Unanswered Questions

Various Questions that have come up in the series, and still don't have an answer. Please keep them in chronological order.


[U]How did the outbreak start?[/U]
Clues:
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[*]Could happen in rings around certain areas in cities.
[*]Happened in islands like hawaii where they differed from the zombies at the tower.
[*]Couldn't have been random as it happened in several different areas all at the same time.
[*]The area around Inglewood is known as "[[Ground Zero]]" and is thought to be where the outbreak originated.
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[U]How do the zombies decide between turning a human or using them as food?[/U]
Clues:
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[*]At a store during the first supply run, half of the bodies were human while the other half were infected.
[*]A pile of infected bodies were kept outside of the arena.
[*]Inside the arena there was a pile of human remains used as food.
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[U]Why doesn't Pegs want to use a gun?[/U]

[U]Where did the different types of zombie come from?[/U]
Clues:
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[*]One of the [[little ones]] had a tattoo of the number 5 on its hand (Chapter 21)
[*]Several characters say that they don't seem like the different types were ever human
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[U]Why does [[Scratch]] recognize [[Angel]]?[/U]
Clues:
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[*][[Angel]] wanted to simply kill her and Latch when they first arrived at the Tower.
[*][[Scratch]] uses military language in [[Chapter 21]]
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[U]Why did [[Riley]] go on the mission to the pumping station and to follow the trackers?[/U]
Clues:
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[*][[Riley]] writes in her journal that she was kicking herself for volunteering, but deep down she knew why she did. (Chapter 8)
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[U]What happened to [[Michael]] at the pumping station?[/U]
Clues:
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[*][[Michael]] always avoids answering that question which implies he is trying to hide something.
[*][[Michael]] says his arm was "crushed in a doorway" (chapter 18, part 2)
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[U]How did Skittles survive without being captured by the zombies?[/U]
Clues:
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[*]Knew about [[The One with Markings]]
[*]Stayed away from [[the Arena]]
[*]He kept out of the way and out of sight almost all the time
[*]Says he hid from a [wiki="Runners"]runner[/wiki] in a trash can
[*]Hides from a [wiki="Big Ones"]big one[/wiki] in a watertower with Angel and Kalani
[*]Got M.R.E's from the [[Army Reserve Center]]
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[U]What exactly happened in the Arena?[/U]
Clues:
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[*][[The One with Markings]] calls other zombies in.
[*][[Samantha]] says they "like to play rather than eat right away"
[*][[Samantha]] is confirmed to be dead
[*][[Samantha]] says they "cycle through them", but [[Kalani]] isn't taken when it is his turn.
[*]In Datu's state of shock, he says "It's a trap".
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[U]Who tipped off the Mallers with the radio?[/U]
Clues:
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[*][[Kelly]] tried to organize the first mutiny
[*]People were in talks about somebody else taking over
[*]Shots were fired from a 3rd floor window, which ended negotitaions between the tower and the mallers.
[*][[Bill]] stole supplies from [[Riley]]'s Shop and [[Burt]]'s Gun Store
[*][[Bill]] had a rather eerie moment when the Mallers showed up. He said that the party didn't have to stop just because the lights were out and then laughed a rather creepy laugh
[*][[Bill]] shouted an invite (when possibly drunk) from a window for the Mallers to join the party
[*]Although [[Michael]] and [[Burt]] defended [[Bill]] for "fighting alongside them 'til the bitter end", Bill never actually fired a shot against the Mallers. He was killed in a pipe bomb explosion shortly after coming down with his shotgun
[*][[Bill]]'s last words were "I'm sorry"
[*][[Scratch]] says in conversation with [[Tardust]] that there is someone already there, but they haven't responded for a while.
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[U]Where is the other tower located?[/U]

[U]Were there survivors living on the Yacht?[/U]
Clues:
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[*]There was a boathook onboard, which could mean there was a smaller boat in tow.
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[U]How does [[Angel]] know how to hotwire cars?[/U]

[U]Why was the [wiki=Big Ones]big one[/wiki] at the [[Army Reserve Center]] dying?[/U]

[U]What was the slime on the crate of M.R.E's?[/U]
Clues:
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[*]Could be something to do with the [[little ones]] on the roof
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[U]Who is Randy?[/U]

[U]Is [[Marcus]] dead?[/U]
Clues:
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[*][[Victor]] assumes that he is after the guardians return to their posts.
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[U]Why do the Mallers need Slaves?[/U]

[U]Why is [[Lizzy]] sick?[/U]
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[*]There is a theory that she could be pregnant, and is having morning sickness.
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[U]Why does [[Scratch]] want to keep [[Lizzy]] alive?[/U]
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[*][[Scratch]] changes her mind as soon as she finds out that [[Lizzy]] is sick.
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[U]Who does [[Scratch]] mean when she says "we still have her"?[/U]
Clues:
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[*]In Chapter 20-3 [[Tardust]] asks "what about the other one" to which she replies "we still have her"?
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[U]Where did the mallers go?[/U]
Clues:
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[*][[Tardust]] says that the Durai went south
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[U]What weapon did [[Latch]] take out of the safe?[/U]
Clues:
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[*][[Scratch]] takes the weapon in [[Chapter 21]]-2, saying "I don't want to use it unless we have to."
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[U]How did the Jolly Green Giant get shot?[/U]

[U]Who shot Pippin and the radio?[/U]
Clues:
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[*]A silenced weapon was used, a silenced pistol seemed to be missing from Burt's bag.
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[U]How does [[Victor]] know about the zombies smelling them, when Tanya says the colony doesn't know about sweat?[/U]

[U]Why does [[Ground Zero]] make people feel sick?[/U]


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