"So now what?" Ellis asked Nick, his blue eyes shinning with anticipation.
"Why are you asking me?" Nick asked.
"I dunno." Ellis answered and smiled.
Nick sighed. "Ellis man, you really need to stop smiling like that."
"Why?" Ellis asked, confused.
"Because the damn helicopter crashed when we could have finally gotten out of this mess!" Nick shouted at the hick.
Ellis looked down. "Well its not the first time this has happened to us…" Ellis mumbled, referring to when the helicopter that rescued them from Whispering Oaks crashed.
The conman grumbled. "Yeah well this time we didn't all fall in the same place." He sighed and wiped some sweat off his forehead. "For all we know, Rochelle and Coach could be dead…"
Ellis laughed. "That would be sad but funny at the same time." He muttered under his breath. "Irony…" He chuckled.
Nick eyed Ellis. "What did you just say?" He asked, not catching what the hick had said.
"Oh nothin, but if I know Ro and Coach, they probably have found each other and already made it to safety." Ellis said and smiled. Rochelle was stubborn and he knew she wouldn't let a stupid crash kill her. As for Coach, he was strong and disciplined. He wouldn't let anything end him, let alone a crash or a few zombies for that matter.
"I wish I was them then." The conman said and started walking. "Come on Ellis, let's go find them." He said and started walking. He wasn't walking in any specific direction, he was just heading away from where they were because Rochelle and Coach were obviously not there.
"Uh hey Ellis…" Nick mumbled. "Where's the pilot?" He asked, remembering it wasn't just him and his zombie fighting pals on the helicopter.
Ellis lowered his eyes. "He's dead…."
"Oh…" Nick mumbled. He didn't need to ask how the pilot died, he assumed it was from the crash. Not everyone is lucky enough to survive a crash like that.
"Well…" Nick said, trying to find something to say to change the subject. "Ellis how do you still have your hat? Wouldn't it have flown off during the crash?" The conman asked. He just realized that through everything they have been through, Ellis's hat was always on his head.
Ellis looked up at the bill of his hat. "Hmm…I dunno." He answered. "It'll start to slip off so I'll pull it back on but when I flew out of the helicopter, I woke up and it was on my head…" He said and shrugged. He was just as confused as Nick was.
Nick chuckled. "Do you glue it to your head?" He asked.
Ellis laughed and smiled. He was glad Nick seemed to be getting in a better mood. "Nope but I guess I could try it."
Nick nodded and then continued walking. It was quiet. He was getting kind of freaked out until Ellis broke the silence.
"Ya know, this reminds me of the time Keith and Paul went to the movies. They saw one of them horror movies and when they came back, they decided to make their lives like horror movies. Like at first I was all like okay but then, when it got real quiet and stuff, they would pop out dressed like monsters and scare me! So I got mah buddy Dave and we decided to get them back. We dressed up like those pokeman or whateva' you call em' people, I was the little yellow dude and he was…Ya know, I don't really know what he was, If ya ask me he looked like a turtle but insisted that he was some powerful guy but I was all like, yer a blue turtle. Anyways, we dressed up like them, thinking it would be funny to scare Keith and Paul in such silly costumes. What was even better was that we decided we would do it when they had their lady friends over. So me and Dave crept up on our victims and their dates, I jumped out and screamed and then Dave was right behind me. Keith froze and then fainted. After we got him to a hospital and after he woke up, he explained that he had a life long fear of pokemans. His lady left him after saying that he was a big sissy and such. I thought it was funny but Keith, not so much." Ellis said and smiled, having finished his story without any interruptions.
Nick looked at Ellis. Was this guy messed up in the head? "I think you mean pokemon, not pokeman but pokemon." He said.
Ellis nodded. "Yeah that was it."
Nick immediately looked away, embarrassed. How did he know what pokemon was? "Uh great story Ellis…" He mumbled, trying to change the subject. "It's getting dark, let's climb a tree and rest." He suggested.
Ellis shook his head. "Can't, broken wrist, remember'?" He said and raised his swollen left wrist.
"Damn, that's right…" Nick mumbled. He noticed and fallen tree leaning up on another tree. "Hey, try walking up that tree. I'll help you up." He said to Ellis.
Ellis nodded and started to walk up the fallen tree. He was trying to be careful not slip but he was a bit clumsy at the moment. He wobbled and then felt him slip off the side.
Nick was right behind Ellis and saw him slip. He reached over to grab him before he fell and in his haste, he didn't look to where he put his hands.
Ellis blushed when he felt Nick grab and steady him. "Er, uh, thanks bud…" He mumbled. Nick's hands were firmly holding onto Ellis's hips.
Nick blushed then quickly let go. "No problem…" He mumbled and scratched the back of his head. "I would guess you would do the same for me…"
Ellis nodded and made his way to the top of the tree. He climbed into the other tree and sat down between two branches. Nick sat down next to him. "If we can get up here 'cause of that there tree, then wouldn't other zombies be able to?" He asked.
Nick nodded. "Yeah but that's why I'm gunna do this." He said and then kicked the rotting, fallen tree to the side. It gave the tree enough momentum to fall flat on the ground. "Were safe, try to sleep." Nick said and then rested his head against the tree trunk and closed his eyes.
Ellis nodded and copied Nick.
