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I own Axel Dixon and Cath Carver

Emily Carver belong to HiddenTruthandsLies2

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

Chapter 62: Rooftop

Axel's POV

After we climbed up, Kenny open a door that it appear we're on the roof now.

I smiling at the sun when we're out now.

We start look around and found a paint covered wall right next to the door and saying, 'NO HELP.'

Wonder what happened in the hospital when everything started...

Then we heard some more sighs of walkers which we walked over to the edge of the roof. When we were standing at it, we see so MANY walkers limping around in the streets.

Goddamn it, so many?! Even more than we saw back in Macon.

"Remember when Savannah was empty?" Kenny asked as some of us including me nod.

"Probably thousands of them." Doug said while keep counting out the walkers down on the streets.

"Almost empty. That was a thing right what Crawford assholes did." Molly said and turned to us with serious look. "About that herd you guys mentioned; what do you mean you saw what for a couple days ago?"

I sighed after she asked.

"We saw a herd over thousands of walkers. They were or still are after us when we run with the train until they arrived in Savannah." I replied as Molly drop her jaws down in shock.

"Are you guys kidding me? Great..." Molly said sarcastically as we just ignored her expression and starring down again.

"Looks like they followed us even since when we started the train on the road." Doug figured as we stop starring down and look each other.

Yeah, it is diffidently true.

"But how. They can't just keep follow after somebody or something. It's been two days which the herd would got another attention of something and then forgetting about us." Emily said with a surprise look.

"Well, once walkers are in a big herd, they can't barely hear of anything except gunshot or bells or at least they grumbling each other. It's like when a person can't talk with another one when both of them are in a cheer crowd. It's quiet simple disturbing for the walkers to hear after their preys except they're heading to the latest attention." Doug explained logically.

Seems like it, but yes.

"Clementine's out there, gobbled up in all of this." Lee remind us that we have to focus on her, not study about the walkers.

Oh, sorry.

"We'll get her back, Lee." Carley ensured him.

"Okay then, now what? I mean I rather go down right now, but some of you are not in that shape to do that when there's tons of the deads on the streets." I says.

I don't think Lee isn't good enough to walk around in the streets with among of walkers and that goes for Doug too, but different reasons.

"Let's think about this first; anyone knows how far is the mansion and what direction is it from here?" Lee asked as Molly spook up. "It's right between here the hospital and the river street where you tried to sneak me behind." Molly said with a smirk as I rolled my eyes.

"Then let's get our bearings and see if we can figure out a way to get across town. Good?" Kenny asked as everyone nod to answer him back and Kenny smile little. "Good."

"So, how'd we get out of this roof when there are walkers on the streets?" Carley asked.

Non of did answer back as we start look down and thinking.

There must be a way to distract the walkers to give us a time to-

Suddenly, Molly walk away from us and headed to the left as we saw what she heading to. The bell tower, right next to the hospital.

"Molly?" Carley called her, but she didn't answer back and keep going to the tower.

We start to follow after her.

She and us stay at the edge and looking at the tower.

I think what she's thinking.

"The bell tower?" Kenny asked.

"Yeah, remember how I and boys getting around town?" Molly said. "If we ring the bells to attract the walkers, and then there'll be an opening for all of us."

I nod at her and looking at the tower again.

This time about the bells, I agree with that. But... it seems like we have a little problem here.

"Good idea, Molly." Doug said.

"It is, but there's a little problem here." I added as everyone start looking at me. "That tower might be not that far from us, but it's little too high to reach the edge of it even a person with a hook like you and your ice-picker."

Molly glancing on herself and her ice-picker for a second.

"Now you mentioned about it, I'm not taking that risk to try jump up to tower from here." Molly admitted.

"We'll figure out how we get up to the tower." Lee said as we all nod and spread out around on the roof.

Kenny went to the other side while Molly still staying right at the edge and starring at the tower. Doug and Emily went back to where we watched at the walkers down on the streets. Lee and Carley staying right near to the door where we came out from the hospital.

Then I look around and wonder how's going with the others personality.

I decide walk to talk with Emily and Doug.

I walked over to them as they noticed me and Emily turned around to me while Doug study at down on the streets.

"Hey, Em. Are you okay?" I asked.

"I'm fine, just... look around this... mess, just... wow. I wonder what'll happen next." Emily said as she and I looking at the view over the city. "I'd like to go back to things where they were. Like cooking with Tess before she moved to study and look after my dear siblings."

I form my lips into smile.

"Well, I miss go to the season and hunt any animals down and hanging around with my family and friends too. Sometimes I miss my adventures with Anti-JJ." I says and glancing at the walkers limping around on the streets. "I was even trying to pretend that walkers are animals, but they're too slow and wasn't much enjoy for hunter's pride."

Emily chuckles little as I did the same.

I looking at her and then Kenny who starring at the other side of the city.

I wonder Emily holding a grudge at him for insulting Ben every time. I know Ben and Emily got a history with Travis, but...

"You're not angry with Kenny, aren't you?" I asked as Emily look at me with a confused expression on her face and then she huffs. "Not really that angry. I'm just... I know Kenny's a good man, but after learned the truth about the reason how come the bandits attack us and Duck's bitten then, I'm just worry about he will cross over the edge and who knows what he will doing with Ben..." Emily respond with a worriedly look.

"We all were on the edge back at Crawford and he was already over it, so was Ben too when he had enough the pain that he caused and wanna die then." I said as Emily nodded. "I am angry too, but I getting stop holding grudge against Ben. Still, we have to keep our eye on him and Kenny too."

"Except that, does Kenny knows about... you know, the offer?" Emily asked as I nod.

"Yeah, but he wasn't happy about it." I sighed.

"He will understand." Emily said for sure.

"I hope he'll do." I says. "I'll go talk with him." Emily nodded and join back with Doug to look around down on the streets while I walking away.

I looking at Kenny and then walk over to him.

He just watching at the atmosphere or something. When I stand right next to him and notice he doesn't looks good for now.

"Hey, Ken. How're you doing?" I ask as he sighed and looked down with a sad look.

"I... I'm just need a little space... Sorry, should never do that." Kenny said with a remorseful look.

He must be still sad over his family's death, probably after when Ben mentioned about Duck and Katjaa.

I can't still believe how could he have done that... I know he just wanna help us, but a serious problem like those bandits in the wood isn't one-person-job and keep an unbelievable secret for himself.

Then I can see Crawford's tower in the distance from here. There were Ben begged me and Lee to let him go and die... I know Ben has had suffering what he caused, but let's see if he really chose to die or not.

"Seems like Crawford is right over there." I grumbled and crossed my arms over my chest as Kenny got a distasteful expression on his face by Crawford when that place is in his eyes. "Fuck that place. Well, at least they have helped to get the boat work though." Kenny said with a scowl.

I smiled over that comment. Could've been worse to get what we need around of this city.

"Anything else we can get out off of the roof?" I asked as Kenny looked down at something under of the edge. "The fire escape. Once we ringing those damn bells, we'll walk down in that way." Kenny stated as I nod.

Sounds good idea.

"Alright. Now we need to how we get to-" But I was cut off when I heard a little sound from behind of me and Kenny which we turned around.

We saw Lee who has just picked a ladder up from a weight of stuffs right next to the door, with one arm?!

"Lee! Take it easy over there, don't push on yourself too far." Emily said worriedly.

"I'm fine, Em. Don't worry about me right now." Lee said so stubbornly as I shook my head.

"Are you sure, Lee?" Carley asked and looked worry about him and his condition too. "It's okay, Car." Lee ensured his girlfriend.

Seriously? Will he ever stop for being a tough guy with one arm?

Lee start walking while carry the ladder to the edge, forward of the bell tower as we all followed him.

We all stand around of Lee at the edge as he place the ladder on it and lean the top of the ladder on the floor of the bell tower.

There we go. Now we have a bridge, well small one and not look steady either.

"Good job, Lee." Doug said and then look at the ladder and the tower. "So, who want to go up there through the ladder?"

Everyone was so speechless about that question. It's pretty too risky.

I sighed and walk to the ladder as Lee and the others widened their eyes in surprise.

"Wait, Axel. What're you doing?" Lee placed his on my shoulder to stop me.

"To get to the tower." I replied.

"And you think you should be the one to go?" Molly inquired with a doubtful glare and crossed her arms over her chest.

Hell yeah I'd do.

"Yes I'd do and I will. I've put my life at the risk so many times than I can count out. It has been worse than this risk. So it should be the one who know how put his own life at this risk." I said while looked down on the street and see so many of walkers limping around.

Then I turned around and noticed everyone didn't say back to me and sighed with their defeated look.

"So we're agreed, then." I said and turned around to the ladder.

I start to climb up, but stop immediately when I heard Kenny mumbling about something.

"Why the hell are we adults letting a youngster boy do all the high risk maneuvers?" Kenny mumbled as I rolled my eyes.

"Cause the youngster insists. Now shut up about it." I says with a sarcastically tone in my voice as Kenny let a little laugh out and say, "I wanna keep it to myself, but this thing looks a little rickety."

I looking at the ladder and it appear it's little rickety and little rusty too.

I sighed. I hope this ladder will hold my weight.

"Stop it. You scared him." Carley said with a scowl.

"Sorry." Kenny apologies.

"No, it's okay, Carley. Thanks for the warning, Kenny." I says.

"But aren't you worry about yourself for now?" Carley inquired as her voice sounds surprise by my courage.

Worry about myself? Nah, I'm not afraid of anything, except...

No! Don't think about it, Axel.

"Nope. Honestly, I'm not afraid to die and I don't even care if I'll die today." I said as I heard Emily sighed while some of others let their huffs out by shock.

"You're still hasn't change, didn't you? Please, don't be so courage of suicidal, Axel." Emily begged with a strict tone in her voice.

"Yes, madam." I joked and climb up to the tower.

While climbing up, I hearing some others talking about me.

"Has he have ever done like that before?" Carley asked.

"Yeah, almost every time. I even ask about how come he even don't care to die when he's worry about his family, his siblings, his parents and his friends, and all he said that non of in the world doesn't know what will happen in the future." Emily replied as I smile by her words that I told her and Chris for many years ago. "But also he said he hasn't planned to die today or tomorrow either, so who knows because of all this mess."

I'm on the half way to the tower as I still climbing up carefully on the ladder.

Almost there...

"We will get out of here when-" But Molly cut off as I stop listened when I feel the ladder start falling back!

OH SHIT!

I climb up quickly and then in the last bit, I jump up to the tower just in time as the ladder fell down.

I take a look fast as I saw the ladder landed on one of walkers, right on the head. It collapsed down to the ground along with the ladder while the others still limping around on the streets.

Phew... that was really fucking CLOSE.

I take a breath in a second and then looking to the others on the roof who looked really frightened and shock.

"Holy god!" Doug exclaimed.

"Are you okay, Axel?" Lee asked.

Well, I didn't fall... yet probably, so I'm fine now.

"Yeah, I'm okay!" I replied and look around in the tower.

There was almost nothing here except the bells and a rope. There was a hatch that it would lead inside of this building, but I don't know how dangerous is inside of the tower is.

I approach the rope and grab it. Pulled a few times and cause ringing the bells.

Ow, my ears...

After a minute ago, I heard the sound of walkers from down on the streets is getting louder and louder.

"Here they comes!" Molly exclaimed.

"Tons of them!" Doug exclaimed in shock.

"Jesus...!" Emily exclaimed.

I stop pulled the rope and went to the edge of the bell tower.

I looking down and see so many walkers are heading for the tower... I wide my eyes in shock by their numbers.

"Fuck... didn't except so many of them." I mumbled.

"Okay, Axel. Now get back here!" Lee exclaimed as I turned to the others, to the rooftop.

Arghhh, seems like I need to jump. There's no other way.

"Looks I need to jump!" I exclaimed.

"Are you sure?! It's too little far from here!" Emily exclaimed. "I think he can make it. It ain't that far." Kenny said.

I sighed and closed my eyes as I start to backward away from the edge.

Oh, I'm so fucked...

Then I was on the other side of tower...

I'm open my eyes again and take a breath.

I grumbling. You can make it... you can MAKE IT!

Suddenly, I start running so fast as I can and jump off...

It feels like I'm flying now in a couple seconds, but start falling down to the ground. I grabbed the edge of the roof as I pulling myself up quickly.

When I was on the roof, I notice everyone looked at me with their amazed look.

"Good leap, boy." Kenny commented.

"Thanks..." I take a breath.

"I wish we could stay for your sake, we have to get out of the roof now before the walkers stops poking around of the bell tower." Doug stated as I and the others nodded.

Then we rushing to the fire escape even Lee struggling with his bleeding arm.

I wonder if he'll make it. Even his arm is cut off, he has lost little too much blood.

"Where are we doing now, Lee?" I asked. "I mean after we're on the ground and then what?"

"We go back to the house and figure out a plan. So let's focus now, alright?" Lee replied while jump off the roof to the fire escape as I nodded and follow after.

To be continued.

A/N:

The secret about what Axel is afraid of will reveal later in Dixon Saga.

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