*Apocalypse Now* (Criss Angel & Klayton Scott Story)

*22*(Klayton's P.O.V.)

I have been at our old campsite now for 3 weeks, and I was just about ready to lose my mind...I've tried everything I could think of, trying to ease the pain from my two patients...plus for the fact that I was really missing my sweet Kc, and began to wish I would have let her stay with me...just when I thought the medicine I concocted was working on Christine, she would look better for a day, then her health would drop for the worse...Danielle was being a real trooper trying out all my test medicines...

On the fourth week, little Christine was so bad off, that I didn't know what else to do for her, she was so weak, and she couldn't keep any food or water down...I was afraid I was going to lose her...I in complete desperation grabbed a tube from my supplies and ran it down her throat and into her stomach, and tube fed her so that it would go directly to her tummy, so she could get a little nutrients from it...she got a little stronger after me feeding her and giving her fluids through it...but still none of the medications were working on her...one of the medicines I gave her, actually made her sick...Danielle's system was taken to the medicine, and she was actually strong enough to move around she even tried helping me with Christine...

The fifth week went by and I knew Christine wasn't going to make it...but I didn't want to give up...even when Danielle told me, that she wasn't going to survive this bout of it...for she hasn't been awake for six days now...she was going to die in her comatic state...I got so pissed off I threw everything off the table and smashed all the beakers with different medicines in them...then placed my head in my hands in total defeat...for I knew she wasn't going to wake up.

I got up and told Danielle to stay with her...I left the site and began digging a hole...once I was done Danielle slowly walked up behind me carrying Christine's little body wrapped in the blankets...telling me it was over, and she wasn't suffering anymore. I placed her in the hole and buried her, then put a marker on her grave along with some wildflowers...I quickly ran to the campsite and set everything on fire, that I used on her, and Danielle while she was sick, then I saddled up Cochise and told her it was time to get to our group...Danielle jumped up behind me, and asked through tears, how were we going to explain Christine's death to Abby and Ronnie...I turned my head to look at her, and I told her I was going to tell them the truth...I did everything I could to save her...but the sickness was just too strong for her little body to handle.

It was now six weeks since I had my sweet Kc with me, and I was definitely longing to be by her side once again...I missed her terribly. But I wasn't worried, for I knew Criss would look after her for me. But I told Danielle, that we had a long way to ride...if we were going to catch up to them...Danielle was talking to me about how much she missed her husband and daughter...I told her I missed them all too...but we should catch up to them quicker...for we were only two on horseback...and they were a whole group with a heavy wagon and kids.

Meanwhile back in Criss's group, they had finally made it to the east side of where Chicago used to be...and they were all getting ready for dinner. Sandy and Siera were preparing a mixed stew of rabbit, squirrel, potatoes, and wild onions...Criss, Ronnie, Sully, and JD were out on a supply run looking for anything that was usable for their group...Dimitra and Rachel was trying to keep Kc's mind off of Klayton, for she was missing him so badly...and she kept telling everyone that he should have been there with them weeks ago...and every time anyone left her alone for a time...she would blindly decide to try and head back in his direction. Costa kept a very close eye on her...and was always doing things with her, to keep her mind at ease...but the only real time Kc felt better, was when Johnny stayed with her, and wanting her to do things with him.

Amber, Kiefer, Adam, and Serena were always off playing with Palla and Huttser...and running all through the camp roughhousing or playing tag...Johnny had more fun being with Kc, making her feel better. Criss and his tiny hunting party made it back, and their trip paid off this time...Criss announced that he had found a place for them to stay, and make a semi-permanent residence until Klayton caught up with them...then they all together would go to New York. Everyone cheered in delight for the good change of luck, and after they all ate their share of the stew...they immediately packed up and headed for the new sanctuary.

When they got there...they were indeed surprised, for it was actually an old doctor's office, that was still completely intact, and big enough for all of them...the building even still had beds in it...but beens they were all used to sleep on the floor...they removed all the bed frames out of the building and just slept on the mattresses...then the guys set up fire pits in every room, so they could get the building warmed up...Dimitra for one was glad to have a solid roof over her head instead of sleeping in the hard wagon with all the kids.

Kc was also a little more secure for the fact that we weren't going to move any further without Klayton...but she took turns a few nights she'd sleep in with Criss and Sandy, then she would move down and spend time with Rachel and Sully...Mickey, JD, and Costa shared a room, for they were the swinging singles out of the group...all the kids had a room to themselves, and Dimitra had her own room...that Kc would share with her as well on occasion. It has now been 3 months since Kc had her Klayton with her, and she was very lonely and depressed, thinking the worst has happened to him...Criss went in and held her tightly then kissed her, and said it wouldn't be long now...Klayton will find us.