Chapter 1

"Do you think its safe to go out there?" mackenzie asked as the door unlocked with a puff of dust.

"I'm not sure..." Emma replied. Courtney ran past Emma to try to open the door to get a whiff of fresh air. Emma grabbed her hands before she could turn the knob.

"What's the big deal Emma?" Courtney asked.

"We don't know what's out there or if it's even safe to breath the air anymore! Thats what the big deal is!"

"We have been locked up in this fucking bomb shelter for 5 months!"

Emma pulled Courtney over to the shelf where the gas masks, guns, ammunition, and full clips waiting to be locked and loaded sat. Emma took a gas mask, a magnum and a loaded magazine off the shelf and handed it to courtney.

"Precautions Courtney, neither you or I know what is out there." Emma said in a calm voice.

"Thank you. I guess i just have a bit of cabin fever." courtney said with a bit of a half smile.

"I'm coming with you." Bethany said from the shadows. Everyone just kind of stood there with the look of udder astonishment at the sound of hearing bethany say something for the first time in weeks.

"Bethany, are you sure?" Emma asked.

Bethany walked over to the shelf, picked up a gun, slid the clip into place, Loaded the gun with a satisfying click, looked at Emma and said

"I'm locked and loaded baby." She winked and slid the gas mask on over her face.