Rebuild. Restart.

Cutler looked at Mal surprised when she gave him the flamethrower but hearing her explain that he was the only one big enough to handle it he nodded and chuckled lightly. When he heard that Claudia was going on the expedition with them and that maybe he would want to ride with her a smile appeared on the gentle giant's face as it seemed that Mal knew he was interested in her. Still he didn't know if Claw liked her gift or not but the big biker thought that it was nice and it was the thought of it that counts really.




Troy was at home already taking a nice hot shower and as he felt the hot water he closed his eyes and his mind drifted to the past as he smirked. He remembered the few mornings Ysabel would join him in the shower but while they would have their fun for the most part but a few times they just held one another and it felt nice to have someone to be there with you. When he was out of the shower and he was drying off he heard an old timey honk and then soon after a knock on his door. He let out a sigh and wrapped a towel around his waist before walking over to the door and opening it.




He opened the door to see Mal there and he just smirked at her. "One minute beautiful." said Troy with a smirk and a wink. He closed the door and quickly got changed into his warm set of clothes. As he had the clothes on he felt somewhat strange as he wasn't used to the clothes as he preferred his usual biker wear but it was getting cold still though he planned on having a run soon with Roger getting a few vest and some patches. "Old habits don't die hard after all." said Troy to himself in the mirror. He then joined Mal and ran his fingers through his now clean hair.



"I gotta say it's going to take me awhile to get used to these "civilian" clothes but hey I got a new life here after all." said Troy with a light chuckle. Once he got in the truck with Mal and they soon reached the gate where everyone was at. Troy stepped out and as he did he walked over to his bike giving his boys a nod. He then looked at Mallory as he wanted to go over the game plan one last time. "So we get to this dam then what? Are we hoping to find people there or maybe see if we can use it as a watch-post?" asked Troy to Mallory.

Smiling to Mallory as she talked to Ziggy about them keeping a log during their journeys Ayita waited for them to finish before speaking up. "Will do Mallory." She answered in unison with Ziggy. Chuckling to herself after the fact Ayita looked back to her friends as Mallory retreated back towards Troy and the other bikers. Thomas had since joined them and with it Brody and Cam decided to join. Taking her place next to Ziggy as the friends began huddling together Ayita took Ziggy's hand just as things began heating up. Like Ziggy she didn't like when her friends fought, but on the same note she wanted to do everything she could to stop them. Sighing heavily as Brody began questioning why Ellie wasn't with them and why she was sleeping Ayita let her hand fall from her lovers grip. Rubbing the back of her neck she pulled her hair back in a pony tail and sighed again.

"Stop. The both of you." Ayita spoke with a calm yet stern tone to her voice.

Ignoring her for the time the two boys continued bickering among themselves and as they did they began pulling Ziggy into their argument, a fact Ayita was having none of. "Stop. It." She repeated, but again, she was ignored.

Annoyance bubbling up inside the young Native American Ayita blew air through her nose and without another word stepped between the two boys and grabbed them by the wrists. Pulling them out of their own argument she looked both of them in the eyes, which was a little awkward if she was being honest due to their stature. "Now listen, Both of you. I'm sure Ellie wasn't just reading for her leisure while the rest of us went about getting everything ready. Have you ever seen her do that?" Ayita questioned as she shot a loot to Brody. "If there's one thing I've learned about that girl since I met her it's that she throws herself into whatever she's doing. You have seen the amount of maps she's been hauling around correct?" She asked, again shooting a look to Brody.

Saying her piece Ayita shook her head and sighed again. Returning to Ziggy she heard as she said that it would have been nice having Ellie there, and while she did agree with her Fiancee, it just wasn't her place. Ellie never struck her as the hands on type and honestly it surprised her that the rest of her friends thought differently. Still, she couldn't go against Siegliende. "Yes, It would have been nice having her here." Ayita agreed. "But what good would that have done? Like Sara and I she's not exactly savvy when it comes to cars ya know."

"Exactly!" Thomas agreed. "She'll spit theory at you all day but actually hands on with that sort of stuff?" Thomas laughed. Unbeknownst to him though his girlfriend had come up behind him and heard everything he just said.

"I'll spit theory at you all day but if I'm hands on with what exactly dear?" Ellie answered.

Hearing his girlfriends voice behind him Thomas stiffened up. "Shit." He cursed under his breath as he bowed his head defeated.

"Yes, I imagine so." Ellie then said, but on her face rested a smile as a soft chuckle met the air.

Apologies for my absence friends." She then said turning her attention to the rest of them. "I was up studying the history of the area I believe my mother would have decided to reside in an attempt to find a way in that would avoid main routes." She explained.

"See told you." Thomas added, but was quickly met with a stomp to the foot. "Ow.. What was that for?" He asked.

"You know what it's for." Ellie answered.

Looking back to her friends it seemed that her answer had served to answer their questions and from the sounds of it Ziggy and Ayita were happy to take it as she said.

Choosing to stay quiet as Ellie joined them and had taken up a defense of herself to her friends Ayita breathed a sigh of relief when her hunch proved to be true. The moment passing she heard Ziggy ask if they were going to see Ayako about getting some 'bodywork' done. Nerves creeping up on her Ayita nodded. "Yea. Let's go."

Letting Ziggy take the lead as they left the garage Ayita followed close behind, her hand firmly holding her Fiancee's as they made their way to Ayako's shop. The closer they got, the more her nerves kicked up, the fear of the unknown, not knowing what to expect firmly setting in she tried her best to hide it. "You pick the design for me okay?" She said quietly to Ziggy as they neared the shop. "I don't know what would look good."

Ayako was alone in the shop as of now as Smokey went on to go grab some food. She sat in her chair reading a magzine that she was barely interested in as she just flipped through the pages to pass the time. She had gotten her morning hunting out of the way taking a small group that consisted of Maria, Sadie, Clara and a few others. It went well for the most part and no one got hurt so in Ayako's book it was a perfect morning. Once she had gotten back she opened up the shop and tattooed a few people as did Smokey back as he stepped out Ayako sat there just bored out of her mind as punk music was playing through the speakers. She soon looked up as she heard the bell to the door ring.





She looked up to see Sara, Ziggy and Ayita come in and as the three girls Ayako stood up from her chair as she had her leather jacket on over her black tank-top. "You guys need something?" asked Ayako to the three girls in front of her. Sara looked to her friends and then to Ayako. "Uh...Well we were wondering if you could possibly tattoo us?" asked Sara softly to Ayako who looked narrowed her eyes as she looked at the girls but she soon chuckled and smirked at them. "Sure just one minute." said Ayako to the girls. She went over to her station and grabbed her sketchbook that had her designs and other types of tattoos. She walked back to the girls handing Sara the book. "Also we have designs on the walls if nothing in the book satisfies you." said Ayako to the girls.



Sara looked at the book as Ziggy and Ayita were near her, she didn't know if they were looking at the book or the walls but if they were looking at the book she gave them a few minutes before flipping the page. After a few minutes Sara smiled and saw one that she liked. She quickly closed the book and looked at her sisters with a smile. "I know what I want. You guys are going to love it." said Sara with a smile. She turned the book to Ayako and showed her the design making sure Ziggy or Ayita wasn't peaking at it.

Ayako looked at the design and nodded. "Alright just give me a minute to stencil it out and I'll be back." said Ayako to Sara. She took the book from Sara and went over to her station where she began to draw the design on the paper. She was an artist after all and she loved her job even if not a lot of people were coming in to get tattoos now a days. She finished the stencil in about five minutes and stood up from her station. "Sara come." said Ayako in a calm tone. Sara walked over to Ayako and as she stepped into her station Ayako held the piece of paper with the stencil on it. "Where do you want it placed?" asked Ayako to Sara. "I was thinking on my right arm just above my wrist." said Sara softly to Ayako who smiled at the young girl. She put the thin piece of paper on her right arm above her wrist and carefully removed it making sure to get the design just perfectly on. Once it was on she stood up from her chair walking over to Ziggy and Ayita as she handed them back the book just in case they were still looking it over. "Do you guys want anything to drink while you wait? We got water, some beer although it's warm." said Ayako to the ladies. Once she got an answer from them she returned to Sara and started up her machine. She checked listened to the needle making sure everything sounded good before working on the tattoo. Once she was ready she started to tattoo Sara who took it like a champ. 




"Hey Ayako I just wanted to say thank you for taking care of Maria while I wasn't around." said Sara to Ayako who didn't say anything at first as she was focusing on the tattoo but she stopped for a moment as she looked at the young adult. "No need to thank me...She was hurt and needed help. Any good person would have done that." said Ayako softly with a soft smile. Within a few minutes Ayako was done as it was rather a small design. She then cleaned it up and wiped off the blood. "Alright go show your friends." said Ayako with a smirk to Sara who got up from the chair and hugged Ayako. The Japanese woman wasn't expecting this and as the young woman hugged her, her soft smile appeared on her face once again. "You aren't just a good person, you are the best." whispered Sara to Ayako who kept smiling.




The two of them then let go of one another and Sara showed off her tattoo to her sisters. "So this is a symbol of sisterhood. I'd like to this this tattoo represents the bond we have with one another." said Sara to her sister with a smile.




Soon after showing them Ayako wrapped up Sara's tattoo and then Sara went to the front sitting down as Ayako turned to look at Ziggy and Ayita. "Have you guys decided yet or do you need more time?" asked Ayako to the newlyweds.

Entering the tattoo shop Ayita, Ziggy and Sara were greeted by Ayako, the Japanese woman that ran the shop. Nodding a greeting Ayita stayed quiet and let Ziggy do the talking as she often did. Taking a seat in a small waiting area of sorts she listened to her surroundings, music played from a stereo somewhere further into the room and pictures lined the walls.

Getting comfortable in her seat Ayita looked between her friend and her Fiancee to see who would speak up first, to her surprise though it was Sara who would speak before Ziggy for the first time in, well, longer than she could remember. Smiling as she watched her sister begin digging out a piece of paper Ayita craned her neck to catch a glimpse of the design but it quickly became clear that Sara wanted it to be a surprise. Giving up after Sara turned away from her and Ziggy for the second time Ayita leaned back and listened as Sara and Ayako discussed where she wanted the designed placed along with a few other technical details. Getting those details out of the way Ayita then heard as Ayako said to give her a few to stencil the design out.

Following the woman's form as she set the book down and began drawing out whatever the design was that Sara had requested Ayita smiled. "She's smiling. Did you notice that?" Ayita said quietly to Ziggy drawing her attention to Ayako. "I don't think I saw her smile once in the forest. Did you?"

Quickly Ayako finished her work and summoned Sara to the chair. Hearing the buzz of the tattoo gun Ayita kept her eyes glued to her sister in the tattoo chair as Ayako went to work, seeing her wince here and there told her that it would hurt but how much? Was it as bad as getting shot? No. It can't be that bad, nothing could be that bad. Apprehension growing in her mind from what to expect Ayita shook the worry from her mind, if Sara can handle it, and Ziggy could handle it, she could handle it.

About thirty minutes later Ayita heard the tell tale buzz of the tattoo gun come to an abrupt end. Looking up from the discussion she was having with Ziggy she saw Sara hop out of the chair and approach them, holding out her wrist showing her and Ziggy the design she had chosen Ayita smiled. "I love it." She answered gently. The smile growing when she heard Sara explain the meaning behind it Ayita returned to her seat and watched as Ziggy took her turn.

Taking a little longer than Sara's to complete Ayita again watched as Ayako went to work on Ziggy, Keeping her gaze trained on her Fiancee Ayita watched as she took it like it was nothing which served to give her confidence in getting one of her own, Before departing Ziggy had mentioned that it was up to her what she would get and that she couldn't choose for her, while a little frustrating that she didn't give her any input on the matter Ayita decided that she'd go off her ancestory like she did with the weapon carving she did on Ziggy's rifle before the fight.

Finishing Ziggy's tattoo's as well Ayita watched as Ziggy hoped to her feet and admired her new ink. Looking to her face Ayita saw her smile grow wide and the glint in her eyes she got when she was extremely happy. The sight bringing a smile back to her face Ayita took a breath and got to her feet, it was her turn. Approaching Ziggy she heard her call her name and ask what she thought. "I love them babe, You look even hotter than before." Ayita answered with a wink. Turning towards Ayako Ayita took a breath/

"So, I didn't see much in the book that caught my eye." She started as she took a seat in the chair Ziggy and Sara had previously perched. "But the feather is a large part of my culture so maybe.. A chain of them that covers my wound?" She asked as she lifted her shirt revealing the now healed gunshot in her side, doing so brought up the bad memories of that night for a split second causing the young Native American to shut her eyes tight. Breathing steadily for a moment to shove the thoughts down she opened them again. "Oh, And uh.." She started again motioning Ayako closer. "You think I could get the sister symbol too?"

Letting Ayako get to work on stenciling out the design Ayita waited patiently in the chair for her to finish, Hearing her mention that the side tattoo would be the more painful of the two Ayita decided to get the wrist 'sisterhood' tattoo first, The pain was surprising but not as harsh as her mind had made it out to be, at least for the wrist that is.

Finishing the wrist tattoo Ayako instructed her to take off her button up and lift her undershirt up before laying on her side, doing as was instructed Ayita closed her eyes and let the woman go to work.

About two hours would pass as Ayako went through the line work, stopping for thirty minutes to let her skin take the ink she then returned to do the colour. Before she knew it the entire ordeal was over and she was now among the tattooed. Looking at the design in the mirror Ayita smiled and shed a tear, the bad memories washed away and in their place was the spirits, her family and everyone she loved looking down at her, empowering her. Turning to her sisters she smiled.

"What you think?"