At Taker City, the Takers stand guard at the gate, until Caleb, tired, wounded and dehydrated arrives at the Taker base, before falling on his face. The Takers open the gates and rush out to Caleb, who slips into unconsciousness. Meanwhile, Rocky is attempting to set up the traps after Kyle's visit, when suddenly, he hears the engines of motorcycles and engines nearby. Rocky looks around the corner to see Colm, Lynn and the Reapers destroying the traps and tracking Kyle's movement.
Colm: They were definitely here....spread out.
Rocky hides for a while, but then eventually begins packing up. He then hops in a spare car, starts the engine, then flies from his hometown. At the hydro electrical plant, Maya walks up to Marcus and his girlfriend, Vivian.
Vivian: Play your hand, boy. You're bound to lose either way.
Marcus: Don't try to rush me. I know your game, woman.
Vivian: That's how I play.
Marcus: Always a smug one. Well, it ain't gonna work.
Maya: Hey, guys....
Vivian: Oh, hey there. You've got guts, Maya. I'll give you that.
Marcus: Of course, she does. Maya's a tough cookie. Killed a lot of Condemned and Krens during those times.
Vivian: Didn't you kill a lot of Krens, too? Called yourself the raddie killer?
Marcus laughs.
Marcus: More or less. Anyway, running this bar is my early retirement of doing shit out in the wasteland.
Vivian: Yep...and I just take the money.
Marcus: Yeah, well, maybe I'm just letting you win.
Vivian: Well, actually...if you're the gambling type, game's poker. Three cards stud.
Marcus looks at his cards
Marcus: I'll raise you.
Vivian lets Shawn look at her deck of cards, in the deck she has a strong pair.
Vivian: Call or fold.
Marcus: Don't get to intimidated. I lose more often than I care to admit.
Maya looks up at Marcus.
Maya: He's bluffing. I've known this fucker for years now and he's got bullshit written all of over him.
Marcus laughs.
Marcus: Is that right?
Vivian reveals her hand.
Marcus: Oh, my strong pair....
Marcus reveals his hand.
Marcus: Shit...
Vivian laughs.
Vivian: That's why I'm the best!
Maya: Nice game, Vivian!
Vivian: Pay up.
Marcus pours Shawn and Vivian a drink of alcohol.
In another part of the hydro electrical plant, James washes his face in the bathroom sink, before he lays down in bed with Cassandra.
Cassandra: The famous James Burton.
James: Jesus Fucking Christ. Don't you start, too.
Cassandra laughs.
Cassandra: It's nice, but don't let it get to your big inventive head.
James: Yeah....I don't envy anyone right now. We don't even know if Kyle, Shawn or Sarah...or anyone else is alive...
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Chronicles of the Apocalypse: Reckoning (2022)
AcciónSix years after destroying the radioactive that was destroying the Earth for many years, Kyle Desipich and his group of survivors have separated into different lives, but a deadly task brings the group back together. R for Strong Bloody Post Apocaly...
