I am standing at the stove in my old house cooking dinner for my family. I feel arms wrap around my waist from behind. I smile and say, "hello my love." I turn around and kiss my wife. She looks at me but she frowns. I look confused. "What's wrong baby?"

She shakes her head. "The past is the past. There's no going back."

I sigh. "So what? You just want me to forget my life before all this? Forget you? Joseph?"

She shakes her head. "No. But dont let us stop you from going into the future. You have the chance to start over and move on with your life. Even make a few good friends along the way."

I hear Hannah's voice saying my name. My wife looks to where it comes from. "Time for you to go." I nod and start to walk away. "Brian." I turn and look at Sarah. "Only good dreams from now on. Yeah?"

I smile and say, "always and forever."

I open my eyes peacefully and I sit up on my bedspread. Hannah is sitting in front of me. "Another bad dream?"

I shake my head. "Only good dreams from now on."

Hannah gives a small smile. "That's good. Now let's go. We need to get a move on if we want to reach Blackwater Mine before sundown."

I nod and I pack up my stuff.

Before too long, we get closer to the mine and Hannah speaks up. "So, about this morning. You said, 'only good dreams from now on' what did you dream about that makes you so sure?"

I smirk, "What? You saying that I cant have good dreams?"

She sighs, "That's not what I meant. I'm just saying that if you've discovered the secret to preventing bad dreams, I'd like to know it."

I chuckle. "Well, I dont know about that, but i can say that, after last night. I feel at peace."

She says, "May I ask what you dreamt about?"

I am about to say something when the sound of gunshots stops us in our tracks. It sounds like it's close.

We look at each other and nod in agreement. We come up to an opening.

I hide in the treeline and take out my binoculars. I survey the area and I see what looks like lots of raiders firing at what looks like a bunch of people in gilley suits and gas masks.

"Raiders. They're fighting some people I've never seen before."

I give the binoculars to Hannah and she takes a look. "I've dealt with those before. We call them mole minors. Not sure what they are, only that they haven't been friendly." She points towars the cave that the raiders are defending. "Take a look. To the side of the door."

I look and I see a sign that says, "Blackwater Mine". I sigh, "You gotta be shitting me. This is our place."

I sit back down and Hannah speaks, "well, what do you want to do?"

I think for a moment before speaking. "We are going to work our way quietly up to the high ground above the mine entrance. Then we wait for the cover of darkness. We go in and interrogate our raider friend."

Hannah nods and we quietly make our way up above the mine entrance. There we wait until nightfall.

I turn to Hannah and I give her my rifle and a makeshift silencer that I made out of an oil filter. "Take this and take out as many raider that are outside as you can from up here."

She nods. "And what will you do?"

I take out my combat knife and my pistol. "I'm gonna go have a chat with our friend Mr. Freddie Lang."

She nods, "Be careful."

I smile, "I always am." I go to make my way down the slope towards the mine entrance.