AN: First off this could very well be considered a crack fic. This was written for the sole purpose of fun, no real plot line or anything. The characters were created by my sister and me, and names were picked for the purpose of the pun. Jay is supposed to be me, CeeCee is my sis, and Penny is a third person we threw in for balance between the characters.
This might get confusing if you aren't really paying attention when you read, but Penny is actually agender, so they use they/them pronouns. So since they are in a group, it could get a tad confusing if you aren't paying attention.
They was written one day (basically a year ago) when I went to my sister and told her we should write something together, which lead to me randomly thinking "what if we were in the walking dead?" and so here we are.
WARNING: Some characters could be seen as OC and I apologies for that. I write most of them in the way I see them, so it might not be considered canon by everything.
Now, I hope you all enjoy this story and leave a review to let me know what you all thought!
An exasperated sigh left the soft pink haired person, a bloody double-sided axe dragged across the rotting forest floor. Their eyes stayed trained on their steel-toed black boots as the rustling continued above their head. They softly shook their head with another sigh, the dusty rosy hair fell in front of stormy, cool grey eyes.
"World ends, and I get stuck with these monkeys." They spoke out, loud enough for the sounds above in the trees to settle to a silence.
"You know you love us." A cheekily grinning teen girl popped in, hanging upside down on a tree branch by the legs. The loose strands from the bun tied at the top of her head hung beneath her, slight shades of icy blue peaked through, her bright blue eyes met stormy silver. Her sudden appearance caused the being clashed in army cargo pants and a black biker tank top to come to a halt.
"You gotta lighten up a bit, Penny." A thud follow the sentence, a pastel green haired teen landed in a crouching position on the floor. He pulled himself up, turning to face Penny while straightening out his oversized black tee. His hands dusted off the dark red ripped jeans he worn, silver rings gleamed in the light. "It's the end of the world my dude, gotta fucking live a little." A grin, matching that of his sister, slid on his face as he threw an arm around the pink haired friend.
"Regardless there is no need to be swinging from branches like animals." Penny retorted, training his eyes from the others and on the forest floor. They noticed the shift of the smaller teen girl landing next to them, and continued their steps. The other two teens followed behind. Eyes stayed trained on the small prints they noticed, the steps seemed too deliberate, even though frantic, than one of the dead. "Someone was here, someone small. The steps are too purposeful to be a marshmallow."
"Small? A kid? Or a midget like CeeCee." The green haired teen chuckled, jerking his head towards Cee, with each step his black converses kicked up some dirt. Cee turned her glare on him, rousing another chuckle from him. A smile erased the glare from Cee, confusing her brother.
"Well Jay, beats getting hit by branches, and getting spiderwebs in my face." Cee bit back, earning her a glare from Jay who had to duck slightly to miss a low hanging tree branch.
"At least I'm not-" Jay cut his sentence short, the trio froze. A soft rustling sound filtered through the air, keeping the trio on their toes. Penny pulled his axe from the floor, Cee pulled twin guns from holsters on her thighs, and Jay pulled a small silver throwing knife. The rustling grew louder, frantic steps sounded the longer the three waited. Cee moved forward, pressing a small latch on the side of her modified gun, a blade flipped out on one, pointed out in the direction of the front. A soft sob sounded, Jay instantly pulled Cee back and moved forward just in time to catch a frightened little girl who slammed straight into him.
A cry left the startled blonde girl, her height and features gave the impression of being not much more than ten years of age. Instead of releasing her, Jay pulled her closer and further from the rustling nearby. Penny and Cee moved forward, quickly taking down the three Marshmallows that chased the girl.
"Sh, hey it's okay." Jay pulled the girl at arms length, once the girl caught sight of his face her struggling slowed. Jay offered a small smile while the other two glanced awkwardly between them. Jay was often the one to deal with any emotional messes they've stumbled upon, finding it best to leave him to work. "Hey, I'm Jay… These are Penny and Cee, we aren't going to hurt you. Okay?"
The girl sniffled, her hands wiping at the tears and snotting running from her face. Jay felt a ping of sadness at the sight of the girl, with the dead rising it wasn't common to come across kids, but he couldn't imagine shifting from her past life to this. "What's your name?" Jay added when he noticed the salty tears slowing.
"So-Sop-Sophia." The girl, Sophia, mumbled, glancing quickly around them.
"So Sophia, do you have a group? You aren't all alone are you?" Jay questioned, dropping himself into a kneel to be leveled with the prepubescent teen.
"N-No." A choked sob ripped past her, she shook her head. "He-He told me to stay put, but I-I was scared, I tried to get back but-but-"
"It's okay, I get it." Jay soothed, trying to quiet down Sophia. The girl gave a small nod, her wide emerald eyes searching through the trees. Jay made a soft 'tsk' sound to gather her attention back on him, releasing one of her arms. "Do you remember where they were stationed?"
"Uh… The hi-highway." Sophia sniffled, her blonde hair fell into her face. Jay offered her a soft, reassuring smile, his blue-green eyes flashing to Penny who nodded.
"Well that's good." Jay grinned at the now calmed little girl, pride splashed through him at the sight of a smile sliding onto the dirty face of the young girl. "Penny over there, they know exactly where that is. So we can take you back to your group safe and sound." The light that ignited inside Sophia's eyes warmed Jay's heart, he just hope the little girl didn't lose that life.
A short teen girl, and tall teen boy stood on seperate cars in the deserted highway, the pink haired mediator stood in between the two, the silent little girl sat on their shoulders. Jay and Cee scanned the area around them, trying to catch any sight of survivors or a poster or anything. However, the two of them didn't catch sight of a thing.
"Guys, we wasted enough time as it is." Penny cut in, shifting from foot to foot, eyes scanning the lower levels for anything. "It's getting dark, these streets will be flooded with Marshmallows soon."
"Marshmallows?" A soft timid voice sounded above the pink haired friend, causing all the heads to turn to the little girl they happened to seem to adopt.
"That's the dead." Jay chimed in jumping from the blue car he had stood upon, Cee followed his lead, jumping from the black car she had stood on.
"We called them Walkers." Sophia answered, looking down at the dusty pink hair of the person she sat on. "Is this natural?" The shift of topic brought a smile to the trio's lips, having forgotten exactly how kids were.
"Yes it is." Penny responded matter-of-factly, moving forward towards the tree line. "We need to get a move on, we've wasted enough time."
"Can we spare a minute or two to have a drink?" Cee asked, leaning against a car and pulling out her water canteen. Before Penny could respond, Jay followed suit. Penny sighed shaking their head, soft strands of hair fell in front of his face. He softly placed the little girl on the group, before handing her over a bottle of water.
"Fine we can stop, but for no more than five minutes."
"Hell yea." Jay smirked, pulling himself to sit on the hood of the car, taking a swing from his bottle.
"How's your group, Sophia?" Cee asked, earning her a look from her brother. Cee shrugged, taking a gulp from her bottle. "What? We need to know what we're getting ourselves into."
"They're nice." Sophia answered, a soft smile sliding onto her ashened features. "My mom lets me play with Carl, his dad kinda leads the group."
"Are they the type to shoot first ask questions later, are they?" Penny asked, Sophia shook her head in response. Their mind ran through all the game plans the four of them could take. Ever since they joined the siblings, they have planned the next moves. Where to go and what to do, the safest way to do things.
"We'll go to the school." Penny concluded with a nod, pulling their bag back onto their back. "We'll sneak into one of the classrooms, close it up and hunker down there for the time being until we figure out where her group could have gone. All the Marshmallows out front would keep people from trying to get in. Should be safe as long as we stay relatively silent."
"Sounds like a plan." Cee agreed, pulling herself into a stand. Her pack still rested high on her back, oppose to her brother's whose hung over his bottom.
"That sounds good to you, Soph?" Jay asked, helping place the tiny girl on his friend's shoulders. The little girl nodded with a smile.
"Thank you." Sophia spoke up, resting her hands for balance on Penny's head. Jay just smiled up at her, turning to his sister who was packed and ready to go.
"Let's hit the road."
"Tell us about your friends dad, the guy who leads the group." Penny broke the soft silence that grew between the four on their journey to the school. After sneak past the horde that littered the front of the school, they made it to a classroom on the top floor and barricaded the area for the night.
"Rick?" Sophia questioned, taking the poptarts offered to her by Cee with a smile. "He was a sheriff, he's nice. He ran after me and took the Walkers out."
"He just left you sitting there?" Jay asked from his perch on a desk, munching on crackers he pulled from his bag.
"He said keep the sun on your left shoulder." Sophia mused, remembering the instructions the older man had given her before luring the dead away. "I tried, but I got lost. Then I ran into a few…"
"Hey, it's fine." Jay shook his head, glancing over to his sister who stood by the windows. Her eyes keeping sight out on the marshmallows and in case any survivors were idiot enough to try and get in. "We'll find your friends, and you'll be reunited with your parents-"
"Mom…" Sophia cut in, an odd look of sadness slipping on her face and filling her bright green eyes. The three older ones nodded, understanding the unspoken words from the little girl.
"Well, we will get you to your mother." Cee chimed in, returning back to the three sitting around. She accepted the cracker offered to her before turning to Penny. "I'm gonna head up to the roof, keep an eye out for anything-"
"I'm coming too!" Jay called out to Cee, who already started making her way over to the door. "Penny'll keep an eye on Sophia, you should try getting some rest." He aimed the second half of his sentence to the tired looking girl. Sophia responded with a nod and a soft smile.
"I don't trust you two on the roof." Penny deadpanned, pushing to a stand.
"We'll be fine." Jay dismissed with a wave of his hand. "Besides, someone's gotta keep an eye out on the little one." Penny opted to glare at the green haired teen, shaking their head.
"Fine, but if I hear anything I'm coming up to the roof." Penny warned, earning themselves a grin and a nod. Before the two could make their way out the door, Penny spoke up. "Trust me, you don't want me to go up there." Penny warned, giving the two a pointed look. Jay smirked, before nodding.
Jay and Cee had been sitting on the roof when they first heard it. The two had been sitting in silence, keeping an eye on the horde to make sure none of them made their way of to the entrance. Jay kept his eyes out for any straying marshmallows or for any hordes forming in sections. All the while Cee kept her eyes out for any survivors, people trying to break into the school. She hadn't seen any, none had entered from the front. But the two had heard the gunshots. The dead had too, judging by how they started moving towards a section of the school.
"The gym?" Jay questioned, pulling himself to a stand to try and catch sight of anything. Cee followed suit, but they hadn't caught sight of anything.
"Live bait probably got in through the back." Cee shrugged, taking a seat back down once the shooting had stopped. "Their dead now."
"Nope." Jay shook his head, pointing to the side after a moment of silence. Cee looked over, eyes scanning the marshmallows to catch sight of two people running off. "Well I'll be damned, one's limping. "
"They'll be dead soon, no way they could get away from that." Cee dismissed, keeping her spot on the roof while Jay watched the two run. He knew better than to try to save the two, besides they left all their guns back in the bunker or the classroom aside from Cee's modified ones.
"Holy shit! That's a dick move!" Jay shouted over the groans of the dead by the time the two men had made it in front of them, the smaller one shot the other in the leg. Jay turned to his sister, annoyance clear on his face. 'We gotta help him! His 'friend' just shot him in the leg!"
"What do you want to do? Jump down there and teach that dude a lesson?" Before Cee could finish her sentence, her brother was already making his way down to the ground. Cee shook her head, before pulling out her own weapons and making her way down.
As the two made their way there, taking down any marshmallows that got in their way, Penny entered the roof at the whole ruckus. Seeing the two running down to help the struggling man, they sighed. This was why they couldn't even leave the siblings alone, the two always found themselves in trouble. Nonetheless, the dusty haired friend pulled out his long range weapons, seating themself on the roof and taking down the dead around the stranger.
"Fuck." Jay mumbled, shaking his head. Shrugging apologetically when Penny slapped the back of his head and motioned to the little girl who sat wide eyed. "Sorry…"
"He'll be fine." Penny answered the unasked question, looking over to the overweight man laid across a few desks. Penny had gone to medical school before the marshmallows had taken over, they had been a nurse. "We're just lucky that the bullet went straight through, missed any important arteries and the bone. Aside from that, he's just bruised and scratched a bit. He'll be hella sore for a bit. We'd have to wait a few days before moving."
"He's not from your group?" Cee questioned, looking over at the little girl. Sophia shook her head. "How about someone name Shane?"
"Shane!" Sophia seemed to brighten at the name. "He was in charged before Rick!" A laugh escaped Jay, one that bubbled the more it went on. The three in the room stared for a moment before Cee joined her brother. Once the laughter died down, Jay turned to the two confused remaining.
"Holy hell, this little girl has some damn good luck." Jay chuckled with a shake of his head. "Leave it to us just so happened to save someone whose apparent of her goddamn group.