Darkest Between Life and Unlife
HP/Walking Dead
Writer: Darksider82
Beta: Wingedseerwolf
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XXVIII: On the Road Again
(Harry's Group)
They broke out of the town a few hours before first light. Rick had been on a speedy diet of nutrition potions, pepper-ups and Harry's personal Tar-consistency coffee.
Thick, black, gloopy with a few lumps in it. No-one was complaining because of how rich in caffeine it was "It works…That's all that matters." Nathanial commented as he gulped some down.
Martha nodded as she fell in next to her husband, despite the fact the world as they knew it had ended she enjoyed the long miles of walking. It reminded her when She, Nathanial and Hermione would go on walking Holidays.
"We need to get onto the railway…I've looked at the map. It's around five days solid walking but we'll get there."
Harry nodded and cocked his shotgun as they saw a Walker, the Walker heard him and the next second the Walker collapsed head in two halves rolling away from each other and Harry flicked the blood off his axe. "That's kind of awesome." Said Carl looking at his silenced pistol.
"Kind of scary Harry. It reminded me of before you joined remember. That cool efficient destruction." Sophia commented as she rearranged her backpack allowing her shotgun and small sword (Harry enchanted a kitchen knife to unbelievable lengths and sharpness) to hang loosely.
Harry nodded "I understand, I'll try and refrain from doing it again." As he flicked the blood off the axe.
(Glenn's group)
Glenn sat up weakly and blearily "Easy, your fever just broke about two days ago so you're still sick."
Glenn nodded as they bounced along in the van "Where are you heading?"
"Washington, a team of Scientists survived and are working on a cure."
Glenn's eyes widened "I need to find my wife."
"Well if we find her we'll bring her with us. It is imperative we get Eugene, the one with the long hair back to DC so he can start making a cure for the survivors." Said Abraham.
Glenn wasn't a fan of the big guy but the man had saved his life and Harry had mentioned that mundanes had developed a 'code of honour' and one of those rules was 'If a man saves your life, you must aide him as much as you can'. "I can't come with you to DC but I will help you as much as I can."
(Daryl and Beth)
The duo had been running for a while and had only just lost a few walkers when they found it. Massive fences with people on the rooftops, making sure they weren't seen the duo slid around the compound to arrive at the doors "Welcome to Terminus! Those who arrive, survive."
If Daryl had looked closer at the woman who greeted them, he would have noticed the hunger in her eyes. Daryl immediately should have realised that something more sinister was afoot when the woman asked them to hand over their gear.
The next thing the pair knew they had been led to train compartments, the doors opened and then slid shut leaving them in total darkness. "Shit! SHIT! SHIT!" Growled Daryl.
(Group Tyreese)
Hermione sliced a Walker's head clean off as Neville pulverised two more with his massive bear animagus form "Smoke…Off in the distance." Pointed out Carol who hoisted Judith onto her back allowing Tyreese a few moments of relief.
"We found a place." Called Lizzie scurrying through the bushes with Neville following.
The place turned out to be a small wooden shack "Perfect." With the standard clearance performed the group settled in with Neville constructing and repairing some defences with Hermione making them much more durable.
(Group Glenn)
Glenn's group had come across blocked roads and a big group of survivors who were set up nearby at a place called Terminus and they too were suckered in.
(Group Harry)
Harry shifted into wolf form as they neared the barrier to Terminus, Katie flicked her wand and suddenly a massive coil of rope and collar appeared around Harry's neck "We need to keep up pretences." Harry grumbled but complied, he hadn't eaten much in the past two days and right now humans were looking extremely appetising.
"The dog is going to have to come with me." The woman stated as she reached for Harry's leash.
Harry let out a growl and revealed his sharp teeth "Nope, my wolf not dog. Wolf. Stays with me…He hasn't eaten much and if you come any closer to him, I'm not apologising for his actions." Katie replied calmly, the woman groaned the girl looked so delicious but that wolf was going to be a problem.
"Is he trained?"
"Fetch, Potty trained, high five and dances." Harry had to clench every muscle in his wolf form to stop himself from laughing.
As the group were given the tour, Harry was beginning to notice small discrepancies that Terminus was not what it seemed "Katie, Rick…Man, Rick your head has some decent mental shields. Don't be alarmed, just keep looking around. They have some of our people's gear; someone's got Hershel's pocket watch, asshole passing by your backside Katie has Glenn's riot gear. The fuck pot on the roof has Daryl's crossbow and…" Carl lost his temper "The hell you doing with Daryl's Poncho!"
"Poncho? /Poncho?" Came both responses all mental of verbally.
Harry growled ominously "Calm down…I'm sorry if some of the gear bears resemblance to some of your groups. We got the Poncho, Riot Gear and Pocket Watch some eight miles North West."
Sophia pulled her shotgun up "That was a prison…Now this shotgun has either beanbags rounds, slugs or buck shot…Now answer us."
"Harry, did you teach her this?"
"Nope…Carol would kill me. She got this from someone else."
However, no-one was able to answer any questions as several guards shot the group with tranquilisers and they keeled over. They shot Harry four times, twice to thoroughly knock him out and twice more to be sure that he wasn't playing dead.
Harry found himself on the floor with a muzzle around his mouth and a chain fused to the wall. He smirked and slowly shifted back into his human form, he looked around the room to find a group petrified prisoners "How did you do that?"
Harry smirked "I'm a wizard…If me shifting…Guards!" He shifted back into his wolf form and reattached the muzzle as the door opened and five men entered the car and everyone fell backwards.
"Right then we need six of you. Due to an influx of people we need to lose some."
Harry extended his mental probes, he wasn't the best at legillimency but when it came to reading these men it was taking candy from a baby and no-one could hear the baby bawling.
He felt weak, weaker than normal. These men were monsters! Cannibals and he was going to show them they were messing with the wrong person.
Meanwhile in another car, Rick had gained the support of the group "We find Harry, we get our gear and we get out…If they stop us, we kill them."
"Why?" Asked Carl slightly scared of how cold his father had turned.
"They've fucked with the wrong people."
Daryl grinned "Don't worry about Harry, he's probably got a plan and it's going to be destructive."
That was one thing the group had learnt, Harry never ever left a job half done.
