Desert Eagle
I don't own any rights to the original script, characters or any part from the series. The only character i own is Gwen. And some added script lines from the other characters. I just wanna make that clear so nobody gets the wrong idea that i'm just copying everything from the show, because that is not the case. Again i just wanna see how it would all go from a different from a new character.
Setting- Bloodletting
Chapter 2 I'm Not Weak
We all continue to walk despite the possibilities of the gunshot we all heard. We all stop when Andrea had said something.
"You still worried about it?" I look back and see Lori looking back towards where the gunshot came from.
"It was a gunshot." She spoke.
"We all head it." Daryl spoke from behind me. Lori turns back around to face us.
"Why one? Why just one gunshot?"
"Maybe they took down a walker."
"Please don't patronize me. You know Rick wouldn't risk a gunshot to put down one walker. Or Shane. They'd do it quietly." She argued back.
"He wasn't trying to patronize you. We're not so sure it was even a gunshot. Let alone it was them who pulled the trigger." I protested. I was sick of her always acting like she was better than us.
"It was a gunshot." She spat back at me.
"How do you know that it was them? It could have been anybody. It could have been more survivors. They could of also heard the bells, same as us." I countered.
"If it wasn't them, shouldn't they have caught up with us by now?" Carol broke the tension.
"There's nothing we can do about it anyway. Can't run around these woods chasing echoes." Daryl pointed out. Lori looks at him.
"So what do we do?"
"Same as we've been. Beat around the bush for Sophia, work our back to the highway." Daryl concluded. We continue to walk on.
"I'm sure they'll hook up with us back at he RV." Andrea looked at Lori. So now she was being nice to everyone. Better if she kept it that way. Lori walks past us as we were beginning to walk when Andrea spoke again.
"I'm sorry for what you're going through. I know how you feel."
"I suppose you do. Thank you." Carol looks up at me and Daryl "The thought of her out here by herself…it's the not knowing that's killing me. I just keep hoping and prying she doesn't wind up like Amy." Just then Carol realizes what she had said in front of Andrea. "Oh my god. That's the worst thing I ever said." She corrects herself. Andrea shakes her head in forgiveness, understanding that Carol didn't mean what she said.
"We're all hoping and praying with you, for what its worth." I hear Daryl grunt and walk up to Andrea and Carol.
"I'll tell you what its worth…not a damn thing."
"Daryl." I call his name out, almost offended myself by his sudden rudeness.
"it's a waste of time all this hoping and praying." He looks at Carol dead in the eye. "Cause we're gonna locate that little girl, she's gonna be just fine." He than looks at both of them "Am I the only one zen around here? Good Lord." Daryl continues to walk on. I look at Carol and see she was stunned by what he said. I catch up to Daryl.
"What was that?"
"What?"
"The way you juts shot her down."
"I didn't shoot anyone down. Just made it perfectly clear, that we'll find her."
"But the way you made it sound-"
"No the way their making it sound is if as we'll be finding a body." He snaps.
It was already late afternoon. The sky was orange again, but it was still hot as hell. We kept walking, and walking. I felt like it was never gonna stop. Hear and their I got a bit light headed, this heat was killing me, and our water bottle was just about empty, the remaining of it was boiling hot. So their was no way I was gonna drink that. Daryl then stops as we all do.
"We'll lose the light before too long. I think we should call it."
"Lets head back."
"We'll pick it up again in the morning?" Carol looks at Lori. She nodes.
"Yeah, we'll find her tomorrow." Daryl whistles at them to get their attention. Again we continue to walk, this time back to the highway. Thank God I am exhausted. As we walked I look over at Glenn. He hadn't said much throughout this search.
"You look exhausted."
"I am. I didn't get much sleep, helping Dale keep watch last night. I'm sure it will be the same thing tonight." He looks at me "You don't look like your full of energy ether."
"Well I guess its just all of us. We have been at this all day and my water is low. So yeah, I guess you can say I am exhausted too." We both smile. "So if you didn't get much sleep last night. Why didn't you stay back with T-Dog and Dale?"
"I wanted to help find Sophia. More people means more ground to cover."
"Yeah but it wont help that some don't have their A-game on."
"And you do?"
"I did. Until about an hour ago." Glenn doesn't say anything for a moment.
"I'll be fine."
"Suit yourself."
"How much farther?" Andrea asks
"Not much. Maybe 100 yards, as the crow flies."
"Good, this scorching heat is killing me." I point out.
"Too bad we're not crows." We walked on, nobody said much, or even anything at all. I couldn't wait to get back to the highway and cool down. I feel like i was about to pass out. I was near Daryl when all the sudden we all hear Andrea scream.
"Andrea?" I call out. Daryl takes off in her direction, as we all do.
"Help me!" We hear her scream as we approach her. I was able to make her out on the ground fighting off a walker. Before any of us could reach her, a younger looking woman on a horse comes out of nowhere and takes out the walker with a bat.
"Lori? Lori Grimes?" The woman approaches us on the horse.
"I'm Lori."
"Rick sent me. You've got to come now."
"What?"
"Their's been as accident. Carl's been shot. He's still alive but you've got to come now. Rick needs you. Just come." It was all very sudden to us. This mystery woman come out of nowhere and suddenly she knows what's going on. Lori drops her bag and steps up to the horse.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. We don't know this girl. You cant get on that horse." Daryl tried pleading with Lori, but of cores she didn't listen.
"Rick said you had others on the highway, that big traffic snarl?" She looks at me.
"Yeah."
"Backtrack to Fairburn Road. Two miles down is our farm. You'll see the mailbox. The names Greene." With that, the woman takes off with Lori. All of us were left stunned and speechless as to what just happened. The walker that got knocked out, leaned back up groaning.
"Shut up." Daryl puts an arrow through the walkers head and continues to walk up to the highway.
"Aint that a bitch." I say walking up to Andrea who was still on the ground. I giver her my hand. She takes it as I help her up.
We finally reach the highway, Dale was waiting for us already by the rail gate. He saw that half of the group was missing.
"Where is everyone else?"
"Apparently, Carl has been shot." I see his expression drop.
"Shot? What do you mean shot?" I ignored him as I step over the rail and head to the bike. I leaned on a car, trying to catching my breath.
"I don't know. Dale. All we know is that this chick rode out of nowhere like Zoro on a horse and took Lori." Glenn explained. Dale looks at Daryl.
"And you let her?" Daryl narrows his eyes as he looks at Dale, stepping over the rail.
"Climb down out of my ass, old man. Rick sent her. She knew Lori's name and Carl's." Daryl come over to me.
"Andrea, are you alright?" We all hear Dale call out to Andrea. She looks back at him, giving him a glare as she went in the RV slamming the door shut.
Now that we were back, my knees felt real shaky, I struggles to keep my feet together and catch my breath. Daryl saw the condition I was in.
"I feel like I'm gonna get heatstroke, if I cant keep this heat down."
"I figured after five years of roaming the woods with me. You be use to it by now."
"I thought I was, but I don't know what's wrong with me this time."
"Your weak." I stop and star at him. I couldn't believe what I heard. He's never offended me before. Why now? Why when I was in shitty conditions?
"We'll I'm sorry. Okay. I'm sorry my body is not as tough as yours." I snap at him and walk to the RV. I get in to cool off and see Andrea sitting down.
"You okay?" She asks me. I have a seat across from her.
"Yeah. Just need to cool off. This search really did a number on me. I feel drained. I don't know if its lack of food. Lack of water. Lack of sleep. Or just lack of everything." She smiles.
"I suppose I can say the same for me."
"Yeah except that you were attacked by a walker."
"Well, not the first time its happened." I now felt like I was getting somewhere new with Andrea. If she gives me a chance, I think we could work something out.
"Hay, look, I know I've haven't been the nicest to you before. We have had our differences. But I'd like to put that behind us. After all, we should be working together not against. Can you except my apology?" Andrea looks at me for a bit. She saw that I was being honest and that I really am sorry for my actions against her. After all she is Amy's sister, and I did promise her that I will make an effort in being on good terms with Andrea. She nodes with a small smile.
"Apology accepted." I hand out my hand to her, she takes it as we shake on it. Hopefully from now on, we'll be on the same page. Dale opens the door of the RV poking his head in.
"Girls, we're having a group meeting. Would you be so kind to join us." Andrea and I head outside for the group meeting, deciding on what we're gonna do. The sun had gone down so thankfully it was a lot cooler than what it was. As I step out, i see Daryl looking at me. I only look at him and turn away. I was still mad at him for offending me earlier.
"I think after what happened with Carl…we should leave to this, farm." Dale pointed out the option for leaving. I see Carol's expression drop.
"I wont do it. We cant just leave."
"Carol, the group is split. We're scattered and weak." Dale added to his statement.
"If Sophia found her way back and we were gone, that would be awful." Andrea pointed out.
"Okay. We got to plan for this. I say tomorrow morning is soon enough to pull up stakes. Give us a chance to rig up a big sign, leave her some supplies. I'll hold here tonight, stay with the RV." Daryl spoke up.
"If the RV is staying, I am too." Dale protested. I wanted to say something but I didn't. If anything I'd rather leave to prove I aint weak as Daryl said I was. Carol looks at the two of them.
"Thank you. Thank you both."
"I'm in." Andrea added.
"Well if you're all staying then I'm-"
"Not you Glenn. Your going. Take Carol's Cherokee." Dale cut off Glenn before he could finish.
"Me? Why is it always me?" Glenn argued.
"You wont be going alone. Gwen will accompany you. You two have to find this farm, reconnect with our people and see what's going on. But most important, you have to get T-Dog there. This is not an option." I node my head. This was a great opportunity to prove to Daryl that I wasn't weak.
"But Dale-"
"That cut has gone from bad to worse." Dale cuts Glenn off again. He looks at me. "Even tough you been cleaning it as good as you can, he's still managed to get a very serious blood infection. You need to get him to that farm. See if they have any antibiotics. Because if not, T-Dog will die, no joke." Dale made it very clear to me and Glenn to go on this mission. Daryl walks back to his bike. He digs through the saddlebag and pulls out a plastic bag full of orange bottles. He comes back and sets them on the hood of a car.
"Keep your oily rags off my brothers motorcycle. Why'd you wait till now to say anything? Got my brothers stash." He digs through the bottles, checking the labels. "Crystal, X. Don't need that. Some kick-ass painkillers." He tosses a bottle to Glenn. "Oxyoline. Not the generic stuff nether. Its first class. Merle got the clap on occasions." He tosses another to Dale and takes the bag back to the bike. Dale takes the painkillers to T-Dog with Glenn assisting. Carol goes in the RV, leaving Andrea still by the hood of the car. Daryl comes up to us and looks at Andrea.
"Can you give us a minute." Andrea puts her hands up and walks away. I didn't want to make eye contact so I remained silent and looked out into the woods.
"So, what your mad at me? Why you ignoring me?" I knew it ate at him whenever I got mad or ignored him, so I remind quiet.
"Your not even gonna speak to me?" Nothing "Is this about what I said earlier?"
"When? Back at the church or when we got back?" He looks at me confused.
"What did I say when we got back?"
"Oh you don't remember? That whole I'm weak part."
"Gwen you misunderstood me. I didn't mean weak as in you cant take a hit. But weak as in your body is drained of energy weak."
"Sure that's what you mean."
"Its true. Look I don't have to explain myself to you anymore than I should." He snaps.
"Fine, don't. Its not like you ever have anyway." I snap back. We both star at each other for a moment.
"Um, Gwen. I think you Glenn and T-Dog should get going before it gets dark." Dale quietly interrupted.
"Thank you, Dale." I say without taking my eyes off Daryl. I then walk away to the bike to gather some off my stuff and my machete.
Glenn and I load up some stuff in Carol's car and help T-Dog inside, gathering all his belongings. Before Glenn and I were ready to go, we talked to Dale.
"Okay, so you remember where this places is?" Dale asks me. I node my head.
"Yeah. Once we find out anything on what's going on. One of us will come back to lead the rest of you guys back their." Glenn confirmed our plan. Dale nodes and looks at us.
"Good luck you two. Stay safe, keep each others back and please, get T-Dog the medical treatment he needs." Dale begged.
"Will do." I say. Glenn and I head back to the Cherokee. Glenn gets in the passengers side as I head to the drivers. I look back towards the bike and see Daryl looking at me. We look at each other for a bit, then I get in the car and drive away.