I'm Back, Baby!

Chapter 12

“The what?” Her eyebrows furrowed together as she heard the name of the virus. Croa... what now? Aren’t those the slippers with holes in them?

John was too busy reporting in this to the others to answer her. “We got Crots in Sector H-6.” He waited for a reply.

The radio he was holding onto buzzed and beeped four times in a rhythmic way. “Copy that. Finish up there and come on back.” A gruff baritone voice came through the radio. Is that… Cas? Becky frowned trying to remember if the voice actually matched the angel she met few months ago. It sounded like him but something was a bit different. He sounded more… human.

“Alright. Oh and Cas, tell Dean and Sam I got something for them.”

Becky crossed her arms and glared at John when he mentioned her as an object. She spent too long in Purgatory to be treated like an object. Noticing the look she gave him, John shrugged and clipped his radio back on his belt. “Well come on then.”

“So I go to hell, the world is in a apocalypse because of some virus.” Trying to organize the new information she received Becky thought out loud. It became a habit of hers from Hell when she was in a cell for god-knows how long. Her cell buddy was taken else where after her little squabble with the guard. Becky figured that Rowena was dead.

Gripping his gun tightly by his side, John shook his head. “It’s not because of the virus. It’s because of that bitch.”

John’s face clearly said that he didn’t want to talk about the issue of who started the end of the world. Not wanting to piss off the man who actually slightly… just slightly scared her, Becky stayed quiet. Or so she would have if she noticed the look on his face but the many days in Purgatory didn’t help her people reading skills.

“What bitch?” Becky asked completely oblivious to his expression. She was curious to know how the world had gone to waste. Was this like some kind of zombie virus? Being a fan of the Walking Dead made her feel excited and scared at the same time. From what she saw earlier, they acted more human than the ones from the show.

John sighed, “The boys will explain everything to you.” He forgot Becky was like this. Always speaking whatever was on her mind, not bothering to see if it bothered anyone.

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They arrived at the base John mentioned earlier. Becky gaped at the sight, it was almost like the prison that Rick and his gang hanged out in. It seemed to be a old military base,  with the electric fences still active and signs that said keep away. She wondered how they found this in the first place when it was in the middle of a forest. Also, what had happened to the bunker?

The gates opened allowing them inside and which point John had Becky hand over all weapons. Becky was reluctant on doing so but she didn’t want to be kicked out without knowing what the hell was going on so she obliged.

John took her through the base, it seemed quite well organized. Many were actual soldiers that patrolled the fences with big guns. This made Becky on edge as she noticed the looks she received, almost like they didn’t want any outsiders.

“They seem friendly.” Trying to get some kind of conversation started, Becky said laughing nervously. This place was freaking her out. Or maybe it was because of the lack of human contact she had, it still freaked her out.

Not even glancing at her, John replied. “They’re nice once you get to know them.” Then they walked in silence again.

Becky never liked awkward silences, but this one she just let go. She didn’t want to attract more attention than she was already receiving.