Dead Weight/Issue 24

Issue 24 - Safer than can be

"Right, I got enough food to last the babies around 5 months, should do. Got like outfits and stuff, ooh, so cute, so cute" Katie says, lugging the bag and hauling it onto the bed, tipping out the pils of contents. Mel smiles as she spots the small outfits, side by side by side. She picks up two and holds them against Chloe and Lucus. "Aren't they adorable"

"Very, Here, let me see them, I used to take care of little kids, I got this, i'll dress them" Lexy grins,

"She is good with them" Katie says quickly, as she sees Mel hesitate.

She takes the two babies and walks out the room, the clothe in hand.

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Kay walks over to the front gates, hand in hand with Zoella.

"Where the fu-- do you think you're going?" Katie shouts, running upto them and blocking there way.

"We're going out, for good, we want to move on"

"But...isn't it perfect here?" Katie stutters, fiddling the gate lock between her fingers.

"Yeah, but we have been moving for quiet some time before you found us, we're going to go" Jame says, pushing Katie slowly out the way. Katie grabs a key and unlocks the gate.

Kkay, Zoella and James quickly walk out, all they had was their three bagpacks. Katie sighs as she shuts the gates. She didn't feel like arguing.

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-two weeks later-

Katie hauls a long piece of wood up against the wall. With the help of Flake before securing it, as a wall. "So, you used to do this in your old camp?"

"Oh aye, keeps 'em out"

Katie grins, plastering the wood with some Plazurteen (A futeristic glue that holds pieces of wood, metal and plastic in place) (please remember, readers, we are in 2017)

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"Wheeeee" Mel grins, throwing Lucus gently in her arms while Lexy crosses her legs infront of Chloe and Lacey, changing Lacey's diaper while Chloe plays with a teddy bear.

"I can't beilve these are the first babies I'v seen in almost a year!" Lexy grins,tickling Lacey as she straps up her diaper, lifting her slowly as she crawls off.

"I can't believe you built this place!" Mel laughs, looking around.

They had expanded the camp ovr the course of 3 days, more than 10 men helped knock down the walls at the back of the camp and make it longer, then building a play room for the kids. Decorating it with a soft mossy feeling flooring, Mel could be almost certain it was moss from the trees outside.

Inside was four cribs, one spare while the others where for Lacey, Chloe and Lucus. There was a toybox that one camp member had made from scratch, as he used to work with wood all the time, he built a toy box and several toys to place inside. They are busy constructing a play house in the corner beside the play room. It was amazing.

"Give my thanks to Flake"

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Abrehams eyes flutter open, looking up, his bright green eyes focused quickly on Robbie. "Wakey Wakey, finally, Thought you weren't ever gonna wake up!" He laughs, sitting on the stool next to him.

"What...What happened?"

"Explosions -"

"My leg feels weird"

"You have no leg"

Abrehams eyes open wide in shock, he looks down at the bottom of the bed, half a leg wasn't here.

"Sh-t man..." He slumps his head back onto the pillow.

"I'll go get you some water"

Robbie backs up into a building, opening the door and adventuring inside, it holds containers of water and food. He lifts up and unscrews a lid, catching the heavy flow of water into the cup that they have layed out to pick up and drink from. He screws the lid back on tight, the last bit of water trickling down before stopping.

He walks out.

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Scarlette grabs onto the ladder, making her way up ontop of the wall, crawling over the thick wall before plopping her legs over the side, looking on at the men wandering around outside, streching their legs and just checking their snares near by.

"We've cut down all the trees over to the west, giving us a clear view point of the city, men scouted out yesterday, seen a big pack of them heading this way, they are setting up defences as we speak"

Scarlette nods as she over hears the conversation being made. She carefully walks across the wall before stopping behind the man. "Excuse me, could I go down and help"

"One more man couldn't kill us, off you go, take some ammo if you need it, knifes or whatever"

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A safer haven has been secured. --End of Arc 4-- Authors Note:Sup readurs of the ages. Sooooo. This arc has been./..Okay. I guess.I swear the next two arcs will have you at the edge of your computing seats ;)I promise ;)Baaai ♥