Chapter 13-A Change Of Plans
It was morning when Daryl woke up and saw that Charlie and Alicia were still sleeping. He stands up and leaves the tent. He walks up the hill and sees Rick talking to Shane at the top of the hill. He walks up to the two men. Shane looks at Daryl. "Rick has brought up a new idea," Shane says. Daryl looks at the man.
"Instead of King County. Why not go to the CDC," Rick says. Daryl looks at Shane. "If there were any government left, they would protect the CDC at all cost. Nothing could get into that building, and you know it. We would have water and shelter and everything we could need. And we have enough gas to get there, and if it doesn't work, we will still have enough to get to King County," Rick says. Daryl and Shane look at each other.
"We might be able to get some answers," Shane says.
"Let's talk to the group," Daryl says. Shane nods as Dale comes out of the Rv.
"I thought you guys would be ready to leave by now," Dale says.
"There may be a change of plan," Shane says.
"What do you mean?" Dale asks.
"We'll explain in a little bit. Help us wake everybody up," Daryl says to the older man, who nods as he heads into the Rv. Daryl, Shane, and Rick split up and go around the camp, waking everybody up. Once the group was awake, they all came up to the Rv. Daryl and Shane stood at the front. "Rick offered another idea instead of heading to King County. He said we should head to the CDC," Daryl says.
"That building is in the city," Ofelia says.
"We know, but if it works out. We'll be safe. No walkers would be able to breach that building. Not even people would be able to breach it. Now, this is a decision that we all need to agree on," Shane says.
"What if it doesn't work out?" Andrea asks.
"Then, we go to King County. We'll have enough gas to do so. From there, we'll make our next decision," Daryl answers.
"If we go into the city. We might not be able to get out," Chris says.
"That may be a risk we have to take," Shane says.
"Does anybody have any problems with this plan?" Daryl asks. Nobody says anything. "Okay, we pack up what we can. Make sure everybody has a place to sleep tonight. We'll leave tomorrow morning. That gives everybody a day to do what they need to and grab what they need. We leave tomorrow," Daryl says. Everybody nods as they walk away to start packing. Daryl walks down to Merle. "What do you think of this plan?" Daryl asks his brother.
"I agree with the plan. I'm with you, baby brother," Merle says. Daryl nods. Lori was packing some of Carl's clothes when Rick came into the tent.
"Where's Carl?" Lori asks.
"He's with the other kids," Rick says. Lori nods as he puts more clothes into a bag. Rick leaves the tent. Daryl and Shane walk down to Glenn, who was watching as Dale and the others tour apart his car. Rick walks up to them.
"Look at 'em. Vultures. Yeah, go on strip it clean," Glenn says.
"We need every drop of fuel we can get. We ain't getting anywhere without it. Sorry, Glenn," Dale says.
"Thought I'd get to drive it at least a few more days," Glenn says. Daryl and Shane laugh.
"Maybe we'll get to seal another one someday," Rick says as he walks away.
"Ask Merle to drive his bike if you want a fun drive," Daryl says.
"Shut up," Glenn says. They hear Shane's jeep as Dean and Sam come back.
"Water's here, y'all. Just a reminder to boil before use," Sam says as they get out. They help grab the water. They hear a scream. Daryl and Shane run into the woods, followed by the others. Daryl pulls out his hatchet as they run through the woods. They stop when they see Carl, Charlie, Sophia, and James come over. Charlie runs over to Daryl.
"Go to Alicia," Daryl says as Jacqui points. Daryl, Shane, T-dog, Glenn, Rick, Glenn, Dean, Dale, Merle, Nick, Jim, Daniel, and John go back and see a walker eating a deer that was in a trap. The walker looks at them. Daryl raises his crossbow and shoots it in the head.
"Besides for the ones Shane and Madison dealt with. This is the only walker this close to camp. They usually don't come this far up the mountain," Dale says.
"They're running out of food in the city," Jim says. Merle walks up to the walker and kicks it.
"Damn it. I set this trap yesterday with Nick. It's all gnawed on by this filthy, disease-bearing, motherless poxy bastard," Merle says in between kicks.
"Calm down, down, son. That's not helping," Dale says. Merle nods as he pulls the arrow out of the walker and holds it out to Daryl, who grabs it.
"Can you deal with packing up camp?" Merle asks. Daryl nods. "Come on, kid, let's go check the rest of our traps. Don't want to lose any more food," Merle says. Nick nods as they walk into the woods.
Daryl looks at the group that was watching. "I want patrols up and down the road. "John and Dean take the top. Chris and Travis take the bottom," Daryl says. The four nod as they walk away from the others. "Let's get back to work. Get what we need done and be ready to leave tomorrow," Daryl says. The group nods as they leave. Daryl stays back with Shane.
"What about this walker?" Shane asks.
"We leave it for now," Daryl says. Shane nods as they walk back to camp. Daryl sees Charlie and Carl sitting by Lori and Alicia. They could both tell that they were shaken up. Daryl and Shane walk up to the two kids. "We made a promise yesterday. Come on, let's go catch some frogs," Daryl says. The kids smile as they follow the two down the hill. Dale walks up to Daryl and Shane before they get to the top of the mountain. "I need to strip the radiator hose off the cube van to fix the Rv," Dale says.
"Knock yourself out," Shane says. Dale nods before he walks over to Jim.
"That cube van. We could use that radiator hose to fix the Rv. We have the time. It would work," Dale says. Jim nods as he follows. Dale down to the cube van. About 20 minutes later, Daryl and Shane were sitting with the two kids.
"I'm not getting anything," Carl says. Charlie nods her head.
"Yeah, being all wily, staying submerged. Little suckers, they know something's up. That's what's going on," Shane says.
"Just going to have to do this the old-fashioned way," Daryl says as the two men walk into the water.
"All right, you two, look. You two are the key in all this, okay?" Shane asks. The two nod with smiles on their faces.
"All we're gonna do is we're gonna go after one of them, all right scare the rest of them off. They're all gonna scatter. We're gonna drive 'em your way," Daryl says.
"All right," Charlie says.
"What you guys need to do is you need to round up every bad boy you see, all right? Are you with me?" Shane asks.
"Yeah," They say.
"Hells yeah. Give us your mean faces," Shane says. "Yes, sir. Are you ready?" Shane asks.
"Here we go," Daryl says. Shane and Daryl put their buckets into the water as they both go under. "All right, they're coming your way," Daryl says.
"They're coming your way. Go on, get'em, get'em. They're coming your way come on. Catch them frogs. Catch them frogs," Shane says as they splash the water. Andrea, Jacqui, Amy, Carol, Liza, and Grizelda watch with smiles on their faces.
"What do you got? What do you got?" Shane asks. Charlie and Carl take their nets out of the water.
"Dirt," They both say.
"Oh, boy. All right, we've got to start over. Come on, let's find this bucket," Shane says. They laugh.
"How did we end up cleaning clothes?" Liza asks.
"Who knows. At least those two are having some fun," Carol says as she looks at the two men. The others nod. On the top of the hill, Lori watches Shane and Daryl as Rick comes over. Rick looks down at them.
"What are they doing?" Rick asks as he looks at his wife. Lori smiles at him.
"I think Daryl and Shane were trying to help them catch frogs," Lori says. Rick looks at her, confused. "Yesterday before you came back, I was trying to cut Carl's hair, and Alicia was combing Charlie's. Daryl and Shane promised them if they didn't complain. They would teach them how to catch frogs plural," Lori says.
"Before all this. I didn't think you would let anybody like Daryl or Merle near Carl," Rick says.
"Like Merle and Daryl?" Lori asks.
"Rednecks," Rick says. Lori looks at Rick, shocked.
"We would be worse off if it wasn't for Merle and Daryl," Lori says.
"I get that, but I mean, they are two of the most trusted people here," Rick says.
"That is because they have earned it. They would die for anybody here in a heartbeat. They are two good men," Lori says.
"You've changed. Before all this, you would have never let Carl near anything like what he has been near. You would have never let him carry," Rick says.
"I guess you dying and the world ending was the wake up call I needed," Lori says. "Rick, we barely worked before this. We fought almost every day. You have been back here for a day, and it hasn't got any better, and I don't think it will," Lori says.
"What are you saying?" Rick asks. Lori pulls off her ring.
"I think it would be better if we weren't together for our sake and for Carl's. We drive each other nuts," Lori says as he puts the ring in Rick's hand.
"You have to tell Carl," Rick says.
"I will. I'll do it right now," Lori says. She starts to walk down the hill. Daryl and Shane look at the girls who were laughing. Daryl looks at Carol.
"Nick killing Ed was a good thing for her," Daryl says. Shane nods. They hear footsteps and see Lori.
"Something wrong?" Shane asks. Lori shakes her head. Shane looks at her hand. "Lori," Shane says. Lori looks at him and nods.
"Can I talk to my son?" Lori asks. Shane and Daryl nod as Lori leads Carl away. Charlie looks at them, confused. Daryl puts his finger up to his mouth as Lori talks to Carl. They watch as Carl nods. Lori rubs his hair and kisses his head. Carl turns back around and walks back over to them.
"You okay bud," Shane asks. Carl nods.
"We can stop," Daryl says.
"No, come on, let's catch us some frogs," Carl says. Daryl and Shane smile as they grab the buckets. Daryl sees the girls taking the clothes back up. They see a few minutes later Amy and Andrea put the boat in the water. Dale was putting the radiator hose in. Jim had gone off. Sam was on watch.
"Dale," Sam says. Dale looks up at the youngest Winchester. "Come look at this," Sam says. Dale sets his tools down and goes up the ladder. He looks in the binoculars and sees Jim digging.
"Should we get Daryl and Shane?" Dale asks.
"No, let them have their fun. We can deal with this," Sam says. Dale nods as they climb down and head up the hill. They see all the holes that Jim has dug. "Jim? Are you okay? You keep this up. You're gonna keel over out here," Sam says. Dale holds out some water.
"Drink some water at least," Dale says. Jim keeps digging. They walk back down the hill. Morales looks at Andrea and Amy as they come up.
"Baby, would you look at that. Hey, check it out," Morales says. Andrea hands him the fish. "Ladies once again because of you. My children will eat tonight. Thank you," Morales says.
"Thank Dale. It's his canoe and gear," Andrea says. She looks around. "Daryl and Shane still down there?" Andrea asks.
"I heard them cheer earlier, so I think they got something," Lori says. They see Merle and Nick with some squirrels on their backs.
"More food," Dean says.
"Nice work, ladies," Merle says as they put the food down.
"Where did you two learn to do that?" Glenn asks.
"Our dad," Amy says. They see Dale and Sam walking over.
"Hey, Dale. When's the last time you oiled those line reels? They are a disgrace," Andrea says.
"I don't want to alarm anyone. But we may have a problem," Dale says as he looks at Jim. "He won't stop," Dale says. They turn and see Daryl, Shane, Charlie, and Carl. Daryl and Shane were soaked. Daryl and Shane both set down buckets with frogs in them. Daryl looks at Alicia and Lori.
"We'll see how you like frog legs," Daryl says. They see the look on everybody's face.
"What?" Daryl asks. Dale points at Jim.
"He's been at it for hours," Dale says.
"We'll deal with it. You two go dry off," Merle says. Daryl and Shane nod.
"Glenn, T-dog, Lori, Sam, Dean, Andrea, Amy, Madison, Rick, Alicia, Dale, Morales, and Nick come with me. The rest of you stay here. We'll get Jim," Merle says. They nod. Merle walks up the hill, followed by the others.
"Hey, Jim," Rick says.
"Jim, why don't you hold up, all right?. Just give us a second here, please," T-dog says.
"What do you want?" Jim asks.
"We're all just a little concerned, that's all," Glenn says.
"Dale says you've been out here for hours," Morales says. Jim looks at Dale.
"So?" Jim asks.
"Why are you digging?" Nick asks.
"Are you heading to China, Jim?" Alicia asks.
"What does it matter? I'm not hurting anyone," Jim says.
"Yeah, except maybe yourself," Madison says.
"It's 100 degrees today. You can't keep this up," Dale says.
"Sure, I can watch me," Dale says.
"Jim, they're not gonna say it, so I will. You're scaring people. You're scaring my son and Carol's daughter and James and Charlie.
"They've got nothing to be scared of. I mean, what the hell, people? I'm out here by myself. Why don't you all go and leave me the hell alone?" Jim asks.
"We think that you need to take a break, okay? Why don't you go get yourself in the shade? Get some food, maybe. I'll tell you what in a little, but I'll come out here. I'll help you myself. Jim, just tell me what it's about. Why don't you just go ahead and give me that shovel," Merle says.
"Or what?" Jim asks.
"There is no or what. I'm asking you. I'm coming to you, and I'm asking you, please. I don't want to have to take it from you," Merle says.
"And If I don't, then what?" Jim asks.
"I'll take it," Merle says. "Jim, I'm not here to argue with you, all right? Just give me the shovel," Merle says as he steps closer.
"No, No No," Jim says.
"Just give me the-," Merle is cut off by Jim pushing him and swinging the shovel at him. Jim swings the shovel at him. Merle ducks and tackles him to the ground.
"You got no right," Jim says.
"Jim, just stop it. Jim, nobody's gonna hurt you. Do you hear me? Jim, nobody, is gonna hurt you, okay?" Merle says.
"That's a lie. That's the biggest lie there is," Jim says. Rick hands Merle his cuff. Merle puts them on, Jim. "I told that to my wife and my two boys. I said it 100 times. It didn't matter. They came out of nowhere. There were dozens of 'em. Just pulled 'em right out of my hands. The only reason I got away was 'cause the dead were too easy eating my family," Jim says as he takes a deep breath. Merle helps him up and takes him down the hill as Daryl and Shane come back.
"Merle?" Daryl says.
"Hold on," Merle says as he ties Jim to a tree under the shade. Merle walks over. "He needs a little bit," Merle says. Daryl and Shane nod as they walk away. Dean walks up to Rick and holds out his hat. Rick grabs it.
"I put it in my bag," Dean says. Rick nods as he puts it on. A little bit later. Daryl, Shane, and Dale walk down to Jim with water. Daryl bends down. "Jim, take some water," Daryl says
"All right," Jim says. Daryl nods as he gets a cup of water. He gives it to Jim. "Pour some on my head?" Jim asks. Daryl nods as he pours some on the man's head.
"Cooling you down?" Shane asks.
"Yeah," Jim says. "How long are you gonna keep me like this?" Jim asks.
"Well, until we don't think you're a danger to yourself or others," Daryl says. Jim looks at Alicia, Carol, and Lori, who were with the kids.
"Sorry if I scared your boy or your girls," Jim says.
"You had a sunstroke. Nobody's blaming you," Lori says.
"You're not scared now, are you?" Jim asks.
"No, sir," Sophia says.
"You're mama's right. Sun just cooked my head is all," Jim says.
"Jim, do you know why you were digging?" Dale asks. "Can you say?" Dale asks.
"I had a reason, don't remember. Something I dreamt of last night. Daryl and Shane were in it. Rick and Carl too. Charlie Alicia. Everybody," Jim says. "I can't remember the rest," Jim says. Daryl grabs the bucket.
"All right, who wants to help us clean some fish?" Daryl asks.
"Sweet come guys," Carl says as he follows them. Alicia and Lori stay back. They walk over to Jim.
"You keep those kids close. Don't ever let them leave your sight," Jim says. They nod as they walk away. The group spends the day cleaning the food. Daryl and Shane walk down to Jim.
"Hey Jim, how you are feeling, man?" Shane asks.
"I'm better. More myself now," Jim says.
"I hope you understand the need for this time out. We've got others we've got to think about. I just want to make sure there are no hard feelings," Daryl says.
"There's not. I do understand," Jim says.
"Okay. Why don't you come join in with the rest of us. We have fish, frog legs, and squirrels," Daryl says.
"I'd like that very much," Jim says. Shane nods as he cuts him free. An hour later, Daryl and Shane watch as Lori and Alicia take bites of the frog legs.
"Well," Shane says.
"You can both go to hell," Alicia says. Daryl and Shane laugh. Daryl and Shane take a bite.
"We did good, you two," Daryl says to the two kids, who smile. The group eats around the fire. Morales looks at Dale.
"I got to ask you, man. It's been driving me crazy," Morales says to Dale.
"What?" Dale asks.
"That watch," Morales says.
"What's wrong with my watch?" Dale asks.
"I see you every day at the same time winding that thing. Like a village priest saying mass," Morales says.
"As something who keeps you company on watch. I wondered this myself," Sam says.
"I'm missing the point," Dale says.
"Unless I've misread the signs, the world seems to have come to an end. At least hit a speed bump for a good long while," Jacqui says.
"But there's you every day winding that stupid watch," Morales says.
"Time it's important to keep track, isn't it?" Dale asks. "The days at least. Don't you think Andrea? Daryl? Back me up here," Dale says.
"I have never kept track of time once in my life," Daryl says.
"I like what a father said to son when he gave him a watch. That had been handed down through generations. He said, "I give you the mausoleum of all hopes and desire, which will fit your individual needs no better than it fit mine or my fathers before me. I give it to you not that you may remember time. But that you may forget it for a moment now and then and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it," Dale says.
"You are so weird," Amy says. They laugh as they look at Dale.
"It's not me. It's Faulkner. William Faulkner maybe my bad paraphrasing," Dale says. Liza stands up.
"Where are you going?" Chris asks his mother.
"I have to pee," Liza says as she walks to the Rv. They hear the Rv door open a few minutes later. "We're out of toilet paper?" Liza asks. A walker grabs her arm and bites it. They hear her scream as they all turn. Daryl and Shane stand up, followed by everybody else.
"Get the kids down!" Daryl yells as he pulls out his handgun. He shoots a walker. "Make your way up to the Rv," Daryl says. They nod as they start to go. Mason and James in the back. Another walker bites Liza in the throat.
"Liza," Travis yells as he shoots the walker and runs up to her. Daryl hears a scream as he turns and sees a walker has grabbed James and bit his shoulder.
"No!" Mason yells as he looks at his brother. Rick pulls him away as The walkers eat the child. Daryl sees a walker coming besides Jim. He shoots it.
"Jim get over here," Daryl yells to the man who comes over. The group kills the walker as they make their way up to the Rv. Everybody was shooting them. A walker grabs Sam as the younger Winchester hits it. Dean shoots it. Shane shoots the last walker in the head. Chris walks up from the group and goes over to his mom. Daryl looks at Charlie, who comes running into his arms. He picks her up as Mason walks down to his brother's dead body, which was missing pieces. Travis and Chris hold Liza as she dies.
"Mom, Mom," Chris cries.
"I remember my dream now, why I dug the holes," Jim says. Daryl sets Charlie down.
"Everybody check for bites," Daryl says. Grizelda lifts her shirt as Daniel looks at her side, which had a bite on it.
"No," Daniel says. Ofelia comes over.
"Mom," Ofelia says.
"It's okay," Grizelda says. Daryl checks Charlie over as Dean stares at Sam.
"Sammy," Dean says as he looks at Sam's wrist. Sam looks down as John comes over.
"No," John says. Daryl pulls out his hatchet.
"Hold him down," Daryl says.
"What?" Lori asks.
"If I cut off his hand. I may be able to stop it," Daryl says. Sam nods as he pulls off his belt and wraps it around his hand. He sets it on the table as John puts his belt in Sam's mouth. "Madison have everything ready," Daryl says. Madison nods as she heads into the Rv.
"Do it," Sam says. Daryl nods as he slams his hatchet down, taking off Sam's hand. Sam yells as Daryl and Dean pick him up and move him into the Rv. They lay him on the bed.
"Send Alicia in here. I'm going to need her help," Madison says. Daryl nods as they head outside.
"Alicia, your mom needs your help," Dean says. Alicia nods as she goes into the Rv, shutting the door behind her. Daniel was sitting by Grizelda.
"Is anybody else bit?" Shane asks. Chris stands up.
"I am," Chris says. Travis looks at his son.
"No, no," Travis says.
"Pull the back of my shirt," Chris says. Travis stands up and pulls down the shirt revealing a bite on his shoulder.
"No," Travis says.
"Just give me some time," Chris says.
"Take all the time you need," Daryl says. Chris nods as he sits down by his mother. "We need to start burning the bodies. Make sure all of our people are in a pile to be buried," Daryl says. Everybody nods as Daryl walks over to Jim. "You okay?" Daryl asks.
"I may not have been if you didn't shoot that walker," Jim says. Daryl nods.
"No bites?" Daryl asks. Jim nods. Daryl looks at everybody who was looking at him and Shane.
"We need a plan," Lori says, almost in tears.
"Okay, we burn the dead and bury our own. Tomorrow we finish packing, and we leave for the CDC," Daryl says.
"What about Chris and Grizelda?" Glenn asks.
"We leave that up to them," Shane says as Chris stands up. He says something to Travis before he walks over to Daryl. He pulls out his handgun and holds it out to Daryl.
"Please. I said my goodbyes," Chris says. Daryl nods as he grabs the gun. Chris lays down on the ground. Daryl bends down.
"Think of something happy. A memory, a place," Daryl says.
"I have it," Chris says. Daryl nods as he raises the gun. He pulls the trigger, the gun echoing throughout the quarry. His handshakes as he lets go of the gun.
"Daryl," Merle says. Daryl stands up and walks past them.
"Get to work," Daryl says as he goes down the hill.
The next morning
Daryl sat at the bottom of the hill on a rock, looking at the water. He has been down there for hours when he heard footsteps. He turns and sees Alicia, who sits by him. "Sam's going to be okay. Grizelda died about an hour ago. Daniel made sure she didn't turn. Mason did the same to James and Travis to Liza. We are almost ready to bury the bodies. The camp is packed," Alicia says. Daryl nods as he stands up.
"This wasn't your fault. Or Shane's," Alicia says.
"I know," Daryl says. Alicia hugs him from behind.
"There was nothing you could have done. You can not blame yourself for this ever. You are one of the best men I have ever met. You care about these people," Alicia says. Daryl nods as she lets him go. Daryl walks back up the hill. Daryl looks at Shane, who nods at him.
"Are we ready?" Daryl asks. The group nods as they head up the hill. They watch as they lower Chris's body into the whole. They bury everybody and head back down the hill. Shane walks up to Daryl.
"Everybody knows what car they are in. You are in your truck with Charlie and Alicia," Shane says. Daryl nods.
"We'll give these people a safe home," Daryl says.
"You bet your ass we will," Shane says. Daryl nods as the group gathers around the cars. "Everybody listen up. Those of you with C.B.'s, we're gonna be on channel 40. Let's keep the chatter down, okay?" Shane says.
"Now you got a problem, and you don't have a C.B can't get a signal or anything at all, you're gonna hit your horn one time. That'll stop the caravan. Any questions?" Daryl asks.
"We're not going," Morales says.
"We have family in Birmingham. We want to be with our people," Morales's wife says.
"You go on your own. You won't have anybody to watch your back," Shane says.
"We'll take the chance. I gotta do what's best for my family," Morales says.
"You sure?" Daryl asks.
"We talked about it last night. We're sure," Morales says. Daryl nods as they bend down and grab a handgun and a box of ammo. Daryl and Shane walk up to the man and give him the gun.
"The box is half full," Shane says. The group says their goodbyes as Morales shakes Daryl and Shane's hands.
"You two are great men. I know you'll all be okay. Thank you," Morales says. Daryl nods.
"Good luck," Daryl says. "Channel 40 if you change your minds," Daryl says. Morales nods. The group loads up into their cars and follow Merle, who was in front on his bike with Nick. The only thing a note on the car. They leave the camp. Madison, Dean, and John sit in the back of the Rv with Sam. Daryl sat in silence with the two girls in his car. Andrea looks at Amy, who was in the van with T-dog, Daniel, Ofelia, Jim, Mason, and Travis. She pulls out the necklace and holds it out to her sister, who smiles as she grabs it and puts it on. Daryl grabs his radio. "Dale, how is the hose from the van?" Daryl asks.
"It's good. We should be fine getting there," Dale says. Daryl sets the radio down.
The CDC
The convoy stops outside of the CDC. They turn off the car, and everybody gets out. Dead bodies all over the street as they walk to the door. They get to the door. Daryl and Shane try to open the door. "Nothing?" Daryl asks. Shane pounds on the door.
"There's nobody here," T-dog says.
"Then why are these shutters down?" Rick asks.
"Walkers," Merle says. Merle shoots it.
"You led us into a graveyard," Daniel says.
"They made a call," Amy says.
"It was the wrong damn call," Mason says.
"Shut up. You hear me shut up," Merle says.
"Daryl, this is a dead-end," Shane says.
"Where are we gonna go?" Andrea asks.
"King County," Daryl says. They start to leave when Daryl and Rick see the camera move.
"The camera it moved," Rick says.
"I saw it," Daryl says to him.
"You imagined it," Dale says.
"It moved," Daryl says.
"It is dead," Sam says. "It's an automated device. It's gears, okay," Sam says.
"Look around this place. It's dead," Shane says as he grabs them. Rick pounds on the door.
"I know you're in there. I know you can hear me. Please," Rick says.
"Please help us. We have women, children," Daryl says.
"If you don't let us in, you're killing us," Rick says as he hits the door again. Shane and Merle start to pull them away when the door opens. A white light is coming out of it.
So this happened. Four people in one chapter. Grizelda, Chris, Liza, and James are all dead. I said last time this was going to be bloody. Now I changed my plans before the King County idea I mentioned in the last chapter. I needed more time to think on that, and King County will happen. Morgan and Duane will come in; I just don't know if they will stay in King County. I love hearing about your ideas. As you can see, I always think about them. The next chapter may be all of the CDC or it may be cut into two. I don't know. Here is the updated paring list.
Daryl and Alicia
Amy and Lori
Merle and Carol
Madison and Shane
Nick and Beth
Glenn and Maggie
I would love to know some more pairing ideas from you guys. About T-dog and Dean for sure. Thank you to everybody who has supported this story so far with reviews or anything else. I would like to see more. As always, suggestions and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.