At the Myrmidon, Shawn, James, Abigail, Cassandra and Margaret continue to try to contact Kyle and Caleb.
Shawn: Kyle.....Caleb....is anyone there? Goddammit...
James: They gotta be alive. Somewhere.
Kyle finally makes contacts the Myrmidon.
Kyle: Kyle to Myrmidon. Kyle to Myrmidon. Do you copy?
Shawn: Kyle, thank god!
James: You and Caleb good?
Kyle: Yeah.....Caleb and I found some survivors who are giving us a hand getting back to the Myrmidon.....
Margaret: What's the situation on the area?
Kyle: The area is unlivable......the forest area is nice, but there's bandits and there's a dam that's about to break.
Abigail raises her head.
Abigail: Fuck.....
Kyle: What about Cassandra?
Sarah: Cassandra's holding out....but just barely. Kayla, Moses and Rachel are with her now.....
Kyle sighs.
Kyle: Okay....tell her Caleb and I will be back. Over and out.
After the conversation, Shawn, James, Abigail and Margaret look at each other.
Shawn: You know what this means when he gets back, right?
Margaret: That we're going to have to get that drug.....
In their quarters, Kayla is taking care of Cassandra, with Rachel and Moses in the room. Cassandra coughs.
Cassandra: Jesus.....this fucking sucks...
Kayla: I know, honey. I'm really sorry you're going through this....but don't worry, Kyle and Caleb are checking out the area to see if it's livable...plus, the forest air can help with that.
Sarah and Margaret appear in the doorway.
Margaret: Actually, we finally contacted Kyle and Caleb.
Rachel: And?
Moses: They okay?
Sarah sighs.
Sarah: They're alive, but the area's unlivable....
Cassandra: Wait, how'd they manage to contact us?
Sarah: There are survivors who had a radio....
Rachel: Wait, there are survivors?
Margaret: Yeah, but from the sounds of it, they're not like the last factions we've encountered. Kyle and Caleb are giving their leader a hand to help them get back to the train.
Cassandra sighs, then coughs again. James takes Cassandra's hand while Moses holds Rachel's other hand.
Rachel: Hey, it's going to be okay, Sarah. Kyle's tough. Him and Caleb are going to come back.
In the forest, Kyle, Caleb and Elizabeth make their way to the bandit camp, spying on the bandits.
Kyle: What's up with these bastards?
Elizabeth: These bastards...they came a few days ago....killed our men....raped our women....ransacked our things....it's been horrible here.
Caleb: Sick fucks....
Elizabeth: Let's take care of these bastards....
Kyle, Caleb and Elizabeth, who pulls out a custom spike sword, and puts on her skull mask, carefully sneak into the bandits camp, before quietly taking out a few bandits, quietly. Eventually, the three are discovered by one bandit.
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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...
