The day went on as normal as it could in the apocalypse. Carl didn't avoid Cammie like she thought he would and even invited her to catch frogs with him and Shane but she passed and instead went with Sophia to play dolls. She would of course rather catch frogs than play with Barbie's but she got the feeling Shane didn't like her

The two of them where down by the water near the women who were stuck with doing the laundry. From where they sat, they had had a clear view of Shane and Carl and they looked like they were having fun. That was until Lori took Carl away for some reason. Ever since Carl's dad came back, she had been giving Shane the cold shoulder. Where they not together? Had she been... cheating on Carls dad? Cammie always assumed Shane and Lori were together and she stuck with that even when Rick came back. She had thought him and Lori weren't together

"What's wrong?" Sophia asked, picking up on the Dixon's annoyance. She hadn't really looked like she was enjoying brushing the hairs of her dolls

"This is so stupid" She responded, grumbling under her breath

"Nobodies asking you to do it" Sophia told her, taking the doll that had been so cruelly flung on the ground by the Dixon moments ago and smoothed it out

"Good" she crossed her arms over her chest and looked down.

"They're going to be okay" Sophia said softly, trying to cheer Cammie up "They're gonna bring back your dad and everything will be fine"

"Yeah I know" Cammie sighed, wiping her nose on her sleeve. Cammie looked up and caught Ed's eyes. He had been watching them for a while now and was starting to make his way over. She quickly looked away, feeling more uncomfortable than before "Your dad's coming over..." she said quietly, as if he could hear them. Sophia looked up to try and find him and shifted her gaze away quickly, her face dropping

"I don't like him" she admitted, looking at the ground as if she were guilty. Cause it was wrong to hate your father, right?

"Me neither" Cammie told her "He gives me the creeps" she whispered as his footsteps drew closer and then suddenly stopped and Cammie felt his presence next to her

"C'mon Sophia, get up" Sophia looked up at him, shying away slightly

"Why?" She asked softly, sounding as if she regretted the decision instantly

"Because I said so"

"I'm just playing wi-" Ed Glared at her with sharp eyes, shutting her up immediately. He then cast his gaze over to the young Dixon

"I know... and I want it to stop"

"But she's my friend!" Sophia blurted out

"Not anymore" He roughly grabbed a hold of Sophia's arm and yanked her up "You stay way from my kid!" He spat at Cammie "All you are is trouble! And your gonna turn out just like your dad and I dont want you hurting Sophia!"

Cammie was trying to hold it together. She was doing good at that aswell but when the last sentence left his disgusting mouth she couldn't hold it in anymore. She stood up and yelled, stopping him in his tracks "You mean like how you hurt Sophia?! I saw her bruises!" Ed turned, glaring at her "You're a terrible dad!"

"What did you say?" He sneered. Cammie cowered under his stare and backed up as he stepped forward "You think you know me, kid?! You don't know shit!" He stormed her and shoved her hard, sending her to the ground "Just like your stupid fucking daddy!" By now, the women that were near were screaming and running over. They had been watching the scene unfold and were already making their way over when Ed had grabbed Sophia but when he roughly pushed the Dixon girl, they were sprinting

"ED!" Andrea yelled, smacking his chest, pushing him back away from the girl, Amy and Jaqui were next to Cameron, making sure she was okay and Carol had pulled Sophia away from the scene

Cammie groaned, sitting up. She looked at the two women on her side then up at Ed and gasped in shock when Shane jumped him. No one had seen him coming or even heard his footsteps. He was on Ed in seconds and before anyone could fully take in what was going on Shane's fists were pummeling into his face

"You ever put your hands on anybody in this camp again -especially a child, I will not stop next time" He hissed at him finally after what felt like a millennia of loud screams that consisted of nothing but 'Stop' "Cause I'll beat you to death, Ed" with one final punch, Shane stood himself up and stepped away from Ed and towards Cammie. He held his bloody and bruised hand out towards her, waiting for her to take it. Amy and Jaqui looked at her, seeing what she would do. It shocked them that she actually did

Shane pulled her to her feet, brushed some dirt of her back and then stormed away. Most probably wouldn't take the hand of a man that almost just beat someone to death. But Cammie wasn't most. Shane did what had to be done. If he hadn't of almost killed Ed, sent him a message, theres no telling what he could of done to Sophia and/or Carol. He could of killed them

"You okay?" Amy asked her quietly, standing up.

Cammie looked over at Amy and nodded quickly "Yeah..." Was it a lie? She didn't feel okay thats for sure. The last time she had been shoved like that was 5 or 6 years ago -When all the Dixon's still shared a crappy house with their dad (Cammie's grandfather) And he wasn't so nice... liked to push her around when he was drunk. She thinks thats why Merle suddenly decided to join the Military. Made some money, moved them out. She didn't think he liked seeing bruises on her. If she remembers correctly, one night he brought it up to her grand-dad but... that didn't go so well "... Just fine" she finished, scratching the back of her head

-O-

"MERLE! MERLE!" Daryl screamed, running through the roof door before anybody else. Mary still didn't like Merle but she couldn't deny she missed him like crazy in the time he had been gone. She just wanted to get him back and see Cameron actually smile... it was nice when she smiled

"MERLE YOU BETTER BE ALIVE!" Mary yelled, running after her brother and looking all around the roof, trying to get a peak of his bald head. There was nothing. She stopped behind Daryl and gulped, looking away

"NO! NO!" Daryl yelled, half angry half grief stricken. There was the pipe and the handcuffs that were attached and next to it... Mary felt like she was going to be sick. There, next to the handcuffs was a bloody hacksaw and a severed hand; Merles hand

By now, the others were slowly making their way over and Daryl new this. Taking shallow breaths and filled with rage, he spun around and raised his cross bow at T. and in turn Rick raised his gun to Daryl's head and it only felt right to have Mary lift up her bow and aim it at Rick's head

"How many times we gonna have to do this?" She asked, almost bored of the whole thing

"Tell your brother to put his down and I'll put my down" Rick told her sternly. She sighed and looked to Daryl who caught her eyes. They had a full conversation without even talking, something they did often. It was a twin thing. Daryl dropped his bow, a sullen look still on his face

Mary hated seeing him this way. It killed her actually. She glanced back at Merles hand and decided to go over to it. She kneeled down and dipped her finger in the blood "Fresh" she said, actually relieved "It's fresh" she said a little louder, standing up straight "He's probably nearby"

"You got a do-rag or something?" Daryl asked T-dog, calming down a bit. T. reached into his back pocket and pulled out the rag he had asked for and handed it to him. Daryl took it, flicked it and then made his way over to Mary. He picked Merles hand up in the rag, grimacing slightly

"What the hell are you doin'?" Mary asked, a mix of disgusted and shocked

"He's gonna need it when we find him, aint he?" He turned to Glenn and beckined him over. When Glenn didn't move he huffed and went over to him. He turned Glenn around and shoved the hand in his bag. Glenn wasn't too thrilled about the whole thing

"I got a track!" Mary called, drawing the attention of her brother. She nodded downwards towards the little splatters of blood that continued across the roof. They followed it into the door on the other side of the roof with their weapons raised at all times. They didn't really want a walker or an angry Merle jumping at them

"MERLE? YOU IN HERE?" Daryl called out, descending down the stairs. No answer

Mary shot an arrow into a walker that was stumbling around inside the first apartment they entered. Apart from it, this place seemed pretty empty but the trail led in here so they were just hoping for the best... well Mary and Daryl were. Not sure about the rest. I don't really think they cared either way. Maybe Rick did. He did promise Cammie after all

They headed out of the apartment and into the hallway, meeting up with the rest of the group who had went around and together walked carefully down the hall and into an open space where two walkers lay dead

"He still had enough in him to take out these assholes?" Mary said in disbelief, looking to Daryl

"Toughest son of a bitch I ever met, our brother"

"More like the most stubborn" She muttered under her breath

"Any man can pass out from blood loss, no matter how tough he is" Rick told them, lifting his gun up slightly and moving forward through the halls of the large building. Merle may not want to admit it, but he could be taken down easy in the right circumstances. He liked to believe he was immortal, that nothing could kill Merle Dixon. But take away a mans hand and any chance of medical help, then you got a problem

"Merle!" Daryl yelled again, starting to annoy Mary

"Shut up!" She hissed "We aint the only douchebags in here"

"Screw that" He hissed back "He could be bleedin' out, you heard Officer Friendly"

"His name is Rick" Ever she was getting tired of the nickname that Rick had accidentally given himself "And how the hell we gonna save him if our asses get bit?" that seemed to convince him and he shut up

"In here" She said quietly, walking into a large kitchen area. Mary guessed this is where tenants would cook if their kitchen broke. Smart. She walked in and screwed her face up in disgust apon noticing the still burning cooker and the slab of metal that had burned skin on it

"He cauterised the stump" Rick said, flabbergasted

"Sumbitch smarter than I thought" Mary breathed out, looking around

"Told you he was tough" Daryl said softly, almost looking proud of Merle. Then again, Daryl had always idolized Merle, much like Cammie "Nobody can kill Merle but Merle"

"Don't take that on faith" Rick advised him "He's lost a lot of blood"

"Yeah..." Daryl said, pointing over to the smashed window on the other side of the room "Didn't stop him from breaking out of this death trap"

"He busted out of the building?" Glenn exclaimed, shocked "Why the hell would he do that?"

"Why not?" Mary asked, shrugging her shoulders "As far as that asshole knows he's all alone. I'da busted out too. Just surviving"

"You call that surviving?" T-dog commented, following the twins who had already walked away from the group to find a way out "Just wondering out in the streets? Maybe passing out? What are his odds here"

"Alright T" Mary almost exploded, turning around and stopping him "I'm getting real tired of you betting against my brother, alright? Now I may dislike him, but he is still my kin and whether you like it or not, he is still fighting because he is a Dixon and that's what Dixon's do. We fight. When the world is against us, we fight and we always come out top. You understand me?" She narrowed her eyes at him, daring him to say something against her

"Yeah..." He gulped, nodding "Got it"

"And you" She turned her attention to Rick "Stop being so negative. You and a pair of stupid handcuffs couldn't end him and neither will some stupid dead prick"

"What about 1,000 dead pricks? Cause that's a whole other story" She leaned in close to him

"Only Merle can kill Merle" she quoted her twin and smiled "C'mon Daryl. Let's go get our brother before he actually does kill himself" she went to turn and almost punched Rick in the face when he grabbed her

"Hey!" Daryl stepped in, pushing the officer away from his sister "Don't touch her"

"I don't blame you guys. He's family, I get that. I went through hell to find m-"

"Your family was safe in our camp, MINES OUT THERE ALONE BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T KEEP YOUR HANDCUFFS IN YOUR PANTS" Daryl stuck his arm out, keeping his sister at bay. She was really starting to get pissed

"And I'm sorry" she snorted "He can't get far with that injury" He started lowering his voice, hoping that she would copy "We can help you check a few blocks but only if we keep a level head" Daryl sucked in his bottom lip, thinking it over. He looked to Mary who looked as if she was trying to calm herself down

"I can do that" He agreed as calm as he could "Mary?" Mary dragged her hands down her face and breathed out

"Fine" she huffed

"Only if we get those guns first" T-dog added, coming back into the conversation "I'm not strolling the streets of Atlanta with just my good intentions, OK?" He held his hands up in defence

"Fair enough" Mary agreed, looking back at Rick "So where are the guns, Ricky?"

-O-

Jim had been acting all sorts of weird since sun up and people were starting to get concerned. Dale had brought attention to the fact that he wouldn't stop digging wholes and refused to drink any water. If they didn't do anything then he would die of dehydration and exposure. So the whole group headed up the hill where he was located and hoped all of them being there would help him

He refused to acknowledge that he was doing anything wrong though, saying he wasn't harming anyone and that he felt fine. Lori told him he was scaring the kids; Carols Daughter, her son and the Dixon girl. Morales decided he didn't want his children to see so they had stayed down the hill and out of the conversation

"They got nothing to be scared of" He tried reasoning, looking over at said children who were standing with Carol "I mean, what the hell, people? I'm out here by myself. Why don't you all just go and leave me the hell alone?" He then pushed his shovel back on the dirt and began digging again

"We think that maybe you need to take a break" Shane told him, stepping nearer to him "Why don't you get yourself in the shade? Some food maybe. I'll tell you what, maybe in a little bit, I'll come out here and help you myself. Jim, just tell me what it's about. Why don't you go ahead and give me that shovel?"

"Or what?" He retorted, becoming aggravated

"There is no 'Or what'. I'm asking you" Shane replied, keeping himself calm and collected, not wanting to have to do to Jim what he did to Ed "I'm coming to you and I'm asking you, please. I don't wanna have to take it from you"

"And if I don't, then what?"

"Please give him the shovel, Jim" A voice spoke out. The two men turned to see Cammie looking distressed "Please" she pleaded "I don't want to lose anyone else"

"See Ed, you're scaring them" Shane told him "Please"

"Why? Are you gonna beat my face in like you did with Ed Peletier?" He looked up to the rest of the group "Ya'll seen his face, huh? What's left of it anyway"

"He had it coming" Cammie spoke out again

"Cam I get you wanna help but please stay out of it, okay Darlin'?" Shane turned to her. With a sigh, Cammie nodded and stepped back "Thank you"

"Ed was out of control" Amy said, defending Shane "He was hurting the kid's"

"That is not his problem! You don't almost kill a man because he shoved a little girl who probably had it coming!" He snapped. Cammie gasped, hurt at his statement. She scrunched her face up in anger

"Screw you!" she spat out, turning and running back down the hill before anyone could stop her. "Screw all ya'll!" She yelled at the rest of them. Why did people say that? She showed up with bruises any time, the people always said she deserved them. Because she was A Dixon and she had to be put in her place. Well they don't know what their talking about!

-O-

"You're not doing this alone"

"Even I think that's a bad idea and I don't even like you very much" Daryl complained, swining his legs off the edge of the desk which he sat on

"It's a good idea, OK, if you just hear me out" Glenn begged "If we go out there in a group, we're slow, drawing attention. If I'm alone, I can move fast. Look" He pointed down at the lazily drawn map of the city he had drawn on the floor with a sharpie "That's the tank" he pushed his finger on a black key chain in the middle "And that's the bag of guns" he placed a piece of crumbled up paper in front of it "Here's the alley I dragged you into when we first met. That's where the Dixon's and I will go"

"Why us?" They said simultaneously, both sounding curious as to where they came in on this plan

"Your crossbows are a lot quieter than his gun" Glenn answered. They both nodded in understanding "While they wait here in the alley" he placed down a lighter to represent them "I run up the street, grab the bag.

"You got us elsewhere?" Rick asked

"You and T-dog, right" He placed a rubber a couple spaces away "You will be in this alley here"

"Two blocks away - why?"

"I may not be bale to come the same way" He sighed "Walkers might cut me off. If that happens, I won't go back to Daryl and Mary, I'll go forward instead -all they way around to that alley where you guys are. Whichever direction I go, I got you in both places to cover me. Afterwards, we'll all meet back here"

"Hey kid, what'd you do before all this?" Daryl asked. That was something Mary had been wondering aswell.

"Delivered Pizza's" Mary almost choked with laughter. It was so sterotypical and she loved it. Everyone stared at her with tired expressions

"What?" she chuckled "Alright fine" she said, said, taking deep breaths to try and calm her breathing.

After the plan was told again, everyone started getting into position. Daryl, Mary and Glenn went down the ladder that had saved Rick and Glenn's life only days ago while Rick and and T. made their way around the back of the buildings where no walkers had decided to roam

They quietly made their way forward and ducked behind a large dumpster. Mary and Daryl's crossbow made a familiar clicking sound as they pulled the wire up and loaded an arrow into it

"You got some balls for a Chinaman" Daryl admitted, looking at the walkers through the chain link fence

"Dude, he's Korean" Mary corrected him

"Thanks..." Glenn uttered, sort of happy that she could tell the difference

"Whatever" Daryl shrugged. The twins ducked down, bows at the ready as Glenn disappeared

"You think this is gonna work?" Mary asked, pushing her back up against the concrete wall

"Hell no"

"Mr. Positive as always" she breathed out

"Shut up"

"I don't shut up, I grow u-"

"Not the time"

"Yeah, you're right"

They waited a little bit until Daryl held his finger up to his mouth, hushing her. Like she already didn't know there was someone creeping up on them. It sounded like a someone anyway. Walkers don't sound that way when they walk. Daryl shot up and she stayed sitting, not giving away that he had backup

"Woah, don't shoot me! What do you want?" The kid yelled, sounding scared

"I'm looking for my brother. He's hurt bad. You seen him?" Daryl asked, keeping his bow raised

"AYUDAME!" The kid yelled in a language she didn't recognize

"Shut up" Daryl hissed "You'll bring the geeks. Answer me"

"AYUDAME!" He yelled again, causing Mary to start worrying. Why did he keep saying that? Who was he yelling to? Oh god, what if he wasn't alone?

Daryl smacked him over the face with his bow, sending the kid to the ground and effectively shutting him up "Shut up!" Daryl hissed, placing his hand over his mouth

"DARYL" He heard Mary yelled and turned to see one man making his way over and another grabbing his sister. The man at his sister managed to wrestle the crossbow from her (after she landed a couple punches on him) and smack her over the face with it like Daryl had done to the kid, sending her down

Daryl yelling in pain as the other man kicked him in his rib cage and didn't stop. He felt an ache all over his body and he could hear Mary in the same predicament

"THAT'S THE BAG!" One of the yelled as Glenn appaered in the Alley "GET IT!" The man at Mary landed a hard punch to her nose, causing her to go slack in his arms as the other one ran at Glenn and used his baseball bat to bring him down

"GET OFF!" Glenn struggled as the two of them were dragged towards a rusty car that had pulled up "DARYL!" He screamed for the Dixon to help him but it was too late. Mary and Glenn were roughly shoved into the car that sped off

"NO! NO! MARY!" Daryl screamed, not happy at loosing yet another sibling "COME BACK HERE YOU SUMBITCHES!" He yanked the gate closed so the geeks that had arrived couldn't get in and turned his attention to the kid who had caused all this. If Rick hadn't made an appearance when he did, he would of killed him

"THEY TOOK GLENN AND MARY! THAT LITTLE BASTARD AND HIS HOMIE FRIENDS!" He fought against Rick's Iron like grip, trying to get close to him so he could stomp his ass

"Rick we're cut off!" T. yelled back at them, holding onto the kid

"Daryl we gotta go!" Rick told the Dixon

"We can't leave them!" He sounded more defeated than angry right now... almost pathetic. He now had both his siblings missing and possibly in danger

"Daryl we will get them back I promise you but we have to go!" Rick hissed, picking up the bag those idiots so stupidly dropped when kidnapping their friends. Stupid for them, great for Rick

Daryl fought with this thought in his head. He wouldn't be able to save them if he was dead. He yelled out in defeat before running off. He was going to get his sister back and that Korean kid too... he had too

YOOOOOOO I am so sorry

I swear last chapter I meant what I said when I said that I was gonna continue writing but SOMEBODY (not gonna name names) TOOK MY DVDS CAUSE THEY WANTED TO WATCH THE WALKING DEAD and you know, I was like "cool,cool just don't be too long" I had to go get them yesterday... They were on the season finale and I aint even feel guilty. They should of watched it quicker

Did you see that Stand By Me reference? It's honestly my favourite line from the whole thing "I don't shut up, I grow up and when I look at you, I throw up" ~Gagging noises~

Now I have 7 more weeks of school so updating my still be kinda slow but it will still continue!

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~Daniel