<strong>Ricky Mulch: We don't have time for this<br/>Just outside Town Square</strong><br/><br/>The retreat along the compound wall was blessedly uneventful.  The gunfire from around town was still sporadic and scattered, meaning no one had been able to organize and mount a large scale defense and counterattack.  That knowledge only made Ricky move even faster.  The Town Hall, as he saw it, was their only hope.<br/><br/>They reached the end of the wall at the road leading into the town square.  As they scurried up the path, hugging the shadows and building, Ricky gestured to the west with his pistol.  "Almost there guys, just--"<br/><br/>His voice cut off mid-sentence.  Ricky paused and stood straight, eyes scanning his surroundings, ears perked.  The gunfire had stopped.  The shouting had stopped.  What the fuck could have done that?<br/><br/>Sudden movement caught his eye.  He spun around, instantly spotting the Alpha hound in the middle of the square.  He had heard of the strange, elongated zombies before.  He knew they were tough and fast, smarter than normal but not as much as a thinker.  He also knew they could bleed just as easily as anyone else.<br/><br/>"I got this," Ricky whispered.  He steadied himself on the wall, wincing as he applied pressure to his wounded shoulder.  Fortunately, the pain was nowhere near enough to distract him from his shooting.<br/><br/>As if it had heard Ricky speak, the Alpha hound looked up from its macabre meal and peered into the shadows where the survivors were hidden.  It's head tilted to the side, took one step forward...<br/><br/>Ricky pulled the trigger on his pistol, twice.  The first shot was aimed at the Alpha hounds head, the second at its chest.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Shot #1: Rolled a 7<br/>Shot #2: Rolled a 10</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Inventory and Character Status</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Inventory:</strong><br/><span class="bbc_u">POCKETS</span><br/>1.) Handgun  (with belt-clip holster) (2/9 bullets)<br/>2.) 1 Extended Clip of Ammunition (13/13 rounds) (back pocket)<br/>3.) Pocket sized note pad (front pocket)<br/>4.) Black Pen (front pocket)<br/>5.) Deck of Cards (includes Jokers) (back pocket)<br/><br/><strong>Current HP/SP Status:</strong><br/>Body Points - 156/166<br/>Stamina Points - 141/160<br/>Status - Top Shape (128-160 SP)</div></div>