Chapter 8-Being Hunted

Daryl's P.O.V

Daryl ran through the woods with Carl behind him. Daryl goes behind a tree and grabs Carl, and pulls the kid into him. "What are we gonna do?" Carl asks.

"Shh," Daryl tells him as they hear footsteps.

"Where did they go?" A man asks.

"Pa isn't going to be happy that we lost 'em," Another says. "Let's go back. They have supplies that we can use. We'll get to the cabin," The man says before they walk away. Daryl lets out a deep breath.

A half an hour before

It was early morning as the group slept. Shane was on top of the truck. Shane stood up as he heard someone yell. "My friends, why don't you stand your asses up!" A man yells as he comes towards the truck.

"Leave us alone," Shane says as the group starts to get up.

"You stopped on my road, son. You and your friends will do just fine," The man says with a grin. The man pulls out a smoke grenade and throws it into the camp, followed by many others that surround the camp and turn it into a cloud of smoke. Shane jumped off the truck as he heard footsteps. Shane heard gunshots as a man pushed him into the truck. A knife goes through the man's chest.

"Let's go, cop," Merle says as he pulls Shane into the woods.

T-dog's P.O.V

Lexie stabs a walker through the head with her ice ax and stops. She looks at T-dog, Glenn, and Beth. "What the hell was that?" Lexie asks.

"I don't know," Glenn says. "We need to find the others,"

"Did anybody see them?" Beth asks.

"No," T-dog says. "All I saw was smoke," T-dog looks around them. "Okay, these guys might have gone after the others. We need to find the others and get our stuff and leave," They nod as they slowly start to walk through the woods. Lexie looks at Glenn, who has a small limp.

"You okay?" Lexie asks.

"Yeah, I think I hurt my leg running," Glenn says. "Let's worry about the others right now," Lexie nods as they continue to walk. She pulls out her ax as a walker comes towards them. She stabs it through the side of the head as they continue to walk.

Michonne's P.O.V

Michonne, Andrea, Maggie, and Carol sat in a cave. Andrea had been shot in the shoulder as they were running. "Did you see Daryl?" Carol asks him.

"I didn't see anybody," Andrea says. "I don't know where they are," Michonne was pressing her hands against the wound. She pulls a rag out of her pocket and presses it into the wound.

"Hold this," Michonne tells Andrea, who nods as she holds the rag. "We need better supplies, or we need to find Hershel,"

"How are supposed to do that?" Carol asks her.

"You are going to stay here with Andrea. Maggie and I are going to go see what I can find," Michonne says as she stands up.

"Michonne," Andrea says.

"Keep quiet if you see somebody. Kill them," Michonne says to them before she leaves the cave with Maggie beside her.

Shane's P.O.V

Shane, Merle, Hershel, and Lori were by a river. "Did any of you see Carl?" Lori asks.

"No," Merle says. "Nobody saw anything. We couldn't. Your kid is strong. He's probably out there looking for you," Merle says as he washes the blood off his knife.

"Thanks for the help," Shane says to Merle, who nods as he stands up.

"Let's go," Merle says.

"Where to?" Hershel asks.

"To find the group. I know how to track. We'll find 'em, but we ain't going to do that here," Merle says. "Stay here if you want. My brother's out there,"

"My daughters are as well," Hershel says.

"Then let's stop talking and get moving. We are burning daylight," Merle says as he walks into the woods. The other three follow him as he walks towards the cars.

"This is where we came from," Lori says.

"I know, but this will be the best place to find tracks," Merle says. "Now, stay quiet. We don't know where they assholes are," Lori nods as they continue to walk. As they got closer to the cars, they could hear talking. Merle motions for them to get down as they move behind the truck.

"The rest of them have moved back to the cabin or are looking for these people. Now we are trapped here for god knows how long watching these cars," One of the men says. Shane puts his body down and crawls under the car. He watches for about two minutes and then climbs back out. He shows Merle two of his fingers. Merle puts his finger to his lips, making Shane nod as he pulls his knife out. They go around the car and go behind the two men. They both cover the two men's mouths and slit their throats. Blood falls onto the ground turning the concrete a crimson red as it moves. They drop the bodies to the ground watch as they die.

"Come out," Merle says. Hershel and Lori walk over to them.

"What's the plan?" Lori asks as Shane and Merle stab the two men in the head.

"We gotta find the others, but we can't let them take our supplies," Shane says.

"Then you and Lori stay," Hershel says. "Merle and I will find the others and bring them back,"

"Okay," Shane says as he goes to his car. He pulls an Ar out and throws it to Hershel, who catches it.

"Looks like the guns I took from my dead friends will come in handy," Merle says as he grabs an M16. He throws Hershen another mag. "Hide these bodies and be ready," Lori and Shane nod as Merle and Hershel leave. They move the bodies.

Daryl's P.O.V

Daryl and Carl trekked through the woods. Daryl looked at Carl. "You okay," Daryl says to Carl, who nods.

"We gotta find the others," Carl says.

"We will," Daryl says. "We got to keep our eyes opens for those guys. We'll find everybody, but we have to be safe," Carl nods as he pulls his gun out.

"Why did they attack us?" Carl asks him.

"I don't know, maybe just because they could. This world brought out the true evil in some people, Carl. Make some people show their true colors, live their deepest fantasies out. This is a game to them," Daryl says. Carl nods as they continue to walk. They both walk slowly.

"You might want to stop their son," A man says as he steps out from a tree with a gun. "Hi, I'm Dillon. I'm the father of the men who attacked you," Daryl stares at him. "Drop it," Daryl doesn't do anything, and Dillon moves the gun to Carl.

"Okay," Daryl says. "Point the gun back at though," Dillon moves the gun to Daryl, who throws his crossbow at the man. "Carl, run!" Daryl shouts as he tackles Dillon to the ground after his crossbow knocked the gun out of his hand. He punches Dillon in the face as another man shows up. "Carl! Now!" Carl starts to run, and the other man turns to him.

"Leave him and help me!" Dillon says as he knees Daryl in the stomach. The other man tackles Daryl to the ground and pulls out his gun, and presses it to his head. "No," Dillon says. "Leave him alive. Grab him and radio the others. We are going home," The man nods and hits Daryl in the head, knocking him out.

Michonne's P.O.V

Michonne and Maggie were walking through the woods when they heard footsteps. They both pull out their weapons as they see Carl. "Carl," Maggie says. Carl stops running and looks at them. Carl runs over to them.

"They have-," Carl breathes heavily.

"They have what? What do they have?" Michonne asks him.

"They have Daryl," Carl says quickly.

"Where?" Maggie asks.

"I don't know. I've been running for a while. He told me to run. He may be dead," Carl says.

"Okay, but he might not be. Can you show us where you were?" Maggie asks Carl, who nods as he leads them away. Michonne and Maggie follow Carl watching the woods as they do. They get to the area, and Carl stops.

"Here," Carl says as they look around. Michonne looks around.

"I'm no tracker, but it looks like someone got dragged away. They may have taken him. We need to find the others. Merle can track him," Michonne says. Carl and Maggie nod as they walk away. Carl picks up Daryl's crossbow and follows.

Lexie's P.O.V

Lexie, T-dog, Glenn, and Beth. They were getting closer to the cars. "Stop!" Shane says from the truck with an Ar. "Who's there?"

"It's T-dog," T-dog says as they walk towards them.

"Is Carl with you?" Lori asks.

"No, Glenn, Beth, and Lexie are," T-dog says. "Have you seen anybody else?"

"Merle and Hershel are out looking for the others," Shane says. "We're waiting here, and then when they get back, we'll go," They nod as they wait with Shane and Lori.

Andrea's P.O.V

Andrea and Carol sat in the cave when they heard someone outside. Merle and Hershel come into the cave. "Hershel," Carol says as she stands. "Andrea was shot," Hershel nods as he goes over to her.

"Have you seen my brother?" Merle asks Carol, who shakes her head. They look at the cave entrance again as Michonne, Maggie, and Carl walk in.

"Daddy," Maggie says as she goes over to Hershel.

"Merle. They have Daryl," Michonne says as Carl holds his crossbow.

"He dead?" Merle asks.

"We don't know," Carl says. "He told me to run,"

"We should go back to the cars. We'll get the group, and we'll find him," Hershel says. Merle slowly nods as they leave.

Daryl's P.O.V

Daryl woke up with his hands tied above his head and feet dangling. He was shirtless. He looked at the door as it opened. "Good, you are awake," Dillon says as he walks up to him. "You interest me. Somebody like you, somebody like us, we don't put ourselves with people like them. But you do, and you were even willing to die for that child. I've seen your scars. You grew up just like me. You were beaten and abused. So before things get much worse for you. I have an offer. You help me find your group. We kill them, and you stay here with us. I'll even let the boy live, and the two of you can live a life better than the one you are currently living. So what do you say?" Dillon asks. Daryl doesn't say anything as he stares at him. "Don't say I never gave you a chance," Dillon says as he goes behind Daryl. Daryl feels a sharp pain in his back as Dillon hits him with a whip.

Thanks for reading. Next chapter, the group goes on a mission to find Daryl, and Daryl learns more about the people trying to kill him. As always, suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.