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

Chapter 42: The Wreck

Axel's POV

When we all looking at the problem; there was a truck on the top of a underpass but the vehicle is wrecked and have a tanker dangling in the train's path, blocking any chance of it passing through.

You gotta kidding me. I sighed out my annoying breath, but I see Kenny look very angry at the dangling tanker.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, FUUUUCK!" Kenny yelled.

I notice Clem and some other was surprised by Kenny's outburst as I shook my head approached him.

"Kenny! Calm down goddammit! You scared the kids and walkers or somebody can hear you!" I exclaimed lowly.

Kenny is mixed by remorse and anger now. "I'm sorry for being an asshole around here, but you have any damn ideas to remove that fucking tanker?!"

I sighed and and look at the tanker again.

"Sorry, I'm out of options. I hate to admit it, but this one isn't a bad wreck like a crane dangling around. But steady." I committed about the tanker as Kenny's face feel down and got an unhappy expression.

"Maybe we can walk?" Ben suggested as I wide my eyes and glare over my shoulder at Ben and his idea.

Walk? Is he really nuts? There is no way we can doing that. I noticed Kenny intense glare at Ben's idea, but didn't looked at him.

"That's fucking stupid, Ben." Kenny criticized loudly.

"I'm just saying..." Ben said nervously as I stooped glare at him and look at the tanker again.

"He just trying to help us. It might be a stupid idea, but that's our last option if we never have find out how to remove that thing away from the trail." Emily added and look little angry at me and Kenny for being rude at Ben. "We can't stay here forever."

"She's right. We don't even know walkers is attracted by the noise of the train during the trip. If a herd of the walkers will shows up and coming after us, we'll walk." Carley agreed as I shook my head that it is still not a option.

"We will not get to Savannah on foot because some of us isn't good shape to walk that far and it is afternoon now which it will be dark soon, it will be dangerous to go in the middle of the night out here." I explained.

"He's right there, I'm not a good runner and I don't want slow all of us down." Doug agreed one of my statements and look little unhappy about himself.

Then Chuck pass through it us and then stand right front of the tanker.

"Hmm, I dunno. I ain't got much experience with y'alls fortitude, but we can probably deal with that. We do got a goddamn train. Chuck said.

Everyone look at him in shock about what did he really mean. What? Is he insane? Are we gonna use the train to crash through the tanker?

"That tanker ain't loaded with milk, Charles . It's gas, or diesel. Something that's gonna make a hell of a fireball." Kenny snapped.

" You gotta get a hold of yourself. This a crew here." Chuck complained.

Kenny approaches Chuck and glares intensely at him. Are these two gonna fucking around?

"This ain't shit." Kenny mumbled.

"This-" Chuck shot back.

"YO!" Then there was a unfamiliar voice who shouted at us as we looking up to the bridge. There was a short asian and young man and a dark skinned and young woman who standing at the top of the bridge. The man has short dark brown hair and look thirty years earlier. He wears a hoodie and jeans. The young woman's hair is a high bun style and look longer than the young man. She wears a purple and white jacket and grey jeans. "If you keep screaming like that and you're gonna get your face chewed off." The short man said.

"Are you guys going to be trouble? Because we could've just kept walking." The woman inquired as Carley and Kenny reach to their own guns in their pockets.

I was going to grab my arrow from behind my back, but Lee approach me and the others as he raise his hand up to say us that don't doing anything now, but he keep his skeptical look at these two strangers.

"Could be. Who are you?" Lee asked and sent a skeptical glance to those stranger.

"Two people who have a strategic position on you." The woman replied as I glance at her.

I crossed my arms and look at the woman. What's with her attitude?

"Come on, hon. Let's give these guys a break." The short man said positive.

"We'll see." The woman said and keep her skeptical glance at us.

"You guys got a problem with your train?" The short man asked.

"Yeah, you're standing right in front of it." Kenny replied and sent a skeptical glance to the strangers.

"Dude, it's a wreck. It's not so bad from up here." The short man joked.

I rolled my eyes by his joke while heard Cath and Clem smirked.

"Send your buddy up to have a look." The short man demanded us to send one of us.

I sent a skeptical glance at the short man as I approach Lee and Kenny.

"I coming with you in case if they trying fuck with us." I said.

"Yeah, and we won't let them escape from us either. We don't know if they have some friends up there too." Kenny said as Lee and I nodded to agree with him and we two approached the ladder.

Before Lee were going to start climb the ladder, he look up and shout, "If I and my friend come up there you better not be murderers or thieves!"

"I guess you'll have to find out." The woman replied sarcastic, but not hostile.

I see Lee shaking his head in disappointment as I huffed out. Is this woman trying to test with us?

Then Lee start to climb up and I follow after him. When we almost there the top, I heard the strangers talking each other, in a private.

"A group of guys is what we need." The short man said hopefully.

"They're what you think we need. We're doing fine." The woman added.

"For now. What about, when?" The short man asked.

"Stop it." The woman said with a strict tone in her voice.

At last, Lee got on the top now and me too then. We two approach the couple as they looking at us now.

"Hey guys, I'm Omid." Omid introduced us.

"Lee." Lee said.

"Name's Axel." I introduced for them, but keep my skeptical look at them as the woman did same to us too.

"Christa. What's the deal with the train?" Christa introduced and asked about the train.

It seems like that they heard the noise of the train, but didn't knew we are who drive it.

"We're driving it." Lee replied.

"OH, MAN." Omid look impressed while his girlfriend rolled her eye and shook her head over Omid's reaction.

"Look, you want to help us out? We could use some able bodies and... yeah, we really need some help." Lee asked for help.

"What's in it-" Christa asked, but cut off and lost her skeptical look when she saw something behind as Lee and I look behind of us. It was Emily who came up and then the girls too?

Emily look at Christa and Omid carefully and raise a hand up to say hey, "Hey, I'm Emily."

"Hello there, I'm Omid-" But then, Omid saw the girls behind Emily and then he look happy now.

"Oh shit. Goddamn, you guys have kids!" Omid exclaimed in happy tones.

Which me and Lee look behind and saw Emily and the girls is with us now.

"What are you guys doing up here?" I asked but before anyone of them could reply, Omid exclaiming, "Do you know how long it's been since we've seen a kid? Shit! What're your names?"

"Catherine, but call me Cath." Cath said.

"Clementine." Clem said as I smirked at her and crossed my arms

"Oh, so he gets to swear." I scoffed to Clem that she didn't say to Omid do not swear, just like she always do to us.

"Well, this is great. See, things are looking up." Omid said to his girlfriend with happy tones as Christa look doubtful and looking at me and Lee.

"You two doesn't seems to be relatives to these girls." Christa said.

"Is that really obviously?" I inquired as Christa place her hand on her hips.

"To me." Christa replied.

"No, we're not their relatives. Emily and Cath are sisters, but Axel have looked after Cath until we found Emily later." Lee answered which Christa narrows her eyes at me and Lee

"Hmm. What's your stories?" Christa asked.

Lee and I looking at each other about if we gonna tell our pasts. But I remember now that it doesn't matter anymore because of this plague. Then Lee looking at Omid and Christa.

"I came across Clementine alone the first day all of this happened. I was actually incarcerated." Lee told about his story.

"And I am a childhood best friend of Chat's and Emily's brother. I was going to broke the last of my agreements with criminal gangs and quick as a drug-dealer the first day. Her brother told me to take care of her, he was hurt and couldn't keep with us." I told my story which Christa look more skeptical at me and Lee now.

I don't want to tell about the hospital and the military either. It feels me like I am responsibility for Chris got shot on his shoulder and then sent in Atlanta by soldiers.

"Two criminals take care two little girls, huh?" Christa stated.

"Come on, hon." Omid said to his girlfriend to do not be hostile at us as Emily stand between us.

"Look, I know it sounds weird, but Lee isn't proud of it and Axel tried doing for someone he loved. But that was the past and they took care my sister and her friend before I came into their group." Emily ensured Christa, the woman lost her skeptical look then.

"Not being rude, but you guys have any prison tats?" Omid asked about if we have been in prison and got some tats.

I rolled my eyes over his joke. Can someone believe this comedian?

"Nah, I didn't make it that far." Lee replied.

"No. I was never caught before. There is one time I thought my gang were going to be caught, but the sheriff let us go after we saved his life and have a common enemy to stop." I said about that day me and my gang saved the Atlanta sheriff's life.

"I see. And everyone down there, they're cool?" Christa asked and referred the others down by the train.

"Yeah, they're cool." Lee replied, but his look turned into saddened and look at Kenny now. "Kenny lost his wife and son."

I looked down now with a sad look and huffed. "They were good family." I said as Christa and Omid looked sympathy now.

"Man, how long ago?" Omid asked with a sympathetic tone in his voice.

"What time is it?" Emily asked.

"I don't know. Four?" Omid said.

"Maybe two hours ago." I said.

"Goddamn..." Christa mumbled and looked down with a saddened look.

"We're sorry for anything that's happened to you guys. That train is still very cool, though." Omid said.

"This tanker on the other hand is a real problem for you all, and your train. We'll help you with it, but if we see anything we don't like, we're heading on down the road. Alone." Christa said.

"Of course. Nobody stops you." I said.

"We'd appreciate your help." Lee said with a smile.

"Why would we go down to meet the others?" Emily suggested as Omid nodded to agree with her.

"Sounds good idea, it would be easy then." Christa said.

"Okay. This way." I said as I walked to the ladder and climb down.

The others follow after me then.

When we getting on the ground, I saw the others chattering each other until they notice us with our newcomers, Christa and Omid which Ben look little panic and Chuck just standing just like Doug, but he was little nervous too while Kenny and Carley is be on guard of strangers. We approach them with Christa and Omid.

"Guys, this is Omid and Christa." Lee introduced newcomers for our group.

They didn't answer back and just stare with skeptical look at Omid and Christa.

"Not big on welcomes..." Omid said and look awkward as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Like I said, we could use some good people." Lee ensured Omid.

"These two are joining with us." I said which Christa look at me with a skeptical look.

"We'll see." Christa added.

I looked at her too. Me too, but let's be cool now, okay?

"Well, it's nice to see some new faces." Doug said.

"You and me, dude." Omid agreed.

"So, did you guys found out to get the tanker off from our way?" Chuck asked.

"Not really, I don't think we can use that trunk to lift it up." I replied and look at the tanker. "It seems like we need to cut it off with a blowtorch or something."

Then Doug looking at the same direction I did, but not at the tanker.

"Hmm, there's a train station just down the road over there." Doug said and pointing his finger at a small building where's little far away from the other side of underpass. "The way I see it, it could be some stuff in there what we need to solve our problem with the tanker."

Me and the other started looking at the station. Hmm, Doug might have right there. Let's check in that building.

"Sounds a good spot there where we start to find what we need." Lee said.

"Me too. While you guys searching in that station, me and Doug can shows our new friend how this thing works, in case if something happens." Kenny referring Omid which he wide his eyes in happy.

"Really? Sweet!" Omid exclaimed happily.

I looking at Kenny doubtfully. "Are you sure, Kenny?" I asked.

"It's probably for the best." Kenny said and look gloomy.

He climb up to the cab.

"Better than two people who knows about a train. I'll keep eye on him." Doug said and went to the cab as Omid followed them.

"I'll get to know the girls for a minute, if you don't mind." Christa said.

I wasn't sure about that, but the girls might need to lighting Christa up from being skeptical at us again.

"Sure. No problem." Lee replied and have an appreciated smile.

"I coming with you too." Emily said and joining with Christa's and the girls's chatting.

"Ben, can you keep in watch for us, on the top of the boxcar?" Carley offered to Ben.

"Y-Yeah, sure." Ben replied nervously as I was doubtfully about it, but let's hope we will not be here so long.

Then I noticed Lee have an intense glare and aiming at Ben. What's wrong with him? Has Ben have done something wrong with him?

"Lee? Are you okay?" Carley asked to her boyfriend who stopped glaring at Ben and looking at her now.

"Um... I'm fine. Just... worried about if a herd of walkers will be here soon." Lee said with a normal look.

I looked doubtfully at him. Really? Then I see Carley and Lee chatting together now.

Maybe I go talk with the girls and to know how they doing.

I walked to Cath, Clem and Emily who sitting on the ground next to Christa. I heard they spook something about Kung-Fu. Why do they talking about Kung-Fu?

"Hey, girls. I heard you talking about... Kung Fu, right?" I guessed.

"That's right. Christa told us that her parents was in these movies." Cath said.

I wide my eyes in shock and surprise. What, no way.

"Really?" I said.

"Yeah, my parents used to be actors until I was ten. They have taught by some trainers during in the production. They taught me some lessons too." Christa said.

"I can see now when you sitting like that." I criticized about how Christa sitting on the ground with meditate-style. "So, you girls have fun here?"

"Yes." Clem said with a happy smile.

"I'm glad you and Omid joined with us." Cath said to Christa as she looked little confused, but she smiled and looking at me with a curious look.

"That radio is pretty handy for Clementine to have, yeah?" Christa said and looked at the walkie-talkie where is on the ground, right next to Clem.

Well, it might be, but that it's busted. Still, it means something to her." I said and frowned at Clem and her walkie-talkie.

"Oh, I understand." Christa said and show some sympathy signs on her face.

No, well not completely to understand. She doesn't know the reason why Clementine keep this busted radio, I don't want to about her parents yet.

"Be careful around with her and Cath; They're a crack shot now." I teased little.

"You guys got these girls to shooting guns?" Christa said with a seriously look.

"I hope it doesn't mean to you that we're barbaric." Emily tried to reassure Christa.

"It doesn't. Don't worry about that because it's good. They should be able to take care of themselves." Christa said with a proud look.

Yeah, it is. But I hope they will not be their own soon if something happen to me and the others except the girls.

"True. So, what exactly are you and Omid from?" I asked and wonder where they come from.

"San Francisco." Christa replied which it earned a couple of shock glances from me and Emily.

"Whoa. A really long way from home, isn't it?" I commented Christa's and Omid's trip.

"How in the whole world did you get here in Georgia?" Emily asked as Cath and Clem listened too

"We were on our trip since already before the summer started in a few days. But I blame the one in there." Christa refereed Omid who is inside of the train with Kenny and Doug. "He wanted the great American road trip."

I would like have a very great trip over the whole world in my life.

"Well, that comedian got a little more than to bargained for, doesn't he?" I said.

"Who the hell is into Civil War history anyway? Other than old white guys." Christa said with her unbelievable look.

I didn't respond back and just stand quietly. Well, I... have little interesting about war histories, but I'm not sure if I gonna answer that. My thoughts is getting confused now.

"I do." I turned around and saw it was Lee and Carley too who stand next to me now as he raised his arm up. Then I looked at the ground and huffed, then I raise my hand up to say I like Civil War too.

"Wonderful. You three will be thick as thieves." Christa teased.

I rolled my eyes as Carley did same while Lee and the others chuckles. Then I looking at the train station. Well, I guess it's time to go in the station.

"Hey, Lee?" I said to him.

"Yeah?" Lee replied.

"Let's go to the train station and try find something useful to solve our problem." I stated.

"Sounds good." Lee agreed and turned to the others. "Axel and I go to the station and see what we'll find something."

"Okay, I stay here in case if something gets wrong here." Carley said.

Lee nodded as Carley kiss his cheek and joined with Christa and the others. I see some of them smirked.

Then Lee and I start walk to the train station, but then we heard sound of footsteps from behind us. We turned around and saw Cath and Clem followed after us.

"What're you both going?" I inquired.

"We wanna go with you and help too." Cath replied as I widened my eyes as Lee did too.

"You don't like the new woman?" Lee asked and referred Christa.

"We do, but you said yourself that we four are a team and we should stick together." Clem explained.

I just looking at them and thinking about Clem's logical. I don't know if it's okay to take them with us, but it might be good to learn more than shoot with a gun. Like how it's dangerous out here.

"Hey Emily. The girls are coming with me. You think is okay with it?" I called to Emily as she look little shock what I said, but she looks okay with my words.

"Okay, but be careful, we don't even know if there's any walkers or survivors in there." Emily replied and looking at the girls now. "It goes double for you two."

"We will be fine, sis." Cath said and Clem nodded.

I noticed Christa got a skeptical expression on her face now, but I ignored her then. What's with her now?

Lee, Cath, Clem and I start walking to the train station now while I thinking about that building. I wonder if there's some walkers in that building, well we won't let them to take us down easily.

To be continued

A/N:

Finally we met Christa and Omid now. ^^

No Letter Hacks on this Chapter this time. :/

I hope you fans enjoy this chapter. ;)