Session twenty three: The one where everyone ran in different directions

PCs:
Debbie: A young woman who worked in marketing, from Arizona, accomplished with a knife
Courtney: A wealthy New York business man
Tyrone: An IT professional with a startling propensity for violence
O'Neal: A ship's engineer, dangerous with a wrench
Peter: A Russian with a lot of tattoos, ghostlike in the forest
d'Artagnan: Musketeer and hero. Died at the Siege of Maastricht in 1673
Agent Ahab: Secret Service agent. Very very angry.
Jake: Of Jake's Gun World

NPCs of note:
Dave Brewer: Leader of motorcycle gang, the Ghost Riders
Timothy and Samantha Hickman: Father and daughter. Samantha is very sick.
Mary-Lou Phillips: NASCAR driver. Has been in shock since the cruise has only just now come out of it.
Corporal Hauser: Previously and briefly in charge of all armed forces around Jacksonville
Major Morgan: In charge of half of the forces of Jacksonville before it fell 
Jake Lewis: Mayor of Dalesbury
Jacob Lewis: Doctor of Dalesbury


The group woke after a decent days rest. The town was dark and quiet and Jake went to investigate. He met two guys who told him most people were up at The Front and the lights were all off in the hope that some zombies might pass the town by. There was then a scream and Jake investigated, finding four sprinters devouring a man. Jake legged it back to the B&B, screamed a warning and then ran upstairs to pack. The sprinters made it into the house but were then dispatched by Jake and d'Artagnan. During the fight Timothy arrived and told Debbie and Peter that Samantha was missing. The Major and the Mayor arrived and dispatched men to check where the zombies had come in and to search for Samantha. d'Artagnan tracked the zombies back to the fence and Jake found evidence that they'd been let in. Meanwhile Peter and Debbie were searching the house where Samantha and Timothy had been staying and found a chloroform soaked rag. Joining the dots, the group headed to the doctors office. There they found the nurse, Jenny, with her throat cut. Debbie dispatched her, d'Artagnan found his anti-psychotics and the rest failed to find any evidence of chloroform related shenanigans. Mary-Lou went in search of O'Neal and found no sign.
Debbie and Jake decided that the most direct way to find Samantha was to beat the information out of the Mayor or one of his men. They went to the pub to start a fight but the mayor's men refused to rise to the bait. They recommend seeing the Sheriff to help look for Samantha and accompany the group to the Sheriff's office. When the Sheriff understands the situation he abuses the Mayor's men telling them he never agreed to children being taken. He's then shot in the chest. A fight starts between the group and the mayor's men but is very rapidly ended by Jake and d'Artagnan. Peter tries to help the Sheriff and the Sheriff tells him Samantha is being held in a warehouse outside Mayville then dies. Outside the group hears the beginning of the zombie attack and the town's response. Courtney immediately leaves for the front while the rest leave for Mayville.
On arriving at the warehouse, Jake bails out of the ute and takes up a covering position. Peter and Tyrone convince a group of guards outside that the attack has begun and they're needed back at town. One guard goes back into the warehouse but the rest leave. Tyrone and Peter are forced to follow them to keep up appearances. d'Artagnan, Mary Lou and Debbie find a way into the warehouse but are very rapidly taken prisoner.


The time is 10pm, 1st of February.