Spectacular Webhead 11- Billy Greene was always a favorite character of mine, no way I could let him go out like that haha, I at least want a few more chapters with him!
Sokol848- Hey, I saved Billy right? You can trust me!
SuperSonicHeroes- Thanks for the review but the best and only way I can reply to this one is to read right on, this chapter answers just about every question you have…
Thedarkpokemaster- Billy had a moment similar to Carl's but to a much lighter degree, he didn't lose and eye, the bullet didn't actually come that close. It deeply grazed his temple leaving him with a rough scar tunnel along the side.
Bluntwave- I like to dabble in exact references from all the walking dead media in the story, even some from the show despite nothing in the show being involved here. It's always fun for me to write out a scene with a reference to this or a line from that.
The Spider X- To be one hundred percent honest, Judith's future isn't set in stone for me one way or the other so we'll all have to wait and see what happens to the young girl in the future!
Kevinrock8899- Having a good gotcha moment is tough but I figured I hadn't done it before and since I don't intend for it to be a habit, I thought it would be great, haha!
Don 77- Really looking forward to the post prison arc where I can explore new enemies like the Hunters, , and many more. However, The Governor and Oberson must be dealt with first and that day...well, it's fast approaching now.
Rodan1920- Gotcha, okay, here we go...Oh my god, you killed Kenny, you...you,uh...what was I saying? Ah, guess I'll have to try it again some other time…
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Chapter 33: Greener Pastures
Lee finished an early morning shower and shut the water off, wrapping a towel around his waist he made his way over to the sinks where he saw Rick standing in front of the mirror along with Kenny, each man shaving. Kenny seemed to have just finished shaving his face and was now trimming the longer hairs that were growing too far out, while Rick worked on a final pass on his face with a razor for a smooth clean shave. "Rick, hell, how am I gonna even recognize you now?" Lee lightly said as he approached the duo,
"Tried to talk him outta it," Kenny smirked as he put down the scissors in his hands and ran his fingers down his mustache checking over his work,
"I'll tell you the same thing I told Kenny, it's just too damn hot out there for it," Rick explained with a chuckle,
"I hear you," Lee agreed while running a hand through his hair, "I've been thinking maybe to just take it all off for these months, you know, just like Glenn…" Lee absently said, though his mind quickly caught up to his comment and he let his eyes fall closed.
"Heh, fuckers…" Kenny softly muttered under his breath, shaking his head in anger as he thought of Oberson and The Governor,
"He was a good kid, one of the best I knew," Rick honestly stated, "Especially in a world like this," Rick wiped his face clean with a small towel before looking over to Lee and placing his hand on his shoulder, "I know you did everything you could for him, and knowing Glenn, he'd rather have died than let those people get here. We just need to continue to honor his memory, live the best lives we can here for him, make his sacrifice worth it and build a home he'd have been proud of,"
"I know, it's just...it should have been me, some convict…" Lee softly replied,
"Hell with that, it shouldn't have been either of you, you both deserved to be standing here right now," Kenny sharply denied Lee's thoughts, "But we can't change the past, the amount of hours, days even, I think about if only I went with Kat that day to make lunch then I could have protected her and my boy would still have his mama, but no matter how much I want to, I can't change it. We can only move forward, day by day,"
"He's right, in this world, living in the moment, and forgetting the past is the only way we can keep going, if not we get lost in nostalgia and regret, it'll take us over and we'll never be able to make a better tomorrow. We can't forget the good ones like Glenn, but we can't die with them," Rick added on causing Lee to silently nod back,
"Thanks guys, It's hard not to feel guilty for walking away without a scratch considering what happened to the rest of you, but I appreciate what you're saying," Lee sighed,
"We all got scars from those days, Lee, all of us," Rick firmly stated while looking Lee in the eye.
Meanwhile down at the infirmary, Hershel continued to sit next to a bandaged, unconscious Billy, while Doctor Stevens finished checking on a still wounded Martinez, monitoring his bullet wound. The older men hadn't said much to one another, both more accustomed to the silence, so when the sound of the doors opening hit their ears, they quickly jumped to see who it was.
To Hershel's surprise it was Molly, the blonde woman took a few tentative steps into the room before stopping and rubbing the back of her neck, "Molly, it's...good to see you," Hershel said in a warm tone, "What can I do for you?"
"Hey," Molly softly replied as she cautiously approached Billy's bedside, "I was...just coming in to see him...and you know, shit, whatever, you're busy I'll go," She quickly yammered while turning back around,
"No, Molly, please, come sit," Hershel easily said halting the girl, "I was hoping you'd come down here to see him,"
Molly turned back around slowly, fighting on each step as she got to Billy's bedside before falling back into a seat next to Hershel's, "How, uh, how is he?"
"Stable is the word Doctor Stevens continues to use, though he has yet to wake yet," Hershel explained, watching as Molly stared at Billy with sullen eyes, "He's going to be fine, I know it in my heart, the good lord has been watching over him directly since that day. Billy should have died from that shot but he was saved, and I know he wasn't saved just to stay in this bed for the rest of his days." Hershel continued, his voice full of zealous fervour,
Molly held her tongue, doing her very best not to blow air at Hershel's statement, "Right, yeah that's probably what's...what's happening," She agreed with a sigh,
"It's okay Molly," Hershel warmly said while gently placing a hand on the girls shoulder, "You don't have to believe me, you don't have to believe in anything at all, but when you see that I'm right, you'll have all the proof you need,"
"Sure old man, whatever you say," Molly muttered back, "I don't even know what I'm doing here,"
"Of course you do," Hershel easily denied, not very phased by her reaction. The pair sat in silence for a few moments before Hershel tilted his head, "May I ask a favour?"
Molly's brow raised, "Uh, what?" She asked,
Hershel slowly got to his feet, the clicks of the elders back filled Molly's ears along with a groan, "I've been living in the room for days now, watching over him but Maggie hasn't been down to see her brother since the day he got back. I need to check in with her, not to mention that Andrea is calling us all out this afternoon for gun training. I'm not the biggest fan but I could use some sunlight, just for a little while. It'd still do me good knowing someone who cares was with him while I was gone. Could you do that for me?"
"Oh," Molly almost stammered, "Uh, sure, whatever, I don't have anywhere to be. Take a break for awhile, I can chill out here for a bit," The blonde said as casually as she could,
"Thank you, truely, you're doing my family a great service here," Hershel warmly smiled while heading towards the door, "John, I'll be back in a couple hours at the most, if anything happens please send for me,"
"Of course Hershel," Doctor Stevens sharply replied, not looking up as he finished changing the bandage on Martinez.
Meanwhile, Rick had made his way back into his cell where Lori sat holding baby Judith. She looked up and smiled at her now clean shaven husband, "So, it's official, Duck and Carl have their own room. Sold Kenny on it this morning, he just needed it to be next door to his, which being only four cells over makes me feel just as safe," Rick explained with a short chuckle,
"That sounds perfect, I'm so happy those two boys get along so well...after everything they've gone through. The very fact that they are still playing, becoming independent is a god send. Rick...it's like we're getting our baby boy back," Lori said in a surprisingly joyus tone, something that had been absent in her life for months now,
"It's good to hear," Rick nodded in agreement as he took a seat next to Lori, "I heard Clementine and Sophia even complaining about not having their own room now too, so Lee and Molly may have a little problem on their hands thanks to us,"
"I still think about Sophia, losing both her parents, her own mother right in front of her too. I'm thankful that she found someone to rely on in Molly, I didn't expect it, but I'm glad," Lori thoughtfully said with a small shake of her head, "I hope Carol would be happy with that,"
"Part of me wonders if those two girls picked based off looks. I mean, Molly resembles Carol a bit and Lee, well, I figure he was pretty close to Clementine's father," Rick thought as he stroked his chin, "Either way, they all seem happy together and that's all that matters," He finished before looking down at Judith, "Now, how is our girl today?"
"Oh I don't know...perfect," Lori grinned, "If Carl had been this good as a baby, we'd have had a second one a long time ago,"
As Rick and Lori continued to talk, just a floor below, Hershel made his way into his daughter's cell. Maggie laid on her bed, her eyes blankly staring at the wall, and barely reacted as her father gently took a seat at the foot of her bed, "Maggie, darling, staying in this cell all day isn't good for you. You haven't come down to see your brother since that first day, and I never see you at dinner. Now if you need time to heal, I understand, but you must take care of yourself," Hershel said in a stern but fatherly tone,
"He's never going to wake up daddy," Maggie murmured back, "Billy is dead just like Glenn, everyone in our lives dies. It's only going to be you and me left now...momma, Arnold, Lacy, Rachel, Susie, Shawn, and now Billy...our whole family gone in a few months,"
"Now Maggie, that's not true," Hershel sharply denied, "Billy is going to be just fine, the lord saw fit to shield him that day and bring him back to us breathing. He won't just let him die now,"
"God isn't real," Maggie droned back, "No God would let a world where the good men die and the bad ones continue to live free be,"
"Maggie, you can not lose your faith," Hershel pleaded, "The lord will help you in these dark times, you can't turn your back on him, he's the only one who can truly help you,"
"Okay daddy," Maggie whispered back,
"Will you please come outside today? We're all going out this afternoon, even me," Hershel asked with a gentle hand resting on her leg,
"Okay daddy," Maggie whispered once more, though not once did she look at her father.
Time began to tick by and before long afternoon was closing in, Andrea was making her way towards the armory to gather up the supplies needed for gun training. While some were still going through the basic can training, some were ready to graduate to veteran's class, and go outside the fence for some real live...or rather dead, targets. However, the blonde was cut off midway through the prison hallways by Alice and Doug, the latter sporting some rough handmade shorts from an old jumpsuit. "Afternoon Andrea," Alice called out to the sharpshooter,
"Oh hey guys, Doug I almost forgot what you looked like with you either at the generator or infirmary," Andrea joked out to the dorky man,
"It's nice to feel needed," Doug smiled back, feeling quite proud of his contributions to the group as of late, "Speaking of which, we actually need your help if you have the time,"
"Well, I'm heading out with the others for gun training, taking a few on the advanced course outside the fences, so unless its something small, I'm not so sure," Andrea reluctantly replied to the pair,
"That's exactly why we're coming to you, you're going out past the fences and...well, we both need a really big favor," Alice replied, glancing over to Doug for a moment then back to Andrea who looked at them with a raised brow.
Back in the infirmary Molly snapped out of her dozing off state as the doors suddenly opened and Kenny walked inside, "Hey Doc, you wanted to come down today, you know, for the hand?" Kenny asked while glancing over to his battered appendage,
"Yes, thank you, just one moment," Doctor Stevens replied as he finished giving Martinez a fresh bandage, "Okay, Caesar, you need to try and get out and get some movement today, you've healed up enough, now it's best that you finally get some circulation in your body," The elderly doctor explained as he carefully helped the Latino out of bed,
"Yeah, I get you," Martinez groaned back, "But damn does this fucking bite," Martinez finished before sucking in a long sharp breath and taking firm steps out of the infirmary,
"Good to see him back on his feet," Kenny muttered out as he watched Martinez leave, "Thought he was done for sure when they brought him back with that hole in his chest,"
"He was very lucky, if not for the power and supplied infirmary I'm not sure I could have done anything to save him," Doctor Stevens admitted as he walked over to his desk, pulled out a folder and flipped it open, "Okay, I've studied your x-rays and I believe that if I can break and reset this bone, this bone, along with these two fingers, that you will be able to gain most of the standard function back into the hand,"
"No shit?" Kenny smiled back as he looked over the x-rays,
"Again, I urge you to control your expectations, it was never be as it once was," Doctor Stevens reiterated once again,
"I hear you Doc, I ain't a idiot, I know the hand was fucked but I'm willing to take whatever shot you're giving me to try and get it somewhat right again," Kenny confidently replied,
"Excellent," Doctor Stevens nodded while picking up a bag from the counter and motioning him to follow him, "Molly, I am stepping out with Kenny, please stay with Billy and come get me if anything happens. And please, speak with him, stimulation helps, okay?"
"Sure, whatever," Molly shrugged back as Kenny and Doctor Stevens left the room heading across the hall into the small surgery theater. "Old guys a piece of work," Molly muttered out as she let her eyes drift over to Billy, "Just saying, if it's ever me, do me a favor and just let me die. I bet you can hear everything right now and I'd be losing my shit if I couldn't tell that know it all to can it," The blonde girl joked to the unconscious teen before letting out a low exhale and leaning back once more.
Nearly two hours later, Andrea found herself outside the fence with her group of advanced students. Among them were Chuck, Lee, Julie, Axel, Mark, and Carly, who tagged along to add an extra level of protection and teaching ability. "Okay so here you all are, at the request of a certain Rick Grimes, you're all being treated to the advanced class today. When we're outside these fences you need to keep your guard up and eyes open. Do not underestimate these roamers, not even for a second, you do that and you die," Andrea sharply told the group,
"That's a little dramatic, no?" Julie asked back without much care in her tone,
"You can turn right around and go back to the gate, they'll let you back inside, or you can take this seriously and do exactly as I say, got it?" Andrea shot back, her usual kind tone and demeanor completely void,
"Y-Yes ma'am, sorry," Julie stammered back,
Suddenly Chuck raised his bolt action rifle and took a shot, sending a bullet right through the skull of a closing in walker, "Got a little close, best to keep aware," Chuck pointed out as Andrea spun to face him, "I get you're out here to teach us, and we need to learn but best not to get too lost in the idea of being in charge. This here is a smart girl," Chuck sincerely stated in Julie's defence, "She'll be just fine and I'd recommend you take a piece of your own advice and stay ready,"
"Right," Andrea agreed with a nod, "Sorry," Andrea cleared his throat and halted the group, letting them spread into a semi-circle, "Okay, they are all still spread out, everyone pick a target, watch the way they sway, line your shots up and then pull the trigger, any of them get too close Carly and I got you covered,"
"God these things are so fucking creepy, they come for us but it's like they don't even realize it," Julie muttered aloud as she raised her rifle, attempting to pick a walker out of the crowd lumbering towards her,
"It's the eyes for me," Mark agreed with a short nod, "Some of them are almost rotted out, or missing, which is creepy in it's own right but to me its when they are still there. They are all the same milky white color...there isn't a damn thing in them," Mark sighed in disappointment, "All I know is, if and when I go, I pray that someone puts me down. I don't want to be stuck as one of those things for all time,"
"Hate to say it, but if it came down to it for myself, well…" Chuck shrugged with a thoughtful expression, "A quick end on my own terms...it'd beat what my bones be put through afterwards,"
"Come on guys, don't need that kinda talk right now," Lee announced as he leveled his rifle on his shoulder, "We need to focus now, train...believe me," The group went silent as they each readied their weapons, picked their targets and like a firing squad their guns erupted. A wave of walkers dropped to the ground quickly followed by another and then another.
"One left, I got it," Mark called out as he targeted a single female walker who stumbled over the fallen dead, still attempting to get to her meal.
Andrea, however, rushed forward and grabbed Mark's rifle, pushing it down in the final second, "Hold on, not that one!" Andrea exclaimed to the surprise and confusion of the others.
Within fifteen minutes the group had already returned to the safety of the prison gates, Andrea had promised to take the group back out after she got Doug and Alice outside but Lee didn't wait, he wasted no time and went back into the cellblock and found Rick to inform him about what had just happened. Unsurprisingly, Rick wasn't pleased or willing to even consider any other side once Lee told him, "They did what?!" Rick screamed as he instantly spun around, reaching for his holster, "No! No this is too fucking crazy, I'm putting a stop to this!"
"Rick, I agree man, but don't do anything rash!" Lee called out as he followed the man towards the yard,
"Lee, don't try to stop me, this has to be stopped before someone is hurt!" Rick snapped back, the pair climbed down the cellblock steps getting to the first floor where Doug and Alice attempted to catch the deputy,
"Rick, perfect, we were just coming to find you," Doug said with a normal friendly smile,
"Doug, get out of my way right now," Rick all but growled out,
"Rick hold on, I've talked to Tyreese and he thought it was a good idea," Alice pointed out, "Just listen to us,"
"You haven't been with us long enough to know how stupid this is, and Doug...I expected a hell of a lot better after everything you've seen," Rick shot back in disappointment moving towards the exit with the trio in tow,
"Rick, don't! Logically, this makes the most sense, please!" Doug begged,
"No, I'm ending this, don't try to stop me!" Rick shot back as he bursted through the cellblock doors and ran into the yard, gun in hand.
Outside, the female walker from outside the prison was now chained to a post only twenty yards from the door. Rick's eyes flared and he charged it but Alice sprinted along with him just barely beating the cop and jumping between him and the infected, "Rick, don't please!"
"There is so much we can learn from it, Rick!" Doug added on with a few panting breaths,
"God damn you both! There is nothing to learn from this thing! It's not a person, it's not sick! It! Is! Fucking! Dead!" Rick yelled back, "You have no idea what you're even doing with this thing, you're not a scientist, either of you! Do you even know what you've put your back to? Are you sure it can't bite you, Alice?!" Rick pointed out, causing the girl to slowly glance over her shoulder and scream out in fear as she only saw snapping jaws less than half a foot away from her shoulder, "You see, all you can learn is how dangerous it is! Save your own life and just let one of us tell you that! This is a waste of time!"
"You know what bugs me Rick, no one is asking questions anymore! Everyone is just content to continue to march through this world of death and destruction, accepting the way things are, shooting and stabbing their way through these things telling themselves there is no better way. Doug and I are finally asking ourselves, what if there is? What if there is something we can learn from studying this person? The only way we can ever hope to find answers is by researching them while they still live!" Alice argued, jutting her finger out to Rick, standing her ground firmly,
"Rick, I understand the danger just as much as you do, I remember what happened to Otis only weeks ago, but what if there was a way we never had to experience that again? This problem is beyond you, it could be beyond everyone one of us, but we still owe it to everyone who died and who is still alive to try!" Doug agreed in surprising fervour,
"We are smart people Rick, let Doug and us do this, we can study it safely, we can learn something. If not a cure for ourselves maybe even a way to kill them without the need for bullets," Alice suggested causing Rick to slowly lower his gun,
"We will make it safe Rick, I just need to figure out a safe way to hold it down and then we will extract the teeth and nails, make it so the walker can't bite or scratch anyone if it somehow got loose. This post is only temporary until we find an even more secure location to move it, but believe me, safety is a number one concern," Doug added in sincerity, "Please, just trust us,"
Rick let out a long, almost pained exhale and glanced over to Lee who let out a small shrug, "Fine…" Rick reluctantly agreed, "But you move it past the first fence and Doug, you figure out your way to make it safer, and I mean within a day or I will put this thing down...and be fucking careful," Rick ordered before turning and storming off, muttering under his breath bitterly.
Meanwhile back in the infirmary Molly turned her head and her eyes widened in shock as she watched Maggie enter the room, "Oh shit, uh, hey," Molly stammered out while getting to her feet, "You dad is...fuck, I don't know, he asked me just to keep an eye on your brother for a little while. Sorry, I know we haven't talked too much, so this probably feels weird seeing me here, you know, at his bedside...I'll go, let you chill out with him,"
"It's fine," Maggie dismissed while moving over to Billy's bed, taking a seat towards the upper half and very tenderly ran her hand through his hair, "He hasn't said anything has he?" Maggie lowly asked causing Molly to silently shake her head no while easing back down into her chair, "I already knew that, still...I wish it weren't true,"
"The...The Doc says he's breathing is good and shit...just so you know," Molly pointed out with a quick shrug,
"Do you love him?" Maggie asked causing Molly's eyes to jump open, "Well, love him as much as anyone can love these days,"
"I...uh...why the fuck are you asking me that?" Molly retorted with a scoff,
"If you do, do yourself a favor and just go...get away from him before he goes and crushes your heart. Do the smart thing and just stay away from people, people are evil...people are heartless...people fucking hurt," Maggie said with the slightest of inflection of anger in her voice, "I learned that and I wish someone had told me earlier...all we do now is live through loss after loss…"
"Shit sucks, believe me I know that, but...I mean, what else are we gonna do but just keep living through it, right? Get through the bad days to get to the good ones after, right? I don't know, that's what I've always told myself...especially since all this shit happened," Molly said with a short shake of her head, "Your brother helped remind me that good days are still around," Maggie let out a silent nod, leaned down and planted a soft kiss on Billy's forehead before silently leaving the infirmary without another word.
A short while later, just as the sun was about to begin it's afternoon descent, Dale forced himself to his feet in his cell, steadying his one legged self with a pair of crutches. He got a few steps out of his cell and towards the cellblock exit when he heard shuffling feet behind him, "I hope you aren't trying to sneak up on me," Dale announced to the figure behind him,
"Uh, no man, I wasn't trying to do that," Ben replied while slipping around Dale to stand in front of him, "Where are you going?"
"Out, Ben, I can't stand that cell for another minute today, and I need some sun. I think Andrea was going to play some basketball later too, might watch that, what about you?" Dale asked back to the clearly nervous teen,
"J-Julie is gonna be done with training soon and I think we might hang out with Chuck at the farm, water some crops with him," Ben replied before going silent,
After a moment Dale cleared his throat, "Did you stop me for a reason, or can I go? These crutches hurt the hell out of my armpits,"
"Oh, yeah, right, sorry!" Ben exclaimed while reaching into his back pocket swiftly yanking out and unfolding Dale's fisherman's hat, "I asked Tyreese to come out with me past the fences earlier today, go down to the parking lot to get this for you. Hard to recognize you without it...and I wanted to say...that I was you know...Sorry, even though that doesn't make up for a lost foot,"
"Thanks Ben," Dale said with an easy smile as he took the hat into his hand, "Thanks,"
"N-No problem," Ben smiled back, waiting for Dale to dawn his hat once again only to see the man stand unmoving,
"Can't move my arms, you put it up there for me?" Dale lightheartedly asked the teenager.
While Ben helped Dale in Cell block C, Maggie made her way into Cell Block B, wandering through the block, glancing into the cells until she spotted Mark in the midst of changing into a new jumpsuit. Maggie smoothly entered the cell and leaned against the wall for a moment, looking to Mark's flipped down bunk now replaced with a couch from A-Block, "Nice bed,"
Mark glanced back and let out a friendly smile to Maggie, "Oh shit, hey Maggie, haven't seen you in awhile," Mark lightly pointed out before clearing his throat, "Yeah, got it moved in the other day with Lee and Doug's help," Mark continued as Maggie moved closer to him, "It's a hell of a lot comfier than that bunk, believe me,"
"I don't know," Maggie softly breathed back while suddenly cupping her hand onto Mark's crotch, "Why don't you show me," She whispered before roughly yanking Mark's lips to hers and falling back down onto the couch, pulling him by his jacket collar.
Thirty minutes later Maggie wandered outside into the yard, her body swaying slightly in a daze and her jumpsuit incorrectly buttoned halfway up. Hershel's ears perked to the sound of the cellblock doors opening and turned, a small smile grew on his lips as he saw his daughter but slowly began to lower as he noticed her state, "Maggie?" He asked himself gaining the attention of Chuck and Axel nearby,
"What's your little girl doin?" Chuck asked in concern as he watched her veer off course heading straight towards the walker Doug and Alice brought in,
"I'm gonna go get Rick, he's over at the basketball game with the others," Axel offered as he set down his watering can and turned around, lightly jogging off,
Hershel let out a nervous gulp and took a half-step forward, "She must be curious what it's doing here," He thought aloud though Chuck lightly shook his head in disagreement.
Maggie reached the walker and stopped a few feet away, the undead woman's arms reached out for the girl and it's jaws lazily clacked in a biting motion, "I...I really thought that maybe I could try and keep going, if I could just find someone like Glenn again, someone to live for I'd be okay, you know? My family is gone, my dad is lost...Billy and Glenn...I lost them both...and no one will ever be able to replace them, I know that now,"
"Maggie, baby?" Hershel whispered out in a broken voice as he watched her take a small step forward,
"Hershel, we gotta go get her!" Chuck exclaimed while rushing past the man who stood frozen in fear, his eyes already forming with tears,
"I'll meet them again on the other side...if there is one," Maggie whispered out to the walker, "Take me there…" Maggie finished, shutting her eyes and stepping forward letting the walker's arms wrap around her body and it's rotten teeth sink directly into her neck. In the very same moment, inside the infirmary, Billy's eyes cracked open.
So...there we have it, a Greene is here and a Greene is gone. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter for what it was, and I am very much interested in hearing what you think about this chapter as a whole. A lot of things happened and obviously a lot will happen in the next chapter with a huge focus on both Hershel and Billy! UNtil then I'll look forward to reviews and after the next chapter well...we will be seeing a return of a few men from the next town over...