Over the next few days, Jonathan retrieves the electronics he'd stored inside a metal safe-a radio and his MP3 player, which have survived the blast. Hunter finds a Geiger counter which reveals that the radiation level is already much higher than expected. Hunter tells the survivors that they will need to remain inside the cellar for at least a month to avoid the fallout's worst effects. Once all of their supplies are stored in the cellar, Hunter and Jonathan barricade the door, sealing themselves inside.

He tends to his own gunshot wound, finding a small bottle of antibiotics in a medicine cabinet in the bathroom. Hunter organizes the survivors and instructs them to move all of their supplies into the cellar and attempt to seal it against the radioactive fallout which is coming.

Jonathan, whose grandparents own the house, agrees to let Hunter and his party join the four survivors already inside: Jonathan, his diabetic uncle Wendell, Brad, and Brad's pregnant wife Angie. Brad, holding them at gunpoint, tries to drive them away, but is disarmed by Hunter. As they attempt to gain entry, Hunter's group are interrupted by Brad ( Edward Furlong) and Jonathan ( Ross Britz). They find another farmhouse nearby, which they initially mistake for unoccupied. They leave immediately, unable to help the child. Hunter is shot by a frightened child while trying to find shelter in a local home. Car radio reports state that major cities on both the East and West coasts have been destroyed. They meet and join with Elizabeth ( Monica Keena) who tells them she saw explosions over other major cities in visual range. They search for and locate an old diesel vehicle which isn't affected by the EMP, and scour nearby stores collecting supplies.

The detonations generate an electromagnetic pulse which disables Jennifer's car. Satchel is blinded by looking directly at a nuclear detonation. While stopped, they witness several mushroom clouds that destroy nearby 'targets'. Thomason) is on a highway where he meets Jennifer and her young brother Satchel.

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