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Chapter 3: Setting Sun

Katie was laying in the back of Drew's jeep as they drove up the highway. They were moving past dense forest and she would see the occasional car on the side of the road that was burned out or destroyed. "Hey, how long until we stop for breakfast" she asked. He shrugged his shoulders and picked up a walkie-talkie and clicked the call button. "Hey I think there's a town up ahead I think we should stop for a little while and eat". She couldn't hear the response but figured they were gonna stop. After 25 mins they pulled into a town called Cedar Springs. They found a roadside diner and after a disagreement with the unfriendly staff they cooked some food and sat down and ate. Afterwards they split up, and searched the town. Katie walked with Drew as they searched a few side street businesses. "So, what happened, after we left", Drew stopped for a second and stiffened. "Forget about it", Drew kept walking. Katie stood there shocked, she ran and grabbed his wrist and made him face her. "What do you mean don't worry about it. I was almost attacked and then suddenly you appear and shoot one guy through the knee and then the other guy. I still remember that guy's blood splattering on my face". He looked into her eyes and pulled her into hug, "Don't worry, I'll protect you". He let go and kept walking, Katie just stared at him.

Somewhere Else

Columbus, Krista and Tallahassee were walking through the town not seeing much but the past night hanging on their mind. "So how in the world did two guys managed to sneak up and take down the three of you and not have a single scratch on them" questioned Krista. "Well, I was having a doctor's appointment and had left Colombo and that Max kid to guard the camp but I should've known that they weren't going to be any protection" defended Talla. "We'll sorry if I wasn't expecting someone to be racing out of the forest and knock me the fuck out" Columbus rebutted. "There still is one thing that bothers me, even though he did save us from them, why was Drew away from the camp and he came from the same direction as the scavengers. I just don't like the fact that he was the only one missing and is the only one who no one knew before three days ago" remarked Krista "I think you guys should take a have a chat with that Drew kid especially if he's gonna be hanging out with my sister". They nodded and kept making their way through the town.'

Few hours later

They had found a few supplies in Cedar Springs but they decided to pack it up and keep moving and get somewhere more secluded before stopping for the night.

Katie was cuddling in the bed with Drew as they watched a movie they had found at a Best Buy at Cedar Springs when Columbus and Tallahassee walked into the RV and came over to them, "Hey Katie, can we have a talk with Drew for a bit" asked Talla. She slowly nodded, Drew followed them out the door and they walked into the woods. Katie wondered what this was all about.

Columbus and Tallahassee led Drew a little ways from camp and sat him down. "Drew, we need to ask you a few questions just to get to know you and to truly figure out if we can trust you. Drew nodded, "Where did you come from before you met Jamie and her kids. Drew sighed, "I was part of the Storm Slaughters, we were kind of like a mercenary/scavenger group but we had a code to protect innocent people from those who mercilessly kill people and before that all I don't remember. The guys just nodded, "Ok, so why was it that you weren't at camp when those two guys attacked camp, I know you shot them but still it's slightly suspicious". Drew breathed, "This probably sounds stupid but I just went for a walk, then I found dead zombie heard the Jeep and, I came running back I swear. Tallahassee stared into his eyes then nodded, accepting his answer. "One last thing, I see you've got your eyes set on the little munchkin back there now seeing as her father isn't here, I believe I have the right to do this. Tallahassee pulled his pistol and shoved it into Drew's crotch, "You do anything to hurt her or to break her heart, and there'll be one less male and one more female in our group, Comprende". Drew slowly nodded and let out a sigh of relief. "Also, here's something just in case you guys think you're grown up for a night" Tallahassee slid a square package into his hand. They all stood up and walked back to camp.

The next morning they got back on the road and kept moving north and by nightfall had gotten to Oregon. They came up on a town and thought it would be ok to stop on for the night, they drove down the highway and turned off onto an exit, they cruised through the streets when a pack of zombies started charging from the sides of the underpass and chased after them. Drew swerved to dodge one that lunge at them while Katie used her rifle to shot any that got to close. They group would've been fine if It wasn't for the burnt out car in the road. Drew's Jeep clipped the side and jackknife and rolled. The others swerved and slammed into the side of a building. Katie's vision was fuzzy as she pulled herself out of the wreckage. She heard growling. She groped for her gun and felt a rod object and yanked but it was stuck. She shakily stood up and stumbled around. She rubbed her eyes and her vision cleared a little. She looked around and found a pistol, "Drew, Drew, where are you" she yelled. A guttural snarl responded. Five zombies were crawling over the Jeep. She fired and hit two in the head, they crumpled and fell head first. The other three dropped and charged at her. She let loose and fired and took out two more but as she took aim for the last the gun clicked empty. She turned and ran as fast as she could. She ran left into a warehouse. All she could hear was her heart pounding in her ear and the zombies cries get closer and closer. She knew she wasn't going to get away. She was going to be food for a hungry zombie. She made the mistake of looking back to see the zombie just several feet behind her, her mistake was not looking ahead. Katie tripped over some debris and fell. She scrambled and tried to find something to protect herself with. She found an old sheet of metal and grabbed it and pulled it over just as it pounced on her. She was crushed by its weight. She used all her strength to keep a grip on the metal as the creature tried to claw through the metal. It kept at it until she couldn't hold it anymore and it knocked it away. She scooted back and saw a tall muscular zombie with a black sewage leaking from holes in its body and the remains of its hand. She breathed in her final breath. Her life flashed before her. The zombie lunged at her.

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