contact any of the other agents, I can't figure out what's going on out where. If we can just figure out the cause, then we can stop it or at least protect ourselves." He then pulled out another road flare. It was going to be dark and they'll be without protection from the wind and cold.

As some of the remaining Dead banged on the makeshift barricade, Hisashi suddenly started coughing. The others turned towards him and saw the grey-haired boy coughing up blood while hunched over. Slumping against the railing and having on hand on it to keep himself up.

"Hisashi!" Rei ran over to his side to check on him. "What's wrong with you?"

"Civilian Infected: Infection processes at 64% and continuing rapidly. Will be dead within five minutes." ISAC said to the group. Jack stared at his friend and looked to Takashi. Even Rei looked at the watch in shock. The agent was more than certain that if he cut off the limb, then Hisashi would be safe. But as he looked over Hisashi's body, his special contact lenses weren't needed to know that it was too late when he did it. His skin was already turning grey and his eyes were losing color.

"Looks like we were too late, Jack," Hisashi said, panting heavily. "It is just like in the movies. They bite you…and that's it. You're done for. It spread too quickly when you kick off my arm."

"This can't be true! The watch is wrong! What you see in movies will never happen," Rei cried, burying her face in his shirt.

"But yet it did," Jack said grimly. When Rei turned her head to glare at him, he already was looking out at the city. Where the living dead were still killing. "To everyone else out there."

Hisashi turned his head towards Jack and Takashi. Struggling against the pain all over his body. "Takashi…Jack…will one of you help me," he asked, making Jack look back at him.

"Help you with what," asked Takashi. He and Jack knew what their friend was going to ask of them.

Hisashi raised his hand and pointed towards the railing. "I don't want…to ask Jack to kill me," he said, struggling to speak. "I don't want him to…have to… carry that pain. So…Help me…over the rail. It's straight to the ground from there. It should be enough to crush my skull on impact."

As the boys looked at him in shock, Rei gasped. "What are you sayin—"

"I DON'T FUCKING WANT TO BE ONE OF THEM!" Hisashi shouted, before coughing much more violently. Blood came out of his mouth with each one. Now looking like he was having a seizure. Jack and Takashi continued to look at him in shock. "Come on…do it for me. I want to stay myself…until the end." He coughed up blood again and fell to the ground. Withering in agony and clenching his chest.

Rei kneeled by him, crying as she begged him to let her help and to not die. Jack couldn't image what it must be like for the girl. Though there were some things about her he didn't like, Hisashi was still her boyfriend and his friend too. They were all friends, and now one of them was going to die a painful death. It was like feeling a part of himself die.

"Civilian: Disease."

Then it was silent. The remaining boys were silent as Rei wept on Hisashi's chest. ISAC was right. Hisashi really was dead. But not for long. Jack saw Hisashi's hand twitch. He knew want was coming.

Jack's eyes shed tears, as pulled out his sidearm and switched the safety off. "I'll do it," he said with a dead serious and with an emotionless tone. His grip on the grip tightening.

Rei heard them and turned towards them. Her eyes widened when she saw the pistol and used her body to shield Hisashi. "No! You can't do that! He's not turning!"

"Alert: Infection taking over."

Rei glared at Jack. "Turn your stupid watch off, Jack! He's not going to turn into one of them! He's going to be fine!" She shouted as Takashi walked over to her. He grabbed her arm and pulled her away. Wanting to get the girl away from the zombie as much as possible. Rei tried to struggle out of his grip, but couldn't. "No! Stop!" Hisashi's body twitched, which was noticed by his girlfriend. "Look! He's getting up! He's…"

Her false hopes were dashed away when the zombie stood up, and she took notice of its appearance. Hisashi had turned completely and there was no mistaking it.

"Hisashi…?" Takashi quickly pulled her back with the zombie tried to grab her with its one arm. He pulled her back behind Jack. "No way! This can't be true! No!" Rei exclaimed, as she stopped struggling against Takashi.

As the zombie limped closer to them, Jack felt a sob break though his throat. Getting the other living two people's attention. He may have been an agent of the Division, but nothing had prepared him for this. What could really prepare you for a moment like this?

With tears followed now his cheeks, he took in a deep breath to harden his emotions. "I'm sorry this happened to you," he said, and aimed his pistol at Hisashi's temple.

"Don't do it…" Rei begged with tears coming out of her eyes.

"God, forgive me." Jack pulled the trigger. He heard Rei shout out in desperation behind him, as the bullet pierced through Hisashi's skull. Blood and brains shot out from behind, as the corpse fell over.

Takashi let Rei go and she ran forward. Kneeling down beside her dead boyfriend. Takashi was still surprised with what his friend had done. He then turned and went into the storage closet, and then call out with a towel. He walked over and placed it over what was once his friend's head. When Takashi stood up, he and Jack watched Rei continue to cry her eyes out.

When she stopped, she looked back at Jack. "Why," she asked through the tears.

"He would have bitten you if I didn't," Jack answered with an expression devoid of emotions. His hand that was holding the gun at his side. It was all he could say as he tried to come to terms with what had just happened.

"I didn't ask you to save me!" Rei screamed at the agent. "And how would you know that anyway? Are you some kind of expert too, Division agent!?" She sniffled and looked down at Hisashi. "And I would have been willing to get bitten…better to die that way, than surviving by doing some shit like this!"

"Rei," Takashi said, trying to defend Jack. He felt as though he should have been the one to do it. So that Jack wouldn't be the one to deal with this pain he was feeling. "Jack did what needed to be done. Hisashi wouldn't have wanted that for you."

Rei turned her venomous glare at him. "How the fuck do you know that, Takashi!? Oh, I know…you must have hated Hisashi right? Because he was dating me!" She mocked him, going a little insane.

Jack was about to say something when Takashi started walking towards the barrier. He didn't even say a thing. Nor make an attempt to deny what Rei said. "Take care of her, man," he said with a blank expression. "I'll go take out some motherfuckers."

"You can't be serious," Jack said, looking at him with wide eyes.

"She obviously doesn't want me around," Takashi said, making his friend recoil. Even Rei was shocked by his words. Takashi turned and continued his way to the makeshift barrier. As she watched her ex-boyfriend about to climb the barrier, she started to feel bad for what she said to him. What she said to Takashi and Jack.

"Wait, stop!" She ran forward and grabbed Takashi's arm. Pulling him away from the barrier. Rei started to cry again, while clinging to his arm. Not willing to let go. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! I really didn't mean what I said to you and Jack! I'm sorry, Takashi! Don't go!" She shouted. Jack looked at her in surprise. He was sure that she never wanted anything to do with him after what happened. As the agent watched from where he stood, Takashi climbed down the barrier and wrapped his arms around Rei. Comforting her in a hug. Rei was surprised by this, but after a few seconds, she hugged him back.

Jack smiled at the scene. Even after all the hurtful things they said to each other, and despite everything, they still loved each other. He didn't know why Rei broke up with Takashi, but now he saw that she never truly stopped having feeling for him. Jack had feared that she would hate him after what he did to save them, but it looked like that wasn't going to be the point.

At least he wouldn't have a second girl hating him.

As Jack was seemingly forgotten about by Takashi and Rei, the Division agent then turned his head and stared out at the city in ruin. Taking in the destruction and Dead walking the earth. Hisashi's death was like a signal. That the normal lives they've led were gone.

It's hard watching something you love destroy itself. Disaster always feels so distant. Someone else's problem in some far away place. And it's not until it's in our city, at our doorstops that we realize how fragile we are. All of us. All of this.

And when it hit, it hit hard, and we fell. We buried ourselves in fear, anger and the instinct to survive. And sad truth is, no-one saw, wanted to see. Tragedy is invisible. People turn away from it, they run from it if they can. And it's hard knowing that you belong here. That your purpose lies among all this pain.

But someone's got to be there. To pick it up. To push back. Put the first piece back together.

Put us all...back together

The Living Dead Will Continue…

Narrator: "On the next episode of Cowboy Alchemist's The Living Dead…"

Takashi: "Go there and get supplies and meet up with other people who haven't turned yet."

Saya: "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!"

Jack: "What the hell did I ever do to you?!"

Narrator: "The Living Dead. Updates coming soon."

Jack: "We stay together, we survive."

Narrator: "Only on Fanfiction."

And we kick off "The Living Dead" with the first chapter.

Some thinks changed from the canon, like it's Jack who kills zombie-Hisashi. Mostly because he had a gun and it just seemed like the quickest thing to do for a zombie. Takashi was still the one that was going to go over the barrier before Rei stopped him and the two hug, but that's mostly because the two of them will be together in this story.

Also, I'm not using "Them" to talk about the zombies. It's a little annoying because Them could literally mean anything! I thought about using one of the names from the Walking Dead, but decided to just go simple and have them be called "the Dead".

Also, in both of The Division games, all sidearms have an infinite amount of ammo. They still have to reload, but you'll never have to look for bullets. So, don't expect Jack to run out for his FNP-45. However, he still needs a primary weapon.

Important!

I have a poll up for which primary weapon Jack should have. This has been a real pain in the nuts for me to decided. I've done some research and looked back on both Division games. The weapons I've listed are guns that would be good to carry in a zombie apocalypse.

Right now, the three that are in the lead are the Kriss Vector, Honey Badger, and IWI Galil Ace.

Thank you very much for reading. "The Living Dead" will return. Please be sure to Favorite and Follow if you like the story, and also Review it. If you any questions or discussions you'd have for me, then please in a Review or a PM me.

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