Earth the beginning of the fall

Chapter 21

     Separating from Mitch, Kurt headed for the back exit door where Mathew and Jane were waiting. "What now?" Jane asked, dropping the bag he carried at his feet Kurt answered "load these up as fast as you both can and stay here I'll send the others around once I get the lights, we're gonna have to move as quickly as possible as soon as we open the door."

"I know the SUV is out there but wouldn't it be better if we used a different door rather than the same one we came through and make our way back to the SUV, as it stands now we'll be running out blind since there's no way for us to see what's outside" Mathew said.

"Yeah I'm worried about that too but I don't think it's a good idea for us to be in the open for too long, and the next door is on the other side of the building the floodlight above the door hasn't been working for two years now, plus that side as a chain linked fence that separates it from the front of the station, we would have to open that fence while standing in the dark with limited lighting from our flashlights, or forget about doing that and try for running around the back of the building in the dark to get to this side which we would also have to open the chain linked gate on this side to do, before we can get back to the SUV." Kurt explained

Mathew looked at Kurt with a confused expression before asking "what?" Sighing Kurt thought about what he had just said and realized if he was in Mathew's shoes he'd be just as confused a glance at Jane told him she didn't get it either.

    Clearing his throat he said "base on what we've seen we know that lights affect them but not in the sense that it hurts them, only that it allows us to hurt them. The front of the station as the most lights once everyone inside the lobby starts making there escape I'm pretty sure it's going to attract attention from all those things outside, that will be the opening to get to the SUV. Now based off what those things have been doing it shows their smart enough to destroy anything that as the potential to hurt them."

   "Like the streetlights" Mathew said. "Yes, and from what Mitch said more seems to be gathering here, I get the feeling that pretty soon with or without lights there going to attack." Kurt said

     "I'm all in for getting out of here chief." Jane said has she kneels beside the bags and opens them up removing a shotgun from the bag she begins loading it with bullets. "Ok, so here's what we'll do" Kurt side, giving them a quick rundown of the plan for the next six minutes, before leaving and heading back to the lobby.

   
    Mitch walked into the lobby and quickly located Mason among a group of six people, waving the man over Mitch watches as the group Mason was talking to followed him over.

    "Where's the Chief ?" Mason asked, "on his way behind me, listen I need you to get only those people who have been trained in how to use a gun over here so I can start instructing them, as for the others put them in a group the chiefs gonna give them a quick rundown on how to properly handle the guns" Mitch said.

    "I could help with that last part, I was a ranger before I moved here" said Mason "you were, well damn that about speed things up, ok I'll leave them to you" Mitch said, pointing his left thumb over his shoulder Mason said you can start with these guys on what you need" referring to the group of five men and one woman that had followed him over and were listening intensely to the conversation between him and Mitch.

    Nodding to Mason Mitch spoke to the group "ok take the weapon your most familiar with using, Mitch instructed while pointing at the bag at his feet, be careful while holding them make sure the safety is on, some maybe loaded if not load it and take some extra." Seeing his friends following the officer's instructions Mason walked away to begin his task in helping everyone get prepared.

Kurt walked into the lobby finding almost everyone in small groups of five adults, not counting the eight small children or the four teenagers, one of the groups with three small children around the ages of six to four were standing by Mason, listening to him and watching his hands has he showed them how to use a gun.

"Their almost ready, what's the plan?" Mitch asked has he walked over to Kurt leaving the last of his group to finish loading there guns, turning to Mitch Kurt said "lights, find every flashlight we got in here I'll get Sally and Henry to give you a hand so I can talk to everyone else." Mitch gave Kurt a nod has he walked away.

Kurt spotted Sally standing where he had left them Henry wasn't there though and he glanced around spotting him coming from the direction of the bathrooms with a quick wave he got his attention and pointed in Sally's direction, has he got closer to Sally he could hear what sounded like and argument between the three teens.

"I went in and you weren't in there" Kelly said "and since when did I have to tell you where I was going last time I checked it was none of your business" Sage said, stepping foreword kelly glares at Sage obviously not liking her response, Calvin quickly steps between the two "ok, you two let's just calm-down there's no..." but he was interrupted before he could finish "you need to keep your red head under control or out of my way." "What did you just say?" Kelly tried getting pass Calvin but he was holding onto her shoulders.

Seeing what was no doubt the beginning of a teenage girl fight Kurt cleared his throat loud enough to get their attention, he had wanted to have Sally and Henry help Mitch but now it looked like keeping the girls apart would have to be added on the list as well "Calvin, Kelly I need you to go help Mathew and Jane at the door we came through "huh" Kelly said "now you two" he said with a firm voice both kids nodded and quickly walked off, looking at the rest he said "I need you three to help Mitch gather all the flashlights you can find in the station, he's over there Kurt pointed in Mitch's direction.

All three nodded at him and walked away, releasing a sigh Kurt turned and looked at the crowded lobby, some people were looking at him anxiously waiting for whatever it was he was going to say, others held their guns tightly lost in their own thoughts. Whatever may come getting as many of these people out of this town alive was now up to him and he'd do his best to do so.