"What the hell is this place?" Elliott questioned as Mack stepped out of the truck, as the others looked around a few armed women came out of nowhere and pointed guns at them. "Get back in the truck, you aren't welcome here!"
Elliott's eyes trained on the women as 10K jumped out of the back, standing beside her. "How many are there?" She whispered, holding Mason close to her. "Six... Probably more." He told her quietly, looking around. The women shot at Mack, Elliott covered Mason's ears as June shifted in her spot. After a few minutes of conversing, Roberta, Cassandra, Addy, June, Elliott and Mason went inside. Elliott looked behind her at 10K as the gates closed, she had an uneasy feeling her stomach.
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"Is this your son?" Helen asked, watching Elliott adjust Mason on her hip, June wasn't too far away. She was listening to directions on where to get washed up as she had a hand on her gun, absent-mindedly though. Elliott shook her head quickly. "He's my little brother."
"I can see the protection in your eyes, it's that of maternal instinct." Helen told her with a pat to her shoulder. Elliott shifted away from the older women, clenching her jaw as she faked a smile.
"I've had to raise him." She informed, walking with Helen as June caught up with them. "It's not an easy task."
"You should stay then, here it'd be much easier." Helen told her confidently, watching Mason stare at her. "I'm sure it would be... I'm just not use to this beauty during the apocalypse."
Helen nodded slightly, only to watch June and Elliott walk away from her. Her soft, mothering nature turned hard as they walked away. "These people are amazing." June said during their meal, watching Elliott.
"They're something..." Elliott muttered, stabbing a carrot on her plate with her fork before she fed it to Mason. As the day slowly passed, the women started to reveal their true nature. What with the zombie bear she saw. "June, we have to leave." Elliott told her close friend as the woman rolled her eyes.
"This could be good for us! Amazing, in fact!" June argued, her friend defending the other women. Elliott glanced to see Roberta and Cassandra walking slowly with their bags, and Elliott heard yelling as they did.
"June, I'm leaving."
"Fine, go." June replied, her arms crossed. Elliott had tears in her eyes at the thought of losing her friend, she bit her lip and nodded slowly, walking away with Mason. "Have fun with these women, June. Maybe you'll open your eyes." As Elliott left to the front gates, there was a bit of commotion, and when she was watching Mack, he got shot. "Oh my God..." She whispered, she put Mason in the car and went to help 10K get Cassandra in the car.
"Where's June?" Roberta asked as they drove away, Elliott swallowed whatever sob she had and breathed deeply. "She's not coming... Where's Addy?"
"Ditto." Roberta told her. "Stop the truck." Mack ordered.
"No."
"Stop the truck!' Mack shouted, watching Roberta shake her head as she sat beside him. "Keep driving!"
Mack made a spilt second decision and opened his door, rolling out of the truck. Roberta followed close behind as the truck stopped. He ran out, the group turned their heads to watch him run towards the Sisters of Mercy camp. Gunshots were heard as bullets flew overhead and pelted the ground. Elliott covered her mouth, if June wanted peace and was going to stay there without her, then that's exactly what she'd get.
