Still Pluggin' Along

Clay and Mark have almost reached Lemon Town, the quintessential one horse town, comprised of a truck stop, service station, and restaurant. This is where the final conflict takes place before they hop over to the next world in Part Two.

A snippet from chapter thirteen:

Coming upon a light colored Prius, high centered on the edge of a shallow ravine, Clay shinned the flashlight onto the driver's window and found it shattered. Curiosity moved him to investigate. Drawing closer, the grisly remains of a driver could be seen seated behind the steering wheel. What remained of the broken window was splattered with the same dark substance that coated the area below the black cavity in the side of the driver's mummified head. 

Clay ran the light about the interior of the vehicle. He then opened the door, and holding his breath, reached across the corpse and took ownership of the handgun clutched in the man's grip. He then rejoined Mark, who had stayed back from the car.

Clay handed the flashlight to Mark and had him hold the light while he examined his new sidearm. Clay's knowledge of handguns was limited, but he found the model imprinted on the Clot Python barrel. There were four unspent 3.57 rounds  in the cylinder. He slipped the pistol into a coat pocket and said, “Funny what a little iron can do to raise your spirits. I'm already feeling a bit more optimistic about introducing myself to Dog and his friends.”