A/N: Thanks for reading! Another chapter in Hunted. Think it may be time to kick of the main plot of season 2 in the next)
They had been living in this cabin for a while now. Everything just...worked. They had routines on everything.
They had a few walker encounters of course, but this was a zombie apocalypse after all. Maybe Carver had forgotten about them? Clementine sat on the pourch with her gun in her hand. Suddenly there was something in the distance. Clementine tried to focus on it but it was too foggy outside. She went inside to inform the others. "There's something outside that's heading our way, guys. I don't know what it is though"
Pete nodded "Allright. We should go on outside. Could just be a lurker though. But if you say its worth investigating, then I say we should." Clementine smiled and nodded. Finally, she got a say in anything.
Alvin, Nick and Fiona followed them outside and over to the limping creature. As they got close they found a wounded man "Please…"
He gasped for air "H-help!"
Clementine bit her lip and looked at the others "Are you okay?" Pete asked, and the man shook his head "I just need something medical. Something, anything! I'll pat you with whatever I have…" He opened his bag and reaviled lots of canned food and water bottles.
Nick took his arm and Pete did the same to his other and they helped him walk over to the cabin. "We have doctors who can help you" Clementine said and took the bag for him. He was put on the ground and Fiona started examinating him "Hm...you're hurt bad, lost a lot of blood that's for sure…" The man stopped breathing. "Wait is he bit?!" Clementine shouted suddenly "I-I don't know Clem! I have to check" Fiona said and started checking for bites.
At that moment, the man started breathing again. Slowly. Fiona yelped as she found a deep bloody bite wound on the man "Here!" Nick stepped forward "We don't know if that's a lurker bite! I mean who knows what these woods contain?"
He looked at his mother and slowly nodded "I suppose you're right…" As she said that, a hand grabbed her and pulled her down and the reanimated man bit off a huge chunk of Fiona's neck and she screamed
"MOM!" Nick yelled and tried stomping the walker's head, but it was no good. Carlos finally came out and shot the walker's head. Sarah looked horrifying at the corpse the was the man "Oh m-my…" She began "Sarah honey, come here" Carlos escorted Sarah inside after handing Luke the gun.
Fiona gasped for air and tried to stop her bleeding using her hand. This of course was no good. Nick fell to his knees and cried at his mother's dying body "No, fuck!" He hit the ground "All my fault…" He whimpered.
Pete shook his head and kneeled down and put a hand on Nick's shoulder "Nick don't say that…" Nick nodded "It is! I didn't have my gun ready...and I was so fucking stupid letting him get near her in the first place" He cried out.
Fiona reached out and grabbed Nick's hand "Nick. It's not your fault…" She breathed and smiled softly at him "Fiona, I'm really sorry" Pete said.
Clementine felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked behind her and it was Alvin "This must be a lot to you, you okay?" Clementine nodded and whispered "I know just how it is…it is...hard…" She looked down "Nick…" Pete said and put his hand on his shoulder "You need to put her down…" Nick gasped and looked at him "What?! No! I...I can't do that...she's my mother, Pete!"
"And my SISTER! I know this is hard, but you have to do it. Before she turns!" Pete gave Nick his gun and Nick looked at his mother in tears who smiled
"It's fine, Nick. I love you, okay?" She looked at Pete "Thanks for everything, Pete. You were a great brother" She gasped for air and closed her eyes "I'm...ready. Goodbye to you all…"
BANG
Nick dropped down and cried. Pete put his hand on Nick's shoulder "It's my fault...I shouldn't have trusted that guy…" Nick said and headed inside the cabin. Clementine just stared at the corpse that was laying on the ground.
Reminded her of Lee, or even her own mother. She knew exacly what Nick was going through
They had reached the heart of the herd. Lee's arm was wrapped around her to protect her like he had allways been. She looked around at the various walkers passing through 'Poor souls' she thought to herself.
Then her biggest fear came to life. Over by the street…her parents. She started panicking and looked at Lee "Clem…" He breathed out "Don't…"
He didn't get to say much more, as he fell to the ground. She breathed heavily. She was all alone in the herd with her undead parents just a few feet away from her. She looked around some at the buildings. Nothing!
Thanks to all the walkers it was impossible to see anything. There! An opening by a jewlery shop!
The tense air around her and the possibility that they could die, didn't let her think clearly. However she started dragging Lee towards the warehouse "I'm sorry…"
She said to the uncontios body as she dragged him over to the hatch. After a few good pulls, she was home free. Once she had gotten both her and Lee inside, she started weeping. Her mom. Her dad. Gone...Lee did speak the truth on the train. She just was too stubborn to accept it.
