Sorry for the heavy delay, school always seems to keep me preoccupied.
The R.C.M.P, was on their way to Peach Creek, they rode ever closer to the group, who had a mixed reaction to them.
"The R.C.M.P!" Jimmy said in joy. "We're saved!"
"I don't know..." Kevin's dad said. "Something about them just doesn't sit right with me..."
Ed looked at the oncoming police, his eyes wide in horror. He seemed to be remembering something.
"NO! NEVER TRUST THE MILITARY DURING A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!" Ed shouted. He grabbed as many members of the group as he could and ran into the woods.
"Ed wait!" Double D called out as Ed grabbed him. The others quickly followed after them.
"Freeze!" One of the officers ordered.
"Don't bother telling them to stop!" Another officer responded. "Kill 'em before the infection spreads!"
The R.C.M.P readied their guns and began firing at the group, killing Nazz's parents, Jonny's parents, Jimmy's mom, and Kevin's mom. The kids who had just lost their parents tried to go and try to help their parents, but they had no other option than to keep running.
They eventually made their way into the sunflower fields that hung over the group, making them look like children looking for their parents. Within the sunflowers was the old, abandoned toy factory that the kids had went into during the Big Picture Show. The R.C.M.P lost them within the sunflowers, as they were too thick to see anybody through.
"Is everyone alright?" Matt asked.
"WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?!" Sarah shouted. "Some of our parents just died!" She quieted down a bit as she began to console Jimmy, who was bawling his eyes out.
"Mommy... mommy..." He whimpered.
"What are you we gonna do now?" Ed asked everyone. The group then went into a frenzy of voices, arguments and cries.
"Excuse me, um... Pardon me, but..." Double D tried to say, but he could not be heard by the others, except for Rolf, who grew annoyed at everyone for not letting Double D speak.
"SILENCE!" Rolf shouted, getting everyone to be quiet. "Do you not hear the egg-headed, Ed-boy?! In this time we must seek assistance from the wisest among us! Please speak, sock-on-head Ed-boy." Rolf said, allowing Double D to speak. Rolf's parents congratulated their son for getting everyone under control.
"Thank you, Rolf." Double D said, surprised about Rolf's outburst. "Now, I understand that all of us have just gone through a thoroughly traumatizing event, lost people we hold near and dear to us, and are probably more worried about other friends and family. But we must work together to get through this. We need a safe haven to stay for a while until this disaster ends, or until we find a more suitable location to reside."
"Double D's right, we need to work together, and find a safe place." Kevin stated, he wiped away a tear from his face.
"Why not just stay here?" May asked, referring to the factory.
"Well it does need some cleaning up, but it could be suitable for us. At least for the time being, however it would also pose a large risk to us." Double D replied.
"How so?" Janyse asked.
"Well there is the R.C.M.P, for starters." Double D said, some of the group began to cry again while others had a look of fury on their faces. "But there is also the risk of the zombie-like people finding us."
"Just call them zombies Double D, jeez." Eddy groaned.
"Anyway, if we are to stay here, we will need some food, water, and perhaps some sort of fuel source. Certain cars are too loud and would attract too much attention to us, that would end up being more of a detriment and danger to us."
"Well that means we can't use the SUV..." Kevin's dad sighed.
"So what kind of fuel do we need?" Nazz asked.
"Well there are certain kinds of oils that can be gathered from certain plants, even the wind and water can be used as a former of fuel." Double D explained.
"Things like cooking oil?" Mr. Christensen asked.
"Like mustard?" Ed added, everyone gave him a confused look. The doctor coughed for a moment before he spoke. The doctor himself was a man of average size, a bit husky and he had a grey beard. He was wearing scrubs and had a white lab coat above that.
"If I may, it should be possible to extract the oil out of the many sunflowers that are outside, it may be risky, but if successful, it should provide us with enough fuel to last for months." He stated.
"Allow Rolf's family to procure the oils of the sunflower!" Rolf said in enthusiasm. "In the Old Country, the extraction if the sunflower oil was a ceremonial task done in preparation for the harsh winter months!" Rolf and his family took out a few buckets from their supplies and headed outside, they had machetes and clubs just in case.
"Some of us should go with them, as backup in case they need it." Lee added.
"Well then let's lock and load girls." Ms. Kanker said as she brought her daughters and Janyse outside.
"What about the rest of us?" Jonny asked, clutching Plank as tightly as he could.
"Well we need to start a fire to cook some of the food we have, and we should have a few of us serving as lookout, in case the zombies or R.C.M.P come again." Double D noted.
"Jimmy and I can take care of the fire, right?" Jonny said, smiling at the younger boy, despite his tears. Jimmy wiped his tears away and smiled back at Jonny.
"Yeah, we're still Urban Rangers, right!" Jimmy replied as he and his fellow Ranger went to work on the fire.
"I can take care of lookout." Mr. Christensen said. "Bird watching is a hobby of mine, never thought I'd put it to this kind of use."
"You like bird watching?" Jimmy asked in amazement.
"Yup, I even wrote a book about it."
"Do you mean this book?" Jimmy asked, pulling out a book out of his pocket via Hammerspace titled 'Flowers of the Sky: A Guide to Birdwatching'. It was written by Keenan Christensen.
"The very same." Mr. Christensen answered, he left for the roof to begin his lookout.
"Wow..." Jimmy said in awe.
"Would you like to be on lookout as well, Eddy?" Double D asked.
"Why should I?" Eddy spat.
"Well it thought it wouldn't be so different from looking out for 'pigeons' to scam like you would during our youth." Double D half joked.
"Well you got a point... Fine." Eddy groaned as he went with the lookout team.
"What about us Double D?" Sarah asked.
"Well Sarah, we still need to clean this factory a bit if we are going to stay here." Double D answered.
"Okay..." Sarah groaned as she left to go clean. The doctor approached Double D.
"Pardon me young man, but I must say that I am very impressed at how you took control."
"Why thank you Doctor... Um..." the slim teen responded.
"Oh! Where are my manners! Doctor Samuel Vincent, at your service!"
"Well thank you Doctor Vincent!"
"Your name is Double D, correct?"
"Well Doctor that's only my nickname, my name is actually Eddward. Spelled with two d's."
"Well Edward, you seem like an intelligent and well rounded young man. As such, if like to teach you what I know about medicine and first aid." Doctor Vincent explained, Double D grew excited.
"That would be amazing! Thank you Doctor!"
Doctor Vincent took Double D and a few of the others into an office to study.
The rest of the day went by without any issues. Rolf and his family were cooking food for everyone with the large amount of sunflower oil they collected. Some of the kids who couldn't contact their family tried calling them again.
Eddy's parents talked to each other for a moment before they took Eddy aside with them.
"Eddy... We need to talk to you, kid." Eddy's dad said sternly.
"What's wrong, Pop?" Eddy asked.
"Were worried about your brother..." Eddy's mom answered. Eddy grew nervous when his brother was mentioned. He and his friends didn't forgive him for what happened during the movie. But in spite of that, Eddy was still worried for him.
"We've been thinking of telling everyone that we should go out and find him." Eddy's dad said. Eddy turned to the others, who were eating and talking more casually. Eddy wasn't sure of what to do...
Several yards away from the factory, a group of teens saw the Peach Creek Gang inside the factory...
"Should we go and ask them for help?" One of them asked.
"I don't know, they could be with the feds." Another replied.
"Or more Zombies!" Another blurted out in fear.
"Well there's only one way to know for sure." A fourth teen said as he headed towards the factory.
"Hey Armando! Wait up!"
No choice this time, you'll have to wait and see what happens next. Hope you liked the chapter!