Hey guys! I just keep coming back for more, but this one just struck an idea in my head so I'm actually really happy with this one and I can't wait for you guys to read it. This is my first The Walking Dead fanfic and I really hope you guys like it. This is a Daryl/OC story and it starts before the prison is under attack and a young girl at the age of nineteen has escape from Woodbury and has been running what it seems like a decade until she stumbles upon the prison.

Again this is a Daryl/OC, I honestly got inspired from my friend Jon and since I couldn't stop getting Norman Reedus out of my head. hehe.

I do not own The Walking Dead! I own Ember Rogers my OC!

Hope you guys like it!

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Chapter 1: Not Alone

Ember Rogers's POV

I don't know how long I've been running, but I know I've been running for a long time. Walkers are trailing me because of that bastard Governor of Woodbury. Just because I don't believe in his views, doesn't mean he owns me. Yeah, I maybe the best hunter and a fighter, but I'm not going to kill humans if they haven't already turned. I wasn't going to end humanity. That's not me, so I ran for it, but not without leaving a price and for that I'm on the run. Dodging trees and branches, rocks and walkers yeah this day just keep getting better and better. As I was running in the forest trying to get away from the Governor and his men, I tripped over a hole in the ground. "Shit." I quickly got up not bothering to dust off my black skinny pants and booked it. I was so happy that I was wearing my black denim jacket over my red thin strapped tank top. My black backpack is still in tack at least I hope so. I'm running like hell, I was so happy that my belt with my two holsters with two glock 23 handguns and one of them had a flashlight installed so I was happy that was still intact. I still felt my thigh belt with my other glock 17 firearm is still intact as well as well as everything else however, I didn't stop running to check because I have walkers on my trail and the Governor and his men as well.

Adrenaline is running through my entire body, my legs are burning of all the running, but I didn't stop. I wasn't feeling pain in my legs so that was a good thing, my breathing not so much, but that wasn't going to stop me. Gunshots were heard from behind me, I didn't look back I kept running and dodging everything around me. Bursting out of a bush, I looked ahead of me and saw a huge building that's been fenced off, but there were walkers around the courtyard, they hear the gunshots and they come towards me and the group behind me. I pulled out my two black swords that my father gave me and started taking down walkers as I made my way towards the entrance. Dodging my way towards the entrance I looked closely and saw it's been chained and locked. "Shit." I looked around quickly and saw no other entrance so I quickly made a decision. "Guess I'm climbing the fucking fence." I ran as fast as I can towards the fence, jumped by using my good foot and grabbed onto the fence. I quickly climbed the fence, but stopped when I saw that the fence has been barb wired and it hit me.

This is a prison or was a prison. I glanced down and saw a couple of walkers. I looked back up at the barb wire and sighed to myself. "I'm going to regret this later." I continued to climb hoping I wouldn't cut by the wires. I pushed myself up on top of the barb wires and felt the bottom of my jeans rip a little as the spikes start to dig through the thin fabric and to my skin. I looked down on the other side of the fence and looked around to see if there any walkers. So far so good, however I wasn't going to like what I was about to do. "I'm really going to regret this later." I was about to jump off, the fabric of my jeans got caught, I lost my balance and I knew what was going to happen next. "Oh shit." I tried to grab the fence, but I grabbed the barb wires and felt the spikes pierce through my skin. I yelped, let go and fell to the ground on my side. I groan in pain as I felt sharp pain on my hip, my leg, my arm, my shoulder basically everything on my left side is in pain. "Now I really regret my decision at the point." I rolled over and slowly got up to my feet. I didn't hear any gunshots anymore, but I looked towards the forest I came out of and saw the Governor. He was smirking at me, I glared at him and he disappeared into the shadow of the forest. I sighed in relief thinking that I was safe as I turned around a boy who looked like he could be ten or twelve was pointing a gun at me. I raised my hands up in the air showing him that I mean no harm. He was wearing a light faded blue plaid shirt with a gray long sleeve under it, dark brown pants, and black sneakers and wearing a brown cowboy style hat. I didn't say anything to him and waited for him to confront me. Obvious this kid wasn't going to say anything so I decided to break that awkward silence besides the walkers behind me clawing at the fence. "I'm not here to hurt you kid, just trying to find a place to stay overnight that's all."

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"My name is Ember Rogers and I was being chased by the Governor and a whole bunch of walkers."

"You from Woodbury? I shook my head.

"I was kept as a prisoner there, I couldn't fight or nothin, don't believe the Governor's views on life."

"How did you end up finding this place?"

"I ran like hell kid. Surprised I'm still even standing from all the running." There was a pause, but I quickly spoke again. "Look if you think I'm with the Governor as a spy or anything like that, I'm not. I became a threat to the Governor for a long time. I'm not going to hurt you or anyone you know I just need to find a place to stay overnight and then I'll be gone in the morning." The kid lowered his gun and looked at me with sympathy. I lowered my hands; my knees buckled and fell to the ground. Exhaustion took over and my breathing became heavy. The pain on my left of my body was still stinging, my hand was still bleed from being cut by the barb wires and I felt light headed. I saw the kid quickly comes towards me and put his hand on my shoulder.

"Are you okay?" My entire body was exhausted; I couldn't hold myself up anymore so I slowly lowered myself down to the cold ground and lay on my left side that pain kept stinging. The kid moved to my side so he could see my face, he pushed back a strain of my straight bright red hair and looked into my green forest eyes. I saw his hand reach for something on my chest and I realized he was reaching for my necklace as I saw a circular silver pendant. He rubs his thumb over the silver pendant and looked at me. "What does this mean?" I gave him a small smile as my eyelids drape over my eyes.

"It means life source or energy." Before the kid could say anything else someone was calling for him.

"Carl!" My vision was blurring and saw a blur figure comes towards me and the kid name Carl. The figure kneeled next to me and Carl as I felt the figures hand on my shoulder.

"You alright girl?" It was southern accent, but I couldn't see the figure clearly. "Hey girl can you hear me?" I couldn't answer him because I was too exhausted, all I could was nod. "You ain't bit are you?" I slowly shook my head and spoke a few words.

"Not. Bit. Climb. Fence. Escape. From. Wood. Bury." With that my eyelids closed and illusion of sleep took me over. At was a peace with sleep.