Chapter 3: Fireflies & Catalina Island

Abby was resting on her bed in her Giant Room in The Avalon Hotel. She was exhausted from pushing her body to the limits in her daily exercising routines. After she and Lev were enslaved and eventually rescued and spared by a grieving Ellie, her body was badly damaged and sunburned due to The Rattlers leaving her and Lev to suffer from The Climate's Elements. She had gained back her normal and trademark muscular physique as well as grown her hair back into her normal fishtail braid. "Fuck. This took forever. I'm gonna kill a few of those Rattler Assholes just because. Those assholes made me starve. SunBurn." Abby thought about the satisfaction of killing or torturing a few Rattlers.

"And may she guide you..." Lev was in The living room proportion of their Avalon Hotel room/home on Catalina Island. He may not have been a Seraphite anymore, but he still has some of his beliefs intact and always and will always pray to his Seraphite Prophet.

"Lev, why do you have to uhh pray so loudly?" Abby was slightly annoyed by his Seraphite Praying.

"I couldn't concentrate with your loud training Abby."

"Well why didn't you tell me that Lev? I would've quieted down. Geez."

"Sorry Abby."

"It's fine Lev." After that, Lev went back to praying to his Seraphite prophet. He had a mural and ritual set up after his prophet. Abby just looked at her body in a mirror that was there for her. The newly rebuilt and healthier Firefly was very much satisfied with her long, hard and grueling training ever since becoming escaping The Rattlers and herself and Lev becoming Fireflies.

"Looks pretty fucking nice." Abby said this under her breath. "Come on Lev, let's check in." Abby was already dressed in her trademark clothing as was Lev. Lev grabbed his trusty Bow and Arrow he'd kept with him at all times.

"May she guide me through the storm...may she keep me calm." Lev said The Seraphite Prayer he and The Seraphites would say before engaging in combat. He then grabbed his Bow and Arrow before he and Abby left their home/room in The Avalon Hotel. Abby shut the door to her room. While in The Hallway, they saw their fellow Firefly Members walking back and forth.

"Morning Miss Abby. Good day Mr Lev." One of the soldiers greeted Abby and Lev while walking by. Abby simply replied back while Lev didn't say anything.

"Hey."

"..."

"Is this what The Old World was like?" Lev went on, "With all of this?"

"I don't know Lev, I wasn't born in Pre Outbreak World. But I can say that it wasn't like this that's for sure."

"Oh."

"Yea." Abby and Lev saw more soldiers in the hallways of The Avalon Hotel as the walked past. They all had rifles and and pistols with them. Lev was still somewhat uneasy about this even though they've been Fireflies for a while. Lev preferred to hide near Abby whenever he walked by the intimidating armed soldiers. "Hey it's okay, they won't hurt you." As Abby and Lev passed by more of their fellow Fireflies, they enter the staircase and begin heading down to the exit of the 4 Floor 15 Room Hotel Building.

"Are we gonna kill people like The Seraphites and Wolves do?"

"The Scars and WLF have their ways, Fireflies have their own ways. Lev, we'll be fine." After being reassured by Abby, Lev stopped asking a time of questions about The Fireflies, Seraphites and The WLF. They passed by more Fireflies trying to move up and down the staircases of The Avalon Hotel. Abby thought about how The Fireflies are as large, thriving and powerful as The Washington Liberation Front, The Seraphites and The Jackson Community. She knew a lot of people have been joining The newly rebuilt Fireflies ever since they had first joined them and as well as the days that followed. There were women, young and small children, teenagers and people the ages of Abby and Lev. They had made it to the lobby of The Avalon Hotel after some time had passed. There were two Fireflies, about the same size as Abby and carrying Assault Rifles awaiting her. There was one Firefly at the front desk.

"Abby. Going to check out I presume?"

"Yea. I'm gonna go with these two for routine patrols around the beach."

"Good. take Lev to the class on Step Beach. Their learning craftsmanship today."

"Good."

"But Ab.-"

"Lev, you'll be fine. There's kids your age there and besides, I'm not gonna put you in harm's way. If you need me, you'll know where I'll be at."

"Please Abby, don't make me go there."

"Lev, you'll be fine, trust me..."

"Fine." Lev stopped arguing and decided to go to The Fireflies Craftsmanship Class on Step Beach.

"Can I have my bag?"

"There you go." The Firefly Soldier handed over Abby's Backpack. She strapped it on and took out a Pistol she had in it. She reloaded it just in case something happened. The Soldier at the front desk then handed her a Double Barrow Shotgun.

"Thanks."

"Take care."

"You to, come on Lev, let's go." Abby and Lev proceeded to walk with the two soldiers that came looking for Abby out onto the streets of Catalina Island.

"You think the Rattlers are gonna try some shit again?" The 1st Firefly soldier asked Abby and his comrade.

"Those guys are pretty fucking stupid if you ask me. Every time they come down here on their boats, they always get their asses wiped out." Abby added her opinion on The Rattlers easy defeats at the hands of The Fireflies.

"I remember torturing this one Rattler asshole a while back...stabbed him in his god damn knee before choking him out and dumping his body in the water." The 2nd Firefly added onto his comrades opinions that The Rattlers were nothing but a bunch of pussies. As Lev, Abby and The Two Other Fireflies that were with him walked down Whittley Ave, Lev saw tones of Fireflies in the overgrown, but intact streets of Catalina Island. They saw tones and tones of Fireflies and Firefly Citizens/Civilians in the streets. Abandoned stores had been turned into thriving businesses. It looked like they had never even been affected by The CBI Outbreak. There were hundreds of people with tables outside selling/trading things upon Weapons, Ammo, Clothes, Melee Weapons, Food, Water, Alcoholic Beverages and among other things. While outside, they had passed by the other nearby Now Firefly Owned Hotels such as Hotel Catalina, Catalina's Courtyard Garden Suits, Bueno Vista, Hotel Metropole, Catalina Island Inn, Bellanca Hotel and etc. There were fully grown Fruit and Vegetable Crops/Gardens almost every where growing more than enough fruit and vegetables. Abby, Lev and the two soldiers arrived at The 6/Six street intersect leading down 6 Different Streets, including the one they were on. The was a Firefly everywhere in sight.

"Abby...let's take the kid down St Catherine Way. Step Beach is right down there."

"Okay." The 3 Fireflies and Lev proceeded down St Catherine Way towards Step Beach, where the Craftsmanship Class would be at, practicing how to make various handheld weapons.

"After I'm done with Guarding and Patrolling, I'm going take me a shit tone of rest for the next day." The 1st Firefly expressed how much exhaustion he went through on a daily basis with Lookouts, Guard Duties and Patrols.

"Fuck yea...I can agree." Abby added.

"Amen to that." The 2nd Firefly added.

"Abby, can't I just go back home? I don't wanna go with them." Lev was trying to convince Abby to let him go back to Their Home in The Avalon Hotel.

"Lev, this'll be good for you. And besides, you always stay inside anyways. We control an entire Island with tons of people and you don't interact with anybody. So hell no." Abby had once again turned down Lev's protests and pleas.

"We got a lot of new members recently." The 1st Firefly brought up that The Fireflies have gotten some new recruits.

"I heard. And I was there. Had to scan them for Infection. They were clean." The 2nd Firefly added.

"They might send us down to Santa Barbara. If they do, we're supposed to free The Slaves those assholes have. Offer them a spot with The Fireflies." Abby shared her latest information with her two comrades. They all liked the sound of extracting an attack on The Rattlers. And on the plus side, they would get new recruits from The Newly Freed Rattler Slaves.

"It'll feel real good putting a bullet or two in one of those guys skulls."

"Hell yea. They'll be sorry they fucked with us."

"Look Lev, there they are." Abby, Lev and the other two Fireflies were on Step Beach and saw another Firefly Soldier giving crafting lessons to kids that looked around the ages of 13, 14 and 15.

"Remember, these nail bombs will shred any damn thing that's standing near it. You'll wanna be careful with these damn things. You've all done a fine job at crafting some Nail Bombs! You'll need them when your in a tight spot. Whether it's Infected or other Rival Humans, these things can kick ass!" The Firefly Soldier noticed Abby, Lev and the two other Firefly soldiers standing there. "Good day Abby, Brick, Roland. What brings you three here?" All the kids that were in the class looked at Lev. Abby spoke up.

"We're dropping off my friend Lev here. We've got our patrols and lookout." The Firefly teacher nodded in approval and quickly allowed Lev to join the class.

"I see he's a Bow and Arrow user. Good. He's welcome to join us." Abby signaled for Lev to sit down with the Craftsmanship Class. Lev held on tightly to his Bow as he sat down in the sand with his fellow Fireflies in training.

"I don't like this Abby. Please don't."

"Lev you'll be fine. If you need me, I'll be at the Tuna Club guarding the boats. I'm not that far away alright. Look, I've gotta go. See you soon." Abby, Brick and Roland left Lev there to learn with The Firefly. "How do we have so many damn boats?" Abby knew that The Fireflies had an amazing high amount of Boats and Yachts scattered across Catalina Island. The Fireflies even controlled all of the docks and boat clubs around Catalina Island. They turned the entire Island into their own Main Headquarters and Home.

"Hell, even I can't believe it myself Abby. They've got The Catalina Island Yacht Club filled with patrols already. We just have to get to The Tuna Club." Brick added in.

"They've already sent out a squad to Santa Barbara. So we're out of that picture." Roland said.

"Pfft. Good. Less work for us." Abby turned to overlook the ocean of Avalon Bay. She saw numerous Firefly filled boats with armed guards ready to fend off any attacks from Rattlers or any other Hunter like groups that came onto their territory to try and attack their base/home. Abby, Brick and Roland had their weapons out. Brick and Roland with their assault rifles and Abby with her shotgun. They greeted more armed Fireflies while walking throughout Step Beach on their way to The Tuna Club. There were hand built homemade Firefly Life Guard and Lookout Towers on everywhere one The Beach. They all had the signature Firefly logo painted on them. Inside them contained Fireflies with Snipers and Hunting Rifles all on Lookout/Patrol duties for any and all foreign threats. There were kids running around and playing on the beach with their friends. After a short period of time, Abby, Brick and Roland made it to The Tuna Club, one of the many Boat and Yacht keepers throughout the place.

"We're here." Roland, Brick and Abby had arrived at The Tuna Club. They saw that a good amount of their fellow Firefly Soldiers were already there watching The Waters and Boat activity. They all had out there Guns, watching for any suspicious movements. Abby and a group of Firefly Soldiers, including Brick and Roland got into a boat, just in case they had battle enemies on the water.

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Lev was relatively quiet and didn't say anything during The Craftsmanship Class The Soldier was giving them. He thought he would be able to just sit down and watch in silence, but The Firefly man that was giving lessons decided to call him up. "Hey kid, nice bow you got there. Wanna put it to the test?" Lev looked reluctant and somewhat nervous. He initially wanted to refuse, but The other kids around him were eager to see his Marksman Skills.

"Do it Lev." One girl said.

"Come on man, you look badass." Another boy said.

"Pleasssseeeee dude." Another guy added.

"...Okay, I'll do it." Lev decided to do it, which caused him to receive claps and an ovation from The Other Kids. The Soldier that was teaching the kids had Lev stand next to him and he began showing them things you could do with a Bow and Arrow.

"Okay Listen Up! Lev here is gonna show us more cool shit we can do with a Bow and Arrow. First up, I'm going to show you all a Smoke Bomb Arrow. A Smoke Bomb Arrow is when you put a Smoke Bomb on an arrow and use it to your advantage! It can distract The Enemy by momentarily taking away his vision! Or it can be used as a flare to locate nearby allies. Lev, put that Smoke Bomb on an arrow please and show us how badass a fucking Bow and Arrow can be." Lev, nervously, put the smoke bomb on one of his arrows. He carefully lined up The Arrow for a good shot and sent it flying high into the sky, gaining sounds of impression from the other kids as the watched the Smoke Bomb Arrow explode high up in the sky, emitting a white cloud of smoke.

OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

"Well I'll be fucking damned. I've never seen an arrow shot up so high. Hey kid, you worked for Fedra in the past or something?" The Firefly teacher shockingly and jokingly asked The Skilled Arrow Marksman. Lev nervously answered the question.

"...No. what's Fedra?" The Firefly Soldier laughed, assuming Lev was joking about Fedra and giving them the big fuck you.

"Haha! Good one KID! Hey, I like you, Lev was it?"

"Yes." Lev replied. After some time, Lev was starting to come around to the other kids that were in The Class with him. He had gotten to bond with them to the point that he would sometimes perform tricks with his Bow and Arrow.

"Hey Lev." A little girl asked, "When I get older, I wanna be as cool as you." Lev although appreciated the comment wasn't sure how to go by it, so he simply just smiled and said thanks.

"Thank you."

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Abby, Brick, Roland and the 4 Other Firefly Soldiers that were guarding The Tuna Club's boats with them were having a good patrol. Abby took the time she had to think about how hard she worked to gain her normal hair and muscular physique back. She then thought about the disastrous events that had happened in Seattle. "I'm glad that I fucking left Seattle. Fuck that place." Abby then thought about her deceased friends, Nick, Jordan, Mel, Owen, Manny, Nora and Leah. She had deeply missed her Salt Lake Crew Friends. Being a Firefly made Abby feel connected to her passed away friends. And it made her feel reconnected with her father, Jerry Anderson. "I miss you dad...I miss you a lot."

"You good Abby?" Abby snapped out of her thoughts quickly.

"Yea...yea I'm good...just thinking about some stuff."

"Yo, Abby...join up in this card game, winner gets to torture the next Rattler Prisoner." One of the soldiers that was at The Tuna Club with Abby, Brick and Roland offered her to play cards with them. The wager was that whoever won, would get to torture the next Hunter/Rattler Invader that came in.

"SURE.-WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" Abby completely forgot about The Card Game when she, Brick and Roland and the other Firefly Soldiers heard loud gunshots. An alarm sounded off.

"FUCKING RATTLERRRRRSSSSSSSS!"

Abby, Brick, Roland and the 4 Fireflies that were with them looked over The Dock of The Tuna Club and saw tons of enemy boats coming towards Catalina Island. Abby and her comrades immediately got out their guns and rushed towards the boats to combat them. "Shit! We've gotta fucking move!" Abby ran the fastest out of her group. Fireflies in the lookout and lifeguard towers can be seen firing their Sniper Rifles and hunting rifles. They managed to kill a few of the opposing forces. Abby, Brick and Roland as well as the four other Fireflies jumped on two boats and immediately rushed to help the other patrols combat what they assumed were Rattlers or Hunters.

"Fuck! And my patrol was just going good today to!" One of The Fireflies on the other boat yelled loudly as he shot and killed somebody on the enemy boat. Another boat tried ram the boat Abby, Brick and Roland were on.

"Your fucking dead Fireflies!" One of the enemy members of the other faction shouted in excitement as he rammed Abby's boat back.

"Fuck! Where'd these assholes come from?!" Brick yelled at the top of his lungs as he killed an enemy that tried to snipe him up close from another boat. Abby was about to save her comrades lives. She ran and got on top of the hood of her squad's boat. She easily and swiftly pulled out her shotgun and shot the enemy in the head. The impact of the bullet was so powerful it took the enemy driver's head clean off, leaving nothing but brain matter and blood. Abby then killed the two other people on that same boat. It wasn't much of a challenge because they had pistols.

"Shit!" Abby yelled.

"GOOD SHIT ABBY!" Roland yelled in excitement.

"I KNEW I WOULD'NT FUCKING REGRET HAVING HER AS OUR PARTNER!" Brick yelled. Unfortunately, things weren't over just yet. Before Abby could jump back down into the boat, an enemy jumped off of his boat and tackled himself and Abby into the waters of Avalon Bay, attempting to drown her.

"FUCK! ABBBBBBBYYYYYYYY!"

Abby and the man wrestled underwater. It was an intense challenge as Abby was caught by surprise, The man was punching her repeatedly in the face. Abby looked like she was done for, but she caught the advantage by poking the guy in the eyes. She tried to swim back up to the surface, but that man pulled her back down, once again trying to drown her. "This guy is fucking annoying!" Abby thought about the pain in the ass this guy was starting to become. As Abby continued fighting for her life underwater, she noticed something strangely familiar about the guy's uniform. And a dead guy's uniform and more and more people's bodies that floated in the water. She also noticed the patches on all of these guys bodies. They read

WLF

Abby was blown away by the fact that The Washington Liberation Front who were all the in Seattle Washington were attacking Catalina Island, which was no where near Seattle. Abby was infuriated and confused. "Why the hell are The WLF Attacking Catalina Island?!" Abby eventually managed to get the upper hand on The WLF Soldier that was trying to drown her. She had managed to get a grip around The Wolf's neck. She had easily drowned him and snapped his neck, killing him. "Holy shit! Is Lev okay?! Are the kids okay?! Are theFireflies okay?!" Abby quickly began swimming back up to the surface, so she could catch her breath and tell her comrades about who these guys were. Abby swam up as fast as she could. She eventually resurfaced and caught her breath. "Fucking bastards!" Much to Abby's relief, The same boat she was tackled off of, came back to pick her up.

"HOLY SHIT! ABBY?! How'd you survive that shit?!" Roland yelled.

"Who fucking cares?! Help me up!" Brick and Roland pulled her back into the boat. Abby's clothes were obviously soaking wet. But she didn't care. She just wanted to know why the hell The WLF Came all the way down to California, more specifically, Catalina Island, just to attack and fight The Fireflies. Abby prepared her shotgun, ready for battle once again. She stood up in her squad's boat as the driver drove it all around Catalina Island. She killed four more WLF Soldiers. Her boat sped past The Catalina Island Yacht Club. There she saw more and more Firefly Soldiers all armed with assault rifles getting onto boats for combat.

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Lev and The Class he was with were running across Step Beach. Lev saw Fireflies easily killing The Invasive Wolves from Seattle. Every time They reach the shore, The Fireflies would quickly dispose of them. The Fireflies were swiftly gaining the upper hand. There were some Fireflies on Step Beach evacuating all of the kids and small children that were there playing or in specialized Firefly Classes. Lev noticed a Firefly's boat was about to get flipped over by A WLF Boat. He stopped and took out an explosive arrow he had learned to craft in the class Abby had dropped him off in earlier. "Why are the wolves attacking us?" He asked himself aloud. Lev then lined up The Explosive Arrow nicely and shot it at The WLF Soldier's boat, killing them and saving a Firefly's Life.

"HEY! THANKS KID!" The Soldier yelled before sailing back into combat.

"WOOAAAAAAHH!" All of the kids in Lev's Class/Group were once again amazed by his Arrow Marksman Skills.

"Come on, this way." Lev ordered them all but in a calm tone that didn't sound to demanding. The Firefly that had thought Lev's Class had ran up to them with an Assault Rifle in his hands.

"Hey Kid! St Catherine Way! Move it!" They all ran off of Step Beach and onto St Catherine Way and eventually back on to The Six Street Intersection. The Firefly Teacher lead them Into Island Spa Catalina, Now One of The Fireflies main hospital buildings. "Stay here until it's safe to get back to your homes!" The Firefly Teacher than ran off to go fight back against The Invading Washington Liberation Front.

"Wolves...Wolves...Why are The Wolves here?! Oh no! ABBY!" Lev waited patiently, hoping Abby would return to him peacefully and unharmed. "May she guide you through the storm." Lev thought of a Seraphite Prayer in his head, hoping Abby would get hurt or worse.

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Abby, Brick and Roland were killing every WLF Soldier in sight. They weren't tired or being overwhelmed at all. The Wolves were now beginning to retreat, having clearly lost this battle.

"FUCK THIS! RETREAT!" After hearing that, The Surviving WLF Soldiers retreated, heading back to Seattle.

"No fuck that." Abby decided to punish them a little bit more by throwing Molotovs at a few of the boats, killing some more WLF Soldiers. The Fireflies hadn't lost any men at all because they were always well prepared for attacks by enemy groups like The Rattlers and now these unknown soldiers.

"Shit Abby." Brick added, "You know these fuckers or something? Looks like you have a grudge."

"I'll explain later at the meeting. Let's just get back to shore." Abby, Sargent Brick and Sargent Roland all ordered for their driver to sail them back to The Island. Once they had docked back at The Tuna Club, one of the areas they used for their boats, Abby and her comrades immediately began heading down Step Beach. Abby had to know if Lev was doing okay after what had just happened. While Abby, Brick and Roland ran across Step Beach, they saw the dead bodies of WLF Soldiers.

"Hey Abby, I recommend stealing some of these assholes supplies just for the cause of it."

"Good idea Roland." Abby looted a good amount of the dead soldiers. She found herself tons of Pistol Ammo. She also found some shotgun shells. She found 5 Nail Bombs, 6 Pipe Bombs, 4 Molotovs and finally a machete. "Thank you for your supplies asshole." Abby said that under her breath before putting The Machete in a slot she had in her bag. "Let's move!"

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Lev and the other kids were in the Island Spa Catalina getting their bodies examined by doctors so they could be sure that none of the kids were shot during the attempted Invasion. There were two soldiers guarding the doors and clutching onto their assault rifles. It was now time for Lev to get checked it. He was reluctant to do so. "Hey kid." The doctor ordered. "Your turn."

"Okay." Lev put his Bow and Arrow around his back before walking over to the doctor.

"Spread your arms out."

"...like this?"

"Yep...keep them like that." The Doctor examined Lev Lev's arms. He took his time so he could make sure his information was accurate. He checked Lev's left arm for 30 seconds. Likewise for the right arm. "Alright Arms...check."

"They're fine?"

"Yep...Alright, time for your back kid. Lift up the back of your shirt so I can see your entire back and sides." Lev nervously lifted up his shirt so the doctor could see his back and sides. The doctor examined his back for 30 seconds. The doctor then examined Lev's sides. "Alright...your back and sides are cleared kid."

"They are?"

"Yea...now show me your legs kid." Lev then showed the doctor his left leg. The doctor examined it for 30 seconds like he normally would. "Alright...now show me your right leg." Lev then showed the doctor his right leg. The doctor examined it for 30 seconds once again. "...alright kid...your clean. Your free to go."

"So I'm fine...there's nothing wrong with me?"

"Yea...yea your good to go kid." Lev then walked towards the exit. Before the two soldiers could let him leave, Abby burst through the Island Spa's entrance.

"LEV?! LEV! There you are! Holy shit I thought something bad happened to you!"

"I'm fine Abby."

"Good...how was the class I dropped you off at?...you know, before this bullshit happened."

"It was good Abby...I even made friends with everybody."

"See? I told you it wouldn't be that bad."

"Abby, The Wol.-"

"I know, The WLF Attacked us. I'm gonna bring it up at the meeting tonight."

"Were they here for you?"

"No...it didn't look like it. They wouldn't have traveled all the way to California just for me specifically. There had to be some sort of motive for this sudden attack."

"Supplies?"

"No...The WLF Controls the entire fucking city of Seattle. They have Food, tons of supplies, water, vehicles, tech and god elsewhere. And besides, even if they really needed to, they could've attacked the damn Scars again."

"Oh."

"Yea Lev...oh and speaking of tech, I found an old game thing a while back. It's called a StationPlay 3 if I remember?"

"What's that?"

"I don't know Lev...all I know is you can play on it."

"Is it from The Old World?"

"Yes Lev...it's from The Old World...you've really gotta get out of that Old World crap your demented Scar Cult drilled into your head."

"I'll try."

"Good." Abby and Lev entered The Lobby of The Avalon Hotel. They greeted the same Firefly that Abby had checked in with earlier today. Abby and Lev then headed up to the 4th Floor where their home was. They had saw Fireflies in the halls walking back and forth.

"Hey, good shit kid. I saw how you saved one of our guy's ass with that explosive arrow thing."

"Your welcome." They passed by two doctors talking about their normal duties of trying to find a cure for the CBI Outbreak. Once Abby and Lev made it to their room, Abby showed Lev The Old PlayStation 3 she had found for him while clearing out an old building somewhere on the Island. "Is that the Old World entertainment system you've found?"

"Yea...Wait...it's called a PlayStation 3...that makes so much more fucking sense." Abby cursed under her breath once she learned how to pronounce the name of The PlayStation console.

"Oh...maybe I'll check it out later."

"Sure." Abby replied.

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Later that night, Abby and all of the elite Fireflies were in the large dome building, the building Abby was told to come to when she and Lev were trying to communicate with the Fireflies at 2425 Constance. The Fireflies were trying to figure out who the hell these guys were that tried to attack their base. "Who the fuck were these guys?"

"Rattlers?" One guy asked.

"Hunters?!" Another guy said.

"Those bitches looked nothing like Hunters! We've gotta track their asses down!"

"But we don't know who the fuck they are! Where the fuck they, what fucking group they are, who their fucking leader is!"

"Well what the fuck are we supposed to do?!"

"Kill their fucking leader! Show them that we aren't fucking with them!"

"WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEIR FUCKING LEADER IS OR THEIR FUCKING GROUP!"

"WELL WE FUCKING FIND OUT! THEY COULD WANT ANYTHING! WHAT IF THEY WERE HERE FOR OUR RESEARCH ON A CURE FOR THE CORDYCEPS?!"

"HOW THE FUCK WOULD WE KNOW?!" As all of The Fireflies argued about what to do about the opposing threat, Abby finally decided to step up and reveal who and what They are.

"I know who these guys are..."

"You do?" One of the elite Fireflies said.

"Yea...The Washington Liberation Front...AKA The WLF or Wolves. Their from Seattle, I recognized it on their uniforms when I killed them."

"How do you know these guys Abby?"

"...I used to be apart of The WLF." Every single Soldier was now in silence. They were shocked to discover that Abby was once apart of this mysterious militia group now revealed as The Washington Liberation Front.

"Holy shit...do you know their motives Abby?"

"No...no I don't. And I didn't blab to them about our location neither. Someone must've told them...maybe their new leader I'm assuming."

"Shit...what else do you know about This Washington Wolf Front or whatever the fuck they're calling themselves?"

"They control the entire city and quarantine zone of Seattle...these guys are just as powerful as us."

"How powerful?"

"How about...so powerful that they've managed to wipe out and kill all Fedra Soldiers in the city and forced the remaining to flee?" The Fireflies were now in shock. They now had to worry about a new threat that could possible threaten their main base and their precious research on a cure to The CBI Outbreak.

"We'll send some of our men down to Seattle...kill a bunch of them, torture them and then kill their leader as a message."

"But you heard her! These guys fucking wiped out Fedra and The Military from an entire city!"

"So what, we'll just send as much men as they did!"

"Fuck that! We should strategize!"

"There's not enough fucking time for that! They could try and attack again!" Every single Firefly Soldier in the Dome Building began arguing again about sending reinforcements down to Seattle. A lot of soldiers voted that they should give The WLF a counter attack. Others voted that they should wait and plan out an attack on them.

"WE SHOULD FUCKING DO IT! GIVE THEM NO TIME TO RECOVER!"

"WE SHOULD FUCKING PLAN PUT AN ATTACK! WE HAVE TONS OF FUCKING RESOURCES MAN! WHAT THE FUCK!"

"IT'S A STUPUD FUCKING MOVE AND SUICIDAL!" Abby thought about it in her head. She decided that she'd go down to Seattle on her own and see if she could get some information about The WLF and what their motives were.

"I'll do it!" She yelled so everyone could hear her. "I'll go down to Seattle on my own. Find out anything and everything we need to know...I know The WLF the best. After We Fireflies disbanded in 2034 I traveled from Salt Lake City to Seattle and joined up with The WLF. I can infiltrate Seattle with caution. I know all of their patrol patterns. All of their enemies. Where they stay. And a lot of other information about them. I can interrogate them until their leader is revealed. I'll stay there as long as I need to stay to help out cause. If I travel to Seattle by Boat, then I should arrive there tomorrow." The Ellie And King and Queen Fireflies thought about it silently in their heads. They didn't like the sound of Abby, one of their best soldiers and fireflies going to Seattle by herself. They gave it some more time and gave Abby their answer.

"...alright Abby...since you know a lot about these guys, we'll send you to Seattle to get the information we need...you can leave tomorrow."

"Good."

"And if you do somehow someway find their fucking leader...kill him...got it."

"Crystal." The meeting was dismissed. Abby thought about her having to head back to Seattle. "Oh great...this'll be fun." Abby thought about having to tell Lev that she would have to go back to the the place that they had fought and killed WLF Soldiers and Scars just to escape from. Abby didn't wanna have to bring Lev with her so she decided to keep him here under the protection of The Fireflies.

"Abby those are Wolves and Seraphites! There's nobody with you to guide you and assist you on your journey!"

"No Lev, I'm not bringing you with me. I have to do this alone!"

"But Abby!"

"Alone Lev! It's getting Late, and I have to leave in the morning. This isn't up for discussion."

"Fine..." Abby then went to sleep in The Bedroom of their Giant Avalon Hotel Room/Home. Lev just stared at Abby as she closed the door, determined with the dangerous trip down memory lane she was about to take.

A/Ns: Hope you all enjoyed Chapter three. This is what I kind of envisioned what The Fireflies on Catalina Island would be like.Sarah's not gonna join just yet. Give it some time, it'll happen eventually. I don't wanna just throw her in here so early. I wanna make sure it's just right.

Next Chapter we'll be with all of the characters! Ellie, Abby, Ryan, Ray, Dina, Tommy, Maria, John and etc! And before you all ask, hopefully, lol, YES! Abby and Ellie will definitely interact with each other if they cross paths in Seattle once again!

See y'all in Chapter 4! Peace!