"I served under Shockmatic, he was a hell of a leader. Our last successful mission together was in Dulston, when the COL created a "FORT OF DOOM" and held off an attack of over 60 zombies. Back then that was a lot. That's when I first learned free running; I was a green recruit back then and had only been in Malton for a week. Then we tried to retake our old home in Barrville and it was a slaughter. I didn't see Shockmatic go down, but I got the call to pull out and as I made my way through the rubble, I saw his body. I'll never forget the sight of the zombies feasting on his body. By the time I got to him it was too late, his brain was completely rotten.
A few weeks later I was promoted to sergeant and given permission to create the Cannonball Crew's first subordinate squad, Company A, known informally as Able Company. Some surviving members of Shockmatic's Barricade Squad stayed on as part of Able, before moving on.
So, now you know the history of Able Company. There are four companies now, but only Able has such a unique and important history. So when we participate in a mission as the barricade squad, we're not just doing a job, we're carrying on in the tradition begun by Sergeant Shockmatic in the earliest days of the outbreak. There are some big and powerful groups in Malton today, but I don't think any of them can claim a heritage like Able."
