The Beginning of the End

"Week 4, day 2. We've been looking after the refugees in the bunkers. After the Battle of the Hill, the team and I made our way down the hill and went to the main doors of the first bunker...
I went to use the intercom system to introduce ourselves, but the control panel for it was completely destroyed. All the pounding of fists and bodies from the undead had ruined it for us. Looking around the entrance way to see if there was another controller panel for Watcher to jack into to hack the doors open, I noticed there was a camera above the door. Watching the camera, I saw it quickly move around in it's glass protection.
Calling for the platoon to form lines in front of the door, we quickly formed ranks. All together we saluted the door and kept our stance. Slowly the doors opened with a few guards looking down the barrels of their guns toward us.
Lowering my hand I spoke to the guards softly. "Reaper reporting. We want to know of the survivors inside."
One of the guards had a shocked look on his face after they got a good look at the whole squad. "Phoenix? Is that you?"
Looking over my shoulder to the man himself, Phoenix looked at the guard quizzically. Slowly recognition dawned on his face and he took a step forward. "Shadow? Man... It's been a while."
Both of the men stepped forward and clasped each other's hands, and with that the other guards lowered their weapons...
After we got acquainted, the guards told us that they'd had issues in the past with the talking Zombies that we'd run in to as well. So since then they'd been extra careful with opening the doors. All together in the two bunkers we'd saved 15 guards and 137 civilians, including my mother and Eagle's and Phoenixes' family.
Shadow and the other guards had already rationed out the supplies they had along with keeping a secure line of communication with the second bunker. They'd done extremely well in the circumstances.
After all the initial commotion of our battle outside and securing the area so people could walk outside for short periods of time, things started to get back into their routine. The survivors in the bunker had set themselves to daily tasks of checking the bunker's entrances, and maintaining the essential parts of the bunker. Turns out mankind can learn the skills it needs to survive very quickly when it's needed.
I had taken to walking the halls of the bunker, which seemed to be turning into an underground base of operations, if smaller then the main building itself. I noticed a couple doctors walking down the halls in my direction. Continuing on my walk I saw that the room the doctors had gone into was a nursery ward. A few mothers were laying on beds holding their new babies, with family members or friends standing around them. Even with all the darkness of the world, it's good to know that new hope and new life can still flourish.
'Hey Reaper! Wait up!'
When I turned to see who had called me, I saw Viper running down the hall towards me. Instantly panic flooded my mind. 'Is something wrong? Have more undead followed us?' I asked urgently.
'No. Nothing like that Reaps. I just realized we haven't spoken in a while. You've been really quiet since... Well... you know.'
'Ah.Ya. Well I've been thinking a lot.'
'Mhmm. I can tell.'
'So far the bite doesn't hurt unless I think about it,' I said, subconsciously scratching the place where the Zombie's tooth pierced my skin. 'I was just thinking I should talk to the docs about it.'
'That's probably a good idea. We should do that now!'
And she suited her words as quickly as that and looped her arm around mine, steering us both towards the doctor's main office. As we walked closer to the doctors I felt my palms start to sweat. I didn't get this nervous walking towards a swarm of undead. But this was very different. This time I was the undead... or the beginning stages of it possibly.
Stopping in front of a door that read 'Dr. Andrews, Ph.D.' I took a deep breath and raised my hand to knock.
'What if they can't help you?' said a voice in the back of my mind. 'What if you tell them and they just shoot you? What if they don't shoot you, but they tell everyone else? You should go back and say good bye first. Yes, go back. Back. Go away. Run. Run! RUN DAMN YOU!!!'
Flinching back from these thoughts bombarding my mind and taking a step away from the door, I looked away from Viper so she wouldn't see the weakness on my face.
'You know I'm right,' cooed the voice in my mind. 'They wont want to help someone who's turning into a flesh eater.'
'No... I will not run from this,' I muttered back to the voice.
'Reaper? Did you say something?' Asked Viper
'They wont be able to help you. Once someone's bitten it's only a matter of time until they change.' The voice was becoming louder, an edge forming to the tone. 'You need to run. You need to get away and save yourself. You know your friends will just be hunting you later. Why stay with them now?'
'No! I will not run!' I called back to the voice.
'WHY WONT YOU LISTEN TO ME!?' The rage of the booming voice felt like daggers in my mind. 'I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU LIVE! YOU MUST RUN!'
'NO!' I screamed, falling to my hands and knees. 'No I will NOT run!' Panting heavily and shaking from this mental assault, the voice in my mind chuckled darkly, slowly fading away.
'Reaper! Oh God! Doctor! Help!' Viper called out as she rushed down to me. Wrapping her arms around my shoulders and holding me close as I continued to shake.
'I wont... I can't run... I can't...' I muttered softly when I could breathe normally again.
'I know hun. I know. I'll help you through this. You're not alone. You have friends that care about you here.'
Looking back into Viper's eyes, I could tell she saw the pain on my face, and the fear in my eyes. Her features softened and the worry in her eyes faded away. 'Come on Reaps. It'll be ok. Let's just get this checked out, and see what the doctors say,' she spoke reassuringly.
Nodding slowly, she and another doctor helped me to my feet. We walked into Dr. Andrews office to see what could be seen."

Excerpt from the battle log of Steven A. Carpenter. Code Named: Reaper.