FREEZING POINT

The canines started to follow them, they have to do something or else it will be trouble if they made it to the city. Despite being infected they have the same pace as if they aren't. The canines try to pounce of the car but it keeps missing. With every jump it keeps getting closer and closer until one of it managed to lay a scratch. Craig looked up and sees the sunroof, he opened it and stood out. The cold wind breeze towards his face and he starts to tremble. He aimed his rifle and started to fire at the moving targets, everything becomes much harder because of the different factors that play. He set his rifle into burst mode after a few shots, some shots landed but it seems the canines are smarter than they look.

The animals does not seem to back down in speed, without a second thought he pulled out a grenade. He let out a sigh to calm himself, then he pulled the pin. He counted down from 6 and down to 1. He needs to make this throw count, as he got down to 4 he threw the grenade and continued to count. The animals aren't that smart enough to know what he throws, the grenade hit one of the animals then it exploded. Sierra and in the others in the car were shocked of what they heard. The explosion pushed the car behind them and it it them.

The damage was not that much and they managed to drive away to Mackinaw. The canines at the back stopped on their tracks and devoured the body of the others that were killed, they dragged it into the houses and started to eat. The biters near the area were alerted by the explosion and started to head to head to the direction of where it came from. The two parts of the dead came by one another, the biters ignored the zombified canines and continued to walk. Other canines hanged around the swarm that is slowly accumulating as it continued to march north.

After an hour of driving they have arrived at the city. One of the few cities that erected concrete walls on the early days of the outbreak, and also one of the places where children like Natalia, Seymour, and Roe were kept safe away from the FGHE's threats. They arrived at the front gates and they immediately entered, the soldiers checked the car and Sierra got out. He handed the cloth that he got from Craig to the inspector.

"This is from Alpha's"

"Does those people know him?"

"Yeah"

They got out of the car. Dylan and Craig walked up to Sierra and the Inspector and talked about how Alpha is doing. From the top Dylan and Craig told everything they have witnessed so far. The Inspector believed them and they asked him to with him to met their district's leaders. The two is in awe upon seeing how 'normal' the city is, there is electricity running throughout and fresh and clean water. Despite their living is sustained it will not last long. The people in Mackinaw plan on heading up North to Ontario. Children would look at them smiling and waving, some are about the same age as Natalia others the same as Seymour and Roe.

"Dylan"

"Yeah?"

"Where is Natalia and the other two, they got into the hospital and are being checked"

"Really?"

"Yeah"

They can see the city hall in front of them with the same banner as the insignia that he has. Craig asks a question to Sierra.

"So, Alpha told us there are people who are like you guys, in different parts of the country?"

"Yeah, because there are other facilities just like the ones in Massachusetts"

"Really?"

"Massachusetts, Washington, Texas, California... those are the 4 primary states where those experiments were happening"

"So you guys are with Alpha?"

"Yes"

"The skulls... does it mean anything?"

"A means of Identification, we give people cloth with the insignia on it to the people who we meet along the way"

"Just random?"

"Yeah, we do not know when we will meet again.. but if we do... we know you are good people"

"Good is just a matter of perspective now.. huh?"

"Exactly, it always has... but if you show that you... still have your humanity... we can help you"

After the walk and chatting they arrived at the City hall. The Straits of Mackinac can be seen behind it with fishing boats. They got in and headed to the Mayor's office. Sierra knocked on the door and the mayor asked them to get in.

"Hello there you two"

"Hello"

"Can I have your names please?"

"I'm Dylan and this is Craig"

"Nice to meet you... please sit"

The two refused to sit as they are not the quickly trusting anyone, even at this moment their still not fully trusting of Sierra and Yankee despite of what just happened earlier in the day.

"Okay, so you have been in contact with Alpha?"

"Not really, last time we talked was Yesterday"

"hmmm, so how can we help?"

"That quickly?"

"Well, you obviously came here for something right"

"Yeah...yeah"

After the awkward first interactions they started to talk about what is happening back at the two towns. The men understood it and they seem to be worried as they are, but the two men did not notice. So their distrust is still there. After a few hours of agreements and planning they concluded into 1 plan that they must execute. Julius is still a powerful smart man, but is still a man. He needs to keep his head in check. The plan involves an inside job in order to slow down Julius and if possible kill him.

Their meeting has finally concluded after a few hours of deliberating Dylan and Craig were load to their room in one of the hotels. Yankee approached them and apologized of what he did, the new world is making 'trusting' hard. After their little talk they separated, their car is parked in the parking lot and they checked it. Everything is still in there and they were happy. For the next week they started to plan out what to do, choose the people and equipment they need to use.

Woodstock, Virginia

"Come on hurry"

"THERE'S TOO MANY!!!"

"No shi-"

"Come on"

"I'm pinned"

The man starts to pull her from, the runners coming towards them all he did was cover her. Blood was spilled over him, a man appears in front of him and he took of the mask.

"Mr. Dylan?"

"Hey"

He grabbed a hatchet and cut off one of the runner's hand and cover it with a piece of cloth. The man grabbed the girl who is cry, afraid. Dylan wrapped the zombified hand.

"Here, go back to Woodville or Washington... what ever you are assigned and tell them the blizzard got her"

"Why?"

"We're gonna get all of you out on that place"

"Wh-"

"Trust me"

"Yes sir"

The members shone their lights at the house in where they are in. The man looked over to see the horde that was created is gone or is being backed. Dylan grabbed her and put her into an ambulance, mending to her wounds.

"Here"

"Craig?"

"Hey Shaun, here... you need to look beat up"

He put blood on his clothes even more, he then grabbed the hand and wrapped it around Shaun's leg.

"You look ready.... what is this?"

"Your friends are safe...."

"What?"

They got into the car and they started briefing him about the next 3 months. The snow has been a factor as to how it will work.

"Tell Tobias about this encounter..."

"Okay"

They arrived at the Sperryville and told Shaun to run and he did. Dylan patted Craig and asked him about something.

"How's the horde on flint hill"

Natalia and some of the members of SPECTRE are roaming around the horde an building up even more. Roamers the one's that would separate in a horde became much of a burden to them as they are slowed even more, but they managed to round them up. Using cars, trucks, and buses with roofs on of the its sides they used it to hold the large horde in place. They would scratch, charge and bite on the roof. 10 men stayed there for the upcoming months to watch over the horde.