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It was morning and Sargent Jackson and Jack were using the axes
to cut the heads of the walkers that attacked the group. And John
was talking to his parents.
John Clarkson: are you guys sure your ok?
Linda and Jeffery were not talking and then he asked again.
John Clarkson: mom dad are you ok?
Then they both looked up at him and his dad said.
Jeffery Clarkson: were both fine son just let me and your mom talk
and well get you if there is anything wrong with us ok.
John looked down at the ground and then at them and he said.
John Clarkson: ok.
He said as he grabbed his hat as he got up and started to walk to
where I was talking to Pat, General Herman, Uncle Jimmy,
Anthony, Robert, Sargent Jackson, and Tony, and Kevin. And Linda
said.
Linda Clarkson: youre not going to tell him?
She said as he pulled his arm away from her and he said.
Jeffery Clarkson: he doesnt need this on his plate he has enough
trouble as it is.
Linda Clarkson: then tell James then.
He looked at her like she was crazy then he shook his head no
and he said.
Jeffery Clarkson: if he finds out that one of those un dead things
scratched me then he will put a bullet between my eyes right in
front of you and everyone else as well.
Linda Clarkson: he wouldnt John or Steve would stop him.
Then he looked at the ground and shook his head no and said.
Jeffery Clarkson: no Steve has gone crazy he did lock us up in that
god for saken barn.
Linda Clarkson: youre right.
She said as she shook her head in agreement and then he pulled
out Johns pistol and Lindas eyes widened and he said.
Jeffery Clarkson: hear.
He said as he handed her the gun and she took it and she asked
him.
Linda Clarkson: whats this for?
Jeffery Clarkson: its for you to shoot me with for when I turn.
She said.
Linda Clarkson: I wont do it Ive been married to you for 60 years
I wont do it.
Jeffery took her hands and said.
Jeffery Clarkson: youre the only one I can trust to do it so you
have to.
A he said that she took the gun and she said.
Tony Gabba: before we left the news said that the C.D.C. might
still be standing but I think if we go it would be on a hunch if it is
actual open.
James: yeah we can go to the C.D.C. and maybe get some
answers out of this and see if they know anything about any
military or government survivors. And find out how the virus
started. By the way where is the closest C.D.C. located?
Anthony: the nearest one is in Wisconsin its right outside
Michigans border.
James: ok good a little later we will get everyone together and
talk about leaving this place and get some answers.
I looked at the bodies all over the camp and then said.
James: ok go and help Jack and Larry now with disposing of the
bodies.
Anthony, Robert, Sargent Jackson, Tony, and Kevin all walked
away from me and John and John said.
John Clarkson: we still have an issue here.
He said as I started to walk away and I put my hat on and said as I
kept walking.
James: oh yeah and what would the issue be now?
John Clarkson: we still have to deal with Steve and Dr. Sargent.
I stopped and turned around and said.
James: what do you think Im doing now then?
I said as I held up the key to the lock that was on the barn and we
both walked to it and I opened it and Steve and Dr. Sargent stood
up and Dr. Sargent asked.
Dr. Sargent: now what do you want?
James: all we want to do is talk.
I said as John closed the door and we both stepped farther into
the barn and Steve said.
Steve: talk about what.
Then John turned around and said.
John Clarkson: oh you already know what Steve.
He said as he walked up and stood next to me and then Dr.
Sargent said.
Dr. Sargent: we aint got nothing to talk about.
I grabbed a folding chair and handed it to John and he unfolded it
and sat down and I did the same and said.
James: yeah I think that you do. And since I youre not going to
start talking I will first. First off Dr. Sargent when did you have in
the right mind that influenced you to try and kill and take over
this group when you know its mine.
And John said to Steve.
John Clarkson: and Steve Lisa and Danny arent yours they never
will be your family your just goanna have to live with that fact.
Steve looked down at the ground and then I said to Dr. Sargent.
James: now that I said that I want you to think Im not mad with
you I just want the old Dr. Sargent back.
Dr. Sargent looked up at me and he said.
Dr. Sargent: well that doctor is dead now and Im alive.
James: I know that the end of the world changes men and women
but I know that if you tried that the old Dr. Sargent might come
back from the dead and be a new in the world.
Dr. Sargent looked at the ground and then said.
Dr. Sargent: I cant try.
James: thats all Im asking.
I said as I stood up and held out his glock 11 and he looked at it
and smiled and took it. And after that we hugged and I said.
James: you see that wasnt so bad was it.
Then John said to Steve.
John Clarkson: if Dr. Sargent can do it then you can to. I want the
old you the one I met back in middle school.
Steve looked up and held out his hand and John pulled him in and
they hugged and John handed Steve his Glock 12 and he said.
John Clarkson: welcome back brother.
The 4 of us walked out of the camp and Brent, Collin, Jared,
Andrew and Adam all stood up and got there shot guns loaded
and Brent said.
Brent: James look out those 2 sons of a bitches are right behind
you.
James: guys you can relax me and John talked with them and they
are going to put their past behind them and become one of the
group again.
They all lowered their weapons and they all started to walk away
and Jared said.
Joe: I understand my wife was bitten and I watched her die and
trust me when she turns she wont be the same.
Kailie looked at her body and said.
Kailie Kennedy: I will deal with it when she turns.
Then Joe stood up and he grabbed his sniper and he said.
Joe: well Ill be on the R.V. as usual so if you need me Ill be there.
I was waiting by the R.V. with Jack, Sargent Jackson, Anthony,
Tony, Kevin, and Robert and I asked as Joe came up to the R.V.
James: so did you get her to get off?
We all looked at him and he said.
Joe: I tried and she said that she will handle it when she turns.
He said as he got to the latter of the R.V. and climbed up to the
roof.
As he said that Josh and Mike came out of the house and made
their way to where we were and Jack said. As he walked away.
Jack: you people had this coming being this close to the city.
He said as he grabbed his ax and walked away. As Josh and Mike
came up to us I asked them.
James: so you enjoy the ride back?
Josh Coe: yeah it was fine.
Then I said.
James: wheres Pat?
Mike: he and General Herman are sorting the food boxes from the
water boxes in his truck.
James: ok good tell him to leave the boxes in the truck because
we wont be staying here for long.
I said as I walked away and made my way to the house and went
in through the back door of the house and walked up the stairs
where John and Steve were sitting with the C.B. and John said.
John Clarkson: your dad really wants to talk with you.
He said as he stood up and I stopped in the hall way and said.
James: ok give me the radio and Ill talk with him.
I said as I made my way into the living room and I sat down and
started to talk and Steve and John left and went and waited in the
kitchen.
I talked into the C.B. and said.
James: hey dad we are all fine the family is ok and only 2 died and
they werent in the family.
In Jacky and Larrys farm they were all huddled around the C.B.
and Bill said.
Bill: thank god what happened there?
James: we sort of had a little trouble with the group but
everythings ok now.
Bill: you were gone for a few days I think that its about time that
me and the others come up there with you and your group.
My eyes got wide and I said.
Steve: all Im trying to say is that if you and your new friend
James were here all the time instead of solving everyones
problems then the people that are dead now wouldnt be dead.
John Clarkson: we solve other peoples problems because Im a Lt
of the police and James is just a nice kid you should be helping us
since youre the sheriff after all.
Steve: no dont put me not helping the group down on me. If it
werent for me you and the others would be dead now.
As he said that I walked into the kitchen with my hat in my hand
and John Clarkson asked.
John Clarkson: is everything ok James?
I looked up at him and said.
James: yeah were all good I told him what happened and he and
the others are doing fine to.
John Clarkson: good to hear James.
James: you guys can take back over.
They started to make their way to the living room after John
grabbed his hat and I said to them.
James: by the fire pit at sun set.
I said as I walked outside of the sliding glass doors and was on the
porch and I walked out to the ledge of the porch and looked out
onto the camp. And in one of the tents of the camp Linda and
Jeffery Clarkson (Johns mom and dad) were talking and Jeffery
was in a sleeping bag looking sick. And Linda was saying.
Linda Clarkson: Dont worry baby your just fine.
She said as she poured a little bit of water on his head and he
said.
Jeffery Clarkson: we need to go to the barn now honey.
He said as he coughed after he said that sentence. And Linda
Said.
Linda Clarkson: ok.
She said as she poked her head out side of the tent to see if
anyone was there and the only people that were there were Joe.
Who was on top of the R.V. and Kailie who was still by Jessicas
body. And she poked her head back into the tent and said to Jeffry.
Linda Clarkson: Joe is out there Ill get him to leave dont worry.
She said as she walked out of the tent and walked up to the R.V.
and Joe said.
Joe: good afternoon Mrs. Clarkson and how are you and Mr. doing.
She stared up at him and she said.
Linda Clarkson: were doing fine I need to tell you something.
Joe: good to hear what do you need to tell me?
Linda Clarkson: James needs to talk to you.
Joe looked down at her and he asked.
Joe: about what?
Linda Clarkson: he didnt say he just said that he needs to talk to
you now.
Joe started climbing down the latter and got next to her and
asked her.
Joe: where is James?
She pointed to the porch at the top of the hill and Joe said.
Joe: thanks.
He said as he started to walk to the house and as he left Linda
went back to the tent and bent down and said to Jeffery.
Linda Clarkson: ok lets go hes gone but hell be back soon.
She said as he put his arm around her shoulder and he had a hard
time walking to the farm and they both got into the barn and
Linda closed the door and she set Jeffery on the floor near the
back of the barn and Jeffery said.
Jeffery Clarkson: got the gun.
He said as he coughed and each time he did he stopped moving
less and less his mussels were failing and Linda pulled out the gun
and said.
Linda Clarkson: yeah I got it are you sure you want me to do this?
Jeffery coughed again and said wait till I die and then do it.
He said as he stopped talking and slowly started to die and she
asked.
Linda Clarkson: how will I know when your dea
She stopped talking and dropped the gun and dropped to her
knees next in front of Jefferys body and thats when she looked at
him and his eyes opened and she said.
Linda Clarkson: Jeffery.
The walker grabbed her and she screamed and at the porch
where me and Joe were talking we heard 3 gun shots and we both
looked at the barn and we both started running and I said.
James: get to the barn. Get to the barn now.
Everyone in the house came out running and John and Steve did
to and as the teachers were running Mr. Edwards asked.
Mr. Edwards: why are we all going to the barn again?
Then Mr. Lucisus said.
Mr. Luscisus: I heard that Johns parents went in there with a gun.
Everyone stopped outside of the barn and General Herman asked.
General Herman: what in the hell is going on here?
James: we came here to find out now John if that was your parents
in there then you should be the one to go in there and see them.
Johns eyes widened and he walked up to the door and he said.
John Clarkson: mom dad.
He said as he slowly started to open the door and as he did the
whole group was stunned. John was the most because his father
was feasting on his mothers body and he pulled out his shot gun
and said.
John Clarkson: Im sorry.
The walker eating looked up and groaned really loud at John and
started coming towards him and he shot it and it hit the ground.
As it fell to the ground John came into the barn. And as he
watched his mothers corpse eyes pop open and start groaning he
pumped his shot gun and fired at its head. And as he did I came
into the farm and he was staring at the bodies and I put my hand
on his shoulder and said.
James: me and the others got it from here I said as Jack and Steve
came into the room and took the bodies out and as they did
Danny was watching with his mom and they both looked away
from them carrying the bodies and Danny walked away to the
house. And Lisa walked up to John who came out of the barn and
she said.
Lisa Clarkson: I didnt know that either of them were bitten I
swear.
As she said that John held up his hand and said.
John Clarkson: whats done is done.
He said as he walked away and as he did Kailie was still on Jessica
and thats when her body started to move and Kailie pulled out
her pistol and put it by Jessicas head and said.
Kailie Kennedy: I love you.
She said as she pulled the trigger of the gun and Jessica was
finally dead and Joe got down from the trailer and walked over to
her and said.
Joe: come on you dont need to see the pain any more.
He said as she stood up and they both walked into the R.V. and
Joe closed the door. And as we were barring the others Nick and
Jamario Morris were carrying Jessicas body to where the other 2
graves were and as Nick said.
Nick Dowden: better her then any of us.
Jamario looked up at him and saw a line in the shape of a bit mark
in Nicks shirt and he dropped Jessicas body and said.
Jamario Morris: Hes bit Nick is bit.
I stopped digging and so did Jack, Sargent Jackson, Anthony,
Robert and Tony.
As Jamario said that Jack got his crossbow and said.
Jack: lets just kill this guy now and get it over with.
He said as Nick grabbed Uncle Jimmys pitch fork and swung it
and said.
Nick Dowden: Im fine it doesnt even hurt.
Thats when Kevin Williams bear hugged him from the back and
Nick dropped the pitch fork and Tony lifted his shirt up and there
was the bite mark on his stomach and Kevin let him go and Tony
said.
Tony Gabba: Dam it.
Jack went up to him and pointed his crossbow and said.
Jack: why dont I just kill this bastard right now so he doesnt end
up like Jessica or Johns parents.
I pointed my revolver at him and loaded it and said.
James: we dont kill the living.
He didnt pull the trigger and neither did I he just put his arm
down and kicked over the cooler that was near Joes R.V. and said.
Jack: to hell with the lot of you. This is how the camp dies.
He said as he walked up to the house. And Nick sat on the back of
the R.V. and Anthony asked.
I said as I put my hat on and Uncle Jimmy grabbed his pitch fork
and stood by his wife and a couple of people took seats by the fire
and Lisa told Danny.
Lisa: go with Eddie and Tommy in the trailer its grown up time.
She said as he went inside the R.V. and Joe came out and joined
us by the fire and I said.
James: all right so I gave all of you the day to think about leaving
the farm so what do you all have to say.
No one talked and then I said.
James: so we leave when the its dark out so the walkers wont
see us.
As I said that Joe said.
Joe: I dont think that we should leave James.
We all looked at Joe and I said.
James: why shouldnt we go Joe tell the rest of us.
Joe: well because we were just attacked and half of us are
loosening our minds over what just happened just last night and
we still need to get over our looses.
We all looked at him and then I said to the group.
James: is there anyone else who would like to speak before we
head on out.
No one else spoke up and a couple of them shook their heads
saying that it is a good idea and then Jamario said.
Jamario Morris: lets pack up and hit the road.
Officer Philip: yeah I know even just after the attack last night to I
cant believe that the others would give us there guns like that.
Officer Lance: well James is back and now that he is everyone is
going to listen to him.
Officer Cooper: everyone escape for Dr. Sargent and Steve.
Officer Lance: I cant believe that James and John would let them
join the group like that.
Officer Philip: I cant believe that James had us go into each tent
and take back the guns to those who followed Dr. Sargents and
Steves rules.
Officer Cooper: well it was worth it and I dont even trust half of
these people with guns as it is.
Officer Lance: same here.
He said as all of a sodden the T.V. went off and so did all of the
lights and Officer Cooper said.
Officer Cooper: that must have been Uncle Jimmy with the power.
Officer Lance: yep.
He said as he put the last gun in the duffel bag and said.
Officer Cooper: well Im done here.
He said as he closed his 2 duffel bags and sat in the couch.
Upstairs Maria and Savanna where sitting on the couch and they
were talking.
Savanna: so are you going to tell him.
Officer Cooper: yes we did and we also put them all on safety
mode so no accidental shooting in the cars or the trailers.
James: good me and Robert got the tools into Mikes trailer and
now it sounds like we are ready to hit the road lets go guys.
As they all started to go to their cars I said.
James: John Steve did you get the C.B. into one of the cars or
trailers?
I said as I and the others behind me followed me down the dirt hill
and I pulled up and parked in the middle of the street and me,
Robert and Sargent Jackson got out of the car and Josh opened
the door to Mikes trailer and I said.
As I said that Jack was carrying Nick out of the trailer and we were
all watching as we set him by a tree and as he set him down I
kneeled down on my feet and said.
James: this is what you wanted are you sure you dont want one
of us to shoot you?
Nick coughed and said.
Nick Dowden: no I dont want anyone to shoot me just go and get
the others to safety.
I looked at Josh who was standing over me and as I stood up I
padded Nick on the shoulder and said.
James: thanks for fighting the fight for us buddy.
I said as I made my way to my car and as everyone started to
make their way to their cars and bus Josh stayed and said.
Josh Coe: you will be missed.
As he closed the door to the trailer I started my car and I drove
first again and the others started to follow me in the same line
that we had formed before and we made our way to the C.D.C.
again.
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There was a man on a computer screen and he was saying.
Dr. Ethan Jackson: my name is Dr. Ethan Jackson and it has been
91 days since wildfire and absolutely 30 days since the world
started to shut down.
He froze in front of the screen and flipped through some papers
he had with him and he said.
Dr. Ethan Jackson: me and my partner Dr. Justin Sean have been
working nonstop to find a cure for this but we have not had a
break through at all with in the months of work we have been
testing the flesh of the undead that we go samples of flesh from
outside and so there has been no prevail that we will ever find a
cure.
As he said that the screen went dark and then the screen showed
the doctor in a huge lab full of computers and a computer on the
giant wall and Dr. Jackson was walking and he was wearing a
proactive suit as he punched in the code to a door and behind the
door was his partner and he said as he walked into the room.
Dr. Ethan Jackson: so found anything yet?
He asked as he sat in a seat next to his partner who was looking
through a pare scope at some flesh and he put a drop of
something on the flesh and he watched the blood and the zombie
virus was getting attacked and the drop didnt work and his
partner said. As he slammed his hand on the table.
Dr. Justin Sean: Dam it every god dam time.
Dr. Ethan Jackson: it didnt work?
Dr. Justin Sean: no it didnt work just like every piece of shit
sample we have here.
Dr. Ethan Jackson: well we need to keep trying until we find a cure
or at least a way to stop the virus.
Dr. Justin Sean looked at the ground and said.
Dr. Jackson was staring at the computer screen and was talking
into it again and was saying.
Dr. Ethan Jackson: the samples were no good.
He said as he was looking in at the camera and he said.
Dr. Ethan Jackson: they were destroyed in the lab after it got
containerized because of a stupid chemical spill that I should have
seen coming. My partner plans on killing himself tonight but I am
going to remain here because I plan on finding the cure without
the lab.
As he said that his partner came in with a bottle if wine and said.
Dr. Justin Sean: I bet you I could chuck this bottle at the end of the
room from here.
He said as he laughed and stood in the center of the room and Dr.
Jackson looked at him as he threw the bottle and it shattered as it
hit the other side of the room and he said.
Dr. Justin Sean: and it is out of the park.
Outside of the C.D.C. it was sun set and me and the others just
arrived and we were all getting out of the cars and pumping our
shot guns and I got out my revolver and said.
James: watch for walkers.
Josh came up behind me and John and Steve followed close
behind me as well and everyone made there way out of the cars
and we were making our way to the front of the C.D.C. and we
were stepping over bodies and Lisa said to the kids.
Lisa Clarkson: dont look just dont look.
She said as Danny hid his face in her side as they were walking
and we were making our way to the shutters that were closed. In
side then C.D.C. Dr. Jackson was still sitting by the computers and
they picked up a living force that was on the C.D.C.s ground and
both scientist bent down and looked at the monitors and they
pulled up the security camera and they saw me and John walk up
to the shutters and I banged on them and John said.
(Outside of the C.D.C.)
John Clarkson: there is no one here.
I turned to him and said.
James: there has to be why would the shutters be down if there
werent.
Then General Herman backed his way up to me and was holding
his pistol and said.
General Herman: the C.D.C.s all over the U.S. are programmed to
close in case a disease like this comes out to protect anyone who
is inside the building can be safe.
I walked back up to the shutters and banged on them again and
said.
James: well there has to be survivors there were in the walking
dead when this happened.
Then Steve said.
Steve: that was a T.V. show this is reality and the truth is that we
need to head to the closets military base here.
General Herman: fort hildermen.
Then Larry said as he was pacing back and forward.
Larry: Fort hildermen is 30 miles in the other direction.
End Scene.