Yeah, I'm so sorry for the lack of updates, I've been debating whether or not I should continue this story, with the numerous Grammar and spelling mistakes I've made and overall Story, along with me spending SO much time on my other Call of Duty/Walking Dead crossover "The Final Solution" I just felt like it would be a waste, but within those 6 months, I've come up with new idea's and possibly a New way to continue the story. So I thought I'd put up this chapter to show that I haven't given up on this story.

(One day before the events of Chapter Nine.)

The next morning following the event at the theater, Richtofen and Lizzie were back on the road, With Richtofen leading in front and Lizzie tagging along to his right.

"So where are we going now?" Lizzie asked playfully. "Well I've been thinking about heading west and finding someplace safe, such as a Library or laboratory… Someplace with sharp tools…" Richtofen said in with his high pitched German accent. They had left the theater just this morning and were trying to find another place to stay. "But shouldn't we try to find the others?" She asked with slight concern. Edward looked at her with a look of shock, before smiling humorously. "It's funny you mention that Lizzie, Because It's been nearly 3 days since the Prison's destruction and just NOW you bring this to my attention." He said sarcastically.

"The thought never came to me until now." She said with slight sadness. I miss Carol." She whimpered. Richtofen Looked at her with a glare of confusion and asked bluntly. "Who the fuck is Carol?" "She took care of me and Mika before you arrived, But Rick kicked her out, I don't know why." She said while looking down with a saddened expression. "Ah… Rick never really talked about her much… hell we never really talked about anything really… The prison felt so rushed, like we were there for a day and then all this shit happened," Richtofen replied, somewhat bored.

"Also… I'm still not over what happened at the theater, so I have to ask… Do you like me?" Richtofen stopped walking to talk to her. "What?" She asked, confused. "Do. You. Like. Me?" Edward asked again, putting emphasis on the sentence. "Well… You are kind of…" She stuttered. "Handsome." She cupped her hands together as she said this.

"Oh…My…God…" Richtofen thought to himself, He felt nothing but sheer terror; He had never been loved before, by anyone aside from his parents, partly because of his nature and bloodlust, but also because of his hardened Exterior towards the world, and now this Little girl, no more than twelve… has FEELINGS towards him?

"Um… Edward? Are you alright?" Lizzie asked as she poked at his uniform. He snapped out of this gaze and leaned back before saying in a hushed voice. "Do you… have any idea… who I am?" He stated softly.

"Yeah… You're Edward Richtofen, that's your name." She said, tilting her head in confusion. "It's Major General, Edward Richtofen, One of the head scientists at Group 935, Officer of The Wehrmacht, and Doctor… Do you have... ANY idea, what I'd do to people?!" He raised his voice slightly at her.

"No… You never said anything about- I kill people… I've killed more people than Rick has and ever will in his lifetime." Lizzie spoke back in fear before being interrupted by Richtofen as he got into her face. "I'd gut, mutilate, Torture and Slaughter countless innocent lives…" He said with a slight hint of remorse. "Not for survival either… but for my own…" He dropped his Mp40 and covered his face with his hands and whimpered on the verge of tears. "Sick and selfish amusement..."

Lizzie backed away from the broken down Doctor in fear, but upon seeing him in that state she came back and hugged him. Edward was initially surprised by this, but was even more surprised to see himself wrapping his arms around her as well. "It's alright Edward… You don't have to cry… My life hasn't been the best either…" She cried as she buried her face into his shoulder.

"But you've never had to kill anyone like I have before… You never had to rip someone's stomach out and cut someone's lungs in two, you never had to tear a woman's heart out and watch her die in agony. You never had to…" He paused as the tears began to pour down his eyes and into her hair and shoulder.

"And I did it out of my own volition, it… amused me… Hell I even did back at the prison." He explained while fighting back the tears. "Everyone that was infected with the sickness… I killed them… I gutted them like animals…" He said with remorse and regret while attempting to regain his composure.

"They were gonna die anyway Edward." Lizzie said in a soothing voice. "You didn't know that! If I wasn't so busy playing around then I could've done something!" He said loudly. Lizzie broke the hug and looked at him with a smile. "I don't care about your past Edward, All I care about is the now, and in the brief time I've known you, I've come to think of you as a… father…" She said bluntly while blushing.

"You're serious?" He asked in surprise. "Yeah… You mean a lot to me… I guess that… thing that happened in the Theater was me trying to show it to you." She blushed again. Edward smirked as she said this. "Well, where I'm from… Daughters don't make out with their Fathers." He said humorously, which Lizzie giggled in response.

Edward then got on his feet again and stood over her. He smiled and placed his hand on her shoulder, you know Lizzie, I needed that… A wake- up call… I've been… like this for many years and it took you to finally snap me out of that mindset. We have a lot in common you and I, Both mentally disturbed, with little conception of Right and wrong, but out of anyone at the prison, I'm glad to have you with me." He smiled at her.

Lizzie blushed at him again. "Thanks Edward, I'm glad to have you too." She smiled back at him. "Now… like I said… we should find the others." She said to him softly. "Ja, Ja that would be best." Edward smiled as she skipped in front of him with her pistol in hand. He picked up his MP40 and ran to catch up with her.

Just less than 30 meters away, another group was watching the entire conversation. "That's the little bitch that killed Lou." One of them; Len, Said to the rest. "And just how do you know for certain?" Another Member; Dan, ask. "Because I saw the whole damn thing with my very eyes." The leader replied. "So what do we now Joe?" One of them asked. "We lay low for now; I don't wanna ruin the fun by attacking to early… Soon that bitch will pay, with her life… and her virginity, Isn't that right Dan? We all know you've been waiting." Joe smirked.

Well shit, seems like that death from Chapter seven wasn't just a random scene. Looks like Richtofen will be facing off against The Claimers pretty soon. Stay tuned.