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"Yeah, well, whatever I need a gun" Winky started walking across the lobby

"We ready to do this?" asked Peter

I put my ar, right? We’veme stop too

"What?" I asked

"I just want to say a couple things, in case I die"

"You are not going to die, don’t be stupid"

"Just in case I want you to know that I love you, first of all"

I kissed his cheek "Of course you do And I love you, too Co Trip back to me"

"Yeah, that esome, wasn’t it?"

"Yes I had to slap soht his cheek over here for me to do it, we’d still be alone So thank you And he says thank you, too"

"Make hirin

"He’ll hate that Okay, yes, I’ll o now? I need to cover you in arh in that stuff, don’t you think?"

"Oh yes, definitely About as tough as old Fuzzybeans"

"Hey Fuzzybeans has claws Don’t count old Fuzzybeans out of the picture"

Weby in bullet proof vests and heluns Their boots on the concrete floors re

It was scary to think that ere an ar for dinner

The day passed slowly Dark clouds rolled in,and the nervousness worse It was just as dusk was taking a firrip on the landscape when an alarm sounded out of one of the watchtowers in the front of the compound

I was in the lobby with Peter, Ronald, Jamal, and Winky Paci and Trip were out in the field with Derek and Flick, Rob and Fohi as backup co spirits up, spreading news and reports, delivering food and water Fuzzybeans never left Fohi’s shoulder Every time they passed by the front lobby, we could see the splotch of white by Fohi’s neck

Another alarht after the first fro on two sides!" said Peter, panic in his voice

"What, you expected the her voice

She hitched her rifle up on her shoulder higher The flak jacket was too big for her, and the hel down Mine didn’t fit any better We’d both been sweating our butts off for hours

A third alarm came from another watchtower on the back side of the compound

"Surrounded," whispered Ja the binoculars fro the at first But then there was a ate

Red shirt

"It’s that friggin’ Robson chick And she’s walking with a bunch of fat motherfuckers"

"Canners," said Ronald "Those are the only people with body fat on them anymore Shameful"

"She’s a canner?" asked Winky "Why’d she let us pass if she’s one of the "It’s her, but … I’m not sure she’s with theirl I’d ever seen before, but she’d undergone a not very good transforot, the ood," I said "Not good at all"

"What? Let lasses off my face

I looked at the twins and then Peter "They must have taken her and her people prisoner She’s pretty ates"

"Why would they do that?" asked Ronald

"To get us to surrender," said Peter "Don’t do it, Bryn"

I frowned at hi to do it"

"But what if they threaten to kill them if we don’t?"

"Duh! They’ll kill us all if we let them in, idiot!" yelled Winky "They’ll just have to die" She was getting hyped up fro in ht "Chill, Winky We can’t getto help"

"Sorry," she said, looking at the ground and handing me the binoculars "Stressful"

"We can’t let them kill any kids in cold blood like that," said Ronald "We have to stop them"

"The only way to stop them, is to kill theet your butt out to one of those barriers and get ready to shoot"

Ronald opened hisand then shut it "I prefer to act as your guard"

"Okay, then Just take your signals from me" I looked at Jamal and he nodded "Keep your shields up and your eyes open"

We all nal came from the first watchtower

"Thistles They’re within shooting range," said Winky

"Let’s go out and see what they want," I said to the twins

"Where do you want me?" asked Winky

"Stay here and watch our backs If anyone gets through froates or back, you take therab hers and yanked it up "Keep your shield up! Don’t leave your neck exposed like that"

"Okay, okay, no need to be so bossy"