Black Plague

Chapter 30: Dreaming of You

"Are you sure this is the place V?" Travis asked pulling the binoculars from his face. "That's just an old hunting cabin, it looks older than the Bible."

"That's the place, that cabins a front. The real entrance is that shed right there, it opens up to receive supplies once a week and we're in luck tomorrow is their supply run." Venom said as he shivered intensely. A thin line of mucus dripped from his nose as he desperately tried to warm himself.

He pointed his finger towards the right of the cabin, towards an old metal shed beside the cabin.

"We're still assuming that tomorrow they'll open up that thing to go on their little run while they're terrorizing the town. What's to say they just leave that place and take the whole town instead? They practically own half of it at this point." Sarah said as she cleaned her pistol. She held it up closing one eye testing it's sight.

"To do what Plague has planned they need what's down there and they can't possibly move it. I've never actually seen it but from what I've heard from the others, it's massive." Venom said shakily.

"So your saying that to fulfill this crazy plan of his to 'destroy the world' he needs both Mia and whatever thing he's got down there?" Rose asked producing a small ball of fire from the palm of her hand. She held it out for Venom surprising him.

"Yes, without both pieces his plan falls apart." Venom said as he held out his hands. He thanked her quietly as he rubbed his hands together.

"One of those pieces is my my niece, that's our first priority. If we can destroy the machine, I'm assuming it's a machine, then that comes second." Lucas said. He rested against a tree and Jessie noticed it was getting harder for him to keep his head up.

"Lucas you should get some rest, we won't be able to make our move tonight anyways." Jessie said trying to give him a caring look.

"I'm fine I don't need to sleep, what I need is to be here and aware just in case we end up fighting another chosen." He said pinching the bridge of his nose.

"The kids right Luke. It's a good idea if all of us take turns keeping watch and resting, we all haven't slept in two days." Sarah said softly.

Lucas took a look at the group around him and sighed. He faced Jessie and pointed his finger towards him.

"If I'm taking a nap than so are you, if there's anyone here who needs it most it's you." Lucas said as he slowly stood up.

"What do you mean?" Jessie asked puzzled.

"Jessie you're an Icon, and if we're going by Plague's rules, that means your the strongest of us all. We need you at one hundred percent, so do as Lucas says." Akita said holding out his hand for Jessie to take.

Jessie took Akita's hand standing up to meet his wooden eyes.

"That's not true, you're all plenty strong." Jessie said wiping the snow from his new clothes.

"Jessie I struggled to kill one of those monsters at the bar, you killed four. Not to mention you saved us all from turning into one of those things in the first place." Lucas said patting Jessie's shoulder.

"You all have such amazing talents though, Toby's cloning helped us get info at the bar." Jessie argued.

"Yeah but I can't use it if I don't have something to make my voice echo, one room with no acoustics and I'm finished man." Toby said swiping his thumb across his neck.

"What about Akita?"

"My 'gifts' left me disfigured, able to breathe underwater, and with the longest tongue in the world. I'm not a very combat oriented chosen." Akita said holding his thumb up to his mask.