Sometime later, the train is parked outside as the survivors rest. Margaret patches up Caleb's wound while Kyle is looking out into the wasteland with his binoculars.
Kyle: Why the quiet?
Rocky: Well, we're at crossroads, dude.
Cassandra: Plus, we're all wondering; "where to go? What do we do?"
Kyle: More or less from what I was expecting, but you all get the picture.
Sarah and Shawn enter the bridge of the train.
Kyle: Anything?
Sarah: Nothing, but waste up ahead. Shawn's studied the railroad.
James: And?
Shawn: Well, it looks like the railroad we're on is set to travel all across the post-apocalyptic wasteland of America.
Marcus: No shit.
Margaret: So, what? We just travel all across America until we find somewhere to start over? Is that seriously the best plan, Kyle?
Kyle: No....but it's the only option we got; most of the cities have been destroyed by the nuclear blasts, the rest of the country is probably under enemy territory. Y'all remember that when we took down Kronos, the gangs took over. The really bad ones.
James: I'm still trying to wonder how the hell the Takers used a military grade jammer to block out any communication.
Cassandra: They must've gotten that from Kronos....it's the only option that makes sense....I mean, all their technology and all their advanced weapons, gear....it's all out in the wasteland....who knows who else got their hands on that gear? Blood Hogs? Bandits? Raiders?
Caleb: Maybe we should've kept some of that gear for ourselves.....
Kyle: Yeah, I thought I was giving the people of the wasteland a chance, but somehow I made the gangs more powerful with Kronos shit.....fuck...
Joseph: Kyle, we can't go back to Taker city....maybe we should advance and move on.
Kyle: We could....
Kyle turns to James.
Kyle: Hey, James...you were trying to find that signal. So, check the airwaves. We should be our of the jamming range by now, so give it your best try.
James gets on the radio and begins to turn the dial.
Shawn: Well, we definitely can't go back to Taker city. That is not an option.
Joseph: Maybe we could negotiate with the Takers....
Kyle: How, Joseph? We shut down a jamming station, shot up their boys, killed their leader and blew up a train escaping the city. There's no way back....which means we have to consider moving on...
As the survivors are speaking, James continues turning the dial, eventually reaching a frequency where a voice is heard.
Radio: Attention! Attention! This is the Restoration Committee speaking from the Noah's Ark base!
James: Kyle! I got something!
Kyle turns to the radio and listens in. Kyle looks at Shawn, before Shawn addresses the other survivors.
Shawn: Guys! Quiet! Listen!
The survivors listen to the radio.
Radio: Everyone who can hear me, everyone who is still alive! We are rebuilding the country peace, by peace! Rally point location is code 1988-86, area 19-6. Come to the Sanctuary! I repeat, the Sanctuary.
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Chronicles of the Apocalypse: Across the Ruins (2024)
ActionSet months after their losses both of homes and loved ones, Kyle and what remains of his group must travel across the wasteland in a brutal and bloody journey to find a new home. R for Strong Bloody Post-Apocalyptic Violence, Disturbing Images, Per...
