Terrible

We walked into a city a few days later, alone and discouraged. "Hmm," Peter muttered, "I was expecting some security or a gate or something."
We looked around and took the city in. "There's no cars on the road." I observed.
"Or people, for that matter." Peter nodded.
We were both tired, and hungry. There weren't any fruit trees or anything like that. "It isn't deserted, is it?" I asked.
"No look, that window curtain moved."
I turned to look at a degraded, broken down building, with curtains over all the windows. "Want to try it?"
He nodded, "We have to start somewhere." he sighed.
We knocked on the door, knocked again, and then again.
"They're scared." Peter decided.
"Let us in!" I called out.
He thought for a moment, "It's Ben Simmons!"
"What was that for?" I asked.
"Nothing, just," the door opened almost instantly, "a theory."
The man who answered looked at Peter for a moment, then at me for a bit longer, "Come in."
We walked into the drab, nearly furniture-less house, "This is your home?" I asked.
"Yes, it is all we have. And we're lucky."
Peter raised an eyebrow, but then switched tracks, "I hate to ask this, but do you possibly have something we can eat? We haven't eaten in three days."
"Absolutely, for you, anything."
Now it was my turn to raise an eyebrow. He served us each carrots, brussel sprouts, and a yam.
"I suppose there won't be dessert." Peter mused at the health-conscious meal.
"Of course not, there hasn't legally been for years."
We scarfed the food as he stood there watching, as if anxious to say something.
Peter set down the fork, "What is it you so desired to say."
"We'll take you." he said.
"Where?" I asked between yam-bites.
"To the resistance, of course."
"Why do you think we want to join the resistance?" I asked.
"You don't know?" he went to grab a piece of paper.
Peter leaned over to me, "told you."
"You're wanted men." he held a paper with my and Peter's picture on. The words: "Wanted Alive: Ben Simmons and Peter Carnegie For evading the global empire. $10,000,000 Reward."
I was shocked, but Peter just laughed, "At least they included the word 'alive'..."