After a few hours the group stopped at a road block that had been long abandoned. They got out
of the truck and started moving cars out of the way for the truck. After they moved the cars
Christian piled in to the passenger seat with Sam. "I dont think Avery should drive alone anymore
Sam." Sam frowned "It wasnt his fault." Christian yelled "Why is Avery even here with us!"
Avery heard this from the back of the truck where he was petting the dog they picked up. He
Wondered what decision he could have made. What if I had just killed the dog, he thought. He went
back to sleep. A few hours later they were crossing the border into Wyoming. Sam pulled over the
truck and let Avery out. "Avery we're gonna sleep here for the night okay." Avery had been in the
back of the truck and didnt realize what time had passed. Avery and his new dog friend hopped out
and sat next to the truck. "I think ill call you Notch." said Avery. The dog yelped. He saw a zombie
in the field, it was eating a deer. Avery was about to get up when Christian started walking towards him.
Christian whistled and the zombie started shuffling towards him. Christian let it get close and almost
bite him countless times. After a while he started walking back towards the truck, the zombie followed.
"Kill 'em all ready!" shouted Sam. Christian looked at Avery with such anger, Avery fear only the worst.
Then christian turned around and stabbed the zombie in the temple. Avery felt he did nothing wrong
but Christian took it personally when Avery left the town with no warning. "We can't go back." said Avery.
"Why not?" whinned Christian. "They'll be a horde the size of The Avalon." stated Avery. "Avery why dont you
just worry about yourself." replied Christian. "I'm just warning you, from now on I dont think anyone should
drive alone, so we dont run into ay problems." said Avery in a demanding tone. "Whatever just keep a lookout
for zombies." Within minutes Sam returned with wood for a fire, he light the fire while Avery pitched the tents.
"Okay so tomorrow we get up at dawn and we head straight for Yellowstone." said Sam showing the others a map.
"What if they're more road blocks?" said Christian. "Then we go around, Rentu has a scouting squad waiting
for us at Yellowstone." said Avery. Avery looked at his walkie talkie that he was able to talk to Rentu on
until it ran out of charge. Avery looked in his bag and pulled out his can of beans and fed them to Notch.
Sam teared up and said "I saw someone out in the woods." Christian almost screamed "Who!" Avery was shocked as well.
"Lets just call him Sir Lightning." Sam said. "Did you put him down?" asked Christian. "Yeah." said Sam. Avery
thought about how he had killed the zombie that grabbed him without even thinking, at one point that zombie
could have been a mother, a father, or a son. Avery had never expected to end up saving Notch, but he valued
a dog's life over an undead life. That night Christian went to the woods where Sam had seen the body. Avery trailed
behind him, but made sure he was unseen. Once Christian made it to the body he saw where Sam stabbed a sharp
piece of wood through his head. "Better you than me." said Christian. He pulled the spear out and pulled
Sam's kukri nad started hacking at his neck. Avery started vomiting uncontrollably. He hid while Christian
passed him. Christian must have heard something because he took of running right after he passed. Avery
jogged behind him silently enough Christian couldnt hear him. Went he got back he saw Christian on top of
the truck. He had the head in his hand still. Christian was clearly writing something on top of the
truck. Avery silently got into his tent. He was only asleep for about four hours when Sam woke him up.
"C'mon truck isnt gonna get there by itself." Sam said. "Is it my turn to drive already?" Avery asked
puzzled. "Nope, its mine but im forfeiting it to you." Sam replied. Avery got up and gathered his
things. He climbed to the top of the truck and saw what Christian had written. "S.O.S." Even though
it was the incorrect acronym for this situation Avery felt it wasn't needed. He climbed back down and Notch
was yelping at him to open the door of the truck. Avery let Notch in, he got in and started the truck.
Sam sat next to Notch. Avery leaned over and pointed at his bag "Can you feed Notch?" he asked.
"The dog?" Sam asked reaching for Avery's bag. "Yeah," Avery replied "I thought it was a good name."
Sam fed the dog said "We can probably make it to Riverton before dark, if we get there fast enough we can go further."
Avery felt excited, he had never met Rentu in person and it had seemed like Rentu had some sense of
what to do. Avery then thought about what it would be like once they got to the camp. Instead of the fact
he would be safe, Avery thought how he would have to kill zombies, something he had only done one other time, on
accident. He gagged at the thought of burning the zombies as people had at the towns they'd been to.
Avery reached in his bag and put his "Parry the Platypus" hat on. "Eyes on the road Avery." Sam said with his eyes
almost completely shut. Avery kept one had on the wheel while he pulled the hat tightly over his head.
Almost instantly a person ran out from the side of the road. He slammed the brakes as hard as he could. He got out and
made sure he didnt hurt the person. As he came around the corner of the truck something hit him right in the stomach.
"Who are you!" shouted the person. "Who are you!" shouted christian aiming a pistol at the person's head.
Sam shocked from his sudden awakening said, "No need for violence, lets just talk about this." Avery winked at the other
two. Avery kicked the person's foot, knocking them over. Avery pulled the gun from their hand. "Okay, okay i'm Al"
Avery knew this person wasnt looking to hurt them. "Where are you guys going?" asked Al. "Yellowstone, then to Washington."
replied Avery. "I'm heading there to! Im gonna meet my friend at a camp up that way." Al uncontrollably gestured
while he did this. Christian was aiming at him still, keeping him on the ground so he had no leverage. Avery
helped Al up. "Avery what are you doing!" yelled Christian. "We better not stay around here, I was being chased
by zombies." Al said catching his breath. "Not we, us." Christian said. Al was barely able to say "What?" before
Christian shot him in the foot. Avery turned around and pointed his gun at Christian, "What are you doing!" he shouted.
Al was holding his foot, keeping himself from screaming. "He can't be trusted." Sam said, being bluntly honest.
Sam and Christian pulled Al off to the side of the road. "Hurry up and get back in when you're ready Avery." Sam said
feeling empathetic for Avery. Avery walked over to Al. Al looked pale, he had bled for about ten minutes.
"Dont feel bad, I know you didn't wanna do it, to be honest I was gonna kill you until I saw your friends." Al
said smiling. "Al, what was your last name?" Avery said looking away. "White, Al White." he said. Avery reached into
his pocket and wrote his name on a piece of paper. He put the piece of paper in his pocket. "I'm sorry Al." Avery handed
Al a gun. Avery turned around and heard a loud boom. He pulled the gun out of Al's dead hands. Avery got into the truck
and started driving again. He pulled the paper out of his pocket. "Can you hand me a paperclip." he asked Sam.
Sam handed him a paperclip, he put the paper clip through the paper to make a hook. He hung it up on the mirror.
Sam noticed it had a streak of blood, he guessed it was Al's. Meanwhile, Christian was in the back of the truck
putting heads on sharp sticks.