Jestalnaker94000

Good chapter! :) i wonder what's gonna go down at the CDC, when the group reaches it? I can't wait until the next chapter. (:

Glad you enjoyed the chapter. I will say that it will be a nice change of pace for something to go right for the group, well at least for a time.

Don 77

whoa good insight on Eko as he will feel sorry for the ones that have died and I mean it makes us forget that the Walkers were people once and people just simple move on like nothing Eko however knows that this was a person once with a life and even a family so its good to know he will mourn the dead that he kills, and he is already far better than another priest that shows up later.

As for deaths Well Jim is next then Jacqui will bite it with the Morales heading off somewhere else then onto season 2 I know a lot of walking dead cast goes Dale and Shane being Two of them, as for Sophia hope she lives I mean lets face it Rick was very stupid leaving her all alone and this would be good for Sawyer getting good with everyone while they all start to hate Shane,

Thanks for the review, now I figured that if Eko would stay silent for forty eight days after killing two of the others in the show. He would stay silent to mourn all the people who died and became walkers. Oh and yes Eko Gabriel all day! And who knows what will happen in season two, so keep reading.

Kevinrock8899

Shit well seems Jim will be gone soon and please man I'm begging you let Sawyer save Sophia in season 2 it was stupid how they killed her off like that.

It's funny how people really want Sawyer to save Sophia, now I'm not saying it won't happen but remember Sawyer couldn't track down a boar without Kate's help in Lost.

thedarkpokemaster

Damn this chapter was just so very good and I know another death will hit them soon with Jimbo as Sawyer calls him which will be hard on them all losing another member of the group but that is what happens sadly in a walker attack as they are not skilled yet as they will become later on, time will tell if anyone at the CDC dies but I am thinking yes.

Yes Rip Jimbo, we will never forget that crazy bastard. You know writing that chapter I realized how unprepared the group used to be. If that happened now they would just give a chuckle and kill them all easily. As for deaths in CDC….Who knows…


Enjoy

Rick watched as Eko walked down the hill back towards camp and he hung his head. He knew that it was true, no one mourns that dead, not like they used too. Rick let out a sigh and headed down the hill, about halfway down he spotted Lori waiting for him, "Shane blames me for what happened." Rick said dejectedly, "Do you?" Lori turned her head and diverted her eyes, "We have guns now, we're stronger." Rick said trying to get her to understand,

"And we have fewer people now, so we're weaker." Lori said softly, "Look I know you want me to say that I think you're right, I understand that." Lori paused for a moment, "All I can say is neither of you is entirely wrong. That's the best I can do."

Rick let out a small nod and looked to the ground, clearly he was hurt. "What about the CDC?"

"Rick-" Lori started to say dismissively,

"We are at the ragged edge here, we have a sick man who needs help. Why can't people see that?" Rick said nearly pleading,

"Look at their faces, their terrified, look at mine." Lori said with a slight break in her voice, "Tell me something with full certainty."

Rick looked at her his eyes beginning to swell, "I love you." Lori looked up at him with a small smile, "That's all I got." Rick said softly.

"I love you too." Lori said and pulled him into a hug.

Back In the RV Jack sat with Jim who after all these hours had truly begun to succumb to the infection that was spreading through his body. Jack was medically speaking impressed with Jim. When everything was going wrong he saw his fair share of infected victims and almost everyone one of them died within a die. Jim was almost a day into his infection and was still in decent shape.

Jim clutched the bandage against his bit and shook violently. Sweat poured off of every part of his body. Jack continued to press a wet cloth to his head when Kate walked in, "How are you Jim?"

"His fever's worse." Jack said,

"Do you need anything?" Kate asked softly with a small smile,

"I,I could use some more water. Water please." Jim coughed out,

"I'll get some." Kate said with a nod and headed back out of the RV,

"So did you save a grave for me?" Jim asked Jack,

"No, you're not going to need it." Jack said firmly,

"That sound you're hearing Jack, that's the sound of god laughing while you make plans." Jim said lightheartedly,

Jack stared at him and said, "What I want Jim, if god allows, is to get you some help." Jim suddenly began to cough hardly. Jack passed him a bucket and Jim retched violently into it. Jack grimaced as he saw Jim vomit up some blood.

Jim finally leaned back against the wall and took a deep inhale, "Watch the mangroves. Their roots will gouge the whole boat." Jim said very seriously to Jack, "You know that don't you?" Jack began to rub his face with his hand hardly, "Boone and Shannon are swimming, Hurley is watching nearby." Jim said with a smile then he quickly looked at Jack and said, "You'll watch the boat, right? You said you would."

"I'll watch the boat, don't worry." Jack said sincerely,

"Okay." Jim said nodding while Jack rested his head in his hands,

Jack stood up and walked out of the RV where Rick was already standing, "We need to get him help soon."

"Well you know the only place that can help." Rick replied,

"I know, that's why we need to get these people ready because if we don't get moving soon, Jim won't make it." Jack said with a nod,

"Wait so you want to go to the CDC?" Rick said holding his hand out before Jack walked away,

"Yes, and we need to go soon." Jack said and walked back inside the RV,

Rick let out a sigh of relief, finally hearing someone see it like he does he headed off towards Lori. Shane however had just reached her. Shane knelt down in front of her and said, "Look I need you to help talk some sense into Rick." Lori scoffed and stood up walking away. Shane quickly stood up and followed her, "Look Lori, this CDC thing is a mistake." Lori let out a sigh and shook her head. "So you're backing him?" Shane said bitterly,

"What else would I do, he's my husband." Lori replied,

"Look, it may be time for you to play the dutiful wife, but you can't tell me that fixing your marriage is worth putting people's lives at Risk." Shane said harshly,

"I think folks around here can make up their minds without bringing my marriage into it." Lori said sternly, "That's a habit you need to break."

"I guess i'll just add it to the list of habits I need to break. Whether I like it or not." Shane said shaking his head angrily,

Shane turned his head to see only a few feet away, "What habits?"

"Just my need for a plan man. So what is it? Are we leaving or not? Maybe y'all just want to stay here and hang up some more tin cans." Shane said crossing his arms,

"We can't stay here, we both know that." Rick said starting to get agitated,

"I was just telling Shane that we should follow your gut." Lori said causing both Shane and Rick to look at her in a small state of surprise.

"Come on let's go do our sweep." Ana called out to the pair.

Rick and Dale headed in one team while Ana and Shane split into another. As Ana and Shane walked through the forest Shane began to rant, "I'm telling you these people ain't convinced. Rick." Shane said bitterly, "He's going to that CDC but he may just do it alone."

Ana looked over at him with a raised eyebrow as he continued, "He hasn't really considered whether that's best for Lori and Carl."

"He's just trying to do what's best for his family." Ana said with a shrug,

"What's best?" Shane replied angrily, "You call leading them into all kinds of risks what's best?"

"Opposed to crossing one hundred miles of hostile territory. If we're looking for a lifeline we should swim towards the closet ship not back out to sea." Ana said while looked around for walkers,

"Really you too?" Shane said shaking his head,

"It's a better choice, why can't you just back this plan?" Ana said leading forward,

"Look I want to...I just don't see it." Shane said while rubbing his head,

Ana finally let out a sigh and stopped. Shane looked at her oddly as she turned back to him, "So how long?"

"Excuse me?" Shane asked confused,

"How long you been giving it to Lori?" Ana said crossing her arms,

"What? The hell you talking about?" Shane said halfheartedly,

"Rick gets back and suddenly Lori doesn't even want to talk to you. Then you question everything Rick does. So that tells me you don't even want Rick here in the first place." Ana replied coldly,

"What you know about that, huh? That's my best friend, I'm so glad that he's back. I'm talking about him making the stupid decisions. As for Lori, I protected her and Carl for months. I don't want Rick to just go out and get them killed." Shane said storming of leaving Ana even more unimpressed,

Ana shook her head and gave Shane some space leaving him alone. As he walked Shane saw some movement through the trees. He slowly walked forward while raising his shotgun. Finally he spotted the person, it was Rick. Shane realized who it was but instead of lowering his shotgun he kept it raised.

Shane began to breath heavily while glaring at Rick hardly. His hands began to shake and he took one more breath while his finger twitched on the trigger. Finally he lowered the gun clicking his tongue and beginning to relax. He turned his head only to see Dale staring at him, "Jesus." Dale said not breaking eye contact,

Shane let out a little laugh, "I know, we're gonna have to start wearing reflective vest out here." Shane turned back to Rick, "Come on man!" Shane called out to him and Rick gave him a wave and a nod, "Come on." Shane said to Dale as he put on his cap. Dale however continued to stare as he walked away.

As they all returned it was already sunset. Shane gathered everyone around the campfire to give a group meeting, "I've been thinking about Rick's plan. Now look, there are no guarantees either way, I'll be the first to admit that. I've known this man a long time." Shane said while looking at Rick, "And I trust his instincts. The most important thing I can say is that we should stick together, so for those who agree. We leave first thing in the morning." Shane said with a nod while everyone looked at him in surprise.

The Next Morning…

"We're moving out, leaving the quarry." Rick said to Morgan through the radio, "If you heard me yesterday, you may be coming here. If you are, we'll be gone by the time you arrive. I'm leaving a note and map behind for you, taped to a red car. So you can follow our trail. We're headed to the CDC. If there's anything left, it's got to be there, don't you think?" Rick said then paused, "Morgan...I hope you were right about that place. I need you to be."

Back in the RV Jim jumped up from his sleep, his face now sunk in and his skin very pale. He let out some violent coughs and looked out the window where everyone was gathered, "Everybody listen up." Shane called out, "Those of you with CB's we're gonna be on channel 40. Let's keep the chatter down, okay? Now if you don't have a CB and you run into a problem, you're gonna hit your horn once. That will stop the caravan. Any questions?"

"We're uh...We're not coming." Morales said as everyone looked at them surprised. Both Sophia and Carl began to weep, "We have family in Birmingham, we want to be with our people."

"You go alone, you got no one to watch you back." Shane said,

"I have to do what's best for my family." Morales replied firmly,

"Shane." Rick said while looking down at the bag of guns,

"Yeah." Shane said as they both dug through the bag until they found a revolver and a box of ammo. Sawyer rolled his eyes while Daryl scoffed as Rick and Shane walked forward handing him the gun, "Box is half full." Morales' family gave a tearful goodbye. Carl and Sophia hugged both of their kids. One of them handed Sophia her doll and told her to keep it.

As they turned to their car Rick said, "Channel 40 incase you change your mind." Morales gave him and nod and lead his family to their jeep.

"What makes you think our odds are any better." Shane mumbled out to Rick and headed towards his own Jeep. Everyone loaded up into their selected vehicles and drove out of the quarry. Morales gave them a final wave and they reached the main road and turned left while the others all turned right.

Dale lead the group in his RV. Inside Glenn was leading him via map. While Jack took care of Jim in the back who winced in pain with every bump. Claire, Charlie, Sun and Jin also sat inside the RV. Rick drove along with Lori, Carl, Carol and Sophia. Eko drove along with Ana, Rose, and Bernard. Shane drove with Jacqui, Andrea, and Amy. T-Dog drove with Sayid, Locke, and Kate. And Finally Daryl and Sawyer both shared a truck that held Merle's motorcycle in the back.

It wasn't three hours into the journey when they hit their major problem, Dale's radiator hose blew out. Rick and Dale looked at the smoking engine while Dale said, "I told you we wouldn't make it far. We needed that hose from that truck." Dale said with a shrug,

"Could you jury rig it?" Rick replied,

"That's what it's been, it's more duct tape than hose. And i'm out of duct tape." Dale said matter of factly,

"I see something up ahead, gas station if we're lucky." Shane said peering through his binoculars,

"Guys, It's Jim." Jack said running out of the RV, "I don't think he can make it." Jack replied and quickly ran back inside,

"Rick hold down the fort while I drive out there and bring back what I can." Shane said,

"Yeah I'll back you up." T-Dog said,

"Me too." Kate added,

"Alright, everyone keep your eyes open. We'll be right back." Shane said as they walked over to Shane's jeep while Rick headed to the RV.

"We'll be back on the road soon." Rick said to Jim,

"Christ, no." Jim said, "My bones are like glass, god, this ride it's killing me."

"Just hang on Jim, were getting close." Jack said,

"No, no just leave me here." Jim said causing both Jack and Rick to look at each other, "I'm done." Jim said firmly making them both look back at him, "Just leave me." Jim whispered out, "I want to be with my family."

"They're all dead." Jack said softly, "I don't think you know what you're asking here Jim. The fever, you've been delirious more often than not."

Jim looked directly into Jack's eyes, "I know that, don't you think I know that?" Jim groaned as he pulled himself up so he was sitting, "I'm clear now. In five minutes I may not be. Jack, Rick I know what i'm asking. I want this. Leave me here." Jim looked between the two of them for a moment, "Now that's on me. Okay? My decision. Not your failure." Jack and Rick stared at each other for a moment then stood up walking out of the RV.

They told the group what Jim wanted, "It's what he says he wants." Rick said sadly,

"And he's lucid?" Carol asked,

"Very. Most of the day he's not but right now, he is." Jack said nodding,

"Back in the camp when I said Daryl might be right and you shut me down, you misunderstood. I would never go along with callously killing a man. I was just gonna suggest that we ask Jim what he wants and I think we have an answer." Dale said,

"We just leave him here take off?" Shane asked as he, Kate, and T-Dog returned only minutes ago, "I'm not sure I could live with that."

"It's not your decision to make." Eko said,

Everyone watched as Shane nodded in agreement. Jack and Eko walked inside and carefully carried Jim out of the RV and onto the side of the road, leaning him against a tree. "Huh, another damn tree." Jim said with a smile,

"Jim, I mean, you know it doesn't need to be this." Shane said kneeling next to him,

"No. The breeze feels nice, it's good." Jim said causing Shane to hang his head in guilt,

"All right." Shane said patting his shoulder easily,

Amy walked over to him, "Just let go Jim, you don't have to fight." Amy said sweetly and gave him a small kiss on the cheek,

Rick approached him after with a revolver in hand. He knelt down and presented it to him, "Jim, do you want this?"

"No, you'll need it." Jim replied yet Rick didn't move, "It's okay, I'm okay." Rick nodded and walked away. Everyone began to disperse in tears as they moved back to their cars. Daryl and Jim locked eyes for a moment, Jim gave him a small smile. Daryl gave him a nod and walked away.

Sawyer was last one there and finally he walked over to Jim. He reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a cigarette, "Jim, you want one? Ain't much better time than now." Sawyer said with a small smirk,

"Sure." Jim said weakly. Sawyer put one into Jim's mouth and lit it, "Thanks, now go." Jim said softly. Sawyer stood up and nodded to him, "Sawyer, you aren't as bad as everyone thinks." Jim added as Sawyer got into Daryl's truck. The group slowly drove away as Jim watched them he could feel his eyes beginning to sag down. Just as the group turned the corner Jim's head slumped to the side and the cigarette slowly fell out of his mouth onto the ground.

Meanwhile In The CDC…

A lone doctor, Jenner, recorded a journal entry about how the lab had exploded today after a contamination. He drank a whole bottle of wine and recollected that it didn't matter as he was almost out of time. He finished off the bottle and chucked it as far as possible. He cheered as he saw it smash against the small wall. He finished his entry saying tomorrow he may blow his brains out.

Just outside the group arrived and slowly moved towards the building. They were very careful to keep a wide berth of all the bodies or the military and civilians lying around the building. As they reached the doors Jenner looked at his computer that had a small alarm going off it. He looked at it and saw a camera showing him the group approaching the front door, "No." He whispered out,

"Keep it together. Come on." Rick whispered out as he lead the group forward,

"We're almost there." Lori said to Carl reassuringly,

As they all got to the doors they saw that metal shutters were closed over them. Both Shane and Rick attempted to open them but they were locked down tight. "There's nobody here." T-Dog said,

"Then why are the shutters down?" Rick shot back as he pounded on the door,

"Walkers!" Daryl called out as he took a shot at a walker hitting it in the head. Eko ran forward and smashed the other walker in the head killing it, "You lead us into a damn graveyard!" Sawyer shouted out to Rick,

"Stop!" Eko shouted out as he ran over,

"He made a call!" Shane said defensively,

"He made the wrong call!" Daryl shouted back,

Shane walked over to Daryl and shoved him, "Shut up do you hear me? Just shut up!" Shane shouted as he jammed his finger in Daryl's face, "Rick this is a dead end." Shane said turning back to Rick,

"Where are we gonna go?" Sun asked fearfully,

"Do you hear me? No blame." Shane said trying to get through to Rick,

"She right we can't be this close to the city after dark." Claire said clutching Charlie's hand,

"Fort Benning, it's still an option Rick." Shane said,

"On what no food, no fuel. It's a hundred miles." Ana replied,

"One twenty five, I checked on the map." Glenn added,

"Forget Fort Benning. We need answers tonight, now." Lori said flustered,

"We'll think of something." Rick said slowly backing away from the doors. Shane began to call for everyone to follow him and every quickly began to head back towards the cars. Rick made one last look and saw the camera move, "Wait! The camera! It moved!"

"You imagined it." Dale said looking back,

"It moved." Rick said staring at it. Jenner watched as Shane tried to convince Rick that it was only an automated camera yet Rick didn't believe him,

"No just go away." Jenner said with his voice sinking,

"It's dead, Rick. Okay it's dead. Let it go Rick!" Shane said grabbing onto his arm,

Rick pulled away and charged up to the door slamming his fist against it, "Rick no one is there!" Lori yelled out to him,

"I know you're in there. I know you can hear me. Please, we're desperate." Rick pleaded as Shane yelled for everyone to get back to the cars. Jenner slowly collapsed to his knees as Rick continued, "Please help us. We have women, children, no food, hardly any gas left." Lori ran over to him and began to tell him to leave yet Rick continued, "We have nowhere else to go." Rick shouted as he hit the door again.

Walkers began to slowly show up caused by the commotion, "Please! If you don't let us in your killing us!" Shane ran over and grabbed Rick pulling him away, "You're killing us! You're killing us!" Rick shouted as Shane pulled him away. Just then the shutter shot up with a blinding white light glooming over everyone who could only turn their heads and stare in shock.

Alright so we are down to the final two chapters of season one. Geez can't actually believe i'm already that far into this, though season one was only just six episodes. Anyway I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I look forward to any reviews that you leave.