(With Isaac)

The group of four just left the broken down RV behind, with a plan to check the last place Isaac said the group he was with the previous day. Jerry kept himself a few feet ahead of the group, so he could lead them to the said cabin in the woods. Andres held the brown-haired toddler as she played with a black puppy plush. Isaac kept to Andres' left side, watching his cousin with a small smile on his face.

The Hispanic man looked down at the boy and formed a smile of his own. "You're lucky, you know," he said to Isaac. The boy's smile disappeared at the comment, and he then turned his attention forward. "It's might be this "luck" that brought Sophie and me together again. But it's also the force that took away the rest of my family."

Andres frowned to himself as he heard that. "Sorry."

"Nothing to be sorry for," Isaac responded.

After a few minutes of silently walking, Jerry stopped and let the others catch up while he observed the cabin up ahead. Jerry turned around and pointed towards the building. "That it, kid?" he asked. Isaac took a glance and noticed the small metal shed. "Definitely."

"How do we go about this?" Andres questioned. Jerry stared at Isaac. "If they're in there, I'm thinkin' that they would be more trusting if the kid went in before us." Isaac looked at Jerry for a moment before he nodded his head. "We'll stay back here. Hollar in case there's trouble." Jerry told the child. "Alright," Isaac said.

Andres stared at Isaac for a moment before turning towards the building in silence. Isaac then made his way to the building's back door. He then went inside and shut the door behind him. The two adults watched the building in silence for a few seconds. "Kid's got some hope in him. Most tend to lose it after all this time." Jerry commented while Andres was rocking Sophia in his arms.

"Yeah, but the kid lost his family, or at least, that's what I'm assuming." They then heard the sound of a gun clicking right behind them. "Not all of them." the voice said,

Jerry tried to turn around to see who was holding them up, but the voice spoke up. "Do that, and I'll kill ya." Jerry stopped turning. "And what do you want from us, exactly?" Andres asked. The voice then chuckled. "You'll figure it out sooner or later."

Andres thought to himself for a moment. "You're related to Isaac, right?" he asked. The voice was silent for a moment. "Yeah, but he might not know about me." the voice answered.

Jerry watched as Isaac exited the building at that moment, with a disappointed look on his face. The voice grumbled to himself. "This NEVER happened." The two men then heard whoever it was run away. Isaac approached them a few seconds later. "They aren't there. Must've gone north, maybe." The child looked up at the two men's concerned faces. "Did something happen?"

Jerry looked down at him for a moment before shaking his head. "If you count standin' around, waitin' for ya, then sure." he then chuckled to himself softly. He then pointed towards the trail. "Did you see any tracks there? It would help out in following 'em." Isaac looked down for a moment before sprinting towards the dirt trail.

Andres and Jerry glanced over at each other. "What have we gotten ourselves into, Andy?"

Andres stared at Isaac as he examined the ground. "Someone else's shit. And it's too late to get out of it now." he then went towards Isaac. Jerry put a hand on his face and sighed before he ran over to them.

Carver watched as the small group headed down the trail after a few minutes of talking and smiled darkly. He then took the radio strapped to his side and held down the button. "Heading back. We're moving out." The radio responded with a different man's voice. "Yessir." the radio cut off. Carver turned the dial on the radio and held the button again. "It's definitely him. He and the rest will be back home soon enough." he then cut his own radio off before it could respond, and went back the way he came.

XXxxXX

The sun was now gone, replaced by the quarter moon, and the group of four decided to stop in a small, open area near the dirt path. They set up a sleeping bag for Sophia, who was now asleep, cuddling her plush. Isaac sat down next to her and watched her sleep, with a smile on his face.

The two men then walked over to him. Isaac looked up at them and stood up. "Me and Andy are gonna take turns on watch duty while you get some rest," Jerry told Isaac. The child narrowed his eyes. "There's something you're not telling me, right?" Jerry just stared at the child. "The hell d'you mean by that?"

Isaac turned to look at his cousin. "Nothing." the child then laid down, on his side and closed his eyes. The two men stared down at Isaac.

Jerry sighed and turned towards Andres "I'll go first." he said. Andres stared at the shorter man. "You know you don't have to, right?"

"Just shut up, and catch some z's, man." Jerry snapped in response. Jerry turned and walked away. Andres shrugged his shoulders and went to do just that.

Isaac opened one of his eyes to stare at the sky for a moment. He then closed his eye and stayed that way for a few minutes before he heard a voice addressing him. "You all right, kid?" Andres spoke.

Isaac sat up and looked towards the man as he watched him from where he sat. "I guess. As okay as anyone can be." Andres nodded his head to that. They were both silent for a moment.

"Who'd you lose? If it bothers you, I understand if you don't want to say-" "I lost my mom a couple weeks ago." Isaac cut him off.

Andres stared at Isaac. "I'm sorry. Shouldn't have asked," he said. Isaac was silent for a moment. "Like I said before; it's not your fault. I had to say something about it at some point."

"I was alone after she... After a while, I only had, still have, one goal. Get to safety. To Wellington." The man watched Isaac as he spoke with a sad expression. "Then I met Clementine. The friend I talked about. She wanted to go to Wellington too, so we decided to get there together."

"Now I'm here, with you guys. And she's with that other group, who are on the run from dad." Isaac stopped suddenly as he said that. Andres thought to himself for a moment before making eye contact with the child. "This Carver guy's your dad, ain't he?" After a few seconds, Isaac nodded his head in response.

They both went silent after that After half a minute, Andres spoke again. "We'll rest up, and head out in the morning." Isaac just laid back down and closed his eyes after nodding his head.

Andres stared at the boy for a moment, before getting to his feet and walking towards Jerry.

Five days later

(With Clementine)

Clementine approached a large rock, binoculars in her hand. It's been five days since they left the cabin in the woods behind. She's been worried about Isaac the whole time but has accepted the fact that they might not see him again. She set the boy's backpack and bow on the ground to climb up the rock in front of her.

The rest of the group were either watching her, scanning the immediate area, or checking in on each other. Alvin sat down on a tree stump, next to his pregnant wife while they conversed.

Carlos bent down to his daughter's head level as they talked as well. Luke, Nick, and Pete stood beside each other. Nick kept an eye on the trail where they came from, in case someone was tailing them. Pete had his arms crossed as he examined a bridge that lead towards the other side of the river between the two cliffs. Luke looked down at his map for a few seconds before back at Clementine, who was laying on top of the rock, on her stomach, with the binoculars over her eyes.

"See anything?" the machete-wielder asked her. Alvin looked up and noticed the girl. "She better see somethin'. We've been walkin' for a damn week." he commented. Rebecca nodded her head in agreement. "We've gotta find somewhere rest for a bit, at least," Pete added.

Clementine looked towards the red bridge first. "There's the bridge."

"Is it passable?" Pete asked. Clementine examined it for a moment. "I think so." Pete smiled. "That's good." A moment later, the girl's attention went towards a small building on the other end of the bridge. "There's a little house by the bridge." she said.

Carlos got to his feet and looked towards her as well. "How big is it?" he asked. "It's pretty small." she answered.

Clementine then turned her head to look further up the mountain before Nick shouted, surprising her. "Don't fuckin' move!" The girl turned and slid down the rock as she saw the group look down the trail behind Nick, Luke, and Pete. When she got close enough, she saw Nick aiming his rifle at two men. One was shorter than the other, the shorter of the two slowly stuffing the pistol he had in the back of his pants.

"Calm down, man. We got kids with us." The bigger of the two said. Pete was about to question them but noticed a small figure a few yards away, of a child carrying something. A few moments later, the old man gasped at the sight of Isaac, carrying a small child. "Isaac?!" he said.

Isaac stopped for a moment before quickening his pace. When he approached, he saw the larger group's eyes widen at Sophia. He then turned his attention to Jerry. "Told you." he said. The shorter of the two men chuckled in response. "Well, sorry for doubtin' ya then," he responded.

Clementine pushed past Luke and saw Isaac. She smiled and ran up to him. When she got to him, she turned her focus towards the infant in his arms. "This is Sophia. My cousin." Clementines eyes widened. "Really?" she questioned. Isaac looked up at the rest of the group as they went to interrogate Jerry and Andres by the boulder.

He then saw a teenage girl watching them a couple of feet away from the group, especially the little girl in Isaac's arms.

Isaac and Clementine made eye-contact with each other. "Let's go see the others then." Isaac said. Clementine watched as the boy set Sophia down and pulled the infant to her feet. Sophia looked towards the group, then to Isaac who smiled at her. "Let's go, Sophie." he said as he pulled her forward softly before she started to walk along with him.

Behind them, Clementine stood there and smiled as she watched them. She then looked down as she remembered Christa and Omid, and the baby they could've had. Her smile disappeared before she went after them.