Episode 9.9: Protect What Matters

Protect What Matters Most is the ninth episode of the ninth season of the Walking Dead Survival.
==Synopsis== 
Back in the city a revelation is set to change a lot for some in a short amount of time.
==Episode==
We begin with an overview of the city; much time has past and things seem more or less repaired. You would be forgiven for thinking nothing near destructive had happened in the past few months. Its only on closer inspection that you can make out the odd scar; a blast marked wall here, a paved in road there. The bigger change is the presence of anti air craft weapons perched on various roofs.
Cage: Man, inside or out this sure is a sight.
We see Cage and James working on the inside of a recently repaired building. James looks a little queasy at the height. He continues to work on some soldering while Cage works at ease.
James: If you say so... why did I let you talk me into this shift?
Cage: Well you said you needed a change of pace after you little road trip.
James: Yes, but when I said that I did not fancy leaving solid ground.
Cage chuckles and continues working.
Cage: Don't worry those barriers will hold and, besides better them creaking and moaning than the high wind howling at your back.
James looks green but, tries not to let the ribbing get to him.
James: Sides, after what we went through I think I am entitled to a little break.
Cage looks over.
Cage: And Moe?
James: He's... better.
Cage: Better?
We flash over to the man in question waiting outside an office while people go about their business all around him. He is looking through a book with copied scribbles from the journal.
Woman's voice: Sir?
He looks up to face a secretary who smiles sheepishly at him.
Moe: Yes?
Secretary: Their ready to see you now.
He nods and follows her in to a meeting room we have seen in the previous seasons. Henderson and a few of the city leaders are all ready there and waiting.
Official 1: Good, we can now begin.
We switch back to the two men
Cage: Hey, I done deny the man has a chip on his shoulder but, he's a man who needs to keep at something or he will drive himself around the bend. 
James: Yeh but at this rate he's going so far around he is meeting himself at the other side.
Cage: Maybe, but, given all he had done for us we can do right is steer him in the right direction, both for him and for us.
James sighs, just because he knows he's right doesn't mean he has to like.
James: Fine but I think we all draw the line at jumping off a cliff more than once... we aint a pack of lemmings after all.
Cage: No argument there.
We switch of to the Hangman where Slade, Tobias. Michael and Karina and Nathan are sitting. Things appear friendly and relaxed has they catch up. Nathan is stroking Karina's hand gently, a small glad smile to have her back on his face.
Nathan: I'm just glad you home now.
Slade: What am I chopped liver?
Tobias: Oh hush now, he was worried about her... were you gone any longer I dare say his other half would be preparing a rescue operation.
Nathan flushed a bit while smirking.
Karina: Missed me did you.
She playfully nuzzles closer and Michael types on his keyboard,
Michael v.o: Get a room
Nathan: Oh dont worry we will.
Tobias: Has much as i admire the sight of young love I believe we have more important matters to discus?
Everyone sobers and they get to talking while we switch over to Moe at the meeting.
Official 1: So, to reiterate from the evidence discovered by the expedition and translated by various divisions we have been able to determine how many key locations?
A worker pulls a slide on a power point of a quickly put together map that shows various locations in relation to the numbers from the book. Henderson takes this has a que to speak.
Henderson: At the moment there are six key locations of interest but, I would recommend caution before we go blundering in.
Moe twitches but remains silent; even he can see where this is going and so can a few of the official A woman in her mid 50s speaks up.
Official 2: You think they will be expecting us? 
Henderson: Well they certainly wouldn't roll out the welcome mat if we drove up to the front gate and, despite the circumstances of retrieving the notebook it would be foolish to take it at face value.
Official 2: No need to need to mince words Henderson, twenty years of marriage to a military man and, dealing with plenty of two faced joe's at work will teach you a thing or two about secrets.
She looks to Moe.
Official 2: Wouldn't you concur young man?
Moe: I... there is a distinct chance that not all of this information can be trusted... never mind the security of it being a foreign language outside its native land.
Official 1: Obviously, not like there are to many people who read Russian has a past time.
Henderson: No arguments there, then again it looks like code to begin with.
Official 1: Still what location would any of you suggest has a viable point of investigation?
Henderson nods and indicates to the slide projectionist. The slide is changed to what looks like a cut out of an observatory nestled in a hill from a brocure.
Henderson: From the translations this is a smaller place but, it acts as a relay station.
Moe: There are plenty of spots that are defendable and, given its nature as a former tourist sight and isolated location it would go unnoticed.
The officials look among themselves, conversing in hushed tones.
Official 2: This will be a recon mission only, you are to gather intelligence and, if possible gain more information on the enemy,
The two nod.
Offical1: Make no mistake gentlemen just because we have won ground in the last few months does not mean we are out of the woods just yet.
Official 2: Make no mistake a wounded tiger is far more dangerous than a healthy one and the last thing we need is someone pissing it off.
Her eyes are on Moe who nods quietly; he is slightly annoyed at the possiblity word of his conduct in the last run has reached the top but, he will take a chance to redeem himself when it is offered.
Moe: Understood, when do we begin.
We fade to black
End