Rabid

[Blaiiine]

Blaine gestured to Holly and Victor before taking off to the rest area, stopping at a closed building. "Alright, find a window or door. And try to be quiet if there's any infected. Sound's gonna travel." He whispered as he looked around for a way in.


Tyler lead the others down the road towards the ranger station. "It's really nice out here. Well, apart from the obvious." He said to Kai, staying at her side with his rifle ready. Lighting a cigarette, he hummed quietly for a moment.

[cuzyeahboi]

She nodded, letting her shotgun fall to her side and pulling out her knife. Holly followed, her knife in a stabbing stance. She went another way and found a side door that looked like it hadn't been used in years, rust flaked the hinges, "Blaine," she called quietly.

[Inb4Cloaker]

Hopped out of the truck when it stopped, surveying the surrounding area. The wolf glanced over when his name was called, and silently nodded to Blaine. With his shotgun slung over his back and security baton in his right paw, the wolf uneasily took a few steps towards the rest stop.

"Agradable y tranquilo." [Nice and quiet.] Victor whispered, slowly following Blaine and Holly.

Upon reaching the closed building, the wolf spotted a window and slowly started to raise his baton. Seconds later, Blaine indicated that sound would travel, and the canine was just about to smash open a window. Lowering the baton, Victor shook his head and flattened the beret he wore. Watching as the two went on opposite sides of the building in search of a way in, the wolf turned back around and kept an eye out for any rabid that had possibly heard or seen the truck approach.

[Blue Fox]

Alan followed Tyler to the station, and surveyed the area as he stored more shells into his shotty.

The whole area appeared to be dead silent, minus a few insects doing insect things. Not a soul in sight. Made since, seeing as no one would want to go to the rest stop in the middle of a disease outbreak. At least, he hoped so....

He checked his safety again. Off. Good.

His attention then went to Tyler as the shepherd took a drag from his cigarette.

"Hey, Ty," he asked, "What are we hoping to find at the ranger station?"

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai shrugged, "Guns? Information on progression of the disease?"

[Blaiiine]

"Stations only keep one rifle, doubt they left it." Tyler whispered, "They may have some info, but they'll more than likely have medical supplies and survival gear." He stopped after a moment, turning to look at the two. "I used to be a Boy Scout, if you were wondering why I knew all that." He whispered meekly before turning back around and continuing down the road.


Blaine came around the side and checked the door. The handle clicked and creakily opened. "Hell yeah, nice." He whispered, "Yo, wolf. Let's go," He loudly whispered to Victor before turning his flashlight on and entering the building. Empty, at least of rabids. There were bodies, at least five, strewn about and riddled with gun wounds. "Holy hell.." Blaine whispered, stepping into the middle of the room.

[Inb4Cloaker]

Tilted his head and turned as the bear called him over, glancing around the area once more before backing himself up around the building and towards Blaine. As the bear stepped into the building, Victor turned curiously as he heard another whisper. This time, the canine appeared visibly startled when he spotted the bodies. However, his reasoning for being afraid was much different this time.


"Imposible..." [Impossible] Victor whispered the word as he eyed the bodies, his arm going limp somewhat as he lowered the baton. Realizing he was standing in shock, the canine attempted to maintain his cool. Closing his maw, the wolf turned back around, keeping his back to the fennec and bear before speaking with a somewhat shakey voice.


"What... Uh, what happened, do you think?" Victor wouldn't face the room again, lost in his own thoughts. The canine once again realized something he thought about before.


He really should've gone back to Honduras.

[cuzyeahboi]

She walked up to one of the bodies and nudged it with her foot. Then she suddenly stomped, smashing it's nose with a satisfying crack!


Kai walked along, knife in hand

[Blaiiine]

** Rest Area, San Gabriel Mountains **

"Well there goes identifying that guy." Blaine said, crouching down at another body and waving his light over it. "Bullet wounds, lots of them. I'd say military, maybe? No they'd be in the city...could be raiders." He said, beginning to pat and check the body for any useful.

** Ranger Station Irene, San Gabriel Mountains **

They soon reached the ranger station, an SUV parked out front. The driver's door was hanging wide open, blood smeared across the window. A body, presumably a park ranger, laid nearby.


Tyler sped his pace up and ran up to the body. He kneeled down and checked the ranger. The body was covered in bites, indicating he was at one point overrun by walkers. But the most disturbing thing was a bullet wound to the head, and it was fresh.


"Keep your guard up. This guy turned," Tyler said to the others. "And someone put him down recently." He finished, standing up and shouldering his rifle. Walking to the station entrance, he stepped up the stairs to the porch. The door was unlocked, conveniently, and Tyler held it open for the two.

[cuzyeahboi]

Holly smirked, "Then we have competing survivors..."


Kai sighed, "Then we have well armed survivors that may or may not want to kill us."

[Blaiiine]

"Then let's hurry, maybe we can sneak out under the radar." Tyler replied, following the two inside the station.


Tables were upturned, papers scattered across and furniture was hastily moved. The walls still carried PSA and Boy Scout posters, some covered with specks of blood.


"Okay, let's split up and look around. I'll take this hall," Tyler said, pointing his rifle at the hall marked "Offices". He walked off, trying to keep his boots from clanging against the wooden floors.


** Rest Area **


"Either way, we're not ending up like these guys." Blaine replied, standing up and stuffing a pack of bandages he scavenged in his bag.


Walking to the door, he pulled it open and poked his head out. "Alright, we're clear. Let's go check the campsites." He said to the two before stepping outside.

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai looked around, spotting a sign labeled "Rec Rooms and Meeting Rooms" She walked towards the hall, shaking her head.


Holly followed, her knife at the ready

[Blaiiine]

Tyler stopped in the hall, reigniting his cigarette. A quiet crash could be heard in the nearby room.


Shouldering his rifle, he tossed his cigarette down and stepped toward the door. He kicked it open, seeing it was empty. But as Tyler walked in, someone grabbed the barrel of his rifle and jerked it from his hands.


The gun clattered across the floor, Tyler and the stranger following suit. They brawled around the room, Tyler slamming the lupine against the wall. The lupine countered with a kick to the gut which sent Tyler down to his knees.


"Agh, shit!" He grunted as the lupine grabbed his head and wrapped his arm around Tyler's neck. He fought back but slowly started blacking out from the sleeper hold.


"Just...die..already.." The lupine grunted as Tyler's sight faded to black.

[cuzyeahboi]

Kai heard crashing and rushed towards Tyler, silently pushing the door open, she cocked the shotgun. "You wanna get turned into swiss lupine or you gonna get the hell off Tyler."

[Blaiiine]

"Pull that trigger and I bleed him like a stuck pig," The wolf said, revealing a knife at Tyler's throat. Tyler woke up for a moment before the wolf knocked him out again.