Caught red handed
They stop at an old petrol station that's selling spare parts in a shed attached to it.
They don't know if they'll find what they need, but they don't have many options...
Rachel looks around for parts "Perfect, Dad! This is just what we need for your new eyes!"
Rachel approaches the man selling the parts to ask for a price
He looks at Rachel and John and stretches out his arms.
"Pfft... for you two? I'm not selling these for ANY price!" He says in a harsh tone.
"Please we need this," she stumbled over her words.
The man snorts and laughs. "Will these do?"
He shows two replacement central eyes with a small screen built into them. They only come in one size and cost $500.00 each.
"We can trade, we have some medical equipment," she tells him.
The man thinks for a second and then nods his head.
"Alright, it's a deal then." He says.
They trade a little medical supply for the eyes and get back on the road.
"Well, I guess we got our spare parts," Rachel says smiling in joy.
They drive to her friend's house to get help putting the parts together. She asks John to stay in the car and goes in.
After a while, she comes out with a beautiful blonde girl with shiny eyes and long hair.
"Dad, meet Rose." Rachel introduces her to her dad.
"Oh hey there sweetheart, how are you?"
John smiles as he looks towards her.
"I am fine sir, Thank you," Rose replied.
Rachel's dad tests out the new eyes.
He can see much better now and can drive on the road again.
"So much better." He says amazed, as he can see crystal clear now.
"All right then, let's go home now," Rachel says in a loud voice.
Rose joins them and they start heading towards the house.
On the way home, Rachel tells Rose about their close escape.
"Well I guess we have to get prepared for it then." John says abruptly.
"Prepare for what dad?" Rachel inquires.
"We'll take them creatures down" John replies
"We'll be needing weapons for that," says Rachel in excitement.
"It's not that simple…
"Maybe we should use that?" Rose pulls out a shotgun interrupting him.
Rachel and Rose start laughing.
"That thing we saw was massive. It's going to be impossible to take down," Rachel says concerned.
"Yikes, I guess you're right," John replies.
"But we need to protect ourselves," Rachel says as she parked the RV in front of their house.
"How are we going to do that? We'll be needing ammunition and guns, do you guys know where we can find some?"
"Probably not in this town, but I know of a large town about 30 minutes away." Rachel's dad says pointing towards the south.
"We'll go search then dad, you stay here," Rachel tells John looking in his eyes.
John wanted to say something but stopped, wished them luck and left.
"Are you ready Rose?" Rachel inquires.
"Um... Yes, lovely," She replies.
Rachel rolls her eyes.
"So what's your plan?" Rose asks as they get in the RV and drive off.
"I'm not entirely sure yet, but I'm open to suggestions," Rachel replies.
"Well, we could go to find an armory and get some guns." Rose suggests.
"Good idea, but do you know where that is?" Rachel asks confusingly.
"Um...let's drive around," Rose says as she turns her head to look outside.
"Well, it looks like we'll just have to find out the way the road leads." Rachel replied.
The RV drives in silence for a bit and then they spot an armory on the side of the road.
"Well, it was worth a try." Rachel says as they park out of sight.
They exit the RV and walk towards the armory.
"So are you going to enter or just stare at it all day?" Rose asks.
"I'm going in." Rachel replies as she walks past Rose and up to the door.
She bends down and looks through the window. It's empty.
Rachel opens the door and walks inside. All the walls are filled with shelves packed with guns. Rachel grabs one and bumps into Rose who is hiding in the corner.
"You didn't need to sneak around like that!" Rose says in a low voice.
Rachel feels that something isn't right and goes,
"We're in a bad spot. I'm not sure if it's a good idea. Let us just go back home."
" Look, this is the best shot we have at getting out of this alive." Rose whispers.
They start picking as many guns up as they could.
"There, now we can fight back!" Rose says, slightly calmer than before.
"Yeah, well, I guess we better figure out where to hide them, it's going to get intense." Rachel says.
"Yeah, well, you can hide them under your shirt, or I guess I can." Rose replies.
"I don't think hiding them under my shirt is going to work, they're too big. I'll probably get a bullet in the back if I try that." Rachel says as she struggles with a handful of bullets.
"Let's hide them in this." Rose says spreading a sheet.
"Here we go" Rachel gets excited
After a few minutes, the two have picked enough guns.
"Alright, I guess now we find a secure place to hide all these weapons," Rose says.
"Yeah, that's going to prove to be the difficult part. 200 bullets?" Rachel inquires.
"That's about what I have." Rose replies
"Perfect. Let's find a secluded place to hide all this and then head back."
The two prepare to leave the armory.
"Do we really have to take this many?" Rose asks, slightly horrified by the thought of getting caught.
"Yeah, I'd rather be over-prepared than under." Rachel replies.
The two search and search but can't find anything more useful. They then begin to leave the armory.
"It's too quiet here, something is wrong," Rachel says as they are about to get out.
She begins to feel like something is watching.
"Get your hands up!" A deep voice says.
Rachel's heart begins to race. "Who's there?"
"Put your hands up, now!" The deep voice says.
They slowly raise their arms as they see a man with an assault weapon pointed at them.
"What's wrong honey? A cat got your tongue?" The man asks as he walks toward Rachel and her panicking friend.
"Don't struggle, honey, it just gets worse for you around here." He continues as he grabs Rose by her shoulders and puts the gun in her face.
"Kyle will be so happy" He laughs.
"I didn't do anything!" Rose responds.
Rachel says "Who's Kyle?"
"He's the guy that owns this place." Rose says.
"This is going to get worse for you." The guard says.
"What do you mean it gets worse?" Rachel asks, terrified of the answer.
"I'm going to have to kill you both. I can't have two rats like you running around and letting the rest of the rats know there are guns around here. Now, who let the information slip?"The guard asks.
Rachel says "We found this place while driving around, I swear"
"Bull. You were driving to the location and stumbled upon it by chance? I'm going to have to kill you both either way," The man shouts.
Rachel asks for sympathy "Please spare us."
"Spare? Oh no, honey. You don't understand. You'll still be killed, you'll just be taken to the parking lot and your throats will be slit there." The guard says.
Rachel whispers to Rose. "They're going to kill us in the parking lot."
Rose nods in fear. "We're not going to let that happen."
Rachel whispers the plan to Rose.
Rose understands and nods. "Do you think we can do it?"
"We don't have much of a choice now," Rachel says as she starts looking for the exit routes.
They wait until they are outside with the guards ready to escape.
They wait patiently for their chance, which comes.
They quickly break free of the attacker's arm and run out the door.
"After 'em boys!" The guard shouts, and the guards begin to give chase.
They quickly make it to the car, which is in the middle of the road. In the distance, they can see several people armed with guns yelling.
Rachel opens the door and gets in the car, starting the engine. She backs out of the parking space and drives down the road. The second line of cars blocks the way they came and have to turn right.
As they get further away from the scene, they notice that the cars are chasing them.
They turn down the right fork, quickly speeding up. A few seconds later, they see a car in front, driving in the wrong direction. Rachel slams on the brakes, skidding into the intersection.
The cars collide and Rachel is thrown forward as her head strikes the dashboard, the collision sets off the airbags and knocks her to one side. Rachel's head strikes something hard and the world turns black.