Take Melanie and Mrs. Park to the police station

From Create Your Own Story

Pushing the little car through the wind and rain, you rush to the police station as fast you can. When you pull into the parking lot, you find there only two police cruisers, and both are parked to barricade the door. You throw the car in park and leap out the door. "Stay here for now," you shout back into the vehicle, and rush towards the cars.

The front door of the station open, and an officer in uniform steps out, brandishing a large shotgun. You immediately stop and put up your hands. "I"m unarmed!" You shout. "Please don't shoot!" You scream after. "Please!"

Before you know it, the three of you are huddled in the station as a dozen officers, some in plain clothes, go about trying to get their radios to work. A small generator putts away in the back room, powering a small lamp they've hooked up and a simple coffee maker. You're offered coffee, which you gladly take if for nothing else than the warmth in your hands. You're each scrutinized closely for blisters or signs of disease, and then eventually each given a change of clothes. It's nothing wonderful. Jogging pants and a t-shirt with police logos on each.

No one says much to you, but finally a single officer comes running into the room holding a radio over his head. "I got them!" She shouts, happily. "The army is camped at the stadium and setting up a task force for rescues. They'll be here first thing in the morning."

You sigh with relief, as Melanie leans into you and drapes an arm across your shoulders. "We're going to be alright," she says softly. "Thanks to you."

You look over at Mrs. Park, and her face is worn with loss and emotional turmoil. "Yeah," you say quietly. "Some of us."

Congratulations. You've survived the end of the world. Mostly.