"Alright, it shouldn't be long now until they get into eyesight. Everybody understands the plan?" Techno asked, looking between Wilbur and Skeppy, spare glances at the driver in the car behind them suggest the driver heard them but they haven't done anything and he hopes it stays that way. "Yeah, don't get seen by the things or the people in charge of the border, hide behind the side of the cars and travel slowly, let the officers and military personnel get distracted by those things-"

"And then grab the children!" Wilbur hummed out seeming the most excited about nabbing those kids. "And then grab the children, and cross the border," Skeppy muttered rolling his eyes at being interrupted. "Good." Techno peaked out and looked down the street trying to see them, they were far away and the law enforcement by the border didn't seem to notice them yet. Not like noticing them would help in the long run, there are so many, and not all of the shots are going to hit where they need to. This city isn't the biggest in California but there were a lot of people, and it just so happens most of them are idiots. Meaning most of them were probably in that 'horde', as games call it, so somewhere else.

From the corner of his eye he could see Wilbur fidgeting with his fingers, in excitement or anxiousness or maybe even both he'll never know. An educated guess though wants to lean towards excitement. Wilbur is the kind of person to take in a stray cat if he ever saw one, so wanting to help those kids is not totally out of the ordinary. At the very least it's not out of the range of things Wilbur would do.

"How are we even going to get those kids to follow us anyhow?" Skeppy asked, Techno could tell it wasn't directed at him so he kept looking around. "I think we look friendly enough for anyone to want to follow us. Especially with those things on the way." Wilbur sounded confident in what he said, it made Techno roll his eyes and look back at Wilbur. "We have blood on us. That doesn't qualify as friendly, not in my book at least." Wilbur huffed, "We look more friendly than the ill though." He crossed his arms, "Maybe but nobody wants to follow someone with blood on them." Skeppy added on to Techno's point.

"Whatever, with my natural charm, I could get anyone to follow me. Covered in blood or not." He stated in a cocky tone. Skeppy stared at him for a moment, "What charm?" Wilbur punched him in the shoulder, enticing a yelp from him. "How dare you! I bet I have more charm in my glasses than you do at all."

"Nah, I think Skeppy has more charm than you." Techno laughed, yeah the driver has heard them a hundred percent but that won't matter for long. "Oh shut up, he does not!" Wilbur glared playfully at Techno. "Sure." Techno focused on looking around again and saw the ill a lot closer now. "Alright, we better get a move on."

"They are already almost here?" Skeppy asked confused, "We ask questions later, move now." Wilbur, already in a crouched down position instead of sitting, moved past Skeppy to be on the side of the car ahead of them, Skeppy and Techno followed him shortly after. "Hey, those things are coming up here!" An unfamiliar voice shouted, seconds later gunshots rang out.

They didn't aim for the head for whatever reason, maybe they hadn't killed any of the ill yet or had terrible aim, either way, they continued forward until they were at the car they were hiding by the side of. They banged on the cars, they pushed and shoved each other. Some were somehow still walking even though they popped and twisted beyond what is healthy. A couple found their way to the side of the car they were hiding in, they were quickly taken care of though.

The gunshots distracted them from their own breaths as they started to move on the side of the cars, being careful to not be seen or heard. The footsteps of the horde were not louder than the gunshots, however, they could still be heard at least from where they were. As they got closer the border patrol was only focused on those things, it'd be easy to sneak by them. The kids were up and behind the border patrol, one officer making sure they were safe but also not letting them pass.

One of the officers screamed when they finally made it to them, upon inspection one of the things had grabbed him. Sucks to suck. They ran hoping that no officer would see them, the people in the cars were too afraid to get out of their cars and attempt what they were doing. "Come on! They are right there, please let us pass!" The tall kid pleaded with the officer.

"No can do, sorry it's just ord-"

Techno interrupted the officer by hitting him in the head with the bat, hopefully, it didn't kill him but honestly, he needed to save his ears from Wilbur's whining if he didn't do it. The blonde full-on screamed upon seeing Techno, and what he had just done. "Woah! Who are you?!" The brown-haired kid asked seemingly panicked, "Uh, doesn't matter right now. Come with us, away from here? To live?" Skeppy asked, waving his hands around a bit pointing behind him. "Why should we follow you!? You've basically killed that person!" Techno huffed, "You'll be in the same boat as them if you don't follow." Not waiting for an answer, Techno turned around and ran.

When he looked behind him he saw that the kids did in fact follow them. Nervously, but still, they followed. At least Wilbur wouldn't be whining.

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After a while of running they stopped, Wilbur wheezed out coughing a bit. The gunshots that once were loud were nothing but distant noises. The kids tried to catch their own breath, the blond one also coughing a bit, upon closer inspection they seemed younger than he thought they were originally. Skeppy was breathing hard and Techno even found himself to be a bit winded.

At least a minute or two had gone by of catching their breath before one of them spoke. "Who the fuck are you three? Who do you think you are, you just basically doomed all those people!" The blond one asked anger dripping from his words, he coughed afterward. "I mean we saved you guys didn't we?" Wilbur asked tilting his head. "What about all those other people?"

"Couldn't be helped."

"Why not!?"

"Those guys were already heading there, we just used an opportunity to get ourselves across the border and we decided to also help you." Techno didn't mean any malice behind his words but they sound pretty rude. The blond stuttered for a second before the tall one stepped in. "What he means is, thank you. For uh deciding to help us." They looked nervous. "Who are you guys?" They asked to try to make it not so awkward.

"Right, I'm Wilbur, that's Techno and that is Skeppy." Wilbur pointed to himself, then to Techno, then Skeppy. "Alright, why did you help us?" The taller one asked. "We weren't going to let some children die there." Techno rolled his eyes, the blond one seemed to fume at that. "I am not a child! And-" The taller one slapped a hand over the blond's mouth before he could say anymore. "Did you just lick me!?" The taller one wiped his hand off on his clothing and the blond stuck his tongue out at him.

"So you would have preferred if we left you there?" Techno raised an eyebrow interrupting what they were doing, "What, No! Of course not!" The blond one crossed his arms. "What are your names?" Skeppy asked, trying to move on, "Oh right! I'm Tubbo!" The short one stated. "Ranboo." They waved.

"And I'm Big Man Tommyinnt! Do that to another person and I'll tackle you." The blond finished off their little introduction. Techno laughed at Tommy when he said that because he knew he couldn't. "Right." Wilbur nodded. "Where are you three headed off to?" Tubbo asked, "Wherever Skeppy's family is. If we stay there we are kind of hoping that we can wait until this all blows over." Techno hummed, taking out his phone and seeing if he had cell service.

"Do you mind if we tag along then?" Ranboo asked, getting hit by Tommy quickly. "Stranger danger Ranboob, we can't trust them!" Ranboo just sighed. "It's better than nothing," Tommy grumbled looking away from Ranboo.

"We are right here." Techno looked at Tommy disapprovingly. "Whatever, I'm not trusting people covered in blood." Tommy rolled his eyes. "I mean we did just save you guys." Wilbur contradicted his point. "You guys can tag along if you want, but we aren't going to wait forever." Techno went back to looking at his phone, he had cell service so Skeppy did too and he could call ahead of time.

Tubbo and Ranboo looked at Tommy clearly already having made their choice. "Really? Fine whatever, we'll tag along but I'm not happy about it." Wilbur threw his arms up, happy with the answer. "Cool now can we keep moving?" Techno looked at everyone, they nodded and continued this time walking. "Skeppy, call your parents and tell them we are on the way. Something tells me being covered in blood will have people looking at us weird."

"No shit, you look like you just murdered someone, probably did!" Tommy spoke up, Techno rolled his eyes. This is going to be a long trip. 

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Yuh zombies- glad to be alive again lol. 

I hope you enjoyed the chapter! <3

-May