A Mile Away//Gerard Way (Party Poison) X Reader

Chapter 1

You felt pins and needles stabbing your feet through your boots as you ran down the road of a dry desert. Sweat dripped down your already dehydrated forehead as your legs carried you to nowhere. Needing a breath you sat behind a dead shrub, trying to huff in all the oxygen your lungs could hold. Praying for some form of water, you'd look out into the desert. Battery City was now just a speck out on the edge of Zone 01. You caught your breath before walking again.

"Grabbing the water on my way would've been helpful," You thought, rethinking your decision of disobeying Dr. D. You severely miscalculated the walking distance from Battery City to at least Zone 03. Exhausted yet you continue to walk to today's goal line.

After many long hours, you reached three-quarters of Zone 02 before stopping at a snapped, dead palm tree. You hid behind the trunk of the tree corpse before complete exhaustion knocked you out.

After a long night's sleep, you woke up to the blazing heat and bright sunlight. You continued your journey on staying away from Better Living Industries. You then stood up before sprinting, seeing the Dracs catching up to you.

You ran for what felt like years, but you kept your tired head up. You never dared to look over your shoulder. All you needed was the sound of the tires speeding behind you, telling you everything you needed to know.

Sighing breathlessly, you looked desperately around for someplace to hide. Zone 03. You smiled seeing the wooden sign. You smiled as you felt an energy burst into you. From that energy came a plan. Running as quick as your sore legs would take you before hearing the vehicles come to a slow stop. You grinned at your working plan, they ran out of gas. Yet they couldn't catch up to you, you still ran. You ran until you were far enough to avoid getting shot. You took a quick break, walking into a dry, broken down gas station.