Chapter 6: Ch 6 Canon Starts
Shane rushes into the hospital. Goes crazy trying to figure out how to get us out safely but couldn't so he blocks off the room with a stretcher. And rushes back to the Grimes home helps pack up everything possible, and loads the kids up into the little suv they had in the drive way and took off. ZaZa and NaNa both whimpers in the back between Carl and Lori asking for daddy.
"Don't worry kids your dads are strong they'll be ok." Shane says as he adjusts the rear view mirror speeding down the highway till they hit traffic.
It's dark out the girls are behaving with Carl and a tiny girl named Sophia that looks a bit malnourished and timid.
Shane and Lori go down a bit and sees the bombing of Atlanta and suggests going to the quarry with the others and says it's better to stay together.
They all agree and take off to the quarry for survival. Everyone sets up a camp but horribly positioned except for the RV belonging to an old man named dale keeping watch over the main road and the camp from the roof. The twins always behaving and staying out of peoples ways surprising everyone at the camp. They make little hammers as necklaces and pass them around and tell them to always pray for Odin to send Valkaries down to protect them from the demons.
They smile and everyone wears them with mild amusement except for a man named Ed who just yells at them to go away and mind their own business, hurting my daughters feelings making Shane get in his face warning him that if he doesn't stop he'll regret it once I came back.
After hearing Shane's words they perked up and smiled knowing daddy's coming home soon. Then they all go to Carl and Lori then Shane looks at the twins seriously and says to them:
"Look little ones you need to stay away from him ok. He's bad man." Shane explains carefully but they turn to Lori wondering why.
But Carl answers instead. "Shield maidens…he's bad man. Only look. Run if he comes. Stay away." He explains and they nod in understanding surprising everyone who was around to see and hear at how smart the twins were for being 3 years old.
A girl with shoulder length hair and deep blue eyes came over to Lori and says: "Hi Lori I'm Amy." She stretched out her hand for a greeting. "I was wondering your daughters are very smart how do you teach them?" She asked with curiosity as they break the handshake.
Lori looking downcast explained that she was the girls godmother and their father was in a shoot out with her husband and Shane and were hospitalized before all this happened. The two ended up bonding over the conversation of the twins and how her father was barely turning 19 next week and lived through hell. But still raised to beautiful girls during that time and this is the outcome. While he is away they behave to the best of their abilities because he taught them how to people watch and help with social cues. She explains while they look at the kids sitting down making more hammers out of sticks.
Then they give the girls one Amy asks for one more for her sister and they agreed. Night comes and they all go to bed with no complaints.
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*Back at the Hospital*
Rick wakes up calls for a nurse but no one responds he gets off the bed and falls and goes to the sink to drink water finds me passed out still and tries to wake me up.
I slowly open my eyes and wonder what's going on. Rick gives a vase full of water that he emptied out and rinsed.
"What the hell happened old man" I asked Rick while slowly getting up.
"I don't have a clue. I just woke up tried to call for help but the doors bared. So I tried to wake you instead." He replies while still looking around.
As I flex my muscles and move my joints around to get blood flowing and pumping through my body I slowly get up and ask him for advice pressing forward as I detach myself from the IV's and machines that I was connected to.
I go to the bathroom to pee.
AN: ' means mental conversations " means dialogue.
'Cora are you there?' I ask.
'Yes master I'm here.' She responds promptly.
'Quick analysis of my body and report your capabilities' I ordered quickly coming to the mirror.
As I looked at my figure I noticed that I'm now 6ft 5in at minimum and my hair is now down to my back still raven black but my ocean blue eyes are more vibrant almost otherworldly.
'Master your body is fully healed now and you have the gamers body so no worries. You have access to the shop function but an error occurred during the process because now all items available are free. I'm also able to connect to Valhalla as well like the AI Cortana from halo heh heh.' She giggles as I stand up straighter and take off my gown leaving me in my underarmor boxers.
I noticed that I'm sculpted like a warrior and I clench my fist feeling the new strength coursing through my body.
'Master you can now communicate with the twins.' She states. Enthusiastically because now she can as well.
'Babies are you there?' I asked hesitantly.
*Back at camp*
The twins look at each other in surprise then look around looking for me.
'Daddy?' They asked mentally almost teary because it's been so long since they saw daddy.
'Yes baby girls it's daddy.' I say with relief at their voices. 'Daddy has powers no but shhh secret.' I explain. 'Daddy hurt but better now. Daddy come find you daddy safe with grandpa Rick so behave and wait I love you my little shield maidens. Stay close together always.'
They agree and hug each other crying making everyone wonder what's going on with the twins. And all they say in unison is "I miss daddy" causing everyone to feel for them.
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*Back at the hospital*
I finish up in the bathroom and walk out to see Rick trying to push the door I quickly used my inventory functions to quickly take the beds and machines along with the bandages, syringes and anything else I deemed necessary.
I come up to him and help him push the door out knocking the stretcher over and as Rick walks down the hall I quickly store the mattress.
Rick looks back at me with puzzlement.
"Why are you naked?" He asks.
So I answered with my own with a half smile.
"Because I look amazing. Why are you naked?" I asked in mild amusement as he realizes he's naked as well. We chuckled at the absurdity of this moment.
"Let's move quietly this place looks like a horror survival movie or video game depending on your preference." I state while crouching and moving silently to the staff counter.
Rick follows as best he could silently just looking around as we go for the exits but as we pass by the rotting corpses I quickly acquired all weapons and ammo I came across into my inventory except one vest and an M4 rifle with a lot of attachments dual quick release mags, ACOG sight, silencer, and an M203 with a 40mm frag already loaded with a tactical sling. I found more so I have it to Rick.
"What are you picking these up for?" He asks in confusion and I stare at him like he's a retard.
"Okay pops be honest have you ever seen any type of horror movie ever? Or read any horror type novels?" I ask in all seriousness.
"Well yeah read a few and watched some with Lori during our dating years in high school why? What does that have to do with this?" He asks with genuine confusion as he puts on what I gave him.
I turned to him and just spread my arms wide open letting him see the chaos around us and I simply state… "does any of this bring up red flags like I don't know, oh shit hit the fan now we gear up?"
He looks around and concedes to my point of view hopefully he will be stronger and more successful this time with me around he shouldn't hesitate as much…. I hope. I mentally think to myself as I follow Rick's lead from now on, till we reach his place. I call for Cora to resume her explanations.
'Master as I said before you can get anything in the shop, mentally communicate with the twins and so can I. I can also access the mobile Valhalla unit and converse with anyone. She explains as we slowly walk down the dark stairs.
'Can you have full control over the vehicle permanently?' I ask curiously hoping she can.
'Yes I can if that's what you wish for. It'll also help better communicate without delay or ease dropping or hacks.' She responds helpfully. And I tell her to stay ready.
We finally get to the bottom and open the door only to shut our eyes immediately from the crushing brightness of the light penetrating our eyes.
We slowly look over the destruction as we move up the hill where we see a helicopter in perfect condition peeking over the edge and while Rick is distracted I start my looting. Helicopter, ammo crates, Humvees, diesel barrels, food crates. Anything I found useful.
How Rick never noticed this I have no idea he most be think about his family but eh we'll cross that bridge soon enough.
We show up to our house he goes to his screaming for his family I go to mine and I start storing everything and even Valhalla as well. And store all the extra things I bought for repairs on the truck. And even some extra RV hoses and parts for Dales RV because that thing was like a tank for the crew for awhile. Then took a long warm shower because my house was off grid in everything except sewage.
Afterwards I go to my room it's almost dark. I get dressed in my tactical gear. Military boots meant for hiking and running, silky light breathable white socks, tons of them in my inventory of all sizes because it's hot as F out here and don't need feet problems. Military cargo pants with built in Kevlar on the legs knees, and thighs, tactile breathable shirt tucked in with a thick military grade belt around the pants and underarmor boxers, a tactical Kevlar vest with pouches for rifle mags, grenades, and a built in water system. My shirts are long sleeved with built in Kevlar on the neck shoulders biceps and for arms. I also equipped myself with an Assassins Creed hidden blade on the top of my arm instead of underneath because I need all my fingers.
All of this I got out of the system and got many of all sizes for adults and kids and put them into empty crates in the inventory like a clean up game. As I prepared all of this and stored everything I deemed important for myself and the girls I ended up with getting my tungsten thors hammer and my wooden one that the twins and I made together and put it on my dog tags that had mine, both the twins, my mom, my dads, and the twins mother. The hammers were on either side of the tags all had a rubber ring around them so they wouldn't make noise on the move.
As I equipped my newly acquired M4, I hear a little boy saying he got one and then Morgan and his boy go next door to his house and set up for the night.
So I decided to do my own thing as well since Rick decided to camp with others for the night and didn't get dressed like I told him to. Guess he just likes being naked now that the world has gone to shit. I shake my head in disbelief. Then I grabbed my pistols and placed them into different holsters. One went to my waist in a side holster on my back stepped to my belt, I also placed another in my holster on my right thigh. I walk to the bedroom mirror and looked at myself all decked out and think it's about time to fix my braids.
So I did. Made a ponytail in the back leaving two braids going down to my cheeks on the sides of my face while the ponytail was tight and held together with an annoying band.
AN: Girls you know the bands you use for your baby girls, men if you don't know ask a girl, boom just gave you a topic and an acceptable reason to help start a conversation with a girl you like no thanks necessary your welcome.
Anyway back to the story. In the next chapter…