Chapter 2: Run Gone Wrong

{A/N: Website kept messing up the chapter when I posted it and I hadn't noticed until it was pointed out to me, so thank you guest (whoever you are) for bringing that to my attention. Hopefully this time is the charm.}

"This is insane! You know that, right!?" Glenn whispered shouted as he stood at the kitchen entrance as he watched the wide open front door of the restaurant, which they found four blocks and two streets over from the department store the others were taking refuge in, to make sure no walkers would catch them off-guard. The Korean male looked over his shoulder briefly too see Jake placing the last of the C4 next to a gas line which he then busted open with the butt of his rifle.

-Two Hours Earlier-

After getting some 'assistance' and fully 'clearing' his 'head' Jake had made his way back to camp with a little over ten minutes to spare and when he arrived nobody was the wiser seeing as everyone knew he tended to go out to clear his mind before every run he went on and therefore, they didn't question anything. The former SFC had then made his way into his tent where he began to throw on his gear which consisted of a vest where he filled the pockets with ammo, weapons on both his thighs, another in his boot, and on his belt. Afterwards he grabbed his hat, sunglasses, and keys to the SUV the group would be taking with him driving before exiting his tent just as Lori appeared from the tree line.

She was quickly bombarded with questions as to where she'd been and why she was there for so long by her son Carl and, to what looked like her annoyance, Shane who didn't seem to suspect a thing seeing as he hadn't spared him a single glance and instead just checked her over while in a state of worry. Damn, he must've been a shit cop. When the shaggy haired mans gaze had run over lower parts of her body she shot J a glance that only lasted a split sec before looking away then searching to see if anyone caught it which they didn't.

'She's going to have to fuck him later just to shut him up' he thought to himself and wanted to laugh at how insecure and needy the former deputy was with Lori. It was sad, really.

Jake, sometimes wondered how Shane would react if he and Lori's fucking in the woods, which the man thought was some sort of relationship, were to come to an end. It probably wouldn't be pretty seeing how attached and lovesick the former deputy had become. He knew if Lori and his own screwing in the woods had come to an end it wouldn't bother him one bit, sure it started off as seeking comfort in one another but recently it just became them seeking sexual relief with one another.

Sure, it would mean no more non-self pleasuring but he understood that what they were doing didn't really mean anything to the other, no emotions attached which actually worked cause neither were looking for it. Plu, there were already enough growing with dickhead dumbass.

The former SFC turned around only to find Bear looking at him with that knowing look that wasn't judgemental least not fully, but Jake just shrugged it off and headed for the SUV where the others who'd be tagging along were saying bye to their loved ones, except for Merle since Daryl had left that morning to go hunting. When he was about to walk pass his oldest friend, the other male turned on his heel and began walking just in time to fall into step beside him.

"You know, you two may get you in trouble one of these day, brother" Aaron told him with a voice that both warned him of possible consequences while also and cautioned him about his actions. Jake already knew the pros and cons about what he was doing with Lori in the woods and, maybe once in his tent, the group was to become aware of their actions, well those who weren't his inner circle, especially if former deputy dick were to find out.

Honestly, he didn't fear the man who would more than likley come after him and should that happen he wouldn't hesitate to kill the fucker, neither would Bear if he were honest about who of his group would actually pull the trigger though he did fear what he'd try with Lori and while he knew the woman could take care of herself, he still worried. No way she can have have a strong yet soft Kung-fu grip while stroking or massaging someones crotch area that doesn't show she's dangerous and could easily snap anyones dick in two or crush their marbles she pleased.

Plus, he knew she wasn't opposed to fight dirty if the way she sometimes fucked was anything to go by.

He supposes along the way he's sort of come to think of her as a friend, even if they mostly just fucked, seeing as they knew each other both on a physical and emotional level and tended to talk after their fucking, but never cuddled or anything of the sort. They just understood what the other was feeling and where it was coming from though on different levels of course. Then again, love was love no matter the level which you experienced it at.

"Yes I do and while I know you want to give me the whole watch your ass and you're playing it too close to the chest speech, know that I already know all of that. Though, have you ever known me to do anything other than play it close to the chest?" The elder of the two replied with a small smirk and by the sigh his best friend released he knew he'd won that argument. Can't really chastise someone for what their doing when they already know what they were doing and the consequences it could bring when they already know that as well, but have it covered along with not afraid to endure the consequences.

"Well, I say you put some space between you and that bullet or get the fuck out of the way entirely, but what would I know?" Bear exclaimed lowly, but grumbled the end though knew h'd be able to hear him loud and clear.

"I get it, brother and I'll heed your advice. No need to worry so much because I'm going to be around to give you grey hairs and when you and Amy start, even in this shitty new world, popping me out some nephews and nieces I'll spoil them and make sure when they grow up they give you more grey hairs, heck maybe even Bullseye will have a head full of white" Jake teased his friend trying to lighten the mood which seemed to work because the slightly shorter male smiled before lightly chuckling while shaking his head.

"Plus, the fat lady hasn't sung yet though I suppose that's only because she's probably already gotten herself eaten" this get his friend to fully crack up. While Jake wasn't the funniest person, he and Bear have known each other most of their lives and along the way his best friend and gotten use to and understood his shitty humor.

"Yeah, well let's hope then that the undead can't sing" Bear responded getting Jake to crack up as well which earns them confused and weird looks from the others but they don't care. They wouldn't get their shitty humor anyway.

After that they reached the group and J started saying his byes to Amy who he also promised that he would look out for Andrea and bring her back, Rone, Jase, even Carol and Sophia had come to say their byes to the others who they were friendly with and see them off. Bear was the last one he'd spoken to and it went without saying that he wanted his friend to watch over the Peletier women, Amy, Jase, and Rone because while they could take care of themselves he just wanted to make sure they didn't get caught with their pants down should they let their guard down for even a second. He also wanted him to keep an eye on officer dickhead.

It took them around an hour to get from the Quarry to the department store he and Glenn found on their last run into the city which looked like a good place to hole up seeing as it had three exits. After making sure the group was safe and secure in the building which took another five minutes, the two then headed out in search of somewhere that had enough stuff to loot which wouldn't be easy seeing as there were walkers everywhere and most of the stuff had already been looted when this all started or had been destroyed by the napalm the army unleashed on the city or even other survivors which they were most weary of encountering.

The two had only managed to clear two buildings with Jake doing much of the killing, but luckily it was mostly nothing but stragglers which weren't much of a hassle. No, the pain in the ass part was going from room to room in search of anything useful through two to three story buildings that each had an open spaced first floor that weren't very secure to search. Then again the street they were on was mostly department stores and small office businesses that each had nothing more than a few cans of food and some drinks in the cabinets and fridge. He lucked out when he found a box of cigars in the head honchos office in one of the buildings, but didn't tell Glenn.

They were about to head back to the others and maybe move to a new spot when they heard gun shots ring out from nearby and seeing as they were already near the stairs, the two of them headed for the roof of the building and were about to approach the ledge closest to the shots when the former SFC came to his senses and training which caused him to halt both their charges. He told the Korean male he'd check it out first before slowly and cautiously making his way over to the edge and looked over.

Down below on the street was a man in a deputy uniform who had a bag of guns on his back and who was just thrown from his horse which was quickly taken down and began being devoured by a herd of walkers while others started chasing after him. He gestured for Glenn to approach which the shorter male did just in time to watch side by side as the lone man crawled under the tank where he'd more than likely be eaten.

Glenn had thought the man dead, but J had been in a tank before and knew that the one down below on the street, specifically, had a hatch at the bottom which the man could've found and used to climb into the armored assault vehicle that would've provided him an escape. He was proven right when he heard a low gunshot come from inside the tank and knew the man was alive inside and killed a walker or was killed by another person who had taken up refuge in the same place.

"Hey, dumbass, yeah you..." he heard Glenn say and turned to see his companion already on his radio and contacting the idiot down below. If he fired out unsuppressed rounds like that he either just crawled out from under a rock or was a complete and total idiot.

-x-

A few minutes later he found himself at the entrance to an alley with a smoke grenade in his pocket while firing off shots into the heads of walkers that were near and trying to eat them as they waited for the dumbass who was firing off rounds from his revolver into anything that got near him. When the unknown man reached them he and Glenn quickly bolted down the alley towards the fire escape half-way down while Jake pulled the grenade from his pocket followed by the pin before tossing it on the ground a couple feet away.

It didn't explode or anything but the hiss it let out along with the smoke disrupted the walkers senses of sight, smell, and sound and since the shooting had stopped the three of them weren't making much sound they were able to buy some time along with putting some distance between themselves and the undead. Still they figured it was best they took the fire escape and then made their way across two different roofs and through one building before taking a flight of stairs to the ground level where they entered an alley where there were three walkers which Jake quickly took out without much hassle.

The three then made their way over towards the door that led into the department store where their group was holed up and pounded on the door which after a few minutes burst open with Morales and T-Dog charging out in protective gear with bats raised only to halt their assault seeing two members of their group, one new guy who was named Rick and a former deputy which felt like a coincidence, and three dead walkers.

"Everyone inside, quickly" the former SFC ordered the others who did as they were told and piled inside. He'd just finished closing and locking the door when he turned to find Andrea pushing Rick back against a table with her silver Beretta in his face and threatening the uniform wearing man. He knew the point was to instill fear and not actually kill seeing as the guns safety was on and knew it was done on purpose, he and Bear taught Ty who in turn taught her and you better believe the blonde knew how to work a safety.

Not wasting any time he quickly put one hand on Andrea's gun and began lowering it down then put his other on her stiff shoulder which he pushed lightly and led her out of the room and into the open floor. The anger she showed faded and her shoulders relaxed slight as she let out a sigh.

"Hey, I promised both Rone and your sister that I'd get you back to them and I plan to keep my word. I know we're in a shit storm right now, but that doesn't mean we can't survive it. So, calm down a bit, keep your head leveled, and stay positive because we're going to make it" he softly tells the blonde who takes a deep breath and slowly releases it in an effort to calm herself like she was instructed to do. She gave him a slight nod to let him know she was okay and he removed her hands from shoulder.

Everyone came in then and they all seemed a little on edge, but were somewhat calming down. That is until gunshots started ringing out from the roof and whatever calmness the group had scrounged up was gone. It was then he turned to look out the front doors to see the number of walkers piled up against it and he had to stop himself from groaning in annoyance.

'Yeah, we definitely in a shit storm' he thought to himself.

Jake, stood there in his camouflage army jacket, combat gloves, a cowboy hat, and laslty weapons strapped to his body with his rifle in hand as he stared through the glass panes of the department stores front doors where a herd of walkers were gathered and trying to get in while the others of his group had rushed up the stairs to the roof where Merle was raining unsuppressed shots at the things trying to get in and eat them. How everything went to shit not long after their arrival was a medium to long lengthed story, but could easily be cut down to a short one but there's no story in that.

Shaking himself out of his thoughts he headed up to the roof just in time to find T-Dog laying down looking beaten, Rick on the floor holding his face, and Merle pointing his gun at everyone and declaring himself leader of the group. 'Great, Yondu's high' he thought to himself before raising his gun and emerging from the stairwell making his presence known.

"Lower the rifle Dixon" he said in a serious authorative tone and leveled the older man with a glare that informed him that J wouldn't hesitate to put a bullet in him. While he respected Merle seeing as he too was former military and a skilled hunter, the man was a druggie and when he was high there was no negotiating with him or any drugged up person really.

Fortunately, before Merle could say or do anything that would make things worse Rick had gotten to his feet and snuck up behind Yondu and proceeded to knock the mans rifle away from planting one across his jaw knocking him down. The former deputy then proceeded to handcuff the eldest member of the group by one hand to a firmly planted and immovable pipe while the Dixon asked who the hell the man thought he was, to which Rick replied he was officer friendly and Jake almost snorted.

After that T-Dog tried to radio into the group and tell them that they were trapped and needed assistance and while the message got across it was scratchy and weren't able to get a reply back. Rolling his eyes at the shitty gear the group had and took off his bag then went through it until pulling out his radio and turning it.

"Jake, dammit respond!" Was the first thing he heard come over the radio in Bears voice once he turned it on which caught the attention of everyone. "If you don't answer me asshole I'm going to find you and kick your ass!" He wasn't pissed, you'd know when the muscular man was pissed, his oldest friend was worried.

"Any other time and I'd say I love when you talk dirty to me, which I know I just said, but right now just isn't the time. So, shut up and listen. We're in a department store about an hour Northeast of the Quarry with no way out the backdoor because of a bus blocking the way and a heard of walkers on our front doorstep. The others are going to disagree with me with what I'm about to say, but don't come for us..." at this everyone started shouting calling him crazy and stupid while also in different forms asking the same damn question of why, but he ignored them.

The were about to jump him and take the walkie seeing as they thought him crazy, but halted their movements when he raised his hand up signalling for them to stop.

"We don't have any vehicles back at camp large enough to fit us all and even if you came in the Bearcat while hauling ass you won't get here in an hour less so if walkers now crowded the streets and you certainly won't reach us before the undead break through the windows down below and get in, you'll just be sacrificing more people. So, best you can do is keep everyone calm where you are and know that I'm going to get us out of here and home to everyone else by making things go boom" he told his best friend and it seemed everyone shut their mouths when they realized, well except Rick, that he was right about their vehicle situation which destroyed their arguments but they also seemed to be confused when they wondered about making things go boom.

"Fine..." Bear exclaimed with a sigh "but if your ass ain't back here before nightfall I'm taking the BC and heading out that way, got it?"

"Roger that, see you soon brother" with that Jake turned the radio off knowing to save the battery, he didn't have much of a charge in the first place since there wasn't really anywhere to charge the damn thing.

"Alright, before any of you speak here's the plan. I'm going to lure the walkers away and when I do, you're going to head for the SUV and proceed to get the fuck out of here. I don't want any arguing, just do as I say or stay here and waste time. Don't worry about me I'll meet you guys back at camp" the former SFC said with authority that he hadn't used in a while letting the group, who definitely wanted to argue, that he wouldn't be hearing it. "When those fuckers move from the windows you make a run for it" he added before pulling the keys to the SUV from his pocket and tossing them to Rick who caught them.

"Whatever you're planning on doing, you're going to need help, so count me in" Glenn spoke up before Jake could turn and make his way back down the stairs and out the door they came in through no more than ten minutes prior.

"This could be a one way first class ticket to hell, sure you're down for that?" He asked the Korean male who seemed a bit put-off by his choice of words, but after glancing around at the group and the faces of those he considered family, Glenn took a deep swallow before giving a quick nod. "Alright, then you're going to need some firepower" he dug into his bag again before pulling out the MPK and its extra clip, which caught everyone by surprise, and handed it over to the younger and shorter male who took them slowly appearing to not really know what to do with it.

"All you got know is to not waste your ammo on one pull or shoot me in the back. Got it?" The Korean male nodded. "Alright, let's go" with that he zipped up his bag and threw it over his shoulders before finally turning and heading down the stairs.

"What's your plan?" Glenn asked him as they made their way down the stairs and by the sound of things nobody was following after them.

"Get as far away from the group as we can in the next half hour and then make things go boom which should draw the walkers away from them and towards where the sound came from. Hopefully, we'll be out of there before hell rains down on us" Jake replied as they reached the first floor and briefly looked towards the glass doors to see them still holding up before making his way to the side door and after briefly checking to see if any stragglers were in the alley, which there weren't, they headed toward the stairs across from them.

"How do you plan to make things go boom?" His companion asked him as they made their way up the stairs.

"I got a couple blocks of C4 in my bag, now shut up and cover my ass..."

-x-

"This is insane! You know that, right!?" Glenn whispered shouted as he stood at the kitchen entrance as he watched the wide open front door of the restaurant, which they found four blocks and two streets, northwest, over from the department store the others were taking refuge in, to make sure no walkers would catch them off-guard. The Korean male looked over his shoulder briefly too see Jake placing the last of the C4 next to a gas line which he then busted open with the butt of his rifle.

"Yeah, well sometimes insane plans pay off" the former SFC claimed as threw his bag over his shoulders and gestured for Glenn to head out the way they came. Fortunately, there weren't more than a few stragglers on the road seeing as all of them would've been attracted to the shots earlier and were with the others.

Judging by how they hadn't heard any shots from anywhere in the city, they were sure the others still alive and the windows were holding up.

"What now?" The Korean male asked him as he watched from behind him as J took out the stragglers that had gotten to close for his liking and then just to be safe shot the others as well, then reloaded another mag.

"We run, literally and get as far as we can before I, in simplist terms, push the red button just before we're out of range and make things go boom. Hopefully, that speed you boast about having during your pizza delivery days wasn't just your car" he intructed the male who looked scared that they wouldn't get far enough. The explosion won't be that huge, but it was going to be big and it'd be best they weren't anywhere nearby when the undead showed up.

"Run, now" he told Glenn before pulling him in the direction they were to go in and both of them started hauling ass passing walkers, abandoned yet usable vehicles, and a few lootable stores but they didn't have time for that. "Hold onto your ass!" Jake shouted to his companion after a couple minutes and Glenn looked over at him just in time to see him lift up the detonator and set off the C4.

The explosion went off without a hitch and is was both bigger and smaller than he originally thought, but it shook the ground and the sound it sent out was just as loud as he thought and if that didn't get every walker in the city heading for it then they were fucking deaf. To add to the bombs thunderous roar the restaurant and the two buildings to its sides collapsed in on themselves which made more noise. Hopefully, it gave the group an escape and got them the fuck out of there.

Making their way through the city and away from what was sure to be a walker fest while taking out the undead stragglers every once in a while they lucked out after turning a corner and seeing what appeared to be a used car dealer ship which was going to be their salvation and ticket out of hell. After pointing it out to Glenn the two made their way over and after quickly cleared the trailer that was the office and while Jake went in search of keys his companion looted the place for whatever he could find.

J found the keys in a locked drawer which he had to bust open with the butt of his rifle and searched through them in search of a car that would get them out of the city the fastest. Seeing the keys for a Mustang he quickly grabbed them and after seeing that Glenn was down gestured for him to follow. Instead, of just getting in the car and heading off they search the rest of the small lot where they found several gas and oil cannisters along with a 24-package of water.

After grabbing what they could and loading it into the backseat and trunk of the car they made sure the tank was full before getting in with Jake in the driverseat where he quickly started the car and maneuvered his way out of the small lot before pulling onto the road and flooring it down the street. Taking sidewalks and luckily a couple clear alleyways they were able to bypass the herd of walkers and passed the building where everyone was held up only to see the SUV gone which meant they got out.

"Wahoo!" Glenn shouted as they hauled ass down the road and headed back for their camp. "Dude, check out what I found back in the trailer" he stated before grabbing his back and after sifting through it pulled out a CD that said driving mix which made Jake smile, he hadn't heard music since his Ipod died and he's yet to charge it, not wanting to waste precious car battery.

"Put it in, brother" was all he had to say before his companion opened the case grab the disk and slid it into the cars CD player. The first song that began playing was Billie Jean. "Woo!" Jake howled out at the top of his lungs to the sound of the music.

About ten minutes later they came upon a familiar SUV which they caught up too and after seeing Rick and Morales in the front seat, Glenn lowered his window and waved at them before the two drove pass them and continued on the way to camp with music blasting from the speakers as the two sang along to every song that played.

A/N: Not my best chapter or writing, but the point is some things changed and hopefully came across alright. Well that's if you understood everything that happened. It got fast paced towards the end and I apologize. I've also considered writing a different version of this story though not by much seeing as the only things that will be changed will be one pairing removal, occupation change, one name change, and wanted to see what people would think. I would like to know what you all think about this fic, though I hope your reviews aren't too bad.