Our story pt2

Chapter 24: Long journeys

Broken glass swamped the streets and ruined cars clogged pavements and walkways most were black from being torched sickening graffiti covered buildings and road signs most of it depicted end of the world apocalypse nonsense as well as half burnt posters of the four suspected of causing it army reservists had been called in in a desperate attempt to restore peace and order as the tight-nit group flew over house over house travelling to where they had previously lived non of them could believe it had only been eight weeks since the out break of what many people were calling "Karma's vengeance" it was unfortunate that people had begun to get infected right after Caesars apes had made their bid for freedom

It was clear that sanfransico was not a safe place for Trish and Mark to bring up their daughter nor would it be safe for Beth and Jordon to even consider having a mini them as Mark touched the helicopter down in their old driveway while jordon parked the other in their Former back garden "Becky get what you can from the house Jordon Beth go to the shed get the bikes we'll get the dog" Mark instructed as Trish knocked on the door of the neighbours and was greeted by Andrea a few moments later "Oh it's you thank God we were getting worried Pete" she called as she ushered Trish and Mark into the house they entered the kitchen and were greeted by the German Shepherd Bow

Their neighbour Pete was sat at the table that days newspaper and a plate of scrambled egg on toast rested on a placemat in front of him his sad eyes and anxious expression met them as they stood opposite him "thank you for watching her we're grateful for you sticking by us i know it hasn't been easy" Trish whispered as Andrea offered them a plate of biscuits which they reluctantly turned down "not at all not at all we are happy to help my concern is what you're going to do now the city is under martial law and your wanted by everyone that's breathing" Pete replied sadly Mark acknowledged him regretfully before taking a breath to speak

"we're going to try for Canada hopefully we'll be safe there for a while" Mark said sadly looking at his fiance heartbroken that their marriage would likely never be official Pete nodded thoughtfully as he clasped Andrea's hand as she stood behind him worry and concern was written on their faces "at this rate no one will be safe God help us when we run out of food and water we won't stand a chance risking a trip to a food shop" Pete said regretfully Trish and Mark nodded sadly and looked at each other as a moment's silence coated the room "It's a crazy suggestion but why don't you come with us" Mark said after a moment thought

Andrea and Pete looked from Mark and Trish hopefully before exchanging sorrowful looks with each other and looking at the wood carvings in the centre of the table Trish found herself holding her breath before Pete spoke up dismissively " we couldn't We'd slow you down and besides you shouldn't have to waste your limited food and water on us or be worrying weather we're going to wake up" immediately Trish and Mark made their decision slight smiles crept onto their faces as Trish walked to the door preparing to go pack their belongings "nonsense after everything you've done for us the least we can do is help you out when the world is Falling apart" As Mark's words sunk in hopeful expressions appeared once again on the elderly couples faces after a few moments Andrea nodded gratefully and Pete stood up his knife and fork clattering on the plate

Half an hour later

Finally packed up the group now larger by two settled in the seats of the helicopters as Mark and Trish Piloted one with becky and Sophia in the back along with the dog while Beth and Jordon piloted the other carrying their elderly neighbours and the four moped's They flew higher than was necessary hoping to avoid the flaming bottles baseball bats and stray bullets that were being sent every which way by the rioters that were raging outside of city hall people were being unnecessarily scared by a whirlwind of false information that had began circulating the mayor of sanfransico the chief of police Hudson and major Harris of the army reserve unit had tried to assure the public that the virus had been contained and that by throwing riots and overwhelming hospitals they were inflating the risk of increased infections

"Oh shit check that out" Marks shocked voice muttered through the radio Trish's eyes filled with uncertain weight as they flew over the now blazing building that comprised of city hall the mayor was surrounded by a security detail accompanied by soldiers covered in riot gear by the front entrance all of them were wearing masks "are we gonna be okay" Trish asked sadly as they banked left and headed for Canada neither of the others answered as they turned their backs on the very worst side of humanity they flew through the night and the rest of the next day before they ran out of fuel and had to land Becky and Jordon took responsibility of refuelling while the others ventured into a wrecked convenience store that was stocked with everything from food to camping equipment to musical instruments and portable phone chargers

Andrea and Beth each filled four cool boxes with food bottled water and the occasional bottle of alcohol while Pete examined the various guitars and Mark gathered all the camping equipment he could get his hands on Trish ventured further away and packed a suitcase with whatever winter and summer clothing she found making sure there was enough for all of them she also invested in a lock box that they could store their personal affects and photos albums in as she was heading back she spotted a cabinet designed for storing guns in and deemed it essential considering they had a growing child to look out for after three hours of gathering supplies they organised the helicopters to store their acquired goods before setting off across the border

prepared to cross the pacific and into Canada the radio tuned into the news told them of how many countries were in chaos and a minenute handful had closed their boarders most people were quick to point the finger at the four twenty year olds while others defended them and reminded the haters of Franklyn's sacrifice and how he had shone light on the happenings within Gensys as they were consumed by darkness Mark and Jordon began looking up autopilot modes among the controls it felt like forever before they finally reached the Canadian border a week later already they were seeing quarantine facilities being set up wherever there was space exhausted the group landed and unpacked outside of a desolated four bed cottage that had lost it's windows to vandals and it's former residents to the violence and disease that was spreading like wildfire

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Editors note: hey guys thanks for reading this instalment Ik it's a bit shorter than the others but I'm trying to finish this up without dragging it out too much feel free to leave some feedback and share w a friend cheers guys