(Anne Marshall belongs to AquaDestinysEmbrace. Kudos to Aqua for letting me use Anne!)
(I DO NOT own The Walking Dead, or any of the names or brands that appear. But I do own my OC's)
/Everyone continued to stare at the barn. Aelita had a horrified look, as she looked at Chase/
"W... Why is a lot of people from Kadic, here...?" asked Aelita
"I... They all went here with us... We all got separated when the Air Force started to drop napalm, in Atlanta... and I didn't know what happened to them..." said Chase
"Well... now you do..." said Aelita
/Robert had a deeply saddened look. Kyra looked at him/
"Jim's your uncle... isn't he?" asked Kyra
/Robert nodded, as a tear escaped his eye/
"I'm so sorry" said Kyra
/The Lyoko Warriors, watched as Beth was sobbing. Beth ran to the corpse of her mother, and pulled a walker off of it. She sobbed, as she flipped her mother over, to look at her face. Suddenly, her mother opened her eyes, and lunged at Beth, causing her to scream/
"HELP HER!" shouted Yumi
/Miranda grabbed a pickaxe, ran to Beth's mother, and drove it through her skull. Beth sobbed uncontrollably, as she witnessed the scene. Miranda had a guilty look, as she dropped the pickaxe/
"Goddamn..." muttered Patrick
/The Lyoko Warriors, and everyone else, walked away from the barn. Aelita looked at Jeremie, and went wide eyed, when she saw his eyes was turning black. She then walked to him, and engulfed him in a bone-crushing hug/
"If he ever punches you again... then I'll kill him..." said Aelita
/Jeremie went wide eyed/
"That isn't necessary, Aelita... I'm okay" said Jeremie
/Jeremie and Aelita, smiled at each other. The group then started walking towards the house, where they saw everyone else, following Hershel. They got there, to see that Hershel had a wide eyed look/
"Leave us alone!" shouted Maggie
"You knew that these walkers were a danger." said Shane
"I... I didn't know" said Hershel
"That's bullshit" said Shane
/Chase looked at Shane, with fury/
"Get the fuck away from Hershel... you've already done enough damage..." said Chase
/Rick got in between Shane and Hershel/
"Everybody just calm down..." said Rick
"Get him off my land!" said Hershel
/Shane tried to walk towards Hershel. Maggie slapped him, causing him to stop/
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" shouted Maggie
"Haven't you done enough, Shane...?" asked Rebecca
/Hershel looked at Rick/
"I mean it... off my land..." warned Hershel
/Hershel, Patricia, Beth, and Maggie walked inside of the house. The Lyoko Warriors, and everyone else, started walking away, when they heard Shane and Rick, arguing again/
==Thirty Minutes Later==
/Anne, Dylan, Rebecca, Chase, and Aelita were all sitting on top of the RV. Anne noticed that everyone else was helping gather the bodies, over by the barn./
"We can't leave this farm..." said Anne
"I know..." said Rebecca
"We all want to stay... but... I think Shane just fucked it up, for all of us..." said Chase
/Aelita sighed/
"We have to stay. We can't survive out there..." said Aelita
/Dylan sighed/
"We should help gather the bodies..." said Dylan
"Yeah, we should" said Rebecca
/They got up, climbed down the ladder, and started walking towards the barn. Dylan and Chase, looked at Shane, for a long time. Shane scoffed, and started walking towards them. Chase and Dylan looked at Rebecca, Anne, and Aelita/
"You girls go ahead. We'll catch up" said Dylan
/The girls nodded, and walked away, as Shane approached/
"Do you got something to say, Dylan?" asked Shane
/Dylan and Chase, frowned, and remained silent/
"Well, go ahead, man. Mister 'Moral Authority', huh?" asked Shane
/Shane chuckled/
"You the... uh... the voice of reason? Let me ask you something, man. What do you do? What do you guys do to keep this camp safe, huh? What do you do? What, you try to keep your sister, and one of your friends safe, and look what happened! They both get shot, because you two don't think!" said Shane
/Dylan and Chase, both growled with anger/
"And you're a fucking idiot. You're too caught up with yourself, Lori, and Carl to think about your actions" said Chase
"And you two babysit some guns!? Man, you pointed one at my chest, right? But you just... you just couldn't pull that trigger, could you?" taunted Shane
/Shane sighed, and looked at Dylan/
"If I was such a danger, if I was such a threat, what did you do to stop me, huh? I smashed that barn open, and I saved Anne, and Aelita. That's all me. That ain't you. That ain't Rick. That's me." said Shane
/Dylan and Chase, had matching looks of fury, as Shane walked to his truck/
"Tell you what, guys... The next time I need a lecture... I'll give you two a call" said Shane
/Shane got in his truck, turned it on, and started to drive away. Shane chuckled, as he saw Chase, in his mirror. He saw Chase, flipping him off/
==Twenty Minutes Later==
/Clementine, Patrick, Aelita, Jennifer, Rebecca, and Anne were standing inside of the house. Maggie and Glenn were with them, and they were all standing in the dining room, as Beth was washing dishes/
"So, if your group leaves, you wouldn't stay?" asked Maggie
/Glenn had a surprised look/
"I... I hadn't really thought about it. I mean, I... I didn't know that... Do, do you really think this is the time to discuss this, I mean?" asked Glenn
"Well, I'm not really feeling like there's a lot of time for anything." said Maggie
/Patrick looked at Beth, and had a worried look/
"Is she okay...?" asked Patrick
/Maggie ignored what Patrick said, and looked at Glenn/
"There... there is... I- I'd want-" said Glenn
/Suddenly, everyone heard a loud thump, and several dishes breaking. They turned, to see Beth, lying on the ground/
"Oh my god!" said Maggie
/Everyone ran into the kitchen/
==One Hour Later==
/Chase, Dylan, Yumi, Ulrich, and Verity were walking by one of the fields/
"I hate Shane, so much..." said Verity
"I don't blame you..." said Yumi
/Ulrich sighed, with annoyance/
"What the fuck was he thinking...? This entire thing'll cost us, with Hershel..." said Ulrich
"I know... We need to think of a game plan. Otherwise... we'll be back out there" said Yumi
/The group heard a shout. They turned, to see Patrick, Anne, and Aelita, running towards them. They got to the group, and stopped in front of them/
"What's wrong?" asked Dylan
"Do you know where Hershel, is? Beth's in shock, or something..." said Patrick
/The group went wide eyed/
"I don't know..." said Verity
"We can't find him, anywhere. But..." said Aelita
"But...?" asked Chase
"Maybe Rick can help us find him" said Aelita
/The group looked at Aelita. Chase shrugged/
"It's worth a try" said Chase
/The group started walking towards the house/
==12 Minutes Later==
/The group, Maggie, Jeremie, Glenn, Rick, and Shane were inside of Hershel's room. Dylan smirked, when he found an old flask, inside of a dresser. He grabbed it, and showed it to the group/
"Heh, it looks like he's found an old friend..." said Dylan
/Dylan tossed the flask, to Rick. Rick caught it/
"That belonged to my grandfather. Gave it to dad, when he died." said Maggie
/Maggie took the flask, and looked at it/
"I didn't think Hershel would be a drinker" said Aelita
"No, he gave it up on the day I was born. He didn't even allow liquor in the house." said Maggie
/Rick looked at Maggie/
"What's the bar, in town...?" asked Rick
"Hatlin's. He practically lived there, in his drinking days." said Maggie
"Betting that's where I'd find him" said Rick
/Glenn looked at Rick/
"Yeah, I've seen the place. I'll take you" said Glenn
"Me, Aelita, Patrick, Verity, Dylan, Anne, Rebecca, and Jeremie are coming with. Just think of us as 'extra security'" said Chase
/Rick nodded/
"Alright. I'll get the truck" said Rick
/Maggie looked at Glenn/
"No" said Maggie
"It's an easy run" said Glenn
"Like the pharmacy?" asked Maggie
/Patrick looked at Maggie/
"Hey, Maggie?" asked Patrick
/Maggie looked Patrick. Patrick chuckled/
"We'll bring him back" said Patrick
==Ten Minutes Later==
/Aelita, Chase, Rebecca, Dylan, Anne, Verity, Patrick, and Jeremie all crammed into the back of a pickup truck, as Rick got into the driver's seat. Chase looked at the Lyoko Warriors, and smiled/
"We'll be back before you guys know it" said Chase
"Hurry back!" said Jennifer, with a smile
/The groups then looked at Glenn and Maggie, who were kissing each other goodbye. Everyone either smirked, or chucked. Glenn then walked to the truck, and didn't say anything about everyone's expressions/
"You ready?" asked Rick
"Yeah" said Glenn
/Glenn got into the pickup truck's passenger seat. The groups waived, as Rick started driving away from the house/
==Twenty Minutes Later==
/The group sat, in an awkward silence, as they started to drive through the town. Patrick cleared his throat, and looked at Aelita/
"So... uh... how's it going with you and Jeremie...?" asked Patrick
/Aelita and Jeremie blushed, a little/
"We're doing great... How's it going with you and Verity?" asked Aelita
/Patrick and Verity blushed, a little/
"We're doing great..." said Patrick
/The truck stopped in front of Hatlin's bar. Everyone got out, and the Lyoko Warriors, stretched/
"I hate being cramped up like that..." said Anne
"I felt like I was in a sardine can..." said Aelita
/Chase chuckled/
"Let's all just go and find Hershel, okay?" asked Chase
/The group nodded. They then slowly walked to the door of the bar. Dylan opened it, and everyone saw Hershel, sitting at the bar. Everyone walked in, and closed the door behind them/
"Hershel...?" asked Jeremie
"Who's with you...?" asked Hershel
"Glenn, Rick, Anne, Aelita, Chase, Dylan, Rebecca, Verity, and Patrick..." said Jeremie
/Hershel chuckled, softly/
"Maggie send you?" asked Hershel
"We all volunteered" said Jeremie
/Chase and Dylan, walked to Hershel. They saw that he had a glass of scotch, in his hand/
"How many have you had...?" asked Dylan
"Not enough." said Hershel
/Rick walked to Hershel, and looked at him/
"Let's finish this up, back at home. Beth collapsed, she's in some sort of state. Must be in shock. I think you are, too." said Rick
"Maggie's with her?" asked Hershel
"Yeah, but Beth needs you." said Rick
/Hershel sighed/
"What could I do? She needs her mother. Or rather to mourn... like how she should've done, weeks ago... I robbed her of that. I see that now..." said Hershel
/Anne sat down, next to Hershel/
"You thought there was a cure. You can't blame yourself for holding out on hope." said Anne
/Hershel put down his drink, and looked at Anne/
"Hope...?" asked Hershel
/Hershel sighed, and looked at Jeremie, and Dylan/
"When I first saw you two, running across my field, with your girls, in your arms... I had little hope that they would survive" said Hershel
/Aelita and Anne, both had looks of sadness, as Dylan and Jeremie, sat next to Hershel/
"But, they did..." said Jeremie
"They did... Even though we lost Otis. Your man, Shane, made it back. And we saved your girlfriends" said Hershel
/Dylan, Rebecca, and Anne, went wide eyed, as Jeremie and Aelita, blushed./
"That was the miracle, that proved to me that miracles do exist. Only... it was a sham, a bait and switch..." said Hershel
/Hershel sighed, and looked at Rick/
"I was a fool, Rick... And you people, saw that..." said Hershel
/Everyone looked at Hershel, as he had a saddened look/
"My daughters, deserve better than that..." said Hershel
/Hershel took one last drink of scotch. He then grabbed a bottle, and began opening it.../
==One Hour Later==
/Everyone sat in different areas of the bar, as Hershel kept drinking. Finally, Dylan sighed, then got up, then looked at Hershel/
"Are you going to be done soon, or not?" asked Dylan
"Just go..." said Hershel
/Hershel turned, and sighed, as he saw everyone still waiting/
"Just go!" said Hershel
"We promised Maggie that we'd bring you home, safe." said Dylan
/Hershel chuckled/
"So, what's your plan? Finish that bottle? Drink yourself to death and leave your girls, alone?" asked Rick
/Hershel stood up, and looked at Rick, with anger/
"Stop telling me how to care for my family, my farm! You people are like a plague! I do the Christian thing, give you shelter, and you destroy it all!" shouted Hershel
"The world was already in bad shape, when we met!" said Rick
"And you take no responsibility! You're supposed to be their leader!" said Hershel
"Well, I'm here now, aren't I?!" shouted Rick
/Hershel took a deep breath, and looked at Rick/
"Yes... Yes. Yes, you are..." said Hershel
/Hershel sat back down at the bar, and took another drink of scotch. Chase walked up to him./
"Come on... Your girls need you. Now. More than ever" said Chase
/Chase grabbed Hershel's arm, but Hershel moved it, free. Hershel then turned, and looked at Chase/
"I didn't want to believe any of you... You told me there was no cure, that these people were dead, not sick. I chose not to believe that! But when Shane, shot Lou, in the chest, and she just kept coming... that's when I knew what an ass I'd been, that Annette had been dead long ago, and I was feeding her rotten corpse! That's when I knew, there was no hope!" said Hershel
/Hershel sighed, and looked at the Lyoko group/
"And when your friends, came out of the barn... the looks on your faces... I knew you all knew it, too... Right...? There is no hope..." said Hershel
/Hershel looked at Rick/
"And you all know it now... like I do... Don't you...?" asked Hershel
/Hershel sighed, and turned back around/
"There is no hope for any of us..." said Hershel
/Rick sat down, next to Hershel/
"Look, I'm done. I'm not doing this anymore, cleaning up after you. You know what the truth is? Nothing has changed. Death is death. It's always been there, whether it's from a heart attack, cancer, or a walker... What's the difference? You didn't think it was hopeless before, did you? Now there are people back at home, trying to hang on. They need us, even if it's just to give them a reason to go on, even if we don't believe it, ourselves." said Rick
/Rick sighed/
"You know what...? This isn't about what we believe anymore. It's about them..." said Rick
/Hershel had a look of being deep in thought. He sighed, and took one last drink of scotch. Suddenly, everyone heard the doors open. Everyone turned, to see two men, walking in./
"Son of a bitch... they're alive..." said Dave
/Dave and Tony, chuckled, as everyone stared at them/
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