AN: this chapter I've been planning for a long time but since Loke is dead. And I already know who the next villain will be. I'm taking a break from villains. So yeah. Btw I just got into Another show, American Horror Story. And just finished season 1 so no spoils please!
| Riley POV |
I woke up one morning and looked at Fate, who was nuzzled in my arm
. I turned and saw Lyon, awake and sharpening his knife. I stood, and went over by Lyon.
"Couldn't sleep?" I yawned.
"No." Lyon looked away. "I've been thinking..."
"About?" I asked.
"Camp Haven..." Lyon looked at me dead in the eyes. "We need to go back."
"What? It was overrun last time we saw it!" I stared at him, in shock and disbelief.
"I know! God, I know... We lost Emily there, and we lost Quinn, and..." He broke off, emotions welling up in him. He continued after a minute. "We need to go. I need to go!"
"Why...?" I looked at him.
"it's been killing me for a while." Lyon began. "Fox. I need something to remember her by. A photograph. We left it where we slept, when the herd came. It was taken on our first date by the waiter. Riley I can't go alone. I can't risk it! If the herd remains and sees me, if some other group claimed it and sees me, I'll die. I can't risk it! Please."
"A whole herd came in, Lyon! You aren't thinking rationally! They probably trampled it, destroyed it!" I looked at Lyon as he shook his head, obviously fully intent on risking his hide for a photograph.
"I just need something! Some... Some closure!" Lyon was pleading. "Riley, you more than anyone can understand wanting closure, because you never got it. Tiffany?"
"Darren shot her." I looked down. "I was too weak to."
"So, you understand. Right? Like I do. Wanting closure. I had a little, when I shot her myself. But I need more. Some... Material possession she held dear. Please, Riley!" Lyon pleaded, and I sighed.
"Fine. I'll help. If it were Fate, I'd want closure too." I nodded.
"Bring everyone. Blake, Sky, Fate, everyone." Lyon said after me as I walked off.
"Okay." I nodded to him.
"Riley?" I heard Fate look at me as I sat down beside her. "I heard your and Lyons chat..."
"What about it?" I looked away.
"We are really going back?" Fate looked at me.
"No choice. If I were in his shoes I'd go alone if I had to." I sighed and kissed her forehead. "It'll be okay, I promise..."
"I trust you..." Fate smiled weakly.
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We started heading back to Camp Haven. As we reached the front doors they were still smashed in, and a few stragglers remain but other than that it seemed empty.
We drew our guns and fired on each and every straggler we saw.
"Find the closure, you guys. Me and Sky will keep watch." Blake spoke and went to the front gate.
"Why did you volunteer me..." Sky mumbled, but followed Blake.
"I'll help you, Lyon." Matt followed Lyon, with Fate following and motioning for me to go with them.
"John, Emma, Violet, go check out the houses. Find anything useful.
Carina, go stand on watch with Blake and Sky." I ordered.
As we were looking in Lyon and Fox's old room, Lyon gasped in joy and picked up the photo. It was nearly untouched.
"that looks mint..." Matt mumbled.
"How the hell is it so... Clean?" Fate whispered.
As Lyon went to answer, Carina, blake, and Sky ran in.
"Giant herd. Coming." Carina gasped.
"what the hell do we do!?" Fate looked at me.
"get Violet, John, and Emma. And leave. Their in one of the houses." I answered.
"Let's hurry." Blake spoke as he ran out, to find them.
"damn it, Blake! Wait!" Sky ran after him.
"Their too hasty. Damn it!" Carina stomped her foot, and followed them.
"Let's go." I ordered as we followed them out.
:: ::
"Violet! John! Emma!" We were calling their names.
Violet came out of one of the houses carrying a crate of damned foods. John followed with a crate of ammo, Emma in last with a jug of water.
"What's wrong?" John asked.
"A giant herd, coming here." Lyon answered.
"What!? We have to go!" Violet reached for her gun.
"Drop the ammo, food, and water. It'll only slow you down." I called.
"Let's go." Blake called. "We have to hurry, it'll be here any minute."
"Let's." Lyon agreed.
We went to the front Gate and saw the herd closing in.
"Shit..." Lyon mumbled.
"The forest! Go go go!" I ordered. "Now! We aren't getting separated again!"
No one complained and headed to the dense forest. It was about half way through we lost the herd.
"Guys." I breathed. "We can stop..."
"Shit..." Matt breathed.
"What's up, Matthew?" Emma looked at him.
"Blake... Sky... Their missing!" Matt gasped.
"What? They must've gotten separated when we ran..." Fate breathed.
"We have to go find them!" Violet pleaded.
"No! Their dead or their gone. Or on their way back. But we can't risk losing anyone else!" I spat.
"We have to at least try, Riley!" Fate pleaded.
"No. It's a sucide mission! Just like this was!" I clinched my fists but turned to Lyon. "No offense. You couldn't of known.
"It's still my fault." Lyon looked down.
"No. It's not. They knew the risk. I asked each and every one of you if you wanted to come. They agreed and were fully comfortable with the risk." I looked at everyone. "We are going back. Now. Their on their back probably."
"Riley. So you're just cutting our losses? Whatever. Fine. Let's go." Fate scoffed and crossed her arms, walking off.
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| Blake POV |
"We lost them..." Sky gasped as Infected blocked our path and the others kept running not noicing we fell behind.
"We can't call for help. The other Infected will hear... We have to go another way!" I grabbed her hand, and we ran past the Infection and ran another way.
As we ran, we got completely surrounded. All seemed loss. I looked around and held Sky close.
Just then the sound of helicopter blades sounded and I looked to see a rope ladder drop out of a helicopter beside us.
"Get on!" The person inside called. "Hurry!"
"Can we trust him?" Sky asked.
"We have to." I mumbled and climbed up with her behind me and when we were in we pulled the rope into the copter and soared into the sky.
AN: CLIFF HANGER! And so you know, blake and sky will be out of this story and missing for a while.
