Looking For A Man
Lydia stood on the tracks with Joe, smoking a cigarette.
"How long have you and Daryl known each other?" He asked.
"Since we were in Atlanta. Which was about a year ago." Lydia smiled.
Joe smiled back. "And the proposal?"
"A week or so ago when we lived at the prison after we lost someone." Lydia looked down. "Merle, his brother, was bitten. We had to kill him."
"Shit, I'm sorry." Joe sighed. "Forget I brought it up."
Lydia looked up to him. "No, it's fine. All we have is each other so, we try to keep each other alive."
Joe nodded. "Yea. I think we should go to Terminus. We are tracking a man who killed one of our own."
"Oh yea? We should be going then." Lydia put out her cigarette.
"Lydia!" Daryl yelled. "Where are you?"
Lydia looked at the platform. "Here. I'm just talking to Joe."
Daryl joined them and kissed Lydia. "Talking 'bout that?"
"Going to Terminus. We are tracking a man who killed one in our group. I assume you're tagging along?" Joe put out his cigarette.
Daryl nodded. "Yea."
The group joined them at the tracks and they continued down the tracks. They each tell stories of how they lost their loved ones and before the outbreak until night time. Only a few Walkers along the way but not a trouble for them.
Lydia busted out laughing. "And that was the last time my mom let me drive her car."
"Straight through the garage?" Joe spoke through laughter.
"Straight through. For a brief moment, I thought I was dead. But, I'm okay. Only a scar on my elbow." Lydia lifted her right elbow for Joe to see.
Joe laughed more. "Did you cry?"
Lydia nodded. "It hurt!" She laughed.
Joe looked ahead to an abandoned car with people around it. "Everyone shut up." Joe whispered.
"Who's that?" Daryl asked.
"That son of a bitch is the one who killed one of my men." Joe sneered.
Lydia and Daryl stayed in the woods while the men scoped out the area.
Joe put a gun to the man's head while one put a gun to a woman's head.
"Shit, and I was thinking of turning in for the night. Who wants to count down with me?" Joe laughed.
"Rick and Michonne." Daryl whispered to Lydia.
"Oh shit, it is." Lydia gasped.
"Ten Mississippi! Nine Mississippi! Eight Mississippi!" Joe counted down.
"Joe." Daryl got their attention. "Hold on."
"You're stopping me on eight, Daryl." Joe looked at Daryl.
"This is the guy who killed Bruce." One man commented.
"The thing about nowadays is that we got nothing on time." Joe said.
Lydia stepped out of the shadows. "Don't hurt them."
"These people..you gotta let them go. These good people." Daryl looked at them.
"I think I would disagree with you on that." Joe smiled.
"It's true." Lydia looked at Michonne.
"This man killed our friend. You two say these are good people. You see, that right there is a lie." Joe pointed out.
"Oh shit." Lydia looked at the Claimers walking closer to them.
"It's a lie!" Joe pointed at him.
Three men started beating Daryl up.
Lydia shoved the one aside and aimed her gun at him. "Don't move or I'll shoot!"
"NO!" Carl tried to break free from Dan's clutches.
Lydia turned around. "Carl?" She ran to the other side of the car and saw Dan trying to molest Carl. "Dan, stop it!" Lydia shoved him.
Dan grabbed Lydia and shoved her against the car. "Alright, you first."
Lydia tried to break free. "No!" She cried.
Carl was too shocked to move. If he did, someone would shoot him.
A shot rang out and everyone looked at Rick who was still alive.
Rick headbutted Joe, missing the bullet by an inch.
Lydia pulled her gun out and shot Dan in the face.
Carl stood up and hugged Lydia. "Thank you." He cried.
Lydia hugged him tight. "You're alright."
Joe stood up and punched Rick in the face. "Come on, let's see what you go."
Daryl was thrown against the car then punched in the face.
Joe picked up Rick and squeezed his sides. "What are you going to do now, sport?"
Rick sunk his teeth into Joe's neck and bit a portion of his neck off.
Michonne stood up and shot Tony in the face.
Lydia came from behind the car and watched Daryl kill the rest of the Claimers.
Michonne held Carl close and comforted Carl.
Lydia ran to Daryl. "Are you okay?" She looked at his face. "Oh god." She hugged him.
"I'm alright. Are you alright?" Daryl looked into her eyes.
Lydia nodded. "I'm fine. Disgusting piece of shit." She looked at Dan's dead body.
Michonne ran to Lydia and hugged her. "I'm glad you're okay."
Lydia nodded. "You too. Does anyone know what happened to the Governor? Last time I saw him was when Rick fought with him."
Rick looked at Michonne.
Michonne chuckled. "I really stuck it to him."
Lydia sighed in relief. "Thank God. If only we did that earlier."
Rick hugged his son. "We'll stay here for tonight and go to Terminus in the morning." Rick looked at the group.
Lydia nodded. "Yea...okay."