The Tick

Austin receives help from a mysterious girl. Edward forms an unlikely alliance to escape a new threat. In Worthwood, William is driven mad by the clock in his classroom while Aldus meets Mary's father.

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## **Synopsis**

Moments after the ending of the previous episode, Edward Remar is standing, looking up at Don Clements on the overpass above the railyard. His eyes dart towards Tobias Duke, demanding an answer for what's happening. Tobias appears to remain calm despite their circumstance, and says that it's just an "old friend". Tobias attempts to defuse the situation himself, yelling up at the Don - but Clements makes it clear he won't be falling for any of his tricks this time. When it becomes clear to Edward that Tobias isn't doing anything to help, he hobbles forward with his cane and yells up at Clements that he isn't with Tobias. But immediately Tobias then says that Edward actually is, and the two of them argue angrily - until Don Clements cuts them off, reminding them that they are surrounded, and demanding they surrender now or be killed where they stand. Seth Haynes is the only one who cooperates, getting on his knees and raising his hands, while Edward continues to argue with Tobias, who's thinking up a plan of how to escape. After a few seconds of thinking, Tobias' master plan is to yell at everyone to take cover, as he sprints to get behind a train car. There's no time for Edward to be angry, as Clements immediately orders his people to open fire. Everyone scrambles to get behind different train cars, while Seth crawls underneath one of them, hiding. Amidst the barrage of gunfire, Edward, now sitting behind cover with Tobias, screams at him for being an idiot. Meanwhile, Damian Holt and Lamar Adams focus on shooting at Clements' men. They manage to shoot and kill two of them, but can't do much else from this distance. Upon seeing two of his men die, Clements turns to Ulga and orders her to fire another rocket at Damian and Lamar's cover. She follows the order, and when they see the rocket coming at them, Damian rushes across to take cover with Edward and Tobias, while Lamar goes over to Stanley Peck and Kyori Hyoteki. Still under constant gunfire, Edward demands to know why Clements hates him so much - and Tobias admits that he might've killed the Don's brother by accident - or not by accident. On the overpass, Clements looks to Ulga and tells her to gather ten men and go down to kill the trespassers. She nods, and gets ten soldiers. Back in the railyard below, Tobias comes up with a brilliant plan -- to scatter into the woods, where Damian and Lamar will easily be able to pick off the soldiers who'll surely chase after them. He tries to signal over to Lamar and the others what his plan is - but his signals are nothing but gibberish, and so Damian eventually just yells over at them to scatter into the woods. Stanley grabs Seth from under the train car in front of him, before they, Lamar and Kyori rush off into the woods. Then, Edward, Tobias and Damian do the same but in the opposite direction.

After bolting through the woods for no more than a minute, Edward struggles to keep up with the other two, his crippled leg and cane not allowing him to. He eventually stops, huffing, while Damian apologizes, not realizing that he was a cripple. Edward says that he's not, and when Damian genuinely apologizes again for not knowing "wheelchair lingo", Edward loses his mind at him. Tobias interjects, and reminds them that they will almost certainly be being followed into the woods. But with how good of a shot Damian is, he knows that they've got this. Just then, a bullet whizzes past his head, hitting a tree. He and the others hurriedly rush into cover.

Meanwhile, Lamar and Kyori are busy killing some of the men after them. Lamar slices up two men with his katana, not realizing a third man is coming up behind him. But Kyori saves him, shooting an arrow through the man's head. Nearby, Stanley is watching on, while Seth hides behind a tree. When Stanley turns around to Seth - he suddenly notices a man creeping up in the bushes behind him, and warns him. Seth freaks out, running to get behind a different tree. Stanley fires off a shot at the man, grazing his cheek, and giving Seth an opening. With encouragement from Stanley, Seth rushes forward with his hammer, smacking the man to the ground, but not killing him. Stanley comes over, thrilled by all the excitement, and puts the man down without so much as a glance at his victim, all while Seth is shaken up by the event.

On the other side of the woods, Edward, Tobias and Damian are still sitting behind cover. Ulga and a few soldiers are nearby, shooting at them. Damian drops one of them, but realizes he's running low on ammo, and so Tobias hands him his snubnosed revolver. Edward helps out too, blasting one soldier with his shotgun. Deciding to try and flank their enemies, Ulga and the two remaining men with her split up, circling around Edward, Tobias and Damian. It goes quiet, as Edward perks his ears up, listening for the slightest sound of movement. He whispers over to Tobias, asking if he can hear anything, but Tobias can't understand what Edward is saying, so he gives up. A bullet is then fired near Tobias. He cowers, hitting the ground to avoid a second shot. Edward looks over - but then hears a loud snap beside him. A man overpowers Edward with a knife, charging him into the ground and causing him to drop his shotgun. Edward and the man struggle on the ground, while Damian tries to line up a shot, before he is attacked by Ulga, dropping his gun. Tobias looks between the two fights, and wants to help Damian - but when he tries standing, another shot whizzes past his head; he's pinned down. As Edward and Damian are both getting beaten by their opponents, the third man approaches Tobias, who realizes that he is unarmed. Raising his hands, Tobias tries to reason with him -- just moments before the man is shot clean through the head by someone. The man on top of Edward suddenly has his brains blown out too, blood spilling down onto Edward. Ulga stops beating on Damian for just a second, realizing that her two companions are dead. During the brief moment she is distracted, Damian reaches for his pistol and fires up at Ulga, hitting her in the hip. She cries out and falls off him, before clambering to her feet and tearing off through the woods. With the battle over, Edward slowly gets to his feet, flicking bits of brain off of him, as he sees Leona Holloway trudging through the woods towards them, her sniper in hand. Edward chuckles, and is happy to see her. He then looks back at Tobias and Damian - and angrily says that they have a lot of explaining to do. Stanley, Seth, Kyori and Lamar come rushing over then, where Lamar goes over to Damian and pulls him to his feet. Looking around, Stanley begins to see a few zombies shuffling through the trees in the distance, and says that they should get going. Edward agrees, but tells Tobias that he and his friends are coming with them.

At the railyard, Don Clements and his people are preparing to depart. Ulga is back, and is seated by one of the trucks being treated for her injuries. Clements approaches, towering over her, while coldly stating that they humiliated her. Ulga avoids eye contact with him, while timidly apologizing. Don Clements then grasps her chin with his hand, forcing her to look up at him. "You are nothing without me. Remember that, and do not dishonour my name by failing me again," he tells him, abruptly letting go of her chin. He yells at his men to get ready to go, but before they do, Clements calls over a nearby man - Erik. When Erik approaches, The Don orders him to go on the hunt. "As you command," Erik responds, fire in his eyes.

Late into the night, Genna Brohem stands by a window, peeking out into the woods outside. She's in a cabin - and laying on the floor behind her is Mackenzie Brohem. Seeing nothing, Genna goes back to her sister, frowning. She assures her that everything will be okay - but Mackenzie is too injured to even respond. She covers herself with a blood stained blanket, and lays back against the floor, trembling. Genna takes her hand, and tells her to just get some rest, promising her that nothing will happen to them. Genna then stands, walks towards the window, barely able to keep her eyes open, and looks back out, with only one thought now on her mind: where the hell Austin is.

Austin awakes on top of a table, staring at the ceiling. He groans in pain, looking around - where he sees Kayumi Shizuko approaching him from across the room, telling him to take it easy. Austin takes her advice, lying back in pain. It's revealed that Kayumi patched up Austin's gunshot wound to the best of her abilities, but Austin is still in horrible shape, and it hurts whenever he moves the lower half of his body. Austin starts to think - the events surrounding what happened to him slowly seeping back into his mind. "Shoulda left me there..." he utters. Kayumi asks innocently if Austin is a bad person or something - to which he says that he's not all that good. "Nobody's really all good anymore, right?" she says, before explaining to Austin that they're inside of a funeral home right now. Austin mutters a "thanks", before his mind wanders again - and that's when he remembers Genna and Mackenzie. "Bikers..." he says aloud, suddenly trying to stand up, mumbling that he needs to go and find them. Kayumi's face drops when she hears the word "bikers", but she quickly springs into action, trying to tell Austin to stop - but he doesn't listen. Austin tries to walk forward, but the excruciating pain he feels in his hip is too much for him, and he collapses to the ground.

When Austin next wakes up, it only takes him a few seconds to remember everything, and he immediately sits back up, wanting to try and stand again. But from across the room, Kayumi looks over, and says that Austin should take her advice this time if he doesn't want to pass out. Sighing, Austin knows she's right, and decides to listen. But quickly, he starts to explain that he needs to go and find the women he was with. Kayumi sadly tells him that she didn't see them. She starts to walk over to him, revealing her name. Austin shares his name as well - but the only thing on his mind right now is Genna and Mackenzie, and wanting to make sure they're okay. Kayumi frowns, but then says that she'll help, much to Austin's appreciation. Wanting to know more - Kayumi asks what they were doing out in the middle of the woods, and Austin explains that he comes from Worthwood, and they were looking to recruit people. Kayumi nods along, until eventually saying that she's going to try and help the three of them get back to Worthwood. But first, Austin has to get off the table without passing out again. Kayumi approaches him and supports him as he stands in a lot of discomfort. She encourages him to take his time, and that they only had to walk outside to a vehicle that Kayumi has. Austin nods, scrunching his face, and beginning to limp slowly, using Kayumi as support. As they near the door, Kayumi awkwardly starts to explain that her vehicle might prove to be a little difficult.

Outside, Austin and Kayumi stare at a small two-seater motorcycle. "I mean... it's better than walking, right?" she says. Austin stares angrily - but decides that he'd rather ride that than walk the entire way in pain. As they approach, Kayumi promises to drive safely, and so Austin takes her word for it. But as Kayumi climbs onto the bike, a sudden suspicious feeling comes over Austin. He eyes her skeptically, and asks her why she's even helping him. Kayumi is a bit amused at the fact he's only just getting suspicious now -- before telling him that she's doing this because it's the right thing to do. Austin nods slowly, and decides that he has no choice but to trust her. He gets onto the bike, and they drive off.

In Worthwood, Aldus Paxton is walking down one of the streets with Mary Davis. They're in the middle of a conversation, talking about their past lives. Mary explains that her grandparents owned a coffee shop in Willamette, but sold it off by the time Mary graduated high school. Mary asks how Aldus is settling into the community, and he says that he's happy for the first time in months -- the last time he was this happy was at the mall. One thing he's especially grateful for is the new people he's gotten to meet. He thinks back to everything that happened to him and his group on the road, admitting that he thought hard about running off, but couldn't bring himself to do it. He steers the conversation back towards Mary, wondering when she first got here, and she claims to have arrived near the very start of the outbreak with her father. And it's then that Aldus and Mary arrive outside of her lodge, and step inside.

Inside, Aldus looks around at the lodge in awe, at how normal everything looks. There's pictures hanging on the walls of Mary and her family, which Aldus examines briefly. He notices Mary's brother in the photo, and asks about him, but Mary says that it's a story for another day. The two of them head into the backyard, where Bud Davis is tending to his garden. The man stands, joking that Aldus must be Mary's new boyfriend, embarrassing her. Bud laughs it off, and then shakes Aldus' hand, the two introducing themselves. Mary leaves shortly after to go and help out in the infirmary, leaving Aldus and Bud to sit and talk.

The two men share a drink in the backyard, sitting at a glass table. They briefly talk about Worthwood, where Aldus says that he's happy to be here - even if there are some issues with the community. They then begin reminiscing about their lives before the apocalypse, where Bud explains that he was an architect that did some work for the government. When he asks Aldus about what his life was like, Aldus starts talking -- but eventually stops himself, telling Bud that he's just not comfortable sharing that right now. He frowns, while Bud pats him on the shoulder, and tells him it's alright. He knows it can be hard to talk about -- and reveals to Aldus that his wife was bit by a zombie on day one. It's obvious that it's hard for Bud to talk about it, but he continues, and says that she never made it to day two. But there's something else Bud says that shocks Aldus. He never killed his wife after she reanimated as a zombie, and he left her locked in the basement of his house. What's more is that Bud has never told Mary about this in fear of what she'd think. Aldus pats him on the shoulder awkwardly, and understands why Bud couldn't do it. He offers to go out to where Bud used to live and put his wife out of her misery, but Bud, guilty over everything, says that if Aldus goes, he's going too. The two men sip at their drinks quietly, before Bud apologizes if he ruined Aldus' day with the story, but Aldus says that he's fine. Nodding, Bud thanks him for chatting, as both men get out of their chairs, as Aldus prepares to leave. But before Aldus goes, Bud stops him, and tells him one last thing -- that if Aldus or anybody else from his group hurts his daughter, there would be nothing stopping him from hurting them back. "Do we have an understanding?" Bud questions. Aldus answers, "We do, sir. We do." Bud nods, and says that he'll let Aldus know when they can go out on the trip.

William Reynes sits inside of his lodge, sternly looking ahead. Kate Bloodstone and Jon Matthews are standing nearby -- and they’ve just been told by William about Todd Glover abusing his daughter. William doesn’t want to betray Lloyd Waller’s trust, but can’t sit here and do nothing. He can’t. Kate paces around slowly, wondering what William wants to happen then. Jon answers for him, and says that people like Todd are the scum of the earth and need to be punished. Nodding, William agrees with that, but Kate suggests that she get Gerald Roland to agree to talk with William. William half-smiles, proud that Kate is forcing her way into the council, and is willing to go with her idea. “And… if Gerald doesn’t see eye to eye with us on this?” Jon questions. “Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that,” Kate responds with a grimace.

At a picnic table by a small stream in Worthwood, Rebecca Dawson is sitting in her wheelchair, a platter of bread and cakes on the table in front of her. Sitting there with her at the table are some of the women, who’re conversing about unimportant things, such as the weather, food recipes, and their sex life. All the while, Rebecca sits there, silent - up until Maggie Hopkins asks her how she met William. All of the women turn their heads to focus on Rebecca - who struggles to get any words out. She pictures all of the disturbing, gory things she’s seen since the start of the outbreak, and utters that she thinks that it would ruin the mood to talk about it. But Maggie insists that she tell them - and so Rebecca tries to continue, but doesn’t get very far. She freezes mid sentence, and seeing how uncomfortable she is, Eleanor Benson decides that she’ll take Rebecca back to the infirmary.

Eleanor enters the infirmary, pushing Rebecca in her wheelchair. Sighing, she apologizes to Rebecca for forcing her into all of that, but Rebecca assures her it’s okay, and thanks her for getting her out of there when she did. Eleanor sits down on a chair opposite Rebecca, and Rebecca expresses how she’s happy to be able to be able to talk with someone who understands her. Eleanor smiles softly, then sighs, and thinks back to when she lost her husband when the outbreak struck. She’s grateful for Worthwood, and hopes that Joseph Benson can grow up safely. That is what she’s fighting for, and assumes Rebecca is doing the same for Lloyd. Rebecca answers, confirming how much she cares about both Lloyd and William. She remembers how she wasn’t able to protect her previous boyfriend, and her own newborn baby - something that haunts her everyday. Protecting Lloyd and William were what kept her going - but now that she’s stuck in a chair, she feels useless. With watery eyes, Eleanor takes her hands, and tells Rebecca that she’s strong, and that just because Rebecca might be stuck in the chair right now, that doesn’t mean it’s over. She thinks that maybe this is the place where Rebecca can hang up her hat and live her life for her loved ones. “I’m so glad we could be friends,” she tells Rebecca, smiling now. “Yeah, me too.” Rebecca nods, and thanks her.

While riding, Kayumi spots a zombie stumbling in the middle of the road. She grins, and reaches over her back, drawing a katana. Then, as they speed past the zombie, she decapitates it, smirking. Austin yells in fear, and pleads with her to focus on driving and not killing zombies. Kayumi apologizes while giggling, but asks him if it was cool. "Maybe - a little bit," he says back, as they keep heading down the road.

A few minutes later, Kayumi pulls into a gas station by the side of the road. The two of them climb off the bike - before Austin questions why exactly they're here. Kayumi explains that she wants to get him a ride home before they try to find Genna and Mackenzie, which Austin understands, agreeing with her. Wanting to move quickly, Kayumi points to a truck in the parking lot, and asks Austin if he knows how to hotwire a car. He admits that it's been quite a few years since he last has - but he probably still can. And so Austin goes to start the truck while Kayumi heads into the gas station building to collect some gas. While Kayumi is walking through the back of the building, shining a flashlight around, there's suddenly a crackle that comes from his waist, followed by a static buzzing sound. "Come in, little bird," a soft, yet stern voice says. Kayumi jumps by the sudden noise - but then reaches down to grab a radio that she has tucked away. She answers, telling the man on the other side that she's safe, and doing her own thing. Kayumi assumes that it must be Shiro Shizuko who wants to know where she is, and the man on the radio confirms that it is. "What do you want me to tell him?" the man asks, and Kayumi says that she doesn't need to be babied, before putting the radio away. She curses quietly, before approaching a storage closet in the back and kneeling down to open a hatch.

Later, Kayumi is outside fueling the pickup truck. Austin gets the engine running - and everything looks good. They're about to get into the truck and head off - before Austin speaks up, thanking Kayumi properly, for saving his life. She glances over smiling, and says that she wouldn't be able to live with herself if she didn't. Nodding, Austin then asks if Kayumi lives anywhere - wondering if she'd want to come back with them to Worthwood. He describes what the place is like to her, and Kayumi repeats it all to herself, fascinated. She likes how it sounds - and tells him that she gets a little sick of constantly moving from place to place out here. She explains to him how she's lived in America her whole life with her mother, while her father and brother grew up in Japan. She rarely ever went over to Japan to see them - but says that when she did, it was special, and she wonders if home was meant to be with her brother in Japan. After a pause, she apologizes for the story, saying that home has just always been an issue for her. Austin understands - and tells her to just think about it. However, Kayumi immediately responds saying that she would love to go to Worthwood - but can't. Austin's a bit confused, but understanding nevertheless. He thanks her one more time, before they prepare to leave the gas station.

Back at camp, Edward is being tended to by Evelyn Nelson in her tent. Leona stands opposite him in the tent, narrowing her eyes. She asks if Tobias is friends with Patrick, but Edward doesn't know yet, and says that Nancy Warner is talking to him in another tent. Leona nods, before Edward thanks Leona for coming to their rescue. She looks at him, and says that he was right about her -- she has no other place to be, and so she'll stick around here for now. "Welcome to the team," Edward says with a smile, shaking her hand.

In Nancy's tent, she's talking with Tobias, just trying to make conversation by asking where he's from. But Tobias believes that this is just Edward's plan to try and get Tobias to spill everything he knows to his "secretary", which Nancy takes offense to. This is when Edward himself steps into the tent, and immediately cuts to the chase, asking about Patrick. Tobias keeps his answer vague, and simply says that they're looking for someone named Patrick. But Edward cuts him off, and informs him that Patrick is dead. Tobias quiets down, his face getting pale, as he takes a second to process what Edward has just told him. He tries to stay calm, but then yells at Edward, demanding to know why he killed him. Edward angrily says that Patrick tried to steal from him, which Patrick thinks is an absurd reason to kill someone for. He and Edward get into a shouting match with each other, before Nancy interferes and shuts them up. Edward suddenly asks who Don Clements is - and that's when Tobias says that the number one rule in this area is you don't mess with Don Clements. "He's absolutely after your head now, pal," Tobias tells him. Nancy frowns listening to them bicker, and she turns to face Edward, reminding him that Patrick was going to kill Elliott Rowe, and that's why Patrick is dead - at least that's what Nancy was told. But through Edward's shaky response, she starts to think that Edward was planning on killing Patrick no matter what. Edward cuts her off and says that it's irrelevant how he died. Tobias begins to rub his head in thought, as he mutters curses to himself. "You're one crazy motherfucker, Ed," he says. "And that... could be perfect." Tobias goes on to propose an opportunity for Edward -- to lead a group of people at Wichita Bank. Tobias knows that he, Edward and all of his people could stroll into the bank and take control with ease. All Edward has to do is be himself, and the people there will want him as leader - and Tobias promises to keep the Patrick stuff a secret. He gives Edward some time to talk it over with Nancy, as he steps out of the tent. When he's gone, Edward sits in thought - and Nancy can't believe that Edward is even considering Tobias' proposition. But this is everything Edward has wanted - and he's not going to pass up on the chance. He doesn't think that Tobias is playing him - but he doesn't want to go ahead unless Nancy trusts him. Sighing, Nancy nods slowly, and puts her trust into Edward, as long as he keeps her in the loop at all times.

At Worthwood Castle, Gerald walks through one of the many courtyards with William. Gerald expresses his delight in being able to talk with him, and asks how he’s doing. William admits that it’s a slow and difficult process, but that Gerald was right about the teaching gig - William is actually enjoying teaching again. But that’s not why William is here, and so he gets right to his point, and bluntly says that Todd is abusing his daughter. Gerald stands there, slightly taken aback, and eventually utters a response asking how William knows this. William explains what Lloyd had told him - something that isn’t enough proof for Gerald. He tells William that this is a serious accusation, and Gerald doesn’t want to do anything unless Violet comes forward herself, since Gerald knows that Violet sneaks out of the community and that’s probably where she injures herself. William argues that Violet could find it too stressful to come forward and tell everyone, but Gerald disagrees and thinks that if she was willing to tell Lloyd, she should feel comfortable coming forward to the council. The two men argue back and forth, and Gerald says that if Violet doesn’t come forward, the best he can do is to launch a police investigation into the matter within a few days. William grows furious that Gerald would be willing to wait a few days, and argues that Todd could kill Violet in that time. Now glaring down at William, Gerald tells the man that they deal with things in a civilized manner at Worthwood. He takes a deep breath, and then thanks William for informing him, before he walks off.

Lloyd approaches the Glover’s lodge early in the morning, and knocks on the door. Todd answers, and is a bit surprised to see the boy. Lloyd asks to see Violet, and so Todd yells her name. She comes walking out to the front door, while Todd wishes Lloyd a good day and walks off into the home. Violet steps outside to speak with Lloyd - who is concerned about her safety. Violet appreciates his worry, but regrets ever telling him, and tells him to just leave it be. Before Lloyd can respond, Violet walks off.

At school, William sits behind his desk, staring at the wall clock. *Tick, tock, tick, tock*. It’s all he can focus on. Meanwhile, the class in front of him is sitting quietly, doing work. Jerry Rhodes is notably missing that day. Lloyd isn’t doing anything, however, and his eyes are focused on Violet sitting across the classroom from him. The silence is suddenly broken when Naomi Stafford storms into the room with Barbara Rhodes behind her. Naomi claims to come here as a concerned parent - and so William reluctantly stands, and heads out into the hallway to talk with them. There, Naomi and Barbara both complain and call out William for allowing Lloyd to stay in the classroom after his ruthless beating of Jerry. They expect something to be done about it, but William retorts by telling them that Lloyd is a good kid, and only did what he did because Jerry instigated it. Naomi says that’s all nonsense, and demands that William suspend Lloyd immediately. William has enough of her attitude, and tells her to get a grip. “My classroom, my rules. I’ll do whatever the fuck I want. We’re done. Get the fuck out,” he tells the two women, who are left in horror. Naomi immediately storms back into the classroom to get her son Henry Stafford out of that classroom. When they’re gone, William goes back to his seat in the classroom, and looks back at the clock. *Tick, tock, tick, tock.*

When class ends, Lloyd walks down the hall with Joseph and Christopher Woods. Just ahead of them is Violet, who’s talking with Melanie Hopkins. Joseph wraps an arm around Lloyd’s shoulder, with a shit-eating grin on his face, and asks how it went with Violet, wanting to know everything. Lloyd awkwardly tells him that it was fine, before he excuses himself to go and talk to the girls. As he approaches, Violet walks off, and so Lloyd starts talking to Melanie, and he’s about to tell her about Todd - before Melanie cuts him off, and asks if Todd is hitting her. Lloyd is shocked that she knew, but Melanie says she didn’t, she just had her suspicions. Melanie doesn’t know what she should do - but Lloyd tells her to leave it to him. He’s going to help Violet whether she wants it or not.

William, now in an empty classroom, is sitting back in his chair, staring out the window, the clock still ticking on the wall. Then, a light knock at the door, and Todd enters, just wanting to know how William is doing and if he needs help. William clenches his fists below the desk, and coldly states that he doesn't need his help. When Todd asks if everything is okay, William tells him to leave, and so Todd does, a look of frustration on his face.

After a few minutes of driving, Austin and Kayumi are nearing the site where the RV crashed. But as they approach, Austin wonders if Kayumi has ever run into the bikers before. Frowning, Kayumi swallows and glances over at him, admitting that she hasn’t been fully truthful with him.

Genna sat up in a flash, hearing a gunshot echo outside. She clambers to her feet and looks out the window. Before her eyes, standing out in the woods, is Tex, who empties his magazine into a zombie, killing it, before laughing maniacally. With Tex is Johnny and Leland, as well as a new face: Axel. The four of them are on the search for Genna and Mackenzie. Leland and Axel seem rather indifferent, and their care for finding the women is pretty low. But Tex and Johnny on the other hand are looking to kill them for what they did. Genna, hearing the bikers talk about this, crouches over towards Mackenzie, shaking her awake, and informing her quickly what’s happening. She assists Mackenzie in getting to her feet, and gets her to hide inside of a closet, before Genna heads back over to the window. Leland, while looking around, bored, spots a cabin through some trees, letting his companions know. Johnny bickers with Axel for a moment, before heading over to investigate the cabin himself, refusing Leland’s help. Seeing Johnny approaching the front door, Genna gets down and pulls out a pistol, pointing it towards the door. Then, as Johnny begins to open the door, she fires, hitting him in the shoulder. Johnny yells, scrambling backwards, grabbing his bleeding shoulder.

Back in the pickup truck, Austin stares at Kayumi, waiting to hear her explanation. She is about to say something, before the sound of her radio coming to life cuts her off. It’s Axel speaking through the radio, who says that they’ve found the girls two miles north of the RV. Kayumi simply frowns, while Austin tightens his hands around the steering wheel, glaring between her and the road. “I’m one of them,” she mutters, before following up quickly by saying that she doesn’t condone what they do, and she still wants to help Austin. The truck slows down as they get to the site of the RV crash, and Austin immediately steps out, furious, betrayed. Kayumi rushes out after him, and says that she just wants to help Austin and his friends, and tells him that he has to trust her if he wants any chance of getting back to Worthwood. Austin looks at her angrily, thinking it over in his head. He knows that he won’t be able to do anything without her help - and so he agrees, reluctantly. They start moving through the woods, heading north.

Lolida Windfield and Lillian Makarov are walking along the streets of Worthwood, talking with each other. They’ve just finished having dinner, and Lolida expresses to her how much he enjoyed it; and she enjoyed it too. They’re having an intellectual conversation, talking about weakness, and how “weakness is your death”. “But does it have to be?” Lolida wonders, as he says that there’s always something that a weak person understands that a strong person fails to see -- and that is that no matter how strong you are, there will always be somebody stronger. But together, as a group, physical strength is not necessary. Lillian smirks, impressed by Lolida, and says that she’d never looked at it that way before. As they continue to walk, Lolida decides to change up the conversation, looking towards her. "You know… I was in a couple of car crashes back in the day."

William exhales, walking through the open streets of Worthwood, just trying to enjoy the fresh air. Ahead of him, he spots Daniel Rockwell leaning over a little wooden bridge, looking in the distance, seeing Lolida and Lillian leaving his line of sight. William approaches casually, and asks how he's finding it here. "Just great," Daniel answers plainly, still looking ahead. William tries to cheer him up, reminding him that at least it's better here where they're safe. "For now," Daniel responds. He then sighs, and says that he's happy for Lolida - and everyone else. But he knows that this place is all bullshit. He finally turns to look at William, and asks him how long he plans on indulging in all of them before deciding to get back to reality. William truthfully doesn't know, and for now he's just letting the people in his group enjoy the peace of mind. But Daniel argues that they won't have that for very long if the people here don't start operating seriously. "Peace of mind is a fucking illusion," Daniel retorts, before saying that all it takes is one attack from a gang of bandits for all of the trauma they've faced to come flooding back. "You know I'm right," Daniel says, looking back out into the distance. After standing in silence for a few moments, William replies, quietly, "...Yeah. You just might be."

Edward approaches Solomon Reed at the edge of the campsite, and says that they have a lot to talk about. When Solomon turns around and asks what it is, Edward explains the Tobias situation, and the group of people at Wichita Bank. Edward wants to go ahead with it - but wants his most trusted man by his side. Edward is still angry about what Solomon did with Patrick, but he's willing to admit that he might've been a little barbaric in his treatment of Patrick. "I'm not like Badrick, and I'm not like Kurt," Edward states, explaining that he's different from them. Solomon narrows his eyes, and asks why he should trust Edward, when it's just going to lead to another mess on his quest for power. He doesn't think that it's worth the risk. But Edward argues back that this has been his goal for the longest time - and he's going ahead with or without Solomon. He reminds Solomon that he's not just doing this for himself, he's doing it for everyone in the group, and says that Solomon would be sitting at the top with him. Edward says that Badrick's issue was that he didn't have anybody he could fully trust, and Kurt's problem was that he ruled with fear. Edward won't be like that. He's going to rule fairly, and properly. After a long few seconds of silence, Solomon nods slowly, and reluctantly agrees to help.

At the middle of camp, Tobias is sitting with Damian and Lamar. Kyori is fiddling with her bow next to them, and so Damian tries talking with her, but quickly finds that she doesn't speak English very well, so he gives up. Turning to Tobias, he notices that he is looking a little restless, and asks him about it. Tobias angrily says that he is restless because he's improvising. Just then, Edward comes hobbling over with Nancy and Elliott by his side. He tells Tobias that he's willing to take him up on his offer - but only if he reveals details about who Patrick really is. Tobias nods, and begins to vaguely explain that Patrick is important because he meant a great deal to a lot of people. But Patrick was a little "loopy", and tended to run off and endanger himself - which is why Tobias and his companions were out looking for him. However, Tobias is willing to keep what happened to Patrick a secret, and instead tell people that he was killed by a zombie. Edward isn't sure he can believe Tobias, but he swears that he's being truthful. Nancy chimes in and asks what Tobias gets out of Edward leading the people at the bank, to which Tobias says that it's simply because the group at the bank are a bunch of morons and Tobias would feel safer being led by someone like Edward. When Edward asks about the current leader of the bank - Tobias reveals that they are dead, and that nobody else at the bank is capable of leading. Edward looks on at him in thought, before asking what Elliott thinks of everything. Elliott glances at Tobias warily, and says that he doesn't really like the sound of it -- but whatever Edward thinks is best, he'll agree. But in the end, Edward decides that he wants to, at the very least, go and check out the bank before he makes a final decision. He wants Elliott, Kyori, Stanley and Leona (alongside Tobias, Damian and Lamar) to come with him, while everyone else packs up the tents immediately and moves to a different isolated spot. As everyone walks off to get ready to leave, Tobias, Damian and Lamar are left standing in the middle of camp, alone. Damian approaches Tobias slowly, and warns him that it might not be a good idea to throw Edward's group into the mix, but Tobias shrugs off his concern, and says that he's improvising. "Don't come crying to me when the little maniac breaks your nose for lying," Damian says. Lamar agrees with Damian, but Tobias tells both of them that the three of them are going to come out of this mess just fine. "Something about this Edward is... different," Tobias says. "Something tells me he is going to fuck shit up."

At the cabin, Johnny yells in anger and pain, as he moves around towards the back of the building, grabbing his shoulder. In the front, the other three bikers are taking cover behind some trees, planning what to do next. Tex thinks that their best shot would be to wait until backup arrives, and keep them pinned down until then. With that said, Tex starts yelling at the cabin, telling them that Austin was dead, demoralizing Genna, who’s crouched down inside. Tex then throws something at the smashed window, busting it off, as the object lands inside of the house. It’s part of a tongue -- the part Mackenzie bit off in the crash. Angered, Genna moves towards the window, and blindly fires over her head into the trees, before getting as far from the window as possible. In retaliation, Tex and Leland fire their guns towards the cabin, bullets ripping through the thin wooden walls. It wasn’t long after that, that Austin and Kayumi are seen arriving around the back of the cabin. Kayumi urges Austin to go ahead and get his friends while she covers him. She rushes off, killing zombies, while Austin starts heading forward, hobbling, not going very quickly. Even at his slow pace, his hip is still throbbing with pain, but he tries to ignore it, the only thing on his mind being saving Genna and Mackenzie. But as Austin nears the back door of the cabin, he hears footsteps sprinting up, and Austin is tackled to the ground by Johnny. Johnny gets one good punch on Austin, but it seems to take all the energy out of him, as he suddenly winces in pain, grabbing his wounded shoulder. Austin takes the chance to throw Johnny off of him. Both men clamber back to their feet, before Austin attacks next - charging at Johnny, falling to the ground with him. He punches him a few times, knocking a tooth out of Johnny’s mouth, before the biker knees Austin in his groin. Both men get to their feet again, and Johnny decides that he’s done playing, and draws his gun. But the second he does, Austin smacks it out of his hand, and slams his face into a tree, grinding his face against it until Johnny elbows him off. Austin trips up on a rock, and lands on his hip, sharp, horrible pain shooting up his body. Johnny recovers, and pulls out a knife, slowly approaching Austin with an evil grin, telling the man that he was going to kill him and then the girls. But as he brings the knife down onto Austin, he rolls to the side, allowing Austin the chance to kick Johnny in his face, breaking his nose. While he’s distracted by that, Austin grabs Johnny’s dropped knife, and slams it into his wounded hand, pinning it to the ground. He screams in pain, before Austin climbs on top of him, starting to strangle him. Johnny throws punches at Austin with his only remaining functional arm, and pulls at his beard, but it doesn’t seem to affect Austin. He keeps strangling Johnny, even after he goes motionless, looking more like a feral animal than a human. When he simply has no energy left, Austin collapses to the side, catching his breath. He then rips the knife out of Johnny’s hand, and limps towards the cabin, entering through the back door. There, he sees Genna, both of them relieved to see each other. Quickly, she gets Mackenzie out of the closet, and they head out back, where Kayumi has just arrived, killing a zombie. Austin looks to her - and asks her one more time if she’s sure she doesn’t want to come with them. Kayumi wishes she could - but doesn’t have time to explain why she can’t. When Axel is heard yelling from inside the cabin that the girls aren’t here anymore, Kayumi quickly throws Austin a radio and says that they’ll meet again. He nods to her a final time, then starts hobbling off through the trees with Genna and Mackenzie. Just a minute or so later, Axel comes running out the back door with Tex and Leland in tow. The three of them see figures in the distance through some trees, quickly vanishing over a hill. Tex spots the familiar hat worn by one of the distant figures - and knows exactly who it is. The bikers find out that Kayumi purposefully let Austin and the others go, and Tex is absolutely furious, screaming his lungs out at her, but she knows that he won’t do anything. And so all Tex can do is curse in frustration.

It's late in the afternoon. Lloyd stands outside of Todd and Violet's lodge. There's a knife in one of his hands, and he's getting angrier by the minute. Slowly, he starts to approach the lodge, and is about to knock on the door - when he suddenly hears a crash come from inside. Wanting to find out what's happening, he walks around to the side of the building, and looks through a window. There, he sees a drunken, violent Todd, who's just knocked over his liquor cabinet, booze and pieces of glass carpeting the floor. He yells for Violet, and when she arrives, he demands her to clean it up. Violet is about to go get the broom, when Todd stops her, and then starts to scold Violet, blaming her for causing all of this. He blames her for causing his wife and other daughter's deaths, and punches her across the face, sending her stumbling back into a wall. Violet grabs at her face, and then yells at him that it was both her and Todd who failed to protect them. Todd stares, scowling, and then says that he hopes Violet sneaks out of Worthwood one day and dies. Violet yells in anger, and punches him, enraging Todd. But before Todd does anything else, he sees Lloyd standing in the doorway, who demands that Todd step away, and says that he won't lay another hand on her again. Todd scrunches up his face, and starts to approach the boy, while scolding him for being a vicious brat that ruthlessly beat one of his classmates. He grabs Lloyd, shaking him, which prompts Lloyd to pull out his knife, slashing the man in his face. Todd stumbles back, and then charges at Lloyd, furious. He sends Lloyd flying back into a table, where he hits his head, falling to the floor. Violet screams, and rushes over to Lloyd -- seconds before the front door to the house bursts open. William storms through, and slams his fist into Todd's face. Not allowing him to retaliate, William grabs Todd, and tosses him out the front door, stumbling down the steps onto the cobblestone path. William follows, and begins to pummel Todd in the face. He throws punch after punch, not letting up. Nearby, Maggie and Madelyn Oconnell are witnessing what's happening, and Madelyn rushes to go find the police. There's a small crowd of people that gather quickly, and just moments later, Randall Forster is seen sprinting over to the scene with Cody Wakefield and Kevin Norton. Randall comes to a halt, breathless, and tries to talk William into stopping - but William doesn't even seem to hear Randall. He hits Todd again, and again, and again. Kevin rushes to try and pull William off, while Cody pulls out his pistol and points it at William. But just then, Cody is punched in the face by Jon, who then rushes over to Kevin, tackling him off William. He starts to beat down on Kevin, until Randall pulls Jon off. The crowd of people in the area grows, while William continues clobbering Todd, blood flying. Todd isn't even moving anymore. Cody gets back to his feet, demanding that Jon surrender -- and after Randall convinces Jon to give up, Jon reluctantly puts his hands up and is handcuffed by Cody. Randall then immediately rushes back over to William, and he and Kevin finally pull William off of Todd, restraining him. It's then that Gerald is seen arriving on the scene, yelling William's name. He comes hobbling over as fast as he can with his cane, and eyes William with anger as he and Jon are escorted away. Then, he looks down at Todd, eyes widening. Todd Glover lays there, his face an unrecognizable mess of flesh and blood. William had killed him.

On the road, Austin is driving the truck silently, while Genna sits beside him, and Mackenzie is laying down in the back. Genna sees how tense and injured he looks, and asks him what happened. He vaguely explains to her what happened - but says that he just wants to get back to Worthwood and get some rest, assuring her that he’ll explain everything later. Genna looks away, and quietly thanks him for saving their lives. Austin keeps driving.

Back at the cabin, Kayumi and the other bikers have just finished clearing out the zombies that were attacking them. They notice that Johnny is absent, and wonder where he is. But before they can think about looking for him, the roar of several engines is heard arriving. Twelve motorcycles pull up towards the cabin - almost all of the men and women riding them are Japanese. They begin to step off of their bikes, approaching Tex and the others. Shiro Shizuko steps forward ahead of the others, a well-dressed man with a katana on his back. He’s Kayumi’s brother - and he’s happy to see her alive and well. After making sure she’s okay, Shiro looks to Tex, demanding an answer for what happened. Tex begins to rant and complain about how Kayumi let the people they were after get away, calling her a bitch and a whore, all while Shiro listens silently. When Tex finishes his rant - it’s Heiwateki Korosuku that steps forward, placing a firm hand on his shoulder while glaring down at him. He warns the man to watch his tone. For the first time, there’s a look of genuine fear in Tex’s eyes, as he nods, confirming that he will. Shiro then tells Tex to walk away, and don’t come back until he’s calmed down. And so Tex does. When he’s gone, Shiro asks Kayumi if what Tex said is true, and she tells him the honest answer. Shiro simply shakes his head, before asking where Johnny is. It’s at that moment that a twig is heard snapping nearby, as Johnny is seen stumbling out from behind the cabin; he’s a zombie. Shiro pushes past the other bikers to look at Johnny, beginning to unsheathe his katana. He then turns to one of the bikers, Asuka, and tells her to track down the people who escaped. Asuka nods, as Johnny begins to pick up his pace, growling loudly. Shiro turns to everyone, raising his katana. “We’re going to find WHOEVER THE FUCK DID THIS… AND MAKE THEM PAY!” he yells, swiftly beheading the zombified Johnny.

## **Cast**

#### **Starring**

* Edward Remar
* Solomon Reed
* Aldus Paxton
* William Reynes
* Kate Bloodstone
* Jon Matthews
* Rebecca Dawson
* Gerald Roland
* Lloyd Waller
* Daniel Rockwell
* Randall Forster
* Austin Kingston

#### **Also Starring**

* Tobias Duke
* Leona Holloway
* Nancy Warner
* Elliott Rowe
* Violet Glover
* Naomi Stafford
* Lolida Windfield
* Allan White
* Genna Brohem
* Kayumi Shizuko
* Shiro Shizuko

#### **Guest Starring**

* Don Clements
* Stanley Peck
* Kyori Hyoteki
* Damian Holt
* Lamar Adams
* Mary Davis
* Bud Davis
* Eleanor Benson
* Todd Glover
* Joseph Benson
* Christopher Woods
* Lillian Makarov
* Roman Stroud
* Mackenzie Brohem
* Tex
* Heiwateki Korosuku

#### **Co-Starring**

* Seth Haynes
* Ulga
* Erik
* Evelyn Nelson
* Maggie Hopkins
* Madelyn Oconnell
* Carolyn Woods
* Henry Stafford
* Blake Christian
* Tristan
* Melanie Hopkins
* Barbara Rhodes
* Cody Wakefield
* Kevin Norton
* Barry Challis
* Johnny
* Leland
* Axel
* Kaido
* Daiki
* Asuka

## **Deaths**

* Todd Glover
* Johnny
* Douglas Pennington *(Confirmed Fate)*
* 10 soldiers from Don Clements' group