The team's journey to Canada, which
HAD been going well, fell apart in a remarkably short time. No food was found for several days, cars ran out of gas far more quickly than should have been possible. Eventually, they had to make a mad dash through an abandoned factory.
Ursa, a berserker and the leader, bought it almost immediately. Surrounded by zombies the instant the group entered the factory and with no room to maneuver, he didn't last long.
Grifen, the team medic and second-in-command, stuck around long enough to grab Ursa's pistol. Good thing she did, as the factory was a pitch-black maze packed full of the undead. Even with the pistol and her two back-up team members, she was badly wounded in the escape.
After getting back on the road again, Lonk found the White Sword! Sweet!
Except that Grifen was killed on a golf course immediately afterwards.
Food was completely gone.
Just a short time later, Billy had an accident. Billy was an odd fisherman whose abnormally powerful firearms shook the earth. Well, he somehow managed to drop his shotgun, resulting in insta-death for both him and Lonk.
Darn it.