Nano 2015 chapter 3

It had been quiet for hours. No shooting,  no one talking, nothing.  Leon decided now was the time to move. Alexis had been awake for a while now. It had to be now.
"Alexis, we have to go."
She just nodded. They both moved the boxes, quietly because they had no way of telling what was out there. Once they were out, Leon took the lead. Being in a mall, there were a lot of open spaces, so they tried to get back to their car quickly.

It looked like a war zone. Rubble everywhere. Blood splatters on the wall. Alexis couldn't believe her eyes. They were crouched behind some piled up benches, and she had to ask.

"What did you see out here? What caused this? Was it zombies? Why haven't we seen anything or anyone?"

Leon sushed her. "Later. Let's get out of the mall now."

They were close, but through the food court was very open so they went around through a store. They ducked behind the clothing racks making sure to stay out of sight. They found no one. Not even a body. Which surprised both of them considering all the shooting that went on.

They made it with ease to the exit, but they had to go around the outside of the mall. They stayed next to the walls, and made it to their car. Surprisingly only a few scratches to it, they were able to drive it out of the lot.
"What did you see?" Alexis asked.

Leon sighed. "It wasn't zombies. It was a mech. So I'm guessing aliens because we don't have that kind of technology yet. "

Alexis started laughing. "Aliens?! Oh god this is too much. What would aliens want with us?!"

Leon was confused. "You're laughing? I wouldn't lie to you after what we just went through! "

She shook her head trying to wrap her brain around the idea. "I'm sorry. I just, don't know how else to react." She paused.
"Well, where should we go? Do you think Bale is ok? Should we try to find him?"

Leon smirked a little.

"That's the best idea you've had all day."

Alexis smiled back. "We'll get through this. I know we will."

Leon started driving out to Bale's house. It was all the way across town, near their apartment, so they took the back roads. Cars were emptied on the street, so it took Leon a little bit to maneuver through all the cars, but once they were on the back roads it was empty. 

Alexis was staring out the window as they drove, thinking.
I should really trust my instincts better. But I wonder if we would have survived at home.

All of a sudden she heard her stomach growl.
"We really should find some food." She said.
Leon agreed. "But where? I haven't seen any people at all."
Alexis looked around.

"True. Well we're not too far away from Bale's place, maybe we should wait until we get there."

Leon nodded. They sat in silence until they were back in the city. It was like this part wasn't touched yet, like it was a normal day. Alexis took out her phone from her pocket. 
"I have bars. I'm going to call him."  She pulled up Bale's number in her phone, but when she tried to dial it wouldn't go through. "How can this have happened,  and no one knows about it?! Do you think the mech will come out here? "

"I don't know, but we can use this time to our advantage.  After we get Bale, we can go to winco and get more of those preserved food containers. Then we need to check on the Lowry's and make sure they're ok and we can form a plan from there. We have to act fast though."

Alexis nodded. "Maybe if we head out to the country where there aren't many people we would be safer. If not, we need to find a place similar to the back room, because we were apparently the only people they didn't get. "

She grabbed Leon's hand. "We can do this. We can survive. "

They made it to Bale's place. Bale and Leon had been friends for a long time, before Leon had even met Alexis. He even helped Leon with his proposal to Alexis. The three of them along well.

Leon got out of the car, and said

"Stay here. I'll see if he's home."
Alexis nodded. Bale's car was in the driveway, so he had to be home. She kept looking around to make sure nothing was coming. She saw Bale open the door, and Leon motioned to her to come in. When she walked in, Leon was already telling Bale what was happening.

"...and I shit you not, a mech was out there! We stayed in the back, but we need to find a safe place now. Have you heard from Del, or Jayme? "

Bale's face was pale. He was very tall compared to Alexis, but then again so was everyone else. He was silent for a minute trying to process what Leon had told him.
"Are you serious? "
Alexis looked down and shook her head. "I... I wish it was a joke. "
Tears started falling down her face.
"There were so many people there, and now they're gone. There was blood everywhere. I don't know how we survived, but we have an advantage now. "
Leon came over and held Alexis.  Bale nodded and started going through his things.
"Just give me a few minutes, I'll pack and we can go. Did you have any ideas of where to go?"
Leon nodded. "Yea, we were thinking in the country, or something. We don't have a set plan yet. If you have any ideas, they're definitely welcomed. "
Bale slung his backpack over his shoulder.
"Let's go check on Delaney and Jayme. I'll follow you. "

They got in their cars and headed towards the Lowry's place. They had to make sure they were okay.