Chapter 16

"We have a problem" Sydney said as she walked out of kitchen.

Everyone looked up at her, "We're running out of food" She said.

"How much is left?" Leo asked.

"About two days' worth" Sydney answered.

No one knew what to say, everyone looked at each other nervously. "So…any volunteers?" Raph said.

"I'll go" Trent said.

"Not possible" Don said, Trent looked at him, "Why not?"

"You need to let that elbow heal" Don protested.

"It will be fine" Trent persisted.

"It won't heal right if you don't give it the proper treatment" Don said.

"He's right Trent" Andy added.

Trent sighed, "Fine" He said, sliding back down to the ground.

"So…who's going?" Sydney asked.

"Actually…I think I'll go" Don said, Mikey shot a disapproving look at him.

"Are you sure?" Raph asked, not liking his choice.

Leo looked at him with uncertainty, "I'm not so sure-"

"I'll be fine guys, honestly"

Leo looked at him with objection, but he kept quiet.

"I'll ta along" Gary volunteered.

"No it's ok Gary" Teri said quickly, "Someone else can go"

"Now just because I'm old doesn't mean I ain't useful, I've been through Vietnam, a few zombies ain't going to bring me down"

Don looked at Gary, he looked back and nodded at him. "Alright I think two is enough, I don't want anyone else going that doesn't need to go" Leo said.

Gary walked up to Don, "Now are you going to use something from the armory? Or are you going to use your Bo staff?" He asked.

Don looked at his Bo staff, no knowing if it was a good idea to take it. It would kill the zombies, but it would take longer. "Gary's right" Raph said, "You'll need something more reliable out there"

Don nodded, gripped his Bo staff and walked down the hallway. He stopped at the armory and went inside, when he walked in, he stared at all of the heavy artillery that was inside. Machine guns, pistols, shotguns, other guns that Don didn't know the names of. He walked farther in and saw grenades, knifes, handcuffs, swat vest and helmets. He noticed a tool box in the corner, probably is they ever needed tools.

He sighed and looked at his Bo staff, wishing he could use it. He looked back at the knives and saw something unusual. Two machetes hanging together. Why would police need machetes. But upon seeing the machete's, an idea popped in his head. He grabbed his Bo staff and set it down on a nearby counter, then grabbed the two machetes's and set them near the Bo staff. He knelt down near the tool box, opened it and smiled when he saw a drill and some nails.

….

"I think a Bo can kill a zombie, crap…fold" Mikey said.

"It could, but he would have to hit him a lot of times in the head and that would slow him down majorly" Terri said, setting the card down on the floor.

"But that things like his baby" Leo claimed, studying his cards.

"Yeah, there has been times when he's even slept with it" Mikey said.

"That's just disturbing" Andy said.

"Where's Don? He's been in the armory for a while now" Gary said.

"Maybe he's just so dumbfounded by the amount of guns that he can't think straight" Terri said.

Then they all heard a door close, "I'm ready" Don's voice said.

Leo looked at Don and stared at the Bo staff, which had a machete nailed to each end, "What the?"

"What? You don't like it?" Don said, starting to swing it around, "You wanted something that can kill zombies, well here it is!"

"Are you sure that's going to work?" Raph asked, "It seems a little dangerous"

"It'll be fine" Don reassured.

Leo put his cards down, stood up and guided Don down the hallway. They stopped and Don looked at Leo worriedly. "What's up?"

"Listen Don, I don't like this, but I'm not going to stop you. But just please be careful" Leo said softly.

Don nodded, "I know Leo, you don't have to be worried, I can take care of myself out there"

Leo smiled, "I know you can" He put his hand on Don's shoulder, "Just come back in one piece will ya?"

"Promise" Don responded, then they embraced. After seconds passed, then disconnected and walked back into the lobby, "Alright Gary, whenever you're ready" Don said.

"Let's get this over with" He said, cocking a pistol and putting it in his pants. Then he grabbed his rifle and held it in his hands. "The armory has flares" Andy added, "I thought we could throw a couple to get the zombies attention off of you"

"Good, don't attract too much noise, if there's only one zombie, don't shoot it. Shooting attracts more, don't shoot unless it's absolutely necessary" Leo said, "Don, you have a weapon that kills silently, so if killing needs to be done, that's you"

Don nodded. Terri walked up to him, "Here" She handed him a walkie talkie. "In case you get lost"

"Thanks" Don said.

Leo and Andy walked down to the emergency exit, Andy went inside the Armory and came out with four flares. "In case you need them"

Don grabbed them and stuck them in his belt, he handed the walkie talkie to Gary. "Do you remember where the shops are?" Leo asked.

"I know where they are" Gary reassured. Leo nodded and grasped the handle of the emergency door. Leo signaled for one of the flares, Don handed it to him and Leo flicked it on. He pushed the door open and quickly threw it away from where Don and Gary needed to go. He closed it again, "Give them a second to start getting over there"

After a couple seconds, he opened it again, the crowd dyed down and moved out of the way. "Alright, go" Leo said. Don and Gary both ran out of the police station and snuck down the sidewalk, not wanting to attract too much attention.

"Close the door!" Andy said quickly. Leo took one last look a Don, then closed the door.

…..

Don looked around nervously, there weren't a lot of zombies in this part of the town. They've been walking for about ten minutes now, "Where exactly is this place?" Don asked.

"Just a couple blocks down"

Don nodded his head, resting his Bo staff on his shoulder. He looked down at the street and saw a couple dead bodies lying around, blood splattered everywhere. Abandoned cars lined the streets. Don's eye gazed upon a small child, jaw torn off, arm missing. He quickly looked away and focused back on the task.

"There's one" Gary said.

Don looked and saw a zombie coming out of a nearby alley way, minding its own business. "Got it" Don said. He walked up to the zombie, swinging his Bo staff around and struck the zombie, slicing his head right off.

"Impressive" Gary said.

Don shrugged, "All in a day's work"

Gary chuckled, then pointed his finger, "Here it is"

….

Leo paced the lobby, eye's continually gazing at the emergency exit. He sighed and looked around the lobby, Mikey was talking with Andy and Terri and Raph was practicing his moves over in the corner. Then something caught his eye, Trent wasn't anywhere in sight. Leo casually walked up to Raph, "Have you seen Trent?" He asked. "Nope, haven't seen him" Raph responded.

Leo rubbed his chin, then walked toward Mikey and the others. "You guys seen Trent anywhere?" He asked.

"Last time I saw him, he went that way" Terri pointed down the hallway.

Leo eyed the hallway, "Thanks" He said as he inched closer to the hallway.

…

Sydney watched as Cliff and Josh talked about video games and comics. Being the mother of the group was tedious, important, yet tedious. She yawned and rested his head on her fist. Then she watched as Leo walked down the hallway, then something else caught her eye. She leaned toward the kids, "Josh, where's Kyra?"

Josh looked around, "Bathroom I think"

She curiously walked down the hallway and stopped at the bathroom door. She looked up and saw Leo at the archives room, "Hey Leonardo?" Sydney called. Leo stopped from opening the door and looked at her, "Is there anyone in here?" She asked.

"Don't think so" He said, "Why?"

"Because I can't find Kyra" She replied.

Leo instantly became worried. "When was the last time you saw her?" He asked.

"I'm not sure, I think she was with Josh" Sydney pondered.

Leo walked up to her and knocked on the bathroom door, "Is anyone in here?" He asked.

There was no answer.

Leo looked at Sydney with worry, then opened the door. The bathroom was empty.

"Where else could she be?" Sydney asked.

"I don't know"

Leo walked into the lobby to question people with Sydney stayed in the hallway, she looked at the armory and found no particular reason for Kyra to go into the armory. Then she looked at the jail cells. Her heart began to hammer, she walked toward the armory and turned the door knob. When she opened it, she instantly saw Chad kneeling down near the cell and Kyra looking at him.

"Kyra!" She shouted, and burst inside.

"Well hello Sydney" Chad said.

"What the hell did you do to her?" She angrily said.

"I ain't done shit" He responded.

She gazed at him with fury, as Leo walked inside, "You son of a bitch" He quietly said, walking toward Kyra, "Come here sweetheart" Leo said as he picked Kyra up. "If you touched her I swear I'll end you right now"

"Bring it on" Chad urged.

Leo shook his head in disgust and walked out of the room. Sydney sighed angrily and proceeded to walk out. "Do they know Sydney?" Chad asked.

Sydney stopped, looking back, "Know what?"

"You know what I'm talking about" He smirked.

Her breath became shallow, "No" She answered. Then walked out.

"You have to tell them sometime sugar, they're going to find out sooner or later"

She slammed the door closed and caught her breath. She looked around nervously to see if anyone noticed or heard. Leo eyed her, she felt her heart drop. Leo set Kyra down and Josh ran up to her, "What happened to her?" He asked quickly, grabbing her and holding her close.

"I don't know" Leo said, "Kyra? Want to tell me why you were talking to that man?"

She buried her face in Josh's shoulder. "She's still really shy" Josh said.

Leo sighed, "Will you talk to her?" He asked.

"Yeah"

Leo looked up at Sydney, he was about to go up to her and talk to her, but the walkie talkie flickered on next to Terri.

"Hello? Anyone there?" Don's voice sounded through. Andy picked it up, "Andy here" He said.

"Andy, we got the supplies but we found a survivor here" Don said.

Leo took the walkie talkie, "Is he hurt?" He asked.

"Yeah, he broke his ankle" Don said.

"Can you walk?" They heard Gary said.

"Ok, bring him here and hurry. Try not to attract too much attention" Leo said.

"You got it" Don said.

The walkie talkie shut off and Leo sighed, "He'll be fine" Mikey reassured.

"I know he will be" Leo said.

Mikey watched as Leo moped toward Josh, "Is she talking?" He asked.

Mikey looked around the lobby, feeling bored. He decided to snoop around this place. He stood up and walked down the hallway. He looked at the door to the jail cells and shivered. Walked past the bathroom and stopped at the archives. He's never been in this room. He turned the knob and entered. He jumped when he saw Trent inside and looking through folders.

"Oh! Hey….didn't know anyone was in here" Mikey said.

"Oh, I just…was bored" Trent said, throwing a folder on the table.

Mikey sensed something was bothering him, "Is everything ok?" Mikey asked.

Trent sighed, "It's this elbow" He answered, "I feel useless"

"Oh, well it'll heal up soon and you can be back to zombie killing" He said with a giggle.

Trent chuckled, "Yeah, I guess…I think I'm just over reacting" Mikey smiled, "Cool! Don and Gary are on their way back"

"Cool, I'll be out in a minute" Trent said.

Mikey nodded and stepped out of the room. Trent sighed and looked at the stack of folders he went through, seeing all the random people's information, but something bothered him. He grabbed the two folders he threw aside and looked at the names.

"Gary Newman"

"Terri Adams"

He shook his head, threw them aside and walked to the door, turned off the lights and stepped out.