"We're almost there." After escaping from the large group of walkers back in the streets of Crawford, Molly and Dallas had managed to find the entrance to the sewers they used to get into Crawford, the pair of them climbing inside to make their way back to the house. After a couple of hours of trying to figure out where they were going, they soon made it back out to the street, ready to make their way back to the house, and here they were, walking up to the gate.
"I really hope everyone made it back in one piece," Dallas commented, looking up at the large house before him.
'As I was saying before, I'm sure everyone made it out. We'll just be the last one's back. You'll be able to walk through that back door, stand in the kitchen and call out 'Honey, I'm home!" and everyone will come running, trust me," Molly reassured him with a smile. Nodding his head in agreement, they soon reached the gate that led into the yard, getting ready to push it when he noticed Lee jumping over the fence, something in his hands.
"I wonder where he's going," Dallas said, watching Lee make his way down the street.
"No clue. Why don't we walk around and surprise him?" Molly suggested. Smiling in agreement, Dallas turned back around and headed out of the alley at the side of the house back out onto the street, turning the corner to head down to meet Lee. Just as they were about to turn the corner, they heard Lee scream, making them look at each other before pulling out their weapons to run around the corner to see what was happening.
"Lee?" Dallas shouted rounding the corner to find Lee, holding Clementine's hat in one hand, while his other hand held onto his wrist.
"Dallas?" Turning around, Dallas noticed Lee's arm, freezing in place at what he saw. On Lee's wrist, with blood seeping from it, was a bite. A walker bite.
"No, fuck no, no no no," Dallas babbled, stumbling backwards a little.
"Lee? You out here?" Carley called nearby, pushing open the gate for all the group to exit, having not noticed Dallas or Molly yet.
"This can't be happening, this just can't," Dallas said, running over to check Lee's arm, just in case. Lee was at a loss for words as he looked between his bite and Dallas, not sure which one he should be more shocked to see.
"What are you doing out here Lee? Is someone with you?" Carley asked nearby. Dallas and Molly turned around to face him, the group approaching them all stopping in their tracks when they realised who it was.
"Dallas!" Ben exclaimed, running right at him and practically tackling him into a hug, not looking like he would be letting go anytime soon.
"Thank god you guys are okay, we were thinking the worse," Carley said, moving quickly up to him, alongside Chuck and Kenny.
"What's wrong?" Kenny asked when no one replied after a couple of seconds, looking to Lee for an answer. Sighing, Lee stuck out his arm for all to see, everyone gasping in horror at seeing the bite.
"Oh god, please no, please don't let this be happening right now, please," Carley begged, running into Lee's arms to hug him as tightly as Ben was holding Dallas right now.
"Could you let go Ben?" Dallas asked, pulling away from the teen.
"Sorry, I'm just happy to see you," Ben smiled grimly, not wanting to seem to happy considering what happened to Lee.
"What are we gonna do?" Kenny asked, looking down at Lee's bite still.
"We have to save Clementine, she's been taken," Lee replied.
"She what?" Dallas asked, gobsmacked by what he had just said.
"I woke up to find she had left her room, so I came down here to find her, but only found her hat and her radio. That's all there was," Lee explained, looking ashamed of himself.
"Who would do a thing like that to a little girl?" Molly growled, looking pissed off.
"Some crazy fucker. Do you know who it was?" Kenny questioned, looking up to meet Lee's eyes.
"I honestly don't know. The only person I can think of is Vernon. He came to me last night, offering to take Clementine off my hands, since he thought Dallas was dead. Was saying she would be better off," Lee explained, his face still shameful.
"That son of a bitch. When I get my hands on him, he's going to wish he died back at Crawford," Dallas snarled, looking just about ready to punch someone.
"Don't worry, wherever she is, we'll find her," Lee reassured him, placing a hand on his shoulder to calm him down. Dallas stepped away from the group to address them together, knowing what need to be done.
"Clem might not have much time left. Wherever that sicko is, he has her, he has my whole world. We will have a much better chance of finding her, if we all work together. Who's with me?" Dallas asked, moving his eyes over the group.
"I'm in. I let her get caught, I let her get taken away, even after you asked me to take care of her. I have to make up for it now, make it up to you," Ben said instantly, moving over to stand beside Dallas.
"Lee and I need to stay here. He's in no condition to be going anywhere, and my leg still isn't fully healed. I'll try to find someone to help him, plus we can watch the boat while you're gone," Carley suggested, nodding to the nearby shed, Lee nodding his own head in agreement.
"You know I'll help you son, I always will. You, Lee, Carley and Clem are the only family I have left. I'd be an idiot if I didn't help you out now," Kenny said, moving over to stand beside Dallas as well.
"I'll help you too son. You saved my life when we arrived in this hell hole. I'll be damned if I don't help you save that little girl," Chuck said, walking over to stand beside Kenny. The only person who had yet to say anything was Molly, who was just standing nearby, watching the conversation intently.
"What about you Molly? Will you help me find her?" Dallas asked her, his eyes almost pleading her to accept.
"I just know that if I go with you, I'll never want to leave, never want to go back to being a lone wolf. I don't know if I can handle that," she replied, looking down the empty street.
"Please, don't leave. I want you to stay, we all need you to stay. Help me." Molly turned back to look at the desperate Dallas, finally coming to a decision .
"Looks like I'm an official part of this group I supposed," she sighed, moving over to stand beside Ben, ready to go.
"We'll wait in the house for your return. When you guys get back, we can figure out what our next step will be," Carley said, staying as close to Lee as she could. Nodding his head, Dallas walked up to Lee and stuck out his hand to him. Understanding, Lee handed over Clementine's hat, which Dallas readjusted before putting it on his head, wearing it with pride.
"Good luck," Lee said, smiling at him, as he handed the radio over as well.
"Luck has nothing to do with it," Dallas told him, walking past him and Carley, with his small group in tow, the five of them setting off to find Clementine, to find his girl. After about an hour or so of walking through the streets and through the sewers, Dallas and the group soon found the hole to led into Vernon's hideout, the five of them stepping through into the storage closet.
"Ready?" Molly asked, slipping Hilda off of her belt. Ben pulled out his hatchet from the school and nodded his head, ready to go. Chuck slipped the shovel off of his back and held it in position, ready to go. Kenny pulled out his shotgun from Crawford and stood with it aimed at the door, ready to go. Dallas pulled his crossbow off of his back and aimed it at the door, ready to go.
"Let's do this." The group of five walked over to the door and Dallas swung it open, to reveal a bare and empty room with none of the cancer survivor group occupying it.
"What the fuck?" Kenny swore, stepping into the room with the rest of the group.
"Where's Vernon? Where's the rest of his so called group?" Molly asked, moving around the room to examine it closely.
"Maybe they left?" Ben suggested, looking into the cremation chambers.
"It's the only plausible explanation," Chuck agreed, nodding his head at the teen.
"But where did they go?" Dallas asked, putting his crossbow back on his back as everyone else put their own weapons away.
"This city is so big, who knows where they could've gone," Molly sighed, kicking in a nearby cabinet, managing top break the door down.
"I'll never find her now," Dallas whispered, leaning down on one of the benches in defeat.
"Don't worry Dallas, we'll find her," Ben reassured him, laying a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"I just don't…" Dallas began to say, before the sound of a loud groaning cut him off. Looking up, he saw walkers walking past the window, a whole lot of sets of legs moving right past.
"How many are there?" Kenny questioned, staring up at the windows.
"Plenty," Chuck answered staring up at the walkers passing by. To make matter worse, groaning could be heard coming through the door thy came through, which meant there was a whole lot of walkers coming their way through the sewers.
"Lee?" A voice said, cutting through everyone's revere. Picking up the walkie talkie, Dallas quickly pressed and held the button on the side down, moving it up to his mouth.
"Clementine, it's me, Dallas. Are you all right? Where are you?"" Dallas asked quickly, as everyone looked on hopefully.
"Vernon you son of a bitch!" Kenny shouted, standing next to Dallas as everyone else moved over to join him.
"Hello Dallas, Kenny," a voice said, sounding like the voice of the man that had been taunting them since they arrived in Savannah.
"Who is this?" Dallas asked calmly, hoping to get some answers out of the man.
"It isn't Vernon, it you're thinking the same thing Kenny is. Plus, you should really be watching your tone right now," the voice answered.
"Please, just don't hurt her," Dallas begged, hoping beyond hope that he wouldn't touch her.
"Clementine will be fine, don't worry. But if I were you Dallas, I'd be choosing my next words very carefully." Dallas wasn't sure how to respond as he brought the walkie talkie to his mouth, pressing the button on the side as he readied himself to answer the asshole that stole Clementine from him.
There you have it folks, the final chapter of episode 4 ^_^
Not long until this story will be finished, that's so sad :c
But never fear, as I said, Season 2 stuff shall be on the way after that, and hopefully, my Mass Effect fanfiction with it. Fingers Crossed ^_^
Anywho, I shall see you all at the next chapter, farewell my Bookies of Awesomeness :D
