Coming Up With a Plan

Alex had awoken at the crack of dawn and departed from Emily's residence without making a sound. He had a rudimentary plan in mind to break the siege, but it would need to be discussed and improved with his party members and needed the complete support of all factions defending the airport. If even one of the gangs sat back and did nothing, it would end in complete and utter failure.

Even though it was dawn and the defenders had received a full night's rest, they still appeared overwhelmed by fatigue as the guardians of the airport equipped their items and began to head to the wall for another day of brutal defense. Alex could see the lack of hope in their eyes; the longer this siege continued, the more these unlucky souls would have their spirits ground away by the fury of battle. Unlike Alex, these men and women were not maniacs who enjoyed the thrill of combat. They merely wanted to survive just a little longer in this apocalyptic world.