//------------------------------// // Day 35, Awakening And Adventure! // Story: Quiet Days // by AlphaDidAlotOfThings //------------------------------// June 26th, 2015 Dear Journal, Madeline woke up. This is not a drill, I repeat this is not a drill. Madeline finally woke up. So, I was going up to check on her like I usual do but instead of going up to see her unconscious I went up to see her wide awake. The first thing she ever said to me was "Where am I…?" It was faint and quiet. She seemed sickly and weak. Definitely not good… But I guess that's what being unconscious for that long does to somebody… The next thing she asked me was "Who are you…?" I should've expected her to bombard me with questions like that. I soothed her and calmed her down the best I could and told her how we found her outside our "farm" unconscious in her police car. When I told her how everyone disappeared, something changed in her… She didn't get angry… No. She just looked at me with this empty and sad expression as her ears drooped. It was like watching the light die in her eyes. I honestly think I shouldn't have told her that, especially not right after she just woke up. But what else was I supposed to do? I would have to tell her eventually. God, I'm such an idiot… Okay, we're getting off track here. The first thing she tried to do was get out of bed and stand up like a normal human, and just like me on my first day she failed and fell right onto her tummy. I helped her back up and took her downstairs so I could introduce her to everyone. She should've seen how her face instantly lit back up with a soft smile when she saw our group. Once we got done with the introductions I asked her how she even got here. Apparently when everything happened she was just heading back to the station when she had gotten an emergency dispatch from nearby. She immediately started heading there and then everything went dark. Next thing she knew her car was out of control and she looked entirely different. She tried to slow her car down but ended up losing control of it and in a desperate attempt to stop it she "pulled over" to the first place she saw and now we're here. Just like John she still seemed to think it was May 23th when it's June 26th. I could've asked her more but I decided to just let her be for now. She needs to rest. Alyssa made her a little soup and you wanna know what Madeline did? She gulped the entire thing down in almost two seconds flat, I have never seen someone eat like that before. She must've been starving! Everyone seems to be fine with her so far. We don't have much of a reason to think she was lying about anything and if she really were a bad person, I don't think she'd act so nice… Unless she's some kind of manipulator or something if so she's really good at it. When she asked where we put her equipment I just told her we put it in a cabinet. When I gave her the clothes I made a couple days ago she just looked at me with a soft smile and said "Thank you." Alyssa led her to the bathroom so she could go change after that. Madeline seems pretty nice so far, she gives off this kind and gentle vibe, and she's a pretty good manipulator too. Just the skull we need. I'm joking of course. I guess we have a new member now. 6 people, and there's about 4 in Alex's group. So, so far there's 10 people left on earth… Not a whole lot, but that's fine. I like a challenge. We'll bring back everyone, just you watch…! Me being dramatic aside, hooves on deck would be useful, if she could actually work that is. After getting changed Madeline just plopped herself face down on the living room couch axnd went back to sleep. It's okay, she needs her rest. We finished up the rest of the fence today and just like that, everything on our short to do list is finished. We really have come a long way since we left that homeless shelter. I worked on my project again and it's about finished, I just need to put the final touches on it and I can show you it tomorrow. You probably can't wait huh? It's nothing too grand, what would I even make like that with roses anyway? It's just something meaningful and pretty too. Flying actually went pretty different today. After all these days of hard work it finally paid off. I can fly now! Kinda… It's only for a bit but I can flutter and basically float. Only for a bit though, I can't do it for more than a couple minutes. Me and Alyssa were so happy that we literally jumped up and down with joy. "I knew you could do it!" We were uh both pretty embarrassed after that. For obvious reasons.. Alex contacted us again. It wasn't a usual daily report. No, it was something different. "We're going on a trip to Sacramento and I wanted to know if you wanted to come." He told me all about how he was going on a trip to Sacramento with Joseph to restore power to some offices so they could use satellite phones! "Hell yes." We could use that kind of technology! None of us are good with computers or anything like that so Joseph's skills would definitely benefit us. I've been swinging around the nailed bat I made yesterday and damn it feels good. And now I can finally put this to the test… I'm so excited, a possibly dangerous trip to somewhere I've never been before?! Fuck yeah! It'll be like an adventure! You know what would really make this better right now? If I had a sword. Using that instead of this bat would be so awesome. Now, who should I take on the trip…? Alex's already bringing Joseph but I need to bring someone too. How about Joe? He's strong, hardworking, I bet he'd be good for something like this. His confidence could get us in a bit of trouble though… I'd bring Madeline along since she's a police officer and all that but she's sick. So John it is then… I told him and he seemed as ecstatic as I am. Alright, we'll wake up first thing in the morning to get ready. We'll bring back any supplies we need, and for protection I have my bat and John could use Madeline's glock. I might bring the laptop too just so I have something to do during the drive. We won't need to use the truck since Alex will be picking us up. Alright, we're all ready to go. For now, this is Emile about to go on a trip with Alex, peace. This will be the first time we'll see each other in person, huh... - Emile