[Center] Olivia, Rena and Lloyd [/center] The undead were mostly taken care of in the yard. Lloyd was quite impressed at how well the group of people handled things. He even witnessed the little redhead taking down a couple. The brunette whistled lowly as the ballet girl side kicked an undead and sent it flying at least five feet. It's head smashed into the side of the chicken coop and the undead did not get up and move after that. Lloyd watched as the twins (he assumed they were twins) ran into his house. He shook his head at how fast they were taking things, knowing an ambush could be waiting on the other side of the door. He hoped his three inside dogs and three inside cats were still among the living. Before he had ran out of the house, he had tried rounding as many up as he could, locking them in one of the rooms. "What's in your barn?" The redhead asked. She ran up to Lloyd's side. "I heard something when I was killing an undead over there." She pointed toward his six stalled wooden barn. "Two horses and a cow," he quickly answered, ducking when an undead seemed to come out of nowhere. The little girl was quick with her broom stick handle. Lloyd stood up straight and blushed. "T-thanks. I should have picked up a weapon from the store." "It's okay! Did you say horses? Really?" Her green eyes brightened at the idea of seeing something she considered really beautiful and made her think of home. "And a cow?" "Yes. And chickens." He nodded toward the chicken coop. "I see they are still alive. I've also got dogs and cats inside, but..." He trailed off. He did not mention the dogs and cats that were strays around here. They very well could be infected. "I forget if I've said so, but I'm Lloyd Mathews and this is my farm. Welcome to Mathew's Farm." He said this loud enough so that everyone nearby could hear him. "I'm Olivia." --- Rena walked over to the undead she had sent flying into the chicken coop. She looked down at it and shoved the tip of her shovel into his head just to be safe. She winced when the head split open like a rotten pumpkin. The sound of clucking got her attention. When she looked up, she felt a rush of wonderment go through her when she saw about 20 live chickens in the decent sized coop. She hadn't seen an alive animal for a while and even though they were chickens, she felt really happy. "Hi, chicky," Rena said, with a suppressed giggle. She looked into their coop, frowning when she saw they were almost out of their feed. Poor things. Once they had the place secure, she made a promise to herself that she would get them some grains from the grainary she could see. Hopefully it was fully stocked. There was enough corn to go around at any rate. Rubbing her goo covered pointe shoe into the grass, she kept a lookout for anymore undead, watching as the others did their part to get the yard clear. She ran over to the gate and closed it, making sure it was firmly locked in place. She wondered if there was any barbed wire that they could attach to the top of the fence for added protection. Farms sometimes had things like that laying around. Rena shrugged; she was not a farm girl, so she really had no idea. "This area is clear," Rena told her companions. She ran to the side of the house and sighed when she saw no undead. "None on the left side. Hows the back and right side look?" "Right side is clear," Olivia answered. She came from that side, goop and other gross things on her cheeks and the front of her shirt. Rena watched as she walked over to the fairly large pond that was on the property. The ballerina was concerned. What if there were undead just under the surface of the water? Or would they float? She shook her head and ran over to the redhead, before she ducked down to clean herself off. "Wait," Rena said, pulling the girl back. She bent down and picked up a large rock and threw it into the middle of the pond. She counted a full minute. When nothing happened, she nodded at the girl. "Okay it's clear, but be careful. A lurker could still be in the water. We will need someone to properly check before we decide to use the pond for anything other than gathering water at the sides." Olivia paled. "I never thought of that. Thanks." She ducked down and washed off her face and hands. There was nothing she could really do about her clothes, but she would change as soon as things were a little less hectic. The redhead wondered away from Rena and looked around for Mercy. Where had she gone? She bit down on her bottom lip, hoping that nothing bad had happened to her. She really liked Mercy and felt safer when the girl was fighting by her side. --- [center]Remy[/center] "Look," Remy whispered back toward Ash and Luka. They had made it to the other side of the cornfield. They made it in time to see a girl wearing ballet shoes closing the gate. Everyone was in the process of fighting the undead, though the yard seemed to be mostly clear. He approved. The small group of people seemed to work well together. "Do you see Mercy?" He could not remember what she looked like, other than the bow she carried. He did spot the redhead darting around, looking as if she was also looking for someone. He wanted to get their attention without startling them. None of them wanted a bullet or an arrow coming at their heads. The ballet girl was the closest to them. Remy glanced at his unlikely companions and then at the brunette girl who still seemed to be stuck in her past, what with her strange footwear. He snapped his fingers, watching as the girl stiffened and turned to stare toward the corn field. "Hey," Rena half whispered. "There's more people." Rena ran over to the fence. "I closed and locked the gate. I don't know who has the key. You'll have to climb over." She gave the three a wary look. "Just do your part. I think the back of the house needs checked." She ran off and joined Lloyd as he opened the double doors on the barn. He was weaponless, so he must be very confident that no undead were inside. Rena rolled her eyes. The sound of a horse neighing made her run even faster. First chickens and now horses? The ballerina could not believe her luck. "Oh wow." She and Lloyd went into the barn and checked on the animals inside. They were spooked, but otherwise seemed fine. "The barn is clear," She said, after he and Lloyd left it. Lloyd shut it back up and looked around at the others. The outhouses, grain towers and grainary were checked next. Clear. Clear. Clear. The well was also clean and clear of any bodies, thank goodness. "Everything outside looks good. The fence is back in place, all that is left is the house." Rena glanced over at the house, wondering if the people who went inside were okay. "Let's go." Rena squeezed her shovel firmly in her hands.