It had been 6 hours since Colin was arrested for suspected murder. Alison at the dinner table in Sonatra's home with the other plants that were at Sonatra's home.
Alison glared at her parents while she also began to feel worried for Pete. She may be mad at him but he was dead, she would never forgive herself. Sonatra frowned,
she could see Alison was beginning to feel worried about Pete so she said.
"I may not have been around Pete as long as you, Alison. But in my short time around him I've learnt he's tough and won't let himself go down until you and Desmond are safe." Alison smiled weakly at Sonatra before saying.
"I'm going back to the graveyard if he isn't back soon." Desmond and Sonatra frowned while Desmond said.
"If you're going mum, I'm going..." Alison cut her son off and said in her 'it's final' voice.
"No you aren't!" She began to tear up as she said. "If I find your father dead, then you die...I don't know how I would go on." The tears threatened to flow as she thought of the possible outcomes. Desmond looked down, he didn't want to argue with his mum. Calamity patted Desmond's back and said.
"I will protect Desmond...if he goes." Benard looked up from his food and said in a agreement.
"And so will I." Ali smiled and said.
"And so shall I." Alison smiled weakly. But what Petunia and Lou said shocked everyone in the table.
"We wish to meet our to be son in law and make it up to you, Alison. So we are also coming." Alison stared at her parents in disbelief and Sonatra said.
"I suppose I should come as well...seems like fun." Alison looked around the table and smiled her biggest grin at them all. She ended up saying.
"Well then, I suppose we all could go after dinner." The lot of them cheered before returning to the food set before them.
Pete stuck his head out of the cell he was in and looked around, only one other cell was occupied. The cell opposite his was occupied by a savage looking human that never looked up as they said in a parched, gruff voice.
"Aren't you going to shoot me? That's the only reason you're in that cell is to kill me." Pete frowned and said.
"Why would I kill you?" The human snorted and said.
"Don't play ignorant weed. Just finish me off already." Pete frowned harder and said.
"I'm not a weed and I'm not here to kill you. It's plant law to never hurt a human." The guards at the end of the hall laughed while the human finally looked at Pete and said in shock.
"Well if you let Rosy slap you without trying to hurt her, I suppose it was either shock or actual goodwill that stopped you." One of the guards used the butt of their rifle to knock Pete's head back into his cell. Pete growled at the human but didn't shoot, it wasn't worth breaking the law over. Half an hour later, the door at the end of the hall opened and Rosy, her father and the paleontologist walked towards Pete's cell. The paleontologist opened the cell and Alexi grabbed Pete. The group then went through the giant base that was bustling with both zombies and humans into the office that Pete had first woken up in. The office was the same, dark, dingy, the only difference being that the blood that had stained the room had been cleaned.
Alexi chained Pete to the seat again and asked.
"Are you willing to co-operate now?" Pete glared at the Arctic Trooper before asking.
"What happens if I co-operate?" The Arctic Trooper laughed and said.
"I won't beat the grass out of you...straight away." Pete growled and said.
"Fine then. What do you want to know?" Alexi smirked and asked.
"Why were you knocked out in the graveyard?" Pete frowned and said.
"I was betrayed by my bro...an old friend." Alexi also frowned and said.
"Must hurt being betrayed by the ones that you put your trust? At least you know how I felt when the browncoats walked into my home." Pete growled again and said.
"I wasn't old enough to fight that night so don't take your anger out on me! My father died trying to protect you!" Alexi slapped Pete and yelled at him.
"I KNOW! YOU DON'T THINK I WOULD FEEL SLIGHTLY GUILTY KNOWING THE FEW OF YOU WHO REALLY STOOD UP FOR ME DIED?! WHEN I FOUND OUT ROSY WAS BORN THE NIGHT BEFORE I DIED,
I WAS THE HAPPIEST AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PROTECT HER!" Pete interrupted the mad zombie and said.
"I know how that feels. When I found out I was a father I made a vow to never let my child be hurt and...I failed in the first two days...I still haven't forgiven myself."
Alexi stopped and looked into the bloodied peashooters eyes and saw something he hadn't seen before in another creature, true compassion. Pete looked into the zombies eyes and saw that the zombie still had feelings. Rosy looked at her father and said in a concerned voice.
"Pa? What's wrong?" Alexi looked away from Pete and asked.
"Rosy come here, please." Rosy walked over and Alexi continued. "Look into his eyes. What do you see?" Rosy looked into Pete's eyes and stepped back in shock before saying.
"NO! It can't be! P-Plants shouldn't feel compassion and hurt..." She never finished her sentence, she was too busy trying to calm herself down. Alexi frowned and said.
"So you aren't lying? You really do have a family to protect." Pete smiled weakly and said.
"Yes. I hope they don't come looking for me, it's too dangerous, things are changing...and it doesn't look good for me and my family."