But there were no infected anymore, not possessed , only friends partying together before the colder season took over.
Leslie was trying to play it cool, but even the out-of-towners knew she was one of the infected
And a party they threw, with everyone in town, along with all their friends from Willow Creek and elsewhere. Some who lived thru the infection, other who were just curious about it, and a few who simply joined at the chance of seeing old friends again.
By the end of Fall, Strangerville was back to it normal level of strangeness, where nothing was completely normal but life was safe and it residents happy.
Residents that now officially included Travis, who had decided to leave Foundry Cove after his roommate, Summer Holiday, invited her boyfriend Johnny Zest to moved in during Travis' absence. They both insisted they still had two rooms available for him to come back, but Travis rather sleep on the tent than next to a loving couple sharing a bed
Besides. he was starting to warm up to the town and the locals more than he ever did to anyone in Willow Creek, so when Liberty proposed a party he eagerly agreed.
It took a while to secure the giant plant so it could never reign again, and to safely empty the lab from the unwilling participants, but once they did, the were welcomed back with a clear sky, and a grateful town slowly returning to peace
But they persevered and eventually the Mother Plant fell unconscious, while her troops retuned to their normal selves eerily unware of what was happening
The Mother, however, was also quick gathering her troops and soon every possessed resident was trying to stop them, making the battle harder and longer than anticipated
But Liberty was the only on the team who has seen the giant plant before, so she made sure to distract it while the rest got over their shock and ran to their places to start their coordinated attack
The plan was to shower the creature with the vaccine from all angles, hoping that enough doses would weaken it to the point of surrender
The group gathered early in the morning on the agreed day, wearing the only gear they needed for such a fight, the vaccine, and Liberty had enough doses to share with everyone.
The geeks are ready to fight
And if they don't survive, history will remember them as the ones who tried.
Back to Townies Stories, where Liberty is ready for the final battle.