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The group had just arrived at the Minneapolis. They got out of the truck and walked up to the gate.
"You guys harvesters here for the cure?" A bearded man asked as he stood behind the gate.
"Yeah, that's right." Warren replied with a nod.
"You're armed." A bearded man remarked
"Uh, yeah." Clementine said, "It's rare to met someone who doesn't has a gun in these days."
"Right." A bearded man said as he opened the gate, "C'mon in." The group made their way through the gate, "Harvesters wait in the garage until you're called. The others inside will give you the rundown."
"You think Murphy's here?" Addy asked Warren.
"Yeah, he's here. I can smell him." Warren replied.
"I smell something as well but It's not Murphy." Louis grinned, "Right, Doc?"
"I think she's smelling the z weed." Doc grinned as well.
"Help me! Get it off!" Suddenly they heard a woman shout those words. They turned around to the voice and saw a woman who was being pulled into the greenhouse by a zombie, "Somebody help! Somebody help me!"
The group quickly rushed towards her. Vasquez aimed his hun at the zombie that was pulling her and fired one bullet at it's head. Unfortunely the undead was still alive after that.
"The hell?" He said in confusion as the other held the woman back.
"Move." Marlon said as he drew his new tomahawk out and stabbed the undead several times with it until it's head was in pieces.
"Hey!" A bearded man shouted, approaching them, "Told you people to move into the garage where it's safe."
"Safety first, huh?" Violet said back standing up from the ground.
"You got a problem, kid?" A bearded man asked as he shot her an angry glare.
"No, I don't" Violet said as she glared back, "Just here for the cure."
With that, Violet started to walk towards the garage as the other followed her. Once, they were there they saw a little girl, laying on the floor. With the help of Warren and Addy the woman sat down on the floor, then groaned.
"You all right?" Clementine asked.
"Yeah, I think so." The Woman replied with a nod as she glanced over at the little girl.
"Mama." The Little Girl smiled as she sat up.
"Hey, baby. Mama's here." The Woman smiled back and hugged her daughter, "I came back to you just like I promised."
"Did you find it?" The Little Girl asked.
"Not yet sweetie. But we're getting close." The Woman replied.
"Okay." The Little Girl said back.
"Lay down." The Woman said as she layed down on the matress.
"How's she doing?" Louis asked.
"She's burning up." The Woman replied, rubbing her daughter's forehead, "I can't keep her fever down."
"Have you tried antibiotics?" Doc asked.
"Nothing worked. Drug resistant bacteria of some kind. I don't think she has much longer." The Woman replied.
"Is that why you became a harvester?" 10K asked.
"I had to mercy her father in front of her after he turned z. She made me promise not to let that happen to her." The Woman replied.
"You're a good mom." Addy said as she put her hand on the Woman's shoulder.
"That's the funny thing. I'm not her mom. Her mom's dead. Her whole family is dead. So is mine. All we have is each other. And even not that for long. All these folks need what's in that greenhouse." The Woman explained.
"Even if it kills them." Doc stated.
"Hey." Addy said as she stood up and walked over to the woman, "This thing have a radio?" She pointed at the tractor that was nearby.
"Yeah. Radio. Air conditioning. Leather seats. I used to drive one on my dad's farm." The Woman replied.
"Excellent." Addy said as she turned back around the group, "Vi. Come with me."
"Okay." Violet said, then she and Addy moved to the tractor.
Then, Marlon whistled. Warren, Clem and Vasquez walked over to him.
"What's up?" Warren asked.
"I think I know where Murphy is." Marlon replied, pointing at the greenhouse where Cassandra and two other men were standing.
"Cassandra." Warren said.
"Why is she wearing Wrecking Ball's jacket?" Clementine asked.
"I don't know. And I don't want to know." Marlon replied.
"At least Murphy is not far." Vasquez stated," He must be in the greenhouse."
"What's he doing in there?" Warren asked.
"He's obviously looking for the cure." Clementine replied, "Why would he come here if it wasn't for cure?"
"Yeah, you're right Clem." Warren agreed with a nod.
In the meantine, Addy and Violet been trying to contact with Citizen Z in the tractor.
"Do you think is going to work?" Violet asked.
"Trust me, Vi." Addy replied, "I can get it to work."
"If you say so." Violet said.
"Does anybody copy?" Came Citizen Z's voice, "This is Citizen Z at Camp Northern Light."
"Citizen Z." Addy smiled as she looked at Violet who smiled as well. She quickly picked up the radio and said, "It's me. It's Addy Carver. Are you there? Citizen Z. It's Addy Carver from Delta X-ray Delta.''
"Addy!" Citizen Z shouted, happily.
"Yeah, yes." Addy said.
"This is Citizen Z. I copy you." Citizen Z said.
"We copy you too, Citizen Z." Violet said.
"Wait, who's that?" Citizen Z asked.
"Her name is Violet. We had additions to the group, since Fort Collins." Addy replied.
"Okay. More people to transport Murphy is a good thing." Citizen Z stated, "I'm glad you're alive. Things here are... Listen, I can't talk long. I'm losing the light. Do you have an update on Murphy?"
"Murphy is alive." Addy replied.
"Can I talk to him?" Citizen Z asked.
"He's currently out of contact. But we think we know where he is." Violet replied.
"Is he off mission?" Citizen Z wanted to know.
"Unfortunely, he is." Violet replied.
"And getting weird." Addy added.
"You must get Murphy back on mission. Repeat. You must get Murphy back on mission. The CDC lab in California is still awaiting your arrival. There's still a chance for a vaccine." Citizen Z told them.
"Citizen Z. Where the last known coordinates for the CDC lab are as follows." Addy asked.
"The last known coordinates are... Thirty four point Nine degrees..." Citizen Z replied as Violet started to write the coordinates on the window.
It was when they lost contact with him.
"Do you copy? Citizen Z?" Addy said.
"Citizen Z, are you there?" Violet asked.
There was no asnwer.
"At least, he gave us coordinates." Violet stated.
"Yeah.'' Addy said with a nod.
"Cassandra just went into the lab. I think she saw me." Marlon exclaimed.
"What do you want to do? Wait for Murphy to come out and jump him?" Vasquez asked Warren.
"No, I don't like waiting. Bad things happen when you wait." Warren replied.
"Well we can take the guards hostage, search the compound for him." Vasquez said.
"I like that." Warren said with a nod, "Doc, 10K, Marlon and Louis you guys create a diversion..."
"Or you could just walk up and say hello like civilized people." Came Murphy's voice as he appeared at the entrace with Cassandra and a guy who was wearing the white suit by his side.
"Hello my ass." Warren said to herself.
"You know these folks?" The Guy in white suit wanted to know.
"Oh, we've covered a bit of ground together." Murphy replied.
"Yes, we have." Doc said with a nod, "And dude seriously I'm getting tired of chasing your bony ass all over the damn apocalypse."
"What are we messing around for?" Vasquez asked, stepping forward, "This man is our prisoner. We're taking him to California."
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey." Clementine who stood beside Vasquez stopped him, "Calm down."
"Chill out, Rambo." Murphy laughed, "That ain't gonna happen."
"Why not?" Vasquez asked.
"Because the whole trip to California won't be necessary. There's a cure for the zombie virus right here in that greenhouse. And all we have to do is go in there and get it." Murphy exclaimed.
"Batch 47 is real. We just tested it. A bona fide zombie miracle." The Guy in white suit added.
"Well think about it. No more relying on me to save the human race. It's a win-win." Murphy stated, "Right?"
"No, that's not our fight." Warren replied
"Please. If there's any hope." The Woman said, "Do it for her, do it for Clem's kid."
"Fine." Warren groaned, "We'll do it."
"Thank you! Thank you!" The Woman smiled.
"AJ. You stay here with them." Clementine told AJ.
"Okay, Clem." AJ said with a nod before the group made their way out of the garage and moved to the greenhouse.
"Your job is to return to Batch 47 and harvest the rest of the seedpods." The Guy in white suit said.
"What's your name, anyway?" Clementine asked.
"Sorry, forgot to introduce myself. It's Odegard." Odegard replied.
"Alright, then. We're gonna get seepods and and not get killed in the process, right?" Doc asked.
"Yeah. What he said." Louis said with a nod as the group stopped by the table.
"Well it's a secondary consideration, but sure." Odegard said, picking up a helmet from the table, "I have protection for you."
"That's okay. I'm gonna go like this. I need to be able to move to fight." Warren told him.
"Yeah. I like to be able to run from danger." Marlon agreed with a nod.
"I wouldn't take your guns." Odegard said with a shook of his head, "Bullets don't kill plants." He pointed at the garden stuff, "I would take these."
"All right, well I'll take the garden weasel." Doc said, putting his hammer on the table, "Always wanted one of those."
Louis, Warren, 10K and Marlon did the same thing. They put their guns on the table, then they moved to the greenhouse, followed by Clementine and Vasquez.
"I still don't know why we're risking." Vasquez said, "We should just take Murphy and get him to to California."
"I agree with you but if this is true. We might create a cure faster." Clementine said.
"If we don't come back, you two shoot somebody or something." Warren told them.
"Glad to." Vasquez said with a nod.
"Sure thing, boss." Clementine said with nod.
"Besides, I have allergies." Vasquez added.
Warren rolled her eyes and looked over at Murphy, "It's your show. Lead on."
With that, Warren, Murphy, Doc, 10K, Marlon and Louis walked into the greenhouse.
"It's like some kind of giant shop of horrors." Doc stated.
"If Sophie was still alive, she would love this place." Louis said to Marlon who nodded nervously at the mention of Sophie.
"Watch it!" 10K exclaimed as he fired one rock from his slingshot, "Three thousand two hundred and sixteen."
"He should be dead." Marlon said as the zombie was still alive, much to their confusion.
10K was about to fire another rock but Murphy stopped him, "That won't work here. They're all interconnected by the vines. You can't kill one without killing all of them." He stared at zombie for several seconds before the undead slowly walked away from then, then the blue-skinned man walked forward. They kept going forward until the reached Batch 47, "There it is."
"Let's do this and get the hell out of here." Warren began, "Louis, Doc and 10K, you guys harvest the leaves. Murphy, Marlon and I will get the seedpods."
"Careful! Remember these things have feelings." Murphy told them as they moved to Batch 47 and started to take the leaves and the seedpods.
"Reminds me of my days back in Humboldt." Doc said to himself
"Easy now." Murphy said as Batch 47 started to move, "You're gonna wake him." As Marlon, took the seepod, Batch 47 opened it's eyes and started to move. The other zombies started to move as well as the blue skinned man moved closer to Batch 47 and grabbed it by it's vines, "Quick!" The group started to take the leaves and the seepods as fast they could, "I can't hold this for long. I'm losing it!"
It was when Warren cut off the vine that was holding Murphy who collapsed on the ground. Louis helped him stood up, then moved rushed out of the room, leaving the group there.
"Murphy!" Warren called after him, then he turned back around to Doc, 10K, Louis and Marlon, "Okay, let's go!"
Soon enough, the group managed to made their way out of the lab where Addy, AJ and Violet were waiting for them.
"Guys." Addy said.
"What's going on? Where's Vasquez, Clem and Mur..." Warren asked as the Mexican Man approached them.
"Wait I know you." Louis said, "You were in Fort Collins. You were firing rockets at us."
"Small world, I guess." the Mexican Man stated.
"Who are you?" Warren asked.
"My name is Hector Alvarez. But my friends call me Escorpion. I'm the Vice President in charge of sales for the Zero Cartel." Escorpion introduced himself, "How can I help you today?"
"Well you can start by telling us what the hell is going on." Warren replied.
"This? Just a little business between friends." Escorpion explained, "I see you've been harvesting. Let me guess. Batch 47?"
"Yeah." Louis replied.
"I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to give it to me." Escorpion told them. Warren glared at him and looked back at 10K, Doc, Marlon and Louis who nodded and handed their harvests to him but before that Doc hid a small portion of it in his pockets.
"I know what you are thinking. That we as the drug cartel want nothing more than hurt people but that was then and this is now. We are the new Zeros. The more user-friendly Zeros." Escorpion said, Admittedly, the transition was not easy."
"Yeah, well change is always hard." Warren stated.
"You see, you know." Escorpion grinned. He didn't know that Vasquez and Clem were watching the whole happening from the distance, "Where were we? Oh yes. Batch 47. So this is the cure everyone is talking about, huh?" He walked over to Odegard, "Reminds me of the Crocodillo we used to sell back in the day. Step one. We need a fresh zombie."
Suddenly, one of Escorpion's men shot down one of Odegard's men. He scolded him in the language that the group couldn't understand, then he spoke up to them again, "I am very sorry about that. Good help is hard to find these days."
"I've only ever tested it on a zombie. I have no idea what a safe or effective dose on a human is." Odegard told him.
"There's only one way to find out. I got a great idea." Escorpion said, pulling out an electronic cigarette, "The Power Vape 3000. Solar powered. The stuff you potheads come up with. I can control the dose with this." He poured some of Batch 47 into it.
"Well it only takes a micro dose to stimulate the immune system. Any more than that could be fatal." Odegard told him.
"Says who?" Escorpion asked as the two zeroes grabbed Odegard.
"No, please." Odegard pleaded as Escorpion helped him with Batch 47, "Say when. Say when! Say when! Say when!"
"When!" Odegard finally said as the zeroes let him go, "Oh! Ha! Wow! I feel good."
"Good. Bring on the zombie." Escorpion ordered one of his men, "A bite from this zombie, and we'll know for sure."
One of Escorpion's men nodded and wrapped a rope around the zombie's neck, then they moved to Odegard who had just turned into the undead.
''Really? Odegard?" Escorpion asked in disablief as he looked at the two of his men, "Did you see him die?" His men shook their heads, "What are you, some kind of living zombie?" He pulled out his pistol and shot Odegard in the head, "The world needs that like a hole in the head. So much for Batch 47. Grab the z weed."
Suddenly, one of Escorpion's men walked over to him, holding a hodded man by his back.
"Who's this?" Escorpion asked before removing the hood of the person, "Doctor Kurian?"
"Hello, Hector." Kurian said as Warren, 10K, Addy and Doc looked at him in shock.
"Who's this?'' AJ asked.
"An old friend of ours, kid." Doc replied.
"I wouldn't call him a friend." Addy added.
"What happened to your face?" Escorpion asked, "That looks like my mom's chicharrones."
"It's a long story." Kurian replied.
"You can tell it to La Reina." Escorpion told him as he nodded at the zero that brought Kurian to him. The zero nodded and knocked down Kurian, "Put him in the trunk, huh?" He looked at the two of his men, "You two, you're in charge now."
"Si, Senor." Two zeroes said in unison.
"Burn the greenhouse down with Batch 47. We need to get back to our core mission. You understand me?" Escorpion ordered them.
"Si, Senor." Two zeroes said back.
With that, Escorpion and the rest of him men got into the trucks and drove off but before that the two zeroes pulled out the gas can out of the trunk. The two men, thne walked into the greenhouse and poured that gasoline all over the floor before litting it up. One of them walked out of the greenhouse and Vasquez and Clementine aimed their pistols at him.
"How can I help you?" The Zero asked.
"Your tattoos. Show me." Vasquez replied as the zero showed his tattoo to them.
"Do I know you?" The Zero asked before Vasquez shot him in the head.
"Why did you wanted to see his tattoos?" Clementine asked in confusion.
"None of your business, kid." Vasquez replied
Suddenly, they heard a scream.
"It's Murphy." Clementine stated.
"Let's go." Vasquez said as they ran off towards the scream. Once, they were there they saw Murphy who was being pulled into the greenhouse by the Batch 47 while the others tried to save him.
"Move!" They both shouted at the same time before firing several bullets at Batch 47. Homever, the zombie was still alive. Then, Addy, 10K, Marlon, Louis and Violet swung their weapons at the zombie plant who pushed them a few metres away as Cassandra growled and was about to attack the zombie who pushed her away as well.
"Guys!" AJ shouted as he pointed at the vent, "We can kill him the monster in this!"
"Good idea, kid." Addy complemented as she, 10K, Violet, Marlon and Louis grabbed the vine and put in the vent. Batch 47 growled for the last time before it's was pulled into the vent which exploded.
Addy, 10K, Violet, Marlon and Louis looked at it in awe as they fist bumped as Murphy groaned loudly in pain.
"Let's get out of here." Clementine said as Doc and Warren picked up Murphy. The group walked out of the greenhouse as Addy, Violet and Doc split up
"I'll meet you." Addy said as the rest of the group moved towards the car while she, Violet and Doc walked into the garage.
"Hey." Addy smiled at the little girl as they knelt down beside her and the Woman.
"How's she doing?" Violet asked.
"It won't be long now." the Woman replied.
"Did they find the cure yet?" the Little Girl asked.
"Not yet, sweetie." Addy said.
"But I managed to save some." Doc added, pulling out a piece of Batch 47, Just have her chew on the leaves. They're not concentrated, so she won't overdose."
"Thank you." the Woman said as Doc handed a piece to her, "Honey, it's here. Batch 47. The doctor said you just have to chew on the leaves. Okay?" The Little Girl nodded before the Woman put Batch 47 in her mouth.
"We got to go." Came Warren's voice as she parked the car beside the garage as Doc and Violet moved to the car and got into it.
"Hey." Addy said to the Woman, "Good luck."
With that, she got inside the car and the group drove off.
"Well that was fun." Louis stated.
"You shouldn't have killed him." Murphy said.
"You're saying this because you haven't seen what it did to your friend." Violet told him.
"Besides, you're alive, aren't you?" Clementine asked.
"Why are we headed south?" Murphy wanted to know, "Shouldn't we be going west?"
''Still too much fallout west. We can turn west south of Missouri." Warren replied.
It was when they spotted a lonely woman on the street.
"What the hell is some woman doing out here by herself?" Warren asked.
"I can't be... It's Serena." Addy said in realization.
"No way." Doc said as she turned around to Murphy, "Murphy is that your "Pie Girl"?"
"Pie Girl?" Vasquez asked in confusion.
"Pie Girl." 10K smirked.
"Pie Girl?" Survivors from the Boarding School asked at the same time.
"Oh boy, she is pregnant." Warren remarked.
"Pregnant?" Murphy asked in disablief.
"Yeah, like ten months pregnant." Doc remarked as the car stopped in front of Serena.
"Wait! You're not stopping for her? Are you?" Murphy asked as Warren nodded.
"We're going to have a little Murphy." Louis laughed as he patted Murphy's back.
"And I don't know if should be happy or mad about that." Violet stated.
"I guess you're going to have a new playmate where she and he will get bigger." Clementine said to AJ as Addy got out of the car.
"Serena." She said, moving towards Serena.
"Addy." Serena smiled as she hugged Addy.
"Where are you going?" Addy wanted ot know.
"We're just looking for our baby-daddy." Serena replied as she noticed that Murphy was in the car, "Daddy?" She walked over to the window, "Daddy? Is that you? Is that really you?""
"Hey." Murphy said as he waved his hand shyly.
"He's here BaBa." Serena said, showing off her pregnant belly to the group, "Daddy's here."
The others watched in confusion as Serena and Murphy's baby was moving her hands in the belly, then, the baby jumped towards Murphy. The group jumped back in suprise as Serena grinned widely.
Hope you enjoyed it. See you in another chapter.