A faint knocking sound filled the room that Joel was sleeping in. Quickly he woke up as of waking from a nightmare. The knocking continued. Grumbling and shaking off he sleepiness. Getting up and heading to the door Joel heard the door knock again and he grew annoyed. "I'm coming!" Opening the door he was greeted by two figures. One a recognizable female and one of his brothers. Bo. "So, are we allowed to come in, or are we just gonna stand here?" The female asked. Joel slowly allowed them to come in and the sat down. The woman grabbed a liqour bottle and pour herself a drink, as well for Joel's brother. "So had a good mornin'?"

"Where were you, Tess?" She sighed as she took a sip of her drink.

"Had to me a drop. Look, you were out of it so I took care of it with Bo."

"And is this why you have that?" Joel points to a bruise under Tess' eye. Tess chuckled.

"Look we were on our way back when a few thugs found us. Yeah they got a few good hits in," Joel scoffed. "Look we managed." Joel grabbed a rag and douced it with the liquor. Be rubbed the bruise. "So I'm guessing these 'thugs' are with us anymore?"

"Huh, that's funny."

"You at least find out who they were-"

"Look brother, they were a couple of nobodies. The only thing that matters is that Robert fucking sent them." Bo interrupted.

"Our Robert."

"He knows we're after him. He thinks he's gonna get us first?"

"Sum' bitch he thinks he's smart."

"He ain't smart enough. Tess knows were he's hiding."

"Old warehouse in area five. You're interested know aren't ya'?"

"Oh, hell yeah." The trio walk out of the room and headed outside. The three stepped out and took in the depressing sight that was the Boston Quarantine Zone. Walking through a alleyway, the trio saw a line, for rations, that wasn't moving. "Guess rations aren't being served yet." No one said anything. They all knew that they probably didn't even have rations to give out. Getting out of the alley way and into the street, the trio saw a group of military breaking open a house, with dogs and hazmat suits. They started to bring people out, and the trio knew what was going on. Infection scanning. Slowly they scanned five people for infection and only found one, the woman pleaded for her life but it didn't matter. The next was a man who panicked and made a run for it, only to be gunned down. "Shame." Bo said and they progressed. Further down the road, they found themselves at one of the many checkpoints of the Boston Quarantine Zone. Tess handed Joel and Bo fake ID's. Meeting up with the man stationed at the checkpoint. "Papers?" Joel handed the man the trio's fake ID's. "Purpose coming here?"

"We have the day off. Just visiting a friend."

"Ok,hey open up!" He shouted to another soldier. The large metal door opened behind him. "Alright you three take care of you're selves.

Boom!

A truck explodes and the metal door closes again. "Fireflies!" Most of the soldiers shouted. "Run get outta here!" The man said. Sirens blared as the trio ran back up the street. "Up here!" Tess instructed. She barged open a door to some apartment buliding. "Well, we ain't goin' that way." Bo said.

"No shit." Tess chuckled. "Come on. We'll just have to take our way to Robert.

"Through the black market?"

"Yeah. L's there anyways." The brothers sigh. Not knowing what L was doing was always a problem. "He probably looking at things... Probably." They walked up to a man leaning on a wall and he tagged along. Tess talked to him, asking him questions about Robert. "Marlene's looking for him." He answered.

"What the hell does Queen Firefly have to him?" Joel asked.

"Don't know."

"Did you tell anyone anything?" Tess interrupted.

"Uh, no. I don't know anything when it comes to them."

"Good man. Alright look, you take care of your self, things are looking petty bad out there ok?"

"Yeah. Take care guys." Joel and Bo said goodbye and the walked into a open apartment and there was another guy there. "Hey folks. You see what's goon' on out there?" He asked.

"Seen? We were in that."

"Damn. You usin' the path?" Tess nodded. "Well, it's totally fine. No one came here yet."

"Alright, brothers move that thing?" She pointed to a TV set and the brother pushed the set aside. "Down the rabbit hole." Bo said, only for Tess and Joel to chuckle.

"Let's go find your mad hatter of a brother." Tess smirked before dropping down into they're secret path with Joel and Bo behind her.