alstroemeria [ stories four ]

look alive sunshine || six

[ ik it's been a long time but i just got the last bit of inspiration i needed to finish this au / possibly do a bonus thing

warnings: language, guns, blood, etc

if i've already given details on what zone they live in, i apologize but i can't find them so i'm driving myself insane over it

stay safe,
lew. ]

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"I dunno if this is gonna work," Lewis mumbled, handing Bailey another screwdriver.

The Kid shushed him. His hands held no trace of their normal tremble as he pulled the android's hard drive from the tangle of wiring in her head. Carefully, he handed it off to the other man, then stood up. "C'mon. I just hope that old computer has enough charge left to reprogram this."

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"We're in Zone Three. That's as far as anyone actually lives out here. I think." Logan explained to Ronnie as he dug out one of the spare blasters the group tended to keep around. "They'll be coming from Battery City, which means they'll have to come through two Zones to get to us."

"Are we going to try to run for Six?" Harry asked worriedly, a crease appearing in the center of his forehead.

Logan shook his head and handed the gun to Ronnie. "Zone Six is the worst with radiation. I'm not putting all of you at risk like that."

"But-"

"Baby, everything will be okay. Just get ready, make sure we've got a mask and bandana for Ronnie too." Logan kept his voice steady as he stood behind Ronnie, wrapping his arms around him to help him get accustomed to holding the blaster correctly.

He just hoped to hell that this would work. Things had to be okay eventually, right?

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After testing the android's new programming, Bailey finally took a break, getting his gear on before collapsing on to his and Lewis' bed. "Excuse my language, but... we're fucked, aren't we?"

Lewis sighed and laid down next to him. "I don't know, buddy. But whatever happens, I'm gonna be right there beside you. Okay?"

"If you get the chance, run. Save yourself for once and don't worry about me," Bailey murmured, rolling onto his side to face the older man. "Seriously-"

"If something happened to you guys and I ran like a coward, I'd never forgive myself. But we're gonna make it out. We always do."

It took Lewis a moment or two of staring at the other guy, but soon enough, he kissed him softly. When they separated, he said: "Don't do anything stupid out there."

Just as Bailey opened his mouth to reply, the door slammed open, displaying the silhouette of a man that definitely wasn't any of their friends.

Immediately, the two Killjoys shot to their feet and pulled their blasters, leveling them at the stranger. "Who the fuck are you?" Lewis snapped.

Interrupted must've been a theme that day, because the trailer's back door popped open. As soon as Ronnie stepped inside, he dropped the blaster and ran towards the figure, giving him a passionate kiss.

The four Zone rats all shared bewildered looks, until Ronnie explained. "It's Ezra. We had a plan to end this, but things got a tad messed up."

"What do you mean, 'end this'?" Logan asked warily. "If you're suggesting killing all of-"

"We're not going to kill any of you. My boss is dead. I shot that bitch, and apparently she had a plan in place that would deploy all the SCARECROW units and Dracs in the event of her death." Ezra rolled his eyes, refusing to let go of his fiancé.