Walmart Corp

At the landing pad came a large building with the word in neon lights Walmart. It was on every side. Escalators came out from every side two preside side on going up and one going down.

People came down the escalators upon arrival lines were formed on people in the area. I was the man chosen to go with June Sue and Trixie. I prayed that the money I had for 2020 was valid 4020.

We entered the fortress seeing a well tiled and maintained fountain of Griffin about to take flight. Around it was a mall of stores of every department to our right was the electronic department and our left was the baby department.

"Well let's go to the food department and the linens." Trixie chirp.

"Trixie what about the baby department don't you think your daughter will need at least a set of clothes for it." Said June I was glad she said it I was not sure how to bring that up.

"Daina could us that. We can go on the way out." Trixie spoke slowly I put her in a cart and June pushed it to the food department. All the workers still wear blue vest.

We entered there was a register stand at the exit and it began with the fresh food. The ladies moved passed them to the canned food filling the cart with vegetables, fruit, meat, sauses and soup cans. Next to the pasta, then none refrigerated milk they shopped frugally. We went to the register after that. The total rang up I pulled out the money of three twenties. Sue pulled out also twenties as did June.

We didn't want to look like we carried lots of money on us fear of being attacked. Trixie pull a few dollars out. The robot took the money without question and waved us through.

We walked back to the escalator the one that goes down and Sue and June road down to Peter with the food. Once they were safe Trixie and I went to the outdoors department we needed warm bedding.

"Joe are we getting anything else in here then sleeping bags like a solar stove." I smile at her.

"That depends on the cost."

"Is that you Trixie? Did you find a man that would cart you around?" Said a man that blocked our way to the stoves. In the cart was fifteen sleeping bags warmest I could find for a good price.

"Hello Dick. I don't need a man to cart me around. I am helping him find things please move." She tried really hard not to sound angry.

"Are you going on a trip with lots of people that's a lot of sleeping bags." he was looking at me now.

"Yep." I stepped froward to the stove and pans. I looked at the prices.

"Were are you going?" he asked after a moment.

"The great lakes." I put in a kettle and a cast iron skillet and pot. Then backup going to the register.

"That is a dangerous place there is a feud going on there about fish. You should go south. We had are honeymoon there Trixie and I. She had legs back then the hottest legs I've ever seen I got to keep them in the divorce how are the girls?" He stopped watching her reaction. She only smiled.

"What was the baby you carried when I dumped you at madam Flowers camp? You still live there right?"

"Does it matter they are healthy and grown up. Did you want to see them?" Trixie said coolly.

We were back into the fountain room. I headed to the exit between the baby department and the electronics. "THE STORE WILL BE DEPARTING IN ONE HOUR PLEASE GET YOUR PERCHES PAID FOR. THANK YOU." anounced the speakers.

Kevin and Dillon stood against the wall by the door. Dick was following us still trying to provoke Trixie.

"We have a problem. Daina needs a hospital now." Kevin said Daina was hidden behind them.

"Are these the children?" Dick said Trixie frowned. "Hello I'm your rich father and a doctor what seems to be the problem." Kevina narrow her eyes as Dillon widened his.

"Nothing I'm fine I want to go to the baby department before it closes." Daina hissed standing and taking my arm. "You guys take the camping gear to the trailer." she told the rest of the family. Trixie nodded she and Kevin had Dillon went down to the bus.

I lead Daina to the baby department. We were followed by Dick. We picked up a little basket where she put in three mix packs of onies and pj. We then grabbed the reusable diapers one hand pump and bottle. Dick tried to engage in conversation once opening his mouth then closing it. He watched for signs of distress.

I know she had because of the squeasing on my arm. At the register we quickly checked out and exited the Walmart. The speakers anounced their departure in ten minutes. Dick didn't follow us. I made sure to grab water soap and a blanket that the package read birthing blanket.

We got to the bus to see the building lift off. "Four hours is not enough time to shop." said Pearl.

"Diana's water broke she could have dropped a baby at anytime and you take her shopping. What were you thinking?" yelled Kevina.

"Shut up Kevin" Hissed Diana. I handed Kevin the water soap and blanket.

"Get her settled and wash her and yourself well before handling the birth I'm going to fly us away from here before the local get any ideas." I said closing the doors after counting everyone in.

"The prices is as low as in the 1950s in the store economy must be really low."

"No Walmart Corp is the only city that serves the poor that live on the earth the everything is bad here, but up there it is rich." Trixie corrected Sue sadly.