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Chapter 10 - Deadshot

Kyle climbs up the ladder to the outpost then look out to see a few infected scattered out.

Rachel: The raiders...they're coming.

Kyle: Yeah...they are.

Rachel looks out with her binoculars.

Kyle: You never really talked about Moses.

Rachel sighs, lowering the binoculars.

Rachel: What's there to say, Kyle? He's dead...

Kyle nods, before looking out.

Rachel: You know; seeing how you and Sarah made it so far together. I guess, I wanted that with Moses, too. Get married, have a family....I wanted that with him.

Kyle frowns.

Kyle: You miss him, don't you?

Rachel: I miss him....Jenny....Marcus...Joseph....Maya....they all deserved this place.

Rachel frowns

Kyle: What?

Rachel: Kyle...if I tell you something, can you promise not to be mad?

Kyle: Why would I be mad?

Rachel: I-

Before Rachel prepares to speak, she then looks through her binoculars.

Kyle: What?

Rachel: I see something.

Kyle: Not an infected?

Rachel: Here, you look, too.

Rachel hands Kyle the binoculars as he takes it, looks through and sees a group of people. Two trucks are parked; one with a cage.

Kyle: That's not infected. Good job, Rachel. Come on. We have to tell the others.

Kyle and Rachel get down from the outpost. Outside Berrington, Wes, Tobin, Hunter, Bakari, Georgette, Griffin, Charlotte, Orion, Freddy, along with another young raider, Damon, a young African-American teen, are setting up outside.

Wes: Well, shit. Here I was hoping to give that scared boy a big old fuckin wet kiss and then there this motherfucker goes playin hard to get.

Wes turns to Tobin, who nods.

Tobin: Alright, people. Let's get this party started....and though, we are here to only capture, that does not mean you don't defend yourselves.

Wes: The plan hasn't changed.

Damon: Damn....this is one big fuckin gate!

Hunter looks down, shaking his head.

Hunter: This isn't right.

Wes then walks up to Hunter.

Wes: What?

Hunter: You know this isn't.....

Wes: You just worry about what I told you, boy. Not whether this is right or wrong.

The rest of the raiders move in, before Damon pats Hunter's shoulder.

Damon: Cheer up, Hunter. Think....if all goes right, we can catch us a fine ass girl.

Hunter shakes his head, before he moves with theraiders. In Berrington, the survivors and Berrington residents walk out into the courtyard, where everyone else begins to gather around.

Samantha: They finally show up?

Sarah: Yeah.

Samantha: Stay safe, okay?

All of the survivors gather, with Peter, John, Alicia, Samantha, Anna, Chloe and Brigg.

Caleb: They've got a lot more people, all carrying guns. Two trucks.

Kyle: Not to mention a truck with a cage, probably to carry people away.

Anna: Oh god.

Brigg: Fuckers.

Chloe: I can't believe they're really here.

Kyle: If they get inside, Sarah and I will keep them focus on us. Margaret and Rocky are in the tower. That should give Chris and Brigg enough to time set up the bomb.

Chris: We'll set it on that truck.

Brigg: It'll work. I promise.

Kayla: Savannah's taking the women and kids to the shelters.

Samantha: My son's with them?

Kayla: Yes.

Shawn: Okay....

Abigail rushes up to the circle.

Abigail: They're here?

Rachel: Yeah...

Abigail: Fuck.....well, I guess this is gonna get messy.

Rachel: Yeah...you gonna be ready for the fight? You're not too hurt?

Abigail: I'll be okay.

Shawn: If they get in, we fall back.

Peter: To the admin building.

Peter points to the building behind him.

James: Exactly. Right into our traps.

Anna: They're in for a big fucking rude awakening.

Peter: So, any final words of wisdom?

Kyle: No matter what happens, look out for each other. And don't let them-

As Kyle is speaking, Shawn looks up to spot a sniper glow from a tree line.

Shawn: Sniper!

A gunshot sounds out and a bullet hits Chloe in the leg.

Chloe: Oh, fuck!

Chris: Chloe!

Everyone jumps back in surprise.

James: Shit! 

Sarah: Spread out!

Cassandra: Hide! Now!

Everyone scatters to hide and Kyle goes over to Chloe and drags her to a safe spot.

Wes: Kyle?! I know you're in there! Kyle?

Everyone hides behind the barricade.

Chloe: Oh, god! Shit, no!

Chloe holds her bleeding leg.

Tobin: Open up, guys. This doesn't have to get any more uglier that it does.

A molotov is thrown at the gate, burning down the barrier they made at the front gate. Kyle equips an assault rifle.

Chloe: Go, go. I'll be alright. You don't have much time! Just go!

Kyle runs over the table, knocks it down on its side. Sarah runs over to him, machete in her hand and helps him push the table up. Shawn and James get behind cover as the raiders open the gate and walk in. Freddy drives the truck while Tobin drives the cage truck.

Wes: Spread out.

Griffin: All the fucking house lights are off.

Tobin: That don't mean shit.....

Hunter: Dad, these houses are beautiful. They have lights. Why don't we just move here?

Wes: We already have a home, boy. Keep searching!

Griffin: Gotta say; place looks ready for a while. Kyle really got them taking us seriously.

Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah and Cassandra exchange looks at each other. James takes Cassandra's hand.

James: We're going to get through this.

Cassandra: Together.

James nods as both of them let go of each other's hands. Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah and Cassandra stand up and aim their weapons at the raiders.

Kyle: You looking for us?!

The raiders start to point their guns at the five.

Shawn: You got us!

James: Anyone moves, and we'll shoot.

Griffin: Take your best shot, then if you've got the balls.

Wes raises his hand to his crew, signaling them not to shoot, then turns to Orion, nodding to shoot.

Wes: Hold fire.

Tobin smiles upon seeing Sarah.

Tobin: Hey, Sarah. You remember me?

Sarah: How could I not fucking remember you, Tobin?

Tobin turns to Cassandra.

Tobin: Cassandra....

Tobin turns to James.

Tobin: You must be James, seeing as how you got goggles on your head.

Tobin turns to Shawn.

Tobin: And you....you the big brother; Shawn. The other soldier....which just leaves Caleb, the teen, Rachel, the ex-reaper, Abigail, the blacksmith, Rocky, the sniper, Margaret, the mechanic, Chris....and the medic, Kayla....and the little deaf girl, Savannah.

Wes turns back to Kyle.

Wes: Where's our new recruits?

Sarah: These are not your recruits! These are people!

Wes takes a few steps then turns to Griffin.

Wes: Search the yard.

Griffin starts to look around.

Wes: If any of these people move, shoot them.

Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah and Cassandra exchange nervous glances.

Wes: We're going to find them, Kyle and then we'll them. We'll take all of you.

Kyle: Take me. You want soldiers? Fine. Just take me with you, but leave everyone else.

Wes: You'd do that? You would come with me if I were to let the others go?

Wes is slightly shocked by this.

Kyle: Yes....

Shawn: Same here. We'll all go with you.

Sarah: Yes....

James: Yes, for these people....

Cassandra: Yeah....

Caleb: Guess, we're all going with you....or we could just all kill you, cause none of us are going anywhere.

Wes and the raiders turn to see Caleb, Rachel, Abigail, Kayla and Chris walking over to join Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah and Cassandra. Rocky and Margaret aim their rifles at the raiders in the clock tower. Rachel's eyes widen upon seeing Hunter, who gives a shameful look.

Wes: You people really are like family. I can tell you all have lost a lot....but let me ask you something; the people you've all lost. What would they say if they saw you all like this?

Kyle: They'd be proud of who we are.

Tobin: Why? Because you almost gave up just now? Handed yourselves over to save your people? Like your brother did saving your life?

Kyle: You don't talk about Jake, asshole. You didn't even know him.

Cassandra: You all need to get the fuck out! Now!

Abigail: You're not taking any of us.

Wes: If none of you will help me find the others, I'll find someone who will.

Caleb scoffs.

Caleb: You think any of our people would help you?

Wes: Oh, I know your people won't...but the people of Berrington might.

Wes looks over to the side, yelling out to the people of Berrington hiding.

Wes: Just so you all know; Melanie wanted to come along tonight, but I told her to stay at our headquarters. She wanted to tell you all how well she's adjusted to our group; her new life. How happy she is. She said she had family back here. 

Samantha shuts her eyes.

Wes: Friends she missed. Samantha. Peter. John.

Peter sighs.

John: Shit...

Wes: But the one person she missed most of all...was her little sister. Alicia.

Alicia gives a look of concern as she sticks her head out then looks at the survivors.

Abigail: Alicia! Don't!

Kyle shakes his head at Alicia, but she stands up and walks to Wes.

Shawn: Goddammit....

Rocky and Margaret see this from the clock tower.

Rocky: What the fuck is she doing?!

Alicia: Where are they?

Wes: I'll take you to them.

Alicia: I can't go with you. I just want my sisters back. Please.

Alicia backs away from Wes while Tobin walks up to her.

Tobin: You'll be happier where they're at, girl.

James: Don't buy into his bullshit, Alicia!

Cassandra: You know he's lying!

Sarah: They stole your sisters! Took them away from you, from their real home!

Tobin grabs Alicia, pulls her in front of him and holds out a knife to her. Sarah gasps at this.

Cassandra: Shit!

Wes: Now, we don't want to, but if we need to, we will....

Hunter: Dad...

Wes: Shut the fuck up, Hunter.

During the confrontation, Brigg manages to plant the bomb in Freddy's truck. In the rear view mirror, Freddy notices Brigg igniting the match to the bomb.

Freddy: What the fuck?!

The bomb and truck explodes, killing Freddy in the explosion and knocking down, Wes and his people. Alicia elbows Tobin in the nose and scrambles away.

Wes: Fuck! Shit!

It becomes an all out war as the survivors and the Berrington people open fire at Wes and his people. Cassandra shoots an arrow at Wes, but he moves before it can hit him. Bakari aims a gun at the both her and James, but they duck before the bullet could hit them. Brigg runs out towards Wes, screaming, but then Tobin stabs him in the throat.

Wes: Goddammit, Tobin!

Tobin: Fuck!

Kyle's jaw drops at this.

Anna: Uncle Brigg?! Uncle Brigg! No!

Anna cries as Peter holds her back and Alicia backs away from Brigg's body in fright. Wes shakes his head, looms over Brigg and stabs him in the head. Wes turns to Tobin, who shrugs, before he shakes in anger then turns to her group.

Wes: Kill who you need to! Take everyone else!

The raiders start firing their guns towards the brick wall, where everyone was hiding behind. Orion shoots Brie in the head, killing her.

Peter: Brie! Oh god! No!

The raiders start firing their guns towards the brick wall, where everyone was hiding behind. Sarah gets up, aims her pistol at Bakari's leg and fires. Bakari goes down as Caleb shoots at Charlotte with his 12 gauge, hitting her in the back and through the chest. Charlotte falls down.

Wes: Charlotte!

Sarah: Now! Go back!

The Berrington people head towards the admin building.

Wes: Follow them, goddammit!

The Berrington people run into the building. Wes stops Hunter.

Wes: Not you.

Wes eyes jitter towards Rachel, causing Hunter to sigh.

Hunter: Dad....

Wes: You know what you need to do, boy. You either do it or you don't come home.

In the fight, Damon attempts to shoot at Samantha, but Shawn shoots Damon in the shoulder. Damon attempts to grab his rifle, but Shawn steps on his rifle and then incapacitates him with the butt of his rifle. Wes pulls out an assault rifle and opens fire on the Berrington people, but Zeke is too late and takes a bullet to the lower abdomen.

Morgan: Zeke! Oh god!

Morgan turns to Dennis.

Morgan: Dennis!

Dennis turns to Morgan.

Dennis: Oh, fuck!

Dennis runs and slides over to Morgan and Zeke, who clutching his wound.

Dennis: Hold on, Zeke! Hold on! 

In the admin building, Kyle, Sarah, Sylvester and Anna run upstairs and behind the banister as Griffin, Georgette and Bakari enter. Sarah looks at the rope next to her then looks to see its attached to the brick filled duffle bag. She then pulls out her knife and cuts the rope, making the ball fall on top of Bakari, killing him instantly.

Georgette: No! Bakari!

Kyle, Sarah, Sylvester and Anna run up the stairs.

Griffin: Kill that one! The one with the scar on his face.

Georgette let's out a loud growl as she comes up the stairs and fire at everyone. Kyle and Sarah duck as she stand in front of a couch, that was perched on the staircase. Georgette keeps firing as she gets up the stairs and both Kyle and Sarah push the down the stairs, pinning Georgette against the wall.

Griffin: Fuckin pointless! Tobin and I told Wes you weren't going to cooperate!

Grffin runs up the stairs, holding a molotov, then he throws it up and it lands in the middle of the hallway, right in front of the office door. Anna and Sylvester run down the other way while Sarah begins to cough as she and Kyle head towards the office and enter.

Kyle: Sarah, lock the fucking door! Lock it!

Sarah: Okay!

Sarah turns to the door, but Griffin kicks it open, knocking her down.

Kyle: Sarah!

Griffin: Wes ain't here this time. So you and me are going to have a nice talk. Alone.

Kyle: Think you can take me with one hand, motherfucker?

Griffin: One hand don't mean shit.

Griffin raises his fist towards Kyle, but he knocks his arm away, and punches Griffin, before kicking his knees.

Sarah: Kyle...I can't....

Sarah tries to get up.

Kyle: Stay back!

Griffin: Fucker!

Griffin kicks Kyle's knees and he flung backwards falling on his stomach, knocking the wind out of him.

Sarah: Kyle!

Sarah looks down at the floor and sees Kyle's machete and she runs to grab it, but then Griffin runs up and punches her in the face then he grabs Sarah and pushes her against the table then pulls her arm behind her back.

Griffin: Y'know whenever I see someone like you; a stupid little bitch who can't even take a hint.

Sarah tries to kick Griffin, but he kicks behind her knees, which made her scream. Kyle gets up and grabs Griffin by his collar and pulled him off of Sarah, who elbows Griffin the stomach then backhands him. Kyle punches Griffin in the face multiple times, before kicking him into the door, leading the balcony. The two struggle a bit, but Kyle gets the upper hand and knees Griffin the crotch. Griffin goes for a punch, but Kyle punches and brutally pummels Griffin in the face then punches him in the stomach, making him topple back and breaking the banisters. Before Griffin can completely fall, Griffin grab's Kyle's arm and the two fall out of the balcony.

Sarah: Kyle!

In the streets of Berrington, the all out war continues with Hunter finally spotting Rachel. Rachel then fires at Tobin, who dodges the shots. Orion then tosses a grenade at Rachel, the blast knocking her down as it explodes. Rachel looks around and she hears a gun cock. She then looks up to see a gun in her face, the gun held by Hunter, who then starts to hyperventilate. Rachel sees the confliction in Hunter's eyes and after a long moment, Hunter lowers his weapon, unable to shoot. Rachel sighs, but then her eyes widen as she looks behind Hunter.

Rachel: No! Wait!

Hunter turns and is hit with the butt of a shotgun held by Abigail. Hunter turns and backs away just as Abigail cocks his shotgun and aims it at Hunter.

Hunter: Please! Please!

Rachel: Caleb! Wait, stop!

Rachel gets in between Hunter and Abigail.

Abigail: Rachel, what the fuck are you--?!

Rachel: No, you can't! Just...wait....

Caleb looks at Rachel, then back at Hunter. Back at the front of the admin building, Kyle wakes up to Griffin screaming out in pain, he looks over to see that Griffin's left leg was broken.

Kyle: Sucks to be you.

Kyle then hears a gun cock as he looks up to see a gun in his face, held by Wes.

Wes: You know, I really thought this could've worked without bloodshed, but you proved me wrong.

Suddenly, Peter comes out and knocks Wes down and the two begin to struggle. Kyle sees the gun was on the ground and he goes for it, but Kyle grabs his leg. Kyle kicks Griffin in the face until he broke his nose, making Griffin let go of his leg. Kyle goes to get up again but Griffin reaches out for him again, until Shawn comes out and kicks Griffin in the face, knocking him on his back. Shawn then gets on top of Griffin and punches him repeatedly in the face. Wes knocks Peter to his side and runs to the gate while Tobin grabs Peter and starts to drag him away. Samantha was fighting off Orion. Kyle runs over to his gun and aims at Tobin and shoots him in the shoulder. Peter runs, but Orion knocks out Samantha and throws her in the car with Sylvester and Chloe.

Tobin: Wes!

Tobin points to the incoming infected invading Berrington.

Wes: Cut our losses! Fall back! Fall back now!

Infected start to come into Berrington as the raiders load up the cart on the truck and take off. Sarah runs out of the admin building and sees this. Tobin turns around and throws a molotov at the entrance, glares at Sarah.

Tobin: This ain't over, bitch!

Tobin runs. Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah, Cassandra, Caleb, Rocky, Margaret, Rachel, Abigail, Kayla, Chris and even John and Peter, stab several infected in the head. Finally, all the infected and Skinners are taken are of and everyone takes a breath. Sarah looks over at Kyle and he looks at her and they both embrace each other.

Sarah: I'm so glad you're okay.

Kyle pulls back the embrace to look at Sarah then pushes back a strand of hair from her face. Kyle smiles at Sarah then both of them pull away from each other to go and check everyone. James embraces Cassandra while Shawn embraces Kayla. Rocky and Margaret look at each other, then smile, before Margaret kisses Rocky. Chris's eyes widen.

Chris: Uh...when did that happen?

Rocky: Uh....recently.

Margaret: Like an hour ago.

Chris: Ah....okay, then.

Savannah runs out, rushes up and hugs Kayla., who then speaks to her in sign language.

Kayla: You okay?

Savannah speaks in sign language.

Savannah: Uh-huh.

Seth runs out and looks around.

Seth: Where's my mom?

Kyle: They took her. I'm sorry, son.

Sarah sees Alicia sitting in the middle of the courtyard until she sees Sarah and stands up.

Alicia: Sarah, I...I'm sorry. For trusting them.

Sarah nods at Alicia as Rachel comes up to Sarah, and the two look over to see Kyle was with Connor, Bryan and Anna as they mourn Brigg.

Peter: God. Sylvester, Chloe. They're just gone...

John: And Samantha...I never thought someone would get her.

Peter and John walk up to the group.

Kyle: It's not over yet.

Kyle walks up to the group.

Shawn: Damn right, it's not. We're going to get them back.

John: How? We still don't know where they are or how many.

James: No, we don't, but we've got someone who does.

Everyone looks over at Griffin, Damon and Hunter, who are tied up and leaning against a post. Griffin looks up to see the survivors and Berrington survivors surrounding them and glaring down at him before Hunter makes eye contact with Rachel and gives a shameful look.

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