Author Note: I do not own The Walking Dead or any of it's characters

Axel Dixon and Cath Carver belong to me.

Emily Carver belongs to HiddenTruthandLies2

I have jump over some scenes like in the train because when Lee's group have Doug who is pretty smart to fix almost everything. XD

Chapter 37: The Train Wreck

Axel's POV

When the RV stopped moving, I opened the door as the others start to wake up from their sleep.

I came out and looking around to see if there's any walkers or living. There is nobody here and everything looks clear to me. Then I turn around to see the problem why we stopped here; a black train with some red train cars behind of it.

When I start to approaching the train and saw a wrecked car right beside left of the train. Holy shit, the train must have crashed the car or something when everything started.

Lee, Ben and Kenny came out of the RV and stands next to me to look around of the train.

"Is there any way to get around it?" Ben asked.

I looking around, but it seems like the RV can't get around. We maybe need to move the train, somehow.

"I don't think so. On foot for sure, but the RV doesn't have much space to drive around." I said firmly.

"Yeah, but we can't afford to go on foot now." Kenny said as I sent a questionable glance to him and looking at the other who getting out of the RV now.

I see Emily looks normal, but little speechless now and I notice Duck doesn't look good either as Katjaa squeezes around him. Well, maybe Kenny has right, maybe we need to take a rest while figure out to move the train from the road.

"You know, all this brush could help keep anything from creeping up on us, so we might've just caught ourselves a break." Lee said and looking at the area right next on the left of the RV.

Hmm, it look safe, but for now. We can't stay here for a long, what if the walkers has heard the noise of the RV and following after us.

"I agree with that, but we can't stay here longer. Who knows if the walkers attracted by the noise of the RV and following after us." I agreed and we walking back to the group as they're outside of the RV now.

I don't see any walkers in this area and looks clear. But who knows that there's any walkers in that train and the train car behind of it.

"So what now? Where're we gonna start with this 200 tons junk?" I inquired and narrows my eyes.

Then we notice Doug and Emily approach us. "Hey, let me take a look inside the cab. Maybe I can make that thing to work." Doug suggested.

That might be a good plan for a smart guy like him.

"Are you sure you can make this thing to move?" Emily said little lowly and still looking little sad over Travis death.

"I'm not sure, Em. But it's worth to try turn this train on." Doug said firmly.

"Okay, Doug. Ben, you can come with Doug into the cab." Lee agreed as he nodded with a little nervously look.

"Be careful in there, guys. I don't wanna lose you too." Emily said as Doug smile at her and Ben nodded before they walked away from us. "Come here, girls. Let's go and stay with Katjaa and Duck."

"But, Em. I want to help." Cath objected as I sent a string look to her.

"Cath. I think you're staying with Emily and the others, we lost one of us and almost killed yesterday. You still need take a breath." I said.

Cath narrows her eyes and shook her head. "Huhh, okay. But what're you and Lee gonna do?" Cath asked.

"We... are going to checking out that train car, over there." I said and referred about the red train car behind of the black train. It looks stability than the others who are outside of the train roads behind. Then I looking at Emily said, "Em, can I talk for one second? It's gonna be fast."

"Okay. Cath, go with Carley and Clem to Katjaa and Duck. I'll be back." Emily said to her little sister.

"Okay. We'll waiting for you." Cath said and walked with Carley and Clem away from us.

Lee was little bit away from me and Emily so we can speak in privately.

"Are you okay, Em? About yesterday?" I asked carefully.

Emily's face fell down and she look speechless now in a few seconds.

"It's... it's okay, Ax. I miss Travis so much. I know he was little naive or kind of like that, but he was one of some people in our school who didn't bother my lonely life and my scars on the hands. Some students bully me about my hands with covered by bandage and called me, mummy victim, remember?" Emily explained with her sad look as I nodded. "But Travis, Ben and... Jenny was there for me and protect from them. I will never forget that."

"I'm sure Travis would never forget either." I said with a smile.

Emily have a appreciated smile, but turn into a questionable as I narrows my eyes. What now?

"Is this truth that Lauren was part of your gang?" Emily said with a skeptical look.

I sighed out and wonder how I gonna explained that.

"Look, Em. I didn't knew it that she and you was classmates, but I can say I don't wanna know what's her game before the walkers shows up. Have you and your friends have a trouble with her?" I asked.

Emily stare to the left before she answer, "She wasn't one of them who bullied me, but she just doing nothing instead looking at me and the others without saying anything word except smirked at us. She always say that she doesn't like people like me and Jennifer, I don't know why and I have not doing anything about her. Lauren has a bit temper and provoking among us in our classroom when she's angry at our teacher, not much like Larry does but you know."

I sighed out a snarl over Lauren's criticize about Emily and her friends. I'm assume that Emily is a popular girl in Lauren's book. That's because she's so nerd in our crew Anti-JJ sometimes. But that doesn't excuse her opinions about Emily.

"I don't protect her, Em. But I think she's little jealous on you and the others, still doesn't excuse her words about you." I said as Emily smiled at my words.

"Thanks, Ax." Emily said and hugged me immediately which I look hesitate.

"All right, enough with this." I said with little annoying tones as Emily stopped hugged me and leaned back. "Ehh, you think it was a good idea to leave Lilly behind?"

I might was little out of control, but she was the most one. No doubt she was really going to kill me if Carley didn't insulted her.

Emily look little quietly and frowns little on the ground. "I don't know, I mean I know it wasn't right to leave her like that but... she didn't give you or Carley a choice. Has Lilly regret it about what she have done?" Emily inquired.

"No." I replied with a cold tone as Emily look little chock now. "She didn't have any signs of remorse on her face even she accidentally shot a wrong person."

Emily didn't say any words and just walk away from me while telling something to me, "That wasn't a right thing, but it was necessary for our safety."

I looking at Emily who join with Carley and the girls where they sitting on a log. I start walking to Lee who has waiting for me.

"Hey, did I missed something?" I asked and Lee looking at me when I standing right next to him front of the red train car.

"Nope, well Doug and Ben found someone in the cab, they thought it was a walker but when they trying to knock on the head and it appeared was just a dead guy who is already dead, probably the engineer driver of this train. His head was almost pretty caved out as Doug mentioned." Lee explained and have a sympathy expression on his face.

Jesus. I take a look around this area again. "It must have been sort of chaos this place when walkers shows up." I mumbled.

"Yeah." Lee said and looking at the train car with a normal look now. "How about we take a look inside of that wagon?"

I looking at the train car with skeptical look. "Sure, but we better be careful now." I added.

"What, you think there may be something dangerous inside an abandoned wagon? Hadn't crossed my mind..." Lee with a smile.

"Yet." I smirked.

Well, Lee might have right there but who knows there was any fugitive or stowaway in this train car before this shit started.

"I take the other door in the front side. Don't open that door until I knocking from inside." I said and walked away as Lee nodded.

I climb up to the front door and take a look through the window. I don't see anyone and it looks empty except some stuffs like a mattress, a big box and many bottles. I opened the door and went into the boxcar. There was really nobody here as I knock on the wall to call Lee that it's no danger in here. Lee opened the side door and jump in. We both take a look at these stuff.

Ugh, it's very strong smell of alcoholic, probably worse than Patrick's breath. He barely never brushes his teeth every morning.

"Someone's been living in here." Lee said and stare at the mattress and other stuff.

"Seems like, but you think whoever who living here are gone now?" I asked and glancing at stuff.

"I don't know, but let's hope so. It doesn't look like that someone have notice us when we arrived here." Lee said.

I still looking around and then Lee pick up something; it was a bottle full of water.

"I think I'll take this to Katjaa for Duck." Lee said.

Is Duck really so bad?

"What's going on with Duck? Is he in bad condition or something?" I asked curiously.

I see Lee feels little in trouble as he immediately say, "Just... Katjaa believe Duck's dehydrated, right?"

I looking questionable at him. Really? Well, we have barely much water right now, but why Katjaa couldn't take our water for Duck?

"Okay then." I said as I found something on the floor.

Before I could pick it up-

Then we heard a loud noise. What the hell was that? It sounds like it comes from the train.

"What the? It seems like that noise comes from the train." I said and look surprised.

"Yeah. Maybe Doug has already found out how to start the train." Lee suggested.

"Probably." I said as I picked a map up.

I wide my eyes when I looking at it. Holy shit. This is a map of where the train goes and it appear that lead to the Savannah where Clementine's parents was there at that time when the walkers shows up. I don't know it is not good idea to tell her about it now. She's gonna be so desperate to find them.

"I think this is map where the train heading to." I said and reach the map to Lee.

"Really?" Lee said in chock and widened his eyes as he accepted the to take a look at it. "Route 27. This tracks will leading us to Savannah, to the coast. Good found, Axel."

Lee smile as I nodded, but got a skeptical expression. "I think so, but..." I said uncertain.

"I think I have to show this for Kenny and let see what he thinks." Lee said.

I wasn't sure if we have to use this train to get to Savannah. But I think I wait that doubt for a while when if Doug got this train working.

"Okay, I going to check with the others." I said as Lee nodded and give the bottle of water to me. "Here, give this to Katjaa. For Duck." Lee said as I accepted.

We got out off the boxcar and Lee walks to the cab while I walking to the others.

I see they sitting on a log except Katjaa who sitting on a tree stump and holding Duck with her arms. He just sitting on his mother's kneels and didn't say a word except sighed, sounds like he can't breath or something like that. I approach them and shows the bottle of water.

"Hey, take this. Lee found this and told me to give it to you, for Duck." I said as Katjaa accepted the bottle of water.

"Oh, thank you. Perfect." Katjaa said as I bends down. "He's allergic to bees."

"Is that so?" I said and have a doubtful look.

"Yes. It's all that I can keep thinking about. Like, somehow it matters." Katjaa said.

"It doesn't." I said firmly.

"I know… Well, I don't, but you're probably right." Katjaa said with a sad look.

Then I looking at the others and then notice Kenny wasn't here around anymore as Ben shows up from the train.

"Hey, Ben. How's going with the train?" I asked as Ben look little boring and disappointed now.

"It was just brakes. Doug, Lee and Kenny working on the mega-cool train while I watching the kids and you others, what do you think?" Ben said and frowned.

I shrug my shoulders. Then I asking Katjaa, "Has Cath or Clementine did say anything about me or Travis? I'm getting worry about them, and Emily too."

Katjaa just looking at the girls and it seems like she don't know how they feels about what happened yesterday.

"No. Those little girls are puzzles." Katjaa replied.

Yeah, they are when they're so quiet over horrible events.

"No kidding." I mumbled. "Would you have left Lilly behind in the road?"

Katjaa looks sympathy now but change into a seriously one. "Yes." Katjaa replied as I raise my eyes in shock at the woman who always so nice until she have a dark side now.

"Really?" I asked and look questionable at her.

"We have to have lines. Yes, I would've left her." Katjaa explained.

I told to Doug the same thing about the lines but never thought that Katjaa would think the same way, well I'm glad she does.

"Are you okay?" Katjaa asked as I look little surprised by her question.

"What do you mean?" I asked and didn't understand what Katjaa talking about.

Katjaa looking little sad now and looking at me. "About what Lilly said to you about your mother and you were a drug-dealer, I always looking at you that you could have done something horrible things, but then trying to restore your mistakes. Are you okay after what you have been through?" Katjaa explained and then asked again.

I huffing and close my eyes. I don't know how I feel over my mother's death, but I'm done as a goddamn drug-dealer.

"I'm okay. Look, I'm sorry I didn't tell you or Kenny about my past. You two, Duck, Lee and Clementine have been in my mother's house and wonder about my family. But I've thought her house was enough for you and your family to know about my life until Lee told me about what his past and I feel guilty for telling about my past, but Lilly just snap out of it." I said.

Katjaa looks sorry about me now.

"It's okay. Me and Kenny have already understand. You're not a bad kid and it doesn't matter anymore." Katjaa said humble as I smile at her support.

"Thanks, Katjaa. I'm... I'm going to talk with the others. Stay cool, Duck." I said, but Duck didn't answer back.

"Okay, Axel." Katjaa replied as I walked to the others on the log.

"Heya, girls. Is everything alright?" I asked.

Carley looks normal while Emily looks little sad, but she's fine too. Cath just staring at Clem and look worry about her friend. I see Clem didn't say any a word since after yesterday.

"We're okay. No sign of any walkers or living either." Carley said.

Well, that sounds good. I looking at Cath and bends down.

"Hey, Cath. How are you doing?" I asked.

Cath didn't answer back instead just looking at Duck which it get her worry about him.

"Duck doesn't feel good since the raid at the motor inn. Is he gonna be alright?" Cath asked.

I looking at Duck too and thinking how I gonna answer. "Honestly, I'm don't know when, but he will be fine. Don't worry about him, his mother is our doctor and knows how she doing." I explained and cheer Cath up.

Then Cath smile at me and looking at me. "How are you feeling in your forehead?" Cath asked look worry while she glares over Lilly's actions in yesterday.

Well, it doesn't feel anything except it made me little dizzy sometime when I moving fast.

"I'm fine. It doesn't hurt anymore so don't worry about me for now." I replied as Cath nodded.

Then I have to ask with Carley about something, but not around with Cath, Clem and Emily.

"Carley, can I talk with you something, in privately?" I asked.

"Sure, what is it?" Carley said as she stand up from the log and we two walked away from the others to the RV.

"It's about yesterday." I said with a little seriously look as Carley narrows little her eyes.

"Yeah?" Carley said.

"About how Lilly accusing you, I don't know why did she do that but I will give you a advice because of that process." I explained.

Carley just narrows her eyes at me. "What kind of advice is it?" Carley asked.

I glancing at Carley and said, "As you know I was a drug-dealer and I have seen so many people when they being be paranoia like Lilly. And I gonna tell you something like you shouldn't have done earlier."

"What are you mean I shouldn't have done earlier?" Carley inquired and start glare at me.

"People like you, in the other word, reporters; I know they are smart, good and tough too, but there is one weakness they have is trust. Reporters can be so trustworthy when they wanna to get their story by some strangers, polices and criminals too. They might be not thinking what if there is someone who they believe have lie or planing to hurt them. But there is no to blame them. After I saw how you trust and respect Lilly who had suspicions on you, so..." I explained as Carley frowned and look at the ground, but still listening me. "Don't be so trustworthy on people when they getting wrong in their heads or it will cost your life later."

Carley just looking down and I notice she looks little guilty now. I just wanna warn her that she have respected and trusted Lilly so much. But she didn't really appreciated and just got suspicions on the reporter.

"You... you maybe have right there. I was little fool to still trusted Lilly even after the St Johns. But now, I will try not be naive next time." Carley said as I nodded. "And thanks again for saving me."

"Don't mention it." I said as Carley smile and walk back to the others.

I smile at her words and then walk in the RV to get my backpack. When I came into the RV, I found my backpack on the floor, right next of the couch at the back of the RV.

As I approach it, I notice a newspaper from the same when the walkers shows up on the table with some news about familiar things to me. Well, well, what do we have here?

I grabbed the newspaper and read it on the first page. "The Pack HAS MOVED ON?"

Huh? Moved on? What do you have planned, bastards?

I reading the details: Police report: Our witness said they saw bunch of people with masks has drives in their cars and trucks to the state's line. We assumed that they moving to the north or the east somewhere and we have no clues. Except our witness's report, Atlanta didn't got any robbers or any criminal attacks by them for two weeks ago.

Hmm, what the hell is going on? I wonder Jessica knew about this, she could...

Then I wide my eyes when I saw a unexpected new: "One of Anti-JJ is captured for two days ago"

What the fuck?! I opened my mouth by chock. I scrolling pages to page 8. When I see the new, I wide my eyes in chock and getting confuse now.

No, no, no... it can't be...: "Jessica Jenkins, the co-leader of Anti-JJ has already sent to Prison today after the police has captured her for two days ago."

Fuck, fuck, this can't be happening. How the hell did she got her? Why did you get caught easily, Jessica?!

My blood is so boiled as I holding the newspaper so hard and then tearing into two parts. Then I throw them to the cough and rubbed my hair and my head.

"Axel?" I wide my eyes as someone calling right behind me, I turned around and it was Lee who came in the RV. He looks curious and chock now. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just... show mine strength through tearing the newspaper." I lied as Lee narrows his eyes.

"Hmm... okay then." Lee said.

"So, how's going with the train?" I asked.

"Doug has finally found out to turn on the engine, but it seems like he has missing something." Lee explained.

Hmm, I remember back that time where I and Anti-JJ stole a train twice, Lance and Patrick have mentioned me that there is switch to connect the fuel with the engine or something like that.

"I think I found something that he missed, but not in the cab." I said and walked out of the RV with my backpack as Lee follow after me. When we approach the train, we climb up and then I see there was four compartment doors. Hmm, which one of them I should start... whatever, the first one.

I opened the first compartment door and see there is a switch as I knew it.

"Here it is." I said as Lee looking at the switch.

"Good work there, Axel. So, do you know how you doing with that?" Lee said with a happy smile and then asked about the switch.

"Let me see..." I said and grabbed the switch.

I turn it to the left and a green flashlight lights up. Then I turn the switch to the right. Then we heard the engine is on which mean the train is ready to run. We notice Kenny and Doug came out of the cab. They look chock and surprised, but Kenny looking more happy.

"You guys did that?" Doug asked in shock.

"Yeah, it was a switch here and it seems like this thing is ready to move on now." I explained.

"No shit, we're golden!" Kenny exclaimed with happy tones as I and Doug laughing.

"Yeah, we are. Golden. Man, feels good." Lee agreed.

"Come on, guys. Let's see how it's work." Doug said as we nodded and walked into the cab. "I think this one is the throttle."

Lee grabs it and turn it. The train starting moving, but stop immediately. Shit.

"I think we're still stuck by those wrecks behind the boxcar." I figured out.

"Yeah. You're probably right. Axel and I going to fix the problem. Stay here then, guys." Lee said as Kenny and Doug nodded.

Lee and I walked out of the cab and walking into the boxcar. Then we got out of the boxcar through another side door to the other side. There was no walkers at that side and we moved to the wreck. Then we found a train coupier pin between the boxcar and another one, but wreck and can't rolling along with the train anymore. Lee has already managed to pry the pie off with a wrench.

I smile and shout out to Kenny and Doug. "Hey guys, we're loose!"

"Let's go back." I said to Lee, but then I notice he just looking little skeptical at me now. "What?"

"Axel, I don't wanna talk about this, but it's that true what Lilly told about that you thought your gang friends will finding you?" Lee asked as I wife my eyes now.

Seriously Lee? Right now? I huff out now and my face fell down.

I looking at Lee now and say, "Yeah... it's true. Look, I'm sorry I didn't told you earlier about Anti-JJ's situation. After my mom's death, Me and Jessica and the others had a fight because I decided to quit. When this shit started, I thought they're going to find me and if they do that it will be trouble between them and us, especially Lilly and Larry because of me. But it's been three months now and I didn't heard anything about them. So there is no worry about them, okay?"

Lee narrows his eyes at me, but turned to normal as he take my words.

"Okay. And Axel?" Lee said.

"Yeah?" I replied.

"Thank you for saving Carley. I don't know what I would do with Lilly if you didn't manage to save her." Lee said.

"Hey, don't sweat it, man. That's what friends do." Axel said with a smile.

Lee smile at me too as we turned around and walk back to the side door.

When we two jumped in the boxcar, we looking at stuff again. Man, look at this mess. Who could ever lived-

"You touch any of my stuff?" We got panic when we heard a unknown voice talking to us from behind.

To be continued.

A/N:

Very chock, huh? Like Axel has finally to know about his secret girlfriend and one of his formerly bosses is or was caught by the cops.

Oh, and The Pack is another criminal organization and that gang belongs to SilverWolf1130.

Letter Hacks:

The Pack was the same gang that Jessica wanna have revenge against them for unknown reasons, but it will revealed and found out more about that gang later, especially about their leader who is one of primary antagonists in Dixon Saga.

Please preview and I will answer back and update more chapters. :)

I hope you fans really enjoy this chapter. ;)