Robin Free's Story

From her treetop perch, Robin had been watching the building for a while. She couldn't tell how many people lived there, but she knew it was a few. Normally Robin wouldn't dare go talk to strangers, all of her experiences told her, adults are bad. Especially adults you don't know.

But she had been in they forests for three days, and her supplies where running low. There was no way to know if she could find more somewhere else. So, against her better judgment, Robin jumped down from the tree-after making sure the coast was clear, she'd only make that mistake once and with her pistol clutched tight in her fists slowly walked up to the shelter. For a moments she stood pondering, maybe this was a bad idea? These people could be just like her father. But this was her only hope. So Robin knocked.

After a moment of nothing, Robin knocked much louder this time. She knew at least one person was in there. A quick look over her shoulders told Robin that nothing was coming up to her-yet. She tapped her foot impatiently, and began to twist her hair, a habbit she never seemed to break.

Evelyn smiles very slightly at the sound of Janice's voice. She carefully sat up and turned to the girl who had just entered the room.
"Should I be concerned that you're talking to yourself?" she said with a slight glint of frivolity in her voice. She placed a marker in her book and stood up slowly.
"Wow it's getting more difficult to stand the more I blow up." she gives off a slight chuckle, "how do you think I feel, Jan, I'm here all the freaking time because I'm no good at anything in the field with a person inside me." Evelyn puts a hand on her stomach when she feels a kick.

Suddenly, a knock at the door. Evelyn looks to Janice with a confused expression.
"We're not expecting patrols back for another hour..." she walks slowly to the door, "can't be a deadie...they're too dumb to knock...patrol returned early maybe?" As she gets closer to the door, she looks back at Janice.
"Just...stay here, and cover me if anything happens..." Slowly, Evelyn opens the door so only her face can be seen behind it.

Robin froze when the door open. Whoever it was, peered out at her so she could only see her face. The uneasy feeling settled in her stomach, and she took a wearily step back.
'Well....' Robin really had no idea what to say. She didn't think this far ahead. Perhaps she'd just start with a name? 'I'm...Robin....'

"Hey, just be glad I'm not talking to someone else. That's when you should start worrying," Janice chuckled. She felt bad about her earlier remark. She hadn't really thought about the fact that Evelyn was here, day in and out with her kid... Next time she went out Janice would make sure to find her a book or some sweets or something. "You're not useless. It's kinda nice having a greeter. Makes it homey."

The knock made Janice jump, which made her wince. Bad idea. Still hurts. "I'll do my best. Still got one good arm." Janice moved closer to the door, getting mentally prepared for the worst. The voice made her a little bit curious, and a bit of something else. A cross between worried and nervous, maybe? Whoever it was prolly needed a place to stay...

'Umm...' Robin stammered. She really hadn't planned this far. And she didn't even know if these people would help her. Yet, she supposed, they did answer the door without trying to attack her. 'I need supplies...' She said finally. I've been out here for three days and I can't find anything.' Behind her back, Robin crossed her fingers. Hopefully they would help her.

As leery as she was, Janice was all for letting the girl in. She didn't trust her... but it did take a lot for her to trust these days. "Well, Eve? You're the one at the door; what d'you think?" she murmured to the other woman. "Do I need to go get something, or what?"

Robin raised her hand. 'Hey, look I just need a few things of water and some food.' She didn't want them thinking Robin wanted more than that. 'Nothing else, I swear.'

It was surprising to Robin how so many people could live together like this. If it where her, she'd go crazy. As the new guy, yet to say his name began to speak to her, Robin began to wonder how many people lived together. Honestly she hoped it wasn't a lot. The teen didn't work well in groups. Taking a few steps back (she didn't trust men, anyone of them could be like her father) Robin answered quietly. 'I'm Robin.'

Christy sat in a distant tree, rifle aimed on the 4 people by the door of the military bass. She was kind of pissed off if she was honest, these people had managed to get into one of the few remaining safe houses in the country and now Christy was out of options. She could do what that short brown haired girl had done but at the risk of being killed she wasn't going to do it. Her only chance was to stake out and wait for the group to leave, and they would have to soon with the one women being so heavily pregnant.
She saw a man join the group, probably out scavenging for supplies, as they all gather in the doorway talking to this girl. Where they crazy? They were all out in the open waiting to be attacked, Christy could of taken out 2 of them already before the other 2 noticed and by then it would be to late. These people weren't taking this end of the world thing very seriously.
She scanned the clearing again, looking for any walkers, she knew they would gather her soon with this many people living in the safe house which meant she wouldn't really be able to use it after they all left.
She heard the faint sound of moaning and in instinct took aim and fired, hitting the walker straight in the head, instant kill... Stupidly she forgot the silencer and the shot rang out, not enough to draw to many more walkers but enough to draw the attention of the 4 to her direction, she doubted any of them could see her.

Quickly attaching her silencer and cursing up a storm at her own stupidity, Christy began to shoot at the walkers who had wp heard the gun shot.
'Im an idiot, I'm an idiot, I'm an idiot." Was the only thing going through her mind as she took shot after shot, not allowing any of the walkers close to the military base, I mean after drawing them here she couldn't exactly abandon these people, she had honour and she was not going to just leave.
She took down about 10, their corpses now littering the clearing around the base. Doing I quick scan for anymore zombies she held her breath for about 5 minutes, waiting and listening intently for any sound of them, when she through it was all clear she turned towards the little crowd of 4 who had been able to locate her while she was taking down the zombies.
Sighing she dropped down and approached the group, was had to at least apologise for being such a idiot.

After that initial gunshot, India couldn't hear any more. Maybe the fighting had stopped? "Now, where did that sound come from.." she was sure it was somewhere close by or else she wouldn't have heard it that clearly. She had to get on higher ground to see more clearly. Luckily there was an abandoned old truck nearby. With little effort she managed to climb on the wind shield of the truck. The glass was cracked and before it could give way she jumped onto the hood of the truck. It made an awful croaking noise and she cursed herself. Hopefully there was no walker within 20 foot radius...

With the sun setting, India couldn't see too far ahead. So she waited. For anything, a movement, a sound. She didn't have to wait for too long. There were a couple of walkers all shuffling to the same direction. There had to be something there, she imagined. Carefully, she climbed down the truck. This time not making any more noises than necessary. She quietly sneaked behind the two walkers. They lead to a small clearing. India could now hear faint sounds of something... She couldn't place the noise into anything she knew so she stayed hidden.

And there it was! India saw the silhouette of another person. It looked like a woman, India couldn't be sure though. She tried to get around the place so she could get a clearer view. It was definitely a woman and it appeared that India had made the right decision, because behind the woman was a shelter. It looked like a freaking fortress compared to the last place India had stayed in.

The woman had already cleared the area from walkers, she now seemed to wait for more. India waited cautiously, if she made a move now, there was a big chance she would be shot before getting a word out. After a few minutes it seemed the woman was satisfied, because she turned around and walked towards the shelter. India only now noticed that there were other people in front of it. Maybe they would be willing to take her in for the night. She didn't want to seem like she had any ulterior motives, so it would probably be better for her if she made her presence known sooner, rather than later.

"Let's hope they're craving for canned beans.." She muttered. That was all she had to offer them at the moment, besides her loyalty of course. She walked towards the clearing in front of the shelter, her shoulders straight and her head held high. There was no mistaking her for a walker. Most walkers couldn't even walk straight. She didn't want to shout to get heard so she whistled. That had to get their attention.

A feeling in panic grew in Robin's chest as she was tugged into the shelter. Yet it wasn't the zombies she feared, no she out grew that long ago. It was the fact she was in a room with adult strangers. Most likely, Robin knew they weren't going to hurt her, but that didn't stop her fear. Trust was something she didn't give easily. She backed into the wall, her pistol ready for anything (just in case) behind her back.

Christy turned round when she heard the whistle and grinned at the women now walking out of the forests behind her, the group of 4 had run back into the house. "Guess you heard my gun shot? Real noob move." She commented, she hated it when she did something so amuture.
"Names Christy, Your also here for the shelter? Well if you tell me your name maybe we can approach it together, cause I am pretty scared that they will shot me if I get any closer by myself." She was joking about the shooting of course, but she really did want the women to be there next to her when she had to knock on that door, as she hated facing embarrassment alone and what she and just done was pretty damn embarressing.

Suri went over to the door. The small five year old was shaking in her boots. Literally. She was dressed in a kelly and lime green striped sweater, a jean skirt, and little cow girl boots. "W-who are you?" She looked at Robin, and then whimpered. Suri grabbed the nearest hand, which was Evelyn's.

Knox and Ryker had decided to take the last patrol of the day. "Gee, ain't this something?" said Ryker. Knox sighed and looked at his brother. "What the Hell does that mean, Ry?" "I'd never thought we'd be looking out for zombies... walkers, whatever. I thought the end of us would be a meteor, a mass effect tidal wave, damn, even the chinese." "You fucking love 'Red Dawn', dontcha?" "It was the third remake, they couldn't have made it any worse." They both chuckled. "What day is it?" "I don't know. I think we're somewhere in fall or winter... Almost your birthday, Knox." "Damn... twenty-six on the twenty-fifth. Ha! It rhymes!" "Shut up, Doctor Seuss. I hear something..." "I got your six baby bro."

Robin frowned. They even had little kids here? She was a cutie, Robin had to give her that. She bent down, getting eye level to the child. 'I'm Robin. Nice to meet you.' Panicky she may be, the teen wouldn't want to scare a child.

Suri chewed on her finger on her unoccupied hand just a little before replying. "I'm Suri Simmons." She mumbled out. Suri shuffled her feet a little. "Have you seen my sister? She's seven and her name is Marney..."

Robin compressed letting out a string of awwws. Suri was adorable. 'No. I'm sorry sweetie, I haven't.' In fact, Robin hadn't seen another living human up till now. The last person she saw before these guys was her father, and that was a little over a week ago.

Christy smiled at the other women, it was good to joke around after fighting for her life for so long. "Don't know, hopefully after all they let this other girl in but you never know." She commented as hey approached the settlement, "It's a military safe house, so they guys have really got a good hideout, it was the place I was actually aiming for but they got her first I guess."
Her and India approached the door, and taking a deep breath she gave the door three hard knocks. "Please god let them open the door!" Christy said silently, sending a pray out to whatever god was still watching over this world.

Knox growled. "Damn, Ry! Just a squirrel. Lets go back." They walked for a while and saw the two women. Ryker coughed. "Hey, you girls looking for someone?" Knox elbowed his brother. "Ry, hasn't anybody taught you manners?" "They ain't important nowadays." He snorted. "Sorry for my little brother. He needs more instructional criticism. Any way, what is it that you're here for, madams?"

Suri sighed. "Oh. Okay. I hope she comes around. I think it's my Daddies birthday, almost. He said he'd do anything for her to come back. I miss her too." Suri smiled lightly at the newcomer. There was a light shimmer of hope in her eyes that had dulled, but it was still shining.