After some traveling, the next day, the Myrmidon is finally starting to arrive at the location of the Sanctuary with Kyle, Shawn, James, Cassandra, Sarah, Jenny, Kayla, Savannah, and Joseph at the front of the train. Chris, Margaret and Marcus are using the railcar to scout ahead. Kyle speaks into his radio.
Kyle: Railcar! What's happening up ahead? Over....
Margaret: Looks like everything's abandoned, but the track is OK. Over.
Kyle: Roger that. Don't go too fast and watch out for threats.
Margaret: Roger that.
James: I still can't believe this. We're here! We're finally fucking here! Do you get this?! This is really happening!
Shawn: Dude, it's just another community. Would you chill?
James: How can I chill, Shawn? This has been our goal for thirty-three years, man! My whole life...and it wasn't spent in vain! Now that I know for a fact!
Jenny leans into Shawn.
Jenny: He's like a kid on Christmas.
Cassandra grabs James' hand.
Cassandra: You're really happy, aren't you?
James: I am....this is a new life that starts today.
Savannah tugs onto Kayla's hand, before Kayla looks down as Savannah communicates in sign language with her.
Savannah: Kayla, are we going to live here now?
Kayla: (sign language) I don't know, sweetheart. Why?
Savannah: (sign language) This is place is scary....
Kayla: (sign language) Hey, don't say that, baby...
Jenny: If she's scared, I don't blame the kid, though, Kayla.....it is creepy.
Kyle: Yeah, just to be sure....we'd better take the railcar from here. Wait for the rest of us, Margaret.
Margaret: Roger that!
James: Cassandra, you'd better wait here.
Cassandra: Why? You've been dreaming about this restart for years now? Am I not your wife or not?
James: Alright, come with us, or else I'll never hear the end of it til the day I die...
Cassandra: A wise decision.
Kyle turns to the train bridge.
Kyle: Rocky! Stop the engine!
Rocky: Slowing down now!
Rocky pulls on the brakes, but the train just misses the railcar on the side of the tracks by an inch.
Rocky: Uh....shit, sorry.
James: Back up the fucking train, dude!
Rocky: Sorry....these controls are very difficult to manage.
Kyle: Who's smart idea was it to let Rocky drive the train?
James: Uh...yours, dude.
Rocky backs the train up, meeting up with the railcar. Jenny tugs Shawns hand.
Jenny: Be careful. Let me know when we can have a bed together.
Shawn: Will do.
Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah, Cassandra andJoseph board the railcar.
Shawn: Rocky, take the train back to the safe zone....
Kyle turns to Caleb.
Kyle: Caleb, you're in charge until I get back.
Caleb: Sure thing, Kyle.
Chris drives the railcar to the restoration community, where several cars are around the bombed area.
Marcus: Holy shit! Would you look at this place?!
Chris: Hell yeah...looks like it got bombed the hell out of...
Shawn: Look at that crater! What was the fucking yield on that missile?!
Margaret: Probably one hundred.
Shawn: Kronos only had few...a hundred ones.
Kyle: This looks more like a hundred works to me.
Caleb contacts Kyle over the radio.
Caleb: Kyle, Caleb here! We're back in the safe zone. Waiting for your return. Over.
Kyle: Good. Kyle over and out.
Cassandra: Would you look at all these cars?! James was right! People were coming here from all over the country! This is amazing!
Kyle: Yeah, they were....all this time.
Joseph: A lot of years wasted....we can make up for it, though.
James: Well, we're almost there.
The railcar stops at the gate with a camera and a turret.
Chris: Oh, this is a bad vibes place for sure....We shouldn't have come here, really....
Shawn: Well, where's my welcome committee and red carpet welcome?
Marcus: I don't get this!
Chris: Oh, well, nobody's home! So, how bout we head back before—
Sarah: Wait, look!
Sarah points as the camera activates and the red light comes on.
Gilbert: Identify yourself!
Kyle: Kyle Desipich! We spoke on the radio a few days ago!
Gilbert: Mr. Desipich! Welcome! Where are the rest of your people?
Kyle: With the train!
Gilbert: It's dangerous outside, son-contact your people and tell them to take the train to the main airlock for a checkup...Welcome to Sanctuary, Mr. Desipich! Proceed through the tunnel and take the elevator. You'll be met inside.
The airlock begins to open.
James: Told you! We're expected!
Chris: Yo, I never like being underground, but this place is completely creeping me the fuck out....
Chris drives the railcar into the airlock, where no one is to be found.
Marcus: Why the hell does it look....deserted here?
Kyle: Yeah, no gun emplacements, no patrols....not even lookouts! What the fuck?
James: Dude, why would they need any of that? Not even the God's Fist could take it out!
Another gate opens as the railcar stops at the elevator entrance.
Margaret: This place looks kinda abandoned. What the hell's the maintenance people thinking?
Kyle: Yeah, this place could use some cleaning.....Shawn, Marcus, Margaret! You know what...you guys had better stay with Chris.
Shawn: You're leaving me down here to babysit the tech?
Chris: Hey!
Shawn: Just saying; why are taking my shit-sniffer brother and not me?
Kyle: Well, it's just.....James and Joseph are better with words than you are.
Shawn: What?!
James: I mean, it is true.
Cassandra: It definitely is true, Shawn.
Shawn sighs.
Shawn: Fine. I'll fucking stay down here and babysit.
Chris: Again; you're not babysitting.
Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra, James and Joseph enter the elevator as it descends. Joseph rubs his chest and winces.
Sarah: You alright, Joseph?
Joseph: Yeah...just chest pains. I'm fine, Sarah. Really.
Cassandra: James, did you prepare a speech?
Sarah: Yeah, this minister guy doesn't sound like a joke.
James: Jesus! Get off my ass, all right?!I pulled an all nighter!
Cassandra laughs.
Sarah: Hey, Kyle...
Kyle: What?
Sarah: Don't you think you should say something to James?
Kyle: Yes.
Kyle turns to James.
Kyle: You were right, James....and I was wrong. Thanks for not giving up.
James: Thanks for admitting I was right for a change.
Joseph laughs.
Kyle: Alright, don't let it get to your head.
The elevator doors open as Kyle, James, Sarah, Cassandra and Joseph exit and approach the entrance, where they are greeted by several men, in military outfits.
Joseph: Well, they're dressed like the military.
The Sanctuary Commander approaches the five survivors.
Sanctuary Commander: Which one of you is the leader?
Kyle: That would be me. I'm Kyle Desipich.
Sanctuary Commander: I'm the commander of the Sanctuary. Welcome. We have a lot to discuss. Here, let me show you around.
The Sanctuary Commander leads Kyle, James, Sarah, Cassandra and Joseph around to show them empty quarters.
Sanctuary Commander: How'd you guys come across our signal?
James: That would be me. I picked up a radio broadcast a few months ago and we've been trying to get to you ever since.
Cassandra: Where is everyone?
Sanctuary Commander: They're in the main quarters....preparing for the next meal. They're very eager to eat....
That statement causes Kyle and Sarah to give an nervous look.
Kyle: Uh...so...since you're the commander, I'd like to request that my people are provided with temporary quarters and supplies. Our people are in top shape and ready to start doing runs. We also have technicians with us ready to help make this places strong.
Sanctuary Commander: Interesting...Tell me...how many people are in your group?
Kyle: Fourteen people.
Sanctuary Commander: I see....and I see you have women, too?
The Sanctuary Commander stares at Sarah and Cassandra with a smirk.
Joseph: Yeah...we do?
Sanctuary Commander: And children?
Kyle: Yes.....we have one little girl....Look, sir....we understand that the Sanctuary is all about repopulation, but most of our women are already taken by the group....
In the corner, Sarah notices a Sanctuary member, wiping fresh blood from his lips.
Sarah: Kyle....
Kyle: Not now....
Sanctuary Commander: Oh, I'm not asking for repopulation purposes....we just haven't had any of them in a while....
Kyle: What do you...mean by--
Suddenly, Sanctuary inhabitants, some with broken teeth, attack the five. Kyle, James, Cassandra, Sarah and Joseph open fire on a few of them, but are disarmed, overpowered and restrained, before they are knocked unconscious. In the chamber that the railcar is being held in, Shawn, Marcus, Margaret and Chris hear the gunshots.
Shawn: The fuck?!
Marcus: You heard it, too?
Margaret: Yeah!
Shawn speaks into his radio.
Shawn: Kyle. What the hell is going on down there?! Kyle?! Shit.....
Marcus: We gotta get down there!
Shawn, Marcus, Margaret and Chris attempt to open the elevator doors. Meanwhile, underground, Kyle, Sarah, Cassandra and James are restrained and brought to the main hall, where around them are several hanging bodies. On some tables, body parts are on the platform, dismembered with body parts.
Cassandra: What the hell is going on here?
James: Where are we?
Kyle: Where are the others?
Sarah: Where's Joseph?!
A Caucasian-American man wearing a white lab coat and glasses approaches the tied up four.
Gilbert: Everything is going as planned, everyone is fine! For now...
Kyle: For now? I demand to speak to the minister! NOW!
Gilbert: You are speaking to him, Mr. Desipich. Don't worry, everything will be just fine, and even better! We're expecting you all to dinner!
Kyle: Dinner? What the hell?! You making fucking fun of me?
One of the Sanctuary inhabitants restraining Kyle punches him in the stomach.
Sanctuary Inhabitant: Shut up!
Sanctuary Inhabitant: The doctor's talking, asshole!
James: Where's...the...fucking....government?!
Gilbert: All here, son, all here! This is the government! This is how we restore the broken world! This is the government you people deserve!
Kyle: Don't you dare, you sick fuck! You're just....you're just a fucking cannibal! All of you!
Gilbert attempts to touch Cassandra, who jerks her head away, coughing. Gilbert turns to James.
James: Get your fucking hands off my wife!
Gilbert: Calm down, you'll get arthritis if you keep this up....and believe me, I've almost chocked on broken bones!
Sarah: What did you do to Joseph?
Gilbert: He's still alive....for now....we're just making sure you're all in good excellent condition and he seemed fit enough...as I said, he's still alive.
Gilbert turns to Cassandra, grabbing her chin.
Gilbert: This one will have to wait, though, we need to run some tests first, I don't like that cough of hers...
Cassandra lets out an angry yell.
Sarah: How about you untie our hands, you fucking cocksucker! I'll give you a real goddamn tests when I rip your fucking balls off!
Gilbert: Watch your tone, young lady.
Gilbert turns to James.
Gilbert: You're the smart one, right? The brains...so maybe you can install some sense into your friends and your wife.
Cassandra struggles against her captor.
Cassandra: You fucking pig! Let me go!
Cassandra headbutts her captor, bloodying his nose.
Sanctuary Henchman: Fucking bitch!
The Sanctuary Henchman retaliates by punching Cassandra in the face, knocking her out cold.
James: Cassandra!
Sarah: No!
Kyle: You fucking...
Kyle attempts to stand up, but is punched and kneed multiple times, causing him to kneel.
Kyle: Not one of you fucking animals is going to live to see the light of another day! I promise you that!
Cassandra is dragged away as Gilbert approaches Kyle.
Gilbert: So, Mr. Desipich....Now you will pick up the radio and tell the rest of you people to come here, if you don't want her to suffer for a very long time before we serve her, do you understand me?
Kyle spits in Gilbert's face.
Kyle: Fuck you!
Gilbert: And here I was hoping for an intelligent conversation for a change...Alas.
Gilbert wipes the spit off his glasses, before he turns to James and Sarah.
Gilbert: No matter though, since one of you two will surely do it instead. They won't dare refuse our demands, will you?
Cassandra: You don't scare us.
James: And I am smart, but I'm not insane.
Gilbert: Hmm....put the the leader's wife on the other table.
Kyle: No!
Sarah is dragged onto the other table.
Kyle: Get your fucking hands off her!
James: You leave her fucking be!
Gilbert: Well, nice meeting you and all, Mr. Desipich! Gentlemen, you can start!
Sarah: No!
Kyle: I'll get you after I'm dead, you motherfucker!
Gilbert: That might happen, Mr. Desipich! I could choke on you or something...Anyway, I'll excuse myself. I'm a bit squeemish when it comes to blood.....however, I always do like a test taste.
Gilbert pulls out a knife and slices a single scar across Kyle's right side of his face, causing him to scream painfully.
Kyle: You motherfucker!
Gilbert: Be grateful you still have your eye, son....
Gilbert licks the blood with a smile.
Gilbert: You'll make a descent meal to our people just yet...
Gilbert leaves as Kyle is forced onto the table. Just as the moment seems bleak and Kyle and Sarah are about to be butchered, Shawn, Marcus, Margaret and Chris burst in and open fire on the cannibals.
Kyle: Got you, motherfucker!
Kyle uses this opportunity to stab one of his restrainers in the neck while he punches the other one, allowing Kyle to flip him on the table. Kyle beats the henchman on the table with a meat clever, splattering blood on Kyle. Sarah stabs one of her restrainers as another is shot by Marcus. Sarah frees James.
James: You okay?!
Sarah: I am! Are you?
James: Yeah!
Kyle: Motherfucking animals!
Shawn: Kyle! That's enough!
Shawn stops Kyle from beating the dead cannibal.
Kyle: Piece of shit....
Shawn: You good?
Kyle wipes the blood from his new scar.
Kyle: Goddammit....we gotta kill all these fuckers...
Margaret: Wait....where's Joseph and Cassandra?
James: They dragged Cassandra off!
Kyle: They've taken Joseph somewhere around here!
Margaret: We gotta find him! Fast!
Kyle: We will, Margaret!
Chris: How? This base is huge!
Kyle: Split up! James, you're with me! We're looking for Cassandra! Shawn, Sarah, take the command center! Marcus, Margaret, Chris, you guys look for Joseph!
The group splits up from their assigned groups, fighting through the attacking cannibals along the way of the search. Elsewhere in the base, Joseph awakens with Gilbert smiling in front of him.
Gilbert: Ah....good....you're awake, son....the good news is...you're not dead....yet at least....but try not to read too much into it. It might just drive you nuts...I wanted to explain myself. We didn't want to hurt you or your people....
Joseph turns and notices a man scything a knife in the corner, before Gilbert turns his head to him, forcing him to look at him.
Gilbert: Hey, look at me when I'm talking to you, son. Common courtesy. When a man's talking, you look him in the eyes. We didn't want to butcher these people that came here....these aren't things that we want to do. These are things we have to in order to survive.....you and your people thought you'd be safe here...like the others and like the others before you. That's fair play. Now we're out here, trying to survive like everyone else and in order to do that, we have to lure people to think that they're safe...evolution is a common thing that devolves us into animals.
While Gilbert is speaking to Joseph, Kyle and James gun down the attacking cannibals, while Chris, Margaret and Marcus continue searching for Joseph. Shawn and Sarah burst into the command center, gunning down several of the Sanctuary henchmen, except for the commander, who raises his hands.
Sarah: Sick fucking bastard....
In the other room of the base, Gilbert points at Joseph.
Gilbert: You, Joseph, you're a man of God, so I just hope you understand that nothing happening to you is the will of God. Yeah, it is a situation....that it just fortunately has to be you, but....I would've done this to anyone. We will....but at the end of day, everyone has to survive somehow....
Gilbert laughs.
Gilbert: So, I believe I gotta say thank you for, Joseph, for lending us a hand.....and I mean that both sincerely...figuratively....and literally.
Gilbert eyes narrow down to Joseph's left arm, as Joseph looks down and to his horror, his whole left arm has been severed from his body. Joseph panics and screams in horror. Behind him several other Sanctuary cannibals are feasting on pieces of Joseph's arm.
Joseph: Oh! Agh! No!
Gilbert bites a piece of Joseph's arm, admiring the taste.
Gilbert: If you makes you feel better, we cooked you very good. Like I am amazed of how well you taste.
A Sanctuary henchmen bursts into the room.
Sanctuary Henchmen: Doctor!
Gilbert: What is it?!
Sanctuary Henchmen: Desipich and the other survivors broke out! They've taken control of the commander center!
Gilbert: Goddamn it....
Gilbert sighs then turns to Joseph.
Gilbert: You know, it wasn't just going to be a trap. We would've liked you people to join us, but your leader is a persistent man....they can't save you, you know? Or Cassandra....
Joseph looks up with worry.
Gilbert: Don't worry, son. Don't worry, we haven't killed her or taken pieces of her...especially with the nasty cough she has...gotta say, though...I like the taste of women better....most of us do...see, I have a theory that due to the fat that they have from childbearing....even the skinny bitches have it....how about that pretty girl I saw in the camera when you arrived? Margaret? Bet she'll taste good.
Joseph begins to sob as Gilbert frowns.
Gilbert: Oh, Jesus....Look, I...I'm sorry...I truly am, son.....I hate that it had to be you with your religion....you could've taught our people the way of God....could've maybe brought our people back to society....Lord, I hate doing this to religious men....just know, we did a good job on your leg and at least you weren't awake to feel the pain....it'll be okay.
Joseph's crying then begins to turn into laughter.
Sanctuary Henchmen: Well, he's lost his mind.
Sanctuary Henchmen: Think that means its time to hack the rest of em.
Joseph, laughing, looks up to Gilbert.
Joseph: You....you are a dumb motherfucker.....all of you.
Gilbert: Hey, son...no need for insults....we could've done this so much worse....we could taken of your—
Joseph: Fuck you! You're all eating a dead man! I was already dead! You picked the wrong asshole to eat!
Joseph sits up, revealing a infected bite mark on his chest.
Joseph: I'm infected! I've was bitten yesterday, you dumbasses!
Sanctuary Henchmen: Shit!
Gilbert: Goddammit....
Gilbert and the Sanctuary Henchmen begin to throw up what they have just eaten or throwing pieces of Joseph to the floor.
Joseph: Now, that's funny! You're all eaten spoiled meat!
Joseph continues to laugh.
Sanctuary Henchmen: I'm just gonna kill him now....
Gilbert: No, not yet. We need him in order for the others to surrender.
Sanctuary Henchmen: We just ate an infected man!
Sanctuary Henchmen: What the fuck is gonna happen to all of us? We gonna die?!
Gilbert: No, boy! We're gonna be fine! His meat is cooked!
Sanctuary Henchmen: Jesus Christ! You all didn't think to check him first?!
Sanctuary Henchmen: He was fine! He looked fine!
Joseph: Spoiled meat! You're all fucking dead!
Sanctuary Henchmen: Son of a bitch!
The Sanctuary Henchmen beats Joseph into unconsciousness.
Gilbert: Don't kill him!
Sanctuary Henchmen: Why?! He's infected! He's gonna fucking turn....
Gilbert: Just stay with him. I'm gonna go check on the girl. See if that cough is from infection!
Gilbert leaves the room. Meanwhile, Shawn contacts Kyle through the radio.
Shawn: Kyle! Sarah and I have the command center! It's ours!
Kyle: Copy that! I'm still trying to find Cassandra!
Shawn: This place is a fucking maze!
The Commander stares at Shawn, who furrows his eyes and angrily approaches the commander.
Shawn: Don't fucking look at me! Eyes down! Face the fucking floor!
In the other room where Joseph is, the Sanctuary henchmen pulls out his pistol and aims it at Joseph.
Sanctuary Henchmen: Hey, you heard the boss! Don't kill him!
Sanctuary Henchmen: Fuck him. He's already dead!
Suddenly, the two Sanctuary henchmen are shot dead by Chris and Marcus while Margaret slits the other ones throat.
Margaret: Joseph!
Marcus, Chris and Margaret give horrified looks at Joseph's missing arm.
Margaret: Oh, my god!
Marcus: His fucking arm!
Chris: Shit, man! What these fucking animals do to him?!
Joseph opens his eyes and smiles.
Joseph: Hey, I was just dreaming about you.....
Margaret: Joseph....you're gonna be okay.....we're gonna get you back to Myrmidon so we can use a first aid kit. Kayla and I can help you.
Joseph: Save the first aid kit.
Margaret: No, we can help you.
Joseph: No, you can't.....there's a reason they were about to shoot me just now.
Joseph lifts up his shirt, revealing his bite mark. Margaret gives a saddened look. A tear sheds down her cheek.
Margaret: No....
Marcus: Fuck....
Joseph looks up at Margaret.
Joseph: Happened at the hotel....
Margaret: It's gonna be okay.
Joseph: Please....I need you to—
Margaret: Hey, hey, not here....not in darkness....you deserve somewhere comfortable....a bed....on the train.....
Marcus: Margaret...
Margaret: I'm not leaving him here....
The voices of the Sanctuary Henchmen are heard as Chris turns.
Chris: Hey, y'all. We gotta move! There's more of those freaks coming!
Marcus and Margaret carry Joseph as Chris moves ahead, covering for them. Meanwhile, Kyle and James finally manage to find Cassandra, tied to a chair.
James: Cassandra!
James touches Cassandra's face as she smiles.
Cassandra: You look like shit....
Cassandra turns to Kyle.
Cassandra: Kyle, your face!
Kyle: Fuck my face....
James starts cutting Cassandra's binds.
Cassandra: I was gonna say the scar makes you look a little more—Kyle, behind you!
Kyle: What?!
Kyle turns and is hit in the temple with a metal bar by Gilbert. James turns and punches Gilbert, who then knocks James down, putting the metal bar to his throat. As James and Gilbert struggle, Cassandra grabs James' knife and begins to cut herself free.
Gilbert: There's always....one like you....a goddamn hero...you can't...save anyone....you're going to die just like—
After freeing herself, Cassandra puts the blade to Gilbert's throat.
Cassandra: Enough! Get off of him, right now!
Gilbert raises his hands as Kyle stands up and helps James up.
Gilbert: Yes...just don't kill me, okay? Remember what I told you, young lady? About your lu—
Cassandra: Shut the fuck up!
Before he can say anything else, Cassandra slices Gilbert's throat, causing him to choke on his own blood.
Kyle: Told you we'd make you choke on your own blood.....
Cassandra hands James his knife.
Cassandra: Are you okay, James? Thank god!
James: I'm okay...where to now?
Kyle: There's an elevator straight down the corridor, it goes right to the command center!
Cassandra: Let's go...not too fast, though...I need to catch my breath. Did you guys find Joseph?
Kyle: Hold on...
Kyle contacts Marcus via radio.
Kyle: Marcus, come in. We got Cassandra.
Marcus: Thank god! Is she okay?
Kyle: She's fine. Did you guys find Joseph?
Marcus: We did....he's alive...but....
Marcus looks at Margaret then Joseph.
Kyle: But what?
Marcus: Those sick fucks cut off his arm....they were eating it.
Sarah: Oh my god....we gotta get him back to the train so we can help him.
Kyle: Is his wound treatable?
Marcus: It is, but....
Joseph: Give me the fucking radio!
Joseph, one handed, takes the radio from Marcus and speaks into it.
Joseph: Kyle....
Kyle: Joseph, just hold on, buddy. We're gonna take you back to the Myrmidon so we can—
Joseph: Put me down.....that's what's gonna happen.
Kyle: What do you mean put you down?
Joseph: Yesterday, at the hotel, I was bit.....I'm infected, Kyle.....I'm gonna die....but I am not going to turn into an infected....so you're gonna put me down.
Kyle, hearing the news, looks down at the floor.
James: Dear God....
Kyle: Get Joseph to the railcar....we'll meet you there shortly.
Kyle, James and Cassandra make their way to the elevator.
Cassandra: This whole situation, though....I thought we wouldn't see anything worse than that cult in the bayou....Sawyer with his damned fanatics...but no...there was still space for some growth...
James: We could've been killed there...
Kyle: And we almost got eaten here....that fucking bastard...unbelievable...
Cassandra: To think he used to be a doctor...
Kyle: Well, it doesn't matter...we'll see what happens now...we did survive them after all...
The elevator stops just as Kyle, James and Cassandra exit and make their way to the command center.
Shawn: Kyle! Cassandra! Thank God you're okay!
Sarah hugs Kyle.
Sarah: Wait....Where's Joseph?!
Kyle: Alive...but he's severely wounded....they took his fucking arm off....
James: Plus, he's was bitten yesterday in the motel.
Shawn and Sarah's faces widen at this news.
Sarah: Fuck....
Kyle immediately strikes the Sanctuary Commander.
Kyle: You motherfucker! You're a goddamned animal!
Sanctuary Commander: Don't you people get it! The rations were gone! We didn't have any plants to grow, the ground wasn't soil enough. What else could we do?!
James: Die with some fucking dignity!
James then begins to violently bludgeon the Sanctuary Commander to death with the butt of his rifle, splattering blood on him. James continues going at it for a while even after the commander is dead.
Cassandra: James...
Shawn: James....James....James!
Shawn steps in and grabs James, pulling him back.
Shawn: Hey, stop. Dude, stop. He's dead, all right? He's fucking dead....you got him...
James: Needed to make sure....I should've known all along. Who could've known? Who knew these animals here kept eating people for thirty three years? Could you imagine that? Visions of happiness made me so blind! I'm sorry, guys...I...
Kyle: James, stop this shit, alright? Now's not the time.
Cassandra coughs.
James: Some fucking Sanctuary....these animals had it made here...
Cassandra: James!
James: Alright...I'm done...it's just....Joseph is hurt because of...
Sarah: Guys, I hate to break up the discussion, but what are we going to do now?
Kyle: I don't know, Sarah...No fucking clue.
James: Uh...just hang on...
James looks over and notices a computer in front of them.
James: They had military mapping data....air defense sites...HQs...all the info is outdated and the links are gone. Still, the ones that are all lit up worked for a few years....I'm seeing one in Nevada....the other in North Dakota....Nevada's along the way, we could try there....
Cassandra: Are we getting dragged to another bunker?
James: Cassandra....
Shawn: Guys!
Kyle: I don't know, guys....but...we have to make this decision together...
Chris talks through the radio.
Chris: Kyle! We're at the railcar, but it's getting quite hot in here....
Shawn approaches James.
Shawn: You wanna grab that data now?
James: Just finishing...
Kyle: Come on, come on!
James: All done!
James types up the computer.
James: We might want to bug out of here fast....I've set the self destruct codes.
Shawn: Why the fuck did you do that?!
James: Don't want anyone who's been eating people for years to survive. Nor do I want other survivors out there to be lured to their deaths. A place like this shouldn't stand.
Kyle: How long do we have?!
James: Uh....approximately eight minutes....
Kyle: Then let's get the fuck out of here, then!
Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah and Cassandra rush to the exit of the command center, taking the elevator up to the top where they find Marcus, Chris and Margaret fighting off cannibals. As the elevator door opens, a axe swings in, narrowly hitting Cassandra.
Kyle: Cassandra! You okay?
Cassandra: Yeah!
Kyle: Get in!
Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah and Cassandra step into the railcar. Margaret and Chris enter while Margaret yells to Marcus.
Margaret: Marcus! Get in!
Marcus looks back and jumps into the railcar. Chris pulls on the lever as it causes the railcar to reverse. The army of cannibals chase after the railcar as Kyle, Shawn, James, Sarah, Cassandra, the one armed Joseph, Marcus and Margaret shoot most of the army down. The railcar manage to make it out as entrance gate slams down. The railcar pulls away from the Sanctuary bunker. In the command center, the timer of the self destruct sequence goes to 0 as the entire base is destroyed, killing all of the Sanctuary inhabitants in a fiery explosion and destroying the dam.
Chris: Holy shit....
Marcus: Guess we better go find the real government bunker, I guess....
Joseph lets his hand down as Margaret checks on him.
Margaret: Joseph....
The group gives uneasy looks to each before James finally speaks.
James: Let's get him back to the train....make sure he's comfortable.
A Few Hours Later
On the Myrmidon, all the survivors are in a corridor with a dying Joseph laying in bed. James is sitting in the chair across from him.
James: I'm never going to forget what we build together....that hydroelectrical dam....was a start....Thanks, Joseph...
Cassandra walks up and then kneels, taking Joseph's hand.
Cassandra: You'll always be with us, Joseph....where ever we go. Always.
Cassandra kisses Joseph's hand, before the group starts to leave the room, most of the group is in tears. Joseph calls out.
Joseph: Kyle....can I talk to you for a minute?
Margaret turns to Kyle.
Kyle: Of course.
Margaret nods in understand before walking out.
Margaret: I'll be outside.
Margaret leaves, leaving Kyle and Joseph.
Joseph: I just want to say I'm glad I was wrong about you.
Kyle: What do you mean?
Joseph: The day I met you, when I caught you, Shawn, Sarah and Rachel spying on us, I really thought you were bad people. Thought about just shooting all of you, but even before I guess God told me you were a good person. Then James hugged you all.....the reunion you all had...it's like a family.
Kyle: It is....and you're apart of that family, too, Joseph.
Joseph: Hey, I meant what I said at the bayou...in the winter.... God always finds a way to bring back the good in things. You're gonna find yourself in a place where it was before some of us were born..."For by grace are ye saved through faith; an that not of yourselves.."
Kyle: "it is the gift of God". Ephesians Chapter 2: 8.
Joseph smiles as if impressed.
Kyle: The teachers at the orphanage were persistent on my bible verses....made sure I read one every day. That verse in particular is about faith.
Joseph: You gotta have faith, Kyle. You've got to....Trust God....
Kyle: Last time I trusted God, my daughter died.....I haven't really been praying or had time to talk with him ever since....then again; I haven't really wanted to.
Joseph: Yeah....no Christian man will ever be perfect, especially in this apocalypse...but God brought Sarah back into your life...reconciled your relationship with her...and gave you a kid that's grateful for you.
Kyle: Joseph...
Joseph: Oh, don't you bullshit me while I'm dying, you asshole. Some part of you sees that girl as if she was your own....she's grateful for you....we're grateful for you...I'm grateful for you, Kyle.
Joseph raises his hand as Kyle takes it.
Joseph: Thank for everything, brother.
In the back of the train, James is having a angry meltdown, breaking and throwing objects around.
James: Fuck! Goddammit! Son of a bitch! So fucking stupid!
After a few coughs, Cassandra walks in.
Cassandra: James....James.....James! Stop for a fucking minute! James!
James: What?!
Cassandra gives a sympathetic look.
James: What are you here to say "I told you so"? Huh? Go ahead and say. Go ahead and fucking say it, Cassandra, cause that's the look that I'm getting from everyone out there today. From Kyle! From my brother! So, just go ahead and join the "shit on James" parade.
Cassandra walks up and grabs James' hand, calming him down.
Cassandra: James...I'm your wife. It's not your fault. He was bitten....we were going to have to deal with these either way.
James, taking that in, nods his hand.
James: I almost got you killed....I almost got Kyle and Sarah killed...and Joseph's my friend.
Cassandra touches James' face.
Cassandra: Hey, we're still alive...okay? I'm here. I'm here. For better or worse, right?
James: For better or worse.
James breaks down crying as he cries into Cassandra's shoulder. Cassandra wraps his arms around him in comfort.
Cassandra: I love you, okay?
James: I love you, too.
Later on, Joseph is asleep with Margaret by his side. Joseph then awakens and smiles.
Margaret: You passed out.
Joseph: I did?
Margaret: Yeah...
Joseph: Fuck....
Joseph continues smiling.
Margaret: Why are you smiling?
Joseph: I think I was dreaming and, in the dream, you were there...smiling back at me....telling me the most wonderful.
Margaret smiles.
Joseph: Yeah...that smile right there.
Margaret looks down at the floor, before looking back at Joseph.
Margaret: So...tell me....what did I say?
Joseph: You said--
Before Joseph can answer, he suddenly stops breathing and peacefully dies.
Margaret: Jo-Joseph?
Margaret pats on Joseph's chest, tears streaming down her face.
Margaret: Joseph....(tearfully) Joseph.....
Margaret puts her hands on her face, breaking down into tears. Margaret then pulls out her revolver and stands up, but then Marcus walks in.
Marcus: Give it to me....
Through tears, Margaret looks up at her brother.
Marcus: It shouldn't be you...
Margaret hands Marcus the revolver, before she stands up and hugs Marcus.
Margaret: Thank you.
Marcus nods in understanding, before Margaret leaves and is hugged by Cassandra.
Cassandra: Hey, it's going to be okay....we're here....okay?
Jenny comfortably rubs Margaret's back. Kayla turns Savannah to her, getting her attention and speaking to her in sign language.
Kayla: Hey, sweetie. You look at me, okay? I don't want you to see what's going on.
Savannah: (sign language) Is Mr. Joseph being put to sleep?
Throughtears, Kayla is unable to answer, before Jenny touches her shoulder. In the other room, Marcus looks down at Joseph and approaches his dead body. Marcus then kneels and grabs Joseph's hand.
Marcus: I'm sorry, brother.
Marcus then aims his revolver at Joseph. Outside the corridor, a gunshot is heard, signifying Marcus has put down Joseph. Afterwards, a funeral is held for Joseph, with a cross sticking out of his grave. Margaret walks up and places his cross necklace on his grave. Hours later, nightfall, the survivors are on the bridge. Kyle is pacing back and forth.
Kyle: To think I believed those fucking pricks....I actually believed that bullshit! I actually thought that there were people actually wanting to rebuild society. Goddammit!
Kyle sits down.
Sarah: I'll repeat my question. What are we going to do now?
Shawn: We could go back to Taker city....
Rachel: They'll kill us on approach...I killed their leader, remember?
Abigail touches Rachel's knee.
Jenny: What about going back to the bayou? We could live there...
Kayla: Absolutely not! I am not taking my sister there.
James: Plus, what are we going to do about the locals? They weren't exactly happy to see us there....
Caleb: Especially since we killed their pastor and their holy alligator. Anyone up for killing them all?
Cassandra: Hold on, James had been dreaming about finding a habitable place and building a colony there...isn't time we got to it?
Kyle: The idea is good, Cassandra, don't get me wrong, but how do we find the place? Just keep traveling?
Chris: Yeah, the Myrmidon needs an overhaul, what are we going to do if it breaks down?
Cassandra coughs, before James perks up, with a pad and paper in his hands.
James: The satellites!
Kyle: What "satellites"?
Shawn: You trying to leave the fucking planet?
James: No, jackass. There's a satellite communications center of Nevada. To be specific, somewhere near Vegas...
Rocky: Vegas? You wanna go someplace where you can gamble your life away?
Caleb: Yeah, plus how do we know if it survived the nukes?
Jenny: James might be onto something....if we can gain access to the data collected by the satellites...
James: We won't be traveling randomly. Radiation level maps, even your regular satellite photos could really help us out here.
Shawn: That's an actually good idea.
Margaret: And if there's something worse than the locals or even cannibals?
Marcus: I don't see any other choice besides this one.
Kyle: Might be something worse he, but first, we're going to be really careful this time, and second, we don't have any better ideas.
Sarah: I sure as shit don't.
Rocky: I guess, we've got ourselves a new plan!
Kyle: Alright, let's start looking for a new home out here, then....For all of us....For Joseph.
Kyle turns to Chris.
Kyle: Chris! Sound the horn!
Chris sounds the horn as he drives the Myrmidon forward, onto their way to Vegas.