Trapped in Apocalypse Chapter 9
Michael practically dragged Kate along through the secret tunnel.
"Where does this lead?" Kate asked.
"Fort Point. I have a carriage there. We can take it to a safe place." Michael said.
"The Sanctuary?"
"Not exactly." He replied.
As they reached the end of the tunnel, Miss Mead handed them gas masks. Kate and Michael put them on. Michael made sure Kate's was on right.
They left the tunnel, entering the outside world. It was covered in mist and ash.
Michael led them to a nearby carriage. There were infected horse around the fort. Michael used his powers to wrangle up two of them.
Michael sat across from Kate in the carriage. Miss Mead sat outside the carriage, steering the horses. He tightened the doors and took off his mask. Kate followed him.
"Where are we going?" Kate asked him. Her face tensed up.
"We are going to a place that survived the missiles." He said.
"And where's that? Underground again?"
"So much more survived the bombs that you realize. I have a working laptop. The internet still works, not that there is much news, but you can send emails-"
"To who? Everyone is dead." Kate said, hopelessly.
"Not everyone, apparently." He muttered. He looked down at her belly again.
Kate sat up. "Why do you keep doing that?"
"Doing what?"
"Looking at-Michael do you know someone?"
"I know a lot-"
"Michael." She said. Her face looked desperate.
"I think you already know."
"I need you to say it." She said.
"Why?"
She grit her teeth. "Because it's impossible."
He smiled at her. "It happened."
"Yesterday." Kate said. "How could you even know? How could this even be possible? I-" she stopped herself. "I can't be..."
"Kate," he held her wrists, "You are pregnant, with my child."
Kate's face sunk. She leaned back. "No. It's impossible."
"You keep saying that. Even tubes can be untied."
"No, that's not what I mean." She said. She place her head on her hand resting on the carriage.
He sat up in the carriage. "I'm surprised you don't feel anything yet."
"Feel what?" Kate asked. "If that's true, they would only be a day along."
He smirked again and looked up at the wall of the carriage.
"What the hell is happening?" Luke asked, watching the scene. "How can she be pregnant? None of this is real?"
Sammie smiled, "it will all work out."
"This isn't even how the season was supposed to go. The witches and Michael have their big showdown right there at the outpost." Luke said.
"They're finally changing things..." Sammie said. "Just in time for the end."
"You have to end this now!" Luke said. "She can't have a child that isn't even real."
Sammie started up at Kate's screen, lost in a trance.
The remaining witches were all gathered in the library of the outpost. Cordelia blew some dust on Hannah, Mallory, and Coco, restoring their memories.
Hannah hugged Mallory, Cordelia, and Mertyl. "Oh I missed you. I was so confused without you there. I had to learn how to wire a fan."
"Better you than me." Madison commented.
Suddenly, Hannah fell to her knees.
Cordelia kneeled down with her. "What's wrong?"
"Harry's dead." Hannah said.
Cordelia held her. She wrapped her arms around her and held the back of her head. "I know dear."
Mallory looked around the room. "What happened to Kate?"
Cordelia stood up. "When was the last time you saw her?"
"She was at the party." Coco said.
"Everyone ate an apple." Mallory said.
"Then why isn't she here?" Dinah asked.
Hannah looked guilty. "Uh, I have some good news and bad news." She declared.
Madison folded her arms. "What?"
"Please give us the good news." Mertyl said.
"I'm pretty sure she's alive." Hannah said.
Dinah narrowed her eyes at her.
"What makes you pretty sure?" Coco asked. "Did you see something?"
"No, but I heard something." Hannah said. She took a deep breath. "Kate and I lost our memories of the last few years. We didn't know Michael was evil. We've never even met him before yesterday."
"Get on with it." Dinah said.
"With Miss Venable's rules, we were all... deprived. It's been a long 18 months." Hannah continued.
"It had been." Coco said. "50 shades can only do so much."
"When Kate had her interview..." Hannah said, "She slept with Michael."
"Oh my God!" Madison said.
"He's straight?" Coco asked.
Dinah looked impressed.
"Oh for goodness sake." Mertyl said. She put her face in her hand.
"Shit." Mallory said.
Cordelia looked down, closing her eyes. She looked very disturbed. After a moment she stood up straight with her head held high. "If Michael took her with him, it must mean that he cares about her. That's good. That will keep her alive."
"She has no idea." Mallory said, shaking her head.
"Kate said she had a vision of him saving Misty and Queenie... she thought he was this savior." Hannah said.
"She had a vision? She still have her powers, even with the spell." Mertyl said.
"Now we have a new mission." Cordelia said. "First, we need to find Michael. Second, we need to retrieve Kate and restore her memories."
Four days later
Kate and Michael put the gas masks back on as the carriage stopped. He got out first and helped her out.
Kate looked at their destination and filled with dread. With the masks, they couldn't talk. She reluctantly walked with him into the murder house.
