AN: Welcome! This will serve as Part 1 of this story's prologue. The entire fanfic will consist of six "Episodes", each being around seven to ten chapters long. I would like to thank my friends on this site, TWDGamerKenny'sBro and Thunderslate, for being an inspiration for me. So without further ado, let's dive right in!
PROLOGUE: WHAT REMAINS
"You're strong Clem...you can do anything" Lee said weakly to Clementine.
"B-but, I'm little..." She said back with tears in her eyes.
"It don't mean nothing...You're gonna see some bad stuff out there, but you can do it...I know you can." he replied
"My parents...It's so horrible..." Clem said, trying to hold back sobs.
"I-I can't imagine sweet pea."
"And now you? Please...Don't be one of them. Please don't become a walker.."
"There's only one thing you can do...you know that"
Oh did she know. The only problem was she wasn't sure if she could do it herself How could she kill the man she been happy with and lived with for the last three months?
"I don't...I don't know if I can." Clem responded.
"You have to shoot me, honey" Lee replied sadly.
"Lee, no..."
"It's okay Clem...It's okay. All you have to do, is point that gun at me, close your eyes...and be thankful you'll never have to see me as one of them" Lee explained to Clem.
"Okay Lee...I can do it...I..I can."
I can't do this. Clem thought to herself. But I have to, I won't let turn into one of them...I won't...
"Find Omid...and Christa..." Lee said weakly. "They're waiting over by the train. Do you remember how to get there?" he asked her.
"Yes..." Clem said sadly.
"Good" Lee said with a smile, trying to cheer her up. "And also..."
But Lee couldn't finish his sentence, he felt himself getting weaker every second now, at any moment he could die.
"What? What is it?" Clem asked, tears rolling down her eyes.
"I'll be fine...don't worry about it...I'll miss you" Lee said with his last breath.
"Me too..." Clem responded.
Clementine then stood up at Lee as he was slowly dying. She could see in his eyes that he was slowly turning. With whimpers coming out of her throat, she weakly raised her gun to Lee's face, who smiled back at her, and then pulled the trigger.
The gun went off with a loud bang throughout the store, the bullet leaving a clean hole in Lee's forehead as his body was slumped against the wall , not moving at all. For a few minutes, Clementine laid on the ground, crying for what seemed like an eternity until she was able to pull herself together. She then looked sadly at his corpse, slowly wiping away the tears and blood from her eyes.
It's over... she thought to herself. I will survive Lee...I promise...For you....
She slowly walked towards the back exit door, stepping over the walker's corpse she had just killed minutes ago. She took one last look at Lee's lifeless body before using the keys to open the door, and stepped into the back alleyway of the shop, making sure to lock the door on her way out.
I'm not letting those things eat him. I just...can't... Clementine thought to herself as she locked the door.
As she looked to her left, she could see all of the walkers scratching at the jewelry store front gate, obviously attracted by the gunshot moments ago. on her right was a path that led back to the main road, which would lead her back to the mansion; once she got there, it would be easy to get to the train then. She started to walk down the road, there were only about 20 walkers or so compared to horde that was outside of the shop. As she walked down the road back towards the mansion, she looked at all of the walkers that were around her, there grotesque, decaying faces no longer putting fear in her.
Don't worry. You're smart and he's not. You're smarter than all of them...
Lee's words echoed through her head as she remembered their final conversation. She was glad that she would never have to see him out here, roaming the world as one of them.
As Clementine was about to turn a corner, her heart stopped for a moment as her undead parents were right in front of her eyes. She was about to start crying, but stopped herself before she could make any noise.
No! I have to stay strong...For Lee... She thought to herself.
She didn't want to see them like this. She wanted to put them out of their misery so badly. There were only about five other walkers on the street, she could outrun them if she shot them.
I have to do this...I have to. She thought.
She sadly raised her gun to her dad's head first, and fired, then aiming at her mom and doing the same. As soon as their bodies fell to the ground. She could hear the walkers around her growling, heading towards the sound of the gunshots. In that instant. Clem ran as fast as she could off the street and continued towards the mansion.
Clem passed a few blocks before stopping to catch a break from running, gasping for air. She decided that she was okay, as no walkers had followed her following the gunshots.
Looks like they still don't recognize me... She thought to herself, as she took a quick glance at her red hoodie covered in blood and guts.
She continued walking until she found the mansion, overrun with walkers. She sighed sadly at the sight of her group's temporary home now overrun with the undead. She noticed that while she couldn't make her way through the mansion, she noticed a small alleyway in between the mansion and another building. She went through the alleyway, and noticed several intestines and blood scattered across the ground. She then piched her nose as she walked through, the stench preventing her to smell anything else.
As she walked, she stopped and noticed a corpse on the ground, it's body ripped in two with entrails seeping out of its body. She took a quick look at the corpse's face, and her eyes popped open when she saw who it was.
It was Ben.
Oh no! Ben...I'm so sorry... Clementine thought to herself as she stared at the remains of the young boy's corpse.
Clementine then vomited on the ground, unable to comprehend how many people died because of her, as well as the grotesque shape his body was in. However, once she took another look at his face, she noticed a bullet hole in his forehead.
At least he didn't feel any pain...But who was around to do it? Clementine thought to herself.
Her next sight answered her question. A couple feet away from his body, was Kenny's hat, with a pool of blood underneath it as well as a gun by it's side.
No...Not Kenny too! She cried internally.
Unable to deal with all of the death she just witnessed. Clem ran out of the alley as fast as she could, tears falling from her shut eyes, holding Kenny's hat in her hand.
Clementine eventually arrived at the train. She didn't see any walkers there, nor any sight of Omid or Christa.
"Maybe they're inside waiting for me." She said to herself as she walked up to the train.
Once she got to the train. She noticed the back car's door was open. She climbed in, only to find no sight of Omid or Christa. She then walked towards the front of the train, thinking that they might've slept in there where it was safer. However once she entered the car, they were not there either. Her backpack was gone too.
No...this can't be...Lee said they would be here! She thought to herself.
She was now faced with the unbelievable now; she would have to survive on her own. But how? She was just a little girl. What could she do to survive?
Clementine Fell to the floor of the car on her knees and layed on the cold floor on her side, crying herself to sleep.
"I'm sorry Lee! It's all my fault! I'm Sorry! Omid, Christa, Where are you?!" She cried out as she lied there helplessly on the floor.
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