This War of Mine: Apocalypse:
Season 2
Next chapter of my crossover story, enjoy.
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Episode 4 Part 4
Arriving at the necessary location the group took a careful look around.
"Plenty of space, no Walkers nearby and we'll have plenty of warning of them coming." Eli mused. "Alright, this'll work."
He turned to the others, nodding to Roman.
"Okay, we'll get set up, get the targets and the weapons ready." He stated at last.
Roman agreed and they quickly got to work while the others prepared themselves too, ready for their firearms training. The steely glint in Mara's eyes spoke of her determination to succeed here.
'I need to get stronger, I can't depend on Eli anymore, he's proven that. I need to be able to protect myself and Misha. I need to be able to save Misha.' She thought to herself.
Seeing that look in her eyes, Eli narrowed his eyes. He wasn't liking this, but with all the others around he couldn't reasonably stop Mara. It chafed against him, he needed her compliant, dependant on him. If she learned how to shoot, it would ruin that. Still he kept his anger under control as they prepared to begin.
"Okay, we're ready." He said. "Now you have to be careful, this is more difficult than it looks."
Roman then added. "Let's not forget we're just dealing with targets here. It's gonna be a lot more difficult and dangerous when dealing with actual Walkers."
It was clear from their expressions that everyone was taking this seriously at least.
So they began giving the group instructions and, once they had taken everything in, they took their guns, making sure they were loaded and ready. Roman and Eli checked on their grips and to make sure they were standing properly and finally, with some final instructions they gave the word.
"Okay, start."
With that the group began to shoot at their targets, Roman and Eli walked along, checking on everyone, offering instructions and advice to ensure they improved. It didn't take long for them to notice the most definite improvements in two of those being trained.
"Arica, Grozdan, good work." Roman remarked. "You're doing extremely well. You might be ready for more advanced training."
He looked towards Eli who sighed.
Shrugging he replied. "We'll see."
He fought to keep his expression neutral as he watched Mara.
'Urgh, how can she be…?' He thought angrily.
Despite everything, Mara was proving to be a fast learner, managing to catch up quickly to Grozdan and Arica.
'Those two are kids and they are still...urgh, but Mara, she can't...' He thought bitterly.
But it was no use, it was clear that their lessons were going to start paying off sooner, perhaps they would indeed offer more advanced lessons. But for now, they were getting better, ready to face the Walkers with more skills than before, to give them a better chance.
Meanwhile, looking around carefully, hiding behind a tree, trying to keep his breathing under control, Misha clung to the hope that had sprung inside him since escaping.
'I...I can do this, if I can get to the road, I can find signs and get to the highway, I can find Mara and the others hopefully. They wouldn't go away and leave me.' He told himself.
Letting that fill him with as much courage as he could muster, he took a deep breath. He couldn't stall anymore, there weren't any Walkers around and he had to move. So, ready now, he slipped out from behind the tree and began to run as fast as he could in the direction of the road. He weaved through the trees and his heart leapt as he saw the road. Then it all broke apart as something hit him hard and he fell to the ground. He struggled, desperate as he realized he was being pinned down.
Then it got worse. "Trying to escape, cutie, I don't think so."
"No, no!" He cried.
Florian had caught him again and soon forced Misha's hands behind his back before tying them tightly again.
"I don't know where you thought you were going, but now you're going back where you belong." Florian told him. "Naughty, naughty little boy."
With that he forced Misha to his feet and began forcing him back to the hideout. Misha's despair filled him, his chance had vanished and he was a prisoner once more.
End of chapter, a sudden twist of fate, read and review please.
