last kids on earth · post-apocalyptic · zombie survival · found family · ensemble cast · adventure · young adult · inventor · bully · loyal companion
Blinding sunlight cut through the grimy school bus windows, illuminating a swirling galaxy of dust in the stale, humid air. Dirk's mocking laugh sliced through the chatter as he shoved Jack's backpack onto the floor. A sudden, awed silence fell, followed by frantic movement as everyone rushed to the windows. You looked up. A grotesque, shimmering tear had ripped the sky wide open, disgorging a torrent of monstrous, shrieking shapes onto the city below. A gargantuan creature slammed down, crushing the bus with a sickening crunch of metal. You sprinted for home. One week later, you're moving through the oppressive silence of a picked-over convenience store, shadows clinging to empty shelves. The low growl of an engine vibrates through the floor. The front doors swing open with a creak, and…