I had to write this as Duke Crocker has become my life. Well Haven has anyway. But so has The Walking Dead.
Enjoy!
The calm before the storm, Duke thought.
The boat drifted effortlessly on the water as he began to steer back to the Haven Harbour. The sun was directly above him in the cloudless sky and the clear blue velvet sky above him was almost mocking how calm it truly was.
The perfect scene. Perhaps too perfect. Especially for Haven.
But no doubt Audrey Parker was probably off fighting suspicious crime while his boat settled at the dock. Suspicious being an understatement. Perhaps a mind-reader was robbing a bank, or a fire-starter was, well, starting fires funnily enough. Duke knew Audrey Parker too well to worry about her though. She was tough. She was a woman on a mission. And nothing could get in her way.
Or so he thought.
Duke jumped gracefully from the boat and began to amble towards the main body of the small town. A year ago this was a place he would stay well away from, but now Audrey Parker was in town he couldn't help but be drawn there. To the police station.
When he pushed open the modern glass doors, the calm was over. The storm was brewing. The police station was completely empty. The lights were on but nobody was home. A knot formed in Duke's stomach as the first thing he thought he screamed out loud:
"Audrey!"
Just then a sky blue jeep pulled up in front of the open doors. It contained two figures with very concerned looks on their pale faces. Audrey Parker stepped down from the passenger side of the vehicle. Her blonde hair swayed in the wind as the sun beams bounced off of it. Her radiant smile was replaced by a look of terror. What could possibly be so horrifying? Duke thought. He rushed over to her ignoring the other figure limping across from the car.
"Audrey, what happened? Are you ok? Where is everyone?" Duke was almost breathless; he couldn't get the words out fast enough. Without realising he took Audrey's hand in his own and led her inside to the police station. Nathan slowly limped behind them.