Reunion

Robin's increasingly foolhardy actions have consequences for his companions. Jim goes searching for his group. Kate leads everyone at the coffee shop back to the school.

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## **Synopsis**

Michael Hall enters the slaughterhouse, dropping a deer carcass onto the table near Jim Butterman. As he goes to cut it, Jim asks why Michael is helping him if he used to clash with the mall group. Michael knows what he did was wrong, but he's trying to make up for it. He questions what Jim's plan is, and Jim says that he needs to go looking for his friend that went missing. Jim says that Michael can tag along if he wants, but Michael doesn't see any point in getting involved with The Rastas again, so he decides not to. Jim stands up, thanking Michael for saving him, but telling him that he can't just sit here without knowing the status of his group. He then walks out.

Jim strolls through the woods until coming across the warehouse where Teddy Powell had been killed. He warily enters the building and searches through it, but it's already been abandoned. Seeing smoke billowing outside, Jim hurries up to a nearby hill where he sees that the smoke is coming from the docks. Too intrigued, he begins walking in that direction.

In Willamette's neighbourhood, Benjamin Taylor hurriedly enters the kitchen, informing everybody to pack up quickly. When asked why by a startled Clyde Rollins, he says that the number of zombies in the area has been increasing. Just as Benjamin is pointing out how lucky they are to have not been detected by the zombies yet, he hears a gunshot in the backyard. Edward Remar storms into the back garden to find Robin Clarke performing "target practice" on glass bottles. He furiously scolds Clarke (who is still shooting bottles) for his stupidity. Inside the house, Mike Simpson retrieves a submachine gun from the attic, while Clyde peaks out the window, seeing a horde of zombies closing in the house. Soon, the zombies are right at the front door. A recently woken up Jared Kellings wanders down the stairs and joins the others. Edward continues to curse and yell at Robin for his foolishness, but Robin ignores him and walks towards the front door, telling Clyde to open it. When Clyde refuses, Robin does it himself, and he begins unloading on the horde with his pistols. Edward rushes past Robin, trying to save Clyde from the horde. Near the back of the house, Benjamin jumps out a window, shouting for everyone to follow him. Solomon Reed follows him out first, and the two of them are the first to make it to the bus. Jared and Mike are the next two on the bus, and Mike keeps the zombies off the bus using his submachine gun. Still in the house, Edward and Clyde struggle to fight their way out, but eventually make it out the window and to the bus. Robin follows suit, and is the last person on the bus. Benjamin instantly puts his foot to the gas and speeds away. Still fuming with anger, Edward punches Robin and berates him for almost getting Clyde killed. Robin, however, doesn't seem to care. As the bus continues down the road, Clyde spots a sign for a brewery, and Benjamin decides that he needs a drink.

In the coffee shop, Kate Bloodstone and those who were at the mall have safely made it back, only to discover that Ed Anderson had left to search for Darwin Thorne and Don Holloway while they were gone. Angela Jaegar is not pleased about the news, but has some reassurance knowing that Ed is aware he should head to the high school were he to come back and find the coffee shop empty. After Owen Gliefield wakes up from a nap, he takes a concerned Marcus Downes to go see his two injured friends, Fraser Stiller and Zac Barnes. After confirming that they're okay, and seeing that they're getting along well, Marcus sits down to explain all about what's happened since the attack on the hardware store.

Back in the main area of the coffee shop, Kate bluntly states that both Teddy and Curtis Van Horn are dead, Jim is missing, and Dean Howards is a hostage of Badrick. The group reacts to the news sorrowfully, and angered as well due to the fact nothing seems to be going their way. Kate states that they need to get moving for the high school immediately. Angela, however, concludes that she can't go with them knowing that three of her group members are out missing in the woods, and she needs to go look for them. Jon Matthews says he's going with her, and Layton Zimmers wishes them luck. As the group prepares to leave, Randall Forster also decides that he's going with Angela and Jon simply because he feels bad for Ed. Jon Matthews says his farewells to his last criminal associate, Da'Jonte Woodard, before he, Angela, and Randall leave. Because of their injuries, Fraser and Zac are helped out of the back room by Marcus, joining the rest of the group. When everyone is ready to go, the group sets off towards the high school.

At Willamette High School, Jacob Feldman's disfigured body is covered with a sheet and laid in a casket for a funeral. William Reynes goes to the front of the room with a script in hand, but he angrily rips the script, instead going to speak from his heart. William doesn't sugarcoat it, and he's honest in saying that what Jacob did was stupid, but he doesn't blame the man. He recalls how Jacob genuinely did care for the group, and then points out what vengeance can do to someone. Before ending his speech, William hopes that Jacob's rash decisions will be a reminder for everyone else not to go and get themselves killed.

After the funeral, Lloyd Waller sits quietly with Tony Marston. Lloyd admits to Tony that he's feeling guilty over Jacob's death, believing that he would still be alive if he didn't hand off the grenade to him. Tony tells him he did the right thing, as The Rastas would have tortured and then killed Jacob anyways. Nodding, Lloyd stands up and walks off to find William.

Lloyd finds William in the cafeteria by himself. He sits down and apologizes to him for not listening to Jacob and giving the grenade to him. William shakes his head and says Lloyd has nothing to be sorry for; he did what he thought was right, and Damerae Badrick is dead because of what he did. Lloyd hopes that William is right. Just then, Bruce Boseman enters the room, informing William that his group had arrived.

Kate and the group are taken inside the school and immediately told about Jacob's demise. They enter the cafeteria to pay their respects. After paying their respects, Marcus and Kate move aside to go over the current situation with William. They tell William about everything from Teddy and Curtis' death, to where Jon and Randall went off to. After taking everything in, the three of them decide that right now the best thing they can do is to settle in and get some rest. After, William goes back over to Jacob's casket, sitting down beside it and sighing. Rebecca Dawson notices him, and says that Jacob was a good man, and that she doesn't regret joining the group. William smiles, grateful to hear it.

A disheveled and broken Dean sits on the roof of the high school, unaware that Kate has just climbed up and noticed him. When Kate approaches and tries talking to Dean, she gets yelled at, and Dean tells her to leave him alone. She keeps trying, but is continuously shut down; Dean didn't want to talk about anything regarding Badrick. Even when Kate reminds him that Badrick is dead, Dean tells her that "he's already killed all of us." Realizing there was nothing she could do to get him to break, Kate turns and leaves. When Kate is gone, Dean frowns, turning around and apologizing for his behaviour--only to find her gone. He curses and slams his fist down.

Jim arrives at the docks, only to find it overwhelmed with zombies. He turns back and stumbles through the woods, where he eventually hears voices nearby. There, he spots some familiar faces: Randall and Jon, as well as Angela who he doesn't know. When Randall sees Jim, he runs over and gives him a hug, thrilled to see him alive and well. Now that they're found Jim, Randall suggests they go back to the school, as it was getting late anyway. Jon agrees, and eventually, he gets a worried Angela to agree as well. The group start walking towards the school, but before long they're stopped by a moving horde. Angela begins leading the group around the side of the horde, hoping to avoid any contact with them. However, a zombie notices and lunges at Jim. Randall saves him, but the rest of the horde is now closing in on them. Jon and Angela are separated from Randall and Jim, and while the former safely make it away from the zombies, the latter are surrounded. Before they can be devoured however, the zombies are slowly picked off with a sniper rifle by Michael Hall from afar. Randall searches around the unknown sniper, but can't find them. He helps Jim to his feet and hurries away.

After a few minutes, Randall and Jim stop to catch their breath. It's there that Michael reveals himself to them, and Randall instantly recognizes him as the man who killed Clayton Freeman. He impulsively charges at Michael and starts strangling him, intending to kill. Jim, however, persuades Randall to let go of him and hear him out. Michael admits that he's been following Jim since he left the slaughterhouse, and he wants to help. Randall is hearing none of it, and still wants him dead. But as Jim points out, both of them would be dead if Michael hadn't saved them. Randall gives in and allows Michael to join them, but Randall refuses to trust him and vows never to forgive him for killing Clayton.

Jon and Angela trudge through the woods looking for any sign of Randall and Jim to no avail. They decide that it's best they start heading back to the school. As they begin their walk back, Jon tells her that he and her make a good team together. He holds out his hand to her, and after thinking about it for a moment, Angela holds his hand as they walk.

Benjamin's group sit inside a brewery, drinking and taking a break, all but Robin, who's the only one who stayed outside in the bus. The others inside discuss where they're going to start looking for Badrick. "Anywhere," Benjamin responds. Robin soon enters the brewery twirling around his freshly maintained pistols, immediately going and questioning how Clyde is feeling after their close call earlier. While Clyde is answering, Robin notices a huge smile on Edward's face. When he asks him why he's smiling, Edward says that he didn't think he'd meet anyone more delusional than Badrick--but Robin was the one. While ranting about how stupid Robin is, Edward refers to Clyde as his best friend, which lights Clyde's up with delight when he hears it. Edward takes back the "best" part, but it's too late, and he bitterly gets up and walks off.

Back at the high school, Kate quietly enters the courtyard, and believing herself to be alone, starts smoking a cigarette. She then notices Austin Kingston nearby drinking from a bottle. Kate explains that she just needed to relieve some stress, and would appreciate it if he didn't tell anyone about her smoking, and Austin says he won't. Relieved, Kate starts talking about how she misses her old life, and regrets not putting enough time into her family. While they're on the topic of family, Austin reveals that he had a wife and son who he neglected because of his alcohol addiction, and when the outbreak struck, they didn't survive more than a few days. All Kate can think to do is say sorry about what happened. Marcus then enters the courtyard, convincing Austin to come inside for a game of cards. He sees Kate put out her cigarette, but doesn't blame her. As Marcus goes back inside, Dean hobbles out, beckoning Kate over to him. He apologizes for earlier, and says that the reason for his behaviour is because of all the recent deaths. Kate doesn't blame Dean for anything and forgives him. Dean confesses that he's the reason Curtis is dead, but Kate tries assuring him that it's not his fault, and tells him to sit down and take a breather when he can. Before Kate heads inside, she points out a couple of zombies along the fence, and Dean says he'll handle them. Kate heads inside, and Dean walks over to the fence, stabbing the pair of zombies in the head. Suddenly, a shovel smacks Dean across the side of his head. Dean plops to the ground and looks up to see Badrick standing over him, half of his face completely burnt off. Dean can't believe his eyes, and he tries shouting for help, but Badrick smacks him again, knocking him out. He picks Dean up and carries him away.

## **Cast**

#### **Starring**

* Kate Bloodstone
* Marcus Downes
* Aldus Paxton
* William Reynes
* Dean Howards
* Jon Matthews
* Edward Remar
* Clyde Rollins
* Benjamin Taylor
* Randall Forster
* Albert Hanson
* Damerae Badrick
* Jacob Feldman *(Corpse)*

#### **Also Starring**

* Angela Jaegar
* Fraser Stiller
* Zachariah "Zac" Barnes
* Jim Butterman
* Robin Clarke
* Austin Kingston
* Owen Gliefield

#### **Guest Starring**

* Solomon Reed
* Rebecca Dawson
* Mike Simpson
* Lloyd Waller
* Bruce Boseman
* Jared Kellings
* Layton Zimmers
* Kyle Douglass
* Martyn Ford
* Michael Hall

#### **Co-Starring**

* Bernie Ortan
* Tony Marston
* Apollo
* Da'Jonte Woodard