WHERE THE BLOODY HELL IS MARIONSBURG? - Vol. 1 Issue 2

One: Exceeding Expectations

        In your head you have this mental picture of that awesome place.

        Marionsburg Marionsburg Marionsburg.

        It's all you can think about.

        Well, that and food.

        Food!

        Your stomach grumbles as the fact that you haven't eaten anything yet presses on you. Wait, I have food. Stupid.

        You let Tabby accio some out of your bag and you devour the first pack of potato chips you lay your bony hands on. Puck shared a beef jerky with Ajax.

        "Oh great, and don't leave anything for me because I'm not human and I don't have the same physiological needs," Redds says as he glares at you.

        "Eating while driving will slow down your reaction time, man," you say.

        "I gotta pee," Puck's voice was raspy, "I gotta pee."

        "Hold it for a few more minutes, Puck," Redds says as he glances at him in the rearview mirror, "we're almost there."

        Almost where? There's nothing here but trees. You started to doubt him until a rusty sign confirmed it, Marionsburg 5km.

        Multi-colored dots appeared on the horizon. As you drove nearer, you noticed it was a large throng of parked cars blocking the highway and one of them was Captain's silver Innnova.

        Captain and his group were standing outside, wands at the ready. Redds stopped the vehicle and the four of you went out and walked towards them, Ajax perched on your shoulder.

        "What's happening here?" You ask Captain while the girls exchanged hugs.

        "A better question would be, what happened to you?" Captain's eyes were fixed on Puck's blood-soaked shirt.

        "Splinched," Puck answered and raised his hand to emphasize this.

        "Oh, phew!" Captain breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you were bitten."

        "I'm so glad you made it!" Delia flung her arms around you and Redds.

        "So what's the plan now, Captain?" Tabby asks.

        "Yeah Captain, what's the plan? This place doesn't look too promising," Puck added.

        "What were you expecting? A hotel?" Redds snorted.

        "No, I don't know," Puck shrugs, "maybe some safety camp or whatnot."

        "There is a camp here, somewhere," Captain said, his cheeks flush with embarassment, "there just has to be."

        "Looks like another dead end to me," you say, "where'd you get the idea to go here anyway?"

        Captain shifted his foot and looked at the ground, "well, er..." He scratches his head, "you know Victoria Thacker?"

        "The Slytherin girl you're dating?" Puck snickered.

        "Yeap. She's from around here. According to her, this town has a camp full of other survivors."

        Riiiiiiing!

        "Wait, I think that's her," Captain took out his phone and answered it, "yeah, we're here. Yeah. I got four more with me. Yeah. Okay."