[u][b]Forest[/b][/u] [b]"We can't just leave him here, he's alive for God's sake!"[/b] the man urged the other. He held an axe in his closed palm, veins popping in his wrist as he held on to it for dear life. With his left hand - the empty one - he attempted to wake the redneck laying on the dirt. The man's long hair was soaked in both sweat and cold blood. The wound on his head was new, though it wasn't a walker's bite - more of an unfortunate accident. The axe bearing man took a look at the wound, seeing it wasn't deep at all, but the impact seemed to have knocked out the redneck - Floyd. [b]"He must have hit himself against that rock over there, I can see the blood"[/b] the axe man told his friend. [b]"Are you sure we should bring him back? I mean, we don't know him"[/b] the dark-skinned man responded. He was concerned for the safety of their people back at camp. Strangers weren't usually the best mates to have during an apocalypse. [b]"I refuse to leave him here to rot! He's a human being dammit! Help me carry him"[/b] the axe man urged yet again in a whisper. The two men kept quite, not wanting to wake any living corpses that surrounded the area. [b]"I thought you said we weren't taking in anymore people Hank? What happened to that huh?"[/b] the dark-skinned man asked [i][b]Hank[/i][/b]. [b]"I know.........but..........I can't just leave him here. He needs help. Let's just.........aid him, then let him go"[/b] Hank responded. The black man then picked up Floyd's legs as Hank took his shoulders. The men carried him to the backseat of a truck they parked a couple of meters away. The loaded Floyd in the back seat of the four by four pickup truck. The Nissan Frontier cranked right up as DeSean - the black man - turned on the ignition. He pressed on the accelerator and quickly, the three men rode off back to camp. [b]"How do you think everyone's going to react to this?"[/b] DeSean asked Hank. Hank had his axe by his side as he looked through the passenger compartment for something. [b]"We picked most of them up the same way we picked this guy up. They were strangers to us back then, just like him"[/b] Hank responded, finally finding what he was searching for. He took out a pill from an Advil jar and took it with some water. [b]"I hope you're right. You know how Heather can get when she doesn't approve of our decisions"[/b] DeSean joked as he drove quickly. [b]"Hahaha. Let me worry about her, you just make sure Gloria doesn't jump on our asses either"[/b]. [b]"It's funny how you still call her Gloria when her name is Jennifer. Can't believe it's been this long"[/b] [b]"Yeah. How long? About fifteen years? Maybe a little bit more since I met her. We've gotten old, man. Hahaha. I hope my family is still doin' alright though. I hope Ari is takin' care of them"[/b] Hank said, remembering the people of his past. He looked out of the window and stared into the clouds, looking at their images, but making nothing of them. [b]"You chose me over them............I never thanked you for that"[/b] DeSean said quietly as he continued to drive, heading down the road. [b]"We've known each other since we were five. We're basically brothers. Like we always said, you and I are gonna make it to the top, hahahaha!"[/b] [b]"Right. Too bad there's no time for that anymore. Maybe after all this ends, if it ends"[/b] DeSean responded. [b]"Yeah, that'd be sumthin" [/b] Hank said before he returned to look forward. [b]"Let's just get to camp, we've been out here twice as long as we were supposed to be, they should be hella' worried by now."[/b] ---------------------- [u][b]Camp[/b][/u] [b]"Ughh, where are they? They've been gone far too long"[/b] Jennifer worried as she walked side to side by the campfire. There were tents all around them, nearly one for everyone. Seth sat on a log playing on an old purple GameBoy that ran on batteries. [b]"Don't worry, they be back soon"[/b] he said, fixing the glasses on his face. The guy was so into the game he lost sense of the time, but was used to have trust in his two pals. Like Hank and DeSean, Seth was also a close friend of theirs. He had met Hank in high school during Hank's senior year. At the time, Seth was a sophomore so had two more years to go. Jennifer was DeSean's wife, a pharmacist who had worked with DeSean for a little while and fell in love. The two would always have these trends where they broke up, but they usually made up with............ummmm................sexual intercourse. [b]"We have to go out there and get them, it's been what? Two hours? We need to go, Seth! C'mon! Get up!"[/b] Jennifer started to say loudly. She was extremely worried, maybe a little too much, but reasonable. The men had been gone for two hours, double the usual scavenging time. They had set up a system, but without walkies or any form of communication, it was difficult. [b]"Don't worry, they be back soon"[/b] Seth repeated as he nodded his head in annoyance. He was playing his Pokemon silver and was enjoying it, but Jennifer's nagging was pissing him off. [b]"They always come back, you know that"[/b] Seth said, pausing his game to look at her. Jennifer looked back as she tightened her sweater. [b]"I'm just worried for DeSean."[/b] [b]"They always come back"[/b] Seth stated again, returning to his game. In reality, he also worried a little, but was too cool to show it. He usually kept himself composed and was rather shy. He had a little bit of an Asian accent, but it wasn't to a point where he could not be understood. Since he was born in Vietnam, he grew up speaking Vietnamese, but during his time in America, moving in at the age of four, he lost most of his ability to speak it, yet he can understand most of it. --------------------- [u][b]Hank/DeSean - Road[/b][/u] [b]"Hahahaha!!! An ape walker? That'd be hilarious"[/b] DeSean responded to Hank's joke. [b]"You racist ass nigga, Hahaha"[/b] he continued as the air conditioning blew passed them and towards the victim in the back. Hank turned too look at Floyd. [b]"We'll just have Aaliyah look at him when we get there. She should be able to do sumthin' about that wound"[/b] Hank commented. DeSean licked his lips in disapproval, but it was already too late to go back. [b]"But if he tries anything, put a bullet in his head, I will not let our people get hurt"[/b]