Well, I believe I should give a bit of story behind this.
This is supposed to occur between episodes 1 and 2 of season 2, just to introduce some plot points and characters. I also made this a separate story since I didn't want to make this a filler episode.
Either way, I hope you enjoy!
NOVEMBER
WEEK 1
THURSDAY
MATT'S POV:
Within the span of fifteen minutes, I found myself in front of a toasty fire while my old friend Jenny sat across from me in a burgundy arm-chair, as did I. We had sat in silence for a brief moment before speaking. There was only one topic on my mind, and I was sure it wouldn't please Jenny in the slightest.
"Chris's dead." I said. Jenny tilted her head slightly, until she looked down at the floor in sorrow.
"Anyone else?"
"Charlie, Penelope, Nicole...and Leon…" I sighed. Jenny gave me a light hug in response.
"How?" She asked. I had mentally prepared myself while walking with Jenny to tell the whole story, and so I did. I told her everything, Chris's death, Penelope's betrayal, Charlie's death, mine and Leon's abduction, meeting Henry, Heath, Beth, Terrance's betrayal of Penelope and her subsequent death to which she grinned at.
"Then, I got bit." I said. Jenny's eyes widened as she had just noticed my crowbar arm, which I raised. She took it in her hand, examining it like a treasure.
"Odd choice."
"It does get the job done however." I replied with a cheeky grin. She grinned.
"It does indeed."
HEATH'S POV:
No less than a week and I've already impressed a lot of people here so much that I was asked by that Sal guy to give some people some training sessions in combat. At first, I wasn't in the mood for teaching some bratty kids how to fight the undead, but Sal promised me that Beth would be given special privileges for food, drinks, and activities. Once he said that, I agreed faster than a crackhead with his ass on fire.
The day came rather quickly, and I had barely thought of any lessons to teach the kids. Sal came over and guided me to a baseball field, where a few young individuals were standing, some talking, some being quiet. Sal patted me on the back and walked off, leaving me in front of about five people.
"Alright everyone, welcome to combat training, as ordered by Mr. Military guy. Now-"
"Are we seriously learning from this ginger?" I saw a rat faced, blonde haired teenager with a blue jacket staring intently at me. I simply gave him a look, and he grinned smugly at me.
"You, rat face, what's your name?" His expression faltered.
"Gavin Polonsky."
"I didn't ask for your last name."
"You asked-"
"You want to get smart with me? Think you know better combat than me?" I said, getting up in his face. I saw the fear in his eyes, and I mustered myself to not grin at his pathetic attempt to act tough.
"Yes, I'll take you on!" Gavin shouted. I smirked and stepped back.
"Now class, you are now going to see why A. you don't fuck with me, and B. how to successfully destroy a prick's confidence and ego without killing him." I stepped a good ten feet back and gave a gesture towards Gavin, who took this as an opportunity to run at me. I simply side-stepped him and tripped him up, causing him to fall flat on his face. He looked back up at me, with disbelief in his eyes.
"I-I wasn't ready!" Gavin stuttered.
"Sure you weren't. Now, anyone else wishing to try?" I scanned the group, staring intently. I shrugged.
"You, black haired kid, with the red jacket. You're up." I motioned to him. A short, lanky teenager slowly shuffled over and put his fists up. I smirked.
"What's your name?"
"Z-Zack…" He stuttered.
"Alright, don't be afraid, I'm just gonna-" I decided to surprise him by tripping him up, causing him to also fall on his face. He rolled over and whimpered like an abandoned puppy.
"Oh come on Zack, don't cry. If it makes you feel any better, you at least didn't scream when you were trying to attack." I said. I grabbed him by the wrist and led him back to the line where the young-uns stood trembling. I continued this exercise for about a few more minutes, one with a beret man called Trent, who was incredibly eager. I destroyed him with ease, but I did admire his enthusiasm. Next was a younger female called Brittany, who, like Gavin, was rather snobby. Admittedly, she did do better than Gavin, but not by much. Following her was her older sister Brianna, whom I also wrecked. One more young-un stood. It was a girl, perhaps the youngest of the group, with a black half mohawk and piercings.
"You, you're next-" I barely had enough time to speak before the girl charged at me and actually almost got me off my feet. Her attempt took me by surprise, but I was able to beat her. As she laid on the ground panting, giving me a glare, I squatted and gave her a smile.
"Wow, you were actually pretty good. Your name?"
"Riley. Riley Smith."
"Well Riley, you obviously did the absolute best out of everyone here." I reached out, but she slapped my hand away. I kept my grin.
"Alright everyone, we learned to not yell when attacking, not get cocky, and try taking your opponent by surprise. Dismissed."
MATT'S POV:
After talking to Jenny for a while, I decided to explore and see what there was to do. I noticed a picnic table with two men sitting there, and a third man standing over a grill. I took a seat.
"Hey, what's up?"
"You new?" The man said. He was rather chubby, and had short, black hair and a clean face.
"Yeah, what's for lunch?" I asked meekly.
"Steak."
"Mind if I have some?" I asked. He smiled, then yelled into the back room.
"EVE! PIERCE! WE NEED A STEAK!"
"It's ok! I already have one prepared!" I heard a female voice exclaim, probably Eve. She walked outside and...good lord…
She was gorgeous. Her olive skin radiated in the sun perfectly, showing off her thin, amber eyes. Her long black hair rested on her shoulders in the perfect way, and her body...oh my god...it's incredible.
"Your steak." I heard her say, which caused me to snap out of a trance and stumble a bit. I sheepishly rubbed the back of my head.
"T-thanks, I-its nice to-to-to meet you…" I mumbled, which prompted a small giggle from the goddess. I was so entranced by her that I didn't notice the other person, Pierce, emerge from the back.
"EVE! COME THE HELL ON!" He yelled. He had short, black hair that was hidden under a military cap and a grey hoodie. His expression showed nothing but anger, but surprisingly, a bit of joking. Eve turned to give him a look, then turned back to me.
"Hey, listen, I get off later this hour, and you aren't the worst looking guy around here, plus I like short guys. Maybe we can meet up and talk?"
I literally felt my knees turn to jelly, and my heart begin racing. Back then, I was never high on the dating chart when it came to high school and college. I had girlfriends here and there, but they were not exactly my type and usually were the ones to dump me for some steroid-ridden jackass. Leon was the one to get more women, while I was additionally used for a bridge to get to him. But this time, I actually felt something new.
"I see you got a crush."
I jumped a bit and saw the two men from before smirking at me. Realizing I was holding my steak, I sat down and joined them, who kept grinning at me as if I had something stuck to my ass.
"Yeah, I do. So what?"
"Nothing, we just like to joke sometimes." One of the men said. He was similarly chubby to the man at the grill, only this time, he looked older, had much longer hair, and thick glasses. The other one was a bit younger and much thinner, with light brown hair that was swept back. The thin one extended his hand.
"I'm Jeff, this here is Tyson." He gestured to the chubbier man as I shook his hand. I knew that due to combination between shaking his hand, the walls, Eve, Jenny, and so many other things, this place was great to stay at.
Sorry for the abrupt ending, but I thought that was enough.
So we got some new people in the form of: Eve, Pierce, Gavin, Tyson, Jeff, Zack, Brianna, Brittany, Riley, and Trent. There's also the man at the grill.
FUN FACT: Pierce's original name was Percy, but I decided to change it due to the fact that while working on this, my cat Percy passed...
FUCK IT I HOPE YOU LIKED IT AND R&R BECAUSE I GET SAD WITHOUT REVIEWS!