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Let's do this one more time!….maybe ;) Takes place during and after the attack at the prison. You might want to read my story, Abby before this one. I wasn't sure if I was going to post this or not. I'm having a hard time letting go of my O/C. I hope you enjoy this story! Please review afterwards and tell me what you thought! Tell me anything!

"What do you think is going on out there?"

"I have no idea." Glenn said. "Just stay here."

"I just wish I could see." I said trying to look out the window. "The curiosity is killing me."

All of sudden we could hear tons of gunfire and people yelling.

"Get down!" Glenn yelled to me.

"Oh my God! What the hell is going on?" I yelled.

Maggie appeared, and told us we had to go. She helped Glenn up.

"What's going on?" I yelled for the millionth time.

"It's the Governor, he's come back!" Maggie said.

"What?" I was in shock.

"We need to get to the bus!" Maggie stated.

"Where's Judith?" I said. "I need to find her!" I started to run off. Maggie was yelling for me to come back, but I ignored her. I needed to find my baby sister.

I looked all over for Judith, but couldn't find her. Hopefully, someone already did and took her to safety. The gunfire has kind of died down.

"Abby!"

I turned to see Beth.

"Beth, have you seen Judith?" I was frantic.

"No, but we gotta leave now!" She grabbed my arm, and we ran to the exit.

Once we got outside, I stopped her.

"Wait, where's my dad and brother?"

"I don't know, I'm sorry, we gotta g-…Abby wait!" Beth yelled to me as I ran away.

Suddenly, I saw Daryl. "Daryl!" I yelled. He quickly stood in front of me and looked around for the enemy trying to cover me. "Have you seen my dad or brother?"

"No." He answered roughly.

Damn it! I thought. I looked around. Beth caught up with me and was running over to us.

"I was trying to find the kids to get them on the bus." She stated.

"We gotta go, girls." Daryl said. "We gotta go."

"But what about my dad?" I asked.

"He would want you safe, come on!"

I gave him a nervous look and bit my lip. Taking a deep breath, I looked around. I didn't see anyone. Daryl's right, we have to go. I looked back at him and nodded.

The three of us ran off together.

We ran deep into the woods. We passed walkers on the way, but we didn't kill any of them. It's smart to save energy right now. Neither of us has any food or water or any supplies at all for that matter. Beth has a gun.

We kept running. I was behind everyone. I guess with me just getting over that terrible sickness, I was a little out of shape. I was getting very tired and out of breath.

Beth almost ran right into a walker; she quickly put her gun up and pulled the trigger, but it was empty. Daryl killed it with his crossbow. "Go!" He yelled to us.

Now Daryl was behind with Beth in front. I just followed where she was running. We ran through a field. I don't know how much longer I can go. Just as I had that thought, Beth collapsed onto the ground gasping for air. I was about to tell her to get up and keep running, but then Daryl did the same thing.

What the hell! I thought. I laid on the ground panting and looked up at the birds that were circling above us in the sky.

Damn. I thought. The prison is gone and we are all separated. That was our home for so long. That was my family for so long, too.

The three of us were walking through the woods now. We were far enough away that we didn't have to run anymore. Well…for now.

"We have to start looking for the others." Beth said out of nowhere.

"No." I said taking a deep breath. "We need supplies. We won't last long without water. That comes first."

"Our friends come first!" Beth snapped.

I gave her an annoyed look. I obviously know that our people are more important, but I don't think she realizes the seriousness of our situation right now. "If we don't have food and water or even weapons, we won't GET to them because we won't have the energy."

Beth glared at me and was about to say something, but Daryl cut her off. "No. You're both wrong."

I gave him a weird look. He looked up at the sky and sighed. "We got about an hour of daylight left. We set up camp."

I looked around. Was he serious? There wasn't anything to protect us but the trees. And there's only three of us to watch each other's backs. "Here?" I asked him.

"We pass any motels on the way?" He raised his eyebrows at me. I glared back at him.

"What about Maggie?" Beth asked. "She was on the bus."

"Yeah, did you see the bus anywhere?" Daryl said sarcastically.

Beth didn't answer, she made a weird sound that could have been a whimper.

"It's okay." I said trying to comfort her. "We'll figure something out." I nodded. I watched Daryl walk away. Why is he acting like that?

The three of us were sitting by a small fire we built. It was now dark outside, none of us talking. To tell you the truth, I still wasn't feeling very well and…I missed my dad and Carl. I could tell the same for Beth. Maggie was the only family she had left. And Daryl, I glanced up at him, he was acting strange. Sort of like closed off.

"We should do somethin'." Beth said quietly at first. When neither of us said anything, she spoke again. "We should do somethin'…We aren't the only survivors. We can't be." She glanced over at me. "Rick, Michonne, they could be out here." She looked back at Daryl. "Maggie and Glenn could have made it out of A block."

Daryl nor I said anything again. I was actually a little annoyed. Why can't she just wait until tomorrow? Well, I guess it is tomorrow, but still…

"They could've." Beth said more forcefully. "You're a tracker. You can track." She stood up. "Come on. The sun will be up soon. If we head out now, we can—" Beth stopped when she realized Daryl didn't have any intentions on going along with her plan. "Fine." She snapped. "If you won't track, I will." She grabbed her knife and took off into the woods. I watched her figure disappear into the darkness.

I looked back at Daryl, he finally looked at me then his eyes were back on the fire. I sighed and slowly stood up. Pulling out my knife, I said, "we can't just let her go alone." I walked off into the dark woods after her.

I heard a twig snap behind me and quickly turned around, it was just Daryl. I sighed in relief. I'm glad he came, too.

We walked around for hours until it got light out. Daryl was right when he said, 'huntin' in the dark's no good.' I was starting to feel really shitty again. I don't say a word, though. I keep my issues to myself. We have enough problems as it is.

Daryl crouched down and blew away some leaves on the ground. He revealed a small footprint. My eyes went wide.

"Could be Luke's." Beth said. "Or Molly's. Whoever they are, it means they're alive."

"No." Daryl said. "This means they were alive four or five hours ago."

"They're alive." Beth snapped. She walked off angrily. We followed.

Daryl found more tracks. "They picked up the pace right here."

"Meaning?" Beth asked.

"They were running from something." I answered. "Probably walkers."

Suddenly, we heard leaves bustling. I didn't miss Beth tense up. I pulled out my knife, as did Beth.

"It's close." Daryl stated.

The three of us spread out a little looking out for the walker. I turned when I heard Beth yell. There was a walker right on her! I ran to help but Daryl was there first. He couldn't get a clear shot because Beth was moving around too much and didn't want to accidentally shoot her, so I ran over to her and tried pulling the walker off her. Now, it was on me and I was struggling. Daryl pulled it off. They fell to the ground, it was a big one. I quickly stabbed the walker in the head with my knife. Daryl threw it aside then nodded at me.

I bent over with my hands on my knees trying to catch my breath. That really wore me out.

"Abby, are you okay?" Beth asked me. I looked up at her. Her eyes widened. "You're really pale." That got Daryl's attention.

I slowly stood up. "I'm fine." I hate drawing attention to myself, so I ignored them and walked on. Just then, I spotted more footprints. "Hey, look." I pointed.

Daryl studied them. "Got out in a hurry. Things went bad."

"Wouldn't kill you to have a little faith." Beth said annoyed.

"Yeah, faith." Daryl scoffed. "Faith ain't done shit for us. Sure as hell didn't do nothin' for yer family."

Beth quickly spun around and gave Daryl a look. I just watched them. Even I was surprised that he said it. No one said anything, they just stared at each other. Daryl had a look on his face that he was sorry he said it. He glanced over at me for a moment.

Beth finally let it go and turned to a bush. She started picking berries. "They'll be hungry when we find them."

Daryl pulled out his bandana and handed it to Beth for her to use it for the berries. I guess that was his way of apologizing for what he said to her.

After that, we moved on.

Daryl stopped and stared at a bush. I finally noticed what he was looking at. There was blood.

"What?" Beth asked him.

"That ain't walker blood." Daryl replied.

"The trail keeps goin'." Beth said. "They fought them off."

I realized what Daryl was trying to say. I don't think the owner of the small footprints is still breathing. "Beth." I said then sighed. She ignored me and walked on. Daryl and I shared a look. I sighed again. I gotta hand it to her, she really does have faith. "I think it's time to consider—

"They're alive and we're gonna find 'em." Beth said cutting me off.

"No." Daryl said. "Got walker tracks all up and down here. At least a dozen of them."

"Come on." Beth said still not giving up.

We walked out of the woods and saw train tracks. There were a few walkers there eating remains of people. Small ones. Beth was just staring at the scene in front of us. I looked down sadly then put a hand on her shoulder.

Daryl looked very angry, he walked over and killed the few walkers. Suddenly, Beth started crying. Hard. I felt sad, too, but not enough to cry. I guess it was more disappointment then sadness.

Daryl just started walking away like nothing even happened. He made a gesture for us to follow him. I looked at Beth and was about to tell her to come on, but when I saw her state, I just stood there and let her cry. Daryl stopped when he realized we were not behind him. I looked to and from Beth and Daryl. I was in the middle…again.

Sometime later, we were back in the woods. I was feeling even worse than before. I really need some water and maybe a little food.

"I'm gonna go see if I can scare up some game before it gets dark." Daryl informed us. "That's what we shoulda been doin' instead of lookin' for people we all knew was dead." He gave Beth a dirty look.

"They ain't all dead." She snapped back.

I sense an argument about to happen. I really don't feel like listening to this right now, especially with how I feel. "Hey, yeah, I don't feel very good." I had to finally say something. I can't take it anymore.

"Well, they might as well be 'cause I ain't chasin' ghosts no more." Daryl said ignoring what I just said.

"Guys." I tried again.

"Fine, me an' Abby will look then." Beth said.

I suddenly got dizzy and lightheaded. "I might actually pass out." I was getting a little frantic.

"Go ahead then." Daryl said to Beth. "Good luck!"

I started to see black dots that soon took over my vision. "Oh shit."

I opened my eyes and saw the sky. I moaned while slowly sitting up, there was an old shirt under my head.

"Oh, you're awake." Beth said and smiled. "How ya feelin'?"

"What happened?" I looked around. Daryl was sitting across from me.

"You passed out." She informed me. "Here, have some water." She handed me a bottle of water. I gave her an almost shocked look.

"Where'd you get this?" I asked taking a sip.

"Found a shed. Daryl got some squirrels so eat up. You gotta build up your strength." I didn't say anything. I grabbed some squirrel meat and gobbled it down. I was so hungry. I'm not exactly sure it hit the spot. I did feel a little better, though.

"So, what's the plan now?" I asked a little later. "Is this home? The woods?"

"I'm not stayin' in the woods." Beth said lowly. Daryl didn't say anything.

"Where else are we gonna go?"

"Anywhere but here." She said.

The next day, we walked around in a neighborhood searching for food and supplies. We weren't having much luck. The three of us were standing in a backyard. Just then, I spotted a cooler and perked up. Maybe there's some drinks in there. I opened it only to discover that the only thing inside were water balloons. I mean…it was filled with them. My shoulders slumped in disappointment. What a waste. I looked up at Daryl and Beth and neither one seemed to be paying attention to me. And they both looked…lost. It was clear that Beth was unhappy and Daryl just looked angry all the time. I had to do something, I had to try to cheer them up. That's when I got a fantastic idea and smirked. Maybe not. Beth was looking down at something not paying attention to me at all. I picked up a water balloon and nailed her right in the chest. She gasped immediately because I guess it startled her. Then, she looked up at me when she realized what I had done. I smiled at her. "Sorry, I just had to." I laughed. Daryl was looking at me too.

Beth looked angry at first, she huffed and grabbed a water balloon and quickly threw it in my direction. I dodged it though. "Oh!" I said and laughed. She threw a few more but missed every time. I was laughing pretty hard.

Suddenly, Beth made a serious face and pointed behind me. "What's that?" She said. I glanced behind me but didn't see anything. I turned back and shrugged and was about to say something but she threw the water balloon right in my face. She laughed hysterically.

"Alright, it's on now." I laughed. We threw more at each other and laughed while doing it. Just when I was about to throw another, I felt my wrist being grabbed. I turned to face Daryl.

"We ain't got time fer this." He said roughly and scowled at me. "Both of ya quit foolin' around and knock it off!"

I just stared at Daryl for a moment after that. Then, Beth and I shared a look. I felt slick just then and threw the water balloon I was holding right at Daryl's neck. Beth and I laughed loudly. Daryl just glared at me and wiped the water where it splashed on his chin. "Come on." I smirked and nudged him with my elbow. Then, I opened his palm and sat a water balloon in. "Come on. Come on. COME ON!" I smiled. He REALLY needs to loosen up some. It's ridiculous. "Come on." I raised my eyebrows and tilted my head a little. Finally, his hand came crashing down on the top of my head, the water balloon breaking and soaking me. I heard Beth laughing hard. I looked up at Daryl and smiled. He still looked the same just not as mad, maybe just annoyed?

Just then, I felt another water balloon hit me and looked at Beth. She was smiling. "Hey." I said. I picked up some more. "It's on now." I looked at both of them and backed up while grinning.

I threw one at Beth and then one at Daryl. He glared at me then Beth did the same to him. We laughed. "Come on." I said again. He seemed to hesitate then exhaled sharply through his nose. For a second, I thought he was going to leave but then he put his crossbow on his back and grabbed some of the water balloons. "Yes!" I said happily. He wailed one at me instantly. It actually kind of hurt. So, I threw one back but he dodged it only to be surprised by Beth throwing one at him. He looked almost surprised at her.

And then…it was on. We all spread out and continued our battle. Neither one of us chose a side; we were all one man for himself, which made things a little more interesting, if you get what I mean?

Daryl threw those things at an unnecessary speed and they actually hurt when they hit you. I wonder if he was doing it on purpose? Anyway, I tried to do it back to him, but I bet they didn't hurt him as much.

Beth and I were laughing the whole time. I even think Daryl relaxed a little and let himself have some fun for once. I think he even smirked at one point. I don't know, though, I could have just been seeing things. What I do know is, we were all having fun. It was a good time and a lighter moment; something that made us forget the situation we were in right now.

"Did I see you smile just now or was that just a mirage?" I teased Daryl. I missed the look he gave me because Beth got me right in the side of the head. I looked at her, she was out, so was Daryl. I still had one left in my hand.

"Oh no." She laughed.

"Oh no, is right." I said. I pulled my arm back and aimed it at her then threw it as hard as I could. She squealed and ducked. The water balloon hit a walker that was right behind Beth. I immediately gasped and my eyes went wide. How didn't we see it? "Oh shit! Beth, look out!" I yelled and pointed. She looked up fearfully just as the walker grabbed onto her. She squealed. Daryl and I ran to help her but I was grabbed from behind as well. "Wha the fuck?" I spun and saw more walkers! "Shit!" I yelled. I quickly stabbed that one then fought the next one. I was struggling at first but then I was able to stab it. I saw two arrows go through the heads of the last two. Things got quiet as I caught my breath.

Daryl collected his arrows then turned to me. He glanced at both of us before saying, "this is why we cain't stop and have fun!" He snapped. "Quit bein' stupid and let's go." He started to walk away. I stood there for a minute with my head down. Damn. I thought. I thought things were getting better for once. I had forgotten that moments like that don't last very long anymore.

We moved on after that.

Later that night, we sat by the fire again. None of us talking. Just like before.

Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! This is just going to be a short spin-off of my story, Abby. Please review and tell me your thoughts! :D