The Walking Dead: A new world
Summary: Set during season 1 of the walking dead game. After Lily Loses it, Lee and Clementine are forced to abandon their group. They manage to steal the RV and get away before the others can say another word. They soon meet a new group of interesting people…but can they trust them? And what if they were reunited with their old group?
In this, both Carley and Doug lived (because I needed more people)
"What's happening? Where are we going?" Clementine asked, as Lee dropped her into the passenger seat of the RV and fumbled messily to get the damn buckle on.
"I don't know sweet pea, but we're sure as hell aren't staying here." Lee spoke in a hushed tone, so he didn't risk waking the others. Clementine raised her eyebrows at him, confused and somewhat terrified. Ever since Kenny killed Lily's dad, things had been pretty tense. Kenny refused to talk to Lee because Lee had refused to commit murder and Lily was breaking down into a paranoid piece of shit. Lee knew their leader was going to crack one way or another, and he knew it wasn't safe here anymore. He didn't want Clementine to get hurt. He wasn't going to take any chances.
"Why?" Clementine asked, as Lee started up the engine.
"Because, it's too dangerous here."
"What about the others?" Lee paused for a moment. The likeliness that Lily was going to pull through was very slim…which would probably result in Kenny taking over. Kenny was a tough guy. It wouldn't be so bad to have the man in charge.
"I'm sure they'll be fine Clem."
"I didn't get to say goodbye." She mumbled, hugging her knees and looking back at the door. Lee just sighed and looked out of the window, ready to drive off and leave all of this shit behind.
Meanwhile, Carley, Kenny, Doug and Katjaa sat outside, sitting on a couple of lawn-chairs. Duck was asleep, huddled up next to Katjaa. Ben sat on the concrete floor, nervously fiddling with his thumbs. "You think Lily's ever going to come out o' there?" Kenny asked, his voice tinted with a hint of bitterness.
"Probably not." Carley shrugged. "She's still hung-over the fact you killed her dad."
Kenny crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes. "I did what I had to do, alright!"
"Keep the noise down Ken." Katjaa hushed, putting a hand on his shoulder. "You did what you had to do." Kenny mumbled something under his breath. Carley was getting kind of tired of Lily and Kenny's constant fights…and perhaps Kenny had gone one step too far.
Suddenly, Doug noticed something. He darted his head round to face the chugging noise. "Hey, guys…do you hear that?" The rumbling of the RV's engine soon became so clear, that they wondered how they hadn't heard it before. They all spotted Lee and Clementine, sitting in the RV in the front seats.
"What the fuck is he doing?" Kenny questioned stiffly. Suddenly, the thing burst to life, and in a matter of seconds, the RV was darting off in the opposite direction. The group sprung to their feet. "Hey!"
"He's stealing the RV!" Ben called.
"No shit!" Kenny rolled his eyes at the teenager and ran after the speeding camper. They watched as Lee drove the thing right through their defence wall, with a loud clank and bang, leaving a giant gaping hole in the middle of the metal wall. "Get back here you son of a bitch!" Before they knew it, Lee and Clementine were speeding down the road at seventy miles per hour. Kenny groaned and kicked the wall. "I'm going to kill you Lee!"
"Why would Lee just…take off?" Carley asked, out of shock more than anything else.
"That guy's going to get himself killed out there by himself. And what about Clementine?" Doug said.
Katjaa frowned. "Ken…" she said, pulling at his arm. "…We were going to do the same thing remember…you can't be mad at Lee…he was trying to protect his girl."
"Why the fuck didn't he take us with him?" He growled, throwing his hands up in the air.
"…I can't imagine what Lily's going to do when she finds out." Doug shook his head.
Lee had his eyes glued to the road, not daring to look back. Clementine stared up at him, a frown on her face. "…Lee…we can't just leave them."
"We had to…it was the only way." Lee wasn't proud of what he did…but he knew that keeping Clementine safe was his top priority. At least until they found her parents. Clementine turned her head to the window, staring up at the sky. "I'm…really sorry Clem." She didn't reply. Lee let out a sigh of guilt. "We'll find a good home. There are loads of friendly people out there. We'll find somewhere where we belong."
Clem brightened up a little. "Promise?"
"I promise." Lee said, glancing away from the road to give her a warm smile. "Just stick with me. I'll make sure you stay safe." Clementine hummed in response and slowly drifted into a state of sleep. "That's my girl."
"He what?!" Lily screamed, almost bursting everyone's eardrums. Carley winced away from the woman, covering her ears. Lily stormed over to where the RV used to stand. A pair of dark greyish tire skid marks were printed on the concrete, leading over to the fat hole in the wall. "Oh, when I get my hands on that mother-fucker I swear to god-"
"Told you she wouldn't take it well." Carley joked, smirking a little. Kenny tapped his foot and shook his head at Lily. She began to pull at her hair and make strange grunting noises. She stormed past Carley, shoving her violently on the shoulder. Carley just rolled her eyes. "What's done is done. We can't change that."
"You think this is a joke don't you?! Carley, that RV had all our food and supplies! Without it, we've got nothing!"
"We didn't have that much anyway." Kenny commented. "Maybe Lee was right about abandoning this hell."
"Shut the fuck up!" Lily screamed.
"Sweetie, you're going to start attracting walkers if you don't take a chill pill and calm the fuck down." Kenny said, stepping up to the woman.
"What does it matter? We're screwed anyway!" Lily shook her head. "Do whatever the fuck you want Kenny. I don't give a damn." She stormed off and slammed the door shut as she exited the scene. Kenny grinned, though no one was quite sure why.
"Looks like she's out of the picture." He shrugged. He looked over at the rest of the group who stood there with no resources. "We should start patching up that hole in the wall tomorrow. Ben and I will go look for some building materials first thing tomorrow. Carley, you're doing lookout tonight. Make sure nothing gets in or out of that hole." Carley nodded. "Hell, we might still be able to do this shit guys."
The next morning…
"Lee…Lee…wake up." Clementine whispered. Lee had fallen asleep in the back of the RV. They'd stopped in the middle of the road last night to rest. Lee blinked his eyes open to see his little girl kneeling over him, eyes wide. He let out a yawn, only to be shushed by Clem.
"How long have you been up?"
"I heard something outside." Clementine said, shaking with fear and ignoring his dumb question.
"Walkers?" Lee asked.
"I don't know. I'm scared." She said, hugging Lee like her life depended on it. Lee raised an eyebrow and glanced at the gun that sat at the foot of the chair. He grabbed it from the floor and sighed. "I heard gun fire. I don't think walkers can use guns." Lee's eyes widened.
"Stay in here while I check it out." Clementine nodded and sat back nervously. She watched as Lee stood up and slowly pocked his head through the opening of the RV door. They were in the middle of nowhere. Lee cautiously pulled his gun out and looked around. He didn't see anything at first. No sounds of walkers, or people for that matter. Perhaps Clementine was just having a nightmare. Just as he was about to go back inside, a gunshot came out of nowhere and almost blasted his shoulder off. "Shit!" he said, falling back and hitting his side against the RV. His eyes darted around. He then saw a young boy crouching behind a bush on the other side of the road. He was skinny and had light brown hair with pale green ivy eyes. He held a sniper over his shoulder.
"Lee!" Clementine called from the inside of the van, banging her fists urgently against the glass of the RV.
Lee squirmed slightly, realising he'd dropped his gun and it'd flung under the van. He was never going to be able to get that back. Just as he was about to prepare for death, the young man lowered his gun and blinked his eyes. "Lee? Is that you?"