Note: it plays a year after Deputy Max became Jacobs soldier and his girlfriend. She became a herald and Jacob gave her the key to his bunker. The others that came to arrest Joseph are still there. Except Bruke. He killed himself. Nothing changed there. The new Deputy that came to safe them got killed by Max.
Summary: A new group was sent to arrest Joseph but like the last time it didn’t end well. But now the old Deputy who experienced it all by herself once is chasing them now
Joseph stood in his church gave his speech. A lot of his people were in here, sitting on the benches and listen. Some of them waited outside.
I was standing by the rest of the Seed. Next to Jacob.
In the middle of his speech I heard something. It was the sound of a helicopter coming closer. They must hear it as well. My first instinct was to grab my weapon, but it wasn’t there. But before I was even near where there normally were, Jacob grabbed my arm.
The sound disappeared but it wasn’t quiet for long. The sound of yelling Peggys reached us know.
Then the doors swung open. A group of three came in. One old sheriff, one female Deputy and young man in a Deputy costume. He looked like he didn’t really know what he was doing and why he was here.
It felt familiar. Only one person was missing.
“Joseph Seed, we are not here to harm any of you, but we have to ask you to come with us”, said the female Deputy with a calm voice.
“I can come with you, but I can’t leave my children’s behind”, Joseph said.
They seemed to be smarter. Trying to prevent a fight with the cult.
But then the door swung open once more.
“How dare you leaving me behind!” screamed the women who just walked in.
“We were a little scared of what you might do. We didn’t want to cause more attention than we already did”, answered the female Deputy.
“It was a good plan”, she defended herself.
“Handcuff him by force and shooting everyone who tries to stop us isn’t a good plan. Not if you know what they can do”, said the sheriff.
“I got the gun, so I don’t care”, said the women. She walked towards Joseph and handcuffed him. She led him out of the church and the rest was following her.
The Peggys followed as soon as they left the church.
We just stood there and continued watching even though the scene already ended here. None of us said anything.
“Did any of you just had an Déjà vu?” I asked and looked at the others.
The sound of the helicopter filled the church again and more screaming from the Peggys.
“Should we go after them?” I asked hesitantly.
“They have a helicopter”, said Faith.
“And I have a plane”, said John.
“But they have it here”, I made it clear.
“So, do I”, he answered.
“Wait! Your telling me you came here with your fucking plane in the middle of the night?” I almost yelled at him even though I didn’t want to. I just couldn’t believe it.
The sound of the helicopter slowly faded but then we heard a loud sound. Like something crashed. Al of us got out and we saw smoke rising from the forest.
“Go hunt them” was the only thing Jacob said.
It was all I needed to hear. I followed the smoke that was visible even through the forest. The flames were I good direction marker in the dark forest.
It didn’t take me long to reach the burning helicopter.
I hold my distance. I didn’t want to stand to close to it when it decided to explode.
I searched the area around the helicopter. In a safe distance. I looked for anything left on the ground. Footsteps, broken branches, even bold.
No one got out of a crash like that without getting hurt. I found a bunch of footsteps and car tracks.
The Peggies were here before me.
It didn’t make my job any easier. There was no chance for me to know which tracks belongs to how.
I left the scenario and made my way to the street. Maybe I would have some luck there.
When I finally reached the street a bunch of cars passed me. All belonged to the church.
“Wait!”, I yelled and almost ran on the street.
The driver stopped and just looked at me.
I climbed onto the back of the pickup.
“You know were they are?” I asked them.
“We already got two of them. The other two are on they way to the rail bridge. We already set up road blocks but we aren’t sure if that’s really honing to stop them”, the woman in the back explained.
The man next to her loaded a another assault rifle. When he finished he gave it to me through the already broken back window.
I took it and looked at him for a little moment. It was his. He had no gun anymore and was useless with that. With luck he carried a pistol with him.
“Do you know any shortcuts? If they reached the other side we can’t really follow them anymore”, said.
“Its not ready a shortcut but we can drive over the grass hill but it will get bumpy”, the driver said.
“Don’t care. Drive”, I answered.
They did what I said. The drive drove that way. It didn’t Take long for us to catch up with truck driven by the ones who left the church.
“Who did you catch”, I asked. I wasn’t sure if my words reached them.
Around us other cars. All from the church behind the one that tried to get away. All shooting at the car.
“The sheriff and the woman”, answered the man on then back.
“Not the blond one. The other one”, the women next to him said.
“She is ready to fight”, I said. More to myself then to anyone else.
I hold up the rifle and aimed at the car in front of us. It wasn’t easy. The road was bumpy as hell.
But I didn’t need one clean shot. Not now. I just needed to stop the car. No matter how.
Bullets from all sides hit the car. The bridge came closer and closer and with that the chance of them getting away. The shooting stopped and the Peggies started yelling. It was difficult to understand them. They all were shouting at the same time.
Then I heard something. The sky got my attention. There was plan.
I starred at the grey bottom of it. I knew that plane. I saw it before.
John headed to the bridge and I had a bad feeling.
“Stop the car!” I yelled as loud as I could.
They stopped just in time.
Standing on the loading area, I hit the roof of the car with my forehead.
When I looked up again I saw how the bridge exploded.
We were a little farther away then the other cars in front of us but still ducked in case anything came flying towards us.
I heard pieces of the bridge falling into the water.
“What now?” the one on the passenger seat asked.
“I don’t know”, answered the driver.
All of them left the car and looked at the bridge.
“They might be still around”, I jumped from the loading area and walked closer to the bridge.
I looked into the water. I saw the car sinking.
While they were all focused on the bridge I walked down to the shore.
I didn’t saw some getting out of the car but that didn’t need mean something.
When I got to the shore I saw someone getting g out of the water.
It was dark he was far away so I didn’t see him correctly. From his stature it was a man pulling someone out if the water.
Slowly I got closer. He didn’t noticed me yet.
When I was close enough I saw that it was an old man pulling the young Deputy out of the water. I also noticed the shotgun hanging around his shoulder.
When he noticed me he stopped. Letting go of the young man grabbing his shotgun.
I was faster and pulled my pistol. I aimed and shot.
I didn’t want to kill him not hurt him really bad.
It was a gaze on his arm and with that he stopped moving. That’s all I wanted.
“I know how you are", he broke the silence.
“Then you know that I’m capable of killing you", I responded.
“Why didn’t you?” he asked.
“I know who you are as well. Heard about you from the last one that came. I must adit this little hunting trip was fun. What a shame that it’s over fast", I pray was a little sad about it but grinned at him.
“What do you want?” he continued asking. His hand slowly moved to his shotgun.
I shot again. This time over his shoulder where his gun was.
“Believe me, if I wanted you dead would lying on the ground already. You can take him and I wont shot you. You never saw me and I never saw you”, I explained.
He just looked at me. Not trusting a single word that came out of my mouth.
“Its either that or I take you to the others. Simply shooting you would be boring. I’m curious what they would do”, I grinned again.
“I’ll take the offer”, he didn’t like what he was saying but he knew as well as I that this was his only chance of surviving this whole mess.
“Great. You should know one thing. If I find out you let a word slip, even to him", with a movement of my head I pointed at the young man: “I know how to hunt. I know how to find you I will do what I didn’t today. You understand?” asked him.
He just nodded. He took the young man and I watched him leaving.
When he was gone I made my way up to the bridge again.
“What were you doing down there?” Jacob was standing in front if me.
“Though they may came out but if the did it wasn’t there. No sign of them”, I answered. I didn’t knew if he saw me. I could only hope he didn’t.
He looked at me for a moment. Then he turned around and walked to a car.
“The Peggies continue the search. You join them later. There is something important we have to discuss. About the others we capture”, he said.
“Alright”, I just said and followed him to the car.
