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C00lkidd was running through the ruined streets, he was carrying his dad who was barely breathing. C00lkidd wished he knew what went wrong today. His dad was gathering supplies for their survival, but he didn't come back at his usual time. C00lkidd always worried about him, ever since the start of the apocalypse survival had been getting harder. The infected were scary, they always had some sort of weird power with them. Usually it was something that represented them in their past life. And he barely survived the one he fought. It had corrupted code all over him with a yellow shirt barely poking out, he thankfully escaped with his dad. But now he needed to be sure he would be fine- a low growl came from above him, his dad. “Dad?” C00lkidd asked, worry filled his stomach. He was hoping he saved him before it was too late. However his growling got louder and he started moving, escaping C00lkidd’s grasp. “Dad-” he cut off seeing it. His old coolgui was merging with his skin. It started to cover one of his eyes and the other was blank, lacking emotion. “N-no…” C00lkidd stuttered, his dad was infected, suddenly 007n7 turned his gaze on him, his empty eyes suddenly filled with an animalistic hunger. C00lkidd scrambled to find something to protect himself with, a branch was close to him, he gripped it just in time as 007n7 lunged at him. C00lkidd turned over as his dad grasped the branch in his jaws. C00lkidd was a teenager and was close to his dad's size, but he was nowhere close to his strength. “DAD!” He pleaded, he hoped he could snap him out of it, but he knew that couldn't happen. Infecteds attack anybody, no matter if they are family or not, but he had to try. “Dad please! It's me C00lkidd!” 007n7’s jaw clamped harder on the branch, almost breaking it. “Please…” C00kidd begged, tears flooded his face.

Waking up hurt, pain was all over his body, and whatever was carrying him made it worse. He growled, feeling his stomach clenching with newfound hunger. “Dad?” That sound echoed through his head making the pain worse, he fought out of the grip rolling on the ground. The creature made more sounds that he couldn't bother to comprehend, a sharper pain came through his head. A burning pain engulfed his skin as something red and black grew around it. The delicious smell of living flesh went to his nose. He finally focused on the creature again who made another sound. His stomach growled at him in hunger. ‘prey’ was the first thought he had as he lunged at the creature, who unfortunately blocked it with a stick. “DAD!” It was that sounds again, just like before it made his head hurt so much worse-“Dad please! It's me C00lkidd!” Frustrated he clamped hard on the stick, ignoring how the familiar the creature sounded.“Please…” It begged again followed by crying. His vision finally was able to focus on his prey enough to see it clearly, its skin was red and so was its hair, it had a red shirt on with a bunch of lines he couldn't decipher, except for one. ‘C00lkidd.’ Where had he seen that before? “Dad…” Its shaky voice got his attention again. He focused on its face. It looked familiar why did it-?

(Thunder clashed in the cold rain as some one left a child at his door, the child was crying so loud while shaking, weather it was from his fear or the cold he didn't know. Maybe both, he quickly took him in, his shirt had the name C00lkidd plastered on it. “C00lkidd huh? That sounds similar to my Coolgui, I wonder who left you here.” 007n7 knew he wasn't fit to take care of a child, and he did look strange with the red skin of his, he should get rid of him- C00lkidd grabbed his arm, making babbling noises as his crying has ceased. 007n7 sighed, he couldn't leave the child, especially in the condition he was in. The kid looked unwell, ribs poking out of the skin like he wasn't being fed. Rage filled him, who would do this to a child. 007n7 told himself that when the storm ends he will put him in a safe orphanage, but he knew deep down he wouldn't.)

He let go of the branch to the complete shock of the creature- No his son! It was his son. He collapsed on the ground gripping it. “Dad?!” C00lkidd said, disbelief heavy in his voice. He had to get away, he almost hurt son. He scrambled up to his feet and fled, hoping C00lkidd wouldn't chase after him.

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C00lkidd was trying to chase after his dad, but he was surprisingly fast. C00lkidd had already lost him in this maze of a ruined city. C00lkidd was shocked to say the least, he was accepting his fate thinking it was his end but his dad had suddenly backed off his one seeable eye was filled with shock and guilt. He had to find him, he will not lose his dad.

Walking though out the ruins was a challenge, there was rubble everywhere. It also made him sad too, there were so many places he enjoyed going to with his dad that were nothing more than a broken shell of its original self. But there was no time to dwell on it, he had to keep going. “Dad!” He called hoping he would come to him, how ever it gained unwanted attention.

The creature was frustrated, it thought it was going to have a meal. But before it could, a red creature stole its catch, no doubt it was trying to save the other one. It suddenly stopped as it heard something, it followed the sound, and saw the red pest from before . Its stomach grumbled, the red creature will have to do.

It darted towards its prey catching it off guard, its prey started screaming loud. It winced and smacked it hard knocking it out, finally it can feast. But before it could sink its teeth in something crashed into it, it was another infected. How dare it try to steal its catch, it growled getting ready to fight.

007n7 didn't know how far he ran nor did he care, he just had to get away. His stomach hurts from the intense hunger, but he will refuse to eat. Guilt was still suffocating him from earlier, he had attacked his son, his only family. He collapsed on the ground from exhaustion, he was so tired and hungry, he needs to sleep- “WHA- GET OFF HELP!’ 007n7 jumped up, that voice, it was C00lkidd’s! He ran towards it, just to see another infected above him. C00lkiddwas knocked out, bleeding from the head. Rage filled him, how dare he hurt his son. He ran and slammed onto it, successfully knocking it back.

It snarled at him getting ready to fight, 007n7 did the same. 007n7 felt deja vu when looking at it, corrupt code covered half its body. 007n7 glanced down at C00lkidd, relieved to see him still breathing. He focused back on the other infected, a growl escaped him, he will not allow it to hurt C00lkidd again.

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Shedletsky was doing his daily patrol killing the infected, it never got easier. No matter how desensitized he thought he was it still hurt killing them, because they were just normal Robloxians before all this. All because that jerk stole and used the void star, he yanked his sword out of the corpse.

There was a scream, a very human scream. Shedletsky bolted to the noise, someone was in danger. He halted in front of the scene and his stomach flipped, there was what appeared to be a teenager with red skin with a head injury laying on the ground. And there were two infecteds fighting over it. He knew both of them. John Doe was one of the first citizens to get infected, he was working alongside Builderman trying to stop Noli, but it didn't work. The other one though was 007n7, a once famous hacker that turned his life around for his son.

Shedletsky jumped down, slashing his sword at John, who despite the corruption was fast. He dodged it, his hungry gaze landing on Shedletsky. Shedletsky was relieved John wasn't focused on the child anymore, but 007n7 was, he tried to reach him with his glitching hand. Shedletsky jumped away from John and slashed 007n7, his hand was popping up codes.

Shedletsky winced realizing that the infection made him merge with his Coolgui, Shedletsky also noticed the unusual facial expression 007n7 had. He didn't have the crazed hunger look any other infected had, it was just filled with rage and…. protectiveness? Shedletsky didn't have time to think, he was going to move again.

007n7 to put it lightly was mad, he was being attacked by two creatures now, the infected and this other one. The scent of its living flesh awoke his agonizing hunger again, he aggressively shook his head trying to block out the thought of eating. He had more important things to do, he glanced back to c00lkidd then the other two.

The living one was glancing between him and the other, as if trying to detect which one would attack first. The other infected stared at the living creature then to his son, he did not like that. Suddenly it moved, heading straight for c00lkidd. It had it's claws out ready to strike. No, no no! He had to stop him, and without realizing what he did 007n7 teleported, wrapping himself around c00lkidd like a meat shield. It's claws seared though him, it felt like his insides were burning, it was too much as his awareness faded.

What. The. Hell. Shedletsky expected many things, but not this. 007n7 just protected someone, despite him supposedly being an infected. John growled, clearly furious, Shedletsky had no time to waste.

He moved before John could even think about moving again, blocking him from the two. John growled knowing he couldn't win this, and ran off. Shedletsky turned around, staring at the pair, both unconscious. “How am I going to explain this?”