This War of Mine: Apocalypse:

Season 2

Next chapter of my crossover story, enjoy.

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Episode 3 Part 3

With everybody gathered around, Niko began to point out locations on the map.

"Okay, we know where we've been, where we are and where we've already searched." He explained. "These locations are closest and still need to be check, so we'll split into teams of two and cover as many of them as possible."

The others nodded and Mara bit her lip.

"We need to be careful, if we do find Misha at any of these places, it'll be tricky to rescue him and..." She began to explain.

Eli cut across her however. "You're not going, neither am I, we're staying here."

Mara turned, about to protest, the others all looked at Eli strangely.

However he had a ready excuse. "We can't all go, we need to make sure we keep everything secure here as well, what if something happens?"

Mara grimaced, knowing full well that such thoughts were in fact the last thing on Eli's mind, but for him to come up with a reasonable excuse, she knew she couldn't protest that.

"Hmm, I suppose you've got a point, alright then. So, we need people to stay behind?" Niko remarked.

In the end aside from Eli and Mara, as well as Grozdan and the kids, Arica opted to remain behind as well. The others meanwhile readied weapons and began to head out on their search.


Sitting dejectedly on the front porch, watching over the kids as they played, Mara sighed sadly. Grozdan, Arica, Eli and Cveta were busy working on the farm, Eli reluctantly of course.

'I'm stuck here, while Misha is out there, held captive by someone...' Mara thought dejectedly to herself. 'Eli knows it too, he's doing this to keep me under his thumb...oh Misha, please hold on baby, we'll find you, I promise.'

She prayed fervently for Misha to be okay, for them to recover him safely. All she wanted was to hold him again, to comfort him and let him know that she was there for him. It was still strange to her how, in such a short space of time, she had grown to love the boy like a mother would and how he, in turn, began showing the same affection a son would to his mother, towards her.

"You seemed trouble, my dear?"

She started and turned to see Anton standing there, smiling kindly to her.

"Oh, I..." She began but then sighed. "Yeah, I am. I just feel so...useless. I mean..."

Anton sat down, looking at her worriedly. "This boy who is missing, he's important to you?"

"He's like a son to me, I've only known him a short time and yet..." She burst out.

Anton however smiled gently. "Yes, I understand. So, your worries are natural of course."

"Yeah, but, I just wish I could do something." She explained. "Instead I'm stuck here, feeling so, useless while waiting for everybody else to come back. To see if they found him, instead of being out there searching for him."

"It's hard, but there is little we can do about it now. What we need to do is consider carefully what we have for the future." He told her.

She managed a small smile, appreciated the old man for taking time out of his day to try and help soothe her worries.

They sat in silence for a while then Anton spoke again.

"It's funny spending time on this farm. I was never meant to run it you know." He said. "It was part of the family, going back years. I however had my heart set on being a mathematician. But then, times changed, things changed and I ended up here...funnily enough, I don't regret a second of it."

Mara was surprised by this. "Really, I would've thought…?"

"No, I don't. What about you?" He replied.

"I...I wanted to be a teacher, for elementary school students..." She revealed after a brief hesitation. "But well, I guess everybody's dreams have changed or been destroyed by all this..."

Anton nodded and then Mara tensed when she saw Eli hurrying up.

Luckily however all he said was. "They're coming back."

He then turned and headed back down off the porch. Anxiously Mara stood and followed him. Soon they all gathered as everybody returned. But to Mara's dismay, they all had the same news. No sign of Misha, or someone who could have caught him, at any of the locations. Only Walkers and some supplies they had brought back with them.

"Where are Niko and Roman?" Mara wondered as she looked around.

Zlata sighed. "I guess, they're still looking."

Mara bit her lip, but held onto desperate hope that they would succeed where the others could not.


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