End of the track

chapter 15: end of the track

The group ran on foot due to the fact that the horses had been injured when the man had stabbed Chris, Cal carried Chris over his shoulder, blood leaking on to his shoulder slowly from his bandaged knife wound while Jesse ran with Julia, making sure the drunk woman didn't fall over. When they reached the top of the rocky hill, Cal put Chris down in a comfy position before pulling out a pair of binoculars. He could see the train bridge marking the border for Canada, bellow the bridge was a ravine that they could pass through, Luck was smiling on them, until Cal saw the train. He could see the machine several miles away, coated in armour and pumping out smoke like a mad animal, it was armed to the teeth with weaponry and men. Cal saw that the bridge was made of wood, he checked his satchel to see if there was anything he could use to destroy it. He found three sticks of dynamite and a molotov, that was all he needed. As he ran over his friends he handed them his shotgun and rifle before explaining his plan, "here's how we are gonna get out of here, you three are gonna get across the valley and give me cover fire while I set up some dynamite on the bridge to cover our escape..... and don't try to stop me cuz there isn't anymore options" Jesse gave the others a nervous look before helping Julia pick up Chris and began to head down towards the valley. Suddenly she handed Chris off to Julia and kissed Cal, "make sure you come back to me" she told him before running off after the others.

Cal made his way round the valley and to the top of the bridge where he made his way into the middle, he then proceeded to climb over the edge and lower himself down where he placed a stick of dynamite. Cal then moved to the bottom of the middle and placed another before heading back up top and placing the final piece of Dynamite. he then proceeded to move to the opposite side of the bridge he pulled out his molotov bottle and prepared to light it when suddenly he was tackled, his molotov and lighter tumbling off of the track into the ravine below. Cal looked up to see the one eyed face of Luke who brought his fist down on Cal's face. Cal then booted Luke backwards and climbed to his feet, He could see the trains smoke round the corner of the cliff face and the hundred men entering the ravine below. His attention snapped back to Luke who was climbing to his feet now holding a knife. "I'm gonna gut you like a fish" Luke hissed psychotically as Cal drew his own knife. Luke lunged forward and Cal dodged him and cut down the mans back getting a satisfying scream, Cal got cocky and got slashed across the arms multiple times in surprise. The train was now just turning the corner and was at the speed where it would not be able to stop in time at any danger, Cal looked for the stick of dynamite what he found by Luke's feet who was drawing his gun, Cal flipped round the knife and threw it. 

*BANG*

Cal clutched his side where he was shot, Luke smiled and shot Cal several more times in the arms and legs in order to try and make him bleed to death. "any last words?" He asked as he re loaded his gun. "nou het jy gemors Rafiki " Cal told him making Luke's smile. Cal had purposefully missed Luke to hit the train track creating sparks and lighting the dynamites fuse, Luke didn't even get to scream as the dynamite detonated creating a chain reaction and destroying the centre of the bridge. As cal attempted to crawl away the oncoming train fell through the hole in the tracks and collided with the supports for Cal's side of the bridge, Making the hole thing collapse. Cal landed roughly on his back before being pinned down by debris, preventing him from moving. 

Jesse ad seen Cal fall and was now sprinting towards where Cal landed despite her friends pleas. As she franticly moved rubble in search of him, a Survivor stumbled out of the wreckage and attempted to shoot Jesse, only to get shot through the head by a weak Chris. Eventually Jesse found Cal's body and pried him free to discover his smashed leg, Cal gasped a breath in sharply and began to try and move himself up. only to be held down by Jesse who was lightly sobbing, she then proceeded to lightly slap him on the cheek, "Ow" he said in joking pathetic voice that made Jesse giggle, "Serves you right for scaring me." She told him as they held each other in a comforting embrace.