Romance In The Apocalypse

Episode 6: Settlement Dutch

Hunter #1 to #2: "I think she means business dude."

Hunter #2: "We wish you good luck in whatever you're looking for Rowan. The boss's office is just north of here."

Rowan: "Thank you guys."

After about an hour of walking and avoiding guards, Rowan makes it to the boss's office and sneaks in successfully

Rowan: "Excuse me. May I speak with you?"

Boss: "Give me a minute, I need to figure something out."

Rowan: "I'm sorry, but it's very urgent that I-"

Boss: "I don't care how urgent your situation is. If its about your family being hungry, the hunting party should be back with food soon. Now, please don't bother me while I try to figure this out."

Rowan: "What are you even trying to figure out?"

Boss: "This Rubik's Cube. It's incredibly tough to figure out."

Rowan gets up, goes towards the boss, takes the Rubik's Cube out of his hands, and finishes it within 5 seconds

Rowan: "There, I finished it for you. Now, let's talk."

Boss: " *sigh* Fine. What do you want?"

Rowan: "I just wanted to ask you for the locations of all the settlements in Ireland."

Boss: "Well, I'm afraid I'm going to have to disappoint you, I don't give that kind of information out."

Rowan: "You'll just have to make an exception, because I refuse to take no for an answer."

The boss goes to reach for his gun, but Rowan's reflexes are too quick for him. He fires a bullet that grazes Rowan's shoulder and she stabs him in the arm with her Katana

Boss: "AAAAGGGGHHHH!!!"

Rowan: "Give me the map of all the settlements in Ireland."

Boss: "No. I can't. Okay?"

Rowan: "Why not?"

Boss: "Because I was told by higher ups not to."

Rowan hears commotion outside the office, she kills the boss and jumps out the back window and leaves the settlement

Dion's perspective

A few days later, Dion is training and his skills are going up by the hour since he started. He gets the attention from one of the most experienced soldiers in the settlement.

Soldier: "Hey, you over there!"

Dion: "Me?"

Soldier: "Yeah, come join me in a sparring match."

Dion: "Alright."

They go to the arena and spar for about 15 minutes when Dion gets the upper hand

Soldier: *falls to the ground* "Ugh! Wow, I think I might have underestimated you haha. I think with about 5 hours of practice every day for the next month, I think the Commander will make you into a soldier."

Dion: "Really?"

Soldier: "Absolutely. You have some pretty special skills."

Dion: "Thanks. I used to help my wife with her training in sword fighting before all this happened. I loved our sparring matches."

As Dion says that, he gets a little emotional

Soldier: "You must miss her a lot, right?"

Dion: "Yeah, I wish she was here."

Soldier: "If you don't mind me asking, what exactly happened to her?"

Dion: "We got the warning on tv before the power went out and she went to town for supplies to help fortify our house. That's when the Irish mafia came by and just forced me on to a bus while other soldiers ransacked our house and practically destroyed everything. I was able to leave a note for her to find, but I don't know if she came back or not. *he starts getting very emotional* I... I... I don't know if she's even alive or not..."

Soldier: "I'm going to guess that's why you want to become a soldier, to go out and find her. Right?"

Dion: "Y-yeah..."

Soldier: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. In fact, I'll even help you find her."