A Common Enemy

Three varying groups come together to push a common enemy out of their town. Kate tries to bring Alex back into the group but finds it difficult.

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## **Synopsis**

Two days after the events of the last episode, William Reynes sits on the roof keeping watch with his sniper rifle. Fraser Stiller and Marcus Downes join him on the roof, and notice the solar panels. They're surprised by how much the mall has, and are optimistic for the future, unlike William who tells them that "The novelty will wear out." Kate Bloodstone comes running up onto the roof. Breathless, she tells them that Felix Quarterman is missing, presumably having left the mall drunkenly. As William scans the area around the mall with his binoculars, Jacob Feldman comes onto the roof, wondering what's going on. Dean Howards tries to slip away, but Jacob stops him, suggesting that he go out with some others to search for Felix. William, Dean, and Aldus Paxton head down to the Entrance Plaza, while Marcus goes to look for the entrance Felix may have exited out of.

Kate travels to the bookstore where Alex Weiss is being kept to inform him that his two days of being locked up are over. She asks him if he'd be willing to go out with them to look for Felix. Alex swipes up his bag and calmly agrees to it.

Across town, Austin Kingston stumbles out of his bar, shotgun in hand, and drunkenly fires his gun at the sun after it blinds his eyes. He then makes his way over to his truck and climbs inside, speeding off down the street.

Back in the mall, the survivors meet in the Entrance Plaza. Kate tries to assure the others that Alex is harmless, but the others are still wary of him. Jacob hands Alex a knife for protection, warning him not to try anything. After Marcus joins them, confirming that Felix did leave through the main entrance, they all head out of the mall to begin the search.

Marcus leads the group through the parking lot, following the trail of alcohol that Felix spilled. Jacob proposes that once they find Felix, they need to ensure he gets off the bottle. Everybody but Dean agrees with him. The group continues out of the parking lot and onto the streets.

Austin travels to a bakery in the middle of town, searching for Logan. After searching the bakery and coming up empty, he kills a zombie and gets back into his truck, speeding away.

On the streets of Willamette, the mall group come across an abandoned vehicle and find Felix sleeping inside. After Kate scolds him for being drunk, Felix steps out of the car, nearly falling over. The group gets ready to head back to the mall, but stop when they see a giant horde of zombies coming down the street. Being chased by the horde: Quincy Atherton, Monica Reynolds, and Jon Matthews. Quincy and Jon argue with each other for a moment before turning their attention to the horde behind them, opening fire at it with their rifles. William goes forward to assist them in dispatching the horde. After the horde is dealt with, the criminals quickly catch up with the mall survivors, explaining that they've still been running around doing jobs for Wilbur Wright. As the criminals begin walking off, Dean stops them by asking about Curtis Van Horn. Quincy tells him that he's at their warehouse in town. While the criminals are still here, Jacob takes the chance to ask them about The Rastas. Quincy has no opinion of them and wants nothing to do with them, but as Jon points out, they've been told by Wilbur that they need to meet with "some businessman" to discuss how they can eliminate The Rastas. Interested in what he's hearing, Jacob asks if he can join them and see what this is all about. The criminals agree to it, but Quincy warns them not to speak out of line. Aldus and William join Jacob and the criminals. Marcus begins guiding Felix back to the mall alongside Dean, meanwhile Kate realizes that Alex is no longer present. She runs off to go find him.

At the mall, Alex sneaks up to the security room, where he knocks on one of the waiting room doors. On the other side, Clayton Freeman realizes who it is, and draws his weapon, warning Alex to stay away. Alex pretends to walk away, which manages to trick Clayton. Believing him to be gone, Clayton relaxes, setting his gun down onto a table and laying back onto a couch. After some time, Alex quickly enters the room, snatching up Clayton's gun before he can react. He ejects the magazine and tosses the gun aside, explaining that he wanted to keep things peaceful. Clayton climbs off the couch, backing up against the wall while warning Alex to leave. Alex calmly explains that he just wants to have a cup of tea, and asks Clayton to follow him. Clayton does so, but keeps a knife in his pocket.

Clayton follows Alex all the way to the bookstore, where Alex begins making both of them some tea. Kate comes running into the store, and is shocked to see Alex having returned to his cell. Clayton shares a look of confusion with Kate before he gets up, leaving the two of them in the store. Alex smiles when he sees Kate and questions why she didn't trust him. Kate says that she thought she ran off for a different reason and was worried. As he continues to make himself some tea, he promises Kate that *next time* he'll tell everybody where he's going. He rants to her about how much he enjoyed living in the book store and would be happy to remain here. Kate doesn't believe what she's hearing and thinks it's all an act, which upsets Alex, who thought she trusted him. Kate steps out of the store, closing the shutters and locking Weiss inside.

Jacob, Aldus, and William arrive at the criminals' warehouse, where they meet Wilbur Wright and Da'Jonte Woodard. Wilbur's criminal crew expresses how much they don't care for or want to eliminate The Rastas, but Wilbur reminds them that Benjamin Taylor, the man hiring them, will pay good. After some waiting, Benjamin arrives with Shane Haywood, Robin Clarke, and some of his soldiers accompanying him. After taking a seat, Benjamin begins explaining why The Rastas need to be taken care of, when Shane notices something off about the room. He leans in and tells Benjamin that he recognizes Jacob from the mall. Benjamin asks Wilbur about Jacob and the other two mall survivors with him, and Wilbur assures him that they can be trusted. Jacob then takes a risk by speaking up, and questioning whether or not they can even trust Benjamin. Wilbur is quick to tell Jacob to pipe down and get back to the discussion at hand. While Wilbur is all for helping Benjamin, his crew is still unconvinced. To convince them, Benjamin tells them all that he's been searching for his missing daughter who has cancer, desperate to be with her again. He explains that his wife had died of cancer and his entire company was dedicated to finding a cure for the disease. His story is enough to warrant an apology from William, as well as convince Wilbur's crew to help him eliminate The Rastas and help find his daughter. William speaks on behalf of Jacob and Aldus, saying that they would be willing to help as well. Benjamin informs them about one of Badrick's outposts just outside of town on a farm, and it's decided that they'll attack there. After Benjamin supplies them with ammunition for the raid, he and his soldiers promptly leave. Jacob, William, and Aldus, as well as all of Wilbur's crew save for Da'Jonte and Jon leave the warehouse, headed for the farm.

Out on the streets, Austin is speeding down the road in his truck. He gets distracted by something in the mirror and ends up losing control of the vehicle, as it rolls over, smashing into abandoned cars before coming to a stop. Kingston crawls out of the wreckage, slicing up his arms from broken glass in the process. The sounds of blaring car alarms is enough to bring over dozens of zombies. After retrieving his shotgun from the truck, Austin retreats across the street, jumping inside an abandoned truck for shelter. Zombies quickly surround the vehicle, and Austin goes crazy, yelling out and nearly shooting himself, likely from the alcohol in his system. He eventually snaps out of it and kicks open the back door, climbing out and fighting his way through the zombies.

Elsewhere, the group arrives at the farm outside of town. William and Aldus, the two men experienced with snipers, make their way over to a nearby mill to provide cover for the rest of the group. When they're in position, Jacob moves up through the farm fields, stealthily taking down a guard. Curtis hands out a lighter to Quincy, Monica, and Jacob, and instructs them to each light up one of the fields. William and Aldus (with suppressors on their rifles) assist their companions down below in clearing out guard after guard. Jacob notices a group of four guards ahead and is deciding how he should handle them when he suddenly notices two more guards exiting the farmhouse with weapons. Suddenly, a gunshot rings out as Aldus is struck in the chest by a bullet. The Rastas now knew what was going on, and they open fire into the fields. Quincy is hit, as is William. Jacob and the three criminals quickly light the fields on fire and make a run for it. William hops down from his sniping position to help a wounded Aldus. He picks Aldus up and carries him down to the others. As they continue to be chased and fired upon by Rastas, the group flee into the streets of Willamette.

As the group sprint through the streets, they suddenly come head on with a horde of zombies. Making things worse, a convoy of Rasta vehicles then come speeding down the street. Sitting on a mounted machine gun on one of the vehicles is Damerae Badrick. The group quickly runs out of the street and into a bakery as Badrick opens fire. Badrick is well aware that the farm is a lost cause, but he swears that the attackers will pay for this.

In the bakery, Curtis, William, Jacob, and Aldus realize that Quincy and Monica are gone, and assume that they've run off back to Wilbur's warehouse. As they take a quick rest break in the bakery, Curtis says that he'll be heading back for the warehouse, and wishes the others a safe journey back to the mall.

Jacob, William, and an injured Aldus quietly exit the bakery and make their way down the streets. A short time later, they arrive at the mall where they're greeted by Albert Hanson and Clayton. After briefly explaining what happened, Clayton takes Aldus up to the security room to be treated for his gunshot wound.

At the town hall, a rage fueled Badrick is with Edward Remar, telling him about the farm. He says that he opened fire on the attackers, but didn't get a good look at them. To try and calm him down, Edward informs Badrick that some of his Rastas were able to find and capture a little girl - a girl with cancer. Curious, he follows Edward up to the room where the girl is being held. Her name: Sarah Taylor. The girl cries as she tells Badrick that her caretaker was killed by some of Badrick's men, and that she doesn't know where her parents are. Badrick assures the girl that she's safe now, and that he'll do what he can to find her parents. Trying to learn more, he questions her as to where her parents were last, and he learns that the girl's father is a wealthy businessman, but her mother had died. Badrick stands up and quietly exits, meeting Edward in the hall. He puts him in charge of keeping the girl safe and says that all they can do is give her a final few days of peace.

## **Cast**

#### **Starring**

* Jacob Feldman
* Felix Quarterman
* Edward Remar
* Erin Monroe
* Benjamin Taylor
* William Reynes
* Albert Hanson
* Damerae Badrick
* Dean Howards
* Clayton Freeman

#### **Also Starring**

* Kate Bloodstone
* Quincy Atherton
* Marcus Downes
* Austin Kingston
* Shane Haywood

#### **Guest Starring**

* Robin Clarke
* Curtis Van Horn
* Monica Reynolds
* Jon Matthews
* Fraser Stiller
* Wilbur Wright
* Aldus Paxton
* Sarah Taylor
* Alex Weiss

## **Deaths**

* Betty Taylor *(Confirmed Fate)*
* Numerous counts of Rastas