ok so I decided to make a few changes to this fic, this idea came to me today while on my travels. It's not much of a change but doing this was the only way that it would work with what I have planned. Also Carl doesn't have his hat yet as I have an idea for that as well.

Preface

" Carl come back, that's mine."

"come and get it Bethy." Carl replied to the blonde girl running after him, he was laughing playfully as he ran away, a cheeky grin plastered on his face.

"I mean it, come back with my necklace, it's the only thing I have left of my mother" Beth begged as she ran after the young adventurous twelve year old.

"come and get it.. " Carl said in fits of giggles, he laid down on the grass not being able to move because of how much he was laughing. His sides where in pain, Beth hovered over him trying to open his hands up as he grasped down on the necklace, he lifted his free hand and pulled on one of her bunches making her cry in pain.

" why did you do that? " she said feeling the sting of where he had pulled her hair, "because it was funny…." Carl said smiling up to her.

Beth Greene was his best friend, they had known eachother since kindergarten and had been neighbours ever since. He had the biggest crush on her and wanted to tell her but he thought acting like this around her would give her the idea. To him she was perfect, her long blonde hair that today where in two bunches, her pale skin that never seemed to catch the sun, her blue eyes that sparkled.

But Carl's playful flirting was interrupted by a chilling scream, I scream that was that chilling it gave Carl Goosebumps, Beth turned to look at where the scream had come from, "I think it came from the front" Beth replied as the two kids ran to see what the noise was.

Beth's father Hershel grabbed his daughter as they ran to the front, "no Bethy don't go out there, you don't want to see." Hershel explained with a comforting whisper.

What Carl saw would probably and would almost haunt him for the rest of his life.

It was happening, it was really happening, Rick Grimes frantically drove his Car through the Streets of Georgia, Atlanta, crowds and crowds of people ran around, some trampled over others the smaller people being the main victims.

He was worried, not about the crowds of people trying frantically to get away but he was worried he wouldn't get to his wife and son in time.

Lori and Carl were making their way into town, their street had already been invaded, and their friendly neighbour had already been bitten and was now a Walker.

"mom, what is going on? I saw Mrs Mitchell die, she was bitten by that horrible man and then she died and she got up…" Carl was scared, he was confused, Lori hugged her son, he was only twelve and had no idea what was going on.

"just keep walking Carl, don't look back" Lori said trying to keep as calm as she could.

"mom… where is Beth and Hershel? " he asked frantically looking around for his friend, he still had her necklace clutched in his hand, he would never loose this.

"they will be fine, just keep walking" she replied to him, her instinct was to get her son away from all this.

The town was overrun with the un-dead, walking around just eating anybody that got in their path, Carl even witnessed a father rip is own wife open, his mother pulled him towards her trying to shield his eyes from seeing the disturbing sights.

Rick pulled over, he got out his car and began looking for his wife and son, Rick was a sheriff and been on duty when he had seen a group of walkers making their way towards him. At first he had thought it was just a group of people making their way to a fancy dress party or something that was until his partner Shane had been bitten, Rick had got into his car not believing what he had seen. He thought it had been some sort of trick, that was until his watched his friend rise again but not alive but as a walker. Rick had driven forward full speed and knocked them all down, Shane had held on to the bonnet of the car but the life had left him all he wanted was to kill Rick.

Rick could not bear the thought of seeing his family like that, he had to get them out of here, but looking for them in this crowd was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Blood, blood everywhere, Carl could not take it in anymore, he had played this type of stuff on his games console but now experiencing it real life seemed like some sort of nightmare. Carl fell over a body, the body was motionless so he guessed they had been killed, "Carl!" Lori screamed as the body began to stare, making a horrible sound, the body slowly began to rise until a bullet was fired right through the head of the walker.

"I got you son" a man's voice said, Carl was picked up, he looked up to see a man staring down at him, he had an eye patch, "you were almost walker food then" he replied, Carl looked around his mother was gone, "mom, mom, mom!" he shouted frantically, "come with me, we will find your mother" the man said, thinking Carl could trust him he suddenly found himself being silenced as the man's hand went over Carl's mouth, next thing everything went black.

Lori cried with worry, she had lost Carl, walkers were all around the place, "Carl! Carl!" she screamed, Rick found her, "Lori" Rick shouted, "oh my god thank god, I lost Carl, he was there one minute then gone the next" she cried frantically, "we will find him" Rick replied.

Carl woke up, his head hurt, his vision was still blurry. He had no idea where he was, he sat and looked around he was in some sort of room, it had brown and white walls with nothing more than a bed that he was laying on.

The door opened and the man with the eye patch walked in, "where am I? who are you? Where is my mum and dad?" Carl asked.

"it's okay you are safe, what is your name?" he asked

"Carl" he replied, he was still groggy but he remembered some things, the man smiled at him.

"well Carl, welcome to Woodbury, you may call me The Governor, although I do bring bad news, your parents are dead"