The small blue sedan cruised down the street. The light of the sun shone brightly. It almost felt like everything was normal once again.

Hetuwa’s eyes focused on the road in front of him again. A lone zed shambled across the road. Its leg was crooked as part of it looked limp.

“Well everything was normal for a second.”, he whispered.

“Yeah?”, Latoya said with a smirk.

He pressed hard down on the gas. The blue sedan propelled forward and slammed into the zed. It flew up and over the car. The body was completely limp as it crashed back down onto the cement of the street.

They turned a corner and slowed down.

“Right here.”, Latoya pointed at a house that was half finished.

“Here?”, Hetuwa asked.

The sedan pulled to a stop.

“Yes.”, she hopped out of the passenger seat, “Come back later today. Feel free to bring your friends with you.”.

“Alright. I’ll talk to them about it. But cannot promise they will be open to meeting new people.”, he responded.

Latoya waved as Hetuwa pulled away before walking towards the unfinished house.

Back at the Carlington House..

“Our fearless Hetuwa has returned.”, Josh said as Hetuwa walked in, “Was it a bust?”.

“No. Not completely.”, Hetuwa answered.

“What do you mean?”, Richard prodded.

“We have another set of wheels.”, Hetuwa answered happily.

“Bet its a sweet ride.”, Josh childishly day dreamed.

Hetuwa laughed, “Nothing so extravagant. A blue sedan.”.

“A blue sedan?”, Josh asked, “Like a soccer mom car?”.

They all laughed for a moment.

“All hail our soccer mom Hetuwa.”, Richard joked.

“Oh that is so gonna stick.”, Josh stated.

“Oh…”, Hetuwa rolled his eyes, “I also ran into someone. A woman. Her name is Latoya.”.

Richard and Josh both shifted. Their demanor was serious once again.

“She has a group. They offered to meet with us.”, Hetuwa explained.

“More numbers means bigger target for the zeds.”, Richard pointed out.

“Yet also means more people watching our backs.”, Hetuwa retorted.

Richard opened his mouth to retort but then stopped. He realized that Hetuwa was right. It couldnt hurt to at least meet.

“Okay.”, Richard agreed, “When?”.

“Later today.”, Hetuwa answered.

“Best we make ourselves presentable.”, Josh laughed.

Later that day…

The small sedan drove down the street. It maneuvered around the deserted cars with easy.

“Whoa!”, Richard said as he brought the car to a halt.

The three men inside the car looked out the windshield at a horde of zeds moving their way.

“Should be easy.”, Josh said, “Just go around them.”.

The sedan began speeding up towards the horde. It began to maneuver around the horde when it was slammed into. The sedan flipped through the air and came crashing down onto the hard ground.

A few moments later, Hetuwa began to come to.

“Ugh…”, he asked, “You guys okay?”.

“What hit us?”, Josh said as he touched his forehead. Not surprising, he was finding a bit of blood.

Richard remained still. He was slumped with his head against the window. Hetuwa nudged Josh in the shoulder and motioned to Richard.

“Oh hell no.”, Josh said as he nudged Richard, “Ya ain’t going out on me, old man.”.

Hetuwa kicked open his passenger door and slid out from the downed vehicle. He looked around at the surroundings. They were near where he dropped Latoya off.

That was the moment they hear the noise. It was a solid thump. As if an elephant had found its way into the Valley. The whole car began to shake with each thump. He turned and his mouth dropped open.

A zed slowly walked towards the car. It wasn’t normal. It was a hulking size of what used to be a man.

“Oh shit.”, Josh said as he followed Hetuwa’s gaze.

He turned his attention back to Richard and nudged him again. With a harder nudge, Richard began to move.

“I may be older. But I’m not that much older.”, he called out.

“Good.”, Josh explained, “It’s time for us to get the hell out of here.”.

The two men scrambled to get out of the sedan. Hetuwa was already one step ahead of them – he was trying to get the trunk open to no avail.

“This is not gonna happen.”, Josh said and then kicked the trunk. Nothing. He kicked it again harder.

The sound of the colossal Zed began to get louder. It was getting closer. And was it picking up speed?

Richard pushed Josh out of the way and kicked the trunk. It popped open revealing its contents inside. Each man grabbed their backpack and threw it over their shoulder.

“We’re almost to Latoya’s.”, Hetuwa called out.

“Lead the way, Lover Boy.”, Richard said as they began to move away from the wreckage.

“What is that thing?”, Hetuwa asked.

“Nothing we haven’t seen yet.”, Richard responded.

“Glad to know they come in all shapes and sizes.”, Josh said, “And we got a frickin’ Juggernaut here.”.

The Juggernaut picked up speed. It grabbed the sedan and threw it out of its way. It was moving like a locomotive.

They ducked off the street and swerved around a house. They continued their pace, unsure if the zed was still on their tail.

Hetuwa glanced onto the street again. He recognized the house. It was just across the street.

“We gotta make a run for it.”, he said as he looked back at his two companions. He looked out onto the street again. The Juggernaut had disappeared.

“Now.”, Richard said as they all ran out. The Juggernaut was smart? It slammed into a deserted car sending it into the air.

The three men ran and miracuously dodged the vehicle. They ran into the unfinished house and slammed the door behind them.

They glanced around the house to find it was empty.

“Oh come on.”, Josh called out.

To Be Continued…

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