SOPHIA
Once everyone knew that the walkers were gone, Daryl quickly got out from underneath the walker and said Beth's name. Not loudly, but enough to know that he was worried.
He made his way through the cars until he saw her. She was about to breakdown in tears.
"Daryl..." Beth said as he and her collided with a massive force.
"What's wrong? Are you bit?! Scratched!?" Daryl asked frantically.
"Sophia's being chased by two walkers." Beth cried.
Daryl looked into the woods and saw that Rick must've went down there with Sophia.
"She'll be fine."
"How do you know?" Beth asked. Carol looked up as Daryl talked about her daughter.
"Well, she easily out smarted two walkers and Rick went after her. She and him are gonna make it."
Beth smiled and she also noticed that Carol smirked as the tears came down her face.
They waited there on the highway until Rick emerged from the woods.
"Where's Sophia?" Carol asked.
Beth grabbed her hand while Daryl stood behind her.
"She's not back?" Rick asked.
Carol started to cry. Beth then hugged her.
Daryl and Rick went out to track Sophia wile Beth, Lori, and Andrea comforted Carol.
Rick and Daryl took down a walker and cut open it's stomach. It turned out just to be a wood chuck.
"At least we know." Daryl said.
It was sunset when Daryl and Rick came back.
Beth, Lori, Andrea, and Carol were all standing there.
"My daughter is still out there. She can't be in the woods all night she's only 12!"
"Carol, I'm sure Rick and Daryl did all they could, but we have to get rest and save our strength for tomorrow." Beth said.
"We'll look for get at first light." Daryl added.
"I need my daughter."
"And her mother will need all the strength she has to get her back." Beth said.
Carol looked at Beth and then nodded slightly.
That night on the highway, Beth and Daryl takes about Sophia.
"Where did the trail lead off?" Beth asked.
"We tracked all the way down the creek. We noticed that she went back to the highway but then her tracks changed. It went at a 90 degree angle. It's like she was spooked by something."
"Was it a walker?"
"No, that's the weird part. There were only her tracks."
"Then she must of saw someone. Someone alive."
"Well we followed her new trail then it went cold. There were no other tracks. Maybe the wind blew over it or her tracks were being covered."
"Where do you think she is Daryl?" Beth asked him.
"I don't know, but she's alive."
"How do you know?"
"Aren't you the one that told me, 'if you don't have hope, what's the point of living?'" Daryl smirked.
Beth smiled.
"I'm coming with you tomorrow. I'm helping you look for her. If this was our child lost in the woods, I'll be risking my life for him."
"I would too, but Beth, I want you to keep our child safe."
"He is safe. He has a father who would protect him at all costs."
Carol overheard the whole conversation. She knew just be listening to Beth and Daryl that they were going to be great parents. Even if it was the end of the world. But something else struck her too. Rest was the last thing she needed. She needed her daughter. The time she'll rest is with her by her side. She'll give her life for Sophia if it came to it.
She got off her mat, took a flashlight and went into the woods. Neither Beth nor Daryl or anyone else heard her leave.
"Sophia." Carol called out. She went down by the creek. She followed it all the way down. After what seemed like for hours, she stopped when she saw Sophia's doll.
Carol picked up the doll and saw hope. Her daughter was near. Where she was was unclear, but she was going down the right path.
…...….
When Beth woke up, Daryl was already getting his stuff together but he was doing it more hastily.
"Daryl what's wrong?"
"Carol, she's missing. She must've went out last night looking for Sophia. She took a bag and a flashlight."
Everyone gathered together and went out to look for both Carol and Sophia.
…
Carol was on a hunt. She saw the doll, then she saw a splatter of blood. She panicked.
"Sophia!" It was still night.
Carol then noticed bigger footprints. Not her daughters, but a man's. She wouldn't dare think it was a walker. She just followed the trail until it led to a field. She looked up and noticed a farm house. At that moment, it was dawn.
AN: What happened to Sophia? I put a little twist on it. I got big things plan for my season 2 version of the walking dead...