SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCE

The snowfall on Washington and Woodville has started to become worse, their crops dying and so are their animals. Ice would build up on their noses and mouth that would suffocate them to death, the sudden drop of temperature became a problem to both communities. Runners try their best to go and gather supplies, they would return a day or so after their departure, some would come sick or never come back at all. Julius refuse to send rescue teams to find their missing men, he also ordered Tobias to do so.

They started to use their pots and used it to melt an gain fresh water. Rush river has started to freeze over time, the communication between the two towns became difficulty as the signal on the radio station has weaken. Despite this things that would have been an advantage to break free, it became the more reason that they cannot do anything. Tobias is still acting as the puppet for Julius.

Julius still obsessing over finding Natalia and the other kids grew even more worry some. With both communities under him he cannot think of anything else but go back to his original mission, finding Natalia. He asked his men to check every single places in Washington, Tobias in Woodville has no idea what is happening in the other half of the town. From the Hospital down the farm, Julius worried more of finding Natalia than running the town. He neglected his position and only keeps it in order to maintain control of the town. His sanity is slowly sipping away.

In the town hall, Julius closed the windows and door and sat in the corner, murmuring to himself. His head is obviously going deep into the abyss, he grabbed his knife from the side of shin and looked at his wrist. His men are still going through every houses until they got into Randall's house, they rushed in and checked every single rooms. The superior in that small team looked over every room as his men updated him of the different conditions of the rooms they have checked in.

"None?"

"No sir"

He stepped into the living room and dragged his feet on the carpet. His footing felt weird, using his feet he pulled the carpet and none. He looked over to Randall who is glaring at him, Zachary and Sam is staying with them who are crying as the loud movements of the men startled them. He stomped on where he is standing.

"Hollow"

"...."

"Bring the axe"

One of the men brought and gave the axe to the man. He lifted the axe and before he can hit the floor Randall stopped him.

"Okay, there is a basement"

"Open it"

He got down and opened the trapdoor, it slid open and the men's interest peaked. 'Hold em' He commanded his men to grab Randall his wife and the two kids. Zach and Sam started to wail even more, the man walked down the stairs and he seemed shock. 'tch' He he said, there seems to be nothing. He approached the wall and started to knock on it. He knocked until he managed to do a whole lap around the room, he grabbed a heavy rifle and fired around the room. Nothing, he climbed up and left the house the way it is, a mess. Zachary and Sam started to cry even more.

Amanda grabbed the two crying kids and hopped down the basement. Outside one of Julius' henchman is running towards the party that raided on Randall's houses.

"Sir"

"What?"

"boss....dead"

"What the fuck!"

The party ran to the townhall to see Julius with a knife through his wrist, it was a bloody scene as his blood sprayed everywhere. He sits down on the chair with his mouth opened, on the table they noticed his tongue. On a piece of paper written in Julius' blood 'Suffer the Consequence'

"Suicide"

"What do we do"

"Do not let this news get to Woodville"

"Yes sir"

More soldiers started to spread out on the walls and the man, whose name is Schmidt has declared his position as the leader of Washington. Unbeknownst to Schmidt it was a murder, but he is a dimwitted man blinded by his greed to become the new leader after Julius, though he did not have any ill-feeling towards Julius instead he respected the man. They wrapped Julius' body as the crowd that gathered up to them try and see what is going on. They successfully the buried without anyone knowing what has happened. Back at Woodville Tobias already knows what has happened because of his informants.

"Good, guess we'll make our move"

Tobias got to the cemetery and looked over to his Harry's grave, he swiped the snow of his brothers grave. 'Guess you'll stay here' Tobias said softly, he started to tell things that they would hopefully experience as they are about to start a storm within one. His tears fell down to the snow and it melted, he grabbed his dog tag and put it into the little box where his father's car keys were. He stood and up and Kayla is waiting there for him.

"Did you pull the tongue out?"

"Like I wanted too"

"Good, we'll take over the town and tell the others to prepare, we'll need them"

They left the cemetery and Tobias headed to where Elizabeth is, her and Louanne and others who cannot fight are being asked to move to the far right side of Woodville, there from outside someone seems to be telling them of what to do. they gave the thumbs up and hopped down of the wall. Matilda ran to where his sister is and she talked that their preparation is ready. They stayed in the garage of the town until dusk came. Schmidt and his men came into the town finally, but it seemed quiet.

Since the blizzard started to come, Tobias and the others started to persuade some of Julius' men to come with them. The people who 'disappeared' were taken by Craig and the others, they would fire flares as to warn the others. It took a total of 3 months from December to February for their plan to fully work, by this time the half of Woodville mainly those who cannot fight are already on Mackinaw City waiting to be transported to the 'Sanctuary'.

Alpha and the other three of his people are amongst the men who are checking Schmidt and his men as they enter, something odd that he never expected his men to do. Something odd is already in the air as there is little to no people in their sights.

"Wh-"

As soon as Schmidt started to ask, the lights turned on one by one, and silhouettes of men, women, and children starts to appear. They hear a scream from one of the house and Tobias comes out, waving and screaming and waving. In the house Kayla is stabbing on of the men behind the lamps who was trying to run away. He closed the door and walked up to Schmidt. He grabbed his gun and aimed at him.

'You're fucked' Schmidt barely dodge the gun and his head got grazed by the bullet, his men started to die one by one behind him, they managed to retreat back to Washington. Tobias shot both of his knees and he screamed. He tried to crawl away but the gates were slowly closed in front of him, taunting him.

"Didn't you see the message?"

"....."

"Suffer the consequence"

He fired and Schmidt's term as the leader is dead. Back at Washington the men arrived and starts to panic.

"EVERYONE GET READY!!! HELL IS ABOUT TO BREAK LOOSE!!!"

Men started to form on both of the gates. From the northern gate they can see a horde bigger than they can handle.

"Clear the horde, we need an escape"

They started to fire at the seemingly undying horde.