Hiya Everybody! READ BELOW! GOOD NEWS! FIRST WINNER: CASTIEL
Just to let you all know that the contest I mention of Raven in the past two chapters in still going and rockin so don't miss out! But sadly that was a lie as we have a winner already of the grand prize! And got it with one shot.
As some of you have read in the last ''Chapter'' we have our first winner and that one is Castiel. She got the answer, but I need to change the question since she reviewed it and gave the answer away! But still you win the grand prize!
Also a thanks to CaptainPrice for shouting out my story right on his OWN zombie story. Now that is a honor and thanks dude. Plus I'm no rookie! I'm a NOOOOOOB. N-N-N-NOOOOB! Or I like call myself a nob. WHOO! (whispers)Nob.
ALSO DUMB ASS MISTAKE BY ME! I said I put up a poll and some of you may have gotten confuse as to where it was. Well I'm sorry but there was this thing that said poll be on profile or not and I didn't choose next. But its on now for real this time!
Now a shout to CaptainPrice who BETA this chapter and I would say that this chapter is just like my old one but with different wording. So yeah thanks man!
'' Wells Cells.'' Normal Speech
' Hello.' - Thoughts
'' Badass''-Walkie Talkie or W.T
Weapons/Attachments.
Title Page: Top: A White Cross in the middle of an red circle that was really bloody on a street.
Bottom: A sign with blood going down shaped out La Crosse and under was a 'Don't Come Here!' written in white spray paint almost covered in blood and it was lit in the dark by flashlights shined on it.
Chapter 8: On The Road Arc Finale Part 1: Recovery, Memory Tunnel, Welcome to La Crosse
8:23 A.M September 15th
Techlin is running down a street stained in blood with a full moon above was currently being chased. He looks over his shoulder and saw the zombies closing in on him. He didn't know what happen as he and the group got separated and now he was running from zombies that numbered in dozens. Techlin wanted to stay and fight them knowing he could, but his body wouldn't listen as it kept making his feet run. Techlin saw a corner come up and took it and he regretted it as it was a dead end. Techlin reached it as he searched the walls for a way out or something like in the movies but found none
Techlin heard the familiar growling behind him and turned around to see the zombies closing in on him fast with hunger in their red eyes. Techlin never felt this scared before in his life and he usually wasn't, but currently he was. He felt something in his hands and he saw that it was a pistol that he didn't know of, but took the chance as he aimed it at the zombies and fired only hearing clicks.
'' Fuck me!'' Techlin exclaimed as he through it at the zombies only getting one of them in the head knocking it back but not doing nothing as it continued to move forward with the rest. Techlin then something he wished he never saw in his lifetime . It was a full moon and the moon light made shadows from high building that was covering the sight of the zombies as their red eyes stared at him through the darkness. As one stepped out he saw that it was Eddy, but his cloths was torn and bloody and when he saw half his cheek missing, his skin was frail and gray. This was the look that told him that this wasn't Eddy, but a zombie.
Then the shadows cleared and he saw that all his friends was zombies with different bite marks on them.
'' Wait a minute! Guys come on its me Techlin you know your friend!'' Techlin desperately tried reasoning with his obviously dead friends as he broke out into a sweat. But they only got closer to him. Then the walkers, without warning, charged like a bullet and grabbing on to him. Biting him, eating his flesh as his sight went hazy with the munching of his meat being drowned out and before his world went dark he saw a light flash, then darkness.
Techlin shot up as he breath heavily with sweat rolling down his face. He got the cover that was over his legs and whipped his face. When he removed it he saw his surroundings. He was laying on a bunk bed in the W.M. He didn't remember coming here. Techlin recounted what he did but then he remembered what happen last night.
' Oh yeah I made it back and Callie carried me here where I saw Double D and then that's it. I guess I ended up here.'Techlin looked around the room and saw that no one else was here and that his stomach area was wrapped in medical bandages. Techlin also felt some weight on his lap, so he looked and saw a sleeping Callie resting her head on his lap.
' She must have been here the entire night.'Techlin figured as he saw a clock and saw that it was close to eight: thirty in the morning. He looked back at Callie and had to admit how cute she looked sleeping like that. He heard food steps coming and saw the middle door opening and around came Dante who looked like he just woken up.
He turned and saw Techlin looking at him and he quickly woke up.'' Techlin! Your awake!'' Dante said in whispered excitement.
'' Well no duh.'' Techlin said with a smirk as Dante didn't stop smiling at him and then he felt light headed and grabbed his head.
'' Tech you all right?'' Dante asked making his way to his friend's side.
'' Yeah just a little light headed I think I get some more sleep.'' Techlin said laying back down his head landing on his slightly wet pillow.
'' You sure? Don't need anything?'' Dante asked.
'' Well... can you put Callie on the bed with me. Oh come on please?'' Techlin said and asked politely when Dante gave him a 'really' look. Dante rolled his eyes and using his strength he put Callie on the bed next to Techlin with a grunt. Techlin was able to get her before she fell off the bed and then she put her arm around him and held on and she put her leg over his legs which made Dante want to be in Techlin's spot.
'' You lucky bastard.'' Dante said as he moved to do what he was previously going to do and that was getting some coffee.
'' Hey Dante,'' Said boy turned to his 'brother','' Thanks.'' Techlin said.
'' No prob now just get some sleep.'' Dante said walking away to the coffee machine with Techlin doing what Dante said and in a matter of seconds he was back to sleep again.
The Campsite: 9:26 A.M
Everyone, but Techlin, was awake and moving again. They all were a little tired from last night after they woke up and received a surprise. They all thought that Techlin was dead. They saw him get eaten by those birds with their own eyes and some of them saw the blood that got on those birds so the current question was: how did he survive that? They had many guesses, but the best one they got was that it was his nanotrites that did it though they wasn't really certain of that. They'll just have to wait for him to awaken for answers.
Now they were done eating break feast with the wind blowing strong today, with their tents flapping and their hair blowing in their faces. They was having light conversations until Double D came back from checking up on Techlin. He looked a little grim and sadden as he sat down on the ground with exhaustion clearly on his face, having stayed up almost the whole night so that he can stop the bleeding and seal up the wounds.
'' How is he?'' Sarah asked as she and the others looked at the exhausted Double D who was having a hard time staying up.
'' Hes still looks fine and breathing, but isn't waking up. I don't know how long he'll stay that way, but I hope he wakes up soon.'' Double D responded to Sarah question as almost everyone sighs at that.
'' I wonder how he made it out of that and why he took the bike?'' Kevin asked having gone picked it up from where it was left and saw its condition. The biker boy concluded that unless he can get it to a proper engineer there was no hope of fixing it up completely. The only thing he can do is fix the dent, flats and scratches, but the engine is busted meaning the bike was dead until it was fixed or the engine was replaced with an exact copy.
'' Who knows.'' Nazz said with a shrug knowing that Techlin was a hard one to point out of the haystack.
'' He better wake up though.'' Eddy said as he had to interrupt his sleep for this.
'' Oh he woke up.'' Dante said calmly as he finished his break feast being the last one to do so.
'' What?'' The kids all but shouted, the shout echoing in the air.
'' He woke up like an hour ago, after I talked to him. He said he was still tired and went back to sleep.'' Dante said covering his ears since the yell made him temporally deaf.
'' Why didn't you tell us?'' Callie asked slowly rolling up her sleeve ready to really hurt him!
'' I forgot.'' Dante received a very strong punch to the head for that from Callie.
'' Ow! What the fucking hell was that for?'' Dante asked as he rubbed his now throbbing head.
'' For not telling us sooner! You knew we were worried about him.'' Callie stated crossing her arms.
'' Well sorry, but you didn't have to hit me.'' Dante said. Everyone sighed in relief a little knowing that he was really alright and was resting fine. They all decided to just get through the day and so they set out to do what they normally do.
3 Hours Later. 12:43 P.M
Techlin opened his eyes and quickly shielded them as the sun light burned his eyes. He uncovered his eyes when he saw that something was covering the sun and saw a cloud. Techlin looked around the room and saw that it was empty and that no one was here.
' I wonder how long I slept?'Techlin thought as he threw the cover off of him and got out of the bed. He stretched and let out a sigh as his bones cracked. He then felt a bump and when he moved to the window he saw that they was moving.
' Where are we going again? Oh yeah Chicago or as its called now New Chicago.' Techlin thought haven forgot where they was heading. Techlin grabbed his stomach area when he felt pain and lots of it. He grunted as the pain soared to a new height, but then it stopped as if it was never there.
'' What the hell was that?'' Techlin asked looking at his bandaged stomach and saw no cuts or anything. So why did that just happen. Techlin whipped the sweat that formed on his brow and got up finalizing that it was just him moving to much and causing agitation to the wound. Techlin took it slow as he walked to the other half and when he reached there he pushed open the door, that was a little heavy, and came to the other side.
Techlin first saw Ed who driving this time having a light conversations with May and Lee. He looked to his right and saw that Eddy seemed to be taking a nap on the seats having made his backpack into a pillow. Next was his left to see Dante who is currently with Marie and Edd working on something on a sheet a paper. He moved closer as to see what his friends was working on.
'' ...and then the venom can easily get inside the system with the cause being unnoticed by anyone and they'll think it was the spider and not the fly on the ''web''.'' Double D said as he pointed at a point on the blueprints and Techlin saw that it was two papers and one is trap plan for a new invention with a drawing of a fly with notes being pointed to different parts around the plan. The other paper was the blueprints of the fly and what is required to build it was on the other page with a full scale design
'' Okay, but it must be quick and will have to paint the flies since a silver fly will be noticed easily. But it may get wet so we have to make it water proof'' Dante said pointing to another part of the plan with Marie writing another note down on the blueprints.
'' Will it be more easier just to make the fly stay on the guy it poisoned and when someone else is coming to check on the guy that died, you can send the fly on to him and get them both and anyone else.'' Techlin added as he peered over Double D shoulder and pointed to the drawing of the dead body and to the ones running to see what happened.
'' No it might blow our cover and there might be more guys than poison, but it could work in the right place since its a small fly and they might try to get it and maybe start shooting and injure some more of them. So this may mean changing the poison. Thanks Techlin.'' Double D said not knowing who his thanked until five, four, three, two, one.
'' Techlin!'' The three shouted out in surprise and soon that caught every one's attention as they turn to him.
'' What?'' Techlin asked looking around really wondering why they was looking at him like that and a second later he was tackled by a very familiar woman.
'' Techlin!'' Callie exclaimed as she hugged him a little too tight as his face started turning blue.
'' Callie...can't breath...'' Techlin got out as the woman hugged him and when she heard what he said she quickly let go of him as Techlin fell to the ground.
'' Sorry.'' Callie whispered as she was about to help the boy up until Ed did the honors as he picked up Techlin with the boy protesting thinking that he was getting another hug. But Ed slug said boy over his shoulder as he walked to the back room.
'' Oh no your not mister. Double D said that he had test for you, but I think you'll pass this one.'' Ed said not getting what Edd meant.
'' Well its not like that but I need to run some test on you just to see if your alright for sure.'' Double D explained as he followed Ed into the back room, closing the door behind him.
'' Well I guess hes fine. Hey Eddy! Give the five dollars you owe me. I told you he'll wake up today.'' Sarah said waking Eddy in the process.
'' Who? What? Uh?'' Eddy groggily said rubbing the sleep out his eyes.
'' You heard me, now wheres my money.'' Sarah asked cracking her knuckles showing that he better do it or its a beat down.
'' Fine.'' Eddy mumbled as he dug in his pocket and got out a five dollar bill and Sarah snatched it away from his hand and stuffed it in her pocket.
'' Now let me sleep and tell Tech to stop causing a fuss, hes already becoming a headache.'' Eddy said clearly annoyed at the boy and losing of his money
'' Ahhh! Double D that hurts!'' Eddy and the rest all turned to the attention to the back room entrance.
'' Ed restrain him!'' Double D yell was heard through the door as they heard things crash, fall over and break. They all heard a grunts as it seemed that Ed was able to get Techlin restrained him.'' Now calm down all I need is to retract a little blood for diagnosis.''
'' What does that even mean?'' Techlin exclaimed with all knowing how he never really paid attention in science much.
'' I'm going to examine it just to see if your infected with the virus or anything else.'' Double D explained as they soon heard a girly scream as they heard Double D audibly sigh in annoyance.'' See wasn't that so bad?''
'' Yeah its hurt like a mother fucker.'' Techlin replied with the irony setting in the others mind. For god's sake he basically fought with a giant needle!
Everyone stare at the door a little longer with all looking about to burst with laughter. But no one could hold it in as Eddy was the first to come out laughing with everyone else doing so as well, not believing what they just heard.
Techlin, their strong and almost unbeatable leader, was afraid of a little needle! None knew of that fact. They had to make fun of him when he comes out.
'' Wow you thought you know a guy!'' Lee said as she laughed while driving the W.M in Ed's place.
'' Yeah what a baby!'' Marie added as he giggled and stopped when the said boy came out looking a little pale with Ed looking like a white sheet.
'' So Techlin you want a bottle.'' Callie teased at the boy with other chuckling.
'' Nope, I'm fine. I'm just... I'm just going to get some sleep.'' Techlin said going back in the sleeping quarters with Edd being pushed out and the door closing behind him. Edd saw the look on everyone's face and sighed as he knew that they heard.
'' How much did you here?'' He asked already knowing the answer.
'' Which one? When Techlin screamed like a little girl or when he tried to get out of getting a shot?'' May asked with her and the others up for another round of laughter.
'' Well I see that you heard all of it, but that wasn't Techlin screaming, that was Ed.'' Double D corrected what they heard with everyone laughing came back up as Ed's white face gained some color.
'' But needles are the death of men and they make my armpits sweat.'' Ed said defending his screaming.
'' What doesn't make your armpits sweat anymore?'' Eddy asked with a smile remembering that little part from the movie. Everyone, but Ed, continued to laugh a little longer til they finally calmed down with Ed face now changed back to his regular color.
After the laughing things went back to normal, as they all relaxed going back to what they were doing with Double D sending the message to the others about the good news. Yep now the group can now stop worrying and continue with their journey to New Chicago worry free.
1 Hour Later
The small convoy came rushing by at break neck speed as they drove faster from the things that was chasing them. The things that are chasing them are the walkers and killer birds. They was just in a small abandoned town looking forwhat they thought was a survivor signaling for help with a flare. They was almost right since there was a survivor there. But he was quickly attacked by zombies and zombie birds.
Pretty soon the whole town was covered with them and they decided not to bother and just make a run for it. What was so unlucky was that these zombies was all sprinters and currently they was keeping up quite well.
Eddy looked behind at his rear view mirror and saw the crack that was on it.'' Damn it! That's the last time I'm letting my new car being towed by shovel chin's bus ride.'' Eddy said angrily knowing that he needed to look at himself in the mirror sometimes.
'' Oh get over it! Its just a crack!'' Lee said with her hair flaring out due to her shooting out the window at the sprinters that was hanging on the rear.
'' Yeah and if it breaks then shovel chin owes me a new one!'' Eddy exclaimed as he pressed on the gas to gain up with the others. Eddy looked at the side mirror to see that they was losing them, but some was still fighting to get their lunch. But they were all being shot down and the couple saw that Edd was on the sniper rifle. And the cawing from the birds above was starting to get to him. 'What is taking so long to kill those fucking birds?'' Eddy thought
In the War Machine.
''Double D how many are left?'' Dante called out looking up from the open hatch.
'' Only a few more on foot! How about those in the air.'' Double D called back as he shot another one dead in the forehead as it fell and slid to a stop leaving a small blood trail.
''My birds are taking them down, but its too many as mine are falling by the minute!'' Dante replied as he saw on his tracker GPS, specially made by him for his robots and saw as another green dot dropped off three grid taking three red dots of what seems to be hundreds.
Double D silently cursed under his breath, wishing that they could avoid this one. Techlin was sleeping somehow thru all of this and he was amazed at how he did it. Double D shook his head deciding to worry about his patient later as of now he had to get the last sprinter and try to find a way to get those birds off of them.
Double D looked down the sights as he stared at the zombie dead in the eye and fired sending it's blood behind it in the air as it fell and slid. Dead. Double D got up from his position as he moved to the hatch, and deciding to take a chance and looked up to see a big black cloud above them, but he knew that it was the killer birds as they fell to the ground one by one or in groups.
Edd knew that those was too many for even Dante's inventions to take care of and they really had to do something before it was too late. Double D brain went to work as he thought of what to do as he moved down the ladder closing the hatch. Just when he touched the steel ground was when a thought of a plan that possibly couldn't fail came and he hopped for all that it didn't.
'' Ed! Come here for a second.'' Double D yelled out to his large friend who came running to him.
'' Yes Double D?'' Ed asked with a smile despite the current situation.
'' Now Ed I need you to get a hold of those missiles and wait for my say to push the button,'' Ed nodded as he went into position and Edd turned to Dante.'' now Dante I want you to try calling back five of your birds.''
'' Okay.'' Dante said as he swiped his hand across the screen connecting five green dots and entered the return code.'' They should be dropping in right...now!'' And just as he said a tapping on the hatch was heard above.
Edd climbed the latter and opened the hatch as five silver birds came in with all sporting some indication of damage with one being stained in blood.'' Thanks now do have any tracking devices on you?''
'' Let me see.'' Dante said as he got up and went to his bag that was on the table. He dug around his bag looking for what he was asked for and was successful in finding it. He pulled out an small black box and when he opened the box it showed a neat stack of tracking chips that he made for himself.
'' Which one do you need?'' Dante called out as he had made copies of different ones for different purposes.
'' A missile tracker.'' Edd said as he looked up through the open hatch as he saw that Dante's birds was dropping at an rapid pace. Dante was starting to realize the sock wearing boy's plan as he got six missile tracking chips and put the box away. Dante walked to the five birds that stood still waiting for orders of what to do next. Dante bended down and started to work on installing the trackers with him giving one to Edd and told him to attach it to the thing holding the missiles.
Edd came out of the hole as he moved to the missile holders. Edd belly flopped just as a few birds came over head and was about to snack on him if he hadn't moved. The boy got up rubbing his stomach from the pain he inflicted on his self and moved to the current objective and when he reached it he attached the chip on the side where it beeped red then green.
'' Is it blinking green?'' Edd heard Dante shout from inside.
'' Yes!'' Edd answered as he looked around him to see if any more birds was coming for him.
''We're waiting for your call Double D!'' Ed called after he heard Dante. Telling Edd that he was ready.
'' Okay on the count of three...aim and press the button to the birds Ed!'' Double D said as he saw the birds flocking around in the air.
''1...!'' Dante stuck his head out of the hole as he climbed on the roof to join Double D.
''2...!'' Edd did a hand gestured which mean for Dante to call back his birds and Ed aimed dead at the cloud of birds.
''3! Fire Ed!'' Double D yelled as Ed slammed down on the button sending the sixty-four missiles at the flock of birds. As the missiles flew to the birds that last of Dante's birds came out of the flock and the killer birds saw it coming and dodge the missiles as they sailed past them.
'' Edd please tell me this is part of your plan.'' Dante asked hopping that Double D haven't gone crazy and wasted their missile ammo.
'' Its going exactly as plan.'' Edd said with a smile glad that the birds fell for it and he knew that if they didn't dodge then it'll be a win for them either way.'' Now release those birds into the flock and activate the tracking chips.''
'' Aye aye captain.'' Dante said getting out another remote activating both the birds and tracking chips as the birds flew from the hatch and into the air. Both inventors looked up to see the birds heading for the birds but the missiles did a U-turn with the smoke trailing behind them as they went to where the tackers was located.
' I'm glad that I read the manual for this thing or I wouldn't know that the missiles were enabled to be locked on to something and since they needed a small piece of technology inside the missiles then all I had to do was add a tracking device transmitter and boom. I have guided missiles.' Edd thought as he saw the birds enter the cloud of birds as the missiles touched the first bird and exploded and soon the air was filled with flash of orange and black smoke as the birds was cooked or obliterated and minutes later it ended with them driving away from the black smoke cloud and dropping of dead birds.
'' Whoa Double D did you do that?'' Kevin's voice called out as Dante and Double D looked on the right on the roof to see the Buster and the driver sticking his head out.
'' No me, Dante, Ed and I did it!'' Edd yelled out not liking taking all the credit.
'' Sweet!'' Kevin called out as he pulled his head back in and closed the window and drove ahead of the convoy.
'' Double D! That was so cool! Can we do it again?'' Ed asked as he came up on top and joined the two.
'' No!'' Dante and Edd called out in unison as they looked at Ed like he was crazy.
'' Aw! Why not?'' Ed whined really wanting to see that awesome combination again.
'' Cause Ed we are currently low on missile ammo and only have two sets left and we must use them carefully.'' Dante said knowing that the missile supply was being used up a lot.
'' Hey Double D, finally you get badass with that brain of yours!'' Eddy said through the W.T.
'' Whats that suppose to mean?'' Edd asked feeling a fended.
'' Come on Double D, I mean you do get badass with a gun but with that smart brain of yours? No way no how!'' Eddy said as he started laughing before switching off not waiting for a response from Edd.
'' Curse Eddy and his childish ways.'' Ed muttered as he started moving to the table that held a map of the U.S.
Edd leaned down on the table staring down at it with a red marker he got out of his pocket. He saw that they passed a small town called Balse Town. He put a red 'X' over the town like the two other towns and one small cities that they past while Techlin was out. Edd looked over his shoulder to see that Dante was still there on the ground fixing what bird robots he could and Ed was over his shoulder gazing at hoe fast he worked with his big hands on those small robots from Space Cowboys issue #5 and there was Techlin who somehow slept through all that's happen in the past half hour.
Edd turned back as he saw that they was now on a highway that should lead them through a city or town called La Crosse, then past that is a highway heading southeast that should take them to New Chicago where he Dante and Callie said was one of the three strongholds of the U.S.
' And more importantly, safety and civilization. Finally.'Double D thought as he was glad that they can know rest a little without being on edge for once. All through the years the whole group have always been on edge ever since a month after the outbreak. Oh how long has he ever been fully relax. He knows how it is as they always have to be careful knowing that one big mistake can endanger their life, someone else life, or even the whole group's. Each second, minute, hour or day can be there last. It was just their smart thinking that made it possible for them to survive so long and being more careful than ever.
Edd gripped the marker in hand and drew a red line line leading to La Crosse and drew a circle as it was there next destination. Double D sighed as he thought of how much it cost just to leave. First was Jonny, they was close to losing their lives with those new things from the police station back home, they thought they lost Techlin but he miraculously came back.
' This world must truly be one of darkness with little light.'Double D thought as he felt a hand on his shoulder.
'' You alright Double D?'' Ed asked wondering why his friend was standing like he was.'' We won you know and no one got hurt!'' Ed said not knowing what was truly bothering his ''brother''.
'' I know Ed I'm just thinking about how the our next destination will be like.'' Edd lied not wanting a loving person like Ed to be down by his thoughts.
'' Well okay.'' Ed said staring at Double D a little longer and Edd felt like Ed just tell him he knows what he really feels. Ed smiled that goofy smile of his and walked away from Ed going into the other area. Double D sighed as he knew that sometimes Ed would get under your skin like that. Double D checked his wrist watch and saw that it was 2:19 P.M.
' The day is still young I suppose.'Double D thought as he decided to clear his thoughts of the past for know and worry for the present and its future problems. Edd left to see if Marie or anyone else needed anything at the current moment.
30 Minutes Later. Highway
The W.M stopped as the other cars stopped behind it with the drivers confuse as to why they stopped. Eddy got out of the vehicle leaving Lee as he moved to the W.M to see whats wrong with Kevin, Rolf, and Danielle coming out of the Buster as to see what was wrong as well. Double D, Ed, and Dante came out of the W.M when Eddy and the others came to the door.
'' Why aren't we moving?'' Rolf asked the question of some of the people.
'' Because there's nothing to move through.'' Ed said as he walked in front of the W.M and pointed ahead. The others moved closer as to see what he was pointing at exactly and saw that the highway was gone.
'' What the...'' Eddy started as he ran to see what the hell was that . Eddy slid to a stop catching himself before he fell forward and down to the rubble of the highway. Eddy bended down seeing that it was a forty ft. drop which may mostly mean death. Eddy saw that some of the concrete hanged on by thick black metal wires though they seemed as though the slightest touch will make them fall. Down bellow was the remains of the highway that was nothing but rocks. Eddy looked forward and saw the other side and that they will most definitely not make it.
The others caught up with Eddy to see all of what he seen.'' What should we do now?'' Danielle asked a little annoyed.
'' I guess we have to go back and find another way.'' Double D said as he doesn't know what to do besides that.
'' Well ain't our luck the best. Now we have to fucking go all the way around!'' Eddy said kicking a rock which hit one of the chunks of concrete that was hanging making it slide off and fell to the ground crashing with a loud thud making them all jump far back from the unstable ledge.
Kevin then spotted something that may prove Eddy wrong.'' Maybe not Eddy, look!'' Kevin said pointing to a ramp that lead down to the main rode.
'' Well I guess that's our best choice to getting to the other side. Maybe the thing that did this is on the other side?'' Edd said as he started walking back to the W.M with the others doing the same.
'' So what happen?'' Lee asked Eddy when he got in the buggy.
'' Someone or something blew up a large chunk of the damn highway. But we found another way across besides turning around.'' Eddy explained as Lee sighed glad that they didn't have to go around.
Buster
''We are going to go across through a ramp and hopefully there's another that we can take that will lead to the other side.'' Kevin explained to the ones that didn't know.
'' Oh wow who or what will be fucking stupid enough to blow up a highway.'' Sarah said really wanting to punch the person or thing that almost made their trip longer.
'' Bandits, government, a trap?'' Jimmy guessed as he thought of the ones that could have done this.
'' Well whoever did do it better watch out cause I'm giving him a knuckle sandwich to remember.'' Kevin said cracking his knuckles
War Machine.
''- it seems the only way so we're taking it and that maybe the ramp on the other side is still standing.'' Double explained as he got in the driver's seat wanting to drive for this one.
'' Well you better be right cause I just don't want to waste my time going around.'' Dante said with the others fully agreeing with him.
'' Well strap in everyone we're about to move over a possibly unstable ramp.'' Double D warned as he turned on the engine with the other vehicles engines coming on.
Double D step on the gas and turned to the ramp as he started to descend down the ramp slowly as not to cause it to collapse. Double D and the rest in the W.M saw the street immediately and saw that this highway had a small tunnel that might have been an drive for people who couldn't get on the highway. Double D drove down the ramp all the way with the others following behind him as he was off the ramp and onto the street moving out to the side for the others to come down.
'' Hey Double D is that a tunnel way?'' Kevin asked as it came into his view.
'' Yes it seems so, does anyone want to explore in order to see whats inside?'' Edd joked.
'' I will!'' Five voices sounded off through the W.T and inside the W.M as it voices to be Ed, Dante, Eddy, Marie, and Sarah.
'' What? I was just joking!'' Edd said not thinking that what they just went through would want anyone going out into some tunnel that might hold something else as dangerous as what was in the police station back home.
'' Well too late I'm going!''Eddy said as he got out of the Buggy grabbing on to his new Assault Rifle called the M16A2 withExtended Magazinesand Red Dot Sight(RDS). It was three burst shot with thirty ammunition but theExtended Magazines made it into forty-three. He grabbed ammunition, his pistol, and more importantly his swords that he kept strapped across his back.
Edd came out of the W.M as to try and stop Eddy knowing that they couldn't risk another soul to who knows where.
'' Eddy please try to be reasonable for once and don't go you don't know what mights be in there!'' Double D said as Eddy kept walking ignoring his friends plea. Soon Marie came out with her old weapons in hand with a ammo pack on her belt. Ed came out next with a new shotgun in hand, a Saiga 12Kto be exact with a RDS. His own pistol, ammo, and a new Assault Rifle called G3A3with a ACOG(x4). And Sarah followed with her old weapons in hand. With Dante behind her with four pistols that all were Suppressed M1911 Tact.with two others in hand and with his bag full of his mechanics and ammo. All their weapons had a Flashlight attachment since the tunnel was dark, real dark even in the day.
'' Are you all really going in there?'' Double D asked in disbelief.
'' Yes.'' They all answered as they started moving.
'' Wait! At least take me with you as they might be something in there that you might not know about and cause something to happen!'' Edd said knowing Ed and that he will be doing something like that.
'' Okay. Get your weapons and we all will go in.'' Dante said as they started moving with Edd moving quickly to get his weapons in the back of W.M. As he opened the door he searched the lightly light room and saw his pack with his weapons. He quickly got it putting his Assault Rifle in hand. Just as he was about to move he saw a sight that was quite new to him.
On the bed was Techlin who wasn't resting as he thought but was on the side of his bed praying with Callie doing his exact actions.'' Um... guys I just want to let you know we'll be gone okay.'' Edd said with no response as their mouths moved silently praying.'' Um... bye.'' Edd said as he quietly went out and closed the door.
' That was weird.' Edd thought never seeing Techlin or Callie pray so intently.' I'll asked Dante inside the tunnel, he knows those two better than anyone.'
Edd exited out of the W.M telling everyone that they will be back as soon as possible so that they can continue. Everyone seemed alright with it but told them to hurry up, not liking staying in the open like they are. Edd made his way to the group who was climbing over the rubble to the cave entrance.
'' I have a bad feeling about this.'' Edd mutters to himself as he started to step over the rubble being careful as not to slip or he may have a major accident.
5 Min. Later
The group of six stood ready at the entrance that was big enough to fit two trucks side by side comfortably. They turned off their safety, check their ammo, turned on their flashlights and moved in. As they entered they saw that there was only a few old cars that if they drove in it would be easy to ride through with little problems. They looked around more and saw that this tunnel was starting to grow plants through cracks in the walls and ceiling showing that it lead underground. But luckily their was no signs of bloods or growling.
Double D looked behind him and saw that the tunnel light was getting further and further and that they might be going down as a it seemed the street became a hill.'' Um guys?''
'' Yeah Double D.'' Ed said in response for everyone.
'' Do you guys notice that Techlin and Callie have been acting... different.'' Edd asked them.
'' What do you mean?'' Eddy asked looking over his shoulder to his friend.
'' I mean do they seem more sad or anything of the like cause before I came I saw them praying very hard as they ignored every word I said to them.'' Edd explained.
'' Now that you mentioned it, I did see Techlin awake after our escape from the town and I saw that he was about to cry.'' Ed said remembering that before he left Double D to his thoughts after the fight.
'' Yeah I saw that Callie was looking sad even when I said anything to her.'' Sarah said.
'' Oh yeah cause after breakfast I saw her next to the bed Techlin was laying on crying hard over something.'' Marie said.
Now Edd was getting worried for his friends as he knew that they must be going through something, but he didn't here a response from Dante who was quite about this. Did he know anything about this?
'' How about you Dante. I suspect that your worried for your closest friends as well?'' Double D asked.
'' Well of course I am!'' Dante said caught a little off guard by the question.
'' Are you keeping something from us?'' Eddy asked reading his body language and saw that he was hiding something.
'' No.'' Hook, line and sinker. Eddy started making a hand gesture to Ed and Edd that only they knew.
'' Oh come on you can tell us.'' Ed said getting what Eddy was saying.
'' Yeah we're your friends now, no secrets should be between us right?'' Edd asked wanting to know what was the real cause to his friends dismay and saw Dante about to crack as he started sweating.
'' You know Techlin technically said that their was no more secrets between the group and him so you might as well spill!'' Eddy poked further seeing that they we're almost there with them hitting the right dots.
'' If you really trust us then you'll tell.'' Ed said hitting the blow as Dante sighed with the others smiling a little.
'' Fine! But don't tell Techlin or Callie I told you okay. This is something to do with their relationship and how something happen okay.'' Dante said with a straight face not believing that he was telling this to them.
'' We won't tell, so start the story and tell us what happen.'' Sarah said
'' (Sigh) Well it started some years before the outbreak. I say about eleven months after they hooked up. Now a few months before that they started having sex and one day they forgot to use protection and Callie got pregnant with Techlin's child.'' Dante started with the listeners going wide eyed not knowing that Techlin was a father at his age.
'' Callie was nervous to say anything about it, but after a week of finding out from her doctor she told Techlin. Now he was, surprisingly, happy and I mean real happy. But he knew that he needed help so they had a sit down, with me there, with both their parents and told them. Callie's father wanted to kill Techlin for it and almost did had his parents, Callie and her mom hadn't stop him, while I laughed at it. After it cooled down with Callie's dad doing killing scenes with his hands to Techlin while they talked.'' Dante said with them all chuckling at that.
'' They all agreed to keep the baby, but Techlin had to get a job and everything. Even an apartment! But he had help as he found odd jobs all over the Yuba and got them done with each one having various pays. Even after he got enough money he still did the jobs, even getting a good job with good pay after using some kind of trick he won't tell me!'' Dante cried out as he wished he told him.
'' He added all the money to Callie's bank account, as for them not to worry about future bills and baby things they needed. Both parents actually got all the baby equipment with their own money as a early gift to them. Callie and Techlin had some friends, including me, that knew their secret and this was a small group of people and they even gave gifts and money.''
'' Then was the day Techlin moved. He was in the your city for a few years then moved to the Cul-da-Sac later with over that time Techlin still worked and tried his best to be there for Callie. Then was the day that we all waited for. It was September 26th, today right now, it was at least nine in the morning and Techlin skipped school to go see Callie who was in Yuba. How he got there in a short time I don't know, but he was there for her minutes into her labor. A few doctors knew of the secret and so they helped them give birth to the child.'' Dante continued with everyone listening closely as they walked further down the tunnel.
'' After screaming from Callie who made Techlin scream by almost breaking his hand for almost an hour. We heard crying from a baby and the baby was born. They named him Nalson Gates. Months after the birth was, to say to least, Techlin and Callie's best moments in their lives as they lived in their little apartment with their baby. The bills was payed a year early making them bill free til the next year and it was secure as Techlin was part of the List by then.'' Dante said just as he stopped walking and looked down whipping tears that was developing in his eyes.
'' You alright?'' Eddy asked with Dante nodding.
The boy sniffed and continued walking with the others watching his back with worry as they walked behind him.
'' You see after the attacks on Techlin's life was over and done with, he was able to let down his guard and worry about his semi-normal life. Then in a act of revenge one of the friends of the people that Techlin killed wanted revenge and studied everything about Techlin and found out about Callie and the baby. Somehow the guy poisoned the baby's food supply. A day later the baby was sick and they took him to the hospital with the doctors saying that they had to do tests and all that shit. For almost a week Techlin and Callie was a worried mess as they visited the hospital everyday and all Techlin and Callie thought about was the baby. Then on a weekend they both came to visit as they wanted to see if their baby was alright, I came along as to see as well with me wanting to cheer up my godson.'' Dante said revealing that Techlin and Callie made him the godfather of their child, though it wasn't a surprise.
'' We went to the fifth floor, walking down the hall then we saw nurses and doctors going in and out of a room with Techlin telling me that some government doctors was there for some reason. It was Nalson's hospital room. They both didn't know but if they heard one thing over the yelling it was ' we're losing him.' That's almost made both of them get heart attacks as they tried going through the door and somehow we were in the waiting away with Callie crying on Techlin's shoulder. I didn't know what happen but it was a blur and there we were just waiting.'' By the time he was close to done he himself was crying with the others crying as well getting what was coming next and some didn't want to hear it.
'' A hour later a doctor came in and told us that the baby died.'' Silence was what was left in the cave as the soft cries was heard from each other as Sarah hugged Ed crying into his jacket. Now the Eds was really feeling the guilt as they wished they never bring the topic up and pushed Dante into remembering bad memories.
'' After that a investigation was in order by the government wanting to know who killed one of their top List baby. With me guessing that Techlin's blanks face from hearing the news was nothing but a act as inside the anger and the sadness filled him. For two days Callie cried and Techlin kept staring like he was stuck in a trance. Soon Techlin started blaming himself for it knowing that he should have looked out for his son and after I got done slapping him around a little we all got him back. Everyone knew of Callie's baby, but some didn't know the father. A funeral was held and many people came and the name of the baby had to be changed in order for people not figure it out. What happen was they named him Nalson Falcon.'' Dante and the rest stopped as they all tried whipping the tears away.
'' Then they found out the baby was poison and after looking with Tech and me helping out. We found the son of the bitch responsible and he just sat there on his chair and laughed at Techlin letting him know how it feels to lose somebody close to ya. It took a lot of people to hold him back before he broke his neck. Few days later he had a trial and was found guilty and then he was said to had escaped from prison. I looked and found him by hacking into security cameras all over town. Techlin went to where he was tricked him into the alley. Then I saw on the cameras as it rain with thunder. How Techlin wasn't Techlin. He was more of a demon as the man screamed louder than I heard a scream in my life before. The things he did to him wasn't human it was monstrous and I watched in pleasure how he did it. Knowing the man deserve that much of pain and more of what they went through.'' Dante said with the others a little shocked at the dark turn of events though they suspected something less brutal.
'' Next day on the news. Body parts was everywhere, some even stuffed inside body parts all cut up like it was a fish. The alley was stained with blood and the man, they didn't know if he was a corpse or something else. It took a lot to identify him. But they found out it was him. Everyone knew who did it, even if their was no evidence, and yet they knew that the man messed with the wrong boy. They didn't say a thing saying that it was all a mystery even the cops knew and the only thing they did was play investigation not really trying to solve the crime.'' Dante said turning to the others.
'' Now you know why today is a special day for our two lovers. Today is the fourth birthday of their son. A birthday that never will be celebrated.'' Dante finished the story as they all stood in silence.
To the Eds it made since of some things. Why Techlin was gone for so long. Why sometimes they see that he always miss school on September 26th. And other things that explain why he was gone and rarely seen in the Cul-da-Sac. But unaware was that Double D's W.T was on and connected to all channels. Meaning everyone heard the story and they too understood a little.
The ones in the tunnel then looked forward with some whipping their tears away knowing that now they had to get this search done and over with. They looked forward and saw that their was a metal door or whatever it was that covered the entire road ahead of them. Up and down.
There was a sign on the door though and they all pointed their flashlights to it with Marie reading it out loud as they went to the side.'' Passage to La Crosse'' Bets Territory. Don't Come Here! Skull.'' Was what the sign read in white spray paint.
'' Guys I think we've found our way.'' Double D said as he and the others stared at the door.
WOOOOOOH! Now was that emotional or what?
Yes I know I said that in the last chapter but I just wanted to get this in more detail with more drama. And yes I;m sure there is question as too how Double D forgot to check to see if its off, but who cares they heard and it can't be changed.
Well lets move on to the next chapter of this two part or maybe even three part Finale of On The Road Arc.
Next: Chapter 8: On The Road Arc Finale Part 2: Welcome to La Crosse and New Threats.