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I apologize for my absence everyone. Whenever there is a change in consistency in the things that have my attention, I tend to become distracted and interested in other things. That's just how I am, however, I haven't lost my curiosity of our character's outcomes.
Hello you two, I should be back and posting by tomorrow sometime.
Thankfully all of the site's technical problems seem to have ceased :)
"Is he sane?" The strawberry blonde asked Nathan after she took her aim off of him. The woman thought that the other man was out of his mind for speaking about the dead like that. She pointed her crossbow up, but kept it ready in case either strangers tried anything. She heard what "Billy" said and replied to him while looking at Nathan, "I'm not keeping you, so scat." She stayed where she was on the ledge and waited for them to leave. Nathan closed the shears and walked away to regroup with Doc. He was glad that at least someone came for him... he wasn't surprised Joan didn't. He turned back to see if the cloaked walker was still gone and then turned back to look at Doc.
"This crazy bitch doesn't want to talk, so let's get going." Nathan said, his lack of respect toward the woman was clearly evident.
Joan could see Doc and Nathan standing together in the distance as she began to walk down the mountain pass. The mountain scenery was always beautiful in the morning time and she just cleared her mind and took in a relaxing breath. She chose to let go of her anger toward what happened between her and Nathan, but she wouldn't forget. She wasn't too far in when something caught her attention in her peripheral, but when she turned to look there was nothing there. Joan turned around, but there was nothing but the lake not too far away and the boat just as before. As she turned forward again, she kept walking up toward where the boulder was and the high shrub was that the group was hiding behind earlier when they spotted the movement ahead. She drew closer to Doc and Nathan as she kept down the mountain pass and just as she was within screaming distance, she stepped passed another shrub to her right and she saw someone or something standing there in her side vision. Just as she jerked her head to the side to look, something lunged at her and knocked her in the temple with a blunt object. She fell on her stomach and lifted her chin from the ground to look at the Doc and Nathan not too far off in a dizzy daze. Joan didn't have time to yell out for help when she had gotten hit and she was still too far away for the guys to notice. She felt herself being drug away by her feet and she could taste the dirt before her eyes fell shut and Joan passed out. When they would return, the guys would find that the boat was empty.
"This crazy bitch doesn't want to talk, so let's get going." Nathan said, his lack of respect toward the woman was clearly evident.
Joan could see Doc and Nathan standing together in the distance as she began to walk down the mountain pass. The mountain scenery was always beautiful in the morning time and she just cleared her mind and took in a relaxing breath. She chose to let go of her anger toward what happened between her and Nathan, but she wouldn't forget. She wasn't too far in when something caught her attention in her peripheral, but when she turned to look there was nothing there. Joan turned around, but there was nothing but the lake not too far away and the boat just as before. As she turned forward again, she kept walking up toward where the boulder was and the high shrub was that the group was hiding behind earlier when they spotted the movement ahead. She drew closer to Doc and Nathan as she kept down the mountain pass and just as she was within screaming distance, she stepped passed another shrub to her right and she saw someone or something standing there in her side vision. Just as she jerked her head to the side to look, something lunged at her and knocked her in the temple with a blunt object. She fell on her stomach and lifted her chin from the ground to look at the Doc and Nathan not too far off in a dizzy daze. Joan didn't have time to yell out for help when she had gotten hit and she was still too far away for the guys to notice. She felt herself being drug away by her feet and she could taste the dirt before her eyes fell shut and Joan passed out. When they would return, the guys would find that the boat was empty.
The strawberry blonde kept her aim on Nathan and looked in the direction that the Doc was shouting from. She released an arrow at the Doc's feet and shouted back "Stay where you are!" He had gotten close enough for her to still hear him without complication though. The cloaked walker girl started to walk toward Nathan and he brought up his shears again, and that's when the woman on the ledge aimed her crossbow back on him. "Don't even." She warned with her finger on the trigger. She dared for Nathan to make a move.
"Are you insane lady?! I'm not going to stand here while that thing is coming at me." Nathan yelled, and stepped back to avoid contact with the cloaked biter. "Whoever that was to you is NOT alive anymore." Nathan stated obviously, but it was clear that she needed to hear it. Mike? Nathan thought when he heard the Doc, but he caught on quick to the doctor's fake names.
"She's not coming for you." The lady on the ledge said as she kept one eye on Nathan and the other on Doc. She heard what the man who introduced himself as "Billy" said and looked over at him. "I don't need to know who you are. Just leave us be." She warned again.
The cloaked biter girl got dangerously close to Nathan, but then maneuvered passed him to a dead bird that was on the ground with an arrow through it. The bird had just recently been shot down and it was still moving it's wings. The cloaked walker picked the bird up from the ground and bit into it's neck which killed it quick and she began to eat the bird piece by piece. She seemed to be the least bit interested in eating Nathan or Doc. When she was through eating, the blonde walker turned back to the cave and aimlessly made her way inside to explore.
Joan was growing more and more curious by the minute about what was going on, as she waited in the boat, and she decided she'd go and look for herself if the guys took much longer. Though, she still felt like she needed more time to cool down, because of what happened with her and Nathan. Joan sat there a few more minutes and then her curiosity got the best of her and she stepped out to go see how things were going.
Isabella gasped and she beamed at Chloe, "We can go in the boat! Josef-" Isabella remembered about Josef's arm and then thought of something else. "Maybe Nethan can show you. The three of us can fit in the boat." She said excitedly. "I am still learning, so it will be hard to show you how by myself." Chloe's compliment to her made her feel good and she beamed at her again with a thank you. "I have always wished to have a sister." She said as she pictured what it would be like. She also tried to imagine Chloe with long hair, but she just couldn't. Isabella wasn't the best at visualizing things and she really loved Chloe's hair the length it was. She picked her feet from the water and offered a hand to help Chloe up. "There is one last place I would like to show you." Isabella smiled in anticipation.
On down the lake, Isabella led Chloe to a large tree that stood near other trees, but this one was different. Built between the thick limbs was a nicely built tree house. "Before my father joined the police force, he loved to build things. Not as much as he loved to protect people, but he still built this with love. Just for me." Isabella said with a contagious smile. "I say that the dock is my favorite place now since I am older, but this tree house is more than that... it is special. I have not been up in a very long time, but my brothers go in all the time now, now that they have gotten bigger." She said with a giggle. "I know!" She said beginning to climb the sturdy rope ladder. "Follow me!" Isabella said with giggling laughter. She felt like a kid again as she climbed up the tree and made it inside the spacious house. It was quite homey inside with round pillows to sit on and small paintings that Isabella painted. Some of the paintings were damaged by the twin's rowdy playing and there were toy cars and other things that the boys had left laying around. Isabella kept her head leaned down as she walked over to a special corner where a little wooden table and chair was, and where a small closed, child sized easel was folded against the wall. "I would come here every day." She said as she got a rush of nostalgia. Isabella reached down to touch the table where her initials had been painted on with purple paint and it creaked and something flopped and fell flat underneath it with a thud. She looked below the table to see a painting of Thiago in his police uniform and it was very detailed and colorful. She kneeled down to prop it back up against the wall facing away from sight. She kept that special painting there, so the boys wouldn't find it. Isabella wanted to keep it hidden inside the tree house, because that's where she felt it belonged.
Something halfway covered beneath a round pillow on the floor was spotted by Isabella and she went over to see what it was. When she picked it up, it was a chocolate bar that had been forgotten by one of the boys. "It is still good to eat." She said with a bright smile and walked toward the window on the opposite wall and climbed out. "My brothers must never do this, but I use to do it by myself all the time." Isabella said to Chloe as she looked back at her and stepped onto a thick branch outside the window that hung high above the ground. She sat down and encouraged Chloe to join her. Isabella tore open the chocolate bar and broke it in-two and offered the other half to Chloe. "We can share." She said happily as she bit into her own block of chocolate. The branch Isabella sat on had a perfect view over looking the lake. Other branches hung down, but there was still a partial view of the mountains. Nostalgia was beginning to overwhelm her and she began to cry.
"Are you insane lady?! I'm not going to stand here while that thing is coming at me." Nathan yelled, and stepped back to avoid contact with the cloaked biter. "Whoever that was to you is NOT alive anymore." Nathan stated obviously, but it was clear that she needed to hear it. Mike? Nathan thought when he heard the Doc, but he caught on quick to the doctor's fake names.
"She's not coming for you." The lady on the ledge said as she kept one eye on Nathan and the other on Doc. She heard what the man who introduced himself as "Billy" said and looked over at him. "I don't need to know who you are. Just leave us be." She warned again.
The cloaked biter girl got dangerously close to Nathan, but then maneuvered passed him to a dead bird that was on the ground with an arrow through it. The bird had just recently been shot down and it was still moving it's wings. The cloaked walker picked the bird up from the ground and bit into it's neck which killed it quick and she began to eat the bird piece by piece. She seemed to be the least bit interested in eating Nathan or Doc. When she was through eating, the blonde walker turned back to the cave and aimlessly made her way inside to explore.
Joan was growing more and more curious by the minute about what was going on, as she waited in the boat, and she decided she'd go and look for herself if the guys took much longer. Though, she still felt like she needed more time to cool down, because of what happened with her and Nathan. Joan sat there a few more minutes and then her curiosity got the best of her and she stepped out to go see how things were going.
Isabella gasped and she beamed at Chloe, "We can go in the boat! Josef-" Isabella remembered about Josef's arm and then thought of something else. "Maybe Nethan can show you. The three of us can fit in the boat." She said excitedly. "I am still learning, so it will be hard to show you how by myself." Chloe's compliment to her made her feel good and she beamed at her again with a thank you. "I have always wished to have a sister." She said as she pictured what it would be like. She also tried to imagine Chloe with long hair, but she just couldn't. Isabella wasn't the best at visualizing things and she really loved Chloe's hair the length it was. She picked her feet from the water and offered a hand to help Chloe up. "There is one last place I would like to show you." Isabella smiled in anticipation.
On down the lake, Isabella led Chloe to a large tree that stood near other trees, but this one was different. Built between the thick limbs was a nicely built tree house. "Before my father joined the police force, he loved to build things. Not as much as he loved to protect people, but he still built this with love. Just for me." Isabella said with a contagious smile. "I say that the dock is my favorite place now since I am older, but this tree house is more than that... it is special. I have not been up in a very long time, but my brothers go in all the time now, now that they have gotten bigger." She said with a giggle. "I know!" She said beginning to climb the sturdy rope ladder. "Follow me!" Isabella said with giggling laughter. She felt like a kid again as she climbed up the tree and made it inside the spacious house. It was quite homey inside with round pillows to sit on and small paintings that Isabella painted. Some of the paintings were damaged by the twin's rowdy playing and there were toy cars and other things that the boys had left laying around. Isabella kept her head leaned down as she walked over to a special corner where a little wooden table and chair was, and where a small closed, child sized easel was folded against the wall. "I would come here every day." She said as she got a rush of nostalgia. Isabella reached down to touch the table where her initials had been painted on with purple paint and it creaked and something flopped and fell flat underneath it with a thud. She looked below the table to see a painting of Thiago in his police uniform and it was very detailed and colorful. She kneeled down to prop it back up against the wall facing away from sight. She kept that special painting there, so the boys wouldn't find it. Isabella wanted to keep it hidden inside the tree house, because that's where she felt it belonged.
Something halfway covered beneath a round pillow on the floor was spotted by Isabella and she went over to see what it was. When she picked it up, it was a chocolate bar that had been forgotten by one of the boys. "It is still good to eat." She said with a bright smile and walked toward the window on the opposite wall and climbed out. "My brothers must never do this, but I use to do it by myself all the time." Isabella said to Chloe as she looked back at her and stepped onto a thick branch outside the window that hung high above the ground. She sat down and encouraged Chloe to join her. Isabella tore open the chocolate bar and broke it in-two and offered the other half to Chloe. "We can share." She said happily as she bit into her own block of chocolate. The branch Isabella sat on had a perfect view over looking the lake. Other branches hung down, but there was still a partial view of the mountains. Nostalgia was beginning to overwhelm her and she began to cry.
A promising smile began to curl at the corners of Isabella's mouth, and she said to Chloe, "Yes, we should fix it up." On the way, to the shed Isabella smiled fully this time and told her, "I am so glad you like the garden! Planting things makes me happy." Isabella opened the shed doors and peeped her head inside. Inside the shed were many tool and other things. There was even an four wheeler (ATV) that was parked in the middle. She pointed to a piece of plywood that was leaning against he side wall and excitedly said, "There is a wood that we can use!" Isabella helped Chloe carry the plywood out and Chloe found the extra chicken wire that they needed as well in the back of the shed. It didn't take too long before the chicken coop was patched up and Isabella took Chloe's hand to show her more of the outside. As they walked back passed the back porch, Isabella looked to the porch swing, "That is where my mother loves to sit and watch the sun rise and fall." She said to Chloe as they walked. "Come, I will show you my favorite place."
Isabella's face lit up as they grew closer to the lake, and she ran for the end of the dock. She spun around with a large smile and took off her sandals, so that she could place her feet in the water when she sat down. "Do you like to fish?" Isabella asked Chloe. "Josef tried to show me how, but I could not catch a fish." Her face turned pink and she spoke again, "Josef caught many fish and Nethan caught one baby fish." She giggled a little more than she probably should have at the thought of Nathan and his fishing. "My father... he use to love to fish. He always let them be free again after he fished for them." Isabella said, which made her happy. Just then, Isabella wondered about Chloe's parents and wanted to ask about them, but then she thought that she shouldn't. Instead, she just swished her feet in the water and waited for Chloe to respond. She pulled a red ribbon from the waistband of her pajama bottoms and proceeded to tie her hair up into her usual pony tail.
Sucking in a short breath of air, Joan decided it was a bad time to punch Nathan in the throat, so she picked up her gun from the ground. Keeping her distance for Nathan's own safety, Joan crouched near Doc and eased over to take a look at what was going on. Nathan was on the opposite side from them, hiding behind a shrub and taking a look himself. The distant figure entered the larger cave and once Nathan decided it was safe, he walked out from behind the shrub to retrieve the hedge shears he let drop near the boat. He unloaded all of the supplies he grabbed into the boat and then headed back to Joan and Doc. "I'm going to check it out." Nathan said, and made his way back down the mountain pass with the shears resting against his shoulder as he walked.
Joan didn't object and watched him leave without a care. She walked over to put the cans in the boat and sat down inside herself. "Ready?" She asked Doc. Her mind began to wander and Laina crossed her mind. No matter how mad Nathan made her, Joan remembered that it would never amount to what she'd done. If he ever found out, Joan wasn't sure how he would react. She put the paddle down that she was going to use to leave both of the guys if Doc didn't hurry up. Her face dropped between her knees and she blew out as much steam as she could before looking up again. Joan didn't say a word, but she just sat there and it was clear that she wasn't going anywhere without them.
Nathan made it back passed the smaller cave where the food supply was, and kept hidden behind high bushes and rocks as he drew near the larger cave. Someone or something was out here and, if it was human, there was a chance they could come across their hidden supplies. When he made it close enough, Nathan could see a cloaked person standing outside of the cave's entrance as if looking inside the cave to see if it was safe. Nathan snuck up behind the person and readied his shears to poke into the cloak figure's back. Before he did this, he quickly said, "Put up your hands and turn around slowly." The unknown person in the cloak walked forward as if unaware that he or she had been poked, but then began to twist around awkwardly to reveal a woman with fragile blonde hair. Her skin was grayish, white and her eyes were slightly yellow and hazey with darkened lips. A light rumbling groan escaped her lips, but the female walker did not lunge at him. Her face was oddly pretty as if she had only just turned recently and there was hardly any blood on her at all. Nathan jumped back and opened his shears to chop into the brain eater's neck, but was stopped by a whistling sound that flew passed his ear and he put his hand up to his cheek to find that it had been slashed. He looked at his hand to see the blood and then looked up to see a woman with shoulder length, strawberry blonde hair standing on the rocky ledge above the cave.
"Step away from her RIGHT NOW." The unknown woman said with a crossbow aimed at Nathan's forehead.
Isabella's face lit up as they grew closer to the lake, and she ran for the end of the dock. She spun around with a large smile and took off her sandals, so that she could place her feet in the water when she sat down. "Do you like to fish?" Isabella asked Chloe. "Josef tried to show me how, but I could not catch a fish." Her face turned pink and she spoke again, "Josef caught many fish and Nethan caught one baby fish." She giggled a little more than she probably should have at the thought of Nathan and his fishing. "My father... he use to love to fish. He always let them be free again after he fished for them." Isabella said, which made her happy. Just then, Isabella wondered about Chloe's parents and wanted to ask about them, but then she thought that she shouldn't. Instead, she just swished her feet in the water and waited for Chloe to respond. She pulled a red ribbon from the waistband of her pajama bottoms and proceeded to tie her hair up into her usual pony tail.
Sucking in a short breath of air, Joan decided it was a bad time to punch Nathan in the throat, so she picked up her gun from the ground. Keeping her distance for Nathan's own safety, Joan crouched near Doc and eased over to take a look at what was going on. Nathan was on the opposite side from them, hiding behind a shrub and taking a look himself. The distant figure entered the larger cave and once Nathan decided it was safe, he walked out from behind the shrub to retrieve the hedge shears he let drop near the boat. He unloaded all of the supplies he grabbed into the boat and then headed back to Joan and Doc. "I'm going to check it out." Nathan said, and made his way back down the mountain pass with the shears resting against his shoulder as he walked.
Joan didn't object and watched him leave without a care. She walked over to put the cans in the boat and sat down inside herself. "Ready?" She asked Doc. Her mind began to wander and Laina crossed her mind. No matter how mad Nathan made her, Joan remembered that it would never amount to what she'd done. If he ever found out, Joan wasn't sure how he would react. She put the paddle down that she was going to use to leave both of the guys if Doc didn't hurry up. Her face dropped between her knees and she blew out as much steam as she could before looking up again. Joan didn't say a word, but she just sat there and it was clear that she wasn't going anywhere without them.
Nathan made it back passed the smaller cave where the food supply was, and kept hidden behind high bushes and rocks as he drew near the larger cave. Someone or something was out here and, if it was human, there was a chance they could come across their hidden supplies. When he made it close enough, Nathan could see a cloaked person standing outside of the cave's entrance as if looking inside the cave to see if it was safe. Nathan snuck up behind the person and readied his shears to poke into the cloak figure's back. Before he did this, he quickly said, "Put up your hands and turn around slowly." The unknown person in the cloak walked forward as if unaware that he or she had been poked, but then began to twist around awkwardly to reveal a woman with fragile blonde hair. Her skin was grayish, white and her eyes were slightly yellow and hazey with darkened lips. A light rumbling groan escaped her lips, but the female walker did not lunge at him. Her face was oddly pretty as if she had only just turned recently and there was hardly any blood on her at all. Nathan jumped back and opened his shears to chop into the brain eater's neck, but was stopped by a whistling sound that flew passed his ear and he put his hand up to his cheek to find that it had been slashed. He looked at his hand to see the blood and then looked up to see a woman with shoulder length, strawberry blonde hair standing on the rocky ledge above the cave.
"Step away from her RIGHT NOW." The unknown woman said with a crossbow aimed at Nathan's forehead.
Am I the only one having sign in problems or no?
I'll have a interaction for Chloe when I get back from the tire shop.
"Guess J shoulda been more clear about where she invited you to." Nathan responded to Doc when the doctor was confused about the toilet paper dilemma. "See those mountains behind me?" Nathan asked Doc as he began rowing again. "We're headed there to re-stock on food and propane that we keep hidden in one of the mini caves near the mountain pass."
"Thiago wanted to keep the family's necessities in a secret location for storage and emergencies. If raiders attacked us, then they wouldn't be able to find all of our food and important supplies." Joan explained to Doc.
Both Nathan and Joan looked at Doc like he was a little crazy when he mentioned the whispering dead in his dreams, and Nathan was the first to speak up. "Dreams are just sleep illusions Doctor." He found it odd that he had to explain to someone far older than him that dreams had no real significance. "Anyways, trekking across this lake might seem like an inconvenience to us, but the mountains are the only way to keep the food preserved in Gabrielle's natural cooler."
"What do they whisper?" Joan curiously asked Doc with a highly interested look on her face. Unlike Nathan, she was less of a skeptic toward dream symbolism and she was anxious to know what Doc was speaking of.
The paddle boat arrived at the mountain's edge, and Nathan was the first to hop out onto the shore. He would've offered a hand to Joan, but he was not the gentleman type like Josef was. Joan checked to see if her automatic pistol was loaded before stepping off the boat herself. She stared off toward the mountain pass and scanned the area to see if there was any threatening movement. Nathan waited for the Doc to get out before reaching back down inside the floor of the boat to retrieve his own weapon. When he leaned back up, sharp hedge shears were visible in his hands. "Have to improvise at times like these..." Nathan said to them with a smirk. He hadn't grabbed a weapon for Doc, because he wasn't planning for him to come. "I would stay near us if I were you." Nathan said to the doctor, as he began to lead the way down the mountain pass. There were high shrubs and large rock formations as they walked and there were so many risks for a biter to jump out from behind at any time. Joan and Nathan walked on either side of Doc and Doc stayed in the middle just in case. Joan kept her gun raised and focused it at any corner or boulder that they had to pass. It wasn't too long before the three made it too a crowd of large rocks that seemed to be leaning against each other and in-between was a small opening that seemed too tight to squeeze through. Nathan walked to the side of it where a hidden, more reasonable opening existed. Once inside, there was an opening on the side of the cave's roof that let in sun light and it partially lit up all of the supplies. There were a good amount of propane tanks, a month's collection of canned food, and even back up fuel. Since the Doc had joined them, it would only take one trip to the boat and they'd be ready to row back to the house. Joan knelt down carefully to begin stacking as many cans as she could, but then she stopped with an intense pain in her shin.
"Tried to forget about that..." She mumbled when she looked down at the bruise, and reached for the cans. "Huh?" She said and stopped again to reach inside her pocket. When she discovered what it was, she smiled at the guys, "I know what we're having for dinner tonight." Joan held up a pack of hotdogs and remembered that she took them from that hotel in Denver. She left one pack in her pocket as a reminder and left the other packs in the truck.
"Fuck yes." Nathan said and his mouth began to water. "It's been too long..." He said, thinking about the New York Style Dogs that he use to eat back home. Nathan walked over to the back of the cave where several icey, rock shelves were that made up Gabrielle's natural cooler. The vegetables and jams were stored in jars that were sealed tight to preserve them better. Nathan asked the Doc to grab a few jars and he himself grabbed two tanks of propane. It wasn't long before they made it back to the boat and they filled up the boat quite nicely with the supplies. Joan was going to hop back inside to leave until Nathan stopped her with his words, "What the fuckkk...." That's when Nathan grabbed Joan's gun out of her hand and dropped his shears on the ground, before racing back toward the mountain pass. Joan's eyebrow's rose and she was starting to feel pissed off very quickly as she watched him run off with her gun. He stopped behind one of the high boulders and peeked behind with the gun aimed toward a mountain ledge.
"What the hell are you doing?.." Joan asked as calmly as possible before clenching her fists. She was not very happy at this point and Nathan had better have a good answer. Nathan put his finger to his lips and swayed his hand to signal for the Doc and Joan to get behind the boulder. Joan tried her hardest to keep her cool, but she really wanted to punch him in the back of his head.
Nathan stayed peeking behind the boulder for a good while before turning back around with a confused expression. "I thought I saw someone." He said to them. "Guess my eyes are just fucking with me."
"Give me back my fucking gun." Joan warned with a pissed off look.
The expression on Nathan's face was clearly angered and he shoved the gun back into her chest, "Here, take it." He felt he was only looking out for them and he acted out of surprise. Nathan just glared at her and waited for her reaction.
Joan's eyes widened and she let the gun drop on the ground. Before she could unleash, a human figure could be seen walking in the mountain pass in Doc's vision. The figure in the distance was walking to the right in the direction where a larger cave was at.
"Thiago wanted to keep the family's necessities in a secret location for storage and emergencies. If raiders attacked us, then they wouldn't be able to find all of our food and important supplies." Joan explained to Doc.
Both Nathan and Joan looked at Doc like he was a little crazy when he mentioned the whispering dead in his dreams, and Nathan was the first to speak up. "Dreams are just sleep illusions Doctor." He found it odd that he had to explain to someone far older than him that dreams had no real significance. "Anyways, trekking across this lake might seem like an inconvenience to us, but the mountains are the only way to keep the food preserved in Gabrielle's natural cooler."
"What do they whisper?" Joan curiously asked Doc with a highly interested look on her face. Unlike Nathan, she was less of a skeptic toward dream symbolism and she was anxious to know what Doc was speaking of.
The paddle boat arrived at the mountain's edge, and Nathan was the first to hop out onto the shore. He would've offered a hand to Joan, but he was not the gentleman type like Josef was. Joan checked to see if her automatic pistol was loaded before stepping off the boat herself. She stared off toward the mountain pass and scanned the area to see if there was any threatening movement. Nathan waited for the Doc to get out before reaching back down inside the floor of the boat to retrieve his own weapon. When he leaned back up, sharp hedge shears were visible in his hands. "Have to improvise at times like these..." Nathan said to them with a smirk. He hadn't grabbed a weapon for Doc, because he wasn't planning for him to come. "I would stay near us if I were you." Nathan said to the doctor, as he began to lead the way down the mountain pass. There were high shrubs and large rock formations as they walked and there were so many risks for a biter to jump out from behind at any time. Joan and Nathan walked on either side of Doc and Doc stayed in the middle just in case. Joan kept her gun raised and focused it at any corner or boulder that they had to pass. It wasn't too long before the three made it too a crowd of large rocks that seemed to be leaning against each other and in-between was a small opening that seemed too tight to squeeze through. Nathan walked to the side of it where a hidden, more reasonable opening existed. Once inside, there was an opening on the side of the cave's roof that let in sun light and it partially lit up all of the supplies. There were a good amount of propane tanks, a month's collection of canned food, and even back up fuel. Since the Doc had joined them, it would only take one trip to the boat and they'd be ready to row back to the house. Joan knelt down carefully to begin stacking as many cans as she could, but then she stopped with an intense pain in her shin.
"Tried to forget about that..." She mumbled when she looked down at the bruise, and reached for the cans. "Huh?" She said and stopped again to reach inside her pocket. When she discovered what it was, she smiled at the guys, "I know what we're having for dinner tonight." Joan held up a pack of hotdogs and remembered that she took them from that hotel in Denver. She left one pack in her pocket as a reminder and left the other packs in the truck.
"Fuck yes." Nathan said and his mouth began to water. "It's been too long..." He said, thinking about the New York Style Dogs that he use to eat back home. Nathan walked over to the back of the cave where several icey, rock shelves were that made up Gabrielle's natural cooler. The vegetables and jams were stored in jars that were sealed tight to preserve them better. Nathan asked the Doc to grab a few jars and he himself grabbed two tanks of propane. It wasn't long before they made it back to the boat and they filled up the boat quite nicely with the supplies. Joan was going to hop back inside to leave until Nathan stopped her with his words, "What the fuckkk...." That's when Nathan grabbed Joan's gun out of her hand and dropped his shears on the ground, before racing back toward the mountain pass. Joan's eyebrow's rose and she was starting to feel pissed off very quickly as she watched him run off with her gun. He stopped behind one of the high boulders and peeked behind with the gun aimed toward a mountain ledge.
"What the hell are you doing?.." Joan asked as calmly as possible before clenching her fists. She was not very happy at this point and Nathan had better have a good answer. Nathan put his finger to his lips and swayed his hand to signal for the Doc and Joan to get behind the boulder. Joan tried her hardest to keep her cool, but she really wanted to punch him in the back of his head.
Nathan stayed peeking behind the boulder for a good while before turning back around with a confused expression. "I thought I saw someone." He said to them. "Guess my eyes are just fucking with me."
"Give me back my fucking gun." Joan warned with a pissed off look.
The expression on Nathan's face was clearly angered and he shoved the gun back into her chest, "Here, take it." He felt he was only looking out for them and he acted out of surprise. Nathan just glared at her and waited for her reaction.
Joan's eyes widened and she let the gun drop on the ground. Before she could unleash, a human figure could be seen walking in the mountain pass in Doc's vision. The figure in the distance was walking to the right in the direction where a larger cave was at.
Welp, the mods got those posts deleted very swiftly... I'm impressed. They responded in less than five minutes.
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