Hours after Charlie and Elijah's deaths, in the suburbs, Colm, Lynn, Abigail, Selene, Carter and the rest of the Reapers are tracking down Kyle, Shawn, Sarah and Rachel, searching the dead bodies of the bandits and infected. The bandit leader, Marco, is present with them.
Colm: They were definitely here...this is their work.
Marco: My boys chased these tourists outside the city and still got fucking killed. They could've been taken out by the infected.
Lynn looks ahead of the radio tower as the Reapers then venture there, finding the graves of Charlie and Elijah.
Lynn: They were here. They bury their dead. That's the type of person Kyle is.
Carter sighs.
Carter: It's been fucking days, man. We've been chasing these assholes for days now. Just let the fucking wasteland kill them and-
Colm: Carter!
Colm sighs, before going over to Lynn.
Colm: Lynn....we can't keep going like this. They could be dead.
Lynn: Dad...are you forgetting that this is for Roscoe? Your son? Our blood?
Abigail sighs, before Selene calls out.
Selene: Colm! Lynn! Found something!
Colm and Lynn approach Selene, who found a shot bandit.
Marco: Omar! Fuck!
Selene: His wounds are bad.
Lynn: How'd the infected not find you?
Bandit: I was shot by those tourists....played dead.....Those fucking tourists.....we've been chasing them since the city....
Colm: These tourists; you see them?
Bandit: Yeah, two guys....one white...one black....a blonde girl...and a woman...
Lynn seethes.
Lynn: A woman? What woman?
Bandit: She had light brown hair....I think she was really close to one of the black dude.
Lynn's eyes widen.
Lynn: Sarah.....it has to be her.
Bandit: I don't know where they went...but if or when you find them, make them suffer.
The bandit finally dies to his wounds.
Selene: Poor bastard.
Lynn turns to Colm.
Lynn: This is perfect. Sarah's with them.
Colm: How is this perfect? They have more numbers now.
Lynn: Don't you get it, Dad? We don't need Kyle anymore. We capture Sarah and kill her right in front of him. Make him feel how we felt when Roscoe died.
Colm: That's not our plan. The plan is to captured Desipich that's it.
Carter: Hold on, boss. I mean....Lynn makes a good point.
Colm: No! We're not deviating from our original plan.
Abigail: Maybe we should just stop this.
The Reapers turn to Abigail.
Lynn: Stop this?! This man killed your boyfriend. Wouldn't you want to get even with that?
Abigail: Yeah...but not at any cost. This is going too far.
Colm: Kyle Desipich made this too far. Still, we stick of capturing him and him alone.
Lynn looks down and shakes her head.
Lynn: Fine.
Marco: How bout my bandits? These people killed some of ours and we want some goddamn payback!
Lynn: That won't be necessary.....cause your services are no longer required.
Lynn turns to Colm as if asking for permission. Colm then nods, before Lynn pulls out her pistol and shoots Marco in the head.
Lynn: And you fucked up the first time catching them.
At Taker city, the white house now Taker base, Caleb finally wakes up with Dodge by his bed.
Dodge: Welcome back to the land of the living.
Caleb sits up.
Caleb: How long have I been out?
Dodge: A few days....maybe more.
Caleb sits up out of his bed.
Dodge: You arrived at the gates...alone...dehydrated...for a while, we weren't sure if you were gonna pull through.
Caleb sighs.
Caleb: Thanks.
Caleb rubs his eyes, before turning back to Dodge.
Caleb: Shit. The others, Kyle, Shawn and Rachel...Sarah! We ran into Sarah-...uh...the Lone Wolf....Sarah is hername. She's a friend and Kyle's wife.....or was and then.....the Reapers.....
Dodge: I don't know. It was just you.....they haven't shown up yet...
Caleb: but that doesn't mean they're dead.
Dodge: Can't be too hopeful, though, right?
Dodge stands up and walks to the door.
Caleb: So, what? Am I a prisoner here?
Dodge turns to Caleb.
Dodge: No...consider yourself a guest.
In Bel Air, Maryland, Harford County, Kyle, Shawn, Sarah and Rachel found a car which greatly reduced the time of traveling, but a couple thousand miles back, after an unrippable motor stop, the four had to abandon it and continue on foot. Sarah walks up to Rachel.
Sarah: You okay? You've been quiet since....since we left New Chicago.
Rachel: I'm fine, Sarah....
Sarah: You want to talk about it?
A brief pause.
Rachel: It's just weird....I never thought I'd see a friend....
Sarah: Turn?
Rachel: Yeah....I've always had to kill infected, but to kill someone who you knew, who was talking to you the next day, then to see him as a mindless shell....just something else....I looked into Elijah's eyes when he was on me and....it's like....he was replaced with this thing....Has that ever happened to you?
Sarah: Once....I had a friend....his name was Blake.....he actually had a crush on me.
Rachel: What happened?
Sarah: Blake was bit the day before and rather than turn.....he....he hanged himself. Kyle, Shawn....my brother and I....along with a few others....we found him and we put him down.
Rachel: My God...that's terrible.
Sarah: Yeah....
The four continue moving through the woods.
Rachel: Fuck...I'm so goddamn hungry.
Kyle: I know, we are too.
Sarah: Well, then I guess we better start looking, then.
Shawn: That would help our hunger die down.
The four continue on as Shawn speaks to Kyle.
Shawn: You good?
Kyle: What do you mean?
Shawn: I mean....about back in Chicago with Charlie and Elijah....
Kyle: You saved my life. I get it. Maybe he would've shot...maybe he wouldn't have....but either way, you saved me. Thank you.
Shawn: Gotta look out for family.
Kyle: They wanted to be a part of the family....
A few hundred meters later, they were blocked by a heap of dirt and rubble, presumably from a landslide that happened sometime in the past. Seeing no other way, Kyle, Shawn, Sarah and Rachel climbed down on the side towards the river at the bottom and to their pleasant surprise, after a few hours of walking, they arrived at a hydro-electrical power plant. From inside, Kyle, Shawn, Sarah and Rachel spot moving figures.
Shawn: Looks like the place is occupied.
Kyle: Yep.
The adults share a look before nodding and turning to Rachel.
Rachel: What are we gonna do?
Kyle: We need to lay low. At least until it gets dark, so we can figure out what to do.
Rachel's stomach begins to growl.
Rachel: You guys are the pros...but if I starve it's on you. Hey, if we have to resort to cannibalism, can we eat Kyle or Shawn?
Sarah: What?
Kyle: Uh...Rachel, do me a favor and don't joke about cannibals. We once had a rough encounter with this group of cannibals.....but to answer your question: Shawn's more muscular than I am so we can eat him first.
Rachel laughs as Shawn flips Kyle off.
The four stand back up and watch. A few hours later, after night fall, the four could clearly see that the hydro-electrical plant had functional electricity.
Rachel: What do we do?
Sarah: We could pass through, but I'd hate to pass through another area with bandits.
Kyle and Shawn nod in agreement.
Shawn: I think we should hold tight and see the type of people we're dealing with.
Suddenly, guns are heard cocking behind the four as a few figures appear from behind the woods. Shawn sighs.
Shawn: Shit....
Sarah: Goddammit...
Kyle rolls his eyes and sighs.
Kyle: Yeah, okay. Okay.
Joseph: Guns on ground. Slowly.
Not seeing any other option, Kyle, Shawn, Sarah and Rachel lay down their weapons as the other two men walk around and grab their weapons.
Joseph: That's good. It's not usual that bandits like to give up so easily.
Shawn: We're not bandits. Don't you clearly see we have a kid with us.
Joseph: Doesn't mean anything. She could be bandit spy.
Kyle: Look, asshole. We told you already.
Sarah: Kyle! Look, we don't mean to trespass.
Kyle: Yeah....we're just trying to pass through. We don't mean no harm. On your feet. All of you.
Joseph: We'll see about that.
Joseph and the other two men escort Kyle, Shawn, Sarah and Rachel to the hydro-electrical plant as the gates open and they enter.
Shawn: Nice place you guys set up here.
Shawn seethes as he recognizes some of the handy work.
Shawn: How'd you guys make all this?
Joseph: Our mechanic...and leader...he help us built some of this...and he'll want to know why trespassers are on our land. Speaking of which...
Joseph nods to ahead of the four as a figure approaches them.
James: What's going on?
Joseph: Hey, man. Caught these stragglers outside the plant. They were spying on us and they claim they-
James: Holy shit!
Kyle, Shawn and Sarah can't believe their eyes as they look at James and Cassandra. Their hands lower.
Cassandra: Oh my god....
Kyle: Fucking A.
Rachel: Uh...?
Joseph: Hey, keep your hands up.
Cassandra: Joseph, wait!
James: No, no! Hey, Joseph. It's okay....Put the guns down. Everyone. Guns down! They're okay.
Joseph and the other two men lower their weapons. Joseph gives a questioning look.
Joseph: Wait...you know these people?
James: Of course I know them. These people....they're family.
James nods to Shawn.
James: Especially that one. He's my goddamn brother.
Shawn: Hey, you little shit-sniffer.
James: Holy shit, dude.
James steps forward and embraces Shawn, Kyle and Sarah in a hug. Jenny is bringing out equipment, then her jaw drops when she spots Kyle, Shawn and Sarah. She then drops the equipment.
Jenny: Holy fucking shit!
Jenny runs to the reunion and immediately hugs Shawn, brushing past Kyle and Sarah.
Shawn: I'm happy to see you, too.
Jenny pulls back from the hug, then stares at Shawn, admiring his beard.
Jenny: Your beard!
Shawn: Two years will do that to you.
The two stare at each other, before Jenny awkwardly laughs, then turns to Kyle and Sarah.
Jenny: Hi, Kyle. Hi, Sarah. You guys look good, too.
Sarah: Hey, Jenny.
Jennyhugs Sarah, before she then hugs Kyle. Cassandra turns head and yells to a building.
Cassandra: Maya! Marcus! Margaret! Get out here!
Kyle: Wait, your sister, Marcus and Margaret are here, too?!
Cassandra: Yeah, we're all here!
Maya, Marcus and Margaret step out of a building and look to the gate and give shocked looks.
Marcus: No fucking way!
Margaret: I told you they were alive!
Marcus: No, you didn't!
The three step down and run to the gate.
Maya: Kyle!
Maya hugs Kyle and then kisses him on the cheek.
Kyle: Good to see you, too, Maya.
Maya then hugs Shawn and Sarah, before Marcus and Margaret walk towards and embrace Kyle, Shawn and Sarah.
Marcus: Never had a fucking doubt!
Shawn: The famous Condemned killer!
Marcus: What's up, bro?! Look at your fucking hair!
Shawn: Dude, your fucking hair! You change headbands?!
Marcus laughs.
James: Gotta say; two years later, Shawn, you grew a fucking beard and you and Kyle still look like shit.
Shawn laughs.
Shawn: Ha ha.
James turns to Sarah.
James: You, on the other hand, look great.
Sarah: Still don't need those goggles to see clearly. Enjoying the married life?
James looks at Cassana, who wraps her arm around his shoulder. Sarah looks at Kyle for a brief moment, then back at James and Cassandra.
James: For the most part....
Shawn: Ah, I see that look!
James: What look?
Shawn: That look, you sneaky motherfucker! You're still in your fucking honeymoon phase!
James: Dude! Shut up! Such a jackass!
Cassandra: Oh, my god. I see you still haven't changed, brother-in-law.
Shawn: you know what they say about leopards; you can't change their spots.
Jenny: Especially, this leopard.
Joseph steps forward to the group.
Joseph: You're him, aren't you? Desipich?
Kyle: Yeah, I am.
Joseph: Joseph Sommers.
Kyle and Joseph shake hands.
Joseph: Sorry for the...uh...
Joseph gestures towards his gun.
Joseph: We've had bandits that's been stealing from us.
Sarah: Well, thanks for not killing us on the spot.
Kyle turns to Sarah and Shawn.
Kyle: This is James' brother, Shawn.
Joseph: Figured. James has told me about you.
Joseph shakes Shawn's hand.
Shawn: Good or bad?
Joseph: Bit of both. Jenny's also talked about me about you as well.
Jenny: Joseph!
Joseph: What? You have.
Shawn: Well, put a beer in my hand and I'll tell you all about my little brother here.
Margaret: Oh, please. Joseph is a saint. He's more likely to preach than drink.
Joseph scoffs.
Kyle: And this is Sarah. My....
Kyle stops for a moment, looking at Sarah.
Kyle: Sarah....
James, Cassandra, Maya, Jenny, Marcus and Margaret give confused looks as Joseph introduces himself to Sarah.
Sarah: Well, thanks for not killing us on the spot.
Joseph: Well, despite all the tension, God told me something about you....especially with her.
Maya turns to Rachel.
Maya: Who's the kid?
Rachel: Oh, I'm Rachel.
Rachel turns to James.
Rachel: You're Shawn's brother?
James: Unfortunately, kid.
Rachel turns to Cassandra.
Rachel: You must be the girlfriend.
Cassandra: If you say so....
James: Hey!
Cassandra smiles.
Marcus: Why don't we bring them inside?
Jenny: Yeah.
Maya turns to Rachel.
Maya: You hungry, sweetie?
Rachel sighs.
Rachel: Fucking starving.
Jenny: She's got that teen attitude.
Maya laughs.
Maya: I like her.
James laughs.
James: C'mon. We got a lot of catching up to do.
Everyone enters the compound.
Joseph: Hope you guys understand the caution again. Like I said; we've been dealing with raids.
James: But it's been quiet for the last few days.
Shawn: You've been here for the last two years?
James: Been trying to get this plant back to life. Found it two months after Archly Gate. Met Joseph two months afterwards and more and more people came in.
The group comes up to a horse.
Rachel: No way! It's a horse!
Jenny: My horse!
Rachel runs over to the horse.
Jenny: Found him last year.
Rachel: Can I pet him?
Jenny: Yeah, of course. He likes when you pet his ears. He likes when you feed him, too.
Jenny hands Rachel a sugar cube, as she stares at it, then back at the horse.
Jenny: He won't bite you, honey. His huff is bigger than his bite.
Rachel feeds the horse a sugar cube as it eats it.
Rachel: Ew. My hand's all slobbery!
Rachel wipes her hand off on her jacket.
Jenny: That means he likes you already. You ever ride one?
Rachel: No, I've always wanted to.
Jenny: Well, once you get settled down, we can take her riding later.
Rachel: That'd be cool!
Kyle, Shawn, Sarah and Rachel are offered a guest room of their own and some food. Jenny brings Shawn some extra blankets, then an extra razor. Shawn raises his head, then raises his eyebrow.
Jenny: Just in case.....
Meanwhile, Jenny is teaching Rachel how to ride her horse. Kyle and Sarah stare at the single bed.
Kyle, Shawn, Sarah and Rachel are offered a guest room of their own and some food. Kyle and Sarah stare at the single bed.
Kyle: I don't think they know.
Sarah: No, they don't.
Kyle, Shawn and Sarah spend the rest of the afternoon, catching up with James, Cassandra, Maya, Marcus, Margaret and Jenny as Rachel stands to the side, watching the group talk like a family at a dinner table, before she goes into the other room. Hours later, the table has calmed down a little and have a calm conversation.
Shawn: So, Marcus, you finally got a girlfriend?
Marcus: Yeah, is it so fucking funny?
Shawn: Just saying; surprised anyone would want to try and take the dick of the Condemned killer.
Marcus: Yeah, well, Vivian just so happened to be flirting with me, okay? So sue me.
Shawn: You sure you didn't just coerce her with the promise of limp sex?
Everyone laughs.
Marcus: Alright, what about you, dickface? You find anyone in a year?
Jenny: No fucking way!
Kyle: Shawn? Please! He's a smooth talker!
Sarah: He is a smooth talker!
Shawn: No, I did.
Jenny frowns.
Jenny: What?
Maya: Wait, really?
Shawn: Yeah, it's...y'all didn't know?
Marcus: No.
Shawn: Yeah, Marcus, me and your mom made sweet love in the bathroom stahl and it worked out very well.
Kyle spits out his drink, before bursting out laughing. As does the rest of the table.
Marcus: Oh, fuck me.
Jenny: Oh my god!
Shawn: That's exactly what she said, too. "Fuck me!"
The table laughs again.
Kyle: Jesus!
Marcus: I did not miss this.
Shawn: She's a very sweet, loving fragile woman. Like I never knew how fragile a back could be.
The table laughs.
Margaret: You do realize his mom is my mom, too, right?
Shawn: Oh, then, Margaret, you're more than welcome to join in. Mom can teach you tricks.
Margaret playfully punches Shawn's shoulder.
Margaret: Fuck you!
James fills Cassandra's drink, before Shawn speaks again.
Shawn: Okay, James, Cassandra, are you guys still married?
James: Yeah....
Cassandra: Last we checked. Why?
James: Why?
Shawn: Where are the nieces and nephews? Like, what the fuck? Or am I expecting a niece or nephew?
Cassandra: Oh my god.
James: Okay, okay, obviously. We've been busy a lot and haven't had a chance to start a family.
Maya: Yeah, Shawn, don't get me started on that.
Cassandra: Hey! Okay! Okay! Yeah, well, right now...we're busy.
Shawn: Busy with what? Maintaining a fucking power plant. Psshh...
Maya: Actually, there have been a few times where they've snuck off for their quote "private meetings".
James spits out his drink.
Cassandra: Maya! You knew?!
Maya: Yes, I fucking knew! Your sex dens weren't that discreet, sis.
Sarah: Leave them alone, Maya. You're embarrassing them.
James: Okay, okay, can we not talk about our sex lives? Talk about something else? Like where's Caleb? Woody? What are those two up to?
Jenny: Yeah, where is my Dad? I thought he had made it out with you.
Maya: Yeah, like...Kyle. Sarah. What's Rose up to now these days? Surprised she's not with you. She's gotta be big right now, right?
Kyle, Shawn and Sarah's faces turn from smiles to frown.
Kyle: Shit...all this excitement....we haven't had a chance to catch up.
Shawn's eyes dart to Jenny, who begin to frown.
Shawn: Uh....Jenny.....your Dad...he...he never make it out of Archly Gate. He died saving me and Caleb that day.....
Jenny lets out a breathless cry, before Shawn takes Jenny's hand.
Shawn: I'm sorry, Jenny...Caleb died a few days ago.....
Margaret: And Rose?
Kyle and Sarah exchange a look, before Kyle frowns.
Kyle: Rose....she, uh...she died.
The entire table is silent and in shock.
Marcus: Fuck.
Jenny: Oh.....
Cassandra and James give a saddened look, before Maya grabs Sarah's hand.
Maya: I'm so sorry.
Sarah nods her head in appreciation.
Sarah: Thank you.
Kyle: Also, I guess I should point this out, guys. Sarah and I are no longer together. We've been divorced for two years.
Marcus: What?
James: Shit....
Kyle: Yeah...actually, James, is it cool if Shawn and I burrow you for a minute? Just you?
James: Uh...sure.
Kyle, Shawn and James stand up and enter another room, before closing the door behind them.
James: Kyle....are you okay?
Kyle: Yeah....I will be.
James: Dude, I....I don't know what to say....have you and Sarah at least talked about-
Shawn: James, don't pry into it. Please.
James nods in understanding.
James: Okay.
Shawn: You know where Taker city is?
James: I do. Last year, we did a run to their town a few months back in order to get this hydro-electrical plant running....but I stopped doing deals with them when I realized that half their supplies were from other peaceful settlements. I didn't want my work to be recognized from the backs of others.
James stops explaining and stares at the two men.
James: Why do you ask?
Kyle: James, what I'm about to tell you can't be shared with the others just yet.
Shawn: Not even Cassandra...at least, not yet.
James sighs.
James: Okay...
Kyle: The girl: Rachel is the daughter of the Leader of the Takers.
James looks taken aback by this.
James: I see. Taker city is the destroyed city of Washington D.C.
Kyle: Great.
Kyle and Shawn share a look.
Kyle: Uh...
James: What?
Shawn: James, Kyle and I were thinking and...we don't wanna ask this, but....we figured with you being here...we were wondering if you and your boys could finish the task for us.
James folds his lips.
James: I haven't seen you two in two years, thinking you two and Sarah are dead. I finally got something good. We've driven bandits off without killing them and I haven't had to kill a person since being with you guys. I'm trying to build a life for me, Cassandra, and everyone else here, and now you two are asking me to go across the wasteland to finish your bullshit?!
Shawn: It's not bullshit, James. It's a lot more complicated than that.
Kyle: Yeah, we've also got a lot of heat on our heads. Mine in particular.
James: What are you talking about? What heat?
Shawn: The Reapers have been on our ass, chasing us from city to city.
James: How'd you piss off the Reapers?
Kyle: You know the Leader of the Reapers, Colm?
James: Oh, no. Did you kill him?
Shawn: No, he killed his son, and his sister and dad aren't too happy about that. Rachel's father got hurt so he asked us to transporther to Taker City. Caleb was killed and we ran into Sarah.
James: Ran into?
Kyle: Yeah...after me and Sarah, uh...divorced....she went out into the wasteland.
James shakes his head.
James: This isn't a simple journey, and Taker city is not exactly that close to home.
Kyle: Jesus Christ, boy. If you're too goddamn scared to get back out there, then get Joseph to have some of your experienced friends to do it.
James: No. They have families, too. Kids.
Kyle: Goddammit, James. Please! I've asked a lot of you in the past, I know, but this is something I need! This way; the girl can get to Taker city safe while the Reapers are chasing us.
James nods his head.
James: You want some weapons, ammo. No problem....but I'm not taking the fucking kid off your hands.
Kyle shakes his head.
Kyle: I can't fucking....Is this your way of thanking me?
James: "Thanking you"?
Kyle gets up in James' face.
Kyle: For all those fucking years I kept your ass alive.
James: You kept my ass alive? Is that what you call it? You sound like Nathan.
Kyle: Don't compare me to him.
James: Kyle, I'm grateful for what you've done for me, but I got nothing but nightmares from those years with you.
Kyle: Motherfucker, you're alive because of me!
James: Sure as shit wasn't worth all that bloodshed. Look, Kyle, I'm sorry about what you and Sarah have lost, but just because you two couldn't have a future together doesn't mean you can come in here and take mine and Cassandra's away.
Kyle pushes James against the wall.
Shawn: Fuck.
Shawn steps in between Kyle and James.
Shawn: Hey. Hey, both of you knock it off!
Shawn turns to James.
Shawn: Goddammit, James. You said it yourself. We are family! We don't fight each other!
Kyle: I did everything in my power to make sure you stay alive and you wanna bring up my dead daughter?! After all we've been through together?! You think I won't kick your fucking teeth in cause I know you?!
James: This isn't Midtown Manhattan. This isn't the Perseus...and this is not the wasteland. I'm in charge here. Don't put your hands on me again.
James leaves the room, before Shawn turns to Kyle.
Shawn: He shouldn't have brought up Rose....I admit that...he was out of line, but did you have to push him?
Kyle dismisses the question and vents.
Kyle: Fuck him. Seriously, Shawn. After all I've done for him and Cassandra, making sure his ass stays alive, this is how he fucking repays me?!
Later in the guest house, Kyle goes over to his and Sarah's shared bed, where Sarah was fast asleep on and lays down next to her. Later, Jenny is in her room, mourning the loss of her father, before Shawn knocks on the door.
Shawn: Hey, Jenny.
Jenny turns her head to Shawn, then smiles to Shawn.
Jenny: Hey, Shawn.
Shawn: I'm really sorry about your Dad again.
Jenny smiles, then turns to Shawn, sitting in her bed.
Jenny: You know; some part of me kind of knew he was dead....It's just....when I saw you guys, I thought....maybe he's still alive.....maybe he's not...then figuring out he's not.....I didn't even get to say goodbye.
Shawn sighs, before sitting next to Jenny.
Jenny: I didn't get to say goodbye to my Dad, either. Your Dad saved Caleb and I....
Jenny: What happened to Caleb?
Shawn: He sacrificed himself to stop these assholes from chasing Kyle, Sarah and I.
Jenny: The kid, too, right?
Shawn sighs, then looks down at the floor.
Jenny: You guys in some kind of trouble?
Shawn raises his head.
Shawn: I'm not supposed to say anything, but-fuck...The kid.....she's-
Jenny: Dodge's daughter.....I kind of overheard your conversation with James. Kyle also didn't sound so happy.....
Shawn: Yeah....
Jenny: What about you?
Shawn: I'm....I'm not too sure how to fucking feel about it. Rachel's a kid....She's a tough cookie. She saved Kyle, Sarah and I several times in New Chicago...then I saw-I saw another man kill another man that he loved.....and then when he had his gun aimed at Kyle....I thought "he's in distress. He's gonna shoot my friend.".....so I shot him.....We tried getting James to take the girl with him to take her to take her to Taker City....it might be the only way to save her life....cause we kinda pissed off the Reapers.
Jenny: Shawn, you have a seriously fucked up way of bringing trouble to your doorstep, you know that?
Shawn laughs.
Jenny: Yeah....I'm aware....
Shawn: I'm glad you're okay, too....I honestly was just starting to think you, Kyle and Sarah were dead after all this time.
Jenny smiles, then kisses Shawn's cheek. Shawn raises his head, then turns to Jenny. After some eye locking, the two lean in and share a kiss. The two break from the kiss, staring at each other.
Shawn: Uh.....
Jenny: Sorry, uh.....
Shawn: Don't be.
Jenny: You know; the guest room really doesn't have a comfortable bed....this one's comfortable.
Shawn: Good to hear.
Shawnthen kisses Jenny again, before the two begin to get intimate. Meanwhile, Rachel looks out the window as Maya knocks on the door and enters.
Maya: Knock knock. Comfy?
Rachel: Yeah....thanks again for...well...everything...it hasn't been a few good days for us....a few days back, we lost two good friends who were helping us across the wasteland.
Maya: I'm sorry....I can understand loss like that....Hey, I kinda noticed you haven't had your hair done in a few days.
Rachel looks down at her hair then back at Maya.
Rachel: What can you do?
Later on, Maya is creating a braid in Rachel's.
Maya: So if you don't mind my asking, how old are you?
Rachel: Fourteen.
Maya: Wow....pretty brave for a fourteen year old.
Rachel: So you've known Kyle and the others for a long time?
Maya: Yeah...Kyle, James and Sarah...along a few others came to Midtown Manhattan almost thirteen years now.
Rachel: Wow...so you were there when Midtown Manhattan was sank.
Maya: Yeah, it was actually our idea to sink it. It was the only way to flood the Condemned out of their tunnels at the time.
Rachel: Wow...were you guys homeless after that?
Maya: For a while...yeah....it wasn't easy surviving all those years....so where are you from?
Rachel: Washington D.C. We're actually on a journey on our way there.....so James and your sister have been together for almost thirteen years now?
Maya: Yep. Been married for six years.
Rachel: Wow.
Maya: Yeah, I'm lucky to have them in my life. I wanted something like that. I had a boyfriend, but he died fighting in the battle against Kronos. Haven't really had time for boyfriends ever since.
Rachel shakes her head.
Maya: You alright?
Rachel: Why are Kyle and Sarah separated?
Maya stops doing Rachel's hair for a minute, before speaking again.
Maya: That's something you'll have to ask them....it's, uh, not my place to say.
Rachel sighs.
Rachel: Okay...
Afterward, Maya returns Rachel to Kyle and Sarah's guest room, carrying some new clothes for Kyle and Sarah.
Maya: Oh, I almost forgot....since you're all sharing a room...
Maya pulls out an MP3 player for Rachel and hands it to her.
Maya: Here. It's got some nice tunes for you to fall asleep to.
Rachel: Thanks, Maya.
In their house, James and Cassandra are resting in bed with James still awake, staring at the ceiling.
James: Damn it....
In the guest house, after Rachel is asleep with headphones in her ears, Kyle lets out a heavy sigh then starts to hold Sarah close to him.
Sarah: Kyle....you're gonna suffocate me...
Kyle loosens his grip then looks down at Sarah to see she was awake.
Kyle: Sorry...
Sarah gives Kyle a concerned look. She raises herself up by the elbow.
Sarah: What's wrong?
Kyle: Nothing.
Sarah: Kyle...I know that look. What's on your mind?
Kyle sighs.
Kyle: Shawn and I talked to James. He knows where Taker city is.
Sarah: Okay, that's good.
Then Sarah sees that Kyle turned his gaze away from her.
Sarah: Why do I feel like there's a but coming?
Kyle bites his lips.
Kyle: I think it would be best if James took Rachel there instead. Him, Marcus, Margaret, and that Joseph guy.
Sarah raises an eyebrow at this.
Sarah: Why?
Kyle gives Sarah a knowing look.
Kyle: Sarah....
Sarah's eyes widen in realization before she frowns.
Sarah: She reminds you of Rose....doesn't she?
Kyle closes his eyes for a bit before he looks back at Sarah's blue eyes.
Kyle: Yeah....she does. It might not be the same, because she's a teenager, but...yeah...I look at her like she's Rose....
Sarah sighs.
Sarah: Can't say she doesn't remind me of Rose either.
Kyle: I know. Shit....this wasn't supposed to fucking happen. She was supposed to be simple cargo drop off. She really likes you. You got attached to her faster than I did. I mean, I tried to kill her. You...you just bonded with her. You have that gift.
Kyle goes and places his thumb on Sarah's cheek and strokes his thumb across her cheekbone.
Kyle: Maybe. I just know I need to get rid of her and I think it would be better if you went with them.
Sarah: What? I'm not fucking leaving you, Kyle.
Sarah starts to sit up, Kyle's hand slides down from her face and onto his lap and Kyle sits up as well.
Kyle: Sarah....Colm and Lynn are still hunting me and Shawn down....and I don't want anything to happen to you one day because of me....I killed Roscoe and I can't help but think that Lynn would want to get even by capturing you...or even killing you.
Sarah shakes her head.
Sarah: I'm not fucking scared of that bitch or her father. I can handle her.
Kyle closes his eyes, sighs and shakes his head.
Kyle: You should've have come with me, Sarah. In fact, why the hell are you still here?
Kyle looks back at Sarah and notices she looks a bit taken aback by this.
Sarah: Why? Because I want to help you, dick.
Kyle: Why do you want to help me? I haven't forgotten that you're the one that left me two years ago!
Sarah frowns at this.
Sarah: Okay. I do deserve that.
Kyle stares at Sarah, immediately feeling bad.
Sarah: Kyle, you've given me plenty of reasons to leave you. You killed Nathan and lied to me about it for three years. You failed to kill a asshole that came back and killed Ashley. After all that, I still did not leave you....but I'm not leaving you this time....even after our daughter....So honestly, you need my help deep down.
Kyle is taken aback by this but then raises a hand and pushes back a strand of hair from Sarah's face.
Kyle: I don't really regret anything in my life...but letting you go...was one of the biggest mistakes and regrets of my life.
Sarah's eyes began to tear up, and then she goes to hug Kyle.
Sarah: I'm sorry for leaving you.
The former couple hugs and holds each other. Kyle holds Sarah close just as they lay back down on the bed. Kyle, then, reaches out to the side table next to him and switches off the light.
Sarah: Looks like both of us are going to James.
Kyle nods.
Kyle: Yeah...well, three of us if you include Shawn.
Kyle's starts to get heavy, and he closes them and drifts off to sleep. A few hours later, Kyle and Sarah wake up as the late fall sunlight shined through right in their face through the window. Rachel was lying on the other bed at the other side of the room, still sleeping. At Jenny's place, Shawn leaves and then gives Jenny a hug. Shawn then turns and his eyes widen in surprise as he runs into Kyle and Sarah.
Shawn: Uh....morning, guys.
Sarah: Is this Jenny's place? What were you--
Shawn: Let's go see James. That's what we're doing, right? Seeing James.
Shawn dodges the question then walks with Kyle and Sarah. The three arrived at James' house and Kyle knocked and a recently awake James answered the door. A few minutes later, the three arrived at James' house and Kyle knocked and a recently awake James answered the door.
James: Morning. Look, Kyle....about last night....I'm sorry.
Kyle: Yeah, me too...We need to talk.
James nods and lets the three in.