Warning: These Chapters will or may contain depictions of violence, strong language and adultery that may not be suitable for some readers.
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*BAM!*
*Pull*
"Shit!".
"What's wrong?".
".. We're out of gas.".
Immediately, Courtesy started to slow down, because of the lack of gas, which made it unable to continue the journey to the shelter.
"How are we going to find gas?", Syria inquired.
"*Sigh* .... We explore.", Zen said. After saying that he got up out of his royal blue cushion.
"What's wrong!", Ken inquired.
"We're out of gas.", He stated.
"Out of gas?", Kerado reinstated.
"Yes. Syria and I were going to explore to see if we could find any to replace the lack of it, so would any of like to join?", He inquired.
At his inquiry, everyone stayed silent.
"Ok..", Zen said. He walked towards the back of the vehicle while signal Syria to follow.
"*Whisper* I didn't say I wanted to go..", She whispered.
Finally someone stepped up.
"I'll go!", Jackson shouted.
"Tsk. I'll go too!", Dauntea said, enviously looking at Jackson.
*Stand*
"Me too.", Announced Aiden.
"I guess I'll go too.", said Ken.
"Fine. Anyone else?", Zen asked.
"...".
"Alright. Let's go.", Zen said.
"..."
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"Why the hell is out here so cold all of a sudden?", Dauntea complained, while massaging his shoulders and arms.
"And spacious as well.", Ken said.
"Are their any buildings out here?", He said.
The five of them continued their venture through a spacious path. No buildings or obvious obstacles stood in their along their quest to find gas.
"It might be impossible to find a gas station out here.", Aiden said.
"I don't think so.", Jackson said suddenly.
"Where? Have you seen one?", Syria inquired immediately.
"No.", Jackson said plainly.
"That's why you can't trust a mad guy.", Dauntea said grudgingly.
"What do you have against me, glasses?", Jackson asked, with his hands in his pockets and looking at the horizon.
"Against you? I already said it! You crazy!", Dauntea snapped.
"So that's why?", Jackson said in a low voice.
"Did I hurt your feels or something, cause I don't care! Tsk.", Dauntea sped up his steps, walking up ahead of Jackson.
Ken inquired, "What did you do to him?", He was holding his spear in his left hand and resting it on his shoulders. He looked at Jackson without a inch of concern but patience to hear.
"He said because I'm crazy.", He said while spin his index finger in a circle at the side of his head.
"Crazy? ..Are you cr-?", Ken was cut of by Jackson's immediately answer.
Jackson answered confidently and honestly, "I am.".
"Oh...", Ken was taken about by Jackson comfortableness of telling him. "(Then again he is crazy after all.)", Ken said to himself.
"We just walking blindly, you know that?", Syria told Zen, while trying to walk at the same pace of him.
"I know that.", He said.
*Fall*
Suddenly, Syria hit her feet a stone that was sticking out of the earth, and fell over.
Before she could fall on her face on the solid concrete road, Zen supported her by grabbing her by the back of her collar.
He inquired, "You okay?".
Still hovering over the ground, she said, "Yeah.", She then stationed herself on her feet.
"Yow!", Aiden called out to Zen.
"Yeah?", Zen inquired his question.
"I don't think we're going find anything out here.", He said.
"Then why did you came?", Zen inquired.
"*Sigh*", Aiden let out a sigh of miserableness.
"Probably a war happened that made most of the buildings seize to exist.", Jackson said.
"No, that didn't happened.", Syria answered.
"Then what did happened?", Jackson inquired, lowering his head to hear.
"Nothing.", She said simply.
Jackson reinstated, while frowning with her right brow, "Nothing?".
"Yes, nothing. No war, no fighting, nothing happened. Only people running away from the monsters. The military didn't do anything or the government didn't allow them to do anything. Nothing happened.", She explained.
"Then.. how did the buildings disappear?", He asked again.
Dauntea snapped and said, "Simply idiot. They collapsed because no took care of them!".
Jackson inquired something again, "So what happened to the rubble?".
"It sank into the earth!", Dauntea said.
"How? I wasn't a long time since.. all this happened.", Ken inquired.
Dauntea continued to answer, "I theories that it's the Akumas doing?".
"Akumas?", Ken reinstated.
"Yes, Akumas. Don't non of you guys watch tv?", Dauntea asked.
Ken explained, "Yeah, I do remember watching tv, but I don't remember what was on it, at that time.".
Dauntea started, "*Sigh* Akumas are evolved species of plants".
"Aren't all plants now monsters?", Syria inquired.
"Actually yes, but not all of them are hostile, so we consider them monsters. Besides we'll all be dead if that was so.", He defended.
"Like...?", Aiden inquired.
"Like... poisoning the air.", He blabbered.
"Is that possible?", Jackson asked.
"It is . If the ones in the store could merge together; who knows what else they can evolve to do.", He said.
"So we're all dead?", Ken asked.
"...", After saying such, everyone went silent. The thought of all of their kind going extinct suddenly made them terrified, except Zen, Aiden and Jackson, and also Ken who wasn't aware of the content of his words.
"That's unless the scientist can find away.", Dauntea suggested.
"I doubt that. Yeah have been at it for years.", Zen said.
Dauntea defended, "Resources takes time.".
"Times that we probably don't have.", Zen said.
"I don't see a problem in we all dying.", Said Aiden. Everyone focused their ears on his words.
"In the end all of us will die of old age or disease or some killed us; so what's the problem.", He continued.
"That's your guys problem.", Ezil suddenly said from behind Ken's ears.
"(Huh?)", He inquired to Ezil.
"You humans are too delicate and ignorance. You don't have the simplest clue if how life works.", Ezil said.
"(Then what do you know?)", Ken inquired. His faint voice filled with concerned of the unknown.
Ezil explained, "If I tell you, your brain, spirit and soul will explode right infront of your friends. Do you what that outcome?", A sinister wide, and large smile, suddenly engulfed Ezil's face as he said his second sentence.
Ken's will for knowledge suddenly became fear. He looked down at the ground, while swear dropped down from his face.
"Kekeke! Just what I thought.", Ezil mocked.
"By the way you'll never find what you're looking heading this way.", Ezil said.
"It's better if you head south.", Ezil said, while pointing to the right of the group.
"Right? G-guys!", Ken called out.
"Why don't we go right, I think we'll have better luck finding a gas station their.".
"Why do you think so?", Zen inquired.
"It's just.. uhh.. memory.", He said.
Zen Inquired once again, with a more serious voice and face, "Your remember a gas station being over at the right?".
"Y-yeah.", Ken answered.
Zen abruptly started to walk towards him, with put swaying his hands, keeping them at his waist. When he was at whispering range to Ken, he raised his right hand and placed it on Ken's left shoulder.
"Are you sure? And that we're not heading to the wrong direction.. Ken?", Zen asked intensely. It was first time he had said Ken's name out of his mouth and somehow he made fill like a god had addressed a commoner.
"Of course I'm sure.", He said confidently, while clutching his hands tight. He didn't want to look lesser than Zen. As if he would make himself look like a commoner.
"Ok. We're heading south!", Zen announced.
"Really?", Syria asked.
"Yes.", He said.
"Why.", She inquired.
He explained, "I don't know, but I just get that feeling.. that his telling me the truth.".
"..."
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"He was right.".
"There was a gas station here!", Dauntea announced.
"(He told me the truth?)", both Ken and Zen said to themselves.
"Why wouldn't I? What would I gain from tell you a lie?", Ezil inquired.
"(I don't know. Probably your sick pleasure of causing mischief.)", Ken explained.
"You know me well.", Ezil applause.
"Of course I do. Your technical the second me.", Ken said.
"Hmm. Tsk. That's you think.", Ezil said.
"I'll get the gas canister.", Aiden told the group, point his thumb at his chest. He started walked into the abandoned gas station.
"Wait! It may be dangerous.", Zen warned him.
"I'll come with you.".
"I can take care of myself, but you can come if you want.", Aiden told him, with a smirk on his face and his hands in his pocket.
Zen followed behind Aiden inside the gas station, leaving the rest outside.
Syria eyed him as he entered the gas station. As he was out of sigh she whispered to herself, "*Whispers* What a leader.".
She began to announce, "Alright guys, we'll..", Her voice suddenly lowered as she looked at the group, or the were once group.
"Where did the other two go?", Syria asked the only person left, Ken.
"Oh, they went into the station and I am just going to patrol the place.", He said.
"Huh? Well-.", Before she could finish, Ken started to dash off.
He said hastily, "She you later.".
"What?! Wait! I thought you meant this area!", She shouted at him. Shocked at how everyone left her, she started to wonder.
"What should I do? Everyone else is doing something, I supposed.".
"..."
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[Back at Courtesy.]
The rest of the group was sitting tight, patiently waiting for others. But they had to cure their boredom and miserableness somehow.
"Hmm...", Alisha sat deeply in thought on the dark blue cushion. She put her two fingers under chin and started to massage it.
"What are thinking about?", Kerado inquired, in a low and sleepily voice.
She answered, "A way to get rid of my boredom.".
"There's nothing to do here!", She whined.
"Tsk.", Alexia suddenly got fed up.
"What are pouting about e-girl?", Alisha inquired suddenly at Alexia.
"Non of your business.", Alexia said, trying to calm the situation.
"Non of business? Who told you that you could decide that?", Alisha said, standing up from the cushion.
Samirah leaded towards Kerado and inquired with a genuine concerned face, "Aren't we going to stop her.".
Kerado said, "Hmm. Na, just let's not take advantage of the entertainment that is unfolding infront of us.".
"You really like to talk, huh?", Alexia said.
"What gave it away?", Alisha asked.
"I can tell that your a stubborn idiot.", Alexia said with a voice of laziness.
Alisha suddenly snapped and shouted in fiercely voice, "What did you say?! Kerado, are you going to stop me?!".
"Hehe, na.", Kerado answered.
"Argh.", Alisha charged towards Alexia.
While Alisha hurriedly made her way towards Alexia, Alexia herself was readying her small pocket knife in her hand.
Alisha reached out a hand to touch Alexia, when suddenly Eddie intervened. He grabbed Alisha's hand, before she could touch Alexia.
"I don't think that's a good idea.", Eddie suggested.
"*Sigh* Why did you have to stop the show? It was getting to the good part.", Kerado complained.
"Let go of me!", Alisha snapped at Eddie. She pulled back her arm from his grip and then began to ready herself to slap Alexia in the face.
"Stop bullying her!", Mia started to intervene into Alexia's and Alisha's fight.
Hand still in the air, ready to slap Alexia, Alisha said, angrily, "Shut up, Stockholmer!".
Samirah faced palmed herself and said, "I shouldn't have told her about that.".
"What?!", Mia shouted, outraged.
"You heard me you whore!", Alisha shouted again.
"I think we should stop her.", Samirah suggested to Kerado.
"Yeah. It's only making feel bad watching this.", He said while slowly getting up.
"Alisha, that's enough!", Samirah shouted at her sister.
As things started to get heated, a loud knock was heard.
*Knock, Knock!*
"Their back already?", Eddie inquired.
*Knock, Knock!*
The loud knocks continued.
"Open up!!", A blurry, but loud voice demanded.
"Who is that?", Kerado asked.
"I don't know, but I am sure it isn't one of out guys.", Eddie said with a hint of concern, but excitement.
Eddie told the group, "Think I found a way to cure our boredom.".
*Knock, Knock!*
"Is any in here?!!", The voice continued to ask.
"What are we going to do?", Alisha asked.
"You're the one that wanted to fight Alexia; you can fight the guys outside.", Eddie suggested.
"Who told my name?", Alexia inquired concerned and angered.
"That's not what is important right now. Samirah, go up to the front and press the button that opens the back door.", Eddie instructed.
Samirah, slowly got up from her sit and hastily walked straight up front. When reached, she asked, "Which one?".
"The one at the edge of the drivers sit!".
"Which one is the drivers sit?", She inquired again.
"The left one! When the opens, we jump out and attack.", Eddie commanded.
"That sounds like a terrible plan, Ed.", Kerado insist.
"What if the people out there ain't looking for trouble.", Alexia suggested, with a lazy voice.
Eddie crouched down and slowly lifted his head as he went down to stare at Alexia. After he full crouched, he said,"Is that so?".
*LIFT!*
The door slowly slid down and opened. Outside was six armed men holding UMP's at them.
Eddie suddenly dashed at the nears one at him.
"Oy?! Argh!", The man was tackled to the ground by Eddie.
I a swift movement, Eddie grabbed the man's face, while still in the air and slammed his head and the asphalt. The back of the man's skull, immediately cracked as he laid motionless on the ground.
*BANG!*
One of the guys fired at Eddie, but his aim was put of by Kerado, who grabbed his hand with the gun and point in upwards, saving Eddie in the process. He then hit the man with his elbow, leaving a his noise bleeding.
The man let goes of the gun, so Kerado grabs it and hits him in the head as he was staggering, knocking him out.
*BANG!*
Kerado shot one of the guys in the leg, making him fall on the ground. The man who was on the floor, suddenly pointed his gun at Kerado.
He was stopped by Mia, who stomped on his liver.
"Arghh!", The man screamed.
One of the guys, who was a man of color, suddenly dropped his weapon on ran up to Courtesy's side.
"Where the fuck are you going, Chase?!", One of the guys shouted at the one who fled.
The man charged at Mia, after setting his priorities from the runaway. He aimed his gun at Mia and pulled the trigger.
*POW!*
The bullet didn't hit; it was shot in the ground, which was caused by Eddie. He had raised his foot so high, that it was taller than the man himself. He kicked the man in his face, leaving him staggering.
Blood slowly dripped from his noise as he clutched it and leaving his gun unattended to, on the ground.
"You.. f-", The was cut off and knocked out to a other kick the the side of his face, somehow leaving a dent in his face.
The finally that was left was being choked by Kerado. He slowly lost his consciousness.
"...", Silence absorbed the group as it slowly came in that they had beaten people with weapons.
Alexia broken the silence, who was still in the vehicle, by saying, "I still think that they were just passerbys.".
"Fuck, fuck, fuck.", The one that flee was now crowding under the vehicle while bitting his finger nails.
"Hey!", A voice called from behind.
The guy slowly turned his head to look behind him. Who he saw was Eddie staring right at him.
"Fuck!".
"..."
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[Back at the Gas Station.]
Aiden and Zen were searching for gas canister, while Dauntea and Jackson was collecting food from the stalls, separately.
Syria was staying guard outside, while Ken was venturing away.
"You found anything?", Zen inquired to Aiden. He was holding two canister in one hand.
"Not yet.", Aiden said while searching the place with his eyes, but his handsome were still in his pockets.
"Hey. You may find something if hands aren't in your pockets.", Zen suggest.
Aiden glared and frowned his brow at Zen and then said, "I am not blind.".
"By the way how much canister we need to feel the trunk or whatever it is?".
"About, five to nine, probably ten and it's a TCL Rover.", Zen explained.
"What kind of name is that?", Aiden inquired.
"I don't know and I don't care, ask the association.", Zen said.
While they were chatting in the opened door room, beside the stalls; Dauntea and Jackson were searching for food.
Jackson reached for a can of mackerel. He grabbed it and then it slid out of his hands and then dropped on the floor, creating a large click sound.
*CLICK!*
"How are you so clumsy?", Dauntea mocked.
"Why didn't you have a father?", Jackson said.
"How did you kn-", Dauntea suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Oh.., sorry", Jackson apologized, realizing what he asked.
"*Sigh*", Dauntea let out a deep sigh to relief his stress.
"It's alright.", He said.
"Actually, I don't believe that.", Jackson said.
"Probably that's why you keep on talking non stop.".
Dauntea suddenly raged when Jackson said such. He clutched his fist hard as he can.
Suddenly a can fell down on top of his head, knocking his skull.
*Knock*
"Oww!", He shouted.
Jackson inquired, "What is it?".
"A can fell on my head!", He said in anger. He looked up the ceil.
*Splash*
A black, oozy substance than fell on his face as he looked up.
"My eye!", He shouted in agony.
Jackson then began to stroll over to Dauntae's side.
"What's wrong wrong, fatherless child?", He asked with genuine concern.
"You.. retard.", Dauntea started to complain.
"What's that black stuff on your face?", Jackson inquired.
"How am I supposed to know?!", Dauntea said angrily while fight the goo of his face.
Jackson waled up towards Dauntea and then slid his whole hand on his face, which worked to rub off the goo.
"What d'hell did you just do?", Dauntea asked.
"I rubbed off the black stuff off your face and what did you do to you voice?", Jackson said.
"My voice?", Dauntea said in confusion.
Jackson inquired, "Yeah. Are you British?".
"Yes, what d'the matter with that?", Dauntea asked.
"I-Argh!", All of a sudden a hand covered a black, oozing liquid, grabbed Jackson as he made a dramatic face as he was choking.
Jackson reached out a hand said in a suffocating voice, "Uh.. help.".
Suddenly his body was dragged out of Dauntea's line of sight. "JACKSON!", He shouted.