Macon 2

Eric: Cease fire! Ceasefire! There are no zombies left.

With the area cleared of any zombies, we gather near the car.

Eric: I want four men to take a position on a building each in case we somehow would need support from a sniper. I want you guys to make a perimeter around the drug store. If you see a zombie, drop him.

Jon: I'll take the upper left.

After Jon said that we would take one place, the other three soldiers that were rescued took their place and in five minutes we had a safe zone inside this infested city.

Now that we have a safe zone, I and Olivia decided to enter the drug store while Paul and the copilot will defend the Humvee.

Entering a building with little to no Intel was suicidal so I decided to take my ballistic shield and a pistol while Olivia would take her M4.

Eric: Ready?

Olivia: Yes.

With a strong kick from me, the door flew open.

Inside the drug store, Lee's group stood behind Lily's group.

Lee didn't know if this was Eric or just another group of survivors, but he didn't want to take any chance risking their lives.

Placing the shield in front of us, we slowly walked into the drug store. When we were one meter inside, I saw a woman with a gun in her hands ready to fire at anything that may come through the door.

Eric: Lower your weapon.

Woman: No way. You guys entered the building ready to kill and now do you expect us to surrender without a fight?

Eric: Jon, aim at her. Don't shot unless I gave the order.

Immediately after I said my sentence, a red dot appeared on the woman's body. Everyone inside the drug store saw the red dot and just as the saw the dot, they begin to panic. They could die without any warning if somehow the situation becomes dangerous.

Eric: Now that you see, that you can die if you continue to be stubborn, please lower your gun.

Seeing that she didn't have a choice, the woman lowered her gun and waited for instructions.

Eric: Lee are you there?

Lee: Eric?

Eric: The only one. C'mon, we aren't the bad guys.

Woman: But you ordered you man to shot me if I fire at you.

Eric: Woman, do you know what is more important than a personal life?

Woman: No?

Eric: Your own life. If I see a danger to my life, I simply kill it. You, my dear, pointed a gun at me and my companion here. It's normal for me to see you as a danger even if I know that you won't be able to injure us. Do you understand now?

Woman: Yes, I'm sorry.

After we introduced ourselves to the rest of the survivors, Olivia approaches me.

Olivia: That was quite a speech. I didn't know that you are so knowledgeable on the Bullshit no Jutsu

Eric: Anime joke …Really?

Olivia: Why not? I loved that show.

Eric: Never mind then.

After Olivia left me alone, I decided to speak with Lee about what happened to her. He told me that Kenny's car remained without gas so they had to go on foot and unfortunately for them, they meet a horde. If not for Carley, the woman with the gun, they would have been eaten alive by the zombies.

I know that I was a little mean to her, but she pointed a gun at me and I don't like that. I just returned the favor to her. Now that we may form a single group, I decided to at least be on friendly terms with everyone.

I approach every one of the survivors of the new group, as I already know Lee's group.

The first person I approach was an Asian guy.

Eric: Hey, Eric Jarl.

Man: Glenn Rhee.Thanks for saving our asses.

Eric; No problem man. Sorry for the entrance. We didn't know what could be inside.

Glenn: I know. Nobody got hurt so everything is alright.

Eric: Say Glenn do you have a plan or something like that? I see you as someone that didn't quite fit with the rest of the survivors that are here.

Glenn: Yeah man. I'm from Atlanta. We are a group of survivors and I decided to come for a supply run. My friends remained in the quarry.

Eric: Quarry? That's a good place for a camp or a permanent base.

Glenn: I know. So …what do you intend to do with us?

Eric: Nothing. Lee called me to help you guys and I saved you. If you guys want to come with me fine, if not, you can go on your way. I don't want to force anyone.

Glenn: Thanks. You are a nice dude. I'll leave. I need to find my friends.

Eric: Good luck and if you somehow meet someone named Rick Grimes to say to him that I said hi.

Glenn: Rick Grimes? Got it. See you later guys.

After Glenn left, I decided to speak with the old man and his daughter.

Old man: What do you want?

Eric: To say hello?!

Daughter: Don't take his words to heart. It's his way of showing concern for me.

Eric: He's a nice father.Eric Jarl.

Lily: Lily and he's Larry.

Eric: Nice to meet you. Say, Lily, do you guys have a plan ? Or a place where you guys intended to go?

Lily: No, we just tried to escape this shithole.

Eric: Well, do you guys want to follow us back to our base?

Larry: What's in for us?

Eric: Safety and a roof over your head.

Larry: Deal.

Now that I managed to convinced the father and daughter duo to join us, I was left with the final two people: Carley and Doug.

When I approach them, Carley looked at me with an angry face. I know that getting on her good side would be a pain in the ass.

Eric: Sorry for what happened earlier. You know why I did that right?

Carley: Survival of the finest right?

Eric: Something like that. Once again, I'm sorry.

Carley: Sigh, apologize accepted. I heard you speaking with Lily and her dad about them joining your group and now you come to us which means that you want to ask us the same question, right?

Eric: You got it right. I want to ask you guys if you want to join us?

Doug: And if we decline?

Eric: You go on your own while we go on our way.Simple as that.

Carley: I'm in. Safety in numbers right?

Eric: Yes and now.

Carley: Explain.

Eric: Depends on the context. Safety in numbers can be dangerous if the people making the numbers are civilians that don't know how to fight or are scared of killing something. Plus the fact that more people mean more food consumed per day.

Carley: I get that you are the leader of this military group?Even if you are a kid.

Eric: Got it right. I'm the leader, but that doesn't make me the supreme leader if someone knows something or have a better idea, I'll follow his commands.

Carley; I'm coming with you.

Doug: Same here.

Eric: Good. We will leave this place after we take everything that can help us and find some cars for you guys.