Mason's POV "Hey Bee, what time is it and how long left" "It's around 8pm judging by the fun's position. And if we keep going at our current speed we will arrive in Boston in about 20 minutes" "fair enough" I was trying my best to avoid all the abandoned and broken down car wrecks scattered everywhere down the narrow road.

So far we've been driving for just over an hour and a few minutes. I was told that before the world went to shit the streets would be thriving with life every day and there would be 'traffic jams'. I can't imagine driving in those and I bet if the roads weren't empty it would take me far longer to get to Boston. It was already far Italy dark outside and it was pouring with rain. "Hey Bee." "Yes?" "I got an ideas" "Oh primus"

"You know that way it's raining?" He hummed in response "And we are in a town with a few empty roads?" He hummed again but this time he sounded slightly annoyed. "Turn up the music" the current song that was playing 'Alan Walker - Spectre' got way louder and I started bobbing my head to the tune.

I took a deep breath and shifted down a gear, boosting the RPMs to 7000. I eased off the throttle a bit and as soon as the turn come closer a stepped back on the pedal. Hard. I pulled the wheel to the left and yanked the handbrake for only a second and then released it. The car was redlining and once it got sideways I countered by steering the other way. Now we were drifting through the corner at an amazingly angle.

We got out of the turn and there was another one coming up but this one was to the right. I did the same as I did in the last turn and the car's engine mixed with the tires' screeches was music to my ears. We drifted through a few more turns and eventually reached a road that would take us even closer to Boston. "Gotta admit, that. Was. Awesome!" I burst out laughing at Bee's reaction and continued driving down the road. "Boston here we come"

Joel's POV

"Killing time" I responded to the girl's question while trying to get comfortable on the old couch. "Well what am I supposed to do?" She asked in a bored voice. "I'm sure you'll figure that out" She groaned and started walking away. I bit my inner lip to try and suppress a smile from showing. But the urge to smile disappears instantly when she stopped again.

"Your Watch is broken" Memories were beginning to flow in so I thought of something happy. Specifically how much happiness I would feel after dropping off this girl to the fireflies at the capitol building. "Just go do somethin' okay?" I responded to try and make her go away. "Fine, whatever" I let out a satisfied sigh once she said those words and walked away.

Tess's POV

"This all of 'em?" I asked as one of Marlene's men uncovered a few boxes of guns. Everything from pistols to shotguns and even sniper rifles. "All 67. They're all in there." I nodded my head and turned back to walk into an empty hallway. I leaned up against a wall and took out a walkie talkie and put in the frequency I told Mason to stay on. "Mason this is Tess can you hear me?" I let go off the button and listened for a response.

There was a slight pause and I was about to speak again when I heard the roar of an engine and the sound of loud electronic music. "Auntie Tess? I'm real close to Boston, about 15 minutes according to Bee" I pressed the button and spoke "I'm gonna need you to wait outside the walls behind the 'Fuel and Go' has station. Make sure no one sees you"

"Sure, I'll keep that in mind" "Oh And we're smuggling someone so free up space in the back" There was another long pause before he spoke again. "Wait a minute, someONE?" "Yeah we are taking this girl to somewhere, I'll tell you where in the car. Also make sure that you don't let Bee be seen in his real form, Joel still doesn't know and that girl could get a heart attack" I laughed for a second "Right I'll be by the gas station in 15" "Bye"

I strapped my walkie back onto my belt and continued down the hallway towards one f the doors leading outside. Once I reached it I looked up at the sky and it was real dark. Perfect for sneaking out. I smiled to myself and ran towards where I told Joel to wait with Ellie.

After a few seconds I saw large groups of guards patrolling the perimeter and I needed to get pat them as soon as possible. The longer I take the slimmer our chance of sneaking out unscathed would be. I took cover behind an abandoned grocery shop and scanned the guards looking for any opportunities and windows for me to use to get past.

I saw 5 guards walking past which left only 2 in my way. After a minute or two one of the guards went for a piss. This only gave me a few seconds to think of something. I looked around and then I looked down. I found a brick laying fairly close to my feet. I reached for it and picked it up.

I smiled to myself and went closer to the guard who was facing away from me. Once I was relatively close I stood up and chucked the brick as hard as I could at his head. After throwing it I closed my eyes praying to hear the sound of the brick making contact with his skull.

Eventually I heard that sound which made me relax. I looked around and the group of guards was long gone however I found the guy who was taking a piss was walking back towards me. I whispered 'oh shit' to myself and took off running towards the apartment. As I was running I heard someone yell a 'Hey' which was probably directed at me.

Eventually I reached a building which I hid behind to regain my breath. After a few seconds I looked around and saw that it was clear. I continued towards my destination.

I reached the apartment after a short jog and started climbing the multiple flights of stairs. Once I reached the third floor I opened the door with a bit of force and I shut it behind me. Once in I saw Joel sleeping soundly on the couch and Ellie sitting on the armchair while staring out the window.

She looked over in my direction when she heard the door close and I put on a small smile. She returned the favour and got up from the chair. "We leaving?" I nodded and pointed towards Joel "Wake him up" she nodded and what she did made me almost piss myself from laughter.

She walked up to him so she was beside his head. She raised her hand and full on slapped him as hard as she could. Joel's eyes snapped open and he did a slurred scream as he rolled off of the bed and landed on the ground fade first. Ellie heard me laughed and soon joined me. I put up both my hands in a thumbs up gesture to tell her that she did well.

Of course when I said 'wake him up' I expected her to nudge him or say something with a raised voice but no. She slapped him. Once he got up he glared daggers at us when he saw us pissing ourselves with laughter. I was holding my stomach because it hurt from laughing and Ellie was on the ground wiping a tear while continuing to laugh. He went went into the kitchen area with a pissed off look on his face.

He looked through the cutlery, pulled out a spoon and pressed it against his bright red cheek. That girl had strength. I turned to her and said "Remind me not to get on your bad side" This made her laugh even more and when she stopped she responded "Will do, so when are we going?"

"Right now, get your bags" She walked back towards the armchair and I turned towards Joel. "You okay?" "If you wake me up like that ever again you're arm will end up like Robert's" I chuckled a bit and pointed towards Ellie "I never touched you, she's the one that slapped you" his eyes widened in surprise. "She's got some strength, Jesus"

"I know" He went back to caressing his cheek "So where are we going?" "We'll head to the gas station a few hundred metres from the wall." He tilted his head "Why the gas station?" "Oh um, Mason's picking us up from there." Once again his eyes widened in surprise "Okay Okay, first of all why is he here and second where the hell did he get a car with fuel and tires that aren't rotten?"

"I think he should tell you that Joel I'm still not 100% sure to be honest" I told him a half lie hoping he'll buy it. He didn't speak after that, he just nodded and went to pick up his bag.