Season 5 (DAD)

Season 5 is the fifth season of Die Another Day. It ran for fourteen episodes, beginning on October 9, 2018 and concluding on May 2, 2019.

True Companions
A year has passed since Phantom was defeated. The group has transformed Phantom’s old headquarters into their new home. They haven’t dealt with a big threat since the defeat of Phantom. Something was bound to happen eventually to bring the group out of their quiet lives and back into the action.

“We need food,” Kyron states, “We’re starting to run out.”

“I’ll go,” Daniel replies.

“Alone? That’s dangerous,” Kyron replies.

“Yes. I can handle myself,” Daniel replies.

“All right,” Kyron replies. Daniel Moore leaves to go get food, but he sees someone who might be familiar to him.

“Who are you?” Daniel asks. Daniel then chases after the man. The man had a 5 minute head start, but that didn’t matter to Daniel, who tackled him down to the ground.

“Brother?” Daniel asks. Daniel sees that the man was none other than his own brother, Connor.

Two years ago

Daniel and Connor are with Connor’s girlfriend, Miranda, at an amusement park. They were currently riding a roller coaster.

“Hey Danny,” Connor states, “How’s it going?”

“I’m loving it brother!” Daniel replies, “I feel like I’m 10 years old again!” Connor and Miranda chuckle to themselves when the ride suddenly stops.

“What’s going on?” Daniel asks.

“Looks like someone is biting into the operator’s neck,” Miranda answers. The ride operator is being bitten by a walker. He eventually succumbs to his bite and turns. The guests then get off the ride and run screaming. Daniel sees Connor and Miranda run out. Daniel tries to chase after them, but he trips over an electrical wire and falls onto a costumed character. The character was not moving.

“Oh no,” Daniel states, “I think I just killed a man.” The character then turns as the costume head falls off, revealing a walker. Daniel then grabs a wrench used my the janitorial crew and bashes the walker’s head in as he tried to bite him. He tries to run out, but he does not see Connor or Miranda anywhere. “CONNOR! MIRANDA!” Daniel shouts. But, they did not hear him.

Present Day

“Is this really you?” Daniel asks. His brother had a sarcastic smirk.

“Yes, this is me,” Connor answers.

“Is Miranda alive?” Daniel asks.

“Yes, she’s still alive,” Connor answers. Daniel then notices a ring on Daniel’s finger that was not there the last time he saw him.

“That ring,” Daniel states, “Are you, married?”

“Yes, me and Miranda are now husband and wife,” Connor answers. Miranda arrives. She is shocked to see Daniel again.

“Do you want to come back with us,” Miranda asks.

“I’d love to,” Daniel answers. Connor, Daniel, and Miranda walk back to their home, which is a massive manor home. Daniel sees three other men that he does not recognize.

“So, you’re Connor’s brother,” one of them states, “He’s always told us about you.”

“I bet he has,” Daniel replies.

“I’m Erik,” the man states, “This is Jack and Carlos.”

“You probably know my name already, but I’m Daniel,” Daniel replies.

“So, what have you been up to?” Jack asks.

“I’ve just been surviving in this post-apocalyptic world,” Daniel answers.

“I’m glad you’re still alive, brother,” Connor states. Daniel then hugs Connor.

“I’m glad you’re still alive too,” Daniel replies. They then stop hugging.

“Let’s go inside,” Jack states, “Looks like it’s starting to rain.”

“Yeah, you’re right,” Connor replies, “Everyone inside!” Everyone runs inside as the rain starts pouring down. Daniel walks around the manor. He had never been in a house this big before.

“This house is huge,” Daniel states.

“Yeah, it’s four stories high,” Erik replies. Daniel becomes filled with excitement. He sees that this manor home comes with a swimming pool, a bowling alley, and a poker table.

“I never want to leave this place,” Daniel states.

“Yeah. This place is so fun,” Connor replies.

“That, and you’re here,” Daniel replies.

“Aww, that’s so sweet,” Miranda replies.

“Want to go up for a round of bowling?” Carlos asks.

“Sure,” Daniel replies. Daniel, Connor, Carlos, and Erik went up to play bowling. Miranda decided to head for the swimming pool with Jack.

“Jack,” Miranda states.

“Yes Miranda?” Jack asks.

“I keep having recurring nightmares about this place falling to the walkers,” Miranda answers.

“There’s nothing to be worried about,” Jack replies, “Now, get in the pool.”

“Alright,” Miranda replies. Miranda then jumps into the pool with Jack.

Four days have passed, and Daniel still has not returned to the group.

“Daniel still isn’t back. I know, others got the food, but he’s still out there,” Nolan states.

“Maybe we could find him?” Melanie asks.

“That’s a great idea, Melanie,” Nolan replies.

“I would like to come too,” Michael replies.

“Me too,” Rex replies.

“Me three,” Cassie replies. “Then that’s settled. I have my team of 5,” Nolan states. Nolan then walks up to Kyron.

“Kyron,” Nolan states.

“What is it, Nolan?” Kyron asks.

“I’m going to take a team of myself, Melanie, Michael, Cassie, and Rex to go find Daniel,” Nolan answers.

“Alright, go find him,” Kyron replies.

“You heard him, move out!” Nolan shouts. Nolan, Melanie, Michael, Cassie, and Rex leave to find Daniel. Izzy walks up to Kyron.

“Kyron,” Izzy states.

“What is it now, Izzy?” Kyron asks.

“Will Daniel come back?” Izzy asks.

“I’m not sure. Nolan went out with a couple of his friends to find him,” Kyron answers.

“Okay,” Izzy replies. Izzy leaves to go play with the other kids. Melanie, Nolan, Michael, Cassie, and Rex are now out, trying to find Daniel.

“Where the hell is he?” Rex asks.

“Patience, Rex,” Michael answers, “We’ll find him eventually.

“I hope we do,” Rex replies. They continue walking for two hours until they come across a field of grass. They noticed that some of the grass has been flattened, as if someone fell onto it.

“Looks like someone was here,” Cassie states. Melanie then sees a massive manor in the distance.

“Maybe we should search that house for Daniel?” Melanie asks.

“We should,” Nolan replies. Cassie, Melanie, Nolan, Michael, and Rex arrive at the manor. They walk inside and they are in awe of the massive size of the building. Connor then appears in front of them.

“Who are you?” Connor asks.

“We’re some of Daniel’s friends. Is he here?” Nolan asks.

“Are you talking about my brother? Connor asks.

“We are talking about Daniel Moore,” Rex answers.

“You are talking about my brother,” Connor replies, “Danny!” Daniel runs to see his brother.

“Why did you call me?” Daniel asks.

“Some people are here to see you,” Connor answers. Daniel turns to face his group members.

“I’m not coming home,” Daniel states.

“Why not?” Rex asks.

“I love it here. This place has everything I ever wanted. And, it also has my brother too,” Daniel replies.

“This is a very impressive home,” Cassie replies. Erik and Carlos walk towards them.

“Are we continuing the game or what?” Erik asks.

“Yes. We are,” Connor answers.

“Good,” Erik replies. All of a sudden, armored soldiers start entering the manor.

“Oh, no,” Connor states.

“What’s wrong,” Michael asks.

“Systrike,” Connor answers, “They’re here.” They grab and drag Connor, Erik, and Carlos away.

“BROTHER! NO!” Daniel shouts as he charges at his brother, knocking down a Systrike soldier. However, he is grabbed and abducted as the members of Systrike drive away in white armored vans. Michael, Rex, Melanie, Cassie, and Nolan stood in shock as they realized what had just happened. They then heard voices coming from the pool, so they run in.

“What’s the matter?” Jack asks.

“They took Connor, Erik, Carlos, and Daniel away,” Michael answers.

“Who’s they?” Miranda asks.

“Systrike,” Cassie answers.

“Oh no,” Miranda replies.

Buried In Darkness
Miranda and Jack took a moment to let it sink in. Their friends had been kidnapped by Systrike, an organization that was long after them.

“I thought we outran them,” Jack states.

“I thought so too. But, we knew that they would eventually come,” Miranda replies.

“Who are Systrike?” Michael asks.

“Systrike is a paramilitary organization,” Jack answers, “We used to be a part of them. But then, we left. Systrike doesn’t like it when people leave them, so they track deserters down to be reintegrated into the community.”

“What do they do?” Nolan asks.

“Systrike settle disputes between communities in the North Carolina area. But recently, they are abusing their power,” Miranda answers.

“How are they abusing their power?” Rex asks.

“Essentially,” Jack answers, “When they see conflicts amongst the communities, they remove their leader from power and replace them with one of their guys.”

“We should get going,” Michael states, “Before they come back.”

“Good idea,” Cassie replies. The group departs from the manor as they set off to rescue their friends from Systrike.

“Maybe we should inform Kyron and our friends of what’s going on?” Rex asks.

“Yeah. That’s a good idea,” Nolan answers. The group heads back to HQ, where they decide to inform Kyron about the current situation.

“Kyron,” Nolan states.

“What is it, Nolan?” Kyron asks.

“Daniel Moore has been kidnapped by an organization called ‘Systrike’”, Nolan answers.

“Systrike?” Kyron asks.

“Yes, Systrike,” Nolan answers.

“This changes everything,” Kyron replies.

“We’re headed out,” Cassie states.

“All right. Contact me if anything goes wrong,” Kyron replies. As they walk out, Izzy runs towards them.

“What now, Izzy?” Michael asks.

“Can I join you?” Izzy asks.

“Does Kyron know about this?” Rex asks.

“Yes. He let me join you,” Izzy answers.

“Fine, Izzy. We could use someone intelligent like you,” Nolan replies.

“Yay!” Izzy shouts. The group then walks towards an abandoned factory.

“I don’t think going into an abandoned factory is a good idea,” Rex states.

“We’ve been in worse situations before,” Michael answers.

“Fine,” Rex states. The group then enters the factory. They search the place for any signs of Systrike.

“This is the place where I found mom,” Melanie states, “And, where Roy died.” Melanie then walks over to Roy’s corpse, which has heavily decayed. Rex walks over to Melanie.

“What’s wrong, Melanie?” Rex asks. Melanie suffers from an attack of PTSD at the sight of Roy’s corpse. She then relives getting her eye shot out.

"There's no one here," said Kyron. Melanie screams.

"What's wrong, Melanie?" Kyron asks.

"It's my mommy," Melanie replies, "She could be alive or dead or a walker or worse! I can't take it anymore!"

"Calm down, girl," Kyron replies.

"No," Melanie replies, "Phantom must pay!"

"Look at what we've got here, four kids," said Roy.

"I'm no kid," Kyron replies.

"We took care of your friends easily," said Olivia.

"What happened to mommy?" Melanie asks, "Answer me!"

"We took her away," Roy answers.

"You will pay for this!" Melanie shouts. She grabs a gun and tries to shoot Roy. Her bullet missed, so Roy fires his gun at her, hitting her in the eye. She collapses to the floor.

"Oh my god! Melanie!" Kyron shouts, "Why would you do that to a child!"

"We need to go," Roy says. Roy and Olivia then run away. Kyron then cries at Melanie's unconscious body.

“Melanie! MELANIE!” Rex shouts. Melanie comes back to reality.

“I said, is something wrong?” Rex asks again, this time with a rather agitated tone.

“This man,“ Melanie answers, “He shot my eye out and came close to killing my mother. My mother killed him.” Rex was shocked to hear what Melanie said.

“I think I found something!” Izzy shouts. The rest of the group runs to Izzy and Cassie, who found an array of boxes, carrying the insignia of Systrike.

“Systrike’s been here,” Jack states, “If they use this place as storage, then they’re not far.”

“Good observation Jack,” Miranda replies. The group then leaves the factory, where they are confronted by a mysterious man.

“Who are you?” the man asks.

“Are you working with Systrike?” Jack asks.

“Absolutely not!” the man shouts. His tone of voice implied that this is true.

“Who are you?” Nolan asks.

“I am Nick,” Nick answers, “I am hiding from Systrike.”

“Why are you hiding?” Cassie asks.

“I am transgender,” Nick answers, “And Systrike is a heavily bigoted group. They don’t allow anyone who isn’t a white, cisgender, straight, male into their leadership council.”

“That’s upsetting,” Rex replies.

“I know,” Nick replies. They set out to find where Systrike is keeping their prisoners so that they can free Daniel, Connor, Carlos, and Erik.

“Where are they keeping the prisoners?” Michael asks.

“I don’t know,” Nick answers, “The old Baxter plant is a known Systrike base. We should look there for answers.”

“Sounds like a plan,” Cassie replies. The group started walking to the Baxter plant. It was a massive factory used for manufacturing various household appliances. It has since been abandoned and taken up by Systrike as a base.

“You can tell it’s the Baxter plant by the massive sign that reads “Baxter Manufacturing” in front of it,” Nick states.

“Thanks for pointing out the obvious,” Rex replies. They eventually reach the Baxter plant.

“We’re here,” Cassie states.

“Time to get some answers about your missing friends,” Nick replies. The group then enters the Baxter plant. No one was there.

“Where is everyone?” Melanie asks, “Shouldn’t this place be swarming with armed guards?” Nolan then picks up a pamphlet.

“According to this, all the members assigned to this outpost are in a massive meeting. This place’s entire leadership is there, except one labeled the ‘designated survivor’, who is in a bunker underneath the building. If someone were to attack the meeting and kill the leaders, there is one left who can rebuild everything. We need to pay this designated survivor a visit,” Nolan answers. The group then heads down into the basement level of the building, trying to find the bunker where the designated survivor is hiding. The basement was essentially a storage area. It also contained a bunker in case of emergencies. The bunker was very easy to spot.

“There it is,” Jack states, “Let’s go.” The group runs over to the bunker where they find Craig Manson, the designated survivor.

“Who are you?” Craig asks. Sweat drenched Craig’s body. He looked like he was about to have a panic attack.

“Where are Connor, Daniel, Carlos, and Erik?” Jack asks.

“They’re at Central Base. Please don’t kill me. I have a wife and 3 kids!” Craig answers.

“I heard that answer all the time during my days as a police detective. It was usually a lie,” Jack replies.

“Don’t kill him!” Miranda shouts. Jack then snaps Craig’s neck, killing him. Everyone just looked in horror at what had just happened. They decide to leave by heading up the stairs, but Izzy noticed that the doors to the conference hall were on the floor.

“Something happened in the conference hall!” Izzy shouts. The group runs into the conference hall. The room was littered with bodies.

“Everyone here is dead,” Miranda replies.

“Who could’ve done this?” Rex asks.

“It’s not Kyron,” Melanie answers, “He’s not capable of mass murder like this. It’s just not who he is.”

“I highly doubt that he would send his own people to do this either,” Rex replies.

“If it wasn’t Kyron and the rest of our group, then who did this?” Cassie asks.

“That’s something I really want to know,” Nick answers.

“I hope we find our friends and the answer to this mystery,” Michael states.

“I hope so too,” Miranda replies.

Cast

 * Kyron Ford
 * Tai Lewis
 * Izzy Welch
 * Tori Miller
 * Johnathan White
 * Casey
 * Melanie
 * Cassie Weathers
 * Daniel Moore
 * Molly
 * Kat
 * Michael North
 * Nolan
 * Rex
 * Phoebe
 * Kari Lewis
 * Ben Lewis
 * Chrissa Lewis
 * Connor Moore
 * Miranda Moore
 * Jack O'Connor
 * Erik
 * Carlos
 * Nicole Hanson
 * Craig Manson
 * Roy (Flashback/Corpse)
 * Olivia (Flashback)

Deaths

 * Craig Manson