Apocalypse Survival

Chapter 3: The Hideout

Gensin & 5 went out where the car was. It was still in the same position next to the large pipe.
But 2 wasn't there, 5 noticed the broken candle hat, when he picked it up, the candle and the cover fell off.

5: Why was he out here all alone?

Gensin questioned in his head how 5 didn't see 2.
He wondered if the beast took him or if he moved somewhere else.

Gensin saw the car, and he went over, then turned the key.
It still works. He then pushed the pedal.
It started to move forward, then it bumped the pipe.
5 looked at the car.

5: You made that?
Gensin: Yes, kind of.

5 got a little confused about the "kind of" part. He just shrugged it off. He also noticed 2's rifle on the floor.

He grabs it then puts it in the car, he then gets in the car, bringing his map out.

5: He's somewhere here beside the abandoned town.

The map shows the abandoned town, the tall building, and then a library.

He then drives forward.

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After minutes, there was the abandoned town, there was absolutely no sign of life anywhere.

Dead behemoths were on the ground, dust and debris were on the streets.
Damaged cars, and a large flag was burned.
As he parked the car beside the dead behemoth, he started to walk beside the street.

There was something in a damaged truck.
He gets closer to it, 5 was behind him holding his map.
As gensin got closer, he saw what could be described.

A deceased mother holding her child.
Her flesh nearly rotten, the child was nothing but bones.
Gensin & 5 were shocked.
They walked past the car and avoided any more horrors.

There were buildings, but they were all destroyed or reduced to rubble, except one.

5: This is the hideout.
Gensin: How is it still standing?
5: This is where the scientist used to live.
Gensin: The scientist?
5: He made us.

Gensin never knew anything about a scientist.
The building was standing, but the stairs were exposed.
As they ascended through the stairs, there was the door.
5 knocked on it, there was a small peak through a small peephole.

It started to open, and there was stitchpunk.

5: 9.
9: 5, what is it? Get in.

Gensin and 5 went inside the room.

Gensin saw someone on the bed.

It was 2.

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5: 2, you're here?

5 and gensin were shocked to see he was still alive.

2: Yes, I am here.

Gensin & 5 were relieved he survived, but gensin wasn't all calm, shane was still missing.

9: Gensin, you said the beast took your friend, shane.
Gensin: Yes, I saw him, he took him towards that building with 3 tall pillars.
9: The factory?

Gensin wasn't sure what a factory was.
9 might have now something out of it.

9: It's risky. There may not be much time.
2: We'll have to go.

2 stands up from the bed.

Gensin: I don't know anything of what happened to this world.
9: You need answers then.
Gensin: We need to save Shane.