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"Makes me sad really. We were allowed to live where all those we love die." Russ remembered his girlfriend who died. "Well since Tyler is the only one who knows my story please allow me to tell my story. I was living with my mother in Kentucky. I was in high school at the time and the plague was just getting under way and most of my family had already died. I was walking home from school when I heard the tornado sirens going off which was now also being used as an infection alarm. When I reached my own street houses were on fire and screams and gunshots could be heard everywhere. I ran to my house and ran inside and on the floor my step father was over my mother and he had been turned into a zombie. My mother had a gun and was able to kill him but not before being bit herself. She knocked him off and...she told me to do the same to her." Tears were begining to flow from Russ' eyes. "She handed me the gun and told me to shoot her in the head. I closed my eyes and shot. I stayed there for quite some time after but then I finally decided the same wasn't going to happen to me so I got my shotgun, ammo, food, and my katana and ran. I ha been wandering for years when I met you guys. You guys know the rest." Russ ended with a blank face and tears in his eyes.

"I'm sorry for what you both had to do." Nicole said to Russ and Troy, inclining her head in respect for the dead. "I guess that makes some of us murderers here then, huh? Too bad for police, they'd probably lock us up anyway." She opened the bottle of lemonade and went to take a swig of it, since they had no cups. Silly, really, wondering about having enough cups for a picnic? I must be crazier that I thought. "Pawn shop? I wonder if they have any games there, I'm almost finished with my book. I'll go with you then."

"I'll go with you too." Troy said as he went back to the train to get his weapons.

Russ shouldered his shotgun and picked up his katana and started off into the town. "I'm gonna go do some clearing out. I'll meet you guys in town." Russ waved and walked out of view. Not long after you could hear the screams of zombies as Russ began to kill them.

Tyler stood up and shouldered his gun. "Well, I'm off to the pawn shop. I'll see you guys in a couple hours." He offered an arm to Ellie, and began walking towards the shop. Once there, he put a few bullets in the door near the hinges, and kicked it in. Another wide grin spread across his face as he beheld the contents of the store.

"Alright then it off to the pawn shop and I think Tyler is already there we better hurry up in case if there is trouble." Troy said as he checked to make sure all his guns were fully loaded.

"Guess I'll have to tell my tale when we get done." Daniel checked his FA-MAS and sakabatou, leaving behind the PSG-1 and Desert Eagle. He took off after Tyler, Nicole and Troy. He wandered if this so-called "promised land" was even possible. He never believed in Utopias, places without conflict were impossible. Hell, he had arguements with his wife and best friend. He knew Alicia was dead, but Larry's whereabouts were unknown. He figured the hardy b*stard was alive somewhere, M-16 and swordbreaker in perfect condition. Larry was a master with the whetstone, and tought Daniel how to use one, giving him one for his sword. and it worked wanders. After Daniel left for the Air Force, contact with Larry was less than before. He knew that Larry had moved near here, but hadn't seen him. He pulled out the last letter he recieved before the virus took hold of the world. The address was close, the next street on the left from his current position, and he took off in that direction. He was greeted by the fresh body of his old friend, and a horde of ghouls. He pulled out his radio, saying "Ummm.... Tyler, Troy. We've got trouble." Daniel quick drew on the first zombie, blunt edge smashing it in the temple, flipped the blade, and began to hold them off until help could arrive.

((Figured I'd make a detailed post since it's been a while.))