Deuce, Pacifica and Toby had been walking down the highway for a while now. They hadn't come across any survivors and it was getting dark.
'So, is there anything else you know about these 'walkers'?' Deuce asked Pacifica.
'Well, I don't know a lot about them yet, but I think they become a lot more active in the dark.' Pacifica said.
'Then we gotta be really careful now, because it's getting dark.' Deuce said.
'Mr. Deuce, I'm afraid the walkers might eat us.' Toby said, a bit frightened.
'Don't worry, Toby. Just stay behind me and you'll be fine.' Deuce assured Toby.
'Okay then…' Toby said. The threesome continued to walk down the highway. After walking a few more hours, it had turned dark, and they had gotten tired from walking.
'Ugh, Deuce, I'm so tired…' Toby groaned.
'So am I…' Pacifica groaned.
'Tsk. As a militairy man I'm used to walking long distances. I'm sure we'll get to a town soon.' Deuce said. As soon as he said this, he saw a town up ahead. 'Well, would you look at that! We found a town!' Deuce said. The trio then walked off of the highway and entered the town. It was completely deserted.
'Well, looks like the place is deserted.' Pacifica said.
'Well, I guess we could sleep in one of these deserted buildings.' Deuce said. He then walked into a deserted building holding up his gun in case someone was inside the building. Pacifica and Toby followed behind. Deuce checked every room in the building and found nothing or no one.
'It's safe.' Deuce said. Pacifica and Toby sighed in relief. Deuce then saw three folding beds stacked up against the wall. 'We can sleep on these.' He said. He then folded out the beds. 'We might not have anything to sleep under, but at least we can sleep.' He added. Pacifica and Toby sighed and lied down on the beds. Deuce put his gun against the wall and lied down as well. 'Good night.' Deuce said to Pacifica. 'Good night, Deuce.' Pacifica and Toby said back. Everyone then sighed and fell asleep.
The next morning, the threesome woke up as their stomachs rumbled. 'Man, I haven't eaten since yesterday's lunch.' Deuce said. What did we put in those backpacks again?' He asked Pacifica. Pacifica checked the backpack.
'We got cheese sandwiches, we got chips, we got bottles of water and some cans of lemonade.' Pacifica said.
'Gimme one of those sandwiches.' Deuce said. Pacifica got a cheese sandwich out of the backpack and handed it to Deuce. She then got one for Toby and one for herself. They then began to eat. It didn't taste bad, and they enjoyed what they got. They then drank some water and then got ready to continue their trek. Deuce grabbed his gun and led the way. They walked through the town they were in, which was still completely deserted.
'Man, this is creepy.' Pacifica said.
'Damn straight.' Deuce answered. 'I hope we find signs of life soon, because I don't like this one bit.'
The threesome walked through town and found two horses.
'This'll do for transport.' Deuce said.
'I guess.' Pacifica said. She then helped Toby up on a horse and then got onto it herself. Deuce strapped his gun onto his back and got onto a horse too. They then started their trek on their horses.
Elsewhere, a small group of survivors had set up a camp. The camp was made up out of a few RV's. A man with blonde hair in his early 20's was sitting at a table together with a man, also in his early 20's and also wore a brown fedora.
'I wonder how the outbreak even came to be…' The blonde man said.
'Not sure, Earl, but we gotta keep moving for Atlanta. At a research lab, they're trying to find a cure against the walkers.' The fedora wearing man said.
'If you say so, Eric…' Earl said. Earl then drank some beer.
'I KNOW so, Earl.' Eric said. 'I'm sure that the scientists in Atlanta will save us, so don't be so pessimistic.'
Earl sighed. 'Okay then…' He muttered. 'Should we check how Ciara is doing?' He asked.
'I'm here, daddy!' Ciara said. Ciara looked like a 10 year old girl with red hair and had a ponytail in her hair.
'Good. Do you remember what we told you?' Earl asked Ciara.
Ciara nodded. 'Don't ever leave the camp.' She said.
Earl smiled. 'Good girl.' He replied. 'Go check on Aunt Valerie. She might need help with firewood.' He told Ciara.
'Okay, daddy, I will!' Ciara said as she ran off to find her Aunt Valerie.
'Even after the outbreak, she's as cheery as ever.' Eric commented.
'Yup. She's what gives me hope in this dismal world.' Earl replied.
Eric nodded and looked at the walkie talkie that was lying on the table. 'Do you think there is someone who has a walkie talkie like this one?' He asked Earl.
'I don't know. Try speaking into it, maybe you'll get a response out of it.' Earl replied.
Eric nodded and grabbed the walkie talkie, then spoke into it. 'Hello? Hello? If anyone can hear this, please answer.' He said.
Meanwhile, with Deuce and his group, Deuce heard Eric's message, because he has a similar walkie talkie. 'Stop here, I heard someone on my walkie talkie.' Deuce said to Pacifica. Both Deuce and Pacifica stopped their horses as Deuce grabbed his walkie talkie from his chest pocket. Somehow it survived the helicopter crash. Deuce spoke into his walkie talkie. 'Yes, hello, I can hear you.' Deuce answered.
'Good. Where are you right now?' Eric asked.
'I'm currently with a woman and a kid riding through a town on a horse.' Deuce replied. 'What about you?'
'I'm currently in a survivor camp on our way to Atlanta.' Eric said.
'Okay, and what's your name?' Deuce asked.
'Eric.' Eric replied.
'Okay, Eric. I'm Deuce.' Deuce replied back.
'Where should we meet?' Eric asked Deuce.
'It depends on what's the closest to your location.' Deuce answered.
'How about we meet at the closest highway leading to Atlanta?' Eric said.
'Very well. Let's keep in touch.' Deuce said.
'Okay then. Speak to you soon.' Eric said.
'Okay, over and out.' Deuce said as he tucked his walkie talkie back into his chest pocket. 'Let's head to the closest highway to Atlanta. We'll meet people there who might be able to help us.' Deuce said.
'Okay then.' Pacifica said. The threesome then continued to trek on their horses.