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

Benjamin "Ben" Rugby and Timothy "Tim" Rugby belongs to AquaDestinysEmbrace

Chris Carver is back in a dream on this chapter and he belongs to Chris Rudy

And some OCs make a cameo appearance on this chapter and they belong to me and some others authors

Chapter 58: Meat Cleaver

Axel's POV

I'm running after a deer somewhere in a forest and it's getting away, but I've already aim it with crossbow. It was on the winter now and everything was snow here, but can't barely feel it's cold out here.

I shot it and the deer fell down on the snow.

When I come to where the deer fell down, it was gone and there was grenade?

Why the hell there is a grenade here in the middle of forest?

Then I take a little closer on it and saw... IT'S OUT?!

SHIT!

I make a rush away from the grenade fastest I can before it's going to-

BOMB!

The grenade explode and I made it, but I was distracting by explosion when I feel down.

AAAAAHHH!

I rolling down off a hill and then... DUNS!

I open my eyes and everything around was fuzzy, but I can see some people are firing with their weapons at other people.

What the heck is going on now?

Then there was another explosion, but pretty far away from me this time.

"Get back! Get back! We have to regroup again! They're too many!" On of people yelled to his friends as another explosion appear and it was closer to me this time.

Ugh! Explosion's wave make me rolling away. Then I stop rolling and feel my left arm is almost hurt.

But it didn't harm me pretty well.

Someone can tell what the hell is going?

"Axel? Axel?! We've no time to take a damn rest. We gotta fight back!" A familiar voice called me which I wide my eyes in surprise.

Wait, that voice... no way...

I stand up and have my knells on the ground and look to the right. I see there was a person who approach me.

When that person stand right front of me, he reach out his hand to help me up.

I accept it and he pull me up. Then I take a look at his face.

No... no... it's impossible... sunglasses... Chris?

"Chris? I-is it really you?!" I inquired, but it seems he didn't listened and walk to a big cliff where I can see there's a lot of people who firing at us and other people.

"Stop yammering around here, brother! We gotta go up there and-" Chris exclaimed, but another explosion appear right front of him and he flew away a bit from it by explosion's wave.

"Chris!" I exclaimed in horror and surprised which I heading to him.

When I got to him, I see his right leg looks not good.

Great, my left arm and now his right leg. What can will be worst next?

"You're alright?" I asked concernedly as he yelped of the pain while trying to stand up. I grab him and place over my shoulder to help him up on his feet.

"Think you can walk?" I asked as Chris growl when he looking at his leg.

Honestly, I don't think he can still walk.

"We still got-" Chris exclaimed, but once again, another explosion appear again and the ground's shaking little which we both lost our balance and fell on the snow again.

I'm getting annoying by explosions which I starting growling and yelling, "CUT IT OFF!"

As some of people on the big cliff stop firing while the rest of them were they are far away from us are still shooting at other people.

Then I see people who stopped firing are aiming at me and Chris, but...

"Hold your fire! He's and that animal is mine..." A voice among of those people order them to do not shooting me.

He's mine? Who the hell want do with me?!

Suddenly, among of those hostile people, a person appear and he standing by the edge of the cliff. He just starring at us, probably especially at me.

"Ready to dance for old time's sake, Dixon?" The person asked and I see he's smirk at me.

When I take a better look at that person, he has dark hair and wearing green vest and black pants. I see his eyes looks dark with little blue dots on them. He holding a crossbow and it's dark with a red bolt...

I wide my eyes then in shock and horror. No... no... he's here too?!

"It can't be... Steven Blair?!" I yelled in shock.

Steven laughing little with a evil smirk at me and Chris until he glaring at us. "Still helping with a bunch of FUCKING ANIMALS?!" Then he look behind and says, "Come on, guys. Let's get rid of them once for all."

Wait? Them?

"Finally you guys shows up." Chris said as I look behind of me and him, I see some people who came out from nowhere in this damn war-zone.

I see one of them was a teenager girl with a bandanna who looked little familiar to me.

Where did I meet her before?

Then there was two boys and they standing beside of me while glaring at Steven and his folks.

I starring on of them because the one with brown hair. Hmm, I know I haven't meet him before, but he reminds me about someone...

Then there was other people who approach us, but I can't stop bother about Steven and his people as I looking at them again.

I see some people are standing among of him at the edge of the cliff.

One of them is... Amanda?! That bitch is still alive in this death world?!

Next to her, I see a old teenager boy with dirty blonde hair. Is that not the same boy back on the street before...

I notice another familiar face, but I'm not sure if it was that person that I thinking who it is.

Then suddenly, they aiming their guns at us now.

"Fire!" Steven exclaimed as he and the others firing at us-

Now... everything was dark now.

I jolt up and gasps out.

I take some deep breaths and looking around that I sitting on the drawer on the hall in upstairs.

Damn...

I leaning backward against at the wall and place my hand on my eyes.

It must have been a dream...

Can't believe it I was dreaming about I was in a war or something like that with Chris against our old enemies like Steven and Amanda. I'm really glad that I'm not being killed by any of those fuckers.

Then I rubbing my head among of my long hair to spicy me up.

"But... was it a vision of the future or something and why I was just dreaming about Chris, Amanda and... Steven too who I have never seen him since two years ago?" I spook for myself.

"Clementine? Clementine!" I heard Lee calling for Clem from down there, but I didn't heard of the little girl.

I hear the back door has open and Lee shouting after Clem, "Clementine? Clementine?!"

After he yelled, I hear the back door close itself.

What's going on now? Maybe I better checking out.

I jump off the drawer and went down on the stairs. Then I went to the back door, through the kitchen. I open the back door and went out.

Outside of the house

When I was outside of the house, on the backyard, I saw Lee jumped on the fence and now he's on the other side.

I wide my eyes in shock.

What the hell is he doing on outside?

Then Lee walk to the right as I can't see him anymore right he's behind of the shed where the boat are.

I follow after him, when I getting close to the fence I hear some static from the other side.

Sounds familiar... could it be Clementine's radio? But if it hers, why is it on outside here?

I standing right by the fence and climbing up on it. When I jump off the fence and land on the ground, I see Lee bending down and pick up something on the ground right beside a trash.

"Lee?" I called him as he look at me over his shoulder. "What are you-"

Suddenly, a walker came out from behind of the trash and attack Lee, it got over him on the ground as Lee start to yelling.

"AHHHH!" Lee yelled of the pain.

"LEE!" I yells as I make a rush to him and the walker.

I yanking the walker away from Lee. Then it trying to get to me, but I immediately stomp on the head.

Damn it with that lurking shit!

Then I turned around and see Lee who laying on the ground. He must have lost conscious by the shock of the attack.

I bend down and check on him if he's really alright, but...

I looking at his left arm with a watch... I widening my eyes in shock and surprise... he's... bitten...

"No... No... how... the fuck?" I mumbling for myself so upset, as I heard someone calling after me and Lee.

How could this be...?

I need to get him back to the house and see if he will wake up and then telling us what happened with Clem.

"Lee? Axel? You're out here?" It was Christa who called after us as I stand up and grab Lee's right arm over my shoulders to carry him up.

"Help! We need to get Lee back in the house! NOW!" I yelled as I start to walk while I carry him to hold his right arm over my shoulders.

When we went to the corner of the fence, I saw Carley, Kenny, Christa and Omid are outside and saw us. They look surprise when they saw Lee doesn't looks good.

"Oh my god, Lee!" Carley yells in horror and shock as she running to us.

"What the hell are you two doing outside? Is Lee okay?" Kenny inquired and looks concernedly on Lee.

Then Christa notice on the bite on Lee's arm and she widening her eyes in shock. "Holy shit, Lee's bitten..."

Everyone but me looks surprise and looking at Lee's left arm where the bite are.

"No... no... it can't be..." Carley whines as a tear appear one of her eyes in frightened.

"No way... no... no fucking way!" Kenny exclaimed in disbelief and shock.

"There's no time for reactions, we need to get Lee back into the house now!" I exclaims.

"Is he alive?" Christa asked concernedly.

"He's still breathing, just lost conscious by the shock because of the attack by a small stupid thing..." I grumbles as everyone just starring at Lee as then Kenny spook up, "Let's get back into the house and see what we can doing."

I nod as Kenny help me to carry Lee back into the house.

Please... be alright, my friend.

In the house

We all get into the house with unconscious Lee who's bitten and didn't woke up yet.

I see Emily, Cath, Doug and Ben are coming down from upstairs while Molly and the brothers Rugby come from the dinner room.

"What's going on guys? What happen with Lee?" Doug asks and looks curious at Lee when I and Kenny laying on the sofa in the living room while everyone was around of him in living room.

"Lee's bitten..." I said and trailed off then as the other who hasn't been outside wide their eyes in surprise and shock.

"What?" Cath says.

"He's bitten now? How?" Molly inquired while starring at Lee.

"Oh, my god. No way..." Doug gasps.

"No time to explain, even he's bitten, we need him to know what happen with Clementine." I says and turn around to everyone. "Has anyone knows where she is?"

Everyone didn't answer back which they don't know what happen with her.

"No, last time I saw she was with Lee in the office room and she didn't look good about something." Carley spook up and can't stop looking at her boyfriend while she holding Lee's hand.

"I have tried to find her everywhere in this house, but she's nowhere to be found." Cath says and looks worry about her friend.

Then Benjamin and Tim approach Lee, me and Carley.

"Is he bitten on the arm?" Benjamin asked and looking at the bite on Lee's arm.

I looking weirdly at him about his question.

"Yeah. So what?" I reply.

"So why can't we take the arm off of him?" Tim figures out.

Everyone but Benjamin and Molly just looking at Tim in disbelief with amazed look.

What did he just mean "take the arm off"?

"What the hell are you talking about?" Carley inquired and frowns at Tim. "He means if your friend is bitten on his arm which we can still save him before it's too late." Benjamin correctly us.

"Are you guys are really insane?!" Carley exclaimed and stand up.

"Yeah, is it really worth to do that?" Christa snap at the brothers.

Everyone start to arguing each others while I was speechless and think about Tim what he said while starring at the bite.

"Well I don't know, guys. I mean if we cut it off before the infection spreading out, it might will save his life." Doug suggests as Emily shook her head. "Doug, please. Even if we'll do that, he might will die from blood loss." Emily objected.

"Is there gonna be a lot of blood?" Omid asks.

"Of course there's gonna be a lot of blood. There's gonna be a shitload of it!" Christa hissed at her boyfriend.

"We can try to stop the bleeding, I've got a tape of gauze and white blanket too." Molly enlightening up the group.

"But what if he die?" Ben asked. "Yeah, he might know what happened with Clem and if he die, we don't know what we will do to next." Cath agree.

I'm just still starring at the bite and ponders the words from the brothers and others's too.

If we cut the arm off him, it might will saving his life or... buying him some time, but like Ben and the others just said, if he dies and we don't know where we're gonna start to find after Clementine.

Then I closing my eyes and grumbling about something while the others arguing each others. Well, just standing right here what I'm doing now isn't going to help Lee and anything. Then I released a deep sigh and open my eyes again.

I took off my belt and then knocking on Kenny at his arm lightly as I got his attention.

"What? Kenny says as I reach out my belt to him while the others didn't notice us yet. I leaned to Kenny's ear and whisper, "We gotta cut it off. We can't just argue about it while the infection spreading out."

Kenny just widening his eyes in shock by my decision , but then he nod slowly to agree with me and accepted my belt.

"I'm going to find something we can... you know. And I think I saw something useful in the kitchen." I says and walk away from him and the others who still arguing about Lee's status.

I'm gotta hurry up before it's too late. When I went in the kitchen, I checking in every laundry until I found a meat cleaver. This can work.

I hurry back to the living room while everyone still arguing, in secretly Kenny has slice sleeve of Lee's shirt carefully and then wrapping my belt around Lee's arm.

Then I notice Cath saw me and what I holding it.

"Dix, what're you-" But Cath interrupted when she figured out that what I gonna do. "DIX, NO!" When she yelling, the others stop argue and look at me and Kenny.

"Guys! What are you two doing?!" Emily yelled.

I bend down right next to Lee who still is unconscious and didn't make a move. "Save Lee's life." I respond.

"You can't just do this. We don't know if it's gonna work!" Christa exclaimed.

"Shut up!" I bellows as everyone was shock by my outburst. "You wanna take that chance right now or keep going to arguing each others while the infection spreading out!"

All of them but Kenny was speechless and didn't say a word to me, until Carley got tears from her eyes and laying her head on Lee's chest.

"Fuck! Cut it out! Just do it, for cry's sake!" Carley hissed as I holding Lee's arm with the bite while I raising up the cleaver meat to chop it off.

"Cath, stay behind me." Emily grab her little sister and get her behind so she can't see this sick surgery.

"Ready?" Kenny says while he placed his hands on Lee's shoulders.

I take a deep breath and starring at the bite.

Sorry friend, but I have to do this... to save you.

Suddenly...

I chop the cleaver right at Lee's arm and...

Then I feel the blood spreading out and my hands are little cover by it. Then I see the arm is cut off from Lee and it's laying on the floor. I notice it's still wearing Lee's watch.

I can't believe it... I really cut it the arm off...

I notice Molly and Emily went right to Lee as I just make some back steps as I feel so remorseful and guilty for what happen with Lee as he woke up and scream out of the pain.

Barely can't hear anyone as I just look at the floor while Cath approach me and trying to talk with me, but I didn't listen and just starring down.

Emily and Molly stop the bleeding when they wrapped the gauze around his stump while Carley looks really upset and worry about him when she sitting on the other sofa with Christa and Doug. They both tried to comfort her.

Please... be alright, Lee. Fight for survival, fight for Clem...

Almost 2 hours later

I'm still sitting on the floor in the living room while Lee sleeping on the sofa.

Carley has buried her face on Lee chest while Kenny and Molly are keeping eye on them in case if he's not gonna make it...

I looking at my hands that they're still cover by Lee's blood.

Fuck... what the hell have I done?

Then someone grab my hands and wiping the blood away with a cloth. I looking up and it was Cath who wiping my hands.

"Hey, Dix. I think your hands need to being wash." Cath says as I nod slowly. She looking at me concernedly. "Are you okay?"

I'm okay? Honestly, I don't know how I gonna feel if Lee's not gonna make it.

"Don't worry about me for now, Cath. Just worry about Lee, okay?" I reply as Cath look at in disbelief. "Why? Because you don't want to being blame by me and the others?"

I raised my eyebrows in shock. "No. That's not what I meant, it just..." But I trailed off.

"Dix, Em said Lee's gonna be fine, even he hasn't woke up yet. But... please, don't blame on yourself." Cath says when she was done with my hands and then she sitting right next to me on the floor.

I looking at me and thinking about what she said about.

Then I was wonder about something.

"Cath?" I says.

"Yeah?" Cath reply.

"Why didn't you told to your sister about what happened back on the street when Ben left you and Clementine behind? I know you two care about him, but despite that, you and her were hesitant about Emily leaving you two with Ben. So why?" I asked while I starring down.

Cath sighed and take a breath.

"Because... because I was afraid that Emily will probably become angry at him and who knows... what she..." Cath trailed off, but I understand what she mean which it made me surprised that how could Cath have that thought.

"You know she isn't like that, drastic or hazard." I retort.

"I know, but people changed just like Lilly. How she tried to kill you and Carley back on the road and got Travis killed instead. Emily was the only one who hanging around with the asshole to my father. She loves him more than I, Chris and Tess do. I was afraid that she might become just like him and I'm afraid that I might become just like him too." Cath says as tear appear from one of her eyes.

I cover my arm over her shoulders.

"Cath, I promise that Emily will not become just like your father and so will not happen on you either. Even we found him, Coleen and Tess, I will still looking after you. I'm a man with my word." I ensure Cath as she leaned her head to my chest. "Thanks, Dix." I smile at her.

No prob-

Suddenly, I saw Lee start moving now as Carley leaned up her head and look at him.

Me and Cath stand up on our legs.

"I'll be damned. Guys! Lee's has woke up!" Kenny exclaimed as the rest of the group coming out of another rooms and approach him.

"You're okay, darling?" Carley asked concernedly to her boyfriend.

"Thank god that you're okay, pal." Kenny said with an amazed look.

Lee didn't answer back and leaned out from the sofa to sit down.

I and Cath went to him when he sighed and then he saw his arm is gone.

"My arm... is goddamn gone?" Lee hissed gently.

Okay, here we go...

"I'm sorry, Lee." I says remorsefully as Lee looking at me. "It was me. I cut it off because... you were bitten."

Lee just looking at me and then his stump which it's still bleeding, but not much just like in the beginning.

I wonder he can still walk in this situation.

"It's okay, Axel. I'm really glad that you saved my life..." Lee says while he starring at his stump. "Ugh, my arm is on fire. I can even still feel my finger."

"Um, save your comments about your arm. Tell me, how're you feel?" Emily says and looks worry about Lee.

"I don't know now. But there's no time to worry about me. Clementine's gone. All I found is her hat and her radio." Lee said with a serious look as we wide our in surprised and worry.

"There's no chance she just wandered off on her own?" Omid added.

Well, she have done something like that before, but with Cath when they sneaking out of the house to the river street. But now, I got a bad feeling about this.

"No. No way." Lee denied.

"Then who the hell took her?" Kenny asked with a snarl.

Lee was little speechless to answer as he looks little dizzy when he lost too much blood.

I rubbed my hook and thinking.

Hmm, I have one theory before I cut Lee's arm off, but I wasn't sure when Cath is still here.

"I'm not so sure, but it could have been... Vernon." I growled.

"What?" Carley said in shock as Emily and the others but Lee looks shock too.

"Yeah, it's probably must be him. Last night, he came to me and offered to take her and Cath with him. He said they'd be better off." Lee says which it made Emily and the others look surprised by that information.

"He did the same thing to me, but I declined. But it's possible it could be him who took Clem." I said and crosses my arms.

"Son of bitch. I knew we couldn't trust that fucker." Kenny scowling.

"Cath was sleeping with me and Emily. I think Vernon didn't want to take that risk to wake us." Doug said as Emily still looks surprise and betrayed too by an old man who helped us and then wanna take the girls with him to his people.

"I... I have a little argument with Clementine last night. It broke her heart and I feel ashamed for that. That's how I sink my guard on her." Lee says little sadly as Carley placed her hand on his cheek.

"Lee, it's not your fault. Right now, we have to find her." Carley ensured her boyfriend.

"Yeah, you're right, Carley." Lee nods and then he look at everyone. "Clementine's my and Carley's responsibility. I can't ask any of you to risk your lives over this. This is something I have to do alone."

Whoa, hold on there, is he really seriously to look after Clem with his condition?

I sighed as I must help them because I can't let them do this alone.

"Sorry man, no just guardians must do this risky job. I own you really much. Plus, Chidike saved my life twice back in these criminals days and I saved him just one time so I own him one more thing, and that's the chance I have to take that for him, to save his little sister." I decide to go with Lee and Carley as them sent a couple of appreciated smiles towards me.

"We're all responsible for Clementine." Christa objected. "And in your condition, you may not make it to her in time. She needs our help. All of us."

"Damn right. We can't let you do this alone." Omid agree.

Lee got a hesitant expression on his face and starring at Omid's leg as I do too.

Then Emily approach them. "Christa, I'm sorry. I know your decision is made up, but you have to think about Omid. He's not better yet and not ready yet for a rescue mission either."

Yeah, I think she's right.

"Emily, I'm fine. I can... ahhh..." Omid yelped of the pain by his injury leg as Christa wide her eyes in little shock.

We know Omid's going to be fine, but his leg is not healed yet.

Christa sighed and looks worriedly at her boyfriend.

"You're maybe right." Christa said and looking at Lee with a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry, Lee. I hope you understand too."

"It's okay, Christa. I understand." Lee nods.

"It's not like I'm forcing you two to stay here and besides that, I need you two to look after Cath while I'm gone with Lee and Carley. Lee might need my help in case if he feels bad. I'm the only medic in our group." Emily said as Cath and I looking at her in shock and surprised.

What?

"No, Em. I'm not gonna stay here while a friend of me is in trouble. Clementine is my friend and I will help Lee to save her." Cath hissed gently as I thinking about if Cath is going with us or not.

Last time when we were in Crawford, we were fine until Ben screwed up and we almost got killed. In other word, if we bring Cath with us to Vernon, she might will be in dangerous.

"Cath, I'm sorry. I'm really wanna bring you with me, but if it was Vernon who took Clementine then he's after you too which it will put you in dangerous when we pay visit with him and his people." I said as Cath sighed.

Cath looked little angry now, but more sad as she just starring down on the floor.

"I know you two are best friends even in this mess world, but I have a creepy felling about Vernon now. So please, stay with Christa and Omid. We'll be back soon with Clementine." Emily ensured her little sister.

"We will look after her. Don't worry about her." Christa said as Emily nods with a smile.

"Then I'm going with Lee and Carley too." Doug decide to join in a rescue mission.

"Are you sure, Doug? What about your arm?" Carley asked concernedly.

"I'm fine, Carley. Plus, a rescue mission need legs more than arms. Well, if it come a fight against Vernon and his group then I and Lee take Clementine while rest of you guys distracting with them." Doug planned.

Hmm, that sounds a good plan.

Lee and Carley looking at each others and then nodding that they agree to let me, Emily and Doug go with them to save Clementine. Then Lee looking at Kenny who looks sad at his friend.

"You've always had my back, Lee. What kind of friend would I be if I wasn't there for you now? Bitten or not, I'm with you to the end. You count on me." Kenny said and looking at me. "And that's goes to you too, Axel."

I smile at him with appreciated look as Lee and some of others did the same thing to Kenny.

Then Lee turned to Ben who still looks not fine and standing outside of us, but he's looks worry about Lee and Clementine.

"What about you, Ben?" Lee asked.

"Now hold on a minute, you're not really thinking about bringing him with us, are you?" Kenny said with a scowl.

I sighed and looking at Ben. I'm might be not much angry at him as Kenny still is no more, but I don't think I should count on him to a rescue mission.

"Kenny, Deal with it! Ben can still make things right." Emily snap at Kenny as he sighed and look down.

"Guys. Just let Ben decide this on his own." Lee hissed gently and looking at Ben. "What do you think Ben? It's up to you."

"I... I don't know... Something I gotta make things right, but I think I stays here." Ben said and looked ashamed.

"It's okay. You're still a good kid." Carley ensured him.

"You will make things right someday." Emily said.

Ben nods and looked down. Lee looking at Molly and the brothers then and wonder if they can help to find Clementine.

"Is anyone of you three who wanna help to find my little girl?" Lee asked.

Molly step up and says, "I do. The little girl saved me back in the school so I own her." Then she turned around to brothers. "You two should stay here and keep your eyes on the car and the boat too."

I see Tim wasn't sure about Molly's idea, but it seems like he doesn't have much choice as Benjamin spook up, "You're right, just be careful out there. They maybe are old sick people, but who knows what they're capable of."

Molly nods at them and turned around to Lee and the others.

"Guess it's me, Carley, Axel, Kenny, Emily, Doug and Molly." Lee counted up.

Just seven of us who will go to find Clementine while the rest of us stay here and guarding the boat and the car.

"Be careful out there. I don't wanna lose any of you." Cath says as Emily give her a kiss on her forehead. "We will, sis." Emily said humbly.

"Okay, let's go." Lee said as we seven start went to the front doors while leaving Cath and the others behind in the house.

When we got outside, Lee and I leading us to the manhole where Vernon guide us back to the house in the first place.

While we going, I starring at Lee. I'm not really sure if it was too late for the infection has already spreading out, but who knows.

Hang on, Clementine. We will get you back and that will might be the end for you Vernon, if you have her.

To be continued

A/N:

Well, so now you see that I made this different like Lee has still got bitten, but cut his arm already. Even after that, who knows if he will make it because it was like a little long time after he got bitten or he can die by blood loss. :l

In the game, I chose to show the bite and bring all of the group to find Clementine.

But this time, Emily and Doug replaced Christa and Omid. And Molly replaced Ben too.

Two short chapters left.