Chapter 8-A Group Run
It has been two months since the world ended. The group had been doing good. They still had supplies, but it was starting to go down. Daryl has been taking care of Charlie with help from Alicia at points. Daryl had also noticed Shane and Lori getting closer. Daryl watches Charlie talk with Carl, Sophie, and James. Dale walks out of the Rv and looks at Daryl. "Watching her like a hawk," Dale says. Daryl looks at her.
"Nah, just watching," Daryl says as Dale sits down.
"Let's talk about something else," Dale says.
"Like what?" Daryl asks. Dale looks at Shane, who was showing Amy and Nick how to clean their guns.
"Shane," Dale says. Daryl looks at him.
"What about him?" Daryl asks.
"His relationship with Lori is unhealthy for them both," Dale says.
"I agree, but that is not my business," Daryl says.
"Maybe not, but I still think you should talk to him about it," Dale says. Daryl sighs as he nods, knowing the older man was right. He stands up and walks over to Shane. Shane looks up at him.
"Can we talk?" Daryl asks the man, who nods. Shane says something to Nick and Amy. Daryl leads Shane away from the group.
"What's up, man?" Shane asks. Daryl and Shane have gotten a lot closer over the last month. Daryl considered the man his best friend. Shane felt the same.
"I know it's not business, but what is going on with you and Lori?" Daryl asks his friend.
"Your right. It isn't your business," Shane says. "I don't know it has been weird between us," Shane says.
"As I said, it isn't my business, but I don't want you to get hurt or do anything stupid," Daryl says. Shane nods.
"I'll be careful," Shane says. Daryl nods as he heads over to Glenn and Dean, who were talking. They look up at one of their leaders.
"Are you two planning a run?" Daryl asks them.
"Yeah," Dean says.
"Is it just going to be you two?" Daryl asks.
"No, we were thinking about taking a group," Glenn says.
"Who?" Daryl asks.
"Us two. Jacqui, Andrea, Victor, Morales, and T-dog," Dean says. Daryl nods at the man.
"Go grab them and tell them to get ready," Daryl says. They nod as they get up and walk away. Merle walks up to Nick with his crossbow.
"Come on," Merle says to Nick, who stands up and follows him. Merle leads Nick into the trees where he had a target. Merle pulls off his crossbow and holds it out to Nick, who slowly grabs the weapon. "You said you wanted to learn. I have taught you how to track, gut butcher, and clean. Now you need to learn how to shoot," Merle says to Nick, who nods. Merle grabs an arrow off the ground and hands it to Nick. "Load it," Merle says. Nick nods as he sets the crossbow down and starts to pull on the string. Merle watches as Nick struggles with the string. Nick lets go of the string. "This is your first task," Merle says. Nick nods as he keeps trying.
Dean and Glenn climb in the car with the others. They were taking the jeep to Atlanta. Daryl watches them leave and heads back up the hill.
Atlanta
Glenn stops the jeep and steps out. "We need to be quiet. The city is crawling with walkers," Glenn says. The group nods as they enter the city. They move through the buildings, slowly grabbing supplies. They stop and take a break at a department store. Glenn looks at Dean. "I'm going to head up to the roof. See if I can see anything worth seeing," Glenn tells Dean, who nods. Glenn goes into an alley and up a building. He stops when he hears gunshots. He runs across the roof and over to the side, where he sees a man on the ground. He watches the man go under the tank. He hears a gunshot in the tank and grabs his radio.
"Hey, you dumbass. Yeah, you in the take. You cozy in there?" Glenn asks.
Inside the tank, the man stares at the radio, releasing he's not alone.
I know this is short, but we are in season 1, and I know the next chapter will cover all of episode two. This will have some conversation between the camp group and the group on the run. Some I am looking forward to. As always, suggestions are welcomed. Until next time.