Peter's Journey/Issue 1

{The scene opens with a group of kids, Peter, Scott, Garry, Ben, Mark, Susan, Ross, Jonny, Anna, Danny, Zara, Adam and Henry all sitting in a living room of Anna’s house, peter has a Magnum in his hand, Ben has a Sniper rifle, the rest of them are all sitting down on the chairs, some are sleeping, Peter and Mark are standing near the front door, which has been boarded up, as is the other windows and the backdoor, Scott and Ben are at the back of the house, looking outside the gaps in the wood}

Adam: I’m hungry; we haven’t eaten a full meal in three days now

Peter: I know, we just need to all sit tight, leave it for a few days before the walkers outside clear off, then Ben and I’ll go and scavenge some food

Scott: I’ll go with Ben, *Scott walks towards peter and Whispers to him* you ain’t going, we need you here, you’re the leader of this group

Peter: Okay, I’ll stay, but the rest of you, just go and chill out

Anna: Chill...

Peter: You know what I mean; you don’t need to be sitting in this room the whole time

Jonny: We’re scared, in case any walkers get in

Peter: that’s not gonna happen, okay, now mark and Sarah are upstairs keeping a watch in the front bedroom, they’ll let us know if anything’s happening, whether or not they’ll break in or not

Scott: Okay, you ‘all need to loosen up, play a board game, play cards

Danny: we’ve done that

Scott: well do it again then

Zara: Yeah, let’s play monopoly

{So everyone plays monopoly except Peter, Ross, Ben and Scott they are in the kitchen}

Ben: Peter, what happens if the walkers get in?

Scott: we’ll need to get them out quickly

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: I know, I’ve been thinking that this morning, we’ll have to leave

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: and go where?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: away from here

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: You saw the news, the streets are blocked up by the army

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: what I don’t understand is that all of the adults are gone, but yet we’re all adults, Ben your 19, Mark’s 24

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Scott: I’ve been thinking that myself lately, the rest of them are all teenagers, except Henry, he’s only 12

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: it’s going to be hell getting them outta here, isn’t it?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: Yeah, but... Ben, do you remember the Walking Dead?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: Yeah, I still watch it

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: Same, well, they had an RV or a caravanet as we call them

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: So, what’s your point?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: my point is that the people down the road have one, so if we need to get out well I’d drive that

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Scott: good idea, that’ll have a toilet and a shower, that’s if it still works, but what about the keys?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: that’s the good thing, you see the Moores always kept the keys underneath the passenger seat, so it’ll be easy access, and you could take your Dad’s truck, couldn’t you?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: yeah, the keys are in the house, beside the front door

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: Ross, you could take your dads Citron, Scott you could take your mums Hyundai and Mark’ll take his mini

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Scott: you’ve got this all set out, haven’t you?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: oh yes

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">{They all laugh; they then join the others, while Peter walks upstairs to see Mark and Susan (who are brother and sister)}

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: *Knocking* how you guys doing?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Susan: we’re fine, just fine

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Mark: it’s getting calmer out there, something about the night that seems to rouse them up a bit

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: uh, em, Sarah could you give us a second?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Susan: sure, I’ll be downstairs when you’re done

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: thanks *Sarah then leaves* Okay, so what we’ve decided in case the walkers over take this place is get outta here, all of the vehicles have been placed, are you okay taking your mini?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Mark: Yeah, but it’ll only fit three people, the back hasn’t got much legroom at all

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: Well then Henry can go with you; he seems to be fond of Sarah

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Mark: yeah, well I’m happy to with that, I do have a question though, and when will we be getting more food?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: well as soon as outside has cleared up a bit then Ben and Scott will scout the homes in search of food and other supplies

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Mark: I can

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: No, we’ll need as many fighters here to defend the others in case if an emergency

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Mark: sure, well outside seems clear enough

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: *Looking through the gaps in between the wood* your right, they could go out now

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">{Peter walks back down, he sends Jonny up for watch, he then gathers everyone else down into the main living room}

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: Okay guys, the coast seems clearer out there, so Ben and Scott are willingly going to go out and search for food and other supplies, if you have time can you find any sort of weapons, axes and other gardening told are fine, so I only ask, and i don’t want to force anyone, but is there anyone that would like to go out there as well?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">{There is a moment’s silence}

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Anna: I’ll go

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: Same here

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: No, Ross, you’re needed here; we’ll need every one that can fight here, just for safety reasons

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: Scott and Ben are away

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: I ain’t arguing with you Ross, I’ve said no, if you don’t like it then tough

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">{Ross walks off to his room}

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: Now Anna Scott and Ben, you be safe and careful, you get what you need and you come straight back, even if you only go into one house, you don’t take any risks, okay?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: don’t worry mummy, we’ll be fine

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: I’m serious, I want all three of you back in one piece, and now off you go

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">{Ben, Scott and Anna leave the house, the rest of them go back to what they were doing}

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: *knocking on Ross’s bedroom door* Can I come in?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: If you like

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: *sits beside Ross on the bed* I-I can’t do everything by myself, you know that, right?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: Yeah, i know, id there a point?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: there is, somewhere, I’ve got a hell of a lot to deal with now, looking after you lot, for a start, getting food and everything else sorted. What I’m trying to get to is that I don’t want to have to deal with you every time I ask you not to do something, it’s not that I don’t want you doing it, it’s that I don’t want you getting hurt, I care for you, for all of you

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: I know, I...I just don’t want to be sitting around looking out of the window all day, I want to be out there killing walkers

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: let’s hope that’s not the case

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: I want to do that Peter, you can’t stop me,

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: Okay

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: what?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: I said, okay, go on

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: I don’t follow

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: You want to go and kill walkers, then go on

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: still not following

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: walkers are everywhere Ross, not just here, I’m not stopping you form leaving, go find your walkers, kill them, but in the end, you go out there all alone, you’ll have no one to watch your back, one slip-up and your dead

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: I

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: just shut up and think about others next time you speak, your gonna need to man up more, there’s more than just you around here, if you don’t like it, leave *Peter walks off*

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">''One of the other houses in the neighbourhood ''

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: Scott you look downstairs with Anna, I’ll go out to the shed, see if there’s anything that we can use as a weapon, don’t be going upstairs

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Scott: sure, be careful out there

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: When am I not careful? *Ben goes outside*

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Anna: what are we looking for?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Scott: anything that is tinned, like fruit, beans and other non-perishable foods, don’t be taking milk, if there’s cereals then take them, also anything that’s in the freezer

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Anna: I think that Mrs Jemphery’s freezer is out in the garage.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Scott: I’ll go out and check, you stay here and look for the canned goods

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">{Scott then goes to the garage, which is connected by a door in the house, when he gets into the garage, he sees the freezer, he then empties everything out of it that is light and easy to cook,, meanwhile out in the shed, Ben is putting all of the axes, shovels and a pitchfork into a big carry bag, soon they all meet in the kitchen}

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: D’you find much?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Anna: Yeah, loads of canned food that should last us a long time, how about you?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: Yeah, I got a few weapons at least enough for all of us to carry

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Scott: I got some stuff from the freezer, cakes, buns bread and three tubs of ice-cream

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ben: okay, that’s good for today, lets head back home

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">{Ben, Scott and Anna head back home, they all gather in the living room when they arrive at the house, they empty there finding on the big table}

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: *upon seeing the food and weapons* Well done guys, now looks like we’ll be having a good meal tonight *they all cheer* hey, keep the noise down, we don’t want to be spotted or nothing

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: You want me to help you with the food?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: Yeah, that’d be great, thanks

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Ross: *pulling Peter aside* your right, we need to stick together and I’m sorry for earlier, that was selfish of me

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: *patting him on the shoulder* It’s okay, don’t worry about it

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">{Around 6:30 pm}

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: okay guy’s grubs up, don’t be eating before the rest of us get our food, and eat it at the table, and don’t go wondering off

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Danny: this is delicious

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Garry: It’s the best we’ve had in ages

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Scott: It is, isn’t it?

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Peter: And it’s down to Anna

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Anna: and Scott

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Scott: Well, mostly you

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">{All of a sudden a phone starts to ring, they all turn to the phone, and the camera angle zooms into the phone}

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">End of Part 1