Chapter 6: Ashdown

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The next morning, the Darla Rig and the Leanne Rig make their way towards Ashdown, a gated small town. A drone guard is seen standing on the gate, before Darla runs into the gate, knocking the drone mutant guard off as it is ran over by the Leanne Rig. Across from their position, small creatures with bombs strapped to them crawl at a high speed towards the Leanne Rig.

Walter: Hey! Look out!

Rig Pilot: What?!

Walter: Shit!

Walter hops off the Leanne Rig and lands onto the ground, before the small creatures contact the Leanne Rig. The bombs on the creatures explode, destroying the rig and killing everyone on board including Cord.

Kyle: Walter!

Kyle, Jake and Cameron look ahead at the apparent loss of their ally as moments later, Walter walks through the smoke and fire as Kyle laughs.

Jake: Kyle, is that Walter?

Kyle: Yeah...told you he was a tough bastard to kill...

Cameron: That guy's unstoppable!

Kyle: Let's get down there, boys.

Walter approaches Kyle, Jake and Cameron as Kyle and Walter perform a brotherly handshake.

Walter: Looks like we're slammed together, eh, Kyle?

Kyle: Looks that way, brother. Welcome back from the land of the dead. Anyone else make it?

Walter nods.

Jake: Cord?

Walter: No....

Cameron: Shit.....

Jake: Guess we're searching this place by ourselves then, huh?

Kyle: Sorry, man.

Walter: Hey, man...God allows some things to happen to strengthen us.

Kyle, Jake and Cameron walk back, before Walter looks back the wreckage of the Leanne Rig and quickly prays over the fallen.

Walter: Rest in peace, fellas.

Woody steps out of the pilot's cockpit, before noticing the wreckage of the Leanne Rig.

Woody: Damn it! 

Woody shouts down to Walter.

Woody: Walter, what the hell happened to Leanne?

Walter: Who?!

Woody: Leanne! What happened?

Walter: Who the hell is Leanne?

Woody: The Rig, man!

Walter: Oh, the rig....we hit some mines..

Kyle: Where? We didn't hit any.

Walter: The "mines" are small moving creatures with bombs strapped on them....I think the whole damn area's infested with those little fuckers.

Jake: Which means we have to clear it out, before the rig moves....there's a graveyard across from the neighborhood.

Kyle: We can handle it...Woody, we're going to walk you there!

Kyle, Jake, Walter and Cameron move through a small house with their weapons out. Near the entrance, another small creature with a bomb is crawling around.

Cameron: What the hell is that thing?!

Walter: Seeing as how they're strapped with some kind of bomb, we should call them...Bomb Frogs.

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