The Dead World/Issue 101

Sitting in the car, again looking out the window, Riley watched as they got further and further away from the camp. They had gone their to take it over, get their revenge and some of there including Riley had gone to kill everyone there.

Except Frank had decided to give the camp residents one last day to decide on what to do. Now they were probably building their defenses up to defend it which would make a harder job for them to take it over if they actually did in the end.

Seeing the same zombie tied up on the tree again, this time Riley's attention was fully drawn to it and time seemed to slow as they passed it. Seeing it desperately try reaching out to the cars for food, Riley couldn't help but think about all the other zombies that were like that, just wandering not thinking about anything except maybe their next meal....

At this point he realized he could end up like that, he could end up like that before he even got his revenge and he couldn't let that happen. He had to get his revenge and he had to do it now, before it was too late.

He could've got it today, he could've went into that camp and easily killed Will's group as well as the other camp residents there. The rest of his and Frank's group would've helped him, he knew it but it was all because Frank decided to give them one last day to decide that he didn't act, couldn't act.

It was all because Frank got in the way and made the decision for the rest of them....

Finally arriving back at their camp, Riley remained in the car while the others got out, remained sitting as he looked down at his baseball bat in thought. He knew one way or another his feud with Will and his group would end soon.

Suddenly looking up, Riley watched again, this time watching Riley walk away from camp and towards the woods where they had set up traps, zombie pits and all kinds of things to defend their new camp for as long as they were there.

Riley knew one way or another it would all end, he just had to do EVERYTHING in his power to make sure it ended in his favor....

Eventually after what felt like hours and probably was hours. The camp had gone back to normal but their happy attitude had gone. They were all now going about doing their jobs, some even packing but not telling anyone, waiting for their leader to tell them what they were going to do.

Their leader himself had retreated to his RV to be away from everyone else while he thought about what had just happened and their options. Either way he knew the camp was doomed by the looks of it.

If they left there was no way so many of them could survive out on there together and if they stayed they would end up being all killed because there was no way they could fight Frank's group head on and there was no time for small hit and run attacks now.

Hearing a knock on the RV door, he sighed and ran his hands through his hair nervously before walking over to the door and opening it to find his sister Annie standing there giving him a small smile.

"I wanted to check in on you, I know you got a lot to think about" Annie said looking down to the floor as she spoke while shifting on her feet a little. She knew he wouldn't mind her visiting but she also knew it wasn't the best of times.

However Ricky just nodded and stood aside so she could come in which she did quickly before he shut the door behind her and sighed as he leaned against the door, bowing his head as he nervously ran his hand through his hair.

"I...I just don't know what to do Annie, I really don't...." Ricky admitted shakily and when Annie turned to look at him she was shocked out how much he was actually shaking, looking like he was about to break down into all sorts of emotions.

She knew that he had been dealing with a lot lately but her brother was always so, hardened. He would always bottle up everything and move on like it was the most easiest thing in the world but now, he looked like he was ready to have some kind of fit.

"hey, hey why don't you sit down" Annie said worriedly but he just pushed her away lightly before beginning to pace around the RV shaking more and more as he tried to hold in his fit of anger while she just watched him waiting to see if he lost it.

"we've worked hard for this place and we cant lose it....not now....not now" Ricky said trailing off towards the end, making it look like he was calming down but just as Annie was going to walk over and comfort him he suddenly grabbed some nearby plates and smashed them on the floor angrily.

"we cant lose this place!!" Ricky shouted as he threw a couple of things around while Annie just stood back shocked as she watched her brother let out all his emotions he had been holding for what looked like years.

A little while later after most of the plates and things had been thrown about, Ricky leaned against the wall before slowly sliding to the floor, remaining silent as he put his head in his hands but Annie didn't move towards him, just in case he went off again until finally after a few minutes, Ricky spoke up.

"where did we go?....what did we do to deserve this?" Ricky asked her in a soft whisper as he looked up her but she didn't have an answer, she didn't know what to say so she just stood there looking at him with a sad expression. of anger while she just watched him waiting to see if he lost it.

"we've worked hard for this place and we cant lose it....not now....not now" Ricky said trailing off towards the end, making it look like he was calming down but just as Annie was going to walk over and comfort him he suddenly grabbed some nearby plates and smashed them on the floor angrily.

"we cant lose this place!!" Ricky shouted as he threw a couple of things around while Annie just stood back shocked as she watched her brother let out all his emotions he had been holding for what looked like years.

A little while later after most of the plates and things had been thrown about, Ricky leaned against the wall before slowly sliding to the floor, remaining silent as he put his head in his hands but Annie didn't move towards him, just in case he went off again until finally after a few minutes, Ricky spoke up.

"where did we go?....what did we do to deserve this?" Ricky asked her in a soft whisper as he looked up her but she didn't have an answer, she didn't know what to say so she just stood there looking at him with a sad expression.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door and when Annie answered it, it was revealed to be one of their guards standing there looking shocked as he pointed frantically towards the fences where a load of people had gathered.

"the supply group have come back without the car, they look very beat up!!" the guard exclaimed before running off to join everyone else at the fences and after sharing one last look, the siblings soon went after him, masking all of their past feelings somewhere inside of them like they always did....

Limping towards their camp, Will leaned on Bella for support while Anthony and Angelica still carried Emily between them. They were all fortunate to have made it out alive, it just went to show how bad things could go really quickly, they just had to try and make sure the same thing didn't happen again....

Will and Emily had got the worse of it, with Will being cut badly on the leg and having some really bad bruises and cuts while Emily had been able to get out mostly ok but had quite a bad cut on her head which could prove fatal due to the glass that was stuck in it a little.

"oh my god, what happened to you guys!!!" Karen exclaimed as she ran up to Anthony and hugged him tight being careful not to knock Emily over before Jamie came over and took over Anthony's job of helping Emily move forward allowing Karen to hug her boyfriend fully.

"we ran into that herd and winded up crashing, barely made it out" Anthony told her and she just brought him into a tighter hug, now scared knowing what had happened. She knew that run was risky and what she just heard had proved it, they should of never gone out.

"its alright, your back now, Annie can do your wounds and such" Karen whispered to him before kissing his cheek and laying her head on his shoulder as a comforting gesture, however she also shared a look with Will, where he looked apologetic but she just glared at him, she had told him not to go but he hadn't listened. This was on him.

"what the hell happened?!!" Annie demanded as she pushed through the crowd before running the remaining distance to the supply group, running to Emily first since she seemed to need two people to carry her.

"car crash and a zombie herd" Angelica responded, a little more bluntly than how Anthony had told Karen but it told the doctor what she wanted to know. However Annie appreciated the bluntness and began checking Emily carefully as she was held up, wincing a little when she saw the glass stuck in her head.

"most of us got out alright with only cuts and bruises, the only wounds you have to worry about is Emily's head which as you've noticed has glass in it and Will's leg, he got a pretty bad cut had to yank out a piece of the car from it" Bella told Annie and the woman nodded in response before gesturing for the residents of camp to get out of the way.

"come to my tent, ALL of you" Annie said, sharing one last look with her brother before running off to her tent to get things ready while the supply group followed her more slowly as they admittedly did want to sit down and get checked out.