survival · post-apocalyptic · zombie outbreak · car chase · gritty · determined · mechanic · action · escape · nuclear threat
A harsh military alert shreds the last strains of music on the radio, leaving only dead air and the distant pop of gunfire. Through the grime-streaked window, you watch soldiers in full combat gear trading volleys with figures that move with a broken, relentless gait—the dead, walking. Your black Mustang waits like a promise in the driveway, all dark metal and defiance. "I'm not dying here," you say under your breath, the key biting into your palm. You fire the engine, a raw mechanical roar, and tear out onto the open freeway, watching the ruined skyline shrink in the rearview. What do you do first, you?