The three of them looked at each other before Maveric shook his head. "I got it. These two are too chicken."

Alaska shook her head. "You're crazy. You should be protecting yourself, not me." She lowered her eyes to the floor, almost shamefully.

David
David looked down at Maria, and said, I was just having some target practice, and hit a big piece of metal."

" I can see that.. Have fun and don't eat all of it " She handed him 3 cake boxes, 2 chocolate and 1 vanilla.

Victor laughed and smiled a happy and pleased smile. " Crazy in love with you is what I am, and that means that I would get hurt like this or worse for ya. " He said as he cleaned the blood off himself. " I want to protect you, because you mean the world to me. "

Maria nodded " Oh okay, I thought it might be the bad people trying to get in. "

Maveric steadies them and headed back to the base.

Alaska shuddered. That freak wanted to just 'keep you safe'. She couldn't go outside for over six months. It was a living hell. She shook her head, making it seem like she was saying no, but she was clearing her mind. "Well, that's kind of stupid," she said, getting into the shower, tilting her face into the water. She could feel the layers of blood and dirt wash away

David
Heaving himself up off the wall, David said, "You don't need to worry."

Rose searches the building a little bit longer before saying, " It's empty, lets go. " She left and started to look for signs to tell her where to go.

He sighed and just decided she was being stubborn. He wanted to help her calm down so slowly he walked behind her, starting to clean her back from any blood or dirt. He slightly massaged the area, his hands never straying from anywhere that was respectful. " Ya know 'Laska.. you are so beautiful. In every way.. "

" Are you sure? I don't want to get hurt.. or for my daddies friends to find me.. They are bad people too. "

"So, how far away is the department store?" Vicky asked

Alaska had her back completely straight, kind of like a wooden plank. "Am I? Am I really? Because you seem to think that I would just abandon you for no given reason and leave you to commit suicide."

David
David squatted, and put a hand on each of Maria's shoulders, saying kindly but firmly, "Tell me everything you know about them!"

" Not too far from here, maybe a block or two "

" Okay I was out of it alright? I asked for you countless times and they lied to my face. I thought you had told them to, or somethin' like that.. I was scared to lose ya.. " He spoke in a soft kind voice, " You are.. and that is why I was scared. I wish ya woulda just told me you needed a break.. I would understand. "

Maria, trusting David nodded. " They are at the big building ( ware house ) at the docks.... they all keep taking girls and tying them up. Sometimes late at night, I would hear them screaming... and they keep turning people into the monsters like the ones outside.. "