The Mist

Edward and Robin's feud comes to a head. The school survivors speculate over a missing Dean, while Badrick plans something incredibly dangerous.

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## **Synopsis**

In a sewer, Dean Howards is woken by Damerae Badrick. As he regains consciousness and sees Badrick's hideous burnt face, Dean yells, not knowing whether Badrick was real or in his head. However, Dean comes to the conclusion that Badrick is real when he grabs his jaw, explaining that it was Derrick Williams who saved him from drowning. Badrick then breaks into a coughing fit, spewing blood onto the floor, which tells Dean that Badrick is a dying man. After punching Dean to prove he's real once more, Badrick stands up, chuckling and telling Dean that he has a lot in store for the rest of his friends at the high school. Dean goes into a panic, but before he can do anything, Badrick picks up a shovel and hits him again, rendering him unconscious.

At the brewery, Clyde Rollins approaches Edward Remar to let him know that he doesn't need to block people out of his life anymore. Edward refuses to believe Clyde, and he shows his stubbornness by blatantly saying that nobody can be trusted and everyone is a liability. Clyde wonders if he's just never given anyone a chance, but Edward doesn't care. Not knowing what else to say, Clyde tells Edward that he never had any real friends either, except for Edward. Edward gives Clyde a sincere nod and says that he considers him to be his first real friend as well. Suddenly, Benjamin Taylor storms inside, ordering that they immediately leave due to an incoming horde. Everyone heads outside and onto the bus, where Robin Clarke is waiting behind the wheel. It takes some yelling from Edward, but Robin eventually drives off before the horde reaches them.

Robin takes the bus around Willamette as it starts to snow hard. Because of the harsh conditions and Robin's reckless driving, the passengers of the bus are tossed around before Benjamin commands him to hit the brakes. Still at the wheel, Robin tries "adjusting" the bus's position until Edward scuffles with him, trying to force him away. This causes Robin to speed forward and crash into a wall, breaking the vehicle. Enraged, Edward yells and smacks Robin with his cane before unsheathing a knife. Clyde stops Edward before he can do anything else rash. Benjamin and Clyde are able to calm Edward down for the time being. Then, as Benjamin looks outside, he sees the outlines of several zombies staggering towards the bus.

Randall Forster, Jim Butterman, and Michael Hall climb down into a sewer to escape the blizzard above. Randall continues to bicker with Michael for obvious reasons, and Jim does his best to settle the feud to no avail. Michael assures Randall that he's no longer working with The Rastas, but Randall finds it hard to believe.

At the school, Kate Bloodstone is blaming herself for the disappearance of Dean. Marcus Downes puts a hand on her shoulder and tries telling her that it's not her fault, but Kate, for the most part, still believes it's her fault. Aldus Paxton doesn't think Dean would leave on his own and suspects foul play. Before coming to a decision on what to do next, the three of them head inside to discuss it with the others.

Inside, Zac Barnes, Fraser Stiller, Rebecca Dawson, and Austin Kingston are finishing up a game of cards when Kate and the others enter the room to give them the news that Dean is still missing. Zac reckons that Dean, the drunk that he is, wandered off and will be back eventually. Austin points out that he hasn't seen Dean drink in a while, but Zac shoots back by reminding him about the traumatic experience Dean went through, and that he'd want to go back to the bottle. Kate agrees with Zac's thinking. Suddenly, they all hear a bang coming from the front doors. Jon Matthews yells to be let inside, and Aldus hurries over to let him and Angela Jaegar inside. Jon is told about Dean, but he shrugs past it and asks to speak with William Reynes and Jacob Feldman. Aldus frowns, giving the news to Jon that Jacob was dead. A bit stunned, Jon corrects himself and walks off to find William.

In the principal's office, Martyn Ford questions what's bothering William, to which William slowly turns to him and says that his best friend just died. Martyn sighs as Bruce Boseman approaches, letting William know that he can take as much time to grieve as he needs. William, however, denies the need to grieve, and says that they need to finish the fight Jacob gave his life for first. Jon and Angela then come strolling in, quickly giving their condolences before moving on to more important matters--the fact that Jim is alive, but separated with Randall. With how things are right now, both Jon and Bruce decide that sending out a search party for them is not the right call. Going off-topic, Jon wonders what the plan is to deal with Badrick and The Rastas, and that's when he learns via William that Badrick "died" alongside Jacob. Martyn is skeptical about the death of Badrick as there is no real proof he's dead, but William concludes that he is dead.

Badrick sits in a house with Nathaniel Shepard, and it's revealed that Nathaniel comes from a community that patched Badrick up and saved him from dying following the ship explosion. Badrick wants to join Nathaniel and his group as he learns they're planning to move to a faraway island where it's safe, and he'll be allowed to do so once his Rastas arrive from New York to contribute. After their meeting, Nathaniel wishes Badrick safe travels and says that he'll be getting in contact when his Rastas arrive.

Back out on board the bus, Benjamin attempts to start the vehicle, but discovers that it's broken, and they aren't going anywhere. All around them, zombies bang on the sides of the bus trying to get inside. Realizing that they're going to need to fight their way out, Robin shoots open the hatch on the roof and climbs out, much to the anger of Edward. Fighting through his fury against Robin, Edward climbs up onto the roof as well, and soon the rest of the group follows. Robin heedlessly fires down at the zombies, which he can scarcely make out due to the misty weather that had formed since the snowstorm ceased. After Edward points out a bakery across the street, the group decide they'll try and get to it, with Robin being the first one to jump down. Robin leads everyone through the mist, slashing and hacking his way through zombies as he goes. As they make it to the bakery, a zombie suddenly lurches out from the mist, grabbing Clyde and pulling him away out of sight. Edward rushes after his friend as Benjamin yells at him in vain not to break formation. Benjamin and Solomon Reed break through into the bakery, but they're the only two to make it inside. Mike Simpson and Jared Kellings disappear in the mist, and Robin is too busy shooting at zombies to make it inside. The bakery quickly becomes overrun with zombies, and Benjamin and Solomon run out the back door.

Edward and Clyde are fighting zombies in the street, when both of them are grabbed by a pair of zombies and forced onto the ground. Edward sees Robin shooting at zombies nearby and calls for his help to no avail. Finally, Edward manages to shove the zombie off of him and he kills the one on Clyde. It's then that Robin decides to approach, congratulating them for handling it on their own. Rage-filled, Edward punches Robin over and over and grabs him, stating that he's had enough of him. He knows that they aren't going to make it out of this situation alive--and to his shock, Robin agrees with him. When Edward looks at him confused, he suddenly hears Badrick's voice behind him saying, "He's implying that you should turn around." Badrick holds Clyde hostage and presses a knife to his throat. Once he gets over the initial shock of seeing him, Edward tells Badrick that it was a mistake for him to come here. Badrick warns Edward that Clyde's life depends on what he says. He then implies to Edward that Jacob is dead, but Edward believes it to be nothing more than mind tricks. When Robin sees a group of zombies approaching, he goes to take out his gun, but Badrick orders him not to, otherwise Clyde was a dead man. Robin, however, doesn't care, and is planning on taking his gun out anyway.

Nearby, Benjamin and Solomon appear from out of the mist, taking down a few of the zombies close to Robin and them. Badrick begins to slowly back up as Edward struggles with a zombie. When Benjamin makes out Badrick in the mist, he drops everything he's doing and hurries over, aiming his gun at Badrick. While Badrick is distracted, Robin takes a pop shot at him and misses. Badrick jams his knife into Clyde's eye before turning and sprinting away while Benjamin takes shots at him. Solomon rushes over to cover Edward as he helps up a gravely injured Clyde. Benjamin initially tries chasing Badrick, but a conflicted Edward chooses to try and save his friend's life as opposed to going after Badrick. Sighing with frustration, Benjamin turns back. He and Solomon cover Edward and Clyde as they all slowly go down the street with zombies circling them. When all hope seems lost, Wilbur Wright suddenly emerges from the back door of a bowling alley, yelling for them to get inside. He blasts a few zombies with his shotgun, and when Robin finally makes it inside after all of them, he slams the door shut.

In the bowling alley, Edward lays Clyde down, telling him that everything was going to be okay. "Let's hope so," Robin says. Clenching his fists, Edward stands up and warns Robin that he can live--only if he walks away. Robin tries explaining that what happened to Clyde was nobody's fault, but Robin isn't fooling anyone. Standing his ground, Robin says that Clyde is going to die anyway, and they missed their chance to kill the one guy they were after. Benjamin tells Robin to quiet down, but Robin continues on. As Wilbur returns from another room with a med-kit, he notices Robin and Edward's arguing, and says that if they have a problem, they should solve it for good. Hearing this, Edward, without hesitation, picks up a pistol and shoots Robin in the chest. He then approaches the bleeding man and strangles him to death.

Back in the sewer, Randall, Jim, and Michael have successfully waited out the storm and decide it's time to leave. Michael mentions a quicker route to the high school that would pass by a quarry, and Randall and Jim agree with the plan.

After his close call with Benjamin's group, Badrick returns to a different part of the sewers, where he finds a sleeping Dean being guarded by Derrick. He slaps Dean to wake him up and then has Derrick drag him out of the sewers and placed in the back of a truck. After he and Derrick get in, they drive off.

The truck arrives at a quarry just outside town, where Badrick shows Dean a horde of hundreds of zombies kept inside the pit. He reveals that his plan is to lead them all to the high school with Dean being the driver. Dean tries brokering a deal with Badrick in a last ditch effort, but his idea is shut down when Badrick informs him about Nathaniel Shepard's group. Close by in the woods, Randall, Jim, and Michael come upon the scene at the quarry. After recognizing Dean, Michael gets ready to shoot the two Rastas with his sniper. Badrick walks behind the truck, unknowingly giving him cover from Michael's shot. Jim notices a few zombies behind them and goes to deal with it. Meanwhile, Dean continues sobbing and begging them to spare his friends' life. As Jim kills one of the zombies, he lets its corpse smack off the ground, making a noise loud enough for Badrick to hear. Randall continues pressuring Michael to just take a shot at them, but Michael knows that he's low on ammo and can't take shots at will. Frustrated, Michael, Randall, and Jim flee into the woods. Badrick orders Derrick to pursue them, and he does. As they run, Jim yells loudly to Dean that they're coming back to get him. When he hears Jim's voice, Dean smiles through his pain, and tries crawling away. Badrick steps on his hand, before turning, laying eyes on, and grinning at the horde waiting inside the quarry.

## **Cast**

#### **Starring**

* Kate Bloodstone
* Marcus Downes
* Aldus Paxton
* William Reynes
* Dean Howards
* Jon Matthews
* Edward Remar
* Clyde Rollins
* Benjamin Taylor
* Randall Forster
* Damerae Badrick

#### **Also Starring**

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

#### **Guest Starring**

* Solomon Reed
* Rebecca Dawson
* Mike Simpson
* Bruce Boseman
* Jared Kellings
* Martyn Ford
* Michael Hall
* Derrick Williams
* Wilbur Wright
* Nathaniel Shepard