With my batteries fully charged (
and those in the camera Ha-ha) it's on with part three !
After Rebbeca's volley had stunned Nate and dropped the zed, Hannah and Brad returned fire attracting yet another zombie to with the noise.
Rebecca slumps to the ground next to her dead partner (managing to reduce the "Obviously Dead" damage to "Out Of Fight" with her 'Star Power')
The moans of the approaching zombies are close, so Brad barks a desperate order to Hannah before grabbing the unresponsive form of Nate. He and Hannah test for "Moving Fast", only counting the best D6 so they can carry 'Retrieved Wounded'.
Bursting into the cabin, Brad manhandles Nate into the middle of the room as Hannah secured the door behind them - it was only when he'd checked Nate was OK (he'd been grazed by a ricochete), that he realised she'd dragged Becky's unconscious form to safety on her way in.
The zombies close in on the cabin as they follow their prey......
.......who were quickly forming a plan of action - Nate immediately volunteered to act as bait and draw the zeds away from the cabin, but Brad had a better plan, telling them to search for the keys to the pickup, and fill their sacks with any supplies they find while they're at it.
The undead continue shambling along in the wake of the group.....
.......as they discover the
huge stash of resources the Miller family had brought from the trailer park!
Hannah also found the keys alongside a backpack FULL of ammo,
by which time, most of the zeds were at the front door.
Brad and Nate grabbed Becky's comatose form between them, and the group
slowly and
quietly left by the back door, Hannah taking point duty and checking the coast was clear at each stage along the way.
The zombies were crowded around the front door, and they made it to the truck without incident - other than Nate complaining that they should have left her behind as "zombie chow" (Thanks Bryan)
Hannah slid onto the back seat and helped load Becky and the loot in with her, then Nate peered around the back of the truck, only to see a load of grotesque zombie faces looking right back at him!
As careful and quiet as they'd tried to be, they'd still made enough noise while loading up to attract unwanted attention.
Brad knew by the look on Nate's face that the game was up and quickly got in the drivers seat and turned the key....
..... Nate hauled himself over the side of the truck and yelled to Brad as the zeds appeared around the corner!
Brad's features were contorted into a grimace and his eyes were squeezed tightly closed as he willed the truck to start when he turned the key - then cracked into a grin as the engine spun and fired into life!
Shifting into gear and pulling away from the pursuing horde, he was well aware that the noise of the engine would probably be attracting yet more of the walking dead to the scene.......
...... but he was STILL wearing that grin when they arrived safely back at the farm with their spoils!
Epilogue:
Once the shooting started, I honestly thought the group were in
BIG trouble, not only from the Miller's guns, but the number of zombies being attracted - even in a
Rural area!
When they made it into the cabin, the relief was instantly followed by dread of what was to happen next? Would they have to try and justify leaving Becky behind as 'bait'? Would someone have to attempt drawing the zeds off (as Nate suggested)? Would they have to try and 'slug it out', or become besieged?
"Brad's plan" might have come from the mini itself! I certainly hadn't thought of it while I was slurping my Java Lava between turns!!
From the packaging labels and blood splatter on some of the food packaging, it was obvious that they were "ill gotten gains" - on the ride back, Hannah heard Rebecca mumbling about how the Millers had robbed the store at the trailer park, and then stolen the pickup for their getaway during the panic when the outbreak started. Anyone that got in their way was simply shot as the family "looked out fer theirselfs and dang ev'rybody else" - "at least that worthless husband a'mine went down fightin' but as fer that lily-livered son a'mine......."
Certainly plenty to think about at the end of day 13.
Many thanks to all those that have followed the story so far, and I hope you've enjoyed this latest encounter. Maybe I should be using more words and less photo's?
It's back to painting for the Zomtober challenge for me the rest of this week, but I still need to do a full update to the campaign journal (Resources stock check, Rep increase / decrease, Keeping it together, etc) and I'll let you know of anything significant before the next game.
