The distance between Panama City and Halloween Town wasn't too great, that's why Nate and his horde were able to cover such distance in one night. However, this time was different, they are now moving in a large vehicle that is at the height of a one-story building with a length of a long bus.
In normal circumstances, Nate wasn't expecting the bus to be fast at all if considering its size, he was at least expecting it to be at the top speed of a bulldozer, unlikely to be, it did not turn out to be as he anticipated. Instead of having the top speed of a bulldozer, the newly built mothership was at the top speed of a police car. This is too fast if one was to measure from the side.
With the speed of a police car in patrol, it only took them about five hours to reach Panama City. This is also the same time it took Nate, Lyon and Peter back then to reach the town of Halloween.
Though back then, they were running throughout the night and did not bother to stop, however, Nate knows that it won't take them that long again if they were to decide to head back to Halloween by foot.
Just as they crossed the border of Panama, once again, they all were greeted by the familiar scent. The rot scent of a dead body and animals.
"Shit!"
"Even inside here, we can still smell them, who knows how bad it is outside," Lyon said holding his nose.
However, all of a sudden, the smell stopped. "Sorry guys, I thought deactivating the odour-proof won't cause any harm" Mark's voice was heard. He was sitting in the driving area along with Nate while the others were in their respective position doing whatever they wanted.
Soon, the bus came to a stop, though Mark and Nate were sitting in the driving room that looks like a cockpit or to say a cockpit. The two were doing nothing, the bus is after all also an auto drive, and they were only there to discuss what Mark was planning to build in the remaining space, however, many ideas have been brought but none of them seems to suit Nate in any way.
"You know what? I have been thinking about, now that we are back in my city, I have a few things I'm planning to establish in this city and I also have some serious issues to attend to" Nate said while ending the discussion.
"First, find my father and make him pay for what he did to me and my brother, and after that, I will be going out to look for this strange group that is called the matrix," Nate said as he got up and left the cockpit.
Soon, they all gathered in the sitting room and Nate started to address them on what their aim was.
"As you all know, the attack from before wasn't a coincidence or anything of that sort. Those people were sent by my father, I don't know how he figured out that I and my brother are still alive, maybe, he paid a visit back home, I don't really know, however, he must have known that I'm no longer the person he thought I was and probably, he is preparing for my return, regardless of whether he is preparing or not, we are visiting him soon and I want each one of you to be ready for the call" Nate addressed simply like a leader.
Meanwhile, he faces Jim." You seem good with cloaking right? So this mission is for you" Nate said.
"I will send you the address of my house. I want you to sneak into that area and scout it for me, if you find any slightly suspicious person or thing in the area, report it to me." Nate commanded and just after he said that, Jim usually have his cloak on he went out to carry out the task following the address Nate just sent to him.
Apart from crafting, acting like an assassin was also another Jim was good at, he was so good that even Nate himself do run out of tracks with him, if not for the map that made it easy for him. Jim can stop his heartbeat coupled with his blood flow, silencing every living organ inside him to create a took to silence. Even zombies can not even perceive the scent of his blood, that's why sometimes, he usually walks among them without any worry, that's why Nate felt like Jim was the perfect person to assign such a take.
If he can hide his presence from zombies and even someone like Nate, Nate believes that nothing out there can sense Jim's presence.
Now, that Jim was out to carry out his task, the others were waiting for their tasks to be assigned.
"I don't think they are any other tasks, for now, you guys can stay and train, I have something I need to do, if you want to join, you are free also," Nate said.
"I will be coming with you," Lyon was the first to volunteer to join before Bull. Peter was about to go also but was called back by Mark.
"I have some work for you if you don't mind," Mark said politely to avoid provoking him. However, Peter only shook his head and followed Mark.
"I'm coming also!" Dike jumped out and said, however, he was dragged back by Levi. " It's dangerous outside," she said however, Dike wasn't giving up this time around...
"You heard him, we have to get stronger and I can't get stronger without any experience" Dike struggled to break free from her grip but it was to no avail as his strength was no way close to that of Levi.
"He is right," Lyon said. "he has to get some experience if he wants to get stronger and help out the team, remember our motto, we don't tolerate weaklings," Lyon said.
Hearing this, the look on her face became pale.
"You know what? Take him and his care is on you, if anything happens to him, it is all on you" Levi said as she walked off to the training room.
"Hey...! I'm not a babysitter!" Lyon complained but Levi did not bother to glance at him again.
Soon after, they were off, Peter, Mark, Levi and Twain will be staying back in the mothership while, Nate, Lyon, Bull, and Dike will be going out.
Before they left, they first look for a perfect array to park the mothership before activating its camouflage mood to make it harder for one to spot.
The camouflage mood was one of the coolest things Mark had built into the bus. In the daytime, it makes it 70% hard for one to see but at night, it is almost 100% hard to be seen.
After this, the four had left, of course, Nate was with his undead eagle. After about an hour or so of leaving the bus, Nate was surprised that there were little to no zombies on the road.
'Wait, are they still heading towards that direction?'
'If that is the case, then I should use this opportunity to go there,' Nate thought and was about to follow the zombies when his eagle spotted something. It was a fight between a beast and a human, however, the human seems familiar.
"Never thought I will see you guys so soon" Nate mumbled, before suddenly running off and the others followed.