Follow Your Heart

by Seanchaidh

Rated T because it's a thriller. Set years after the end of the Tribe, it is not essential to have any knowledge of the series to read this, other than that the original series was a post-apocalyptic drama. Parts vary greatly in length. 34 parts in total.

21. Part 21

Part 21

On Alice's advice, the group had moved before first light. The old mall was no longer a safe place to meet. It certainly wasn't a safe place for Zac and Paul to stay during the day. Now they trekked up the hill to the farm in the pale moonlight. The smaller groups they had split into to avoid suspicion had regrouped once they were outside the city perimeter. As they neared the farm, and dawn crept over the hillside, Alice opened the door and ushered everyone inside. Helena, Ryan and their son Con were the last to arrive. Alice let the boy and his mother through, then stood in the doorway, in front of Ryan.

"We'll be needing a guard," she said, then slammed the door in his face.

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Jack and Leo had left as soon as Jack had made up his mind to do so; now, as the sun was rising, they were well on their way to their destination. Jack, being City Leader, had the only car still running in the city: it was Zoot's old police car. As the vehicle trundled along the old road, Jack leant forward to speak to his driver.

"Put your foot down, Denver!" he yelled, " We want to arrive before nightfall!"

"Yes sir!" Denver replied, pressing his foot down hard on the accelerator pedal.

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"He's gone!" Alice shouted angrily from the stairs into her cellar.

"Typical!" said Helena sarcastically.

"Watch it!" Alice warned, re-emerging from the cellar door into the large farmhouse kitchen.

"No fighting!" cried Amber, taking charge the way she had done so many years ago.

"Yeah," said Zac from his mother's side, "We're all on the same side here!"

"Where do you think Denver's gone?" Lex cut in.

"He'll have run off to his Lord-and-Master Jack!" Helena snapped, "He always was just like his father!"

"Hey!" cried Alice, rounding on her, "That's MY son you're talking about!"

"Yeah and your son is one of our biggest problems right now!"

"Oh I know what YOUR biggest problem is!"

"YEAH?"

"YEAH!"

"SHUT UP!" the cry came from the corner of the room, from Con, "Both of you! Just shut up! I do know what you're fighting about! Don't you know that's not important now! This is important! Getting rid of the guy who has been getting rid of all your friends over the past ten and more years! Getting rid of the madman that is ruling this city! That is what is important! Not some age old feud!"