and he smiles as he unleashes a hail of rounds into the scattered and panicking ranks of the army in front of him. The bulk of the horde scramble away from the detonation point, falling backwards and standing on the less fortunate drones who now form a carpet of crushed bodies under their feet. A second volley of grenades rains down onto the same blast points causing more of a panic. They were only ever intended as a distraction, not something to kill every one, and it was working perfectly.

The two outcasts stand their ground at the end of the street keeping this branch of the army penned in like sheep with Happy blasting any that get too close.

Steve skids in the dirt at the end of the hotel wall coming to a halt and drops to one knee. Dylan’s