They walked them into the large mill they had closed off to use as a base. Once inside they were greeted by a few of the men and a few civilians. So far it was just the group of teens, two women and an adult male. They made introductions and were given a tour. It seemed the man in charge was named Mark. His attitude wasn't the best but at least they were safe.

"We don't have much for food but dinner is in a few hours. Feel free to walk around." The soldier from earlier said as he walked past them. Riley looked over to see Matty staring down one of the older women. She was maybe 22 or so, tall slender with long black hair. She stared back and smiled at him. Riley rolled her eyes. This was becoming a reoccurring problem in their relationship. She walked over and threw her arms around Matty's waist and glared at the woman, who just smiled back at her. She looked up and glared at Matty who just chuckled nervously. Riley shook her head and stormed off.

"Riley wait!" Matty said with a groan. He ran off after her. She turned and opened the door into the garden and started walking in not paying attention. She screamed when a zombie stopped short to the left of her making her stumble back against the wall. The zombie tried to get at her, snapping its jaws and moaning as it struggled to get free of the choker around its neck.

"Riley!" Matty ran over standing in front of her.

"Ah yes meet Gary. He was turned about a day ago. Poor fucker." Mark said as he walked casually into the garden.

"You have one of them chained up! Kill the fucking thing!" Riley screamed, her heart pounding furiously in her chest.

"Nah it's too fun watching him. We're studying them anyway. See how long they live with out food. you know that kinda shit." He said with an excited voice. Riley gave him a disgusted look.

"Don't look at me like that princess. It has to be done." He shot at her.

"I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't call me princess." She spat at him. Riley looked away and shook her head. She brushed past Matty and walked off. Matty walked off after her leaving Mark in the garden to taunt Gary. By the time Matty got into the hall Riley was gone. He sighed and rubbed his hands over his face.

Riley walked deeper into the halls and sighed. She came across a door that was slightly ajar.

"We'll put it in their food. I promised you boy's girls and have I not delivered? You boys need a pick me up. The new short haired chick might be a problem she seems feisty." one of the men said. This caught Riley's attention. Damn right she was feisty. A scowl came over her face when she realized what they were planning to do. She was far from stupid. Men had needs and in times of desperation they might go overboard to have those needs met. Her stomach churned nervously.

"We'll put extra meds in hers. Make her a little less able to fight back." Riley turned to run. She had to warn the others. When she turned around she bumped into Mark who grinned down at her. Her eyes widened. So much for keeping girls and guys separate for their protection. They probably were planning on keeping them separate so the other men couldn't interfere. She turned to run but he caught her by the waist hoisting her up. She opened her mouth to scream but his hand clamped down over her mouth. She bit down hard making him cry out in pain. He pulled her into the room where the two men from before were talking they looked horrified. She kicked, thrashed tried to punch, anything to get free. No way in hell was she being taken down with out a fight.

"Looks like we have ourselves a little lost lamb who likes to eavesdrop."

"Let me go!" She yelled in panic as they pushed shit off of the table and threw her on top of it. The two men ran over to help him hold her down. She fought back as hard as she could. She winced at the pain of their fingers biting into her skin. She could feel the bruises forming already. Mark held her jaw shut, being mindful of her biting habits. She swung her fist to the side hitting one man square in the face. He reeled back clutching his broken nose. She smiled as she saw the blood pouring down his face.

"Bitch broke my fucking nose!" He wailed. Mark leaned over and punched her hard in the face thrusting her head painfully to the side. She kicked out, thrashed punched and screamed. They were having a hell of a time holding her. She reached out grabbing the other mans shirt pulling him forward. He lost his balance and fell over into Mark knocking him down. She rolled off the table and scrambled to her feel taking off down the halls screaming.

"Don't eat the food it's drugged!" She screamed frantically as she ran into the dining hall everyone stared oddly at her. Josh shot up along with Decki, when seeing her bloody lip they started over towards her worriedly just as Mark and the three men came running in with guns. Mark grabbed Riley by the hair pulling her up. She grimaced in pain at her burning scalp.

"Don't eat the food it's drugged!" She screamed. Mark Pulled her head back further, earning a low grunt of pain from Riley.

"Hey let her go!" Josh shouted angrily. Decki and Brianna stood behind him as the other two men aimed their guns at them.

"Don't move." Mark shouted. Josh froze, his fists clenched angrily, his eyes narrowed dangerously on Mark. Decki nudged his back alerting him to her presence.

"I've got a gun in my pants. Take it." She whispered in his ear. Josh slowly reached back as she handed him the hand gun. Josh pulled it out and took aim at Mark's head.

"I said let her go, or I'll shoot your ass." He yelled. Mark slowly began walking Riley towards the garden. Riley struggled hard but was no match for Mark's strength. He dragged her out to the garden and held tightly to the fistful of her hair. She began shouting a string of curses at her captors. He spun her around and shoved her almost face to face with Gary. The chained up zombie from before, went into a frenzy. She was just barely out of his reach. The zombie screamed and thrashed trying it's hardest to get to her.

"Shoot me kid and she dies." He said coldly. Decki began to scream.

"Josh just shoot him!" Riley screamed. Mark just gave Josh a devious grin.

"Josh just fucking shoot him!" Riley screamed as Mark shook her around slightly, a large grin playing on his lips. Riley could only guess where the 3 scars on Mark's face had come from. Attacking other human beings. He was sick.