58 Returning to the Motel

Lee drove the pickup truck to the front of the motel's barricade.

"Who's there!?" Lily, who was standing watch asked, as she aimed her pistol at us.

"It's us Lily, can you open up? We have a shitload of food, a new friend, something for Orochimaru and some important information!" I shouted.

"Well, god damn..." Lily said, as she jumped off the RV and opened the makeshift gates we made using dumpsters, "Where did you get all of this?"

"Robins Air Force Base, it was overrun, but the supplies were basically untouched," I said with a grin, "Also, you might want to know something..."

"What?" Lily asked.

"Well, for starters, I was bitten," I said, to Lily's shock, "And, the fucker who bit me is in the truck... dead... you might want to look at it"

"Wait, you were bitten? Fuck man... I... I'm sorry" Kenny, who overheard our conversation said as he walked to us, "We... we can't have you here man"

"Well, there's some good news at least," I said with a smile.

"What's the good news? The food? The dude over there?" Kenny asked.

"Nope, none of those... it seems like I've mutated... like this walker," I said, as I dragged the mutated walker's body out of the pickup truck.

""What do you mean, mutated?"" Kenny and Lily asked.

"Well, I'm basically immune to being bitten and it makes me stronger, so if that's not a mutation, I don't know what is... also, there's the fact that this walker fucking ran! The walker ran at me and bit real deep into my arm, of which. If you have a look, doesn't even have a scratch" I said with a grin, as I showed them my arm that was covered in blood without a wound.

"Okay, you're bullshitting us, right? How are we supposed to believe that you mutated or some shit, with your only evidence being some blood on your arm and a dead walker?" Kenny asked.

"Well, there are crazier things happening right now, like oh... I don't know, the end of the world!" I said in an annoyed tone.

"Well, that may be true, but mutants? Seriously, Tom, this isn't a fucking comic or some shit" Lily said.

"You just have to believe me, and the three witnesses I have behind me," I said, as I pointed at Lee, Mark and Doug.

"...Lee, is what he's saying true?" Kenny asked Lee as they were friends.

"...Surprisingly, it's true, I saw him get bitten... the wound healed at an incredibly fast rate, and Tom said that he actually felt stronger... so, I'd say that I believe him" Lee said.

"Well, shit... if you're immune, that could really come in handy, man... wait, what if more of us are mutated? Would we be immune and get stronger from bites, or would it be different?" Kenny contemplated.

"Well, I don't know... but, maybe at least one more of us are mutated... and I think I know who can probably help," I said.

""Who?"" Kenny and Lily asked at the same time.

"Orochimaru," I said with a small smile.