This War of Mine: Apocalypse:

Season 2

First chapter of the next story in my Walking Dead/This War of Mine crossover, this chapter serves mainly to introduce the returning characters, and to show their first obstacle.

Disclaimer: I don't own This War of Mine, Walking Dead or their characters.

Episode 1 Part 1

The roads were empty, the surroundings desolate, just empty fields and forests, yet undeterred, the small convoy of vehicles drove on. After their harrowing ordeal at their campsite outside the city they had just left, where they had been staying after meeting up following the sudden outbreak and the rise of the Walkers, the group of survivors were now on their way to nearest military base, in hopes of finding help.

The vehicles were mainly cars, although they had managed to acquire an RV too which was just behind the lead car as they drove. There were only two people in the RV, a driver and passenger. The driver was a man of twenty-seven with shaved brown hair and dark blue eyes, he was skinny and had fair skin as well as a rugged jaw covered with stubble, he was also just above medium height. He wore a pair of black pants, a grey T-shirt and white sneakers, his name was Marko.

Seated in the passenger seat with him was Marin, a man of thirty-nine, he had long brown hair and a full dark brown beard, both with grey in them, as well as brown eyes behind small, square glasses, he also had fair skin and a regular build, he was slightly taller than the other man and wore khaki pants; a white shirt and black sneakers.

The car just behind them had three people inside it, one of them was, despite his uncertainty over it, already being seen by the others as one of the leaders of the group.

His name was Niko, a young man, twenty years old, of just above medium height with short dark red hair and hazel eyes; he had fair skin and a toned build; he also wore glasses and was dressed in simple jeans; a red T-shirt under an unbuttoned denim shirt and black sneakers.

In the front passenger seat, looking out the window, biting her lip, was a teenage girl, sixteen at the most, of medium height and was quite skinny. She had long dirty blonde hair pulled into a ponytail and icy blue eyes as well as being rather pale and there were notable scars on her face. She wore grey sweatpants, a white tank-top under a dark blue unbuttoned jacket and white sneakers. Her name was Arica.

Meanwhile in the back seat was Lydia, a small little girl, about ten years old with fair skin, blonde hair in a ponytail and brown doe eyes, as well as being somewhat skinny. She was wearing a blue skirt; a white T-shirt with a princess design on it; white ankle socks and blue flats. She was downcast as she had recently lost her whole family to the Walkers, most recently her aunt Irina.

Despite their turbulent relationship, caused by his drinking and abuse, Arica understood how she felt, having lost her father Viktor at the same time as Lydia's aunt. It was that common point which had caused Lydia to choose Niko's car to travel in.

There were two other cars behind that one, both with three occupants. The first was driver by a young woman of twenty-eight, she stood just above medium height, with deep brown eyes and curly brown hair down to her shoulders, she had full pretty lips, pale skin and a slender build. She was dressed in a grey pencil skirt; a white blouse; black tights and grey flats. Her name was Katia and she had previously been a reporter who had covered one of the outbreaks before nearly being killed.

With her were the two kids she had saved. Kalina and Grozdan, a sister and brother who had lost their family and would've been eaten by the Walkers if Katia hadn't been there to save them. Kalina was a tiny, sweet faced nine year old girl with thick long brown hair tucked under a white beanie; chocolate brown eyes and olive skin, as well as being skinny, wearing black pants; a pink T-shirt; an unzipped white jacket; and white sneakers.

Grozdan was an older boy, albeit still a kid, around fifteen. He had olive toned skin like Kalina, brown eyes, dark brown hair and a deep accent, he was above medium height and had a slender lanky build. He wore black jeans; a blue and white striped shirt and black sneakers.

Kalina was still very scared of their situation, but her young age made that very understandable, she snuggled into her brother's side, clinging to him. Grozdan hugged her, doing his best to comfort her, while trying to deal with his own problems.

The final car was being driven by easily the most serious and morose member of the group, albeit a skilled one who was an expert hunter. A tall man of twenty-seven with long brown hair and intense green eyes, he had an athletic build and scars on his forehead, he was fair skinned and had a look of danger around him. He was dressed in cargo pants with a grey tank-top, a white flannel shirt and black boots.

His passengers were a woman of twenty with short black hair and dark brown eyes as well as a few moles dotting her face, she was also slender and fair skinned, wearing white knee length shorts; a black tank-top under a pink unbuttoned blouse and white flats and a tall muscular middle aged man with a strong square build, brown eyes with short brown hair, fair skin and a thick accent, he was wearing dark grey pants; a black tank-top and black boots.

They were, respectively, named Roman, Zlata and Boris. Despite his unfriendly nature, Roman was still someone the group depended on for food, as well as when it came to defending themselves, as one of the few members of the group who was a skilled fighter and knew how to use weapons.

In the final car, the one leading the group, was the second person they considered a leader, Eli. A man in his mid-twenties with short blonde hair, wide intense blue eyes and a strong build, tall and with a military bearing, he wore cargo pants, a black shirt with a light jacket over it and black boots. With him in the front passenger seat was his girlfriend, twenty-four year old Mara.

A young woman of average height and slender build, she was pale with long brunette hair, green eyes and a soft shy smile. She wore a dark grey tank-top under a white blouse and simple jeans as well as brown boots. Despite their relationship, Mara shuddered as Eli glanced towards her. It wasn't a happy one, for Eli was a rather aggressive man who, Mara remembered in horrific detail, had already raped her once.

A wedge was forming too in Eli's lack of care for the third occupant of the car, one whom Mara was already forming a deep maternal affection for. Said person was a boy of ten with sweet sad brown eyes, choppy brown hair, fair skin and some small scars on his face. He was also notably skinny, almost worryingly so and wore jeans, a blue T-shirt under a dark blue jacket; a dark blue hunting hat with ear flaps; white sneakers and a grey scarf. His name was Misha.

Their journey continued, mostly in silence, all just hoping to reach the military base and find some protection from the Walkers, and maybe some hope in the form of some plan to deal with them, permanently. But then, it happened, suddenly Eli's car began to slow down.

"What?" He growled.

This startled Mara who then saw the issue. The other vehicles all began to slow down too, startled at the sudden stops. But once they had all stopped and began exiting their vehicles, they soon saw the issue too. The road ahead was blocked by several vehicles, civilian and military, all crashed and desolate, and at the head of the tailback, a military checkpoint, overrun and abandoned.

The road had come to an abrupt end.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.