COOPERATION

Hearst starts to 'scramble' around, but in reality they do not even care with the losses that is falling down on their shoulders. They still have no report of the situation of all the controlled towns but they are 'worried sick' for what might happen to them. They also has no plan when Anchorage will attack their towns, they sit around in their room as Riley's corpse is being dragged outside of the building.

"Just sit here?"

"Yeah"

"What if Anchorage will attack?"

"I don't know"

"This attack might be just them"

"The guy said it was a horde or something"

They have no idea what to do, not just because the attack came out of nowhere but at the same time they have no contingency plan either. Schmidt and Tobias just sit there, they have a clouded vision of the situation only knowing that there is an attack, but they cannot do anything if they have no clear picture of their current predicament. Tobias asked Schmidt about his connection with those people in Anchorage and he simplified his experiences with them.

"We should go"

"No, you're staying here with me, you'll be the one who'll talk to them.. you're acquainted with those people right?"

"Yes"

"So you can probably come into a consensus with them"

"Do you think they're the ones responsible for this attack?"

"Probably, who outside of this room you think knows about those towns and villages?"

"You"

"Uh huh, and those people as well"

"Yes"

"So it must be them then"

"That does not explain the horde suddenly showing out of nowhere"

"It does though, people learn when they observe, and those are soldiers right?"

"Oh... Yes"

"Shit then"

"So, sirs what do we do?"

"Wait for a report I guess, it's the only thing we can do, we cannot also risk you dipshits to get out of this town"

"Who died and made you a pseudo-ambassador?"

"Riley, idiot. I call the shots now"

"Why, this is not your community to hold"

"It sort off is, I was one of the people that lead these people out of your own fucking hands, and ironically they just came back to yours, you should have died"

"You and me both"

Both sides calmed down and stayed quiet, its so quiet that their worries can be heard. Niall and Lee stands on the door and observes Tobias who is examining the maps of Ontario. Its been a day and anything can happen in this new world, and that alone is enough to keep a person awake, Tobias not only has to worry about the undead threats but also the living, both are dangerous in their own ways and this attack, he speculates that it is a combination of 2.

"Just like old times, Toby"

"What are you talking about?"

"How you use that horde to, distract us and massacre us all, you were weak"

"We were outnumbered"

Elizabeth walked in on the conversation as she hid behind Niall and Lee, the couple held on to her making sure that Tobias won't see her, because they clearly do not trust him anymore. His messy outfit tells a lot of what he has been through, and something might, or rather has already changed within him and that makes them fear him. Along with Elizabeth, Sam stands with her as no one will take care of her in her home.

"Let's not forget you killed my brother you fuck"

"Did I, or was it you, who killed him that explosion?"

"It was a bullet that killed him, I pulled it out of his fucking corpse"

"Aww, the only family you had... what do you want me to do Pity you.. what will that do in this situation, put me on a fucking guilt trip?"

"No, warn you that I have every reason to break all of your bones, and make you suffer"

Schmidt looked down and caught a glimpse of Elizabeth, and he thought of a little provoking statement. He stood straight and even giggled a bit for his response, he looks up to Tobias and let out a huge sigh, a cocky one that is. He opened his legs and sat comfortably, as if he wants Tobias to kill him right there.

"How's your, in-law Toby"

"....."

"Rodrick was it?"

"Yeah"

"Was, sorry that you had to kill him"

"Kill him, n-"

"Craig's last words, he was a strong kid, poor Randall will be sad"

'Tob- kill- in--la-' Schmidt mocked and provoked Tobias by making choking noises of a conversation that never happened, upon hearing this Elizabeth starts to quietly whimper behind that couple and they hold her firmly, Schmidt continued to provoke him going up close and personal. Tobias grabs him and everyone gets alerted.

"You shut your mouth"

"Do you feel guilty, how did he die"

"Craig shot everywhere and he got shot on the fucking gut"

"And you did not save him?"

"....."

"Craig was hoping he can talk to you, so that we can have this talk, only in a peaceful way"

"....."

"Don't hurt the messenger, right?"

"What the fuck was he spouting before he died then, huh?"

"The tr-"

Tobias choked him hard and pinned him on the table and his men stops him.

"Fuck, shit..... I'm getting too old for this"

"This people are just like you"

"How?"

"Greedy, that's just, what comes to my head... when I see assholes like you, or people who came here, all safe.. while the other towns make the food and you live off their backs"

"Uh huh, so what, We'r- we're alive, and its all that matters, what can you do"

"Take it down to hell with me"

"Well, sounds like you want to kill m-"

Tobias rams his gun into Schmidt's mouth and threw him down on the ground.

"You guys can't do anything, try, the only person after Riley that can talk to those assholes without any bad shit happening is this guy, try to come after me, and he'll die"

"What are you doing?"

"Leverage!"

"Yo-"

"You'll pay for this, cooperate you fucking dog"

Tobias folder Schmidt's body together and binds him on the chair, he cannot do anything and so he just sits there. Tobias ties the rope around his body tightly and no one can and won't do anything to save him. Tobias walks out of the room and comes in contact with Elizabeth and Sam.

"I'm sorry about Rodrick"

She just stood there, terrified of his brother-in-law.

"Harry never expected this, but hopefully you visit him from time to time, you don't visit as much as you do, Sam.. you're brother is waiting for you, he'll come pick you up.. Just you wait"

"....."

"Take care Niall, and Bryce's death is on you"

Tobias offered his left hand but Niall refused, he closed his hand as if he caught something and then left the building. He gets out of the townhall dragging Schmidt down on the ground, no one tried to stop him as well.

"Alright, move out of the fucking way assholes"

He looks around him and everyone does not dare to even look at him, some people recognized him and they feel ashamed. Tobias calls on the horse that was left for him by Toby and tied Schmidt's chair on the saddle, he put him straight up.

"Have you watched, Troy?"

"Oh wait your gagged"

"Hav- prick, why'd have to spit"

He rammed the tape down into his mouth as a line of cars drive towards him.