applejaxc 2500 Posted April 14, 2013 WARNING! This story is a little... odd, compared to my others. If you're easily disgusted and/or sickened by read content, do not proceed; moderate language and graphic scenes are in the story.Jackson walked along the Golden Gate quietly, his hands in his pockets. He had expected more cars to choke the bridge, and zombies shuffling between. He was unfortunate and extremely lucky on both counts; the few cars that got past the military roadblocks had mostly driven off into the water. One had a survival knife and some beef jerky. He rested in the rear cabin, ignoring the dead couple in the front. The key had rusted into the ignition of every car, leaving them undriveable. Not like they had any fuel anyway, he thought pessimistically. It was around the halfway point that Jackson noticed some boxes piled up, blocking half the bridge. A concrete roadblock protected the legs of a man with a hunting rifle, who was trained on Jackon's chest. "You've gotta be kidding me," he mumbled as he raised his hands.The man shouted at Jackson to drop any weapons he had and approach the stand. Obediently and begrudgingly, he did so. "Hello. It's your lucky day," Mr. Rifle said bluntly."How so?""I'm not going to shoot you. The last man we tried to hold up left us two men short. Now it's just Vazquez and Robin and I. We need another hand. Are you good with a rifle?""Yeah, I guess.""Then put your hands down and come around."Jackson walked around the barricades. There was an opening in the back. He'd heard rumors of bandits patrolling major intersections and interstates, preying on the unsuspecting. With Jackson's luck, however, he'd managed to find himself sitting in a lawn chair with a Ruger across his lap.Two hours after he arrived, another man was spotted on the bridge. Mr. Rifle, who turned out to be one Sir Reginald Matthew, raised his rifle and fired, much less polite than he had been with Jackson. The man in the street turned and ran, getting out of range before Matthew could cycle his bolt."You idiot," Jackson said, standing up. "That's not how you rob someone!" Having been a career criminal before the apocalypse, Jackson felt entitled to his opinion. "You got to lure them in, act friendly. Then shoot them. Next time, let me try it."The next day, after a small breakfast, Jackson sat behind the barricade. Someone was spotted. "Hey man! You friendly? Yeah, you! Don't worry, I'm not gonna shoot! You want some Mountain Dew? I've got Mountain Dew!"The man, quite thirsty from his travels, came quickly. Matthew shot him dead."Vazquez, Robin! Search his body. Vazquez? Robin?" Matthew, bewildered, looked around for his friend. They were missing. "Mr. Jackson...?"Jackson laughed and wiped his knife on his sleeve. "Did you know that Vazquez liked Mountain Dew? Did you know Robin liked Mountain Dew?" He asked, sardonically. "Do you know how much I like Mountain Dew? I like it a lot. Do you like Mountain Dew, Matthew? You know Matthew sounds like Mountain Dew." With a quick thrust, Jackson drove his knife into Matthew's stomach, then shoved him with a great heave to the edge of the bridge. "I killed them last night, then hang their bodies just after breakfast."Matthew, in horror, looked over the railing of the bridge. His murderous friends swung in small circles, Robin by her ankle and Vazquez by his neck. He felt a rope tighten around his neck. Jason kicked him in the back and threw him over the rail, holding him by the feet. "Do you think there's Mountain Dew in hell, Matthew?"Matthew lived long enough to feel his neck stretch three inches, and feel the tear of his shoulders. He blacked out.Jackson wiped his knife off again, and walked away, whistling. "Dew the Dew, motherfucking bandits."===Thank you for reading.If you liked this, try my other stories:http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/131805-2-years-to-dayz/http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/132014-another-dayz-short-story-the-bambi-rescue-crew-part-2-socialism-and-wild-animals/http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/131927-another-dayz-short-story-the-bambi-rescue-crew-part-1-the-intro/http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/131699-another-dayz-short-story-the-foreigners-part-1/http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/131904-another-dayz-short-story-the-foreigners-part-2/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blondedash 403 Posted April 14, 2013 lots of stories could go in a novel the experience in Dayz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted April 14, 2013 lots of stories could go in a novel the experience in Dayz.I wish I could be hired to write. I should be sending short stories into teen magazines, not uploading them for free here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burritoman259 593 Posted April 14, 2013 Is this based off that dayz super adventures episode? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blondedash 403 Posted April 14, 2013 im guessing you don't have the time, patience or printer to write a book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted April 14, 2013 Is this based off that dayz super adventures episode?OMFG... I had to google what you were talking about, and holy shit. He used a time machine to read my post and then go back and make a video about it to discredit me! (In all seriousness, my story follows his almost exactly. I swear it's a coincidence XD) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted April 14, 2013 im guessing you don't have the time, patience or printer to write a book.I have the time, and the local library to print at. I have dozens of half-started projects that never take off, because I do a lot of roleplaying (collaborative writing) that distracts me from solo pursuits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blondedash 403 Posted April 14, 2013 I have the time, and the local library to print at. I have dozens of half-started projects that never take off, because I do a lot of roleplaying (collaborative writing) that distracts me from solo pursuits.Fair enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burritoman259 593 Posted April 14, 2013 OMFG... I had to google what you were talking about, and holy shit. He used a time machine to read my post and then go back and make a video about it to discredit me! (In all seriousness, my story follows his almost exactly. I swear it's a coincidence XD) This is bean worthy, you sure you didn't pull a Cleveland? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted April 14, 2013 This is bean worthy, you sure you didn't pull a Cleveland?A... who? I believe our terminology is different as far as what "Pulling a Cleveland" means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burritoman259 593 Posted April 14, 2013 A... who? I believe our terminology is different as far as what "Pulling a Cleveland" means. Cleveland brown? he copies some guys invention while he's high. bit of an odd reference but yeah... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted April 14, 2013 Cleveland brown? he copies some guys invention while he's high. bit of an odd reference but yeah...From the Family Guy spinoff? Sorry, I sat through half a season and laughed once at the Cleveland show. I really liked the theme song. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burritoman259 593 Posted April 14, 2013 From the Family Guy spinoff? Sorry, I sat through half a season and laughed once at the Cleveland show. I really liked the theme song. ;) The theme's probably one of the only better parts of the series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted April 14, 2013 The theme's probably one of the only better parts of the series.Yeah. I don't know why it couldn't get me to laugh. I just... I never thought Cleveland was the funny character in FG; he was the stick-artist, so jokes happened ABOUT him, but it was because of someone else's shenanigans. Making him into his own show just... it's like taking the only character that isn't a Jedi out of Star Wars, and making a Star Wars movie about him. Who the hell cares about Mr. No Force Powers? I'll tell you who: No one.This is getting a bit off topic. Did you like the story? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burritoman259 593 Posted April 14, 2013 Yes, yes I did keep em coming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted April 15, 2013 Yes, yes I did keep em coming.I will... if music isn't in the way. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burritoman259 593 Posted April 16, 2013 I will... if music isn't in the way. :) Music? stories? hmm, maybe link us to some music that you feel relates to the story? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted April 16, 2013 Music? stories? hmm, maybe link us to some music that you feel relates to the story?And make music that fits the stor? :) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applejaxc 2500 Posted April 16, 2013 Yes do it!I have a youtube video coming out in 147 minutes that's kind of a short story with music.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_82DOgIM08&feature=youtu.be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
