DeadZone

Chapter Seven: Whereabouts

The next morning.

Kent had fallen asleep last night in a military tent. But he woke quickly knowing what Arthur and him were planning to do.

He walked out the tent, and covered his eyes from the blinding morning sunlight.

Outside, people were already on the guard fences. Scoping out the area around them. Just in case of intruders or enemies.

Arthur had walked out of his building and enthusiastically began to give orders to the soldiers of the reserve.

He walked over to Kent and handed him a Karabiner rifle, along with a few clips of ammo.

"We leave in five minutes, get ready." Said Arthur.

Kent and him were going out to look for Kathleen. Or any sign of her for that matter.

Kent follows Arthur around and spoke to him about the mission.

"So, where will we start looking?" Asked Kent.

"We will head to the allied communities up north, then we got to any community we find and ask if they've seen anyone who matches their description. Wait, who are they anyways?" Asked Arthur.

"Her name is Kathleen, she has red hair and freckles. Her eyes are green and wears a green camouflage jacket with a hood." Said Kent.

"Alright. Now, get yourself cleaned up. You still look dirty. I mean, if it's a girl you might wanna look your best." Arthur teased.

"Shut up." Chuckled Kent.

"The clothing shed is just past my building, I left some clothes there for you." Said Arthur.

"Thanks." Replied Kent.

"Yeah, no problem." Said Arthur.

Kent walked past Arthur's building and into the clothing shed. He saw the pile of camouflage gear on the ground, which he assumed was his. He began to put the clothes on, and once he was finished he met back up with Arthur.

"Alright. You ready?" Asked Arthur.

"Yeah. More than ready." Said Kent.

Kent and Arthur hauled the main wooden gate open, and walked through. They headed towards the hill and kept going north. Their first stop was the community known as "The Watchtower".

"So, how aquatinted are you with The Watchtower?" Asked Kent.

"Well, we consider them a sister community. We have a functional radio system between us. They watch over us while we do the same for them." Explained Arthur.

"Okay, they seem friendly." Replied Kent.

"Yeah. As a matter of fact, when the leader of The Coastline Reserve died, the leader of The Watchtower helped me get things back to normal and taught me how to run a community." Explained Arthur.

"I'm guessing it's called The Watchtower because it's positioned around one?" Asked Kent.

"Yeah, captain obvious. In the middle of their base is a watchtower. A watchtower that was used by firefighters and park rangers." Explained Arthur.

The duo came up to the forest that The Watchtower was located within. They could even see the Watchtower among the trees in the distance.

"Alright, we're almost there. But just a fair warning, this forest has tons of Remnants roaming within. There has also been rumours of a new species of Remnant being sighted here." Said Arthur.

"Fallen Remnants. I've seen one before." Said Kent.

"What?" Asked Arthur.

"That new species. It's called a Fallen Remnant. I've watched one withstand a grenade explosion, along with heavy gunfire." Said Kent.