PREVIOUSLY ON THE LAST DEAD
Joel: "Ah shit, it's a goddamn raid! GET DOWN!"
Kenny: "We gotta get outta here!"
Lee: "You're not coming with us."
Lilly: "I'll die out here!"
Lee: "I don't care."
Kenny: "You tried to murder Carley, Lilly, and you damn near ended up killing Joel instead! We can't have you with us!"
Joel: "This here is Chuck. He's, uh, a friendly."
Chuck: "Howdy."
Katjaa: "Joel… Will you promise me that you won't ever abandon us?"
Joel: "Yes Ma'am."
Katjaa: "Thank you."
Kenny: "Kat, no… why, Katjaa? Why would you… oh, fuck!"
Joel: "Did she just…"
Lee: "Oh, my God."
Chuck: "What I'm trying to say is that there ain't nothing wrong with you two being protective of them and all, but y'all can't go around sheltering them forever. You both need to help them learn how to get used to being on their own and having to figure things out by themselves."
Joel: "Everyone, these two are Omid and Christa."
Omid: "Not big on welcomes, I guess?"
Joel: "Yeah, well, like Lee said, we've all had a bit of a day."
Stranger: "Can't wait until you get here to Savannah, Clementine. I got your parents right here, and you be sure to find me whether Lee wants you to or not. Now, what I need-"
Lee: "This guy, whoever he is, if he's convinced Clementine that he's got her parents, then-"
Joel: "This is exactly what I'm talking about here."
Joel: "It ain't walkers that are waiting for us at the end of the tracks."
Ellie: "What are we going to do?"
Lee: "You two go ahead and let the others know what's happening. As soon as we get close enough, I'll stop the train and then we gotta be ready for them."
A/N The story progresses based on the choices that I have made in the game and how I think Joel and Ellie would fit into the story of The Walking Dead Game. The Macon survivors finally arrived in Savannah, but the welcoming committee isn't as friendly as would would've hoped. Be sure to let me know what you think of this crossover. I do not own The Walking Dead or The Last of Us.
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A crossover event
Chapter 1: Welcome to Savannah
The moon was shining throughout the night sky as five shady-looking men had approached an old locomotive that suddenly came to a stop in the middle of the tracks. The man that was leading the small group had a 9mm pistol in his hand and was wearing a denim vest with the word "hunter" stitched on the back, which is what these men always referred themselves as nowadays; Hunters. The other four men were armed with a knife, a baseball bat, a lead pipe and a hammer. As they were closing the distance, they slowed their pace and began creeping up on the thing and had their weapons ready, waiting for someone, or something, to show themselves, not caring if they were looking for help or otherwise. Just then, they hear the sound of a guitar playing and looked at each other for a moment in confusion. Still, they pressed on. Two of them climbed up to the cab while the other three moved up to the boxcar. The leader was the first to climb inside it, and found an old man inside with his guitar, sitting up against the wall and casually greets him.
Chuck: "Well, howdy there, stranger."
The hunter was taken aback at what was around him and scoffed.
Hunter: "Wha- are you serious? This some kinda joke?"
Chuck: "Haven't told one yet, but I can, if you're looking for a good laugh."
Hunter: "Hey, don't get smart with me, old man."
He tells the other two men to stand guard near the door behind him and starts searching through the hobo's property.
Hunter: "You got anything good in all this shit?"
Chuck didn't respond. Instead, he just kept on playing the guitar as if nothing bad was happening.
Hunter: "Hey, I'm talking to you. Come on, let's have it. What you got? And don't lie to me, or I'll pop a bullet in you."
Chuck: "Everything you see is what you get, I'm afraid."
Hunter: "Are you fucking kidding me? How did you even make it this far? More importantly, why the fuck are you doing here in the first place? And inside a train?"
Chuck: "No reason really. Just traveling down the road and thought I'd make a lil detour here to see if there's anything interesting to see."
Hunter: "Yeah? Well I got news for you, gramps. This city ain't no place for tourists anymore. So, you'd best hand over all the goods you're hiding and turn this piece of shit around."
Unbeknownst to him or the other hunters, there was another group of people hiding from them; hiding and waiting. Waiting for the right moment to strike. Lee was hiding behind the boxcar with his axe held tightly in his hands. Joel was sneaking along side of the locomotive towards the cab, ready to draw his revolver. Kenny had climbed up front and was crouched in front of the door with a monkey wrench he got from the train. Lee had heard every word of the conversation Chuck was having, and decided that now was the time to make their move. He takes out the flashlight from his backpack strap, aims it forward and turns it on and off several times before placing it back. One of the hunters noticed this, notifies the others before he began to cautiously approach the corner of the boxcar.
Hunter: "Have you got any people with ya?"
Chuck: "Nope. It's just me and this train, I'm afraid. I've been out on my own for at least, oh… fourteen years now."
Irritated by his calm behavior, he snatches the guitar out of Chuck's hands, tossed it aside and aims his gun at his head.
Hunter: "I didn't ask about your life story, smartass. I warned you about lying to me, didn't I? There better not be anyone else out there."
As he continues ranting his threats, the bat-wielding hunter was nearing the corner of the boxcar with his buddy that was holding a knife not far behind him. But then, just as he had turned to face him, a gunshot goes off from a distance and a bullet penetrates his skull as he had been shot right between the eyes, causing him to drop his knife and fall face first to the ground. Just then, Lee had jumped out when the man had turned around and grabs him by bringing his axe around his neck and pulls him backwards. In the midst of the struggle, he had dropped the bat. Lee forces him to the ground, raises his axe over his head and swings it onto his head. His leader inside the boxcar hears the commotion and panics.
Hunter: "What the fuck?!"
Chuck took advantage of the distraction by reaching for his shovel and swings at the man's hand to knock the weapon out of his hand, disarming him and prepares to swing again. Meanwhile, Kenny and Joel had made their moves; Kenny opened the door to yank out one hunter from the front of the cab and Joel comes in from the back to grab the other. Once the hunter landed on the dirt, he looks up to see the man with a ballcap and mustache jump down and lands on him, knocking the wind out of him. Kenny then lifted up the wrench in his hand and swings directly at his face just as Joel had thrown the guy he grabbed over the railing and leaps over. Chuck had swung his shovel one more time to push back the guy that had been aggressive towards him the whole time and intensely glares at him. His tone was calm, but hostile when he tells him,
Chuck: "Get outta my train."
One swift kick from his boot and the hunter falls flat on his back from the boxcar. While struggling to get up, he spots one of his guys getting pulled to the front of the locomotive by some other old guy aiming a gun to his head. He gets back up and runs after him. But the second he came up to the cowcatcher, he was instantly shot in the foot and dropped to the dirt.
Hunter: "AAAHH! Ow! Shit!"
He looks up and sees Joel aiming at his revolver him before noticing Kenny walked up beside him. Setting his weapon back into the holster, Joel had pulled out a molotov and his zippo lighter. Just then, the man on the ground hears footsteps and turns to see more people approaching; Carley was the first to appear with Kenny's rifle and gives it back as she tossed it into his hands. Christa and Omid also came around the corner with Ben close by. Clementine was holding onto Lee's hand as she walked beside him, along with Ellie and Chuck. Ellie looked at the lit molotov in Joel's hand and dreaded for what he planned to do it, especially when he didn't give her a straight answer about it earlier.
Lee: "Thanks for keeping them occupied for us, Chuck."
Chuck: "Don't mention it. It was all part of the plan y'all came up with after all. Also, it was a boring conversation anyways."
Hunter: "You… You all planned for this?!"
Joel: "We saw you and your buddies coming from the city. Maybe next time, you outta work on how to not make it obvious that you were all planning to kill us."
Lee: "What is it you want from us?"
Hunter: "Agh, everything that you assholes got. None of you got no business here."
Just then, he turns his attention to the little girls in the group.
Hunter: "Heh, well, looky there. You got little girlies with ya, too. Dragging them to an early grave, are ya?"
Lee: "Don't fucking talk to em like that."
Hunter: "And what if I do, huh?"
He was answered with a hard punch to his face by Joel and groans in pain.
Joel: "How many more of you are out there?"
Hunter: "Ah, what?"
Kenny: "You heard what he said, asswipe. How many more fuckers have you got in that city?"
The wounded man spits blood at Joel's boot before he answers.
Hunter: "Enough to make each and every one of you wish that you never came into our city to begin with."
Carley: "Your city?"
Hunter: "That's right. Ugh, we own it now. And we sure as shit ain't gonna let the likes of you shitheads fuck up everything we've built up till now. Should've stayed at home from wherever the fuck you came from. Rgh. You go in there, and they ain't gonna let none of you walk outta there alive. The boss will make sure of it."
Kenny: "You sound pretty cocky, for a guy with a bullet in his foot. And guess what? We don't give a shit who your boss is, or how many more of your posse are in that city. We got business to take care of in Savannah, and we ain't leaving till we get what we want from it."
Hunter: "Fuck you. You're gonna get it!"
He springs back to his feet and limps away from the people that killed his men.
Hunter: "You're all gonna get it! You hear me?! All of you fuckers are dead!"
As soon as he took off down the tracks, Joel ran a few steps after him and tosses the lit molotov directly at the fleeing man. Upon impact on the man's back, the bottle immediately bursts into flames and sets him on fire. He drops to the ground and starts rolling, screaming, desperate to put out the flames on his body, but to no avail. Most of the group had watched in disbelief while Clementine had buried her face in Lee's leg and cover her ears to block out the screams. Ellie had approached beside her caretaker as she continued watching the man die.
Ellie: "Holy shit, Joel. Did you… really have to do that? I mean, that just seems like overkill to me."
He looks down at her while trying to think of how to respond. He knew deep in his gut that the guy would've alerted the other people he's got with him if he had let him go, and he wouldn't take that risk. Still, he only shakes his head and starts walking.
Joel: "Let's just get moving."
She didn't like that answer and wished that he had given her a better. Once she saw that the man on the ground stopped moving and Kenny had walked ahead of her, she follows after them. Carley took a few steps forward and looks back.
Carley: "Come on, guys. We shouldn't stay here."
The rest of the group agree and started moving. But then, Clem had tugged on Lee's hand and they both stopped walking.
Clementine: "Lee, can I have my walkie-talkie back, please?"
The man looks down at his girl's radio that he had secured to his waistband and frowns when he answered.
Lee: "No, Clem. I'm gonna be holding onto this from now on."
Clementine: "Why?"
He didn't answer her. Instead, he continues staring at her with the same look on his face as a response. And with that look, she instantly knew the reason why and frowns as well; he knows that the walkie-talkie really isn't broken. And so, after passing by the burnt man, the two of them catch up with the group and prepare to enter the city that appeared to be filled with more danger than they've anticipated.
THE LAST DEAD
EPISODE FOUR: AROUND EVERY CORNER
The plan was to get through Savannah without making a sound or being seen, and make it to the river. Everyone was armed with their guns and melee weapons. They walked through the streets and retained on using their flashlights so they wouldn't let anyone know they're here. As they ventured through the city, they noticed how there were marks on most of the doors on the buildings they passed and the streets were littered with stripped vehicles and almost no dead bodies to be found. Realizing this, Ben felt nervous and had surveyed the street while holding onto the spanner he was given since he wasn't the best at firearms and had something to defend himself with.
Ben: "I-I, um, don't see any more of those guys. Do you see them?"
Carley: "Not yet. They must be hiding somewhere, waiting to ambush us again. So, keep an eye out for anything peculiar."
Ben: "O-okay."
Since Clementine was the only one that didn't have a weapon, she remained by Lee's side and was starting to wish that she did, just like him, Ellie and everyone else. She stared at the radio again before hesitantly asking,
Clementine: "Can't I just hold it?"
Lee didn't respond to her. Instead, he gave her a sad look for a moment and faces forward before she tried again.
Clementine: "Just for a little while? We're getting close to where my mom and dad are. Maybe I can-"
Lee: "Not right now, Clementine. Ask me again in a little while, okay?"
Clementine: "Okay…"
Ellie had looked back to see her friend upset and frowns. Clem was probably feeling bad about her, Lee and Joel finding out her secret the way they did. Why she would keep it a secret was beyond them. No doubt Lee would soon ask her who that was on the other end, but for now, they would have to keep moving. She looks down at the switchblade in her hand; the sharp knife already flicked out and tightens her grip on it. Carley observed Omid briefly using the lead pipe he had as a support to walk due to his leg being injured from jumping on the train.
Carley: "Christa, how's Omid holding up?"
Christa: "His leg's pretty bad."
Omid: "I'm right here, you know. I'm fine, okay?"
Christa "No, it's not okay, and you're not fine. You need to rest. He needs to rest."
Her last comment was directed towards Lee, hoping that maybe he could talk some sense into Omid about how critical his condition is. But instead, Joel was the first to speak up.
Joel: "He's a grown man, Christa. He doesn't need you to babysit him the whole time. If his leg starts giving him too much trouble, he'll let us know. And besides that, we're all too out in the open to stop now."
Christa: "I don't know how much longer he can keep on like this. If his leg gets any worse, we're going to have to carry him."
Kenny: "Or leave him."
Christa: "What?!"
Ellie: "Kenny!"
Christa: "No, that's not an option! We are not going to-"
Kenny: "Lady, I've only known you for a few hours as of now, and you don't get to say we unless you're only referring to you and you're boyfriend slowing us down."
Omid: "Again, I'm still here, hearing everything you guys say…"
Christa: "You know what? Since this whole thing started, I've seen the best come out of certain people, and the worst come out of all the others. I guess we know which end you came down on."
Kenny: "There you go again; we. There is no we. There's just-"
Joel: "Hey! Shut up. The both of you. Any louder and you'll wake up the neighborhood."
They didn't say another word. Instead, they give each other a glare and faced forward as they continued walking. That is, until the sound of a church bell stopped them in their tracks.
Ben: "What the hell?"
Joel: "Oh, son of a bitch…"
Everyone eyed the tower of the church bell. The noise it was making was bound to lure in walkers like a fish to water.
Carley: "Looks like we just walked right into another ambush."
Kenny: "Keep moving. We ain't being ambushed and nobody's ringing that bell. It's automatic; on a timer."
Lee had looked at the watch he had been wearing on his wrist, and the time didn't seem right for the bell to be ringing.
Lee: "What kind of church bell goes off at twenty past midnight?"
Ellie: "I'm gonna take a guess and say none."
Chuck: "That'd be a good guess."
When Lee had looked up at the bell tower again, he was able to catch sight of some shadows coming down from the building.
Lee: "He-hey! There's someone up there!"
Carley: "Where?"
Lee: "There, at the bell tower."
The whole group had looked to find what Lee saw, but they were already gone.
Ben: "Are you sure? I don't see anything."
Lee: "Yes, I'm sure. I know what I saw. I'm telling you, there's somebody up in that bell tower; someone alive!"
Ellie: "You think it's more of those guys we saw earlier?"
Joel: "Maybe. Just stay close and keep an eye out."
But then, the static from Clem's radio gained the group's attention as the stranger on the other end was calling them.
Kenny: "The fuck?"
Stranger: "If I were you people, I'd get out of these streets. Now."
Lee had removed it from his waistband and holds it in his hand.
Christa: "I thought you said that thing was busted?!"
Joel: "Now is not the time, Christa."
With a nod from Joel, Lee holds down the button and responds.
Lee: "Who the hell is this?"
He didn't answer back. There was nothing but static now, which irritated Lee.
Lee: "Hey, answer me, dammit! I know you're there! Hello? Hello?! I said, answer me."
He still didn't respond as the group looked around for anybody that might be close by and watching them. The bell continued its loud ringing.
Omid: "Well, that was weird. Just what the hell was that all about? Was he warning us or just fucking with us?"
Joel: "I don't like this…"
Up ahead on the street, they saw more hunters with flashlights and weapons heading their way while repeatedly shouting the word, "bell ringers". Lee figured that they thought their group were the ones ringing that bell and realized that they had been caught in a trap.
Ellie: "Oh crap!"
Ben: "This is bad…"
Kenny: "Give me a fucking break here!"
Thinking fast, Lee had looked around and saw some debris across the street on the right.
Lee: "This way, hurry! Everybody, hide!"
He runs down the road and the others follow suit. They had to work fast at finding a place to hide before the armed men reach them. Lee had vaulted over an old car and crouched down with Clementine and Carley soon joining him. Christa had lead Omid to a bush by the sidewalk while Chuck grabbed Ben to hide in a spot between two buildings. Joel and Ellie had ran over to a van flipped on its side and took cover behind it with Kenny. A moment later, Lee had peeked over the car to see the hunters come around the corner and shine their lights down the road as they slowly closed in on them.
Lee: "They're gonna be on us soon."
Clementine: "I… I'm scared."
Carley: "You'll be okay, Clem. No whatever happens, we won't let them get you, or Ellie. Okay?"
The girl nods nervously, but they weren't the only thing to worry about. Joel noticed that the bell had ceased its ringing but also heard the sound of walkers nearby, but couldn't see where they are.
Ellie: "Joel, what do we do?"
Joel: "I got this."
Truth be told, he didn't have any plan. But they had to do something fast, or else this was going to end very badly. He had peek around the side in time to see a hunter shine his torch at a window that had plenty of walkers on the inside. But he knew there were more of them on the streets outside. Checking for something useful, he spots a brick near him on the ground. A plan had quickly formed together in his mind. Picking up the brick, he looked over at Lee and nods his head, letting him know that he was about to make his move. Joel shifts over to get a good view of the window while trying not get caught in the spotlight and eventually tosses the brick. The glass had broken to pieces while one walker was struck in the face and the hunters were startled.
Hunter 1: "Jesus! Who did that?!"
When they shined their flashlights directly at where the noise came from, they saw a room full of the undead through the broken window.
Hunter 2: "Shit, lurkers! Get the window shut!"
While the hunters were distracted, Joel looked behind him and saw a herd of walkers coming from behind. Knowing he had to move fast, he draws his revolver, runs over to one of the hunters and pistol whips him in the face. He then grabs him, puts him in a chokehold and presses the barrel of his gun on the side of his head as he slowly moved backwards with his hostage. The other hunters catch sight of what he was doing and aim their shotgun and rifle at him.
Hunter 1: "Oh, fuck! Let him go!"
Hunter 2: "Put him down, asshole!"
They continued ranting their threats, but Joel wouldn't release the hunter in his grasp just yet. No matter how much he struggled, he just couldn't break free. They both continued moving backwards toward the approaching herd. Once they were both close enough, Joel had suddenly shoved the hunter at the walkers and ran back to Ellie and Kenny behind the wrecked car to avoid the gunfire while the hunter was being torn apart and eaten alive.
Ellie: "Oh, my God!"
Joel: "Keep your head down!"
Knowing that they can't stay in their hiding spots any longer, Lee and Carley had fired their guns at walkers that were getting a little too close and he exclaimed,
Lee: "RUN!"
Kenny had aimed his rifle at a hunter and shoots him in the head. Chuck had swung his shovel at a walker to smack it down while Ben had took off running. Christa helped Omid stand on his feet before she fired her pistol at another walker next to Chuck. They had to hurry and get out of the street before they got overwhelmed. Joel had fired another bullet and continued to follow Kenny. But then, a hunter tackled him to the ground, causing him to lose his gun. The hunter then pulls out his knife and attempts to stab the man in the eye with it, but Joel grabs his wrist with both of his hands and pushes back. He glanced at where his weapon was, but he couldn't reach for it. They had both struggled with the knife for a moment before Ellie suddenly stabbed Joel's attacker with her switchblade. He retaliates by shoving her back with his elbow. Joel took the opportunity to kick the hunter off of him so he can reach for his revolver and shot him in the head.
After getting back on his feet, he checks to make sure Ellie was okay and quickly reloads. But then, he looked around to see that the group was in trouble; on the right, Lee was firing his gun at walkers that were preventing from reaching Clementine and Chuck, who was also struggling to keep the walkers back while Kenny was fighting a hunter with his rifle. At the same time on the left, Carley was also picking off walkers that were closing in. Christa was busy protecting Omid while Ben had lost his wrench and was too terrified to do anything. Both sides needed assistance, but Joel could only get to one of them. Ellie looked at him with anxiety until he runs towards Kenny and follows after him. Joel takes his machete out and slashes the hunter in the head to save his comrade. He and Kenny then rush over to assist Lee with the walkers. Ellie had looked ahead and saw one walker lurking behind her friend and shouts,
Ellie: "Clementine, behind you!"
She turns around to see the approaching monster and panics.
Clementine: "Ah!"
Lee: "NO!"
As they hurried over to the little girl's aid, Chuck had suddenly attacked the walker from behind to bring down the walker with his shovel and then jams it in its back to hold it down long enough for her to run towards Lee and embraced him. Joel had finished off the monster Chuck had pinned down with his machete, and when he heard Carley yelling for them, he made sure Ellie was next to him before hurrying over. But then, their path was blocked by the herd. They could see Carley fending off the walkers away from the other survivors.
Kenny: "Oh, fuck me! There's too many for us to get through!"
Carley: "Lee! I can't keep this up forever!"
This entire situation had completely gone from bad to worse. Lee had looked around to see they were about to be overwhelmed soon and realized that there was no other choice; they would have to split up for now.
Lee: "Get out of these streets and find someplace safe! We'll meet up with y'all as soon as we can!"
Carley eventually nods at him as she lowers her gun and makes a run for it with Ben, Omid and Christa. As soon as they were gone, Lee, Joel, Kenny and the little girls run in the opposite direction down the street, avoiding the corpses that tried to grapple them. But, Joel had stopped when he saw that Chuck was still fighting them off.
Joel: "Chuck, what're you waiting for?!"
Chuck: "You get em the hell outta dodge! I'll catch up with ya!"
Joel had responded with a frown, not understanding why he wouldn't hurry over to them. He then flinches when he saw another walker up close to his face, but was shot in the head by Kenny.
Kenny: "Joel, there's no time! We gotta go, now!"
With one last glance at the hobo, Joel had caught up to his group and they had managed to evacuate the streets. Without Chuck.
TO BE CONTINUED
A/N Yes, it has been awhile, I know. Once again, I apologize for the delay. At this point, I imagine it's becoming tiresome. Too much of life has been getting in the way of the progress in my writing. But even though I can't make any promises, I'm still going to keep doing my best with continuing my stories. I hope you liked the twists I've added in this chapter and I really hope that I did not lower anyone's expectations due to the delay. Also, keep in eye out for another character from The Last of Us.
