Enrique-The B&B-Emma/Colton Enrique watched as the girl took what would have appeared to be her first shot of whiskey. When she spit it out Enrique fell into uproarious laughter. He clutched his sides as Colton grabbed the cup from the girl. "No, what that is is a waste of good whiskey." Colton said picking up the glass and dumping it into his mouth, Enrique watched for his reaction. The teen had never taken a full shot before, just gingerly sipped them. Colton shook his head violently and let out a parched sounding cough. Enrique leaned over to him and patted him on the shoulder. "Relax Kiddo, you'll beat me in drinking one day." Enrique said with a smile, "Now I mean it when I say the two of you need to go spar, neither go easy on the other just don't go breaking any bones. We dont need to waste medical supplies because of you two getting carried away."

Emma - B&B - Enrique/Colton "C'mon, kid. We'll go find some place to shoot that bow." Colton said, beckoning that Emma follow him. "Be back in two hours." He called to Enrique. Emma zipped up her jacket and followed him into the hallway. They left the building and stepped outside, Emma earning some wary glances from other men. "It's all good, boys. Enrique cleared her." Colton said, not really helping the situation that much. He lead her to the truck and grabbed a long plastic case from the truck bed, which Emma guessed was the bow and arrows. "Your backpack is in here, too." He said, producing her bag. She was slightly happier now that she had her bag. She unzipped it, confirming that everything - including the pistol was in there. She decided that she wouldn't mention the pistol to Colton or Enrique. "where are we going?" Emma asked, shouldering her pack. "I thought I saw a couple walkers down the road at that gas station when we came in yesterday. Thought we might walk down there. Only a few minutes away." He said. "I wouldn't know. I rode here tied up in your trunk." Emma said, blandly. "Yeah, well anyway..." Colton remarked, rather awkwardly. "I've noticed - the dude who... caught me in the woods - I haven't seen him. I remember his face though." "Oh... Gerald?" Colton said, rather grimly. "He- uh... he was killed by Sylar and his men." "Who is this Sylar guy that y'all keep talking about? I know he was from outpost, but what was special about him?" "Well... he was the co-leader of the Outpost Scouts..." He began. "The only reason we left was because Enrique's girlfriend died in a fire. No one knew how the fire started, but the gates were left open when we left. Honestly, I feel really bad about it... Walkers got in. There was a girl - Meghan. She was like a daughter to Sylar - they'd been together since the first week of the outbreak. She got bit and Sylar had to shoot her... Sylar blamed us and came after us. "He yelled at Enrique and claimed to be the arson behind the fires..." He said. "I met him at Haywood.... he seemed like a good person." Emma said. "He was... but grief can do a lot of things to a man." They didn't finish the conversation, rather they walked towards the gas station in silence. Zoe/Andrew - The Road/Metairie Area - Scouts Once everyone was settled, they started on the road, agreeing that Danny's car would follow them. Shannon, James, and Finch sat in the back row while Zoe and Andrew sat up front - Andrew drove. "So, who's this friend you're looking for, if you mind I ask?" Andrew asked, much to Zoe's horror. She shot him a death-glare that said That was rude!. James answered. "She's a girl named Emma Crowe. She's the same age as me." Zoe felt as if she might have met someone named Crowe, but she dismissed the thought. It couldn't have been too uncommon of a last name. What bothered her the most was that the girl was maybe 14 or 15 years old... and she'd been kidnapped by a group of men? What had this world come to? "Could you tell me about who took her? How many people and such? It might help to narrow down the places they might have gone." "Maybe.... 16, 18 people?" James response alarmed Andrew. He'd thought it might have been a group of maximum 10 people. He now thought that his optimism in helping these people was misplaced. "Alright... Babe, what do you think?" Zoe produced a map from the glove compartment. She pointed out an exit. "What about the outskirts of Metairie, exit 97?" "We've been there, haven't we?" "Yeah. Its the one with that auto-shop, the high school, and the bed and breakfast." She noted. "I was think of checking the high-school and the Bed and Breakfast. Both of those are large enough to hold a group that size and then some."

Jessalyn - House/Baton Rouge - Outside Once Ben was done eating she burped him and changed him before looking through the clothes in the room. She found a white onesie and a pair of blue overalls with a cartoon lion on them. For herself she found a pair of jeans that were a little long so she had to roll up the legs a bit and a dark green shirt with a blue butterfly on it. Jess didn't see anyone as she came downstairs. Perhaps they were off looking for supplies or scouting the area. Peering outside cautiously, Jess saw there was no one in sight, living or dead. She didn't plan on going for a walk, but Ben needed a little fresh air and the sun was out. It seemed like a beautiful day. Jess sat down in the yard but still close to the door in case she needed to run inside. Holding Ben up, she lightly bounced him, raising him up in the air then briging him back down to kiss his face. She made silly faces and blew a raspberry into his belly. The baby boy giggled in delight. The whole time she played though Jess kept a sharp eye and ear out. The moment she spotted movement or heard anything they would be back inside the house in a flash. ----- Katie - Baton Rouge apartment - Leave? Katie thanked Adam for the bowl, but stayed close to Liam. Anyone who wanted to hide things was not doing anything good. It worried her, because Adam was supposed to be their friend. She was relieved when her daddy came back. But that relief soon turned to hurt confusion. When he said they had to leave she didn't understand, but when he said they were not welcome anymore the little girl felt the sting of betrayal. She looked at the group with large hurt eyes, like a fawn that had been harmed by it's own mother. "You don't like us anymore?" she asked but didn't wait for a response. It was probably one she didn't want to hear anyway. She scooped up her kitten and her small backpack. When Elyse tried to reach out to her the little girl pulled away. "I think all of you are very mean," she stated her opinion on the matter before going to her daddy. Along the way she took Liam's hand, silently stating that he was coming with them too. Liam was a kid like her and he had saved her before, had kept her safe and hidden when that dirty man had tried to hurt her and her daddy. He had drawn with her and played with her and helped her take care of her kitten. Liam was her friend. And with the way things were going, they needed all of the friends they could get. She didn't really care if George stayed. He was grouchy and sometimes mean. If the only people that went were her, her daddy, Liam and Scarlett, Katie would be happy. Scarlet her friend now too.

Scarlett - Baton Rouge - Tyler, Katie, Liam Once the group had gotten back to the building, Scarlett wasted little time with the discussion and went ahead to grab some supplies in an old backpack she had managed to grab in their most recent run. She had ignored George's question as she went to the room and back. By the time she was set, Katie had apparently made her decision as she held Liam's hand and stood by her dad's side. "We should probably get going. I don't want those men telling Tremblay, or whoever, what happened back there, and then have a reason to come looking for us." It was clear in her own voice that Scarlett was still frustrated with the situation. She gave the kids an apologetic smile as she ruffled the hair on both of their heads. "We'll be fine once we get away from this place." She looked up at Tyler before turning around and making her way down the stairs. At the moment she didn't want to be anywhere near the Tina or Jace, or any of the others actually. She'd wait by the foot of the stairs, looking outside until Tyler and the kids were ready to go.

Abram - Baton Rouge - Samantha Abram listened intently as Samantha took her turn to speak. "Well... We're glad to have you - At least, I like you so far..." He said, teasingly. They agreed on taking a back entrance to the mall, where they'd find some stores to loot. It was noon by the time they found the mall - they'd only passed a few walkers on the streets. As Abram pulled in to the back parking lot of the Mall, he was surprised to find that it was void of any walker presence. He climbed out of the SUV with caution. He shouldered his rifle, but held his pistol upwards. They went to a backdoor that hopefully led to a store. Once inside, he found they were in luck. The place was a clothing store, but Abram didn't know what it was called. "...Clothes..." He glanced down at his dingy shirt - It didn't look to good - didn't smell great either. "...I really wouldn't know how to find clothes for any of you." He said to Samantha. It was true - he'd probably get slapped for guessing to high a size. Back when his daughter was too young to buy her own clothes, his wife usually did the textile shopping. "I'm... gonna look to see if we can't find some duffel bags or backpacks in this place." He said. He said, and ventured down the aisles. He found a large shelf that held gym bags and backpacks - exactly what he needed. He grabbed one two of the largest bags and took one back to Samantha. "Where to? Grab some spare clothes or head into towards the other shops to see what else we can find?"

Shannon - The Road/Metairie Area - Zoe/Andrew Nestled in the back of the car with James, Shannon stared evenly at the back of Andrew's head. She didn't like this-- not one bit, but she understood the necessity. She was not stupid, Danny, thank you very much. Ultimately, it honestly broke her heart a little; No matter how many people they gathered, not all of them would make it. This rescue mission was risky at best, something these two were made harshly aware of upon hearing Jame's answer. Waiting a beat, Shannon leaned forward and placed her hand on the head rest in front of her. "Trained men," she clarified. "But the guys in the truck-- so are they." Then they mentioned an auto-shop, and Shannon's mouth went dry. "We could split up," she suddenly said, her eyes glancing toward James. Then, thinking on that a bit more, she added, "We just need to check these places out and see if they're there. We shouldn't need numbers for that-- if we're careful." "Whatever we decide, let's hurry and tell Danny's group so we can get going." --- Tyler - Baton Rouge/Apartment - Katie/Liam/Scarlett Tina and the others had entered the living room after Tyler had told his group. Elyse look dejected, while Caleb look flushed. If there had been an argument between them in the bedroom, they must have kept it quiet. "I'm going too," George announced, looking at the others. "Tyler took me on before. It's only fair." "Here's his bowl," Caleb said, handing Katie the bowl that Adam had gotten her. Tyler wasn't in much of a mood for this, so he reached forward and took Katie gently by the shoulder. Thanking Caleb, he turned Katie around, marching her to the door. George moved quickly to gather his things while they stood awkwardly at the door. Elyse clasped her hands together, hurt that Katie had pulled away from her. "Take care," was all she could muster. Once George was settled, Tyler quickly shuffled the kids out the door. He gave Tina and her group a small nod before leaving with George in tow. There was an unsettling silence in their departure. "We should head back to the motel we cleared," Tyler said, meeting Scarlett outside. "The one you met us at, Scarlett."

Enrique-The B&B/Gas Station-Emma "Everyone load the fuck up, we're moving out tonight. I'm gonna walk down to the gas station and get those damn kids. Trey, clean this place from head to toe. No traces of us get left behind. If someone took a shit outside I want it buried, understood?" Enrique was in a rush, he wanted to get moving by nightfall. Something just felt difficult, like if they stayed longer it'd be harder to leave. He ordered a few scouts to go grab the cars and then bring em back and load everyone's stuff up. He grabbed an assault rifle and a backpack with some food and ammo in it, you could never know if you'd be separated from your group or not. He made his way to the gas station with the rifle on his back, he kept his axe in hand for the few straggling corpses around. He made it to the station and drew his rifle, he didnt know if the kids were still alive or not. He walked up to the station cautiously. "Emma?! Colton?!" Enrique shouted standing near the gas station.

Emma - B&B / Gas Station - Enrique/Colton/The Pack To Emma and Colton's surprise, it turned out that Emma was actually a decent shot with the bow. They had seven arrows, and she'd hit one of the four walkers in the station parking lot with only two arrows. She found that the weight was rather light so she didn't have trouble pulling it back. After they'd killed the walkers, Colton had set up a plank and use some of the blood from the walker to paint a target... needless to say, that had disgusted Emma... When they heard Enrique shout for them, they'd both been worried. When they rounded to the front of the station, they saw him approach. "Enrique? What's wrong?" Emma stood back and let Colton speak. Enrique informed them that they were leaving that night. "I thought we were leaving in the morning..." Colton said. -=1 Hour Later=- While Emma helped pack things and load them into the vehicles, a wave of worry hit her... She hadn't thought of it till now - What had happened to Danny and Shannon? She thought about asking Trey, but opted not to. When the men were loaded, Colton called for her to come. "Just a minute!" She said. Confirming that she was alone, she pulled Daniel's dogtags from her neck. She grabbed the map from her backpack. She grabbed her knife. Emma opened the map of Louisiana spreading it on the receptionist's desk, and found Baton Rouge. She slammed her knife into the red dot that marked the city. Quickly she pulled the secondary tag from the beaded neckless and placed it beside the knife. The inscription read, "Daniel Crowe. June 13th, 1986. Blood Type O Negative" She hadn't told Enrique or Colton but she desperately wanted to be back with her friends... she could convince the to groups to find peace... yeah, she could do that! If they came here, Danny and Shannon would see her clue. "What are you doing?" Berkley said, causing her to jump. "I- uh..." She searched for an excuse. "Leaving this stuff behind... I thought I needed it to stay strong, but I don't." She said. Berkley bought the lie, nodding. She'd found out that the guy was too bad a dude, after all... "Let's go, Jail-bait." He said, and left. Emma followed closely behind.

Samantha - Baton Rouge Mall - Abram It had taken them only a couple of hours to find a good place to scavenge, but in the mean time, Sam got to actually relax and have a semin-normal conversation. She like Abram. He shared many similarities and qualities that her dad had, although Abram was a few years younger, and that made her feel safe around him, which was something that was hard to come by in times like these. Once they had agreed on where they were going to go in through and went inside, an eerie feeling came over Samantha. It was the same feeling she had when they had barely found the house in the suburbs. "Why is it so empty?" Her voice was barely above a whisper. It wasn't like she wanted there to be any biters around, but still, where were they? Surely some people must have taken refuge in the mall during the outbreak? While pondering over her thoughts, she was interrupted by Abram speaking, going on about not being able to find clothes for the females. Sam laughed quietly and rolled her eyes, patting him on the arm and venturing into the store a bit more. "Typical dad. Don't worry, I got that part covered. They all seem to be around my size, if not a size bigger. The problem here is finding pants that aren't too long for me." As she spoke, Abram had gone to grab some duffle bags. Sam quickly skimmed through the shirts and grabbed two of each size up to a large of plain white shirts and some long sleeved dark colored ones. "This seems to be more of a porting store. We should probably head in and find stuff that wont wear out too easily." Samantha took one of the bags that Abram brought over and thanked him as she stuffed the shirts inside. "We should hit up a baby store. Those diapers back at the house wont last forever." She slung the bag's strap over her head and let it rest on the opposite shoulder to be able to move and keep her arms free. "Which way first though?" She had crept over to the front doors and was looking through the glass as she planned out their next move. How big was this mall? Best shot was to find the directory and go from there. Scarlett - Baton Rouge - Tyler, Katie, Liam, George Scarlett looked up as she heard the sound of shuffling footsteps. Sighing of relief, she made her way to the door and nodded at Tyler's suggestion. "Okay." She frowned as she looked at the elder lady with disappointment. How could such a nice lady get involved in such a horrible ordeal. She didn't question it though. Quietly, Scarlett took Liam's hand and began walking. "Liam..... Did I hear you say you saw something back at the apartment, or was that just me?" She looked at him curiously. Out of everyone here, he had the most reason to actually stay. He was just a kid and the apartment offered safety. He barely knew any of them yet he still tagged along.

Enrique-The Road to Baton Rouge-The Pack Enrique was sitting in the front of the Yukon, with Colton in the drivers seat. Enrique was twirling a knife between his fingers waiting for Emma to come out. He looked over to Berkley who was hanging out the back of the truck and shouted at him. "Go tell her to get her ass out here now," Enrique said as Berkley hopped out of the truck bed and went into the house. Enrique didnt like waiting on people, especially when he was in a hurry. He had a bad feeling, like an oncoming storm was about to crash down on the pack. He tossed the knife on the dash and watched as Emma and Berkley exited the building. He had hopes that no idiot left anything distinguishable behind, he had thought about burning the house down but that'd waste fuel and it'd be burning for close to a day. He watched as Emma walked up to the vehicle, he nodded at her and then looked towards Berkley who closed the truck bed behind himself. "Alright, lets get rolling Colton, we're heading straight to Baton Rouge." Enrique said pointing forward, the Yukon lurched forward and drove off down the road with the truck close behind it. "Gotta love the lack of traffic."

Liam- Baton Rogue - Scarlett,Katie,George,Tyler Liam stuck close to Scarlett as they left, he waved slowly to the group before leaving with Scarlett. They had been nice to him, given him food and shelter. But he couldn't shake that feeling of something being hidden. He didn't know what it as, but he trusted Scarlett more. Perhaps he only semi-trusted Tyler because he had Katie...which was a lot more then most people could say. Liam turned his head up to Scarlett as she asked him about what he saw, "Well...I dunno, I went into the back and I saw Adam collecting medicine...and he had a large bag which he was stuffing things into....and there was a door at the back which I had never seen before....Katie was there before me so I only caught a glimpse...but he seemed really suspicious"

Emma - En Route to Baton Rouge - The Pack Emma climbed into the truck bed and sat beside Trey, filling the last space on the right side of the truck. Berkley climbed in and filled the last spot on the left. To avoid awkwardly touching anyone else, she pulled her knees to her chest and rested her chin on her knees. Emma listened to the men exchange banter. "I don't know what you're talking about, Kyle, but I'd kill all of you for a shave." He rubbed his outgrown beard. "Screw shavin, I'd give anything for a shower." "Stop being a little girl, Manning." Another retorted, earning a few laughs. Manning scowled, then shrugged. "Hey, being a little girl can't be that bad..." He said. "Ain't that right, Jailbait?" All five men looked at her, expecting an answer. After a beat, Emma answered. "Being small has its advantages..." She murmured, and they appeared slightly disappointed that her answer kinda sucked... "...but I'd probably give anything too if it meant you took a shower." The men, including Manning, howled with laughter. "She's right, Manning you stink." Trey noted. "But then again, I smell like crap too..." That ended their conversation about bodily odors, and they continued riding towards Baton Rouge.

Magnus-Baton Rogue Silence, They were busy at the moment plotting out their next move. The groups were to be always in their sphere. Nothing could escape. He scuffled through the maps, "We go through here and take them-" A stumble in the background made Magnus stop. He closed his eyes as he turned around, such bother. Ryan stood awkwardly, he glanced around to the others who all glared at him. Oh, this wasn't a good time. "Yes Ryan? I hope you have some news, It's getting rather boring the last few hours" Magnus smiled for a moment before his face gave Ryan the message the speak. "There was....a couple, well...I mean two people entering together. Right next us, I mean their only less then a minutes stroll from here" Ryan scratched his head as he spoke, he knew what Magnus was going to say next. The only thing he was ever going to say. "You're saying that not one of the scouts saw this couple? Care to tell me!" Ryan pause for a second, before his eyes lit up. "Sir, it's from the group B" Magnus rubbed his temple for a moment before looking back up, "Right...let deal with this first, then we'll get to see with our colleagues which are apparently blind..." *** Magnus stopped as they closed in, as he began to feel almost sorry for the couple...But they would be useful.... "Hello there!" Magns spoke out as everyone was in position, "Can you just...stop....right there." Magnus raised his hands to wave. "I....Just like to say, that you've kinda stumbled upon something...well, Us...So I'll to welcome you guys! Why don't you just come with us....Peacefully...Have you surrounded, trust me. It'll just be a peaceful little talk...at my place." Kerry-Baby Back ribs? Kerry shuffled uncomfortable in the bush, why did they have to do this again....it was wrong, but for a good cause...he wanted to believe that somehow, deep in his conscious, which is why he was doing it in the first place. He looked at the other four, they all felt rather...well it was hard to put it. Question their morals? If there was such a thing anymore...which there wasn't. Plus, To kidnap a women and her baby was wrong....but if they had to for the cause...Then they would take them and kill anyone in their way. They would do whatever they needed to do.

Richard Treis - Baton Rogue 3rd Community - (Note: This can be very uncomfortable for some readers) A small pickup truck meant for two passengers stopped before reaching the guns of five or six men, obviously protecting whatever was down the road. "Identification" one of the men asked after approaching the vehicle. "Were back Tom" the driver said as he pulled up his left sleeve and revealed the tattoo of a swastika. The passenger did the same thing, but showing the tattoo to have been printed on his wrist. The guard signaled the others to let the vehicle pass. Three more miles down the road, the truck reached its destination after passing another guarded stop. It drove into the small community and stopped where all the others vehicles were parked. "Boss man's gonna be happy to hear from us ain't he Gunner" the driver said with a smile, jumping out of the truck after turning off the ignition. He started down the street, saluting at other members who seemed to be in the same faction as he was. There weren't walls around this small little section of a town, but there were cars lined up in many numbers surrounding the place. Men stood guard in all areas, filled with numerous weapons of all different calibers. It was obviously very protected. As the two continued down the street, they would stare and laugh at the bodies that hung off the branches of large trees. Those bodies had now been transformed into walkers and would shake and moan throughout the entire day. "Those damn niggers deserved it" Gunner said to his companion as they looked with disgust at the walkers. Nearly all of the hanging bodies were either of African descent or another race except for Caucasian. The men living in this community were white supremacist, all turned into radical racists at the will of Richard Treis, an ex Neo Nazi leader. After a good walk, the two men reached the head honchos office, once again having to go through security before entering. The entire place was similar to Haywood, but without walls or racial equality. There weren't much rules either. The men could basically do whatever they wanted as long as it was not declared dangerous to any inhabitant. Richard Treis believed in complete freedom. Freedom from religion, from the institution of government, freedom from the oppression of other racial groups. Treis had the crazy idea to create a new world where the white race was all there was. He called it the 'New America'. --------------------------------------------------------------------- "We found a group staying near the outskirts. We compromised their vehicles so they're immobilized now. They ain't going nowhere" Steve said as Gunner stood there in silence. "How many people?" Richard asked as he looked at the map of the city. "Were not sure, but we'll send a group to get them here" Steve added, smiling at what he deemed to be a successful mission. "Do what you must, hang all who are not of our race. If there is women, give one to the next people on the list. Those that remain will either join us, or will be taken to Trembly's community for possible trade" Richard instructed as he signaled Gunner to come in closer. "Is this the area?" he said, pointing at a small subdivision on the map. "Yes sir" Gunner answered. "Okay. We have two niggers locked up in 7806. Hang them both, but torture them for the death of Neil. He was a good man." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "You Niggers gone fucked up ain'tcha?!" Gunner said, issuing a kick into the black man's stomach. The man coughed irregularly, trying to breath as he tried to squirm off his chains. Steve laughed at the tears of the black man, clapping as Gunner continued to torture him with more punches and kicks. The other black man stood quiet as his friend was being beaten to death. Steve turned to that quiet Negro and unzipped his pants, pulling out his junk. "Let's wash you up shall we Nigger boy" he said, starting to urinate all over the man's dark skin. "Ain'tcha thirsty?! Drink up!!" he said with malice. "You done Gunner?" "Yeah, let's get them outside" Gunner responded, unchaining the two men and dragging them out of the house. Many more faction members started to help Steve and Gunner set up their little pulley system as they tied ropes around the two black men's necks. Richard himself stood outside his office with arms crossed as he watched the event go down. There was at least fifty men surrounding these two black people, cheering and ranting as they awaited the spectacle. To them, this was their new form of television, of comedy or entertainment. "Hang them! Hang those niggers!" many of the members would yell out. Others would throw shit at them, be it mud, balls of paper, or whatever they could get their hands on at the moment. It all got quiet as Gunner was handed a baseball bat, and Steve a crowbar. And just as they were handed those tools, the two simultaneously struck the black men in the legs, breaking the bones they stood on. The men shrieked in pain as they fell down to have the rope around their necks catch them before they hit the ground. Gunner picked one of the men by the chin. "You niggers were never meant to walk on these lands. This is NEW AMERICA!!!" he yelled out as the crowd cheered. "Hang them boys" Steve yelled out as the rope was pulled down to effectively bring the black man off the ground as they started to shudder for air, reaching at their necks in attempt to remove the rope. Soon enough they came to a complete motionless stop and just hung there. "Wait for it, wait for it" Gunner said to his partner. And like every other hung victim, they came back to life in a more monstrous form. "YYYYYEEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!" all the men yelled, enjoying the spectacle. Richard Treis smiled and returned to his office.

Scarlett - Baton Rouge - Liam, Katie, Tyler George "Wait.... Katie saw?" Liam's words hit Scarlett hard as her mind went back to the brief meeting with Tremblay's men and how Tina acted as if it was no big deal. Although it was all said and done and they were on their way to another place to call their shelter, it still made her mad that the kids were exposed to such things. Scartlett gritted her teeth for a moment as she let the anger flare and then cooled down. It wasn't the brightest idea to let ones temper get in the way when the situation was this dire. Their priority was to find shelter. She had to stay focused. Especially if she didn't want those men to catch up to them. Her temper flaring and thought process hadn't taken too long. It was just a mere moment of silence with the occasional questions being asked by George but Scarlett tuned them out. After she knew she could answer in a calm and collected voice, she finally spoke to Liam to reassure him that it was no big deal. "It's nothing to worry about anymore. Whatever was in there, we've left it behind us." She smiled at the young boy as they rounded a corner of a building and made their way down another street. "Um..... But I kinda don't know which way we came from after here." The young woman glanced from Liam to Tyler, silently asking for anyone to lead them the rest of the way to the hotel.

Tyler - Baton Rouge Streets - Katie\Liam\Scarlett Letting out a deep sigh, Tyler placed a hand on Katie's shoulder. "Scarlett's right-- it doesn't matter now. Forget about them." He gave George a look indicating that he'd tell him more later. "We've all survived up to this point on our own, so becoming a smaller group isn't going to kill us. We're all going to be fine." He steered her toward the open street and away from the pub. He looked on the horizon for a sign of anyone, but he couldn't see much at all in either direction. They'd have to pass by a few of the chained walkers to get back, and the thought filled Tyler with a sense of unease. "I know the way," he said to Scarlett. "And I think we'll be avoiding the tall grass this time around." Moving to take Katie's hand, he started leading her down the road. Aa part of Tyler didn't want to do this-- didn't want to take Katie on yet another trip. He still wanted somewhere stable for her, a place where she could seriously learn and grow. It was just too bad that her daddy had to have messed things up once again.

Liam-Baton Rogue- Scarlett/Tyler/Katie Liam stared blankly at Scarlett before turning around, "I wasn't really paying attention to the way we were going..." Liam stayed quiet until Tyler spoke that he knew the way. "Great...." Liam smiled as he looked up to Scarlett. "Were you in a group before? Or were you on your own?" Liam asked curiously as they began to walk. Kerry-Baton Rogue Kerry felt ashamed of himself for doing this, but it was the most quiet way. No fuss for the most part, then again...He wasn't the best at acting in the world. Though His Colleagues made sure to rough him up a bit, how lucky for him to be nominated for it... "H-Help" Kerry stumbled out of the bushes, "Help Me...." He fell to the floor, useless flailing around. "I'm not bit...Just got attacked by bandits...Please...I just need shelter for an hour...I can't walk....so tired from running" Kerry reached out his hand. "Please come over here and help me"

Enrique-The Outskirts of Baton Rouge-The Pack The Pack had arrived just outside the city. For some time they had argued about the plan for going into the city, Berkley wanted to rush in with the vehicles and drive around looking for a garage or place to store them. While it had a chance of working there was too much that could go wrong, if they ran out of fuel before then, or if they got ambushed the vehicles would be lost. Colton had suggested that they leave the vehicles outside the city, somewhere the Pack would know to recover them. They would take all the ammunition and weaponry, and whatever food that they could carry and stash the remainders in a hole in the ground under the cars. After some discussion they decided that leaving the cars would be best. Enrique ordered some of the Pack to begin cutting down trees and branches to lay over the cars. They dug holes and wrapped the excess weapons in tarps then set them in the holes and light covered them. They drove the cars over them and removed essential parts from the engines. "Cant risk anyone getting the vehicles," Enrique said checking the AK-47 in his hands, he had snagged a spare magazine that was completely full. He had all the Pack stock up on ammo and take cans of food and some water in whatever backpack or duffel they had. Enrique made sure they wrapped everything in cloth so that it didnt rumble or make too much noise when they moved. He did the same with his duffel and put his arms through the straps and secured it on his back. Earlier when looking through the Pack's arsenal he found a 2 shot Derringer with a cute pink grip, he figured it would be perfect for Emma. And even so it'd be a good gag. He walked over to her and grabbed her hand holding it out, he dropped the gun in it. "Be careful with that one, its Berkley's favorite." Enrique said with a chuckle, he turned towards the pack and stood in the truck bed. "Listen up, we're gonna move in teams of 4, if you see something you dont do anything about it, you return to the main group and we hit it full force. We are gonna stay in sight of one another, when a team goes in a building to clear it one team will stay outside. We stick together. I want us to search for everything, anything we can use. Dont waste ammo unless you know you can hit something worth hitting. Emma and Colton are gonna be with me the whole time, Trey you too. Berkley you can select your own people, same goes for you Dirk. I want us moving quickly and carefully once we are in the city limits, check residential and stores and anything you think might have stuff in it." Enrique hopped off the truck and the Pack made their way into the city, after several hours scavenging the city they found themselves at a small convenience store. It had boarded up windows and shelves inside. The Pack made it their home for the night, they scavenged a few bags of chips but nothing too great. They found a way up to the roof through the storage area and had Colton and another member of the Pack post up on the roof with a rifle and a box of ammo. Enrique and the rest set to blocking the doors and windows more with the shelves and anything they could find. Enrique and a few of the boys started tearing off the glass casings on the freezer windows, they bent the frames and snapped the metal off. They made makeshift pikes out of them and used them on occasion to poke the corpses outside through the gaps in the boards. Enrique sat against a wall in the corner with his rifle in his hands and leaned his head back against the wall, exhausted. He pulled out the pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit on and took a drag off of it, never hurt to have a smoke before bed. He exhaled the smoke through his nose and felt relaxed.

Scarlett - Baton Rouge Streets - Liam, Katie, Tyler Scarlett remained quiet as Tyler spoke, sighing silently in relief as he took the lead. She glanced over at Katie as both her and her dad picked up the pace to walk somewhat in front of Scarlett and Liam. Scarlett smiled at the young girl and reached up to run her hand through the girl's hair. It was something her own mother would do for her and she would do to Sam when they were growing up. It made Scarlett feel safe, so she thought maybe it would help ease Katie's mind. Liam brought Scarlett back from her thoughts as he asked her a few questions and she frowned slightly, wondering if she should spare him from the truth or tell him the cruel truth. "A bit of both. I was in a group, actually. There was about eight or nine of us. We were hunkered down in LSU just southwest of here. Not too far." She gestured with her hand as she waved dismissively in its direction. "I was with Sam... Er... Samantha. She's my twin sister. Looks just like me but acts a whole lot different. She's feisty." Scarlett smiled at the young boy before looking ahead. "We had a pretty good set up inside one of the locker rooms and actually had water out of the showers for like a week until it completely stopped working. But anyways, some bad guys came along and ruined our fun. They separated all of us. I put up a bit of a fight and I ended up right outside of the city. I don't know where Sam is though. They kinda had to knock her out so they could take her because she was putting up too much of a fight and bad mouthing them." Scarlett laughed once, quietly, as she remembered. "Pretty sure she got away though. Ever heard of twin telepathy?" She looked down at Liam once more and smiled ever so slightly. "Pretty sure we have that. But yeah that's what happened. But I found you guys.... Or more like you guys found me... And I'm glad. Even if we've ran into some obstacles." Scarlett looked at the young boy and smiled at him to try and reassure him. She spared the gruesome details of who took them and why and what they did to them. No one should ever have to witness that or even hear of it. She patted Liam on his back as they walked and turned back to look forward, her lips puckering as she forced herself not to think about the past and not to have a complete melt down as her fiancé's face was brought up in her mind.

Katie - Streets - Tyler, Liam, Scarlett Katie tried not to be too sad as they walked. It was scary not knowing where they were going or what they were going to do. Her daddy usually had the answers, but if he did now he was not sharing them with her. But the little girl put on a brave face for her daddy and for Liam. Liam might have been bigger then her but sometimes he acted younger. Katie felt like she needed to protect him and be strong so he would know everything was going to be okay. Which she really hoped it would. She jumped when she felt a hand on her head but relaxed an instant later as she recognized the feminine hand. Scarlett was petting her. Katie liked it. Since her mommy had gone away Katie enjoyed attention from women. Scarlett was really nice. And she was a grown-up like her daddy so she would know what to do. As they walked, Katie got a seriously contemplative look on her face. Her mommy and brother had gone away... Now she had Scarlett and Liam... Maybe... they could be her new mommy and brother? Liam was already like her brother and Scarlett had been there to comfort and care for her when her daddy wasn't around. Katie decided that she would talk to Scarlett about this the next time they stopped to rest. This was serious business. She would ask Scarlett to be her new mommy, then when she said yes all Katie had to do was tell her daddy that Scarlett had already said yes and then he couldn't say no. It didn't even occur to her that Scarlett might not want to be her new mommy. It was already a forgone conclusion in Katie's mind. Now that she had made up her mind about it, it was time to engage her seven year old powers of epic cuteness in order to make it a reality. ----- Jessalyn - Baton Rouge House - Kerry Jess had been busy bouncing and laughing quietly with Ben. The baby was loving the sunshine and fresh air, giggling each time his mommy lifted him into the air and kissed him. It was a picture of simple joy and contentment that was rare in the times they tried to survive in. But nothing lasts forever and their peace was shattered by a voice calling to her. Jess was immediately on her feet and shielding Ben from possible harm. She saw the man and looked around wearily for either walkers or the bandits he spoke about. Seeing nothing either alive or dead, she moved towards him. He didn't look armed but she still kept Ben out of his reach. As she got closer and saw how hurt he was, her compassionate heart took over. "You poor man," she murmured and knelt beside him but still kept Ben tucked close to her chest. Her motherly instincts to protect her child from strangers was still strong. She offered her hand to him, taking his hand gently and smiling kindly. "We have water and a little food inside. My friends can help take care of your injuries. We have extra clothes too," she added, noting his worn and slightly torn clothes. "Come on," she said. "We'll help you. Don't worry."