Eric ended the transmission. He then looked at Earl.

'Earl, I'm gonna go pick up those survivors I just talked to. Can I borrow your bike?' Eric asked Earl.

'Okay, but be sure to bring the bike back.' Earl said.

Eric nodded, got Earl's bike from the RV and then cycled off to the nearby highway leading to Atlanta. After cycling for a while, he reached it. He then got off the bike and waited for Deuce and his group. Eventually, he saw Deuce and his group on their horses. He started waving with his arms and Deuce spotted him.

'That must be Eric. Let's go.' Deuce said. Pacifica nodded and the group trot over to Eric on their horses.

'Hi, you must be Eric.' Deuce said.

'Yep, the name's Eric Rogers.' Eric said. 'Are you Deuce?'

'Yep. I'm Deuce Madden.' Deuce said.

'I'm Pacifica Bradshaw and this is my son Toby.' Pacifica said. Toby waved at Eric.

'I'll take you to my survivor camp.' Eric said. 'Follow me.' Eric then got back on his bike and cycled off. Deuce's group followed on their horses until they reached the camp. Eric's family looked as Deuce's group entered the camp. A few of Eric's family members pointed guns at Deuce's group.

'Whoa, whoa, whoa! Relax, guys! They come in peace!' Eric said.

'If you say so…' A man with a mustache said.

Deuce, Pacifica and Toby got off their horses.

'These three are Deuce Madden, Pacifica Bradshaw and Toby Bradshaw.' Eric explained.

'Well, I'm glad to finally see signs of life other than the three of us.' Deuce said.

Earl nodded. 'I understand completely.' He said. 'I'm Earl Rogers, Eric's brother.'

'Nice to meet you.' Deuce said. 'So…What should we do now?' He asked.

Earl shrugged. 'Not sure. Maybe we should continue our trek to Atlanta.' He said.

'Okay then.' Deuce said. He looked at the Rogers family's vehicles. 'Think we could ride along in your vehicles?' He asked.

'Sure. Let's pack in and move.' Eric said. The family nodded and they started packing everything into their vehicles. Deuce, Pacifica and Toby got into Earl and Eric's RV with them and Ciara. Once everyone was ready, they started driving towards the nearest highway. Deuce had put his gun in the RV's shower stall.

'So, do you guys happen to have any guns or other weapons to use against the walkers?' Deuce asked Earl.

'Yup. We got a good amount of rifles, pistols and other weapons, so if those darn walkers were to attack us, we would be fine.' Earl said.

Deuce nodded. 'That's good to hear. Don't wanna be defenseless when you get ambushed by those shitsacks.' He said.

Toby was talking to Ciara.

'So, are you learning to shoot yet?' Ciara asked Toby.

Toby was shocked. 'L-Learning to shoot?' He asked a bit nervously.

'Yeah, I mean, those walkers will kill any living thing they see, including you and me.' Ciara said. 'My dad isn't planning on teaching me how to shoot yet, but he'll have to do it eventually.' She added.

'I-I guess I'll ask my mom if she can ask Mr. Deuce if he can teach me how to shoot.' Toby said.

Ciara nodded. 'That's good to hear.'

Toby nodded. Pacifica was looking out the window, looking at the abandoned cars on the side of the road.

'It's really creepy to see all these abandoned cars on the side of the road.' Pacifica said.

'I totally agree with you.' Deuce said. 'It makes everything look so empty.'

'Yup. We've seen many abandoned vehicles so far.' Earl said. 'Some blocked the road, so we had to push 'em outta the way so we could continue.'

'And we couldn't let our guard down, because there could be a horde of walkers just down the road.' Eric added.

'They could tear you apart while eating you up.' Ciara said.

'That's a scary thought…' Deuce commented.

Eric nodded. 'It certainly is…' He said. 'Say, how about we check if there's any radio stations that are still broadcasting?' He asked.

'Sure.' Deuce said.

'Alright.' Toby said.

'Fine by me.' Pacifica said.

Eric nodded and turned on the radio. He switched between a few channels before finding a talk station.

'Welcome to Post-Apo Radio, the home of survivors of the outbreak, broadcasting whenever there's survivors available.' An announcer said.

'Up next on Post-Apo Radio, it's the Post-Apo Radio Community Hour with Burt Smith.' The voice over said. The show then started.

'Wanna listen to this?' Eric asked. Everyone nodded.

'Alright.' Eric said.

'Hello, and welcome to the Post-Apo Radio Community Hour. I'm Burt Smith, a survivor of the outbreak. Ever since the outbreak, this radio station has been here, run by volunteering survivors like me. So today on the Community Hour, we'll be discussing the thoughts and theories on how this outbreak will end.' Burt said. 'My guess is that the walkers will eventually crumble at a certain point, and then we'll have to rebuild society. It's kinda sad, but we'll have no choice.' Burt added. 'So let's see if we can get any callers on the hotline. If you have a working phone, then call Post-Apo Radio at 555-660-121. Now let's see if we can get any callers on the line. Hello?' Burt said.

'Hey, Burt. I'm Greg. I want to share my thoughts and theories on the outbreak. Even though the outbreak has happened not too long ago, it sure did a number on the American land. I mean, those pesky walker took down my farm, forcing me and my family to flee. Right now, I'm calling from a pick up truck. I hope the outbreak will end as soon as possible. Love the stuff you and other survivors do for us.' Greg said.

'I totally agree with you, Greg. The outbreak costed me my home as well. But not only my home, my wife as well. My 3 children and I were devastated by her death, and we currently sleep here at the radio station. My children are really frightened by the walkers wandering around outside, so I've been learning them to shoot so they can defend themselves. I'm even training the youngest kid to shoot, and she's only 7.' Burt said. 'Thanks for calling my show, Greg.' Burt said.

'You're welcome, man. I lost family to the outbreak too. I lost my dad to the walkers while we were out on a scavenger hunt. It was heartbreaking, but sometimes you have to move on. Anyways, I gotta go now. The missus need me.' Greg said.

'Okay, thank you for your time. Bye!' Burt said.

'Bye!' Greg said as he hung up.

'See? The outbreak does horrible things to society. People are being eaten, shot, stabbed, or killed in more than 10 different ways. Because the walkers aren't the only threat in this dismal world, the survivors are too. Let's see if we can get a caller on the line who experienced this.' Burt said.

'Hello? Hey, Burt. My name is Astrid, and my brother was killed by hostile survivors not too long ago. They tried robbing us, my brother tried protecting our stuff but one of the survivors stabbed him to death with a knife. I then gave the survivors most of our food and drinks, and they left. Fortunately, they didn't steal my cell phone and personal radio, because if they did, I wouldn't be able to listen to and call your show.' Astrid said.

'Well, I'm sorry for your loss, Astrid, and I hope you don't lose any more lives out there. Family and friends are important, but in an apocalypse like this, there's no one you can trust. So be careful out there, and don't get killed.' Burt said.

'Okay, will do, Burt. Thank you for what you and other survivors do for us.' Astrid said as she hung up.

'Well, this goes to show what an apocalypse does to selfish people. They turn into shameless serial killers who go around robbing people and killing them if they don't get what they want. It's infuriating. Stay strong out there, and watch out for walkers and hostile survivors. Speaking of which, we actually got a psychologist here in the studio, who will tell us about how apocalypse changes a person. So here's our psychologist, Dr. Phillip Sherman.' Burt said.

Deuce and the group looked at each other as they listened to the radio show.

'This is crazy…' Deuce muttered.

'I agree with ya. This is too much.' Eric said as he turned off the radio.

'Well, if we don't run into trouble, we'll be reaching Atlanta in a few days or so.' Earl said.

'We'll see if we can make it.' Deuce said.