The sun was raising and the horde was no longer in sight of the van. The night had finally passed and Vee had not slept any the whole night. She had stayed curled up cold from the night air. Ivan was asleep and hadn’t moved since he did. Vee was jealous of him and how everything for him was just so easy, but she was more upset that she was here and not at her home with her friends. The concern over them was hard on her mind and she cried throughout the night. Ivan was not fully asleep and could hear here every now and then. Shaking his head he did his best to not pay attention to it, but it hurt him that she felt that way. He remembered in the beginning that he too had friends and a since of community that he loved. It was one thing that allowed for someone to live in some happiness in this screwed up world. He also remembered the feeling of despair and hopelessness that came along with it when one abandoned you or died. Ivan decided after the last of them left that he would not put himself in that situation again. Living in this world alone so that he could not have to rely on someone else to be there, made it easier. He was happy with that, and so far everything was going great for him.
Light started to peer in from a top window in the van. Ivan rolled over and sat up He looked over at Vee and said, “You should have tried to sleep. You’re going to be exhausted later, and from what you told me, being rested will be a nice thing.” “Yeah, well I won’t be able to sleep well for a while”, said Vee. “Yeah that comes with the territory. Believe me I know”, said Ivan. “It would seem that some of the things that you have gone through is similar to what I’m going through”, said Vee. “Trust me it’s nothing like what I’ve been through”, said Ivan standing.
Ivan walked over to the door and looked out and about through each peep hole. “What happened”, asked Vee? “Stop”, said Ivan pulling down a ladder to a top hatch. “Sorry, just thought it might have helped me coupe”, said Vee. “Well it won’t and trust me”, said Ivan.
Ivan opened the hatch and then cracked it open and looked about. Seeing nothing he opened it up all the way and stepped on up gazing about the area. The sun was just above the horizon as Ivan leaned against the rim and then stretched as he watched the sun rise. “That is a sight”, said Ivan, “Would you like to see?” Vee didn’t answer, so Ivan crawled back down. “You should cheer up just a little bit more, they have moved on, and that means we can move on as well”, said Ivan. Vee didn’t say anything still. Going ahead and closing the hatch up, Ivan took out a pad and pen, he wrote down some things and then tore the paper off and put it in his pocket. Gathering his pack and putting things back up, with Vee helping if she could. “Alright let’s get on. There might not be anything out there right now, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything out there”, said Ivan. Taking the large cross bar and turning it to unlock the back doors, they pushed them open. Closing them, Ivan turned seeing that Vee was about to start walking. “You absolutely know nothing do you”, asked Ivan? “What are you talking about”, asked Vee? “I said just because you can’t see anything doesn’t mean that there is nothing there”, said Ivan. He grabbed her and pulled her towards van. He then pointed towards the far wall to the left. There lurking about under an awning was a creature wrapped in wings. Vee started to shake, “What on earth is that”, said asked? “Yeah it’s a bat like creature, but it will not just suck your blood, it will more like tear you apart. It senses heat and will spot you quiet easily”, said Ivan. “What do we do”, asked Vee? “Shouldn’t be that much of a problem. During the day they hide. They are something like most bats, they don’t like the sun, but just because they don’t like the sun doesn’t mean they can’t get crazy. I mean crazy too, they are uncoordinated and savage”, said Ivan. Vee didn’t know what to say or do. “Look we need to take care of this thing before we get in. Leaving it there might call in more. There’s never as many as there are in a bat cave, but ones dangerous enough, two to three are bad for certain”, said Ivan, “Soon they’ll start roosting.”
Ivan pulled Vee to the opposite side of the van. “Look I want you to stay here, I’m going to go and kill it. It’s been flying all day so now is the best time to get it. Being tired it will be easier to get”, said Ivan. “Why do you have to get it at all”, asked Vee, “Why can’t we just leave it alone and let it move on?” “I told you that they roost for a long time, and I can’t have that creature hanging about, besides one less monster in this world right”, said Ivan? Vee was about to answer when they both heard a screaming roar. Ivan jumped to the edge of the van and looked around. The bat creature was on the ground now and walking out towards the parking lot. Ivan squatted back down on the ground behind the van confused.
“What’s happening, what’s it doing”, asked Vee in a frantic? Ivan was confused and concerned. “This can’t be a coincidence”, said Ivan. “What are you talking about”, asked Vee? “Later”, said Ivan. He stood and drew his sword. Vee started to grab at him but he went around the van. “Ivan, what are you doing”, said Vee, but he didn’t answer. His eyes looked back but his body kept focus on what was happening in front of him. Moving forward he headed towards another car parked in-between him and the Vamgon as he called them.
Making it to the other car, he squatted behind it and moved to the rear of the car. Leaning on the ground looking under it he saw that the creature had made it to the parking lot but was just standing there sniffing the air. Then Ivan suddenly saw it. He saw what he feared what was there. The Vamgon’s eyes were glowing orange just as the zombie was the other day. He took a deep breath and then stood and readied his sword. Walking forward the Vamgon just stood there and looking at him. Ivan moved quickly to one side and the head of the Vamgon moved with him, but it didn’t move towards him. It was not acting as if it was a creature in and of itself.
“Alright what’s the deal”, yelled Ivan at the Vamgon? The creature just stood still. Ivan continued to move forward and yelled at it some more. Vee was looking on from behind the van wondering what was going on. The creature was just standing there, and she got to see exactly what this thing was. It stood around eight feet tall and it walked on his wings and back legs. It had a short tail and it nose was large like a bat. Its fangs stuck out both on the top and bottom.
Ivan was still walking forward and was now in a place that had nothing between him and the Vamgon. “I’ll ask again, what is going on”, asked Ivan, “Your little stunt the other day was pretty neat, trying it again?” “Always the forward thinker aren’t you Ivan”, said the Vamgon. Ivan didn’t know what to say. “Don’t worry this one isn’t staying here it was just here to leave a message for you”, said the Breagone. “Yeah, okay, so what’s the message”, asked Ivan? “Go the fort that your new friend is from. I need you there to do something. When you get there I’ll contact you again”, said the Vamgon. “And why the hell should I do anything to that whatever you say”, said Ivan. “Oh, you will or I’ll bring down a storm of enemies to you. You’ll die and that’s for certain and I’m just starting to have fun here with you, so don’t ruin it for me”, said the Vamgon. “So, kill me, I’m just one person in this screwed up world”, said Ivan. “Oh, Ivan, I know you, I know you want to know. There’s something there that is just itching at you to know”, said the Vamgon. “So tell me now, let’s end this here and then we can see if I can die”, said Ivan. “All in good time, my dear boy. Now go and get her. Don’t be late or more people will die before you even get started”, said the Vamgon.
The Vamgon opened its wings and let out a scream. “Who the hell are you”, yelled Ivan? “Oh, Ivan, this is going to be so fun”, said the Vamgon then it flew off into the sky. Ivan put his sword away and just stood there looking up at the Vamgon as it flew out of sight. Vee came running over to Ivan and stood next to him looking up in the air, “What was all that, and who was talking to you. That voice was skin crawling”, said Vee. “I have no idea what’s going on”, said Ivan, “But It looks as though we are going to go check out your home.” “We”, said Vee curious. “Indeed, this was adamant that I go with you, apparently there is something there. Could explain why ole Bradley is so hell bound on staying there. Maybe they found something in that this place has, something worth killing over or being made to kill over”, said Ivan. “What do you mean made to kill over”, asked Vee? “I really don’t know”, said Ivan. He turned and walked towards the side of the building that had his entrance. “What are we doing now”, asked Vee? “We are going inside my home”, said Ivan. “We can’t just enter in from the front”, asked Vee? Ivan smiled and just kept on walking towards the side.
Entering through the hedge that was there, then going to the ground door. Vee followed and was curious as to what was going on. “One entrance into this place. Make it harder for the monsters, and unwanted guest. It’s secure and safe. You will have nothing to fear here”, said Ivan. “Hard to believe when you’re talking to monsters”, said Vee. “Yeah that’s something new, but there’s nothing going on”, said Ivan. “How do you know”, asked Vee? “I have my ways, I’ve been by myself for a while and I need ways to keep things around here in check”, said Ivan.
Opening the door, both Ivan and Vee climbed in. Ivan shut the door behind him and then joined Vee as she had already crawled up to the top and was standing inside the building. “What is this place”, she asked? “My home”, said Ivan walking past her and to his office area. She looked around as they moved forward and then moved on keeping up with Ivan. When she entered the office she stopped and was astonished by what she saw. The monitors that were watching the outside and then the motion sensors that were pinging all over the building. She believed Ivan when he said that there was nothing on the inside. “This is well, impressive”, said Vee. “Thanks, it’s taken me a lot of years, but in this time you have to keep your mind occupied”, said Ivan, “Let me show you where my supplies are, and where you will be bunking down in”, said Ivan turning from his monitors and then taking the paper out of his pocket from the van. “Follow me”, said Ivan.
Ivan took Vee out and through the building. She looked all around and again was more impressed by all that this man had completed here alone. She was curious as to the out lay of all the walls and features throughout the building inside. Ivan explained that it was there to help in the event of monsters getting in. It allowed him to defend much easier.
Once in the supply room, Ivan started to pull things that he had wrote down on the paper. Placing them in a cart that he had at the front of the supply room he then pushed it around pulling even more products out here and there. Things such as amour that he had wrapped in a wool blanket and a big sword. “What is all that for”, she asked as she helped him? “Something I have been working on, I haven’t perfected it yet, but it is close to it. I feel it might come in handy on this trip”, said Ivan. “I want to thank you for this”, said Vee as she and Ivan loaded all the supplies into a UTV that he had stored in the back of the supply warehouse. “Don’t thank me yet, we haven’t had anything happen yet”, said Ivan. “No, thank you for ving me. I never did thank you for that”, said Vee. Ivan smiled, “Well your welcome. We have a lot of work to do and we will need to get some rest. This time you will need to sleep”, said Ivan. Vee smiled and said, “I’ll try harder this time.” Both continued to get ready, then tomorrow they would leave. Ivan was more curious that this thing was talking to him now, and that made him want to find out what it was and why was it talking to him.