At the survivors hideout, Cassandra is rubbing her temple of her wound, as James is next to her putting his hand on her shoulder when Kyle walks into the room. Cassandra looks up as the rest of the survivors give looks, knowing what has happened. Kyle, Shawn and Sarah walk to the corner.
Kyle: He ran. I told him to stop.
Sarah: Shit.
Shawn: Does this change things for you?
Kyle: It has to.
Sarah looks back at the Taker hostages.
Sarah: Maybe.
Kyle: Sarah, she said our plan won't work. The guy who went along with it is dead. We should consider rethinking this.
Shawn: Yeah, but they also said Dodge didn't have much love for him. Maybe you did Dodge a favor.
Kyle: You think they'll play ball?
Sarah: Let's find out.
Kyle, Shawn and Sarah approach the Taker hostages.
Iris: He was a good man.
Iris looks up at Kyle.
Iris: He was killed by Rat-claws while on patrol. Saw the whole thing.
Kyle stares at Iris for a moment, before speaking.
Kyle: You're a damn good liar. I'll give you that.
Iris: We're out of options here. He was killed by Rat-claws. That's the story.
Shawn: You just said the trade was a shitty plan. What changed your mind?
Iris: Tristian was our shot at getting your friend back peacefully. So it's this or you people go in guns blazing, right? You don't want that and neither do we.
Sarah: If this is some fucking bullshit story you're just spitting and things get bad--
Iris: I swear to God, I didn't know. Some of the Takers....we all just want to survive. Let us help you.
Kyle turns to Leon.
Kyle: How about you, man? You're not speaking much. Do you want to live?
Leon sighs.
Leon: Dodge is afraid of looking weak in front of us. His daughter is that weakness. He'll see this trade as a rip-off if he thinks you killed one of our guys...which you just did....but like Iris said, Tristian was killed by Rat-Claws.
Kyle turns back to Shawn and Sarah as the three nod to each other. Back at Taker base, Dodge talks into the radio, attempting to contact Tristian, Iris and Leon. Caleb is in the room with him.
Dodge: Tristian, Iris, where are you guys? I need status on what's happening in Slaver territory. Leon? Does anyone copy? Fuck...
Caleb: Something wrong?
Dodge sets the radio down.
Dodge: They don't always radio back and it drives me nuts.
Caleb looks at a picture of a younger Dodge, a woman and a little girl.
Caleb: Is this you and your family?
Dodge sighs.
Dodge: Yeah...
Caleb: Hmm...they still...?
Dodge: No...I guess I should tell you.....my wife....she died....was killed by infected. My wife took my little girl out to one of the museums around here. I set out to find them, but it was too late. She was bitten....so I killed her....Caleb, when you're the leader of a group like the Takers, you don't need love or liking...but you have to have these people's respect. Otherwise, people rebel and people rebel. People die.
Suddenly, Dodge's radio buzzes as he picks it up.
Dodge: Talk to me...
On a rooftop, James, Cassandra, Marcus, Margaret, Jenny, Joseph, Rachel and Abigail are providing sniper cover for Kyle, Shawn and Sarah, who are on a rooftop below them. A car approaches the area as James snaps his fingers. Marcus speaks into a radio.
Marcus: They're heading to you.
Kyle speaks into his radio.
Kyle: Okay, Marcus. Copy that.
Kyle puts his radio away as the Taker car approaches them and Kyle, Shawn and Sarah raise their hands up as three Takers step out.
Kyle: Frank. McQueen. Waldo. My name is Kyle Desipich. This is Sarah and Shawn. I was a Zeus Corps Soldier and served under Jason Ryder. I'm here to make a deal.
Frank: Lay your guns on the ground. All of you.
Kyle, Shawn and Sarah lay their weapons on the ground. The three Takers approach Kyle, Shawn and Sarah with their guns raised.
McQueen: What's your proposal?
Shawn: You have one of our people. We have two of yours.
Sarah: We want to make an exchange. Then we'll be our way. No one gets hurt.
Waldo: Who?
Kyle: Iris and Leon for Caleb. He came here wounded. You and your people took him in. We want him back.
McQueen: Rachel. She's still alive and with you?
Kyle: Yes, she is.
Frank: What about Tristian?
Kyle: He didn't make it. Rat-claws.
Frank: Where are your people?
An infected gets near as Margaret uses a silenced sniper rifle to take it out.
Sarah: They're close.
The three Takers look around.
Kyle: Let Dodge know. This is happening. I'll wait.
Hours later, in the white house, Frank, Waldo and McQueen escort Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah, Cassandra, Margaret, Marcus and Rachel walk through the halls with Marcus and Shawn holding Iris and Leon hostage with their hands tied. Caleb gets ready and dressed. Rocky, Joseph, Jenny and Abigail are on another roof from the white house to provide sniper fire. Jenny turns to Abigail, who turns back to her, before giving her a trusted nod. Caleb walks up behind Dodge, who is carrying his baseball bat wrapped in barbwire and nails around a holster, Lamar, who has grenades strapped in a holster, and the Takers while Kyle approaches the door at the other end of the hall. Dodge and the Takers put their weapons in their holsters, before Dodge speaks into the radio.
Dodge: Holster your weapons.
Kyle nods, before he turns to the rest of the survivors and hostages.
Kyle: You, too.
Kyle opens the door as Frank, Waldo and McQueen walk to the end of the hall and rejoin the Takers as Dodge steps to the side and Caleb step in front. Kyle smiles at the sight of this while Caleb notices the rest of the survivors.
Caleb: James?! Cassandra?! Marcus?! You're here, too?
James: Yeah, it's a...long story why we're here.
Dodge notices Rachel and gives a contemplated look.
Dodge: Rachel....
Dodge then looks at Kyle.
Dodge: You've had one helluva trip.
Kyle: We have....they haven't been harmed.
Dodge nods.
Dodge: Wait....where's Tristian?
Iris: He was taken down by Rat-claws while scouting Slaver territory.
Leon: We saw it happen.
Dodge shakes his head.
Dodge: Oh....I'm sorry to hear that. He was a good man. Well, I guess I have to pay you as promised for the delivery-
Kyle: Keep your payment. I just want Caleb, then we'll leave. Rachel's chosen to stay with us.
Kyle turns to Rachel and nods, before he turns back to Dodge, who seethes, but then nods in apparent understanding.
Dodge: I see....Your man for my people.
Kyle nods.
Kyle: Okay.
Kyle turns to Shawn and Marcus, who push Iris and Leon to the end of the hall as Dodge brings Caleb to the middle of the hall. The exchange is complete as Caleb hugs Kyle.
Kyle: Should've known you weren't dead.
Caleb then hugs Shawn and Sarah, before greeting James, Cassandra, Marcus, Margaret, and Rachel.
Caleb: Dude! Two fucking years! How you been?!
James: Not good....
Caleb: Jenny?
Shawn: Alive.....
Caleb: Maya?
Caleb looks at Cassandra and James. Cassandra looks down and shakes her head.
Cassandra: Maya's...uh....
Caleb gives a saddened look.
Caleb: I'm sorry.
Caleb then turns to Rachel.
Caleb: Good to see you, kid.
Rachel nods in appreciation.
Dodge smiles.
Dodge: You guys really are like family. It's beautiful. I'm glad we can work this out.
Kyle: Yeah...
Kyle and the survivors prepare to leave, until Dodge looks to the side, then turns to Kyle.
Dodge: There's just one matter that needs to settled.
Kyle and the other survivors stop in their tracks.
Kyle: And that is...?
Dodge: I still need Rachel.
Rachel turns her head and gives her a worried look.
Dodge: Then you're all free to go.
Kyle and the other survivors turn back to Dodge, before Kyle, Shawn, and Sarah walk up to confront Dodge.
Kyle: We never said anything about that. That's not part of the deal. I just told you she wants to stay with us.
Dodge: I understand that, but Rachel is still one of my Takers. She's still caused a lot of trouble and it's been proven, so I need her back.
Iris: Dodge, please-
Dodge: Iris....My Takers put their lives on the line to find her. One of them died.
Shawn: Fuck that. She's not staying here.
Dodge: and why's that?
Sarah: cause she's not....
Dodge gives a small smirk.
Dodge: What'd she tell you?
Kyle: We know everything, Dodge. We know your daughter ran away from home to get away from you.
Caleb: Wait, what?! Your daughter?
James: You didn't know? Rachel is Dodge's daughter and she ran away, because he was beating her.
Dodge: Discipline, boy. That's all it is discipline. She's my daughter. My blood. You have no claim on her.
Kyle: The girl has suicide scars on her wrist, because she's been dealing with your abuse. So I think I speak for her when I say if she goes back with you, that may as well be a death sentence.
Dodge glares at Kyle.
Dodge: Well, then fuck the deal.
Kyle: The deal's already done, asshole!
Dodge bites his lips, before Dodge pulls out his pistol.
Dodge: I'm a very patient man when it comes to fair exchanges, but when my will is tested, especially it comes to my daughter...
Dodge turns around and shoots Leon in the head, shocking everyone. Dodge then aims his pistol at Iris.
Iris: Dodge, wait!
Dodge shoots Iris in the head.
Dodge: I can be very impatient. Now, unless you want to test my will....
Dodge aims his pistol at Kyle and the survivors.
Dodge: On your people, you will capitulate with my demand. Now.
In the back, James, Cassandra and Marcus tense up, putting their hands on their weapons. After a tense minute, Rachel steps up.
Rachel: It's okay, Kyle.
Sarah raises her hand to Rachel.
Sarah: No, no, fuck that shit. You're not going back with this scumbag. I don't care if he is your father. He has no right to demand you back like this.
Rachel: Sarah, please.....I have to.
Rachel hands Kyle her pistol.
Shawn: This is bullshit.
Dodge: It's settled, then.
Rachel reluctantly walks to the other side of the Takers as Rocky, Joseph, Jenny and Abigail spot this from the rooftop through their sniper scopes.
Rocky: What the fuck is this?
Abigail: Why is Rachel going over to the Takers? I thought the deal was done.
Suddenly, motorcycle engines are heard as Joseph and Jenny turns his head towards the noise.
Jenny: Uh, guys....we got a problem.
Rocky and Abigail turn their heads to notice Lynn, Carter and the rest of the Reapers driving to the White House on their motorcycles. In the White House, the engines of the motorcycles are heard as Lamar looks outside the window.
Lamar: Reapers! It's the fucking Reapers!
Dodge turns to Kyle and the survivors with a glare.
Dodge: You! You set us up! They followed you here!
The Reapers aim their guns at Kyle and the survivors, who do the same thing.
Sarah: Bullshit! They've been tracking us here! This isn't our fault! We did hope they were going to show up.
Kyle: Actually....I kinda was.
At that, the Takers and the survivors open fire with Rachel kicking a Taker in the groin, before running off. The survivors take cover and exchange gunfire with the Takers, killing a few of them. Dodge flees while Rocky, Abigail, Jenny and Joseph provide sniper fire from the other roof at the nearby building, killing McQueen, Waldo the remaining Takers and fatally shooting Frank. In the aftermath, the group looks around.
Kyle: Everyone good?
Shawn: Yeah....
Cassandra turns and her eyes widen.
Cassandra: Marcus!
Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah and Margaret turn their heads to see that Marcus has been shot in the shoulder. Margaret tends to her brother's wound.
Margaret: Hey, you big shit head. You're gonna be okay.
Marcus: Hey, mom told you not to call me that.
Frank is heard crying and grunting as Kyle walks up to him and steps on his chest.
Kyle: Where's the kid?!
Frank: I don't know, man. She ran off somewhere!
Shawn, James and Sarah walk up to Kyle.
Shawn: That means we gotta go after her.
James: We gotta find a secure a way out of here.
Cassandra: It's not gonna be easy. We're gonna have to fight out of here.
Margaret talks in her radio.
Margaret: Rocky! The deal is fucked! The Takers are attacking us and Rachel is M.I.A!
Rocky: Copy that, you guys need us over there?
As the four discuss the matter at hand, Frank reaches for his gun, but Kyle shoots Frank in the head.
Kyle: No. Tell him and the others to stay put.
Kyle puts his pistol away.
Kyle: I'm going after the kid.
Sarah: I'm going with you.
Shawn: So am I.
James: Okay....we'll try to find a way out of here and get Marcus taken care of.
Cassandra nods as does Kyle, who then turns to Shawn and Sarah, before departing.
James: Shawn!
Shawn turns his head to his little brother.
James: Stay safe, big bro.
Shawn: You too, shit-sniffer.
Kyle, Shawn and Sarah separate from James, Cassandra, Caleb, Marcus and Margaret. Outside the White House, Lynn, Carter and the Reapers arrive with their weapons out. Lynn turns to the Reapers.
Lynn: Spread out. Kill everyone, but leave Desipich and his wife to me. They're not getting away this time.
In the White House, Rachel continues sneaking around the floors. Kyle, Shawn and Sarah fight their way to Rachel, before suddenly, Lamar tackles Shawn into the wall. Kyle and Sarah turn back.
Sarah: Shawn!
Shawn: Go! Go get the kid! I got this fucker!
Shawn elbows and knees Lamar, before punching him. Kyle and Sarah continue running. James, Cassandra, Marcus and Margaret continue holding off attacking Reapers or Takers. Kyle and Sarah sprint down the lower hall, before entering another hall, where they are immediately fired upon, forcing them to take cover.
Lynn: Kyle! Is that you?! You and Sarah?! Come on out! We got shit to finish!
Sarah turns to Kyle.
Sarah: Go....go get Rachel. I'll handle this.
Kyle: What?
Sarah: Kyle, there's no time. Just go get her now. I want you to get her and give her a life. For me.
Kyle: I'm not leaving you!
Sarah sighs, before passionately kissing Kyle on the lips.
Sarah: You never did....I'll be fine. I love you. Now, go.
After some hesitation, Kyle runs off. Lynn pops out of cover and walks to Sarah's cover spot.
Lynn: Sarah! It's really good to see you! Did you finally stop crying and grow up?! Stop running your problems like a little girl?!
Lynn shoots twice at Sarah.
Lynn: You know, Kyle was like a lost child after you left. Even after all this time, that man still pinned for you.
Sarah: I was crying cause I actually cared about what I lost! Unlike you! You killed your father!
Lynn: Because he was weak and only cared about what benefited him. I'm gonna finish what he couldn't. I'm gonna kill you, then I'm gonna kill your fucking husband.
Sarah's lips fold as Lynn shoots another round into the desk. In the parking garage, Rachel finally manages to escape from the Takers, when suddenly, she bumps into Dodge. Rachel screams, then backs away.
Dodge: Rachel...honey...
Rachel: Get away from me. Get the fuck away from me! I don't wanna go back. Not with you.
Dodge: Why? I'm your father, aren't I? Don't I take care of you? Don't I feed you? Don't I love you enough?
Rachel's eyes widen.
Rachel: "Love"? You call hurting me "love"?
Dodge: You're my daughter...You belong with me. Not them.
Rachel: No, I don't.
Dodge sighs.
Dodge: So now what? You think you're just gonna leave with Kyle and his people? You think you can survive out there with them? How long do you think you'll last out there? Before you're torn apart by some Stitchers? That is if you're not raped and shot in your head first? You've only known these people for a few days.
Rachel: You can't decide that for me....All you ever did was hurt me! Beat me! Made me feel worthless! Made me feel like a piece of shit! They actually care about me! They protected me!
Dodge stares at Rachel through red tearing eyes.
Dodge: So you think you can be his daughter, huh?
Rachel doesn't answer, but silently, Dodge nods.
Dodge: See; now I can't stop thinking of what I should do now.
Rachel: Let me and the others leave.
Dodge laughs.
Dodge: Now, baby...you know I can't do that....
Dodge walks up to Rachel, cupping her face in his hands.
Dodge: You know I can't do that....and you won't let me be your father...and if I can't be your father....
Rachel: Daddy...
Dodge puts his hands around Rachel's throat, attempting to strangle her.
Dodge: Nobody fucking can!
In the other hall, Lynn continues shooting at Sarah, until she notices a fire hydrant at the hall. Lynn then shoots, creating a cloud of foam and power. Sarah coughs the foamy power got into her eyes and lungs, stunning her for a while, but unfortunately, this was the opportunity Lynn needed to rush up and knock Sarah into the wall. Lynn then aims her gun at Sarah.
Lynn: Fuck you, bitch.
Lynn pulls the trigger, but unfortunately, the gun is empty.
Sarah: Fuck you, bitch.
Sarah swipes Lynn's hand away and punches Lynn in the face, knocking her into the wall. Sarah then grabs Lynn, who elbows and punches Sarah, before kicking her back. Lynn then pulls out her machete as Sarah does the same. Lynn instantly recognizes the machete.
Lynn: That machete. That belongs to me.
Sarah: You want it. Come get it, bitch.
Sarah and Lynn engage each other in a machete fight while in the garage, Dodge continues strangling Rachel, who is crying and struggling to breath.
Rachel: Daddy...Please...
Dodge cries as he strangles his daughter.
Dodge: Just stop....You don't mean it....You don't mean it when you call me Dad...You never did...
Suddenly, Kyle appears and hits Dodge in the back of the head with his machete handle, causing Dodge to release Rachel who falls to the ground breathing for air. Kyle punches Dodge several times, before throwing him into a car. Kyle then kicks Dodge across the face, causing him to turn on his back.
Kyle: Keep your fucking hands off her!
Kyle then tends to Rachel, who is crying.
Kyle: Hey, hey, Rachel. It's okay. It's me. I'm here. I'm here, baby.
Rachel then hugs Kyle.
Rachel: He was gonna....
Kyle: Ssshh...sshh...it's okay...it's okay....
Rachel's eyes widen as Kyle is struck in his lower back by Dodge with his nail/barbwire bat.
Kyle: ARGH!!!
Dodge then removes the bat, before grabbing Kyle and putting the bat to his throat, pinning him against the wall.
Dodge: I won't let you take my daughter from me! I'm not losing her again!
Rachel runs to Dodge and grabs his arm.
Rachel: Daddy! Stop it! Let him go! Stop!
Dodge backhands Rachel, knocking her to the ground. Kyle then palms Dodge across the nose, causing him to step back, but then Dodge strikes Kyle in the ribs with the nails of the baseball bat.
Kyle: Gagh! Fuck!
Dodge then swings Kyle to the ground, before attempting to go for a blow to the head, but Kyle activates his Zeus Corps machete and blocks the attack. Kyle then hits Dodge in the head with handle of the bat, before he stands up and engages Dodge in a fight. Shawn continues fighting Lamar, who kicks Shawn in the groin, causing Shawn to kneel. Lamar then punches Shawn in the face, before ramming Shawn in the wall. Lamar then bashes Shawn's head into the wall twice, but Shawn jerks the back of his head into Lamar's nose and then backhands Lamar, who attempts to swing, but Shawn dodges and punches Lamar. James, Cassandra, Caleb, Marcus and Margaret continue engaging Carter and the Reapers. In the garage, Dodge kicks Kyle, knocking him off balance, before Kyle dodges an attack with his machete. The two then sway their weapons down as Dodge then backhands and punches Kyle, who spins around and slices Dodge's shoulder, causing him to scream in pain. Lynn swings at Sarah, who dodges, but eventually loses her machete. Sarah blocks another attack, and manages to hold, before disarming her of her machete. Lynn then punches Sarah, before kneeing her in the stomach and kicking her into a window, causing it to break. Lynn then presses Sarah's face against a glass shard, causing a struggle, but eventually, Sarah manages to bite two of Lynn's fingers off, causing Lynn to scream in pain.
Lynn: Bitch!
Lynn throws Sarah off, before tending to her fingers. Sarah then jumps on a furniture and then punches Lynn. In the garage, Kyle and Dodge eventually disarm each other of their weapons, before Kyle starts landing brutal punches on Dodge, who returns with a counter attack. Dodge uppercuts Kyle, before Kyle punches Dodge across the jaw. Dodge then backhands Kyle, knocking him into the wall. Dodge then attacks Kyle, who blocks just barely, but eventually, Kyle swerves and grabs Dodge, who elbows and grabs Kyle by the neck. Kyle then smacks both of Dodge's ears then punches Dodge. James, Cassandra, Caleb, Margaret and Marcus continue holding off Carter and his Takers, before Cassandra looks over and notices Sarah and Lynn fighting in the other hall. Cassandra gives a vengeful look, before abandoning her post in the fight.
James: Cassandra...what are you doing?! Cassandra?! Fuck!
Shawn kicks Lamar in the stomach, before Lamar blocks an attack and punches Shawn in stomach. Shawn is thrown against the wall as Lamar puts his hand around his neck.
Lamar: Gonna beg, boy, huh?!
Shawn: Fuck you!
Shawn punches Lamar in the face, before throwing him into the wall. Shawn then throws Lamar into a table. In the hall, Carter throws a smoke grenade at James, Caleb, Marcus and Margaret as it explodes, allowing Carter and the Reapers to move in and surround the four.
Carter: You have two choices; drop your guns or get shot now.
Suddenly, the Reapers are gunned down, leaving only Carter as Rocky, Joseph, Jenny and Abigail appear and aim their weapons at Carter. your gun or get shot now.
Carter: Hey, now....No need for this.
Carter looks at Abigail.
Carter: Abigail, c'mon...we're friends, ight? surely, there's no need for-
Carter pulls out a gun and is gunned down by Abigail.
Abigail: Prick....
In their fight, Lamar attempts to punch Shawn, who blocks, but then Lamar punches Shawn in the stomach and then elbows Shawn to the ground, before Lamar tackles Shawn to the floor. Lamar lands two punches on Shawn, who then counters the third punch and punches Lamar, turning him on his back. Shawn then punches Lamar twice across the face, before Lamar grabs a vase and smashes it against Shawn's head, knocking him off. Lamar then stands up and grabs a shard as Shawn starts backing away.
Lamar: What you backing away for, boy? You afraid of a little shard?
Shawn: No...I just don't want to be near you when you blow up.
Lamar chuckles.
Lamar: Oh, trust me; you haven't even seen me blow up, but for your case, I can make an exception.
Shawn: No, dude. I mean that literally when you blow up.
Lamar raises an eyebrow in confusion, before Shawn presents the grenade pin, and then flips him off, allowing the grenade pin to slide down his middle finger. Lamar then looks down to see his grenade pin has been pulled as Shawn then sprints off. Lamar gives an annoyed look and sighs.
Lamar: Fuck me....
The grenade explodes, blowing Lamar apart as Shawn takes cover in the next hall. Lynn headbutts Sarah, before kicking her down and get on top of her. Lynn punches Sarah in the face, before grabbing her knife and attempting to stab Lynn, but Sarah grabs the knife and stops her from pressing the knife.
Lynn: Your fucking husband is to blame for this! He's to blame for all of this! All this death and chaos! He made you a part of this.
Lynn presses the knife down into Sarah's cheek, slicing it across her face as she yelps in pain.
Lynn: All because of him! I'm gonna make sure he knows what it feels like to hurt like me!
Lynn raises her knife and prepares to stab Sarah, but suddenly, Lynn is shot in the neck with an arrow. In shock, Lynn drops the knife on the ground, and falls to the ground, clutching her throat. Sarah looks up to notice Cassandra in the doorway, who has just shot an arrow. Cassandra then wraps the arrow around her waist as Sarah scrambles up. Cassandra then kneels down and grabs the machete, before she approaches the dying Lynn. Cassandra, getting flashbacks of Maya, tightly grips the machete.
Cassandra: For my sister....
Cassandra then slices and stabs Lynn, repeatedly in anger, splashing blood everywhere as Sarah gasps in fear and averts her eyes.
James: Cassandra! Stop. Stop.
Cassandra: No! Get the fuck off me!
James pulls Cassandra off of the now dead Lynn, but she continues to fight.
James: Shhh. Shhh.
Cassandra: No-
James: It's okay. It's me, it's me. Look, look. It's just me.
Cassandra looks and sees James.
Cassandra: I had to-She---
Cassandra embraces James.
James: Oh...
James hugs Cassandra.
James: It's okay. I'm here. I'm here.
James and Cassandra hold each other tightly as James looks at Lynn's hacked corpse with the machete blade digged into her face. James turns his head at the sight.
James: Jesus....
Shawn, Caleb, Rocky, Marcus, Margaret, Jenny, Joseph and Abigail stand by the side. In the garage, Kyle punches Dodge down and attempts to kick him, but Dodge blocks the kick and trips over Kyle. Dodge then attempts to punch Kyle, who grabs the punch and backhands Dodge, knocking him off. Kyle then kicks Dodge in the face, knocking him down again. Kyle then flips back up and then backhands Dodge, before punching him twice in the face. Dodge blocks the third strike and punches Kyle in the stomach, before Kyle dodges the next punch and then knees Dodge in stomach. Kyle then rams Dodge in the car hood, before throwing him into the ground. Kyle puts his foot on Dodge's throat.
Kyle: Enough! I'm taking the girl and leaving! You don't follow us!
Kyle presses his foot off of Dodge's neck.
Dodge: You can't just take my child! She's my daughter! My blood! You think you can give her a life out there?! It's a goddamned apocalypse!
Kyle: That's not your choice for you to take from her.
Dodge: It's not a life for her...and you know that.
Kyle looks down, pondering, before Dodge reaches under a car.
Kyle: But it's a life.....A life we'll fight to give her.
Dodge nods.
Dodge: It's a life I can't risk.
Dodge grabs Kyle's Zeus Corps machete and slices Kyle's abdomen, before kicking him down. Dodge then raises the machete at Kyle's throat.
Dodge: You don't even know it's like to be a father. To teach her. To raise her...especially in a fucked-up world like this. It is not easy....it's never an easy task, Kyle.
Kyle: So you'll just hurt your daughter? Keep her caged for the rest of her life?
Dodge sighs.
Dodge: I told you, Kyle. I'm not going to lose my daughter and no one, not even the great Kyle Desipich is going to take her from me!
Dodge prepares to strike Kyle with the machete, but Rachel shouts out.
Rachel: Daddy!
Dodge turns and is stuck in the neck with his nail/barbwire baseball by Rachel, fatally wounding the latter. Rachel pulls the bat out of Dodge's neck, who kneels on the ground. Dodge coughs up blood and looks up at Rachel.
Dodge: Rachel, why? Why you?
Rachel: Why me?! Because you're a bastard! All you ever did was try to get me to fear you! It's all you ever did! You hurt me! All you ever fucking did!
Rachel swings the bat against Dodge's head, crushing it. Dodge was dazed for a moment but he recovers and then babbles. His good eyeball popped out of his skull as blood rushes down his face. Kyle watches in shock at this. Rachel stares down at her father with hate and anger.
Dodge: Good job, Rachel. I-I'm proud of you.
The anger grows in Rachel's chest as she swings and hits Dodge in the head a few times until the top of his head caved in. Rachel continues to bash Dodge's brain in until his brains spilled out, his hand twitching. Blood is splattered all over her as Rachel looks down in shock at what she has just done. Rachel then drops the baseball bat and kneels, breaking down crying.
Rachel: Daddy....
Kyle stands up and kneels behind the young teen, hugging Rachel as she rests his head on Kyle's chest.
Kyle: It's okay. It's okay, sweetheart. It's going to be okay. It's going to be okay.
Shawn, James, Sarah, Cassandra, Caleb, Rocky, Marcus, Margaret, Joseph and Abigail run down as Abigail gasps upon seeing Dodge's crushed skull. Kyle looks back at the other survivors, then looks back down at Dodge's corpse and then back at Rachel, who continues crying through.