Day 370 7am


Matt was finishing packing their bags. They were going to have to travel really light. Only the barest of necessities would be able to go. Compared to what they have at the school they were going to be taking almost nothing with them. He had felt horrible when he had to tell Sasha about having to go on foot and leave the school in search of food. The worst part was explaining to the entire group about the gasoline issue and knowing that so many would likely not make it.

He checked on Nikki and Kyle and she was already packed and ready to go. She was back in shape and she was nearly as flexible as she was before the baby. Nikki had made a carrier for the baby out of one of the backpacks. Kyle was carrying Josh on his chest and another backpack on his back. Nikki's trench coat was full as usual and she was also wearing a backpack on her back.

As soon as everyone was in the main hall he made sure everyone had their share of the food rationed out so that if one bag was lost it wouldn't be all of the food gone. The pregnant women were to stay in the center and be protected by the others at all costs. Grace was in an umbrella stroller and being pushed by Sasha.

Matt looked at the group and yelled "Let's move out." They started heading down the road together in a tightly knit group. Nikki in front and Ingrid in the back of the group.

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Krystan been one of the people out in the sides of the group along with Raphael who had walked obediently next to her. She was upset to find out about the whole gas situation knowing that the people that Krystan has come to know and loved will be dead. Krystan thought she could just try and stop it.

She got her backpack along with her hunting rifle and her knife sheathed on her hip. Krystan traded her baseball bat for a Gerb Gator Bolo Machete that she had requested to have. She had packed her food ,including Raphael's treats, and some of her clothes she had gotten from staying the last 8 months.

Sasha gripped the strollers handles tightly, finding herself terrified. She hadn't even been afraid staying in front of the walkers what seemed like a lifetime ago. Then, she'd had nothing to lose. Now...now she had Matt and Grace, babies on the way, people she cared about. She didn't know if she could cope, losing anyone. She constantly checked on Grace, making sure the girl was alright, the pack she had insisted on taking, filled with medical supplies she wasn't intending on losing, was drapped over the strollers handles. She constantly looked about them, wishing they could have had just a little bit more time in the school, but knowing that that wasn't going to do her any good.

A bullet shooting through the air caused her to just about jump out of her skin. Three more in quick succession followed, and suddenly groups of walkers poured out of four houses. Sasha gave a cry, reaching for her gun, even as she stood in front of Grace, shaking slightly, her gaze whipped around, landing on a retreating figure, ducking as they moved out of sight on the roof of a house opposite the four just shot at.

Jacklyn.

Nikki jumped when the bullets started flying and she turned just in time to see Kyle falling to the ground. For a split second Nikki thought it was cautionary to protect Josh. She realized quickly that it wasn't and she ran to him screaming, "Kyle! Kyle!" She rolled him over to see that he had been hit and his body had landed full force on the baby when he landed. Kyle was unable to speak. His eyes were open as he gurgled blood and she grabbed the backpack open and pulled out the baby. The last thing Kyle heard was Nikki screaming that the baby wasn't breathing. As Kyle started to come back as the dead she stabbed her sword through his head.

Walkers were only about ten feet from her and she was holding her dead baby in her arms. Nikki stood up with Josh in her arms and shoved his dead body with a now misshapen skull into Violet's arms crying. Nikki's rage was taken out on the forsaken. Her sword never sliced so many in so short a time. The pregnant women were kept behind the fighters and Nikki was running straight into the middle of them not giving a damn about herself any longer.

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When the shots rang out Matt turned and saw a woman running away, Jacklyn? He didn't have time to figure it out because he heard Nikki screaming but he had no time to do more than look over to see that Kyle was down and then more screaming about the baby. Matt stayed in front of Sasha and Grace and Ingrid came up and grabbed Grace and Sasha and Violet, she herded them towards a house on the other side of the street. After getting the women inside and running through the house quickly to make sure it was empty she ran back outside and jumped into the frey trying to catch up to Nikki. It just seemed like a never ending amount of walkers. She swore she was going to catch that bitch Jacklyn.

Matt glanced at the house his family was in and he had dove into the walkers. He had gotten a chance to glance at Kyle and see that Nikki had put him down. He knew he had to catch up to her. He dare not get in her way she would cut his head off before she realized it was him. Ingrid started to go after her and he grabbed her arm. "Let her be right now, just keep an eye on her." Ingrid nodded.

Meanwhile in the house Violet was sobbing. The infant only three weeks old was one of the dead and he was moving his little body in random movements and making that god aweful noise. Grace was screaming and terrified, the dog had stayed near Grace and had followed them into the house. One of the women handed Violet a small knife and as she sobbed Violet slipped it into the back of the infant's skull. One of the other ladies took the baby and covered him up. As they looked outside the window the pile of walkers on the ground was getting deep. Kyle was half eaten and so were a couple of their guys. Ashton was being eaten as they watched horrified. Violet looked for Enzo and Conroy desperately.

It was fine for a good 20 minutes before a gunshot rang out and the screaming began. Krystan wanted to tell them to shut the hell up but the groans of walkers made her stop from saying it making her silently curse.

"Raphael with me." The woman says her dog becoming attached to her leg. She turns her head saw Shades mother, Lina, holding Shade to her they were the closest people to her. Krystan lets out a whistle and got the mothers attention."Take my pack!" She says handing off her pack to the mother. "If I don't make it I don't want this wasted on me alright? Keep by Trevor."

Krystan looks over to the sides at the walkers coming towards them. She grabs her knife staying close to the group attacking the ones that got to close for comfort. Krystan set Raphael on them when there was to many for her to handle thanking god she had taken the time to teach him how to kill walkers.

Sasha gently and carefully picked up Grace, stroking her, patting her back, aiming to soothe. "it's okay baby girl, it's alright Gracie" she kissed Grace on the head, knowing she needed to be strong. For Grace. For her baby, or babies, for Violet. For Matt. She needed to keep things together.

Gently bouncing Grace, she continued to try and soothe her, starting to sing softly, pressing Grace's head against her so she wouldn't see what was outside the window as Sasha took a glance, her heart in her throat. Matt... she swallowed painfully, and continued to sing, moving around, bouncing Grace, focusing on staying together, rather then letting herself succumb to the fear, to her own ball of chaotic emotion.

God, she was tired. And so damn hungry.

"I love you, Gracie. I'll keep you safe. I promise. Shhhh now, it's going to be okay" she kissed Grace again, laying a hand on her belly, as she supported Grace on her hip. that goes for you in there too, I'll protect you. I'll keep you safe. I promise.

Jack had been following the group at arms length since they had left the school. He had been scouting the school for the past two days coming across it by chance on a supply run. It was his luck that they had left when they had because he didn't know exactly how much time he had left to lie in wait to approach them. Witnessesing everything that had gone down in the past few minutes the gunshots the death of the man and what he assumed was his child had shook Jack to his core for a moment. Recollecting himself he aimed the M4 towards the position of the shooter and began firing shots in an attempt to suppress the bullets being fired at the group. He saw the shooter retreat from their position and flee into the woods. Jack then began taking timed headshots on walkers to minimize the damage done to the people he hopes will help him out with his little problem. Hitting the magazine release be quickly loaded a fresh mag and moved out of his position continually shooting any walkers that came across his path.

As the fighting started while the walkers came about, the smirk on Conroy's face showed, ready for action pulling out his double pistols to take down the first two that headed their way. Enzo made sure to stay behind to look after Violet until hearing her and turning before noticing another walker coming towards him. Pulling out his cleaver and butcher knife, he gutted the walker before turning to see what was going on with Violet.

Conroy, too focused on the fight, didn't hear out the cries at first. Enzo called for Conroy but because of him zoning out, Enzo dismissed the attempt to get his brother as back up.

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Nikki's mind was on autopilot. Her heart was in pieces and she had nothing left to lose. Her eyes focused on the job at hand and she could do that in her sleep. She just kept them at arms length and taking their heads. Nikki's tears had dried and her eyes were scanning the area for anyone ahead of her that was responsible for the gun shots. She heard Ingrid's voice and turned to see her in trouble. Nikki jumped over and took out the walkers closest to her and then pulled Ingrid up from the ground. "Nikki! Oh thank god!" Nikki just turned and went back to her own line of walkers.

Jack approaches the two women having slung his M4 and now using a hatchet to take out as many walkers as he can. He drops the duffel bag he's been carrying full of ammo and weapons at their feet. "Guns and ammo in the bag use what you need there's plenty more where that came from." He grunts sticking the hatchet into the head of another walker and kicking its body into another.

Ingrid nodded and grabbing a gun and an extra magazine. She started shooting them. She had better aim with a gun than Nikki and that was saying something. She kept an eye on her friend who seemed to have turned into a fighting shell of her former self. After what seemed like forever the fighting slowed down. There were less then ten left and Matt and Ethan made quick work of them. Ingrid looked around and saw Nikki's trench coat disappear around a corner way up ahead."Nikki!" Ingrid went to go after her but Matt stopped her. "Go check on the girls. I'll go." Ingrid nodded and went towards the house that she had put them in.

Matt got up to where his sister had turned the corner and he saw her. She had her head against a concrete wall and she was shaking with heartache. Matt turned and walked back to the others quietly. He would give her a few minutes to herself.

Jack stood for a moment surveying the damage before standing up as Matt turned the corner and approached him. "Listen I don't know who you are or where you came from but thanks a lot for the help. I don't know what would of happened if you hadn't come along, names Matt" Matt says and sticks out his hand.

Jack shakes Matts hand and introduces himself to the rest of the group. "Listen I know your friend around the corner is gonna need a few minutes but I suggest we start moving soon. It seems just to me whoever that was shooting at you set this whole thing up and I don't wanna stick around to see if they have an encore planned. I have a place up the road a couple miles it was an old National Guard Training Ground there's plenty of ammo, guns, food, and water left over."

When Matt walked back to check on his sister she was gone. Nikki had vanished. Matt's heart leaped in fear and pain, he hated to leave without her but he had no choice. He had Sasha and Grace and he couldn't leave them. Not out here, not with Jacklyn out there. He would come back for her he decided as he hurried over to his family.

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Matt went back to the group and the house where the girls were and Ingrid was yelling for Matt. She had been trying to revive Sasha. She had complained of a headache and collapsed onto the ground. She had stopped breathing a moment later. When she turned Matt had just walked into the room. "No! NO! Not again!" Matt had no choice he took the dagger closest and he slipped it into her head. He grabbed Grace and put her into Ingrid's arms.

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Coming over, Enzo went to check on Violet while his brother kept his guns at the ready of anything else seeking to attack their group. Babe......are you okay? he asked

Violet was sobbing and grabbed Enzo and hugged him tightly. "Sasha...she just fell to the ground dead! Poor Matt and Nikki....Kyle got shot and he landed on the baby and crushed it's little skull." She sobbed and couldn't speak for a moment. "I..I..I .. had to put the ...baby..... down. He turned in my hands!" She sobbed.

Looking over, Enzo lowered his gun and listened to the horrors of what happened. He couldn't say anything that could comfort her after what she saw. he came over and hugged her tightly and kissed her tenderly to try and comfort her I wish this hell would end...I'm sick of seeing this....I'm sick of these deaths.....I want you to be safe....how the hell can my love and child be safe?....goddammit!!! he said pissed off and very upset while he didn't want to let go of Violet. She was just too precious to him.

Ingrid was holding Grace and looked at Matt. She handed the baby to Ethan. "Okay everyone go with Jack. He is taking us to his place up the road a couple of miles." Ingrid started pushing them out and into a line, defenders on the outside. She stopped to look at Matt. How could one guy have to lose so much? He had lost 2 women and 2 babies in the last year. She went over to him. "Matt?"

Violet waddled her way out the door and was glad to get out of that house. It seemed like it was a deadly place to be. She kept her eyes open and stayed by Enzo. She was so worried that something would happen to him and then she would be pregnant and alone in this scary ass world.

Conroy was checking around for a moment before getting ready to head up the road to the other place. He looked back at his brother who seemed to be a little out of it from his worries about his unborn child and the woman he adores. Enzo gave a sigh and without a word, stayed with Violet to make sure she didn't fall or needed his support. Conroy spoke So, what are we gonna do now....I know we all aren't in the best moods right now....just want to be on the same page here. he said.

Ingrid knelt down to check on Matt. His eyes were glazed over like he didn't see anything at all any longer. He was in shock. "George! Come here, I need your help." George came over and helped her get Matt to his feet and they walked him to Jack's place with the others.

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Krystan finished off with a walker and made her way toward where the majority of the group was but froze when she heard someone yell about Sasha. "What is with people and yelling? Are they trying to attract more walkers? Fuck's sake." The woman mutters standing guard as everyone began to follow the new guy.

Krystan thought it was to good to be true and didn't trust the new guy..Jack? Yeah, he helped but he could have an ambush waiting for them. She watches everyone at the house sighing as she went to the porch taking out her knife waiting for the next moves. Raphael lets out a a low whimper feeling the sadness and anguish.

At least that's all Krystan can hear at least. She lets out and angry sigh beginning to walk with the rest of the group towards this Military place. She see's Ingrid and George practically dragging Matt, the was no sign of Nikki, Kyle, Sasha and Josh are all dead. She runs a hand down her face and prays to anything that they all make it without incident to Jack's base as unharmed as they could.

Nikki had just walked away half dazed into the wooded area. She automatically killed walkers as they barely took effort one or two at a time for her. She was mechanical about it. She shut her mind off of everything but the basics, survival, water, food and shelter. She refused to think about her family. Matt could take care of his family so she wasn't worried about that. She just didn't care about much right now. She pulled an apple off of a tree she saw and ate it. She continued going parallel to the main road for a while and then going east.

The only things she could see in her mind were her and Kyle and their little boy. Tears streamed down her face as she saw Kyle's dying face in her mind and the horror of her baby boy's skull when she pulled him out of the backpack. She hadn't been able to deal with it. She had just went into kill mode and now she was just a robot.

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Matt was dazed when they got to Jack's place. Grace climbed on him and gave him kisses. Looking at his little girl made him flash back to seeing Nikki leaning against that building sobbing.

"Ingrid! strap me up! I need to attach Grace to myself I'm going after Nikki!"

Grace looked at him like he was out of his mind. She walked over to him and took Grace out of his arms and walked away with her. She put the baby in Violet's arms and walked back over to Matt and pulled her gun on him.

"Nah, I'll not do it! I'll not send that baby out there to die while you and Nikki are grieving the losses. Y'all are dangerous rih now. I'll guard her with m'life, even from 'er daddy. You wan to go look fer Nikki. Good go get'er and you come find us." Everyone else was watching and apparently agreeing with her.

Matt nodded. "Okay, I'll leave her with you. Just take care of my little angel."

Ingrid nodded and Matt grabbed his, Kyle's and Sasha's bags. He stopped by Ingrid and pulled out the other things of Grace's from his pack. He held his daughter once more and gave her lots of kisses and hugs. When she shrieked he gave her back to Ingrid.

"Thank you Ingrid. Take care of my girl." Ingrid nodded with tears in her eyes as she watched Matt take off running all out back the way they had come.

Fifteen minutes later he was back where the battle had taken place and he ran to where he had seen his sister last and started to follow the trail of the dead that she had taken out. He was moving quick and he saw her up ahead but she was just standing there. There was a walker coming towards her and he watched her drop her sword on the ground. "NO! NIKKI! Pick up the sword!"

His voice must have snapped her out of it. When she heard his voice she bent low and kicked the walker and raised up sliding the sword into it's skull. She turned around and stared through her brother. Matt got to her and pulled her into his arms and hugged her. There was a small shed off to the right and it was padlocked shut. The rest was just woods around them. It was getting dark.

"Nikki we need to find shelter...now!" She nodded her head and followed him towards the shed. Breaking the latch he opened the door and looked inside. There was an old still and it looked like someone had been making moonshine. He shook his head and pushed Nikki in. Getting inside and locking the door he flicked his lighter to see nothing else in the shed but moonshine. He put the packs down and they leaned against them and she lay against her brother with his arm around her protectively.

"Kyle and my baby died." Nikki finally whispered. Matt nodded unable to talk.

"Sasha died." Nikki looked up at him.

"How? she was in the house." He shook his head.

"She complained of a headache and collapsed, I'm thinking aneurysm. She was gone before she hit the floor."

Nikki looked around and panicked. "Where is Grace?"

Matt smirked, "Ingrid wouldn't let me take her to come looking for you by myself. She said right now we are both dangerous. She was right." Nikki hugged her brother tightly. "Of course she was, she is Ingrid and Ingrid is always right." Nikki chuckled slightly. She pulled over a jug of moonshine and opened it.

The siblings sat there drinking moonshine and talking all night.

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Enzo and Conroy both started to get a little adjusted in Jack's place as Enzo checked up on Violet and Conroy looked around to make sure there were no walkers that followed. When Matt wanted to take Grace with him to look for Nikki, Enzo and the others agreed that was not a good idea to take that child out there as Matt was behaving too dangerously.

Conroy looked on Maybe I should go with him... As Enzo looked over at his brother from what he said I don't know bro....let him try for now. he said Well we don't need to lose anymore people... Which is why you don't need to leave and cause us to lose you as well bro....just stay here for now. he said a walked over to Violet.

How are you feelin' now, love? he asked her. Conroy continued to look out for anything or anyone moving outside.

Walking, there were three females trying to look around for any signs of people still alive and friendly. Disgusting gross out expressions on their face showed when they saw so many carcasses of walkers all over the place, creeping through. one of the girls were stopping "Oh my god, this is so freaking gross. I'm going to like puke and have a bitchfit" she said as another female spoke My god, you're gonna get sick now Sam? "I mean look at this Emory.....this...this is fucking gross! Okay okay I don't want to walk anymore. If I have to look at anymore grotesque images, I'm going to scream" she said Emory rolled her eyes and sighed I swear Sam if it wasn't for Yvonne and I...you'd be dead and if you were not such a scaredy cat, Yvonne would still be alive.

Sam looked back angry "How many times do I have to tell you Em, it was not my fault that she was killed! I didn't know it was her banging on the door for me to let her in, I thought it was the walkers! Stop blaming me!" She was fucking yelling out! how fucking obvious can you get! she said as another girl Girls! Girls.....chill okay? Sam....I don't blame you okay...this is a scary world and I understand your fear. Em....you have been very helpful in keeping us alive. Yvonne.....remember....we told her it was best that we all stayed in and could look for food later but she insisted on going when majority rules....she should've stayed with us when we all didn't want to go. I hate to say this but....she got herself killed and nearly brought us down with her when we had to fight off the walkers surrounding the place. Sorry to say that but that's what happened but I'm gracious and happy that you girls found me and saved me. I owe my life to you three...and if we can find my brothers and your families, we can definitely be thankful then. Until then....let's keep going. the female said.

Sam looked back with tears in her eyes and Emory calmed while looking at the girl Yeah....Maybe you're right Zoe. What's your brothers names again? Enzo and Conroy.... Sam looked back "I bet they are hot....with those names....hopefully they're still alive.....I can hook up with one of them...." she smirked

Zoe looked at Sam not liking her comment being protective of her brothers but then responded Really Sam? Ew.....

Nikki woke up to Matt's low breathing. They had drank moonshine and stayed up talking til they fell asleep. Her head hurt and she didn't want to get up. Hearing Matt moan as he came to, he groaned as he sat up. "Tell me again how that was a good idea. Now I just feel like hell on top of feeling empty and nauseated."

"I never said it was a good idea. I said I was going to drown myself in liquor and hope for death. Remember?" She got to her feet and she gave him a hand up. "Come on big guy. We need to get back to Grace." Nikki grabbed her stuff and opened the door to a walker in her face. She jumped back. Her knife was in her pocket and she wasn't ready. "Matt!" He jumped up with his knife and got it in the head. He took on the other three with it while Nikki got hers out and joined him. "I guess we were talking too loud?"

"Ya think?" Matt said sarcastically. "Seven walkers? I'm surprised they didn't knock the walls in last night."

Nikki nodded. "Nothing sobers you up like walkers in the morning."

"Yeah, no shit." Matt grabbed his gear and they headed out back towards the group's last location.

Jack sat in his barracks room standing over a table with what looks like a crude model of a compound. His old military training kicking he stared at what during those days had been called a "sand table". Missions are planned and executed based off a small model of the objective area and Jack recalled this training using everything he'd seen at his time in his target. Walking over to a shelf he removes a bottle of Johnny Walker Black Label and pours himself a glass. Jack downs the glass in one gulp and pours a second to drink a bit slower. Thinking of the people he'd brought back gave Jack pause after all they have been through he was happy they'd trusted him. The place had plenty of bottled water and food if you considered MREs as food the group would be set for a good bit of time. Ammo and rifles hadn't been to diminished when he first arrived.

"I can't have them help me" Jack spoke to himself out loud.

They had been through too much and were too broken inside to help Jack in his assault as he'd initially planned on asking.

"Fuck it, I'll have to do it myself." Jack said picking up his M4. He walks over to a large locker and grabs out two heavy looking duffle bags. Downing the remainder of the Black Lable he sets the glass down.

"Time to bring her home" Jack says softly as he opens the door to his room and sets out on what could be considered by most as a suicide mission.

Nikki and Matt walked up to the door of Jack's place just as he came out ready to go on a mission of some sort. Nikki was quiet. She was trying not to think about what happened. Matt was with her carrying a bunch of their gear. Nikki looked up at Jack's face and saw something she didn't want to see. It was a mixture of determination and despair. "Where are you off to?" She grabbed his arm and stopped him in front of her. "I know that look in your eye. You don't expect to be coming back alive do you?" She looked at Matt and said, "You stay with Grace, I'll go with Jack."

Matt didn't like this idea. "Where are you going Jack? What is your mission?"

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It was easy to go crazy these days, almost as easy as going hungry. Walter felt that it seemed like such a short time since his group perished at the hands of themselves, but in reality, months had already passed. Time really passed that quickly when you had to keep moving on. He was fortunate that he could continue without succumbing to exhaustion, but at the end of the day, he was only human. He couldn't find so much as a scrap of food for miles, and he was down to the last of his own supplies.

"I've had better days," Walter could admit to himself; pale from malnutrition, he found it funny that he could keep track of the time but never his health. In the grand scheme of things, he wasn't even sure about his next goal. He felt that he could not bring himself to be around others, after what went wrong between his former group. From the wooded area he came from, were several corpses of biters recently killed. A town or city of sorts was nearby, but it was not his point of interest.

His footing led to the outskirts of a military compound, an unfamiliar setting to the young man. Scratching his face, Walter eased his arms as the contents of his backpack shifted at his shoulderblades, looking to the pistol holstered at his belt. An unloaded gun was entirely useless, one would learn; meanwhile, his crowbar could double as both a weapon and tool. Scavenging was his niche, and it proved useful for prying containers and biter brains open.

From surveying the surroundings, Walter weighed on the possibility of the encampment being looted completely; maybe the looters were still there. Whatever the situation, it was always a risk when he searched for supplies, and if he didn't at least try at this point, he was a dead man.