[b] Daniel Crowe - Outside the QZ [/b]

As Daniel trekked over the rubble of the building, he had one thought. [i]Emma is going to be ticked that I'm not at home...[/i] He'd planned to be home before she got back, but now that the clickers had appeared, this run was going to screw him over. It had been simple, deliver the message to some Firefly named Marla or Marlene -- something like that -- and get back into Boston. Why had he expected it to go well? 

To make matters worse, when he'd finally gotten close to Boston, the man had shown up with the girl, stripped her to her underwear and shirt and left her. Had he ra- no, he wouldn't have left her alive if he'd done that... The clickers hadn't pinpointed her before she got to a hiding spot. He had to help her; he couldn't leave her to die. Daniel reached down and grabbed a large stone from the rubble and threw it towards a brick down the disastrous street. When the clicks of the infected came again and he watched the run towards the sound, Daniel aimed down the sights of his M16 and pulled the trigger, sending a three rounds burst into the clicker's head. The other infected came charging towards him. When he missed his next shot, the clicker drew down on him. It gnashed at his face with his fungal head. 

Daniel shoved the creature from him, quickly yanked it his knife from his belt and jabbed it into the clicker's head. He breathed heavily and stood from the carcass. Daniel turned around and looked towards the girl's hiding spot. "Hey- uh..... - naked girl... you can... you can come out now... I'm mostly friendly...."