THE WALKING
DEAD
Chapter 3
KILL or be KILLED
Previously on The Walking Dead. :
Andrea :We're going to a supply run, you're coming ?
Daryl : Of course.
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Merle : You were the hero yesterday, Darlene. I'm gonna be the one tomorrow. You stay, protect the camp.
Daryl : 'kay. Have fun ya ape.
Daryl : EVERYBODY, WAKE UP ! THERE ARE WALKERS EVERYWHERE !
Amy: Don't… Don't do it, Daryl… Please
Daryl: Jus' get the hell 'outa here !
Daryl : This is just the beginning of everything…
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After Daryl told that to Amy, he went to Dale's RV. He opened it's door the most violent way and went inside. He was very angry, and wanted to kill Dale. He had to be on watch, but instead of that, he was drinking from Daryl's moonshine. Daryl choked Dale and said
Daryl : The things that happen' this mornin' are your fault, ya fuckin' prick !
Dale : Daryl… Dixon… Leave… Stop… We can t-talk…
Daryl saw that Amy was watching. He stopped and threatened Dale.
Daryl : If you do that shit, one more fuckin' time. I'll beat yar ass in the ground… Ya hear me !?
Dale couldn't say anything. Daryl took his crossbow from the floor, which he dropped before fought Dale. He saw Amy outside. She was scared, and was looking at Daryl like he is some kinda monster. The young Dixon didn't said anything and went to the woods. He took another cigarette, and light it. He looked at his gun and thought :
Daryl -"The rule is kill or be killed, but I don't think I can do it every time. Guess I'll get used to it.''
After a while, Daryl heard a sound. He reloaded his crossbow and went to the place where the sound came. It was a squirrel. He killed it, and took it. They needed food, and Dixon was great with hunting. He thought
Daryl -"Im sure dat old jerk will protect the camp. Im a hunt today. I don't want anyone to die. After huntin' I'll try to find some stuff to use as a fence.''
The hunt was good. He killed 30 squirrels. He looked at the sun, and saw that it's still morning. He looked at the squirrels and said :
Daryl : You lil' guys will be enough for today. I'll go back to the camp now.
While goin' back to the camp, he heard 2 people arguing. A man and a young girl, one in his mid 40's and the girl her late teen ages.
Man : Shut the fuck up ! Or I'll slit your little throat, and that food will be all mine.
Girl : Go ahead, do it ! Just like you tried to rape me few days ago.
The man choked the girl, and began to scream. He said :
Man : ENOUGH, I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU FUCKING BITCH !
Daryl pulled his knife with an animal instinct, and ran to help the girl. He kicked the man, got on him, and began to punch his face. Few minutes later, Daryl saw that the man's face was like he was hit by a car. His nose was broken, his lips were bleeding, and his eyes were red. Daryl kept punching him, until the girl came and said
Girl : He's had enough. Leave him, for the lurkers.
Daryl : It's too dangerous to leave him. We gotta kill him.
Girl : NO ! We can't do that.
Daryl : HE'S A FUCKING RAPIST ! I WON'T LEAVE HIM HERE !
The girl didn't said anything, and agreed. Daryl knew that the gunshot will get more walkers. He reloaded his crossbow and shot the man. The girl couldn't watch so she hugged Daryl and began to cry. He turned back, so she leaves him, and said.
Daryl : There's no time for crying. You gotta continue your way.
She looked at him, scared and said. :
Girl : Wha… What !?... I'll die out here.
Daryl knew that there were a lot of people in their camp, and the last thing they needed was lack of food. He said :
Daryl : You can't come with me. Go take his gun and knife.
Girl : Please… Don't leave me here… I won't survive the night…
Daryl : Sorry, girl. I can't. – which after turned back and went back to the camp. He was still hearing the girl's cries. He wasn't very pleased with his decision, but it was survival after all. He checked the pack in his pocked if there are any cigarettes, and saw that only one is left. He picked it up and light it.
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AFTER FEW HOURS
After few hours, Daryl finally was in their camp. It was afternoon, and his brother and the others weren't back. There was a funeral. They were burying Amy's young cousin. Daryl went there, and left a flower which he fount in the way home. After the burial, he asked Shane. :
Daryl: Ay, where are Merle, and the others ?
Shane : They aren't back, but they will be, don't worry.
That wasn't the answer that Daryl wanted to hear. He left the place, and went back to the camp. Daryl decided to go to look for his brother and the others, and went to take his things from his tent. He took the Mossberg 550 shotgun which Rick gave him, the packs of ammo, and a bottle of water. After that he went back to his brother's motorcycle, and started it's engine. Amy saw him and asked him :
Amy: W-where are you going, Daryl ?
Daryl : I'm a go lookin' for the others.
Amy :
Shane there won't let you go.
Daryl : Who told you that I'm gonna tell him that I'm goin' ?
Amy : Just, be safe, Daryl. I don't want you to get hurt.
Daryl understood that Amy likes him. He couldn't think about romance, and just left without saying anything. Amy was sick of Daryl acting like that, and she began to cry. She loved him, but he was just acting like she is his biggest enemy. After 2 minutes, Dale saw her, and asked her
Dale : Woah, what happened, Amy ? Why are you crying ?
Amy : Nevermind, Dale…
Dale : You cry about him… Right… ? The young Dixon. The guy who almost killed me this morning, but I admit that I deserved that.
Amy : He knows… he knows that I lo.. like him, but he just acts like I'm his biggest enemy…
Dale: These are dark days. I'm sure he likes you too. He just wants to keep us all safe.
IN ATLANTA
Daryl saw that there are a lot of walkers in the main road, and decided to enter the city from the railroad. After few minutes he turned his brother's motorcycle's engine, and left it in the train tracks. He got inside a building. There were few walkers. He killed him quietly with his crossbow, and went to the top of the building. He wanted to look if the streets are safe, and saw that there are at least thousands of walkers lurking in the street. While looking in the street he saw a tank, and a bag. There were a lot of guns in it. It was Rick's bag. He decided to pick them up, and that's when he saw someone trying to go out of a tank. It was Rick Grimes. The young Dixon ran down to the street, and began to shoot the walkers. He told Rick to run towards the market, and they both made it.
INSIDE THE SHOP
When they got inside the shop, they saw some people inside. There were masked man everywhere. They were bandits. Their leader, a strong man with a shotgun, was ordered them to check out what was that sound. Daryl went down, and killed all of the men using his hunting knife and his stealth fighting skills. Only the leader was left. Rick went upstairs to kill the 2 men who the leader of the bandits sent. While he was doing that, Daryl reloaded his crossbow and shot the leader. The arrow hit his stomach, but the man wasn't dead. The bandit's leader had a throwing knife, and he threw it to Daryl. It hit his left leg.
Daryl :Ahhh… I'm gonna to fuckin' kill ya!
Bandit : These may be my last minutes, but at least I'm gonna kill a jerk who thinks he's a hero !
Daryl drew his knife, and stabbed him, the same place where he shot with the arrow. The man's guts came down, but he was still alive. That's when Daryl saw his group members. They were being held there as hostages.
Glenn: Da… Daryl ?
Daryl : Glenn ! What happened here guys ?
Andrea : These assholes were going to kill us all if you haven't showed up earlier. Thank you, Daryl ! You saved our asses again !
Daryl : Whe… Where's Merle ? Where's my brother ?
They all shut up. Daryl got worried, and yelled at them :
Daryl : WHERE THE FUCK IS MY BROTHER !?
Glenn : They made him an offer. If he helped them killing us they would let him live. He agreed with them, but T-dog here cut his hand.
Daryl : Wha- ? No FUCKING WAY ! Where did they took him !?
T-dog : Probly' to their place. He was bleeding bad. He lost his hand.
Daryl : What the fuck !? You cut his fucking hand !? I'm gon' fucking kill you !
Daryl drew crossbow and pointed at T-dog. Rick came from upstairs running and pointed his Python at the young Dixon and said :
Rick : We DON'T kill the living.
Daryl : It's funny… coming from a man pointing a gun at my head… Even after I saved his life.
Andrea : Relax, Daryl. It wasn't T-dog's fault. Your brother was going to cut our throats like some sheep.
Daryl : HELL WITH ALL YA'LL ! Jus' tell me where he is… I'm gonna go to get him…
Glenn : What ? You will leave the group ?
Andrea : Amy wouldn't like to hear that.
Daryl :It was Merle and me before. And Andrea, your sister is will find another person.
Amy : You know that she loves you ?
Daryl answered Andrea, and asked for last time:
Daryl : Jus' tell me where the fuck they took him…
Glenn : We don't know. I asked T-dog and the others the same but they didn't heard that from the bandits too.
Rick : If your brother wanted to join them, we can't do anything, Daryl. They are armed, and I bet that these men are just the 1% of all of them, and the only thang we need is bandits on top of us. Right now we should think of getting out of here.
Daryl was sad, and angry, but it was Merle's choice after all. There was nothing he can do. He said
Daryl : When I was on a top of a building, I saw some big trucks over there.
They all went upstairs to look at the trucks and to see if the streets are safe. They saw that the trucks are great, but the streets weren't safe at all. They thought if they smelled and acted like them, maybe the walkers wouldn't attack them. They killed a walker, and cut his stomach. They had to smell like the walkers, so they made the most disgusting thing ever. After Rick and Glenn putted the walkers guts on their clothes. They went to the street, and the others were protecting them from the top of the building. Andrea asked Daryl :
Andrea : How is Amy doing in the camp.
Daryl : Andrea… Something happened… and you should tell that to the others. Your cousin… she got bit… Her funeral was today… I had to… I had to take her down… I'm sorry for your loss
Andrea got shocked, and began to cry. Daryl held her hand and said:
Daryl:You hav' to be strong now, girl. We need you, the whole group needs you. I know it's hard.
Andrea : Ok-okay, Daryl…
Morales : They almost made it ! Looks like we're going to make it. Thank you so much, Daryl. You saved our asses for 3
rd time.
Daryl :That's how we survive. We take care of each other no matter what it costs. Maybe I lost ma' brotha', but I saved a man lookin' for his family.
Just after Daryl said that, it began to rain. They got worried about Rick and Glenn. The rain was washing the guts, and soon they lost their smell of walkers. He ran to the trucks which after they got one and left.
T-dog : They just fucking left us here !?
Daryl : It's fucking impossible.
Morales : Glenn wouldn't do that !
Andrea : Looks like he did
Daryl : I have my brother's motorcycle in the tracks. I can go back to get Dale's RV. We can roll.
Andrea : You'll risk your life !
Daryl : There's nothing to lose.
They didn't wanted to put Daryl in danger, but they also needed to get back to their family. They agreed and that moment they heard a car's alarm. It was Glenn, and he was cleaning the back of the building so they can leave. After a minute Rick came with the truck. They all got inside the truck and left that place with a lot of supplies, guns and ammo. Rick's bag was also there. Daryl took when he went to kill the walkers for Rick. After they got close to the railroad, Daryl said:
Daryl : Stop the truck, and leave me here, man. I came with my brother's motorcycle. It's all I have left from him.
Rick :We'll wait here. If you don't get back after 40 minutes, we'll come lookin' for you.
Daryl : 'kay. I'm back in a bit.
BACK IN THE CAMP
Daryl ran to the train tracks, and took his brother's motorcycle. He started the engine and got back to the highway. They all went back to the camp. Daryl was the first who got back. He was still a bit angry to the group about his brother. When Amy saw him, she came running and tried to hug him. He didn't accepted her hug and said
Daryl : Girl, jus' leave me the FUCK alone already ! I don' have time for Romance or that kinda shit ! My dad died few days ago, and my brutha's missin' so just give me a fuckin' break. – And went to next to the campfire
Amy couldn't say anything. The others heard Daryl screaming and asked him
Lori : Why are you acting like this, she lost her cousin, yesterday…
Daryl : Look at me Olive oil. I lost my father few days ago, and my brother today. I had to kill a man who was trying to rape a girl, and at least 20 people in Atlanta. Don't tell me that I don't give a shit about anyone !
Shane :Wow. Calm down, Dix. She didn't knew that…
Daryl : And you wanna know the funniest part, Shanio ? I did all these thangs for few people
that I don't even fuckin' know. And as a result, I lost my brother.
Few minutes later Glenn came with the Mustang which was stolen, and it's alarm was ringing . Amy asked :
Amy : Are the others safe ?
Dale : Are you okay, son ?
Shane : Turn that shit off !
Glenn : I don't know how to stop it. Yes,yes YES ! Everyone's okay, I am okay. Well maybe not Daryl. Some bandits almost killed us, and he killed them, all alone. Their leader threw a knife and it hit his leg, also he's brother's lost.
And we couldn't make it without the new guy. You'll meet him.
Few minutes later the truck came and they all came out. Morales hugged his family and Dale, Amy and Andrea were together again. Morales called Rick :
Morales : Hey ! Helicopter guy! C'mon out. – he called him that because he told them that he heard a helicopter.
Glenn to Shane : He's a cop, like you.
Shane was going to tell him something, but when he saw him, he realized that it's Rick. He's best friend. Lori's husband and Carl's father. Rick saw his wife and son and hug his son, and after kissed Lori. He also thanked Shane for looking out for his wife and son.
Daryl was the only one alone. He decided to go back to check out if that teenage girl is okay. He felt guilty leaving her, and when he got back, she was still there. When he saw her, Daryl said :
Daryl : Ey' girl. Wanna come with me ?
The girl ran to Daryl, and said :
Girl : I'm Emily, and thank you so much, mr.
Daryl : Daryl, Daryl Dixon.
Emily :Thank you, Mr. Dixon.
They both got back to the camp. Just before they got inside they saw a dead walker. The group was discussing of leaving the place. They were planning of going to Fort Benning. Daryl said:
Daryl : Everyone, this is Emily. She was almost raped this mornin'. I killed the man and saved her.
Rick : You did the right thang, Daryl.
Amy : She can spend time with Carol's daughter, Sophia.
Daryl : Welcome to the group, girl.
Emily hugged Daryl. Amy wasn't very pleased of that. She was jealous of her and just turned back.
Daryl : So I heard you guys are leavin' in the mornin' is that right ?
Rick and Shane : Yeah, we're goin' to Fort Benning.
Glenn : What about the CDC ? It's close.
Daryl : Fort Benning sounds like a better idea, man. We don't need meds, we need guns, and if they find a cure, we'll learn about it.
Glenn : It's Fort Benning then.
Daryl : It's a plan then.
Rick :Yeah. Get ready for tomorrow, It's gonna be a long day. Dale, and you,
Jim :Name's Jim.
Rick: Dale and Jim, repair that RV we'll need it. The others prepare your things and get ready to go for tomorrow. It'll be a long day.
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END OF CHAPTER 3
Written by : Daryl Denis
Original comics and TV show by : Robert Kirkman
Thanks for reading !