Issue 4 (ATDLDR)

**Issue 4** is the fourth issue in All The Dead Lie Down: Rebooted as well as the fourth issue of Volume 1: The New World.

## Plot

Gerald, Kenney, Swarfiga, and Sophia had all made it to the town they resided in. Montreal, Canada. It was a complete mess. Roads partially destroyed, buildings collapsed, remains of cars scattered across the scene, bodies in the roads, alive and dead.

"Holy shit. Do you think my uncle's alive?" Gerald asked.

It pained Kenney to shake his head, but it had to be done. The chances of Gerald's uncle having survived were slim, but Gerald didn't give up.

He found the door to his uncle's house. Swarfiga, Kenney, and Sophia stayed with him.

"If he didn't make it, then I'm sorry," Sophia said.

"Why don't you shove your sorry up your ass until we know?" Gerald asked.

He knocked on the door to his uncle's house. A minute passed, and then another. No answer.

"Gerald, I'm..." Swarfiga tried to say.

"NO! Maybe he found a group! We have to see if anyone else made it!" Gerald yelled.

"Alright. Fine. We'll have another look," Kenney replied.

Gerald looked behind Kenney, and saw a man. He looked to be just a few years older than him. He had dark skin, dreadlocks, glasses, and wore a dark blue vest, a long-sleeve white shirt, jeans, and boots. On his left wrist was a black watch.

"Hello there! Do you need help?" he asked.

"Yeah. We're looking for our friend's uncle," Sophia replied, pointing at Gerald.

"And unless you have him with you, I'm not interested in anything you have to say," Gerald added.

"What was his name? I have a few people in my group. There's a Mark, there's a Rose, there's a Judith, there's a Stuart..." the man said.

"Stuart. That was his name," Gerald replied. "Stuart Warren."

"Yes! That's him!" the man exclaimed.

"Come on, dude. You're not actually believing this guy are you?" Kenney asked.

"What's there not to believe?" Swarfiga asked.

"Haven't you ever seen a zombie movie? Apocalypse goes on for months, the dead aren't dangerous it's the living, you can't trust people. This is way too good to be true," Kenney explained.

"Also, there was the sign on the tree," Gerald said.

"I left that sign. I wanted to try to let you know there were fellow survivors in the area," the man replied.

"Then why didn't you just approach the school instead of being so fucking cryptic?" Gerald asked.

"It's like your friend said. The living are more dangerous than the dead," replied the man.

"Fair enough. So, you gotta name you wanna share with us?" Gerald asked.

"I'm Heath. And you guys are?" the man asked.

"I'm Gerald. This here's Kenney. The guy with the period blood colored hair is Swarfiga, and the girl is Sophia," Gerald replied.

"Nice to meet a few friendly faces out here. Do you guys mind if I come back with you and let everyone else know we exist?" Heath asked.

"I still don't trust this guy," Kenney said, looking at Gerald.

"How would he know about my Uncle before I even mention his name? Either it's a huge fucking coincidence or he's really tight with my Uncle," Gerald replied. "Or he's telling the truth."

"Fine then. You can follow us," Kenney said.

Heath went with Gerald, Kenney, Swarfiga, and Sophia on to the road where Sierra High School was. Kenney grabbed him and practically threw him into the bushes. He ducked into them too.

"The fuck was that for?" Gerald asked.

"ZOMBIES!" Kenney replied.

Gerald looked towards the school, and saw hundreds of zombies outside the gates, some were even inside.

"What the fuck?" he yelled while jumping into the bushes.

Swarfiga and Sophia ran to the other three.

"Holy shit! James! Estella! Von! They're all in there!" Swarfiga exclaimed.

## Characters

* Gerald Warren
* Kenney McGiveron
* Swarfiga
* Sophia
* Heath

## Trivia

* First appearance of Heath.
* First mention of Stuart Warren.
* First mention of Mark.
* First mention of Rose
* First mention of Judith.