I Got A Story Book Of My Own • Tank Dempsey

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"So...you guys just live here?" Love asks as herself and three of the men sat around the room staring at each other, killing the silence.

"Nothing like zhe smell of chemicals and guts on a Sunday morning.......it's Sunday right?" Richtofen asked raising his eyebrow, none of them has had a idea what day it was in years. Especially when they time traveled and dimension jump so much in short times.

Raising his eyebrow, Nikolai had questioned himself what day it was. Shaking his head he took another drink of vodka.

Takeo stood up putting away his Path of Sorrows in his belt slot "where do you live then?"

"Straight to the personal questions, Tak" Dempsey said looking up at one of his best friends shaking his head.

"She questioned our living space, so we have rights tzo question her" Richtofen clarified looking over at her "I assume you and your significant other lived in a closed area?"

"A house" Love said keeping her injured hand on her gut "it's a broken house...but the lock works and I have beds and food."

"Do you have more vodka?" Nikolai asked curiously with hope, being a excited Russian when she nodded.

"It's a decent house" she shrugs "4 bedrooms, take your picks"

"How far is it?" Dempsey asked standing up, hearing she had beds was a relief. No more sleeping on logs and hard grounds. He was ready to leave.

"Umm...east of where you killed him—it's by a dried creek" she said, having no clue where she was beside the fact she was in a psychotic mans laboratory with four strangers that somehow accepted her into their group.

"I know where she's talking about" Dempsey said remembering where Andy was killed, he thought it wouldn't be a long walk.

"Leave it to the American to know everything" Nikolai cackled

"I'm a marine, I have to know my places." Dempsey laughed walking away.

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Later that evening after long discussions the group decided to take the risk to find Love's home. Holding their weapons in hand, they were ready incase the dead decided to invade.

"So...Frauline Hannah" Richtofen says walking behind the group, Dempsey and Takeo always in the front. So Nikolai and Love stayed walking in the middle. "How did you survive all zhis time?"

"being controlled by an idiot and believing in broken promises" she replied holding Richofen's bloodhound in her non injured hand. "Also metal braces on my arms so I won't get bit when I push the dead away"

"That skin and bones? Hah hah hah, he didn't put much of a fight" Nikolai chuckled shaking his head

"Who wants to to live a life like this? Forever at least, he's probably more happy to be dead rather than being alive."

Being close by the walk came to a holt when Dempsey held his arm out signaling the group to stop. In front of them was a zombie with his head tilted forward moaning and groaning walking along the rocky field. "Don't make any noise, there may be more near by." Dempsey whispered. Reaching into the pocket on his chest he pulled out a knife.

"Wait" Love said, all turned their heads to look at her "it looks like Andy"

"We must be near where we found you then" Nikolai said