I've been meaning to write this for a while now and here I'm doing it. There are a few things you should know before read this story:

1. R.E.W.4 and JLOGOfilmsgame have also made similar stories like this, recommend you go and check theirs out as well.

2. Some of the kids ages have been changed. Clementine is 11, Duck, Carl and Sophia are 12.

3. Both Carly and Doug have been saved. Mark is with them as well.

4. Lee's group met up with Glenn and his group a few weeks after 'A new day'.

5. I do not own the walking dead.

And that's all you need to know. Enjoy!

''Hey asshole, you in the tank?'' A guy's voice came the radio.

Rick immediately scrambled over and grabbed the radio.

''Hello? Hello?'' Rick said, hoping for a respond.

''There you are. You had me wondering.'' The guy on the radio spoke again. ''Alright listen, The geeks are busy making a meal out of your horse so you might be able to get out of there. You with me so far?''

''So far.'' Rick answered.

''Okay, the street on the other side of the tank is less crowded. If you move now while they're distracted, you stand a chance. There's an alley in that direction where my buddy and I will be waiting for you. Do you have any ammo?''

''Yeah and Beretta with one clip, 15 rounds.''

''Make 'em count.''

Rick jumped out of the tank and ran down the street shooting any walker that got in his way. When he made it to the alley he saw two men standing there waiting for him.

''Up the ladder, quick!'' One guy said. They climbed up the before any walkers could get their dead hands on them.

''Nice moves there, Clint Eastwood. You the new sheriff come riding in to clean up the town?'' The same guy asked.

''That wasn't my intention.''

''Yeah whatever. You're still a dumbass.''

''Give him a break, Glenn.'' Said the other guy.

''Why did you guys help me back there?'' Rick asked. ''You could've just left me there.''

''It wouldn't have been the right thing to do.''

Rick thought that was a pretty good reason. ''I'm Rick.''

''Lee.'' The guy introduced himself.''This is Glenn.''

''We need to keep moving.'' Glenn said.

The three made their way down a staircase to a door where three Walkers appeared. Three men, Morales, Mark and T-Dog, came out with protective gear and baseball bats. They each went after one of the Walkers and bashed their brains in.

''Let's go!'' Glenn yelled.

Rick, Lee and Glenn made their way into the store.

''T-Dog, Morales, let's go!'' Said Mark

T-Dog and Morales followed after they finished the Walkers.

They got inside where three more survivors, Jacqui and Andrea and Carley were taking cover. Rick immediately had a gun pointed in his face by Andrea.

''You son of a bitch. We ought to kill you.'' She said.

''Andrea, what are you doing!?'' Carley asked.

''Just chill out, Andrea. Back off.'' Morales tried to calm her down.

Mark also tried ''Come on, ease up.''

''Ease up? You're kidding me, right? We're dead because of this stupid asshole.''

Lee then stepped between Rick and Andrea.

''Get out of the way, Lee.'' She ordered.

But Lee wouldn't budge. ''Andrea, listen to me. We need to focus on getting out of here and back to the others. Back to Clementine and Amy. Now please, put the gun down.''

Andrea hesitated but complied. Tears running down her face.

''We're dead… All of us… Because of you.'' She said to Rick.

''I don't understand.'' Rick said. Morals explained to him.

''Look, we came into the city to scavenge supplies. You know what the key to scavenging is? Surviving! You know the key to surviving? Sneaking in and out, tiptoeing. Not shooting up the streets like it's the O.K. Corral.''

''Every geek for miles around heard you popping off rounds.'' Said T-Dog.

''You just rang the dinner bell.'' Said Andrea.

''Get the picture now?'' Morales asked.

They then heard shooting coming from the roof.

''Who the hell is that?'' Rick asked.

Lee answered him, with a hint of disgusted in his voice.

''Merle.''

The group made up to the roof where they saw Merle shooting at the Walkers below.

''You lost your mind or something!?'' Said T-Dog.

Merle replied. ''You ought to be more nice to a man with a gun. Only common sense.''

''That enough, Merle.'' Said Lee.

''Hey, its bad enough I got Taco-vendor and Four-eyes telling me what to do, now you?'' Merle laugh.''That'll be the day.''

''There something who wanna you say, Merle?'' T-Dog asked.

''T, just let it go.'' Said Morales.

''No, I wanna know.''

''Oh you wanna?'' Merle asked.

''Yeah!''

''I'll tell you the day, Mr. 'YO'. It's the day I take orders from a nigger.''

''Mother...''

T-Dog tried to punch Merle but he dodged and tackled T-Dog to the ground and started punching him.

''Hey!'' Lee grabbed Merle and pulled him off of T-Dog. Merle took out his gun and made Lee back off.

''Now I propose we have a new leader. And I vote me. Anyone else? Come on raise your hands.'' Merle wave his gun in the air dangerously but no one put up their hand.

''Oh come on. Anybody?''

''Yeah.''

Suddenly, Rick came from behind and hit Merle on the head and handcuffed him to a pipe.

''Who the hell are you?'' Merle asked Rick.

''Officer Friendly. Look here, Merle. Things are different now. There are no niggers anymore. No dumb-as-shit, inbred white-trash fools either. Only dark meat and white meat. There's us and the dead. We survive this by pulling together, not apart.'' Rick told him.

''Screw you, man.''

''You really make a habit of missing the point, don't you?'' Said Lee.

''Two words: Screw you too.''

''That's three, dumbass.''

Rick pulled out his gun and aimed at Merles head.

''Ought to be polite to a man with a gun. Only common sense.''

''You wouldn't. You're a cop.'' Merle got scared slightly.

''All I am anymore is a man looking for his wife and son. Anybody that gets in the way of that is gonna lose. I'll give you a moment to think about that.''

Lee then went through Merles pockets and took out a small bag of drugs.

This made Merle REALLY mad.''Hey! What the hell are you doing?''

''You won't be needing this anymore.'' Lee tossed the bag off the roof.

''You SONOFABITCH! You both better pray I don't get out of here because when I do I'm gonna beat both your asses!'' Rick and Lee just walked away.

''He always like that?'' Rick asked.

''Surprisingly, not really. But his still a dick.'' Said Lee. Lee then noticed his badge which wasn't an A.P one.

''You're not Atlanta P.D. Where you from?''

''Up the road a ways.'' Rick answered.

''Well, officer friendly from up the road a ways, welcome to the big city.''