I was thinking about doing random chapters of Ellie and Joel living in the Community in Jackson, I'm not sure how many chapters I will do but there will be random stories. There will be different events and holidays they may celebrate has a community, but be warned people who are sensitive... there maybe horror in some chapters.
I thought I'd begin where Ellie and Joel arrive at the Jackson Community, then we can venture through the years until the present day game. I'm still making my way through the game, hopefully I'll be finished by tonight. If anyone would like to discuss the game my dms are open.
-The Last Of Us is owned by Naughty Dog/ Sony Computer Entertainment
-Some of the parts of this fanfiction are in the game, other parts aren't in the game.
-Spoilers may happen.
Snowflake Warning
-Ellie grew up in a world of monsters, TLOU isn't about butterflies and rainbows... it's horror.
-If you're playing the game I know, I know the story has thrown heartbreak at us. I'll give us some happy times.
-Sensitive material, Ellie likes girls... get over it!
Keep safe and enjoy!
Chapter 1!
A New Home.
Ellie and Joel made their way down the steep embankment, they could see The Jackson Community in the distance. It's wooden walls protected the people who lived inside of it, Ellie could see the rooftops of the buildings inside of the wall from the hilltop. There were watch towers based around the wall of the community, it was well protected from outsiders and they also had some views of the surrounding perimeter beyond the community wall.
Joel helped Ellie down a rocky part of the hill, she thanked him and walked headed of him. Joel followed not too far behind her, he kept his guard up just in case there were any Infected around these parts. It wasn't long until they found themselves on a pathway, it was leading them towards The Jackson Community. Ellie shielded her eyes from the sun, she could see mountains beyond the community. It was very scenic, it looked like a painting you'd see hanging in an Art Gallery.
" Whoa, do you see those mountains?" Ellie asked.
" Yeah I do, you can't say it's not pretty around here." Joel replied.
" Totally, it feels like I'm dreaming!" Ellie said.
" Well you better wake up fast kiddo, we'll be there soon enough." Joel said.
Ellie looked over her shoulder at Joel, she gave him a smile before she quickened her walking pace. Joel told her to slow down, she laughed slightly while she joked about him being old and slow. But she soon slowed down and waited for him to catch up with her, she didn't want to leave him behind. They kept on walking until they reached the gates of the community, they then saw two armed men pointed rifles down at them. Ellie stopped and held her hands up in surrender at them while Joel spoke up to one of the men, he spoke calmly to them.
" I'm here to see Tommy Miller, he's my Brother! " Joel said. " The name's Joel and this is Ellie, my Brother told me we'd both be welcome here after our journey!"
They heard voices coming from the other side of the gate, the gate's large doors slowly opened and Tommy walked through the gateway to greet them. Ellie eyed up the men standing in the gateway, they were both holding snipper rifles. Ellie lowered her hands and watched Tommy stop in front of Joel, he looked happy to see the both of them.
" Well well well, look what the cats dragged in!" Tommy said.
" Tommy, it's good to see you!" Joel said.
Joel hugged his younger Brother and patted his back, they were happy to see each other again. Ellie lingered behind Joel until Tommy noticed her, he gave her smile and offered her his hand. She shook Tommy's hand, but she wasn't expecting him to pull her into a hug. She awkwardly stood there for a brief moment before she hugged him back, she could get use to feeling loved by others.
" It's good to see you too Ellie, hopefully my big Brother has been taking good care of you." Tommy said, he pulled Ellie away from him. " You both looked tired, are you hungry?"
" I'm starving." Ellie replied.
" Alright, let's get you both something to eat." Tommy smiled.
Tommy patted Joel's shoulder and he told them to follow him, Ellie walked behind them while they walked through the gateway of the community. People greeted them as they walked passed them, it was weird being acknowledged by other people. The first thing Ellie saw were the horses, she hurried passed them both and entered the stable. Joel called after her but Tommy told him it was okay, he told him it was safe inside the barn.
The smell of horse manure lingered in the air but that didn't bother Ellie, she looked around at her surroundings and smiled to herself. She could see a man saddling one of the horses and another man was cleaning one of the paddocks out, she hurried over to one of the horses before she ran her hand down it's neck. She checked beneath the horse and found out it was male, his coat was white as snow.
" Hey there." Ellie said, she allowed the horse to nudge her hand with his nose." What's your name?"
" That's Casper, he's a beauty huh?" Tommy said.
" He's so handsome, do you think I could take ride him for a ride?" Ellie asked.
" I don't see a problem with that, but let's get you both settled in first." Tommy replied.
Ellie patted the horse's neck before she walked through the rest of the stable with Joel and Tommy, her eyes grew wide at what she saw next. There were cows, a whole herd of them in a fenced off area. This meant this community had resources, she was so excited right now. They walked passed a Play Ground area and a notice board with many posters on it, she even saw a school for young children in one of the buildings.
They kept on walking, Ellie stopped now and again to check out the different stores wares. She wanted to explore every single part of this community, she stopped in front of a second hand clothes store's window and looked at the window display. There was a mannequin wearing a long blue summer dress and a straw summer hat, there was also a donation box near the doorway. She rested her hands on the window and stared inside the store, there was all kinds of clothes inside the store.
" Holy shit Joel!" Ellie said. " There's so many clothes inside this store!"
" It's the best place to come if you need anything new to wear, we get mostly everything on supply runs." Tommy said. " You can even trade in old clothes for new, they get reused or ragged. We have a recycling system here, nothing goes to waste."
" I could do with some new sneakers." Ellie said while she pressed her face against the window. " I've got a hole on my sneaker's sole, they've been letting in water."
" We'll sort something out, but let's get you something to eat first." Tommy said.
"C'mon Ellie, let's keep going." Joel said, he guided her away from the store's window with his hand on her back. " We can visit the store later."
" But look at this place, it's so fucking cool!" Ellie said.
" It's something alright." Joel said.
" It's more than something, it's paradise!" Ellie smiled.
Ellie slowly spun around while she walked down the street, there was so many things going on around her. She looked at the different stores, she had never experienced anything like this before. She could see rabbits and deers hanging upside down outside of a Butcher's Store, there were baskets of vegetables and fruit. People were shopping with their children and trading their wares, it was just fascinating to see people acting normal for a change.
Ellie stopped outside of another store's window, but Joel guided her away from it and told her to stay close in case she got lost. Tommy pointed towards a building ahead of him and told them it was the best place in the community to get a hot meal, the sign above the building's doorway read Tispy Bison Bar. Tommy went onto tell them that a man called Seth helped run the place, he had been living in the community for several years.
" Let's get those bellies filled, follow me." Tommy said.
Ellie and Joel followed Tommy into the bar, the first thing Ellie noticed was the fairy lights around the room. There were people chatting and drinking at tables, one person was playing darts. She had never been in a place like this before, this community Tommy and Maria had built together was amazing. Tommy showed them to a table, Ellie took her backpack off and sat down across from Joel.
" I hope you both like stew, it's the specialty of the day." Tommy said.
" What kind of stew?' Ellie asked.
" I think it's chili bean stew." Tommy replied, he rested his hand on Joel's shoulder. " My big Brother's favourite, just the way Mama use to make it!"
" Yeah, don't I know it..." Ellie said before she blew a raspberry." Aftermath!"
" Hey!" Joel said.
" Nothing ever changes, huh?" Tommy asked.
" I guess you're right." Joel replied.
Tommy chuckled and patted Joel's shoulder before he left them, Ellie watched Tommy speaking to an old guy with grey hair at the bar. She turned her attention back to Joel and took her hoody off, she hung it over the back of the chair. She sniffed at her armpit and pulled a face, she was in dire need of a shower. She couldn't remember the last time she had bathed, but Joel smelt to high heaven too so Ellie didn't feel too self confident about it. It wasn't long until Tommy returned with a wooden tray, there was two bowls of stew with a plate of bread rolls on it and two glasses of milk.
" Bon appetit." Tommy said.
Tommy placed the tray down on the table and Ellie helped herself to the bread rolls, the bread rolls were so soft. She breathed in the scent of the stew and the warm bread roll, her mouth was watering. She quickly began eating the bread roll as her bowl of pipping hot stew was placed down in front of her, she soon spooned some of the stew into her mouth while she dipped some bread into it.
" Mind you don't choke there, Ellie." Tommy said.
" Sorry..." Ellie said while placed the bread roll next to her bowl. " I'm so hungry right now, this is the first hot meal I've had in weeks! Have you got anymore stew left?"
" We've got a big pot full in the kitchen, I can get you something else if you like." Tommy replied.
" Like what?" Ellie asked.
" Steak sandwiches, beef jerky and today we've got apple pie." Tommy replied.
" Apple pie?" Ellie asked, she looked over at Joel. " Can we have that too?"
" I don't see why not." Joel replied.
" Two slices of apple pie coming right up." Tommy said.
Tommy began walking away from the table, but Ellie soon called after him and asked him for some beef jerky too. Joel shook his head in amusement at Ellie, she was going to eat The Jackson Community out of house and home at this rate. Ellie finished her stew and secretly put some of the bread rolls into her hoody pocket for later, by the time Tommy returned she was ready for her dessert.
Joel tidied up the table while Ellie necked the rested of her milk back, she burped as she placed the glass down on the tray. Tommy sat down at the table with them this time and placed their plates of apple pie in front if them, Ellie was soon tucking into her dessert. She closed her eyes and savoured the taste for a few minutes while she slowly chewed the apple pie, it was so sweet.
" Are you still with us Ellie?" Tommy asked, he clicked his fingers in front of her face. " Earth to Ellie, is anyone home?"
" She's under Alien mind control right now, it happens now and again." Joel replied.
" Ha-ha! You're so funny Joel!" Ellie smiled and opened her eyes. " I was savouring the flavour, I've never had apple pie before..."
" What do you think kiddo?" Joel asked.
" It's good, I like it." Ellie replied.
" I'm glad to hear you like Seth's cooking, I'll pass on your compliments onto the chief." A woman said.
Ellie turned her gaze towards the woman and smiled at her, it was Maria. They hadn't had the greatest of introduction when they first met, Maria had been furious with Tommy when she found out about Ellie being bitten by an Infected person. They had argued and Ellie had fled from the community by stealing one of Tommy's horses, she had caused a lot of trouble between the married couple.
" I was wondering when you two would show up again." Maria said.
" Hey Maria." Joel said.
" Hello Joel, I'm glad to see you're still in one piece." Maria said, she rested her hand Tommy's shoulder. " You've had your Brother worried, it's nice to know his mind will be at ease from now on."
" I wasn't that worried about him, I knew Ellie would keep an eye on him for me." Tommy said.
" Fuck yeah, I've saved his arse about twenty times in the last few months!" Ellie smiled.
" Twenty times? Someone is exaggerating..." Joel said.
" Well, it's good know he was safe hands." Maria said with smile. " When you're finished up here we've got some lodgings ready for you, I bet you can't wait to rest up."
" Thank you Maria, that's mighty kind of you." Joel said.
" You're family, there's no need for thanks." Maria said. " Now if you'd excuse me I've got somewhere to be, I'll come and visit you when you've settled in."
Maria kissed the top of Tommy's head before she left them, Tommy mentioned something about Maria having to deal with some issues in one of the garden's greenhouses. Ellie was interested in what he had told them, she wanted to learn more about plants and how to milk cows. When they had finished eating Tommy told them he'd take them to their lodgings, he even offered to show them around the community tomorrow.
Ellie put her backpack on and hung her hoody over her arm while Tommy took the plates back to the bar, she couldn't wait to explore the community tomorrow. She want to visit all of the stores and learn evetything about the community, she even wanted to visit the gardens. But for now they had somewhere to go, a new place to call their home and hopefully somewhere to shower.
They soon left the Tipsy Bison Bar and headed outside, they then walked along the street together. They passed many stores along the way, Tommy was taking them to where most of the citizens lived in the Jackson Community. It was an area full of houses, they were part of the town that use to be there before The Jackson Community was discovered and rebuilt by Maria.
" You're both going to love living here, trust me." Tommy said.