I do not own The Walking Dead and I am not gaining profit from this story. But I do own Rikki and MY plot.

Hey guys! Nice to be back from this little break. I had massive writer's block and an overnight trip so my schedule was busy, but I'm here now.

Enjoy :D

DAY 1

"Now, to find my way back." I said as I looked around this empty clearing, hoping no more zombies tried to eat me.

"How do I get back?" I asked the unknown as I walked towards the way I thought I came from, breathing heavily from the adrenaline that came with the running and the killing. I suddenly felt completely and utterly alone, not realizing the situation that I managed to put myself in, when I heard a twig crunch to my far left.

Oh no.

I gripped the metal bar tighter and raised it in front of me, preparing myself for an attack.

"Rikki?"

A timid voice lightly whispered to me making me freeze up because I thought I was imagining it. "Rikki? Is that you?" the voice spoke again as I slowly turned around to face the speaker. What I saw; surprised me. No, as a matter of fact, WHO I saw surprised me.

"Sophia? What are you doing here?" I asked as I lowered my bloodied weapon and took a slow step towards her. My mind was buzzing with questions and I felt lightheaded.

"Walkers were after me and Rick led them away. But he left me," Sophia stammered as she quickly looked around, expecting a zombie to pop up out of nowhere.

"Walkers? Is that what you call zombies? And I'm sure he's looking for you. He's probably worried," I made sure to assure her as I grabbed her arm and whispered, "Okay, just be quiet, very quiet, and let's try to find our way back."

She nodded and stood very close to me, making me tense with fear. What if something happens?

"Are you ready, Sophia?" I asked, clutching my metal bar in one hand and reaching for her hand with the other. From the corner of my eye, I saw her look up at me with hesitation, but when I thought I had to have a talk with her, she uttered, "No, but I want my mommy."

That's good enough for me. I want Glenn to be here too.

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(A few hours later)

"Where are we, Rikki?" I heard Sophia ask for the millionth time as we've been walking in circles. And in response I hissed, "I don't know, shh."

See, we've been walking in many different directions, just getting more lost than we already were. And Sophia was skinning the rest of my patience that I had left. Man, that sounded like my mom. Oh, how I miss her.

"But Rikkiiiiiii," Sophia continued as I frowned her way. I am not fit in taking care of kids. The last time that I took care of kids, I lost one and made half of them cry. But just to let you know, I found him. He was hiding from the monster. Which was me, apparently.

If Glenn was here, he'd know what to say or do to make her forget about the boring walk. He'd make a stupid joke and make us laugh and make us forget we're lost and alone. He'd try to make us feel better and give us hope.

We were walking towards a path that seemed to go to the highway when I heard a groan. Sophia whimpered and I put my finger on my lips. I quickly looked around and saw a big bush.

I pushed her into it and debated whether or not to kill the zombie or go with her and hide. I chose the latter.

My heart was pounding so hard in my chest and I guessed that Sophia's was too because she closed her eyes and held my hand real tight. We were in that bush for a while, but we couldn't even move an inch because that zombie was still there.

After what seemed like hours, Sophia started to get restless and the zombie went away. I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Sophia, who smiled at me.

We slowly walked out the bush, careful not to attract the zombie back. "Rikki, that was really close," Sophia blurted out as she changed her smile into a frown. I nodded and looked at her, but there was something off about her.

There were three of her and I felt very dizzy. Before I could tell Sophia about what I saw, she said, "Rikki, are you okay? Rikki?" and then I blacked out and went into my world.

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(Sophia's POV)

"Rikki? Please, ohmygosh, please be okay," I whispered to Rikki who fainted near a bush that we were hiding in when the walker passed by. I didn't know what to do, whether to cry or run for cover but that decision was chosen for me when I heard footsteps coming closer and closer to where we were.

"Well, well, well. Aren't you a pretty little thing? And what about your friend? Is she okay? My name's Mike."

He was very tall and light brown hair and a sun tanned face that had patches of dirt on it. His brown eyes were bright and very friendly, which made me tense a little bit less. He had stubble all over his jaw and he looked like Daryl except he didn't look like he was mad at anyone. He wore a stained dark jacket and grungy overalls that were missing some patches at the knees.

"Um, my name is Sophia and she is Rikki. She fainted and I'm scared," I said as I felt my eyes start to water.

Mike, this new guy, he frowned at me and looked really sorry for us. "I don't have a group, but my buddy, he's waiting for me. We can help you."

I looked down at where Rikki was laying and I felt confused. Should I go with him to help Rikki or not? Mike saw my face turn into a face of confusion and fear, and he said, "It's okay. We'll help your friend there and we have food and water," so he carried Rikki off of the floor and I followed. I couldn't wait for food and water, I was so thirsty.

So, we walked for a while and when I was about to give up, we found a small cabin hidden behind some trees. A guy walked out of it and started to talk angrily to Mike. I was nervous and in need of water but I was too scared to ask for it.

"Why'd you bring them over here and what happened to her?" The angry guy asked as he pointed to Rikki who was limp on Mike's shoulder.

I took a step closer to Mike to ask him about water when he said, "We'll talk about this later, alright? Let's bring this girl into the spare room and let's give some water to this little girl. Now." So they took Rikki to a weird looking room and I stayed with her, afraid to be alone. They walked out of the room, whispering very angrily at each other and I looked around. It had one bed and a closet and no windows. It looked like a basement or an attic.

Mike came back and said, "Here's your water. And when she wakes up, this is hers. Behave." I took both glasses of water and drank one cup very hungrily, not even paying attention to what he was saying. I set Rikki's glass of water by the corner of the bed and said, "Thank you, sir."

He looked at me and Rikki, and took a second too long looking at her, which got me scared. He then left the room and I heard the door click and I realized what I did. And the danger that Rikki and me are in.

Okay, so I know you guys have A LOT of questions but they have to hold on for a couple of chapters. Hope you like this one though, it took me a while to write this! :) Just so ya know, this is their POV of what happened while the others were looking for them.