A/N What's going on my huaners! Welcome to a brand new story! It's my own version of upcoming season three! I'm so excited to get this story up and running, and I'm looking forward to seeing it evolve.
Now, this is episode one of five episodes of the season. There are five choices per episode, and at the end of each chapter, there is a choice. You guys will vote on which choice shall be made, and the most popular vote will win! Get it? You got it! Eezy peezy lemon squeezy!
I know the ending of season two was five different endings, but this story goes with the one with Clementine leaving Kenny and staying at Wellington. Now I want to disclaim these are not my choices in the game. It just makes most sense to do it this way! My original was going to Howe's with Jane and making the family leave.
Now, I don't want to do a long into, so let's get right into it!
DISCLAIMER! I DO NOT OWN THE WALKING DEAD!
The doors to Wellington closed behind Clementine, AJ, and Edith. Tears continued to slip out of Clementine's eyes, and since her hands were full, she couldn't wipe them away. They just about froze on her face, considering inches of snow covered the ground. Well, it did. The grounds of Wellington seemed to be mostly shoveled. Due to many other buildings and fires spread around the acres upon acres of land, the remaining snow had melted a while ago. It suddenly felt warmer, even outside.
Edith came to a stop so Clementine could regain her composure. Edith awkwardly held a comforting arm out to Clementine, which she just ignored. Edith mumbled, "I'm sorry, dear. I know what it's like to lose people I'm close to." Clementine wanted to respond, but she didn't even know what to say. So she just remained silent.
Edith gestured for Clementine to follow her. "C'mon, let's find you a place to stay." Clementine nearly tripped over a few roots that couldn't be removed from the ground. She wasn't really paying attention to where she was going. There were many voices coming from nearby. Around ten people had passed on her short walk to wherever Edith was. They all looked sophisticated and were carrying clipboards.
Clementine's thoughts over Kenny were eating her insides, and making her feelings shatter even more. Tears were blinding her so badly, she accidentally ran into Edith, who had come to a stop. Clementine stared at her shoes. "Sorry," she said halfheartedly. Edith looked like she wanted to say something to comfort Clementine, but decided against it.
Clementine looked up, recognizing this location as another watchtower. "Ashley is in charge of monitoring the residents here. You know, arranging rooms for everyone, keeping track of how many people are here; making sure no commotion arises within the residents. That sort of stuff." Still staring at her shoes, Clementine grumbled, "Whatever." Edith sighed, "She's in a rotten mood, so I'd better go with you."
With that, Edith opened the door to the watchtower. She stepped out of the way, allowing Clementine to enter first. Clementine, slightly struggling with AJ and Kenny's hat, shuffled into the tower. She glanced up, noticed a few flights of stairs. She groaned, "Dammit."
To Clementine's surprise, Edith didn't try to lead her up the stairs. Instead, she cupped her hands around her mouth, "Hey Ashley! We have two new people down here!" Her voice echoed and Clementine cringed. For a minute, there was silence in the tower. Then, loud footsteps where heard. After that, a load voice, "What the f*ck, Edith!? You know we already have too many people here!"
Finally, a girl came into sight. It was hard to make out her appearance, considering how fast she was stomping down the stairs. But she came to a stop once she was down in front of Clementine, and froze. Clementine glared, "What are you looking at?" The lady stuttered, "You…you're a kid?" Clementine didn't like the sound of that, she narrowed her eyes at the girl. Edith stepped up, "Some man begged me to take both of them in. Zach said it was okay."
The girl placed her hand on her hip, returning to reality. She went back to a normal appearance, "What's your name?" Clementine didn't like how this woman was acting. "I'm Clementine. This is AJ," she replied harshly. The woman nodded, as if making a mental note in her head. "Well then, Clementine, welcome to Wellington. I'm Ashley." (This OC belongs to koolkel45. Thanks baby!)
Though Clementine thought this woman was kinda annoying, it was hard to deny she looked very familiar. She had long, chocolate brown hair with soft brown eyes. She wasn't tall or short, and she was slender. She had a cute southern accent that wasn't too think or thin. She seemed to be in her late twenties or something, and she had an intimidating look. Clementine didn't want to think about it, but she looked an awful lot like Luke. Like, she looked like an exact female version of him. Clementine pushed the thought of her dead friend away, she didn't need to cry even more.
Edith shifted awkwardly, "Since she just got here, you need to find her a place to stay. Is there any room in the children's center?" Ashley shook her head, "No, we're almost full. Plus, we have a few women that are very close to labor. We need room for their babies." Ashley tapped her chin, as if she was looking through mental notes in her head, "There isn't any space with any other families, and most of the other people don't strike me as children people, so…"
Ashley let out an annoyed sigh, "The only space we have is with the council. And I don't really think they'd be very happy about that." Edith tensed up a little, "Do you think…?" Ashley slumped over, "She'll probably have to bunk with me." Clementine frowned, "With you?" Edith bit her lip, "Are you sure? I mean, she can always…" Ashley held her hand up, "I'm here most of the days. I'm sure Venus won't mind." Edith let out a breath Clementine was sure she didn't even know she was holding, "Do you want me to walk her back?" Ashley shook her head, "Nah, my shift is over. I'll take her back."
Clementine frowned, she wasn't really looking forward to staying with this Ashley chick and some girl named Venus. But she didn't have much choice. Edith stepped out of the way, opening the door for Clementine and Ashley. When they were back outside, Edith turned to Clementine, "Well…bye then." Clementine just frowned in response. Ashley gave Edith a curt nod, "Take care, Edith."
Ashley motioned for Clementine to walk with her, "So, how did you get here?" Clementine shrugged, "It doesn't matter." Ashley stared at Clementine, like she was trying to figure her out. She let out a 'hmph' noise, and continued walking.
Even though Clementine didn't really like this girl, she should best try to get along with her, "You have a job here or something?" Ashley nodded, "You could say that. I was one of the few people that founded Wellington. Most of the people that started the community are on council. I was the first nomination as leader here, but I turned it down and took a different job. I'm in charge of all activity here amongst the people."
Clementine raised her eyebrow at her, "You have a room or something right? With another person?" Ashley nodded, "Yup, you can say Venus is my roommate." Clementine frowned, "But, isn't that enough to take up whatever your room is?"
Ashley shrugged, "For most of the people that live here, that's the case. But I'm on council, and council members get larger rooms with more beds. We get to decide if we wanted a roommate, and I chose Venus." Clementine thought about that for a moment. She asked, "Is she on council?" Ashley looked down, "Venus? No, she's not. She's lucky I allowed her to bunk with me. She's really sweet, I think you'll like her."
Goddamn this girl was really reminding Clementine of Luke, like way too much. Clementine bit her lip, unable to form her words in the correct fashion. She took a deep breath and said, "You remind me of a friend…" Ashley pursed her lips with interest, "Oh?" Clementine nodded, "Yeah, you look a lot like him."
Ashley's eye's widened slightly, as if she was remembering something, "Him? What was his name?" Clementine closed her eyes, "Luke." There was no way anyone could understand the pain it caused for Clementine to say her friend's name. Ashley's eyes went even wider, and she stopped dead in her tracks, "Luke? His name was…Luke? You knew him?"
Clementine turned to the side to face her, feeling a strange increase in heartbeat. Does this woman know Luke? Where they close? Ashley began to dig into her pocket, and pulled out a small crumbled piece of paper. She smoothed it out so Clementine could see. Ashley trembled, "Does he look like this?"
Clementine looked at the picture, and it broke her heart to see who it was. Ashley was standing there, maybe a few years younger. She was dressed in a blue sundress and had sunglasses on. Her chocolate brown hair was groomed and flowing in the wind. She had her arm rested on a guy's shoulder. Clementine recognized it as Luke. But a slightly younger, cleaner version of Luke. With the two of them standing together, the resemblance between them seemed even closer.
Clementine hiccupped, trying not to cry. It was heart wrenching to see Luke after what had happened to him. She sniffed, "That's him." Ashley nearly dropped the paper, "Seriously! I've been praying some part of him would show up! He's my brother, we're twins. When was the last time you saw him?"
Clementine fought more tears back, it was worse to know that she had found Luke's sister she didn't even know he had, and now being forced to tell her what happened to him. Clementine croaked, "the last time I saw him…he was sinking in a frozen lake with a walker holding onto his foot. He kept sinking until I couldn't see him."
Ashley stared in utter shock, her eyes and mouth open wider than Clementine thought was even possible. She had one last thing to say, "He's gone…" Ashley tried to speak, but all that came out was a light wheezing sound. Clementine readjusted her grip on AJ, and made sure she didn't drop Kenny's hat.
Just then, her face crumbled and face dropped the picture. Clementine bit her lip, "Ashley…" All the sudden, Ashley stormed past Clementine, "C'mon, we're going home." She was stomping fast, like she was on the stairs. Clementine had to run to keep up with her.
"Hey!" she called. "Slow down!" Ashley ignored her, jogging back to a small stone cabin. She burst into the door, Clementine followed, almost out of breath. Another girl, who Clementine assumed was Venus, tried to stop Ashley. "Hey, Ash. Calm down, what's going on?"
Ashley snapped, "This is Clementine, and the baby's AJ. They're staying here from now on. Set them up a place to sleep, I'm going to bed." With that, Ashley ran into a nearby room and slammed the door shut. Clementine heard sobbing come from inside.
"What's going on?" the woman asked. Clementine sniffed again, "I knew her brother…he's dead." The woman turned to look at the door, "Oh no…she's been talking about him non stop." She sighed, "We'd best leave her alone for the night. She's always cranky."
The lady took a breath and fixed herself to a more welcoming expression, "I guess I should introduce myself. I'm Venus, nice to meet you." Clementine shrugged, "Yeah."
Venus looked like she was one of those TV actresses or a model. She had long blond hair and kind blue eyes. She was taller than Ashley, but appeared to be a little bit younger. She had a voice that had the slightest hint of flirtation in it. To sum it up, Venus really represented her name. She was very VERY attractive!
Venus reached out, and Clementine moved closer. She gently placed a hand on her shoulder, "If you want to sleep in my bed tonight, I'll take the couch or something. We could work out a system or something." Clementine shook her head, "No…I'm fine." Venus gave her a look of pity, "Alright then, I'll go fetch you a blanket and a pillow."
Clementine took a seat on the couch as Venus went to her own room for a blanket and pillow. Clementine looked down at AJ, feeling worse with every second passing, "Thanks."
36 MONTHS LATER
Clementine walked through the woods with Venus and a group of three other guys with a large backpack on. She groaned, "Why did we have to go so far?" One of the men chuckled, "Because that's where all the good sh*t was located." Clementine snapped, "Well you should bring more people out if you wanted to carry more of the good sh*t because I'm getting tired!"
Venus laughed, "You really sound like a teenager, Clem. That will get you in trouble." Clementine rolled her eyes, "Well, I AM a teenager, aren't I? I turned fourteen a month and a half ago, remember?" Venus giggled, "Yes, I remember, smartass."
Clementine had been living in Wellington with Ashley and Venus for three years now. AJ had grown into a toddler, a very annoying but cute toddler. Ashley and Venus were rather close to Clementine, she knew she could trust them. Clementine found the difference between Ashley and Luke funny. They looked the same, but they were very different when it came to their personalities.
Ashley was on council, and her being strict made everyone respect her more. She was an honest, direct, and mature woman. Though she was polite to everyone here, Clementine discovered Ashley had a mad talent for throwing knives. Clementine had never seen Ashley with a gun at all, but she wore a belt that held a variety of throwing knives.
Venus wasn't a bad shot, but she was better when it came to defense. Venus was clever, and she was hard to get a hold of. She always wore black. At first, Clementine thought it was for easy cover, but Venus claimed it made her look sexy. Venus flirted with about everybody here, so much that Ashley made fun of her about it. Legit, Venus flirted with EVERYBODY, she was bisexual. Clementine didn't mind Venus liking for girls and boys, she had known Walter and Matthew were a gay couple.
Clementine opened her mouth to say something witty, but there were screams from a distance. Another one of the guys pointed, "LOOK!" Clementine squinted, and she saw smoke rising…rising from the walls of Wellington. She gasped, "AJ…" She then began to sprint towards the building. She heard Venus call behind her, "CLEMENTINE!" But she ignored her.
Clementine sprinted into the smoky mess, and saw people running past her, left and right. Venus caught up with her, "Aw sh*t…" The two began to rush through the town, and into the smoke.
It burned Clementine's lungs and eyes, and she saw flames uprising. She called out, "AJ!" Venus's eyes jolted around the area, "ASHLEY!" They continued to run through the flames.
Suddenly, a falling board landed on Venus. It wasn't bad enough to do anything serious, but it was on fire. The flames were moving their way towards Venus. She yelped, "Help!"
Clementine ran over, and attempted to lift the burning wood off of Venus. She grunted, and pain shot through her arms as she kept trying to help Venus. "Hurry!" Venus cried. Clementine felt there was no hope as she tried desperately to save her friend.
Just then, another pair of hands grabbed onto the board, and helped Clementine lift the wood off of Venus. When Clementine looked up, Ashley stood before them. Venus leaped up and latched onto her friend, "Thank God!" Clementine snapped, "Where's AJ?!" Ashley moved out of the way, and AJ came bouncing up to Clementine.
"Clemmy!" he cried as Clementine scooped him up into her arms. "It's okay, Alvie, it's okay." Ashley pulled away from Venus, "We gotta get outa here!" Venus grabbed her arm, "Wait! We can't just leave everyone here, there could still be people stuck in the fire!"
Ashley resisted, "There's no time, we have to go!" Venus snapped, "We can't just leave them to die!" Ashley and Venus continued to fight, and Clementine looked around at the roaring flames. There wasn't much time before they were going to be devoured by the flames, but there were defiantly still people alive and trapped in here.
Ashley cried out, "We can't, Venus! It's suicide!" Venus stamped her foot, "We have to try!" Clementine looked between the two, then looked at AJ, who was trembling in her arms. She didn't know what do to!
[Escape Wellington]
[Defend Wellington]
A/N So I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter! Now I want to say DO NOT SEND ME OCS FOR NOW! If you do, PM them. Do NOT put them in the reviews! Now, Ashley belongs to my friend, but Venus belongs to me. And most of the OCs in this episode belong to me, so be prepared for my mad OC skills.
Anyway, vote on what Clem should do! Stay or go! Please leave a review, it helps me out a lot! Take Luck!
ROBIN OUT!
