Chapter 51 The Barge
Authors notes: let's keep this story train moving people, cho, cho.
The group spent a minute ensuring Louis was capable of walking even though his injury did look pretty bad, "Louis son, you ok to keep moving, if not I'll get Francis to stay here with you and me and Zoey we'll go find a boat and come back for you?" Bill asked but Louis declined waving his hand. "No way man we stick together I'll be fine once I get moving again" he said, "alright then stay close let's get moving there's gotta be a sailboat around here somewhere" Bill said as Louis nodded. "Since we can't find a sailboat why don't we just go back and see if the train floats?" Francis asked wearing at Bill's patience, "we'll find one son don't you worry about that" Bill simply said leading the way past buildings and left behind vehicles. Soon enough they came across a construction and mining area, where they found some piles and left behind ammo which they gratefully took. Then came a problem, to their left was a large barge that looked as though it was abandoned, "hey captain bill can we take this ship?" Francis asked. "Do you even know how to pilot that thing Francis?" He simply said, "none the less if we get on that barge we can greet across to the main land on the other side of the river" he said.
The group spotted a garbage Shute leading to the barge up a large pile of ash and crumbs, "up this pile of shit" Francis said climbing up, everyone loudly grunted as the climb up the pile hurt like hell especially Louis with his newly acquired leg injury. Then something really bad happened, as they approached the top of the pile a pack of crows became startled by their presence and took to the skies cawing as they did so as the wail of a horde sounded, "god damn horse shit birds!" Bill shouted. The infected began to emerge from everywhere even the barge itself, "everyone into the Shute go, go, go!l he shouted tossing a bile bomb back down the pile of crap distracting the infected for some time. They charged through the Shute gunning at infected as they did so, dropping down onto the barge bill spotted the way forward at the far end of the ship, "run to the bow!" He said as infected began to emerge from the lower deck of the ship. The group ruined and gunned Francis tossing a Molotov behind them, unaware of a charger up ahead which roared as it charged for them, Louis and bill moving out the way buy Francis being caught and taken back by the dangerous infected.
He yelled out as it went to slam him only for 3 precise shot to its skeletal head to silence it forever releasing him he turned around to see a boat full of infected chasing for him. He screamed like a girl as he ran towards his allies who assisted in gunning down the remaining infected that were chasing after them, "quickly across the second boat I can see the mainland" Bill said holding the infected back as his colleagues ran across the boat to the other side. Once they were all across he tossed one last pipe bomb before running across to join his friends on the other side. "Alright there's gotta be a sailboat around here somewhere, we gonna find it get to the keys and build ourselves a little piece of paradise" he said as he lead the way over some boxes out into a Main Street somewhere back in the mainland. "There's a saferoom in that building over there" Louis said limping slightly but still being able to keep up thanks to some medical treatment from Zoey and some pain pills.
The group navigated the street entering the building and into the safe house, once they were inside they sealed the door before all sitting in various places around the safe house thinking for a while. This was it they were really going to escape the mainland and never have to fight infected ever again, which surprisingly they were mostly grateful for...
End chapter
Authors notes: we are now getting close to the port finale and the end of the sacrifice, thanks for reading and I will see you all in the next one.
Goodbye