Dead Weight/Issue 5

This Is Issue 5 of Dead Weight, Titled: On Your Head Be It. It is part 1/2

They walk through the forest, the grass and stone crunching under their boots. Edging ever so closley to the end of the forest. Out onto the main road.

"Remember what I said..." Flake says, pulling out his sword and pressing it against Zacks neck, He gulps. "They have to be gone by evening..."

"But you said last night!" Zack trembles. Feeling numb in the feet, loosing his grip on the ground.

" gave you a extra night...Now...Tell me, How are you going to get them out if we are out...All day?"

"We'll get back.." Zack whispers, a tear running down his face. Flake grins, sliding his sword back. Zack feels his neck. A small drop of blood. He wipes it on his trousers and they continue moving down the hill. "Guys, The main road is just over here, Quickly"

They step down, The road is filled with cars. Crashed and one ontop of the other. Drake walks upto one of the undead, sitting in the back of a red car. Taking his gun and slamming it against the dead's temple. Causing its death. He wipes the blood off the back of his gun. Hanging it off his fingers as he checks the cars.

"Must of been a awful pile up" He says, hopping inbetween the cars.

"Sure looks like it, It would of been surprising if anyone made it out of it alive"

"Check all the cars, see if any of them are still drivable. I want to goto Los Santos customs and maybe to 24/7 while we are at it" Flake groans, turning a key inside one of the cars, it doesn't start but a puff of smoke emerges from inside.

"Oh, watch" Drake whispers loudy, walking upto a undead and hitting it with the back of his gun. It falls to the ground. Blood splatters on the road and his shoes. He walks over the body. Crunching a piece of dislodged skull while he is at it.

A car engine starts, Drake turns to see Zack beaming with delight, He looks in the car, A dead woman, Fully dead, lies on the passenger seat. He walks around. Opening the passenger door. "Ladies first" He smiles, pulling the dead girl out by her arm. She flops onto the ground. The rotting smell travels up and Zack almost pukes. Holding his breath he jumps into the car and reverses out slowly from the crash.

"Be careful!" Drake says, hopping out from the cars. Standing beside Flake.

"You guys...Want a ride?" Zack grins, reaching back and opening the back seat door. Drae hops in and Flake does after him. They close the door and Zack reverses out.

"You know...I'v never had driving lessons so.."

"Oh...Ok"

"Yeah, I'm just gonna"

"Yeah, I see" Drake and Zack switch places. Zack slumps in the back while Drake drives out to Los Santos.

"Remember..." Flake says, tapping his watch,

"Whats that Flake?" Drake asks, looking in the rear view mirror.

"Nothing, Friend"

"Do you hear that?" Carlos says, looing out the garage window. A undead passes by and a car stops at the customs.

"Oh my god, What is it?" Nancy groans, getting up from her sleeping bag, stepping over a puddle of oil and joining him at the window. Wiping away the dust.

"Is it people?" Tayna asks, Looking up from her magazine. Dated 2nd January 2017.

"Probably, or can these things drive cars?" Carlos says, getting down from the window and going towards the exit.

"Yo, Dude!" Darryn whispers loudly, getting up from his stool and running over to stop Carlos opening the door. "Come on man"

"No man, remember last time?"

-

"Get down! Get down on the ground!" The man shouts, pointing a rifle at a blonde woman's head. They back off, offering them soem food, the blonde woman quickly gets up to join them, hiding some food behind her. "What you got behind you!" The man shouts,

"Nothing!" The blonde says, hanging her head, so her face is not seen.

"WHAT DO YOU GOT!!"

"NOTHING!!!!"

Carlos closes his eyes, a gun shot fires and he is frightened to look. He hears rusling before the door shutting again.

He opens his eyes slowly, lying there, on the floor, is the blonde woman, lying face first on the concrete floor, Bullet through her neck, blood splatter around her.

"Oh my god..." Melissa cries

-

"I used to work here, remember, I have the keys!" Carlos dangles them infront of Darryn.

The door suddenly starts to bang, BANG BANG BANG.

"Its locked, maybe we should-"

"OPEN UP!!!" Flake demands, kicking the door.

Carlos walks up, slowly putting the keys in and turning them. He opens the door, gun at the ready.

"Flake, don't do anything crazy!"

"ANYTHING CRAZY? THESE PEOPLE ARE POINTING GUNS AT ME!" He shouts, slamming the door shut. He pulls out his sword. "We need cars!" He demands, Pointing his sword towards a blue car. Scratched but looking good and shiney.

"No, thats ours! But you can have-"

"GIVE ME THE MOTHER FLUFFING CAR!!" The points his sword at Melissas neck, pushing it inwards as she whimpers. Backing away quickly as blood draws from her neck.

"You phyco!" Darryn shouts. Pointing a small pistol at his head. "Leave!"

"Calm down Flake!" Zack whispers.

"CALM DOWN? Why don't you calm down!"

"We can take them back!"

"Yes, because that is a good idea, YOU ALWAYS HAVE GOOD IDEAS,

IM

SICK

OF

IT!"

And with that Drake hears a crack, A scream. He turns quickly.

Flake's sword is in the wall. Zack ducking on the ground.

Flake growls, pulling the sword out.

"We can work together!" Carlos says "Just lower your weapon, Please?"

Flake looks furiously on at Carlos. Lowering his weapon.

"Good..Now we just...You know..Settle this..." Darryn says. Slowly approaching Flake.

Flake slides the sword into its holder.

"Meet us outside with your car," He walks out, signaling Zack and Drake to follow. Mellissa looks at Darryn worridly. Sliding her hand into his. As the door slams shut.

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Trivia

 * First Apperance of Carlos
 * First Apperance of Nancy
 * First Apperance of Melissa
 * First Apperance of Darryn
 * First Apperance of Tayna
 * This is the first issue where the camp is not shown at all