Hey all! Here is chapter 5! Again, I only own the OC's! This is just a deririvative work!

Chapter 5

"How many of them were there?" Tanyon asked.

She could tell he was really peeved about the fact that she wandered miles off without telling him. Yeah, it was stupid, admittedly. She got back about thirty minutes after the sun went down. But she had to do something. It wasn't all that horrible of a trip anyways. She was able to catch dinner on the way back. The snares even managed to snag a rabbit. She wasn't good at putting snares together, it was usually her brother Carl who set those up. Blake shook her head of the memories and continued her story.

"There were at least three kids, maybe four women and then the two guys. Something around that. I didn't stay for very long, I didn't want to stick around. Plus a camp with women and children, that seems promising doesn't it?" Blake asked.

"It means they have something to lose. Which means they'll do whatever it takes to keep them selves together and alive. They have kids. Family comes first. Also, for the short amount of time you were there it seems the majority of the behavior was violent," Tanyon responded. The wheels were obviously turning in his head with the thought that there were more survivors a few miles off.

"But I just don't feel this group is that horrible. I was freaked out, yeah. But, at the same time this guy from the trees beat the shit out of him for slapping this woman. He wasn't tolerating it. Which means he's a protector, has some morals," Blake said. Tanyon remained quiet. "I think we should check them out. They must have a camp not too far off. Maybe we could watch from a distance for a day and see how they operate. Then we can introduce ourselves."

"Bea, I don't know about that. There are two of us and we already know we are outnumbered if something were to go wrong," Tanyon said, his eyes still facing the ground, stroking his chin in thought.

"We can't be alone forever, Tan," Blake said, finally getting her brother to snap his brown eyes up to her. He remained silent for a few more moments.

"We'll need a plan. We have to be smart. We can't come strolling into their territory because we know we are out-manned. But they probably know their land well. Better than us, which means the perimeter around the camp and probably a mile out are a danger zone in case their scouting or looking for food too," Tanyon plopped down on a chair and rubbed his face. "About how far away is this quarry?"

"Maybe about five miles. It's about a half mile to our quarry, and then maybe another four and half miles West from there. We could get there in a couple hours if we aren't rushing. I suggest we leave at dawn, it will give us time to get there and spy before dark, and also to give us some spare light to hunt while we are checking out the area. Who knows what kinda catch they might have over there. We'll bring the tents too and stay close by for the night," Blake said as she grabbed her knapsack and began to pull out the map she was following earlier in the day. She laid it out on the forest floor next to Tanyon. "We're here, and they're there," she said as she pointed to the two locations on the map.

Tanyon observed the map and said, "The camp shouldn't be too far from this spot then. If you came from the East they obviously aren't coming from there because you would have noticed something. Their camp has to be bigger than what you saw, especially if three kids were being led away from all those other adults. If the kids were just playing in the water I'm assuming their camp can't be too far off from that quarry. Unless they're stupid." Tanyon said as he once again started stroking his chin. Blake agreed with everything he said. She can't believe he was so easily on board with this. She sighed, I wonder if this means he'll be a pain in the ass on the way there tomorrow.

"We'll leave at dawn," Tanyon said as he stood up from the chair and started walking to the RV. "Come on sis," he waved Blake over once he got to the door, "I have a canned fruit cuisine waiting for us inside. We should get rest shortly after because tomorrow is going to be long as fuck," he said. The RV door shut behind him.

Blake sighed and smiled. She got up from her knees on the forest floor. She grabbed her maps and knapsack and started to make her way back to the RV. Blake hoped the camp was worth the trouble; they had nothing better to do anyways.

Just before the Georgian sunlight broke through the trees of the forest, Blake and Tanyon were doing their final lock down of supplies. Tanyon locked up belongings in his SUV under the seats. Blake hid the dwindling supply of food in the camper, hoping nobody came running across their stuff while they were gone.

Blake finished tying up her boots and grabbed her bow and knapsack, which was filled with some bottles of water, granola bars, extra arrows and other little things that they might need if they get stuck out there longer than anticipated.

"I checked the snares about thirty minutes ago. They seem to be in good shape. You did a good job," Tanyon said. I looked up at him and smiled as he wiped his hands on a rag he kept in his pocket. " We should head out shortly. We could use every minute of daylight today."

"Ok. Sounds good. I'm basically ready, everything's stashed away," Blake said. Tanyon threw on his big hiking pack that carried their tents for the night and other belongings. "Are you sure your ready to hike this—"

"Let's get a move on before I change my mind," he said as he started to make his way through the forest. Blake stared at where he just disappeared and grabbed her belongings and they set out on their mission.

By the time they were about a mile out from the quarry, Blake suggested they take a quick water break before they finished out their quest. About now they were going to start to being more cautious. The living dead weren't their only worries.

Tanyon set his big pack down on the ground with a thud as Blake went through her bag for two water bottles. Tossing a bottle to her brother, Blake perched on a log. She didn't realize how thirsty she was until half the bottle was gone. She closed the cap and tried her best to forget the bottle was there so she could conserve. On the other hand, Tanyon had gone completely still. He was paused at the cap as he intently listened to their surroundings. He stood up.

"What is it?" Blake whispered to her brother. Her heart started to pound when her brother gave her a look. That look was all too familiar. She snagged up her bow and arrows and prepped one in her fingers. She took in her surroundings as well, finally hearing the crunching of stumbling feet and low moans. She stole another look at her brother, he looked at her and put up all five fingers. Five walkers.

Blake quietly made her way to her brother to get his view when she could begin to smell the rotting flesh heading their way. "We need to do this fast and quietly before anymore hears, or anybody," Tanyon said before pulling out his large hunting knife. "Cut in front of them and take out those three, I'll get the slackers in the back."

Blake hated leaving her brother's side during moments like this. This was when she supported the we stick together as a team mantra. But she knew they couldn't take out five walkers if the rotters happened to gang up on them. Blake just nodded to her brother. She made her way through the forest to cut off the three dead heads while Tanyon distracted the back two. Blake didn't want to drag too much attention to herself in case their were more lingering far behind this small group. "PSSSSTTT! Over here you fucks," Blake whispered harshly as she got their attention and they started to break for their next meal.

Blake lined up her bow and was able to take out the first two before she clumsily tripped over an extended tree root. Panicking she went to reach for her bow and arrow and hurriedly lined it up and released. "FUCK!" she said as she had missed and nailed the deathly woman in the shoulder. Blake had no time to reload when the woman finally approached her body. She was trying to scoot back as the walker came down to clamp on it's next meal. Blake pulled out her hunting knife and let the rotting woman plunge onto the blade.

Dark black ooze drooled onto Blake's neck as other matter splattered on her maroon sportswear tanktop. Blake immediately swung herself out from underneath the walker and hurriedly sat up next to a tree. She took the hem of her shirt and brought it up to her face to get the gore off. Her hands shook as she tried to slow her breathing and get herself together. I hate having these close calls, Blake thought as she finally stood up. She gathered her arrows and swallowed her fear. She took deep breaths as she pulled arrows out of the skulls of the other two walkers.

Blake wiped the arrows on her now bloodied shirt and made her way back to her and Tanyon's things. Tanyon was waiting for her, pack on his back wanting to move on. He was spattered in blood also and looked a little pale. "Was that shitty for you too?" he asked.

Blake just nodded her head and grabbed her things, wanting to get a move on before any more dead heads wanted to make an appearance.