Chapter 2
"Justin, Amelia come in."
Saul looks bored, but he won't move until he gets his report from Justin and Amelia. They scout the area around us looking for hordes, they're one of the main reasons we're still alive.
"what if they..." Dale starts but Saul cuts him short with an evil glare.
"They're fine." He growls. As if on cue a burst of static comes out of the walky- talky, Saul raises it to his mouth still glaring at Dale.
"Hey Saul we're at the museum, 2nd floor. " Saul nods, the museum isn't far from our current location. "Hordes?"
"the one by the 7/11 has moved north, by the baseball field, and there's a group of about 37 on highway 12." Saul frowns.
"Alright. we'll meet up with you." He places the walky-talky in his back pocket and starts walking south.
"But Saul the museum is..." Ellie starts but she too is cut short by Saul's glare.
"I know how to get to the museum Ellie," he turns and continues walking, "we're stopping at the sporting goods store, I'm running low on ammo."
I mentally frown, Saul would never be THAT stupid. Going into an area Justin and Amelia hadn't scouted out wasn't like him. But Dale and Ellie didn't seem to notice, or they are also mentally frowning...whatever. Saul is still walking up ahead so I jog to catch up. I reach his side and pull out some beef jerky from my backpack. I tap his shoulder and offer him a piece, he shakes his head. Whilst chomping a couple feet behind him I notice him fingering a small rock or charm of some sort in his right hand. I look closer and see that its a small green stone heart. I file this info away for further inspection as we crest a piece of rubble. We all gather on a lopsided piece of skyscraper to gaze upon the massive gash in the earth known to survivors as the valley of plague. A huge geological scar left behind be a catastrophic battle during the 2nd Civil War. Just as rebel forces had almost taken the city after a bloody massacre of soldiers and civilians alike rebel planes flew overhead dropping massive amounts of experimental biological ordnance on the combatants. The rebel forces were decimated, but so was the city. The next day the army sent aid in the form of food and medicine, in an attempt to counteract the toxin from the rebel bombs. But the medicine was never used, the supplies mysteriously disappeared the day after arrival, the day they were supposed to be administered. A week after the battle the toxin's unexpected effect took hold.
"Get down!" Saul hisses. We all hit the dirt and he motions to a small moving speck at the bottom of the miniature canyon. Saul pulls out a pair of binoculars. and Ellie readies her rifle.
"We got one first stage creature, exhibiting actions that suggest he's been on his own for a while, and he looks pretty damn hungry." Ellie smirks as she gazes down her scope.
"Zombies always do."