The Battle of Bar Harbor

Troy and Frank both took cover as Everett took their shots at him but within mere moments it stopped. Troy looked and could see that Gil one of Claudia's rebels took down Everett. Troy stepped out of cover as did Frank, they walked over looking at the now dead Everett and as they stared at him Frank stomped on his head once before spitting in the face of their dead enemy. "That's for our boys." said Frank to Everett's corpse. Troy turned his head and saw that Ayita was shot and it seemed like people were crowding her trying to help out one of them was a woman who he didn't recognize. He went to grab his handgun from his waistband but stopped himself as he felt like he had seen to much bloodshed today. This woman here was an enemy yet she was helping them. "Maybe trying to get a good dead in before sending her off to the Reaper?" thought Troy to himself. He stood near Mal as did Frank and Ayako when she asked him who she killed before the battle. Troy looked confused as he heard the name and looked at Mal and then Claudia but soon enough he put the pieces together as it seemed this Ryan person was connected to Mikayla.

Troy listened to Mal saying how only Richard and a few more of his followers were left. He looked around and could see that Frank, Ayako, Sarah B, Thomas, Brody and a few other fighters were left. As he heard the fighters cheer he gave Mal a smirk followed a nod letting her know that he was ready for whatever was about to happen.

Inside City Hall, Kim was up upstairs looking through a window and within a few seconds he spot the sniper team and took out Stevens and his sniper. "Kenji the sniper team is out. You are good to go." said Kim over the walkie. Kenji gave Richard a nod and as he opened the door the two men carefully stepped out. Kenji took point and scanned the area before radioing Kim. "Kim it's all clear come on down and meet us out back." Ordered Kenji to Kim who responded. "You got it." said Kim to Kenji. He started to make his way down but as he did the front doors to City Hall opened and it took him a second to start shooting. Frank was the first one in and took over behind the doors. "It seems we got a jumpy motherfucker up there." said Frank to the people around him. A few more shots were traded back and forth but soon Kim's M4A1 clicked and he checked it.




It was empty and he let out a heavy sigh before shaking his head. He then tossed the M4A1 aside and got on his walkie. "Hey Kenji...You gotta go. I'm done..." said Kim his voice sounding defeated yet like he accepted it like he was okay with it. "Kenji shook his head and tears were welling up as he quickly got on the radio. "No Kim you listen to me you are not done you hear me!? You fight!" said Kenji his voice slightly breaking. Richard grabbed Kenji's arm as he tried to drag him away. "We gotta go! Come on now! Don't let their sacrifices be in vain! If you live now, you live to fight another day. So let's go!" said Richard as he was pleading with Kenji trying to get on his good side. Tears fell down Kenji's face and he gave Richard a nod. "Give them hell Kim." said Kenji before tossing his walkie to the ground.

Frank walked in and as he did he had carefully looked around the area as he held his shotgun tightly in his hands. "Now come on out. I haven't heard you shooting for sometime now so I'm assuming you are out of ammo. Come out nice and slow you hear? I promise you nothing will-" said Frank before he was cutoff by the sound of Kim letting out a scream as he rushed down the stairs at Frank. When Kim rushed him he had his hand in his jacket. When he saw him pull his hand out instant took over and Frank shot him three times with his shotgun each blast sent him flying. He crashed into the wall and as he did the man coughed up blood. Frank saw that their was nothing in his hand and the president of the Club looked at the man confused. "Why? Why did you do that?" asked Frank generally confused.



Kim spit up more blood and started to cough before answering him. "Because...Because I'm tired...I'm just tired." said Kim in between breaths. There was a silence between them and Frank lifted his shotgun up at the man's head. "Where is Richard?" asked Frank to Kim. His vision started to go blurry and he knew his time was almost gone. "They...They ran to the docks...Possibly to get a.." said Kim to Frank as he was coughing up blood. "Boat..A boat." said Kim to Frank who nodded and lowered his shotgun taking out his switchblade instead. Frank knelled down to Kim's eye level and stabbed him in the head. Frank had no emotion on his face and Troy saw this as he walked in behind him. "What did he say?" asked Troy to Frank who looked at him and the people behind him. "Seems like Richard is going to the docks might have a few more but seeing as he they left this poor bastard here I'm guessing we might have maybe one or two followers of his to deal with." said Frank to the group.

Ayako had a concerned look on her face and Troy could see that. Frank looked at the Asian woman and then at Kim. "This guy your brother or something?" asked Frank to Ayako whose look quickly faded from concerned to anger as she looked at the leader of the bikers. Taking his question as a racist one. "No asshole...He was my brother's best man at his wedding." said Ayako in a cold tone towards Frank.

Mallory felt warmer than she should be this time of year. Almost being grilled by a flamethrower would do that to a person. Her skin was throbbing and the cold air provided little solace. She pulled up her sleeves to get more fresh air on her body.

She let Troy and Frank go inside city hall before her and quickly they were surprised by an Asian male who rushed them while he did what appeared to be drawing a gun. Frank quickly dispatched him with three shotgun blasts, revealing the man had no weapon at all. Frank asked why he would do such a thing but Mal didn't find it so far-fetched. If he had seen Gill beating the other guy to death and Claudia putting a bullet in the other guy, it seemed people wanted to go out on their own terms.

In his final moments the man revealed Dick was heading to the docks to try and get on a boat. If they were able to get out, what had happened to Steven's group? Mal picked up the radio and called him.

"Steven, come in!" Mal called. She tried a few more times but no response came. "Dammit! They must've been taken out."
"You two! Go find them!" Claudia ordered two of their fighters. "If they're dead, make sure they don't come back!"

Grabbing on to the side of the truck as it swung the corner towards the high school Cam reached over and grabbed Ayita's stretcher to keep it steady, Ellie did the same. Getting around the corner the truck soon came to a stop in front of the tall brick building, above it's entrance towards the top stretched the words "High School A.D MCMVIII" in bold green lettering. Gripping tightly to Ayita's stretcher as the truck came to a stop Cam didn't waste any time getting to her feet. Hoping out over the tailgate and landing securely on her feet before running off into the high school in a haze. Tears in her eyes she didn't notice that a familiar face was directing people near the entrance. Rushing  by Mikayla she was stopped by a hand on her chest which snapped her out of her haze of emotions. "What!?" She snapped as she looked to who the hand belonged to "Can't you see I'm in a-"  She started again before seeing who the hand belonged to. "Oh.. Mikayla... Please..." She started saying but lost her words shorty there after. Thankfully though, Ziggy didn't lose her thoughts and quickly said what needed to be said. Hearing Mikayla tell her to fetch Marlene Cam nodded and looked to Ellie, She didn't have to say anything for Ellie to understand what she wanted.

Nodding Ellie came to stand next to Cam and motioned for her to lead the way. Following behind her distraught friend as they entered the building and made their way down the first long hallway lined with office doors and lockers Ellie felt a tinge of nostalgia hit her, the lockers, the tile floors, the white walls and ceiling along with the wooden doors all felt so familiar, so comfortable. Following close behind Cam as they made their way down yet another hallways they soon found themselves at a door that opened up into a large room with tables set up as makeshift beds. Across the room she saw Joe and beside her stood.... Sarah B? "Joe!" Cam wailed as she darted towards the both of them. Having to jog to keep up Ellie came to stand next to her. "Joe! Joe! Wheres... Wheres..." Cam stammered.

"What she's trying to ask is where is Marlene, We need her urgently. Our friends been shot in the stomach and is in in urgent need of attention." Ellie finished, while her voice did carry a bit of sadness to it she was keeping it together for the most part.

"Who's shot?" Fearah asked.

"Ayita." Ellie answered.

Hearing the name Fearah's face went flushed. Getting to her feet she dashed to the area that Marlene had been working in and found her quickly. "Mrs. M! Mrs. M! We need you now!" She called as she rounded the corner. "Ayita's been shot in the side! Quick!" She said. Bringing her over to Cam and Ellie she let the two of them explain further.

"Hello Ma'am." Ellie greeted as Cam wailed. "We were engaged in combat with a man named Everette and he got a shot into our friends side. A nurse on the scene said the bullet had missed any vital area but she's in urgent need Ma'am." Ellie relayed the information as precisely as she could before going quiet allowing the woman to answer.

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Following quietly behind Mallory and the others Sarah hand slung her rifle over her shoulder and brandished her pistol. Holding it to the ground as they moved they all soon came to find where the leader of the island was trying to make his escape. He was on a boat trying his hardest to get it started. Approaching the boat Sarah heard as Mallory told her to find high ground and watch the bridge. "Roger." She said with a determined voice before breaking off. Making her way to a cluster of buildings she made her way inside and up the stairs to the roof before looking around. Nodding to herself as she confirmed that she could see the bridge as well as the boat if needed she set up and grabbed the radio that she had been given by Cam before they all parted ways

"In position." She said into the receiver. Clipping it back to her vest she then set to unfolding her weapon and getting in place. Propping open the bipod she set it on the edge of a stack of bricks and peered through the sights towards the bridge confirming that she had a clear shot. Nodding as she confirmed this to herself she then turned towards the boat and did the same. Making sure she had a clear shot on both if needed she turned her attention back to her primary target and waited for further orders.

Having made their way into the town along with the rest of the auxiliary force Justin and Alex had been stationed as guards for the medical area of the high school. He could tell by the look in his wifes eyes that it wasn't exactly what she had in mind but Justin knew that she'd be professional about it and not protest. The two had taken up posts near the entrance to the cafeteria, positioning themselves on either side of the door they stood at attention and kept their eyes and ears peeled. For a while they had heard the distant sounds of war but as time went on and minutes soon turned to hours the gunfire had begun to die down. Thinking that the worst must be over Justin let a long sigh meet the air.

"Part of me wishes I was out there with'm ya know?" He said as he looked over to his wife.

Stiff as a board Alex kept herself in position but looked to Justin and nodded. "Da, I feel useless being on guard duty. But it's got to be done muzh(Husband/dear)"

"That's right, we all have to play our role, whatever that may be." He answered before looking towards the door leading back outside, through it he could hear the loud voice of Mikayla as she directed traffic as well as the sound of another approaching vehicle, surely there to drop off another batch of wounded. Straightening back up Justin kept his gaze on the door and shortly he saw who the truck had brought, expecting to see yet another unknown face be carried into the cafeteria Justin's eyes went wide when he saw that the next person to be brought in wasn't just any faceless rebel, but was the face of Ayita, the girl he had given his word to protect. Taking a sharp breath Justin stayed the course as he watched a very distraught Ziggy and Cam make their way into the cafeteria following close behind Ayita who looked to have been shot in the abdominal area. Looking across to Alex Justin shot her a look before turning to follow the group of people. Coming to stand a short distance away he listened as Ellie explained what had happened. Someone named Everette had placed a round in her from behind, Justin cursed under his breath and felt a wave of anger pass through him which carried a vision of him choking what his mind assumed the man looked like.

Taking a breath and letting it out slowly Justin stood at attention nearby and heard as Marlene instructed Ziggy to wait in the waiting room nearby, not surprising in the slightest she protested and wanted to stay. Watching Justin saw as Marlene shot him a look, She could tell by the way he had moved close to the group that he had a connection with them and now she was silently asking him to help her get Ziggy away from Ayita so she could do her work. "Ziggy." Justin said as he approached and crouched down to be at eye level with her. "You did your part, you got her here. Let's let Marlene do her's now okay? She'll get her fixed up." He said before placing his hands on her shoulders and looking her in the eyes.

Seeing her nod Justin got to his feet and accompanied her to the waiting room, inside a green couch stretched along the left wall and a water fountain jetted out across from it. Getting Ziggy sat down on the couch Justin returned to the door. "I'll be right back Zigs." He said before stepping out. Returning to the front door he relayed what had happened to Alex and informed her that he would be keeping Ziggy company as he didn't think she should be alone at the time. Seeing her nod Justin made his way to the kitchen area and fetched a washcloth and soaked it in warm water.

Returning to the waiting room Justin found Ziggy in tears. Wasting no time he took the seat next to her, he was there, and he wasn't going anywhere.

(Moved to Thread: Rebuild. Restart)

Troy was right behind Mal when she asked if he was going with her, he just smirked at her and nodded. "Of course I'm with ya." said Troy to Mallory. As they board the ship Troy went with Mallory and Claudia as did Ayako while Frank went with Brody and Thomas. Troy put his saw-off shotgun in his leg holster and took out his pistol from his waistband as he didn't want to hit anything that could make the ship catch on fire or go boom. Inside the ship Kenji looked over his Heckler & Koch MP5KA4 and shook his head as he only had one more clip left. When he heard Mal's voice he shook his head once more and tossed his machine gun aside and as he heard Richard asking him for help the Asian man let out a heavy sigh and pulled out his SIG-Sauer P228 as he looked at the man. "You got my father's gun and I'm leaving you with this. It's got one clip left so make it count. I'll do what I can." said Kenji to Richard as he left him to try to hold off Mallory and the others. As he exited the room he saw Ayako along with a small group of rebels. He made a split second decision and raised his gun firing at them as they took cover. He continued to fire a few more times until he was out. "Give up Kenji! You got nowhere to go from here! Please I am begging you!" said Ayako to Kenji in Japanese. 

Kenji tossed his empty SIG-Sauer P228 and stood up slowly raising his hands. Ayako saw this and looked to Mallory and the others. "He is my brother...I'll deal with him." said Ayako to Mal and Claudia. She stood up from where she was taking cover at and slowly walked over to her brother as she was being cautious.




"Why? Why do this Kenji?" asked Ayako to Kenji in Japanese. He smirked and chuckled at his younger sister. "It's simple...Dad gave you everything, he gave you the fucking world. When you guys left me back in Japan do you know what it was like being abandoned by your family? No of course you wouldn't understand. I made my choice to side with Richard and you know what I don't regret it...Not one bit. The only thing I wish I could do is kill you in front of dad." said Kenji in Japanese as he was fulled with anger. He reached for his collapsible baton and as soon as Ayako saw it she tightened her grip on her sword.




The two siblings had a stare-down and as they did it was as if time had stopped moving. Soon enough Kenji rushed at Ayako going for the attack, Ayako was blocking his strikes with the sheath from her sword. "Kenji stop it please!" begged Ayako to Kenji who kept trying to hit her. "I won't stop! You are going to suffer just like dad!" screamed Kenji. Just then as he lifted his baton for another hit Ayako pulled out her sword and sliced Kenji's right hand clean off. The Japanese man fell to his knees screaming in pain and after a few moments he looked up at his sister and could see tears running down her face. It was then he started to cry to and it was now that he knew he was in the wrong. He pulled out his knife and Ayako tightened her grip on her sword thinking he was going to try to use it on her but he stabbed himself in the stomach and turned the blade having his stomach ripped open. Ayako looked on in shock and her hands were shaking. "Do it...Ayako." said Kenji softly in between breaths. Ayako shook her head but seeing her brother in so much pain she bit her lower lip and nodded as she raised her sword up and sliced his head cleaned off. He had chosen hara-kiri going out on his own terms rather then spend the rest of his life in a jail cell. As she stabbed her brother in the head so that he wouldn't come back she fell to her knees and cried.

Ayako lost someone dear to her. Her own blood, her brother. Memories flashed in her head of her and Kenji growing up together and still warm tears were coming down her face. Troy walked up to Ayako and place a hand on her shoulder. Ayako jumped and started to hit Troy in the chest as she was bawling. "Fuck you! Fuck this war! Fuck everything!" yelled Ayako in Japanese to Troy who wrapped his arms around her. "Hey! Hey chill!" said Troy to Ayako who continued to cry. "I...I want my family." said Ayako in English although it was hard to hear her due to her voice choking up.

The cafeteria was good for a first triage zone but for long-term recovery it wouldn't do at all, especially not with the kids laying on tables instead of beds. The classrooms would be big enough once they'd clear out the benches and chairs. Getting these kids to the actual hospital was impossible due to the distance but moving them down the hall was easier.

Having moved to sit in a chair nestled against the wall of the cafeteria Ellie looked to the tall white vaulted ceiling of the room and let out a long steady sigh, it was the first time in a long time that she had actually felt something other than mild annoyance when someone she knew was hurt. It was strange in a way and interesting at the same time; Thinking that the body could react in such a way, even stranger still that she had grown fond enough of the people around her that she was feeling for them in the first place. Hearing the sound of approaching footsteps Ellie tore her gaze from the ceiling to see Cam approaching, tears still flowing freely down her cheeks. Following her form as she came to sit next to her Ellie felt as the girl wrapped her arms around her without saying a word. Yet again Ellie surprised herself as she brought her arms up to return the hug. "Hey. She'll be okay ya know. It didn't hit anything vital and they've got the supplies here to treat her." Ellie said.

"Yea... But... But... What if somethin happens?" Cam stammered out through her tears. "What if...."

"Stop. Doomsaying will only make yourself feel worse. You heard the woman before just as good as I did. It failed to hit anything vital. It'll just be a matter of making an incision near the wound, retrieving the bullet from the wound and stitching it up. Any experienced medical personnel can handle that much." Ellie answered.

Hearing her friend talk like a text book again Cam chuckled through her tears. "You know.. I really see why Clara and her little sister call you Book Worm."

Hearing the nickname Ellie shook her head. "I don't see a problem with being educated.." Ellie responded, even though she considered Cam a friend the nickname always got on her nerves, which when she thought about it was probably why Clara insisted on using it.

"You really think she'll... Be okay?" Cam then asked letting the situation take her again.

Sensing the doubt in the girls voice Ellie let the hug end before standing up. Moving to stand in front of her she knelt down and gripped Cam's shoulders. "Look at me." She said before waiting for Cam to do so. "Yes. I don't have to hypothesize over it, I know it." Looking Cam straight in the eyes she watched as her friend wiped her tears. "Ayita is strong. Not only in body but in mind. She'll pull through it."

Getting to her feet Ellie felt a tinge of fear cross her mind from the small chance that she may be wrong and something like an infection could take her, but hope served to dampen the feeling. Hope that grew when Marlene passed by them on her way to Ziggy and Sara telling them that Ayita should be out for a bit longer but that she'd recover. Looking down to cam Ellie smiled and nodded. "What did I tell you. As someone great once said. 'For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love and hope.' Never let that hope die Cam, no matter what."

"Ya know." Cam said as she chuckled and her tears started to dry. "For someone that always talks science, you aren't half bad at this peptalk stuff. Bookworm." Cam chuckled again with a renewed hope in her voice.

Hearing her friends words Ellie smiled but shrugged. "It's only the truth." She said before hearing the nickname. "Don't push it pipsqueak." She said looking at her, but the tone in her voice didn't carry any malice. Looking to Ayita near the bed Ellie smiled. "Good Job ma fille(My girl)"  Hearing a comotion from her right Ellie looked to see Ziggy and Sara rush out of the waiting room and towards Ayita's bed. "Wanna join them?" She asked Cam with a wave of her hand towards them. Smiling Cam nodded.

Making his way to join Marlene and Cassandra Justin watched as the girls made their way to Ayita's bed, seeing all of them rush to her caused a smile to form on his face. "You're alright now Ayi, you've got friends and safety. You'll be just fine." He said under his breath. Looking to Marlene as she asked if they thought it would be possible to get the girls to help clear out the classrooms Justin nodded. "Yes ma'am, I have a few that will. I'm sure the others will pitch in as well." Without another word Justin turned and placed two fingers between his lips before whistling.

"Ellie, Fearah, Front and center please." He said. Not missing a beat Fearah took a place before him and with a little more time so did Ellie. Surprisingly though a third arrived from behind and stood before them again.

"Reporting as well Jay." Sarah said as she approached and took up a place next to her sister. Leaning over she whispered in her sisters ear. "If you EVER do something stupid like this again I'm tying you to the chair in the camper." She said before leaning again.

"You don't know I might like that." Fearah responded with a joking raise of her eyebrow.

Cutting them off Justin looked between them. "It's nice to see you two together again." He greeted before looked to Ellie. "Okay, Marlene needs the classrooms cleaned out so we can use them as medical rooms. You lucky girls are the ones that get that job. Any questions?" Justin said with the voice of a commanding officer. Little protest followed except a roll of the eyes from Ellie, which was to be expected. "Good. The more doing it the faster it's done so try and get the others to help too. Ayita isn't going anywhere."

"Roger." Sarah responded before turning towards her group of friends. "Umm. Guys. Jay needs us to clean out the classrooms to use as medical rooms, would you mind helping?" Sarah asked.

"Sure thing Sar- Whoa..." Cam said as she turned around. "Am I drunk or are their two of them now?" She then added. Chuckling Fearah looked at the girl she didn't know. "Take it she didn't tell you she was a twin eh? I'll let you in on a little secret.. I'm the fun one." Fearah answered with a chuckle.

Behind them Justin crossed his arms. "Yesterday ladies." He said.

Catching what he meant Fearah went quiet and returned an answer of acknowledgment. "Roger Boss." With that she looked back. "So.. Anyone up for school?"