On the Myrmidon, sometime later after escaping the bayou, James is sleeping just as Cassandra wakes him up.
Cassandra: James...James...
James: Hmm?
James opens his eyes to see his wife staring back at him.
James: Hey...
Cassandra: Hey...you getting some rest?
Cassandra coughs.
James: Hell, I need it. It's a good thing Chris can drive a train.
Cassandra laughs as James sighs.
Cassandra: What?
James: Nothing....I just wish we did a better job with those fanatics.
Cassandra: We tried our best.
James: We killed their leader...or messiah...whatever you want to call that nutjob....
Cassandra: Yeah, we did.....but we got out.
James: Not to mention, we killed their "holy alligator". What kind of religion worships a holy alligator?
Cassandra: A crazy ass one at that.
Meanwhile, Kyle and Sarah are in their quarters, with Sarah laying her head on Kyle's lap.
Sarah: This is great, Kyle.
Kyle: The comfortable bed or my comfortable lap.
Sarah: Both. We haven't had a comfortable bed in what....
Kyle: Well, I don't know if you have......but I was sleeping on a goddamn spring mattress that was not comfortable. Fucked up back for some time. Mind you I had Shawn and Caleb as roommates.
Sarah: Ooooh....that must've been bad.
Kyle: For a year, it had its moments....you know how Shawn is...you know, this feels like our honeymoon trip?
Sarah: We're a bit overdue for a honeymoon trip. Not to mention, we're on a train full of people.
Kyle: Ten years too long.
Sarah laughs.
Sarah: You know; Rachel is gonna be fifteen in a few days.
Kyle: Really? Well, we definitely gotta do something for her.....what do you think a fifteen year old girl would like?
Sarah: I don't know.
Kyle: Well, you were fifteen once....
Sarah: I know, Kyle, but that was long ago. Not to mention, we're in an apocalypse. Can't really take her to the amusement park or Disneyland now can we....
Kyle: We could take her drinking.
Sarah turns her head, raising an eyebrow to Kyle.
Kyle: I'm just kidding....
Sarah: Thank god....
Kyle laughs.
Kyle: Well, maybe Chris or Kayla saw something entertaining...
Sarah: Uh, define entertaining....
Kyle: Like a theatre? A movie or something?
Sarah: A new car?
Kyle: What?
Sarah: Every teen always wants a new car.
Kyle: She's turning fifteen, Sarah. Not sixteen.
Sarah: Well, we gotta think of something for the kid.
Kyle: We'll think of something, Sarah....
Sarah sighs and after a while, coughs.
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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...
