[center][h1][color=fff200] Hitting the road[/color] [/h1][/center] collaboration with [@Dabombjk] Gracie had reverted to sucking her thumb as she had fallen back to sleep. Nikki had been trying to see who had survived as the stragglers slowly made their way over. She saw Erin and Alex, Ethan, Robert, George several others that she knew and a few she vaguely remembered. When it came time to head out Nikki opted to take Matt with them in the truck. Nikki let Ingrid drive and she hopped into the back with Matt. Niki was terribly worried about him. Kyle drove with a few nameless guards in the silver impala he aquired. He stayed behind the truck Nikki was in, and as they drove they killed any walkers they could or quickly deconstructed any road blocks that blocked their way to Texas. Kyle's attention was constantly pulled away though from where he was, drifted back to Nikki. After a bit of time had passed, Kyle pulled out his walkie talkie and hailed Nikki on hers. [color=0054a6]"Breaker breaker this is sexy man 44, do you copy?"[/color] Nikki looked at her walkie but she couldn't reach it because Grace was sleeping on her arm funny. Matt grabbed it. [color=00aeef]"Really dude? You are sooo not my type. What's up Kyle?"[/color] Nikki looked at her brother and smiled. Maybe given enough time he would recover. His eyes looked bright for half a second then they went right back to dull. Gracie shifted in her arms. Kyle chuckled. [color=0054a6]"Excuse me but I dont know any Kyle I am Sexy Man 44. But you sound hot. What are you wearing? Im wearing gross walker blood and messy dirty. Plus dont forget all this lovely sweat. Just your average trucker appearance."[/color] Kyle honked his horn twice in quick succession, trying to be funny. Nikki watched Matt sit back against the side of the truck and she handed him Gracie whom he cuddled as if she were the most prized possession on the planet. She picked up the walkie. [color=f49ac2]"Hey baby you guys okay back there?"[/color] [color=0054a6]"Yea we are fine, but super bored. Havent seen a walker in an hour weirdly enough, and no road blocks. And that cute sounding guy just got off the radio so no sexy time for me."[/color] Kyle ignored the laughter in his car and the whistling. [color=0054a6]"But we are surviving. How about you babe?"[/color] Nikki looked at her brother and his baby girl. [color=f49ac2]"We are still numb right now. We are going to have to find more gas and shelter for the night soon though. It's going to be getting dark soon and we will also need food. The baby will get fussy and start screaming if we don't." [/color] [color=0054a6]"Yea copy that. I saw a sign a little ways back that there is a motel a few miles away, but it didnt seem like there was a huge amount of stores. I think just one gas station. There was another sign for a pretty popular hotel, and its sure to have supplies to boot but more than likely covered in walkers. Its your choice. Stop sooner and hope we get lucky with supplies, or travel quite a ways farther and fight?" [/color] [color=f49ac2]"Sooner since not everyone is the same on gasoline." [/color]Darius spoke up chuckling at Kyle a little. [color=f7941d]"Yeah Sexy man 44 we are down to a 1/4 tank back here." [/color]Robert popped up and said [color=f7941d]"We are between 1/4 and a half back here too."[/color] Nikki nodded. [color=f49ac2]"Sooner rather than later. Plus in unfamiliar territory I would rather get in for the night so that we are not trying to set up in the dark wherever we are. I want a good lay of the land for security."[/color] Nikki sighed and laid her head back against the side of the truck. Kyle thought for a second then spoke again. [color=0054a6]"Can do. Nikki why dont you be in charge of security when we stop, and Matt comes with me. I wanna scavenge a bit, see if I can find anything useful and see if I can siphon gas from any trucks or big ass vehicles."[/color] Kyle checked his cars gas gauge. [color=0054a6]"I am at a little above 1/4 a tank, by the way. And if you call me by my should be my online name but instead is my trucker name name, you better be out in your seat. You know what I mean."[/color] Ingrid came over the walkie. [color=8dc73f]"We need to find some medical supplies too. We have wounded don't forget. I'm getting off at the next exit. It looks like there is a gas station and a few other buildings so maybe it's not too bad."[/color] Nikki nodded. A couple of minutes they entered the parking lot of a gas station. It was one of those bigger stations. Nikki grabbed her sword and as soon as the truck stopped at a pump Nikki hopped over the side and Matt went on alert. He got out and handed Grace to Ingrid in the truck. Then followed Nikki inside the store to turn the pumps on. He pulled out a knife as soon as he opened the door. Nikki was already dropping bodies left and right. She rounded the cashier area and hit the all run on the pumps. This would allow all of the pumps to be activated. Kyle parked near the exit of the gas station, then got his guys to move out. Each went to a different pump with a cherry can, getting as much fuel as they could. There was actually a decent amount of fuel, and they were able to fill almost everyone up and have a few jerry cans to spare. While they were doing this, Kyle defended them, moving fast and swinging like a demon. He used his machete and boot knife to stab walkers in the head. Nikki grabbed a cooler inside the station and she waved some of the others inside to use the facilities and grab munchies and drinks. She made sure to get some Gatorade and peanut butter crackers for Gracie. She also went down the aisle and grabbed everything first aid that they had. She also grabbed some small packs of baby wipes and a box of diapers out of the stockroom. Once the area was clear of walkers, Kyle signalled for his group to relax. He went inside the station and found Nikki. He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. [color=0054a6]"Guess who?"[/color] Before he got the words out of his mouth Nikki had headbutted him backwards and nearly killed him. As she turned and saw who had grabbed her she sighed and pulled him to his feet. [color=f49ac2]"What the fuck? Are you trying to get killed?"[/color] She hugged him and looked at the bruising on his chin starting. [color=f49ac2]"There are times for that and while we are doing this is not it. You are lucky I didn't swing my sword first."[/color] Nikki's stomach made her stop a moment. The next thing she did was run to the bathroom where she vomitted. She rinsed her mouth and washed her hands and came out looking a little white. [color=f49ac2]"Good news...the baby is still with us. bad news is...its making me sick."[/color] When she got outside they were switching places. Jon and Ingrid were taking residence in the back of the truck and Matt was going to drive and Nikki and Grace were in the front with him. Nikki hugged her brother tight for a moment. Kyle walked back to his car, rubbing his chin. This sucked. He realized the gravity of the situation, but still.....he was conflicted. He wanted to be with Nikki, to make sure they were fine. On the other hand he knew that Matt was going through some heavy crap and needed her. Kyle let one of his guys drive and he popped a seat in the back. While they drove for just a tiny bit longer, he field stripped his weapons and back. Nikki held Gracie as she slept.[color=f49ac2] "Matt? How are you doing?"[/color] Nikki asked him. Matt looked at her and his eyes looked so hurt that he couldn't answer her at all. [color=f49ac2]"Let's go. Kyle, can you guys take the lead and that way you can locate a place that might not be too bad to hole up for the night. I'm kinda thinking like a farm or something."[/color] Nikki waited and the car Kyle was in pulled out in front of them. [@meowgoeskat][@alexfangtalon][@aintitfun1997][@josephb][@kurai assassin]