[b]Shannon - Truck - Daniel & Amelia[/b]

There was a long moment of silence after the man left the truck. Shannon looked toward Daniel, but there was no discussion between them as they continued on their journey. Briefly, Shannon worried that the man would go back to attack James and Polyester in anger. Polyester was there to protect James, but could he protect James against that kind of man...? She tried to put it out of their mind; This supply run was not going to take very long.

Finally, after a morning that had felt like forever, they had arrived. Clearview Mall stood across the parking lot, its grey concrete walls looking pristine contrasted with the litter and refuse scattered about the parking lot. Between the white paint stood a few vehicles, the remains of garbage, shopping carts, and the dead. She spied the word [i]Target [/i]in big red letters by the shopping mall entrance. It was smeared in blood, and it appeared someone had been using the logo for target practice.

She turned in her seat and looked toward Amelia. "You guys ready to do this?" Shannon asked.

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[b]Bex - Cells - Emma & Lynn[/b]

Bex had been standing off to the side, trying to avoid conversing with the young girl any longer. Of course, he couldn't just let Lynn and the girl talk all they wanted. Bex moved to interrupt them when Lauren emerged from the deeper part of the cells. "Bex," she said, calling him over.

"... How'd the food go?" he asked.

Lauren paused to look over at Emma's cell. She grabbed Bex's arm gently and moved him further away from the occupied cells. "Bull likes the guy. He's going to tell Tyler that he should be offered to join us." Lauren hesitated slightly, and Bex put a hand to her shoulder.

"Did something happen?"

Lauren shook her head. "No, not exactly... Look, I'm going to tell you this because I trust you, okay? But if he does end up joining us, I want you to keep an eye on him."

Bex blinked at her. "Uh... huh?" he stammered. "Shouldn't you tell Bull this? Or Tyler?"

"No. No, really..." Lauren sighed in frustration. "I'm just really tired, Bex. Okay? Just do what I ask, please."

Before Bex could respond, Lauren was quickly walking away. She offered a wave over her shoulder before she was out of sight. Bex resumed his business and knocked on Lynn's cell door. "I'm going to need you two to quiet down," he said.

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[b]Tyler - Katie's Room - Katie[/b]

"[i]No.[/i]"

Tyler stared into his little girl's eyes, and his heart broke. He wished more than anything to let her out of this world and to give her a normal life.

"I'll send in Lauren to look after you, okay? But daddy has some very important business to take care of." Tyler hugged Katie and held her closely to his chest. "Soon, you'll be able to do whatever you want. I promise."

His other children would be his progeny. They would carry on his legacy and wipe clean this city of the virus. In that new world was where Katie could live her life again, and he as well if he ever lived to see it. For all of Tyler's grandeur dreams, he wasn't entirely sure he would live to see them complete.

"Soon." He placed Katie on the bed and stood up. He looked briefly at her drawings and smiled. "Next time, ask one of my men to go get me if you need me. You can't sneak out on your own, Katie."