[b]Shannon - Finding a Vehicle - Alex/Rob[/b]

Everyone was exhausted. Whether it was Enrique's fault or not, the scout vehicle Lucas spoke of hadn't been where he thought it would be, so the group was forced to trek to the city on foot. There was a time when the group had been forced to rest, Danny grumbling about wasting time all the while. Shannon sat around a fire with the others, her arms wrapped around her legs. She didn't really know anyone here-- only Rob, James, and Danny were familiar to her. She didn't feel comfortable at all, not after swearing off large groups only a few weeks ago. She knew it was necessary for Emma's sake, but--

She looked around at the others around the fire. She thought they looked like a rather ragtag group of people. A kid, an old man, a deaf guy. And Rob... was Rob. It almost felt unreal, like she was dreaming or a part of some book. Here she was, trying to stay awake, while others looked for a vehicle to take them to a girl's rescue. Shannon didn't know how she managed to get herself into these situations. 

"When will they be back?" James asked, pulling Shannon away from her thoughts. She looked down at him as he laid on his stomach, staring at the fire.

"Not too long now," she responded. She doubted they'd be gone much longer. Danny would want to search well into the morning, but the scouts accompanying him would probably keep him in check. The two scouts who hadn't joined Danny in his current search were Chris and Alex. She stared at them across the fire, still sore about their involvement in Haywood's attack. She was going have to get over it eventually-- for Danny's sake, at least-- but it was still tough to think about. It was Daniel's death she couldn't get past. If it wasn't for that...

Shannon sighed and laid down on her back, so that she could look up at the night sky. She found herself appreciating the stars-- they were so bright these days. Perhaps one of the few good things about all of this. She was still no expert on constellations, so she tried... to identify... what she could...

She fell fast asleep.

***

"Shannon, come on."

"Shannon!"

She opened her eyes to find Danny and James staring down at her. Above them was the sky, still dim from the early morning. She couldn't have slept for more than a few hours or so.

"We found a vehicle," Danny said, offering a hand to help her up. She took it gratefully, groaning at the pain in her back for sleeping on the ground. She looked around to find the others around the vehicle-- A pickup truck. Even with the second-row seating, most of them would have to travel in the truck's bed. Shannon didn't care, as long as they didn't have to continue walking.

Cody offered to do the driving, and the group eventually agreed that Shannon, James, Elliot, and Finch would sit up front. Shannon wanted to show everyone she didn't have to be comfortable, but James insisted that she stayed with her. After Lucas gave Cody instruction on where to head, they started on their way. Still technically outside the city, the road they'd be taking for the next hour would be rough. Shannon settled in for a bumpy ride.