Chapter 46 The Train Ride

Authors notes: finally the last chapter of the blood harvest segment, here we go.

The group sat in silence as the train sped away from the Millhaven base where they had been the previous night, Zoey, Louis and Francis were in the back while Bill was in the front driving. They were speechless, everything that had happened since they had got to Millhaven had been a massive shock to all of them even Bill with his questionable judgment to leave a doctor and two soldiers behind to their deaths. They were carriers of the green flu, they didn't show symptoms but they could still infected other non immune survivors that why they weren't taken to the safe zone. Zoey had been gutted when she had learnt that her own father may have been immune to the virus as well, and that her shooting him may have never needed to have happened. Louis and Francis chose to remain quiet on the subject of bill leaving people behind as it was obvious Zoey was extremely angry right now. The girl looking out a window as the train sped through a town running over everything in its path, she was furious how could bill be soo selfish and uncaring to a doctor off all people.

Bill on the other hand didn't have anything to say, he now had a plan to get them away from the infected once and for all, no infected, no CEDA, no military, just the 4 of them on a island where nothing could bother them ever again. The was going to get them to the Florida Keys, so they would never have to fight for their lives ever again, sure they would have to occasionally look for supplies but that could be done much later once they had secured a island and made it their home. He made a promise he would keep them safe and he wasn't going to break it now, no matter what bad things happened to them, he now had a clear goal and he was going to see it through to the end, nothing not even his own life was worth more. That didn't mean his actions weren't questioned, he had left a doctor and 2 soldiers to die, and Zoey especially wasn't taking it very well, even Louis the positive man that he was wasn't taking it well and currently didn't have anything positive to say at all as the train continued on down the tracks. "This whole situation is just full of shit, I hope you have a good plan in mind Bill cus at the moment I don't really wanna go anywhere or do anything" Francis said as Bill spoke back loudly so they could hear him. "I have got a plan, we gonna head to the Florida Keys, occupy one of the islands and live there for the rest of our lives" he said sharply as they were all taken back by his bluntness and his plan.

"Your kidding me right that is your plan, we left all those people behind for this plan, are you kidding me bill, all those soldiers dead just so you could take us to a stupid island in the middle of nowhere" Zoey said angrily standing up and walking into the front cabin where the old man was sat. "Zoey I know what I did may not have been morally right but I did it for the right reason" he said quietly not wanting to argue with the colleague girl. "Are you kidding me! All those people gone just so we could escape, how many more would you let die just to keep us out of danger!?" She asked furiously. "All of them..." he said quietly as she stared in utter disbelief, "after what happened at Millhaven I now understand our place in this world and it ain't living with them, we have to survive on our own, and no one not even the army is coming for us now" he said gruffly. She was shocked more than she had ever been in her life, the lives of her family, her best friend in the whole world Sam from back in Fairfield all gone just so she could be placed in the care of a old man like Bill. She went back to the front stomping with every step as she retook her seat opposite Francis and Louis looking at the window as she contemplated everything, "man I can't believe I'm saying this but I think I wanna hang out with Louis" Francis said shocked. "Well thanks man" Louis said trying to be positive in some regard, but it didn't last, he immediately adopted a look of sadness again, there was nothing positive about the situation they were in. Wether or not Bill was right remained to be seen...

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The Saint Lydia 2 had capsized off the coast of Georgia, it's occupants climbing out on to the half back of the boat, "how the hell did we end up here of all places?" Amanda cursed kicking the flag at the bag of the boat. "I told you the water was too shallow for us to get through now how are we supposed to get out of here?" John said as Amanda turned towards him with a sinister glare. "We find more survivors and use them to get a ride to the keys and then we kill them... it's as simple as that" she finished coldly, "you'd really go that far just to get out of here" he said shocked. "You damn we'll bet I would, I won't die now not to the infected, not to anyone" she said sharply as 2 hooded figures stood behind her on the back of the boat, "well it's a shame your gonna did anyway" said the male hunter wearing all black. As his sister wearing a dress smiled maliciously bearing fanged teeth as she flexed her claws as Amanda turned towards them frowning and looking shocked at the same time. "Who the hell are you too, and... wait your infected... how did you just talk?" She suddenly said shocked as was John who now had his shotgun in view.

"Don't matter to you two, you've been real bad taking things that don't belong to you, and now your gonna pay for it... with your lives" said the female hunter snickering as the male hunter raised his claws as well. "Is that so... and I'm supposed to just accept my death at the hands of 2 infected freaks, I don't think so" said Amanda raising her revolver. John raising his gun as the 2 parties stared each other down, "you wanna fight, that isn't wise you know, we know how to handle ourselves" said the male hunter as Amanda lit a cigarette. "And we don't... listen but we've come a long way through this green flu shit and I'll be damned if I die now, to you" said John raising and pumping his shotgun. Suddenly the female hunter screamed before lunging forward and slashing for Amanda, however the woman saw this coming and moved out the way, before kicking the female hunter down, that was when the brother sprung into action leaping for Amanda and swiping her away from his sister. They climbed to their feet growling aggressively as the 2 humans once again raised their weapons, "so that's how you wanna play huh, fine by me" said the sister yelling again as she charged forward as Amanda fired.

The battle kicked off as the 2 parties fired and jumped at one another, while the humans couldn't land a shot on the hunters, they kept them at bay with their fire, then both hunters went for Amanda. But she wasn't fazed, she fired 2 quick rounds nailing the male hunter in the leg, causing him to lose his momentum and crash down onto the boat. She stomped on his arm, grinning maliciously as she did so, "like I said, I'm a tough but to crack" she said before hearing a horrid slashing sound and turning around with a look of horror. John stumbled coward, blood pooling from a hole in his stomach and chest before he collapsed onto the boat, his eyes turning grey as his blood pooled underneath him. "John..." she said a tear running down her face as the female hunter grinning maliciously her claw bloody, she was taken back however as Amanda then kicked her brother into the far corner of the boat. She drew a knife before savagely staring the sister down, "your gonna regret that" she said, rage in her eyes as she lunged forward slashing for the female hunter who ducked and dodged weaving out the way.

The sister regained her composure as she realised Amanda had been blinded by her rage, she lunged forward, knocking the gun from Amanda but she then yelled in pain as Amanda slashed her arm drawing blood with the knife. Amanda stood above the downed female hunter, growling with teeth bared as she did so, Amanda went to deliver the finale blow but stomping on the female hunters head... but the male hunter had returned, knocking Amanda down. The knife being knocked off of the boat as the male hunter helped his sister to her feet who hissed angrily her eyes turning a deep shade of red, the male hunter raised his claws to strike Amanda down but was stopped as his sister nodded. The male hunter nodded and jumped from the boat going god knows where as Amanda was soft alone with the sister who approached her flexing her claws and hissing savagely, "so your a tough but to crack huh, we will see how tough you really are when I'm done with you" she said kicking Amanda inside the boat who screamed in terror.

Amanda sunk deep into the back of the cabin as the female hunter closed the door behind her, grinning maliciously as she approached the terrified woman, "I like them when they put up a fight" she said lifting Amanda and pressing her lips to the woman's. Amanda, groaned and whined through the kiss as she squirmed trying to get out of the hunters grasp as the hunter through her back down, ripping her shirt as she did so. "You can do one last thing for me before you die" she said leaping on top of the screaming scared stiff woman, "you can scream while I have my fun" she said laughing as she began to tear at Amanda's clothing. Amanda screamed as her boots and clothes were ripped up, leaving her as bare as possible without making her fully naked, the female hunter liked her lips as she delivered another kiss to the woman laying on top of her. Amanda suddenly froze as a horrible pain rushed through her stomach, the hunter had embedded her claws in them drawing a pool of blood as Amanda looked up into the hunters red eyes terrified. "Welcome to the winning team" she said bearing her teeth as she lunged forward, a loud scream of agonising pain was heard as the hunter bit deeply into Amanda's neck. Amanda continued to scream for some time as the hunter played with her, before eventually the female hunter left the boat laughing as she did so, she joined her brother on the dock smiling as the brother nodded.

"Time to return to mercy hospital, her majesty awaits us" said the male as the female nodded, zipping her hoodie back up as they walked away from the boat, Amanda had now gone silent. Soon after soft crying began to emanate from the boat as common infected on the nearby dock continued to mindlessly stumble about seeming unfazed by the sobbing which soon got louder and louder becoming more inhuman sounding by the second...

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The train had come to a complete stop and Bill had joined the others in the cabin where they had been, "alright people end of the line, nobody wander off and let's get moving, we've got a boat to find" he said. "Yeah don't wonder off, or Bill will leave you behind" Zoey said callously, "Zoey no one is being left behind" he said, "yeah sure it's just the rest of the world we can let die" she said. "Alright, let's get moving, and remember it's a sailboat we are looking for" Bill said changing the subject as Zoey and Louis left the cabin and walked outside as the sun began to rise in the sky. "Why'd we stop?" Francis asked, " we are out of track" Bill responded, "what we are not even gonna try and drive it on the ground" Francis retorted as Bill scowled, "shut your trap let's move out" he said leaving the train as Francis sighed, "I hate this plan" Francis grumbled. The group now stood outside the train outside a shipping hard on a harbour, a figure watched them from nearby on the other side of a nearby over turned boat, it had overalls on and one arm was extremely huge compared to the other which was shrivelled up like a ballon. It's skull skeletal like the flesh around it's face had gone as well as it's nose and one foot was bigger than the other, it groaned and grunted as it watched them before moving off to god knows where.

End chapter

Authors notes: at last the blood harvest segment comes to a close, and thus we begin the beginning of the end I guess. Thanks for reading and I will see you all in the next one.

Goodbye