At the Prime Kronos Industries base, Mark is explaining to Barnes and Ryder about Catherine's and Shawn's disappearance.
Mark: So, the last thing I see is Shawn and Catherine disappearing into the forest with this pissed off Chimera chasing after them.
Ryder: and you haven't been able to make any radio contact with them?
Mark: No, sir.....I just hope they're alive...
Ryder: I'm sure they are...Dr. Walters has Sergeant Burton with her....She's in good hands....
Mark: yeah...I just wish I could've done something more to help....
Ryder: Don't worry about it, son....you tried your best...
Barnes: We'll find them....you have my word...
In Midtown Manhattan, Shawn and Catherine are seen walking around Midtown Manhattan and talking.
Catherine: Okay, let's go through them again.
Shawn: Again?....
Shawn sighs.
Shawn: Alexandria; Record Keeper of Midtown Manhattan....Daniel: President of Midtown Manhattan ....
Catherine: Okay....
Shawn: Billy...One eyed war veteran....Nathan.....ex-deputy and a prick...
Catherine: Shawn....
Shawn: Walter....Gunman....Sarah...sister # 1...rebellious....Ashley...sister # 2....teenager...Daniel; Mayor...caretaker.....Caleb; Canadian like guy..... Beth; Canadian's sister....Mitchell; leader of the Midtown Manhattan Fighters.....Blake; son of the Mayor and Caretaker....He's the next to lead the Midtown Manhattan people should something happen to Daniel...Cassandra; oldest daughter of the Mayor and record keeper....Maya; youngest daughter of the Mayor and Caretaker....is that everyone?
Catherine: you're forgetting your brother and Kyle...
Shawn: I know them....why am I memorizing all these guy's names again?
Catherine: So these guys won't think we're still active Kronos employees....we don't need them getting suspicious....
Shawn: Half these people know we worked for Kronos...
Catherine: That's the word...."Worked" not "work".....
Shawn: Oh, past tense....
At Zed's funeral, the group has placed rocks on top of each other, due to the loss of his body. Attending are Kyle, Sarah, Billy, Nathan, James, Maya, Cassandra, Blake, Mitchell, Walter, Alexandria, Daniel, and Caleb. Alexandria is reading Zed's last testimony.
Alexandria: Let it be known that this man gave his life, so that others can defeat the devil's followers. Let it be known that Zed was a great man, a loving father, and a loving husband. A man that never took anything for granted. Zed died as he did.....In grace....in God's name.
Nathan looks on as he experiences flashbacks of Zed being tortured and mutilated by the Ghouls.
Alexandria: Nathan ....Would you please give us Zed's final moments? Speak for him?
Nathan: Sorry...his final moments? I don't think you want to hear his final moments. I'm sorry.
Daniel: You were the last one with him.....I'd like to know my brother's death had meaning. Please...
Nathan: All right.
Kyle pats Nathan on the back.
Nathan: We were cornered by the Skinwalkers secondary leaders. We were running low on ammo, down to our pistols.
Nathan gets a flashback to when he and Zed were held hostage.
Nathan: Then they caught us. Suddenly, Zed gave me a look saying "There's the detonator right there. Go get it". He then grabs the knife of the big Skinwalker and stabs him in the arm.
Another flashback to when Nathan shot Zed in the leg.
Nathan: "Go" He said. "I'll cover you". I went for the detonator and got my hands on it. I blew up the dam just before one of the Ghouls could get their hands on me, but Zed, he pushed me aside and....
Nathan has the final flashback of Zed being mutilated and burned. Nathan comes out of it as he looks at Alexandria, then at Zed's stone grave.
Nathan: If not for Zed, I would've never made it out alive. He saved my life. We won, because of him.
Nathan looks at Cassandra and Maya.
Nathan: Your Uncle was a hero and not just to us, but to Midtown Manhattan. Let them all know.
Nathan picks up a rock and places it on Zed's grave.
Nathan: It was always Zed. The true hero of Midtown Manhattan.
Later that day, somewhere outside the fortified Midtown Manhattan, Kyle and Shawn are in the forest.
Shawn: Why are we going down to the forest? To shoot? I already know how to use a gun.
Kyle: Because we're not training on how to use guns....we're training on how to use knives....you don't shoot your guns unless your backs to the wall....knives are resourceful and it saves ammo....
Shawn: Isn't that what a sidearm is for?
Kyle: Yeah...but knives save ammo...like I said...so let's get started...
Kyle and Shawn approach a cabin, before Kyle picks up a rock and tosses it, shattering the window.
Shawn: The fuck was that about?
Kyle: Attracting our practice dummies....
Kyle points behind Shawn as three Skinners are seen approaching the two.
Kyle: Watch me.
Kyle pulls out his blade and grabs the nearest Skinner, before stabbing it in the throat, killing it. The second Skinner charges at Kyle, who backhands the Skinner into a tree, before stabbing it in the head.
Kyle: Your turn.
Shawn pulls out his blade and attempts to stab the last attacking Skinner, but struggles, causing Shawn to drop his knife. Shawn is knocked down to the ground as Shawn holds back the Skinner and attempts to grab his knife, but after a while, Kyle pulls out his pistol and shoots the Skinner in the head.
Kyle: Waste of a fucking bullet.
Kyle approaches Shawn and pulls him up.
Shawn: I could've done that...
Kyle: Yeah, you could've....but you didn't. Therefore, I had to step in and save your ass....as always....
Shawn: Yeah...
Kyle: Shawn, this isn't like back at Zeus Corps, okay? I've been doing this shit for the past two weeks....you want to survive in the wasteland, you gotta learn how to....think like a survivor...not a soldier.....back where you were stationed, you still seeing that girl?
Shawn: What girl? Oh, Candace...the one hot chick I stole from you.....Yeah....we fucked before I shipped out....I think she was blowing someone behind my back though...argued I wasn't giving her enough attention.
Kyle laughs. Suddenly, a noise startles Kyle and Shawn, who turn and are surprised by Nathan.
Shawn: Shit, man....
Nathan walks up to Kyle and Nathan.
Nathan: You should leave....there's already one Zeus Corps soldier on the team.
Shawn: Why? You'd miss me? You don't want two? You following us or something?
Nathan: Nah....got worried...doing some hunting with Walter....separated for a while...checking on Kyle...making sure no one's put a bullet in the back of his head...yet....see, he's earned our trust....you haven't....
Shawn: Oh, you mean me...
Shawn scoffs.
Nathan: But I was watching the show and it looks like you'll last about....two days...without all that fancy armor and gear....
Nathan turns to Kyle.
Nathan: Can we talk for a moment?
Kyle: Sure....
Kyle turns to Shawn.
Kyle: Keep watch.
Kyle walks with Nathan.
Nathan: You know I don't trust him....
Kyle: I know....I don't either, but he's still needs to learn how to survive out here. I learned fast.
Nathan: That's cause you snuck out and did deals with fuckers like Oden....(scoffs) A baby could survive a year more than him....
Kyle: Everyone deserves a chance to survive, man...we're not all perfect....finish your hunt with Walter...I'll be done in an hour...
Nathan walks off as Kyle approaches Shawn.
Shawn: Is he always like that with him?
Kyle: He just doesn't trust anyone who he thinks is a threat to the group....or his sisters....
Shawn: Is that how he was with you a few days ago?
Kyle avoids the question as three more Skinners arrive on the scene.
Kyle: Let's do it again.
In Midtown Manhattan, in front of the Homeland Hotel, Kyle, Nathan, Mitchell, Cassandra and Sarah are attending a meeting with Daniel and Blake as Cassandra brings a map of Midtown Manhattan, and places it onto the hood of the truck. James is working on the hood of a truck.
Shawn: So, what are we doing?
Blake: looking for some food for New Year's Eve and we're almost out....
Sarah: where do you want to look?
Mitchell: Maybe....the small towns that haven't been demolished.
Kyle: In weather like this, Blood Hogs or Looters may have already raided any shops left in the town....Anyways....if we can find anything useful, it's a start....we'll start searching in teams.
Daniel: You people are now our scavenging group...finding anything useful will be your jobs....
Kyle: Okay, we'll do this in two's when we go looking for guns, ammo, food, medicine....
Nathan: Mitchell...your people....can they shoot?
Daniel: most of them are just young kids. Scared...Zed was mostly gun training, but the rule of weapons only goes so far...
Nathan: Okay....another request...that Midtown Manhattan have a second rifleman patrol....Billy is our best sniper.
Daniel: The man's a war veteran from the old times, right?
Kyle: Yes....man has good military experience...more than me and Shawn.
Daniel: I'll talk to Alexandria....see what I can do.
Kyle: Thank you.
Cassandra: That stuff you were trying to trade for? The medicine? Antibiotics? You got anymore? People been getting infected lately and we could use some more to treat it.
Sarah: No....fortunately....our nurse died a couple days ago....she could've figured where to find it...
Nathan: Sarah...these people don't need to know about Nora....about our business.
Kyle: Hey, she was just saying, man....
Sarah: No, Kyle...he's right...I shouldn't have said anything.
Cassandra: I can make a run.
Kyle: Where?
Cassandra: Orville...it's a small town a few miles south...
Daniel: Wait...someone needs to accompany you....you know I don't like you going into those searches by yourself.
Cassandra: Dad, I'm armed.
Daniel: Doesn't matter. You need someone with you.
Kyle: Hmm....
Kyle turns and notices James.
Kyle: Cassandra, you see our boy with the goggles there? That's James. He's a crafty bastard to have around.
Daniel: Crafty how?
Nathan: Like he can build a bad ass floating robot that break through a door crafty.
Cassandra: That is true...he did build a floating robot...
After the meeting, Nathan brings a bag out of the RV as Sarah approaches him to help him.
Nathan: Hey....I-uh....I'm sorry....
Sarah: Nathan....it's okay...I know you don't like talking about her...
Nathan: I still think we should head to Fort Warren....this city....it could be nice...maybe for a couple months till we get back on our feet.....
Sarah: What if it's not there anymore?
Nathan: What?
Sarah: Nathan....what if it's another "Shit-Canned"? We went there...it was overrun and then those Bandits-
Nathan: That was Kyle's fault....not mine.
Sarah: Hey....Kyle had a good point....
Sarah walks off.
Sarah: I'll see you later, bro.
Cassandra approaches James, who stands up and slowly turns his head to notice Cassandra.
James: Uh...hi.
Cassandra: I'm going on a run-in town and your friend told me you were pretty crafty....
James: Fucking A, man.....Sorry, it's just I just got back in safe arms and now they're asking me to go back out with them again....it's how I got separated....
Cassandra: Your friends are bigger now.....with us I mean....Got a medicine run in a small town....you in?
James sighs.
James: Yeah...sure, but...
Mr. Jax decloaks.
James: My bot's coming with us.
Cassandra: You sure we're going to need him?
James: Yeah....just in case of emergencies....hey, you're the first person that hasn't called him "it"...
Cassandra: Well, your bot has a soul....and he's alive....My mom told me anything that has eyes and arms has a soul...I'll go get Hunch ready then.
Cassandra walks by James as he turns.
James: Hunch?
Cassandra: He's our horse.
James: You have a horse.
Cassandra: We've got two....Hunch's my special horse...
Cassandra walks to the horse branch as Shawn walks next to James, laughing.
James: What?
Shawn: dude, she's giving you the "I want the D" eyes.
James: Dude, she's not giving me the "I want the D" eyes.
Shawn: Bro....I was an expert and am an expert in ladies....listen to your cool big bro when I say that Cassandra, beautiful...gorgeous....blue eyed....skin as white as snow....big breasts...is so into your dorky goggled wearing ass....you should take this opportunity to get laid....laid properly of course.
James laughs.
James: Dude....you know she's the Mayor's daughter, right?
Shawn: Yeah, but what can he do? She's old enough to get laid.
James: Dude....
Shawn: I'm your brother, aren't I?
James: I was close back in Cratersville...
Shawn: And?
James: Uncle Colin walked in.
Shawn: Oh...you brought her to the house? Man! Now if it was mom or dad that walked in (phew) your ass, boy....but I'm sure if Uncle Colin were here....he'd tell you the same thing.
James laughs.
James: Hey, aren't you supposed to be training with Kyle?
Shawn: No, that's at 3.
James: What time is it now?
Shawn checks his watch, signifying the time is three.
Shawn: I'll see you later, James.
Meanwhile, Kyle and Daniel are walking together.
Kyle: This city.....it's amazing on how the nukes haven't destroyed it....
Daniel: It was a blessing, my dear boy....God showed us light and we followed it....and now, we're here. Kyle, take a moment....
Kyle admires the view of Midtown Manhattan, before laughing and smiling.
Kyle: You religious, sir?
Daniel: Yes....Before, I was a preacher at our hometown's church. Alexandria was a youth teacher after I retired from being the President's secretary...I was the only person to show leadership....therefore; the people chose me.
Kyle: Nice...I'm religious....sometimes.....
Daniel: You come from a religious family, son?
Kyle: I was raised in an orphanage.....I was a bad seed so I went to church.
Daniel: Did someone make you or....?
A moment.
Kyle: I just went....
Daniel: Your affiliation with Zeus Corps....did you enjoy it?
Kyle: As a soldier, yes...as friends to people I trained with, yes...Looking back now, I regret my times with Zeus Corps.....I've asked God many times why bad things happen to good people.....why I'm still alive?
Daniel: God has a purpose for everyone, son....even after the world ended....even for the ones who commit evil sins...I feel like I'm talking to a man who wants to die, but God keeps you alive for a reason.
Kyle: I still have my faith and I hope God shows me that purpose...I was in a way adopted by the owner of Kronos....he invested in me.....in a way, became a father I needed, but when I got older, I saw through his tyranny....his greed....that man who I once called father had killed and destroyed so many innocent lives.
In Orville, the small town, Cassandra and James are on horseback riding through the abandoned small town.
James: You know...when I was out there on my own, I-uh-I killed a pack of coyotes....also I killed a man who tried to kill me.....being out there....I've seen friends and family die....we've seen people butcher and slaughter people....creatures....Guess, we've adapted to it.
James and Cassandra stop at the pharmacy, before climbing off their horses.
James: So how do you know if these places haven't been picked clean?
Cassandra: I don't.....but I hope to assume for the best....
James and Cassandra approach the pharmacy as Cassandra attempts to pry the door open.
Cassandra: Damn it...it's locked....okay, we have to assume that the key is somewhere around here....maybe a pick lock...
As Cassandra looks around for something to break in with, James uses Mr. Jax to pick the lock. Cassandra turns her head to notice this.
Cassandra: Huh....your robot opened the door....nice...
James: Told you he'd be handy.
Cassandra: as you did....let's get started.
James and Cassandra enter the pharmacy and begin to search the area.
James hands Cassandra list.
James: Okay....this is the list.
Cassandra takes list.
Cassandra: All right...what about you?
James: Oh...I'm going to see if there's anything valuable.
After a few moments of searching, Cassandra grabs the medical items on the list while James searches another area. James grabs boxes of tampons and bandages, only to get annoyed. James suddenly notices a Trojan man box of condoms, before Cassandra arrives, putting antibiotics and bottles of alcohol.
Cassandra: Got something?
James: Uh....
James puts box of condoms in his bag.
James: No...no...no..
Cassandra: What's that?
James: Nothing....
Cassandra grabs the box of condoms and scoffs.
Cassandra: Men.
James: What?
Cassandra: You trying to sleep with someone back home? Maybe that Sarah girl.
James laughs.
James: no....I-uh-I don't have a crush on Sarah...okay....besides.... your brother's into her...
Cassandra: Oh...then who's the condoms for?
James: You know? Hey, gonorrhea and herpes are bad for you, you know.
Cassandra: Well, then....
Cassandra clears throat, creating awkward tension.
James: Oh....oh, god....no...no....no...no! God! Shit! No! I didn't mean-I-uh....fuck...
Cassandra: Am I not pretty or something?
James: No. No...I...uh....shit...you're a very pretty girl....goddamn it....
Cassandra: You know, you're cute when you're confused...
Cassandra approaches James, but then pushes the bag of antibiotics and bottles of alcohol into his chest.
Cassandra: Can you carry the bags?
James: Sure....
Later the day, Kyle walks into his room and sits on the bed, before laying down, slowly drifting off to sleep.