Author Note: I do not own The Walking Dead or any of its characters.

I own Axel Dixon and Cath Carver

Emily Carver belong to HiddenTruthandsLies2

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

Chapter 79: Axel's Ending

Axel's POV

In the cottage

I sitting on the chair along with the girls and the brothers.

Everything is so fucked up...

Everyone are in the gloom mood. Things has changed since we lost Omid for a couple weeks ago.

And then...

"AAAAAAHHHH!"

"Keep going! It almost there!" Emily yelled as she helping Christa who's having the baby.

The girls are in the other room so they don't need to see this, even Cath though Emily learned her some medical experiences. But I got some too from my grandmother Shanna even it's not the strong side.

Meanwhile, Benjamin is outside and check out if there's some walkers are attracted by Christa's pain cry. But luckily there's no one appeared here yet.

I and Tim held Christa little up so she won't fell down to the bed while Emily help her to get the baby come out.

"Oh god... Oh god..." Christa panted and take many breaths.

"It's almost here! Make a big punch this time! Try it!" Emily yelled.

I stare at Christa and see how much pain is it. Jesus, now I wonder how my mother feel that pain. But my lips formed little a smile.

But I'm glad I am the man.

Then Christa take a another deep breath and push so hard as she can well.

"AAAAARGHH!" Christa screamed out in the pain. Then she huffed as I take a look at Emily and see she held up something now.

THE BABY! She did it!

But after a moment, the infant doesn't make a move as Emily tried make the baby to breath, but no use.

Wait... I widened my eyes in shock as Tim looked the same while Christa start looking at Emily with her worry eyes.

"E-Emily..." Christa said as her sounds tired and weak, but truth is she sounds little sad now.

Then Emily sink her head down so sadness while still holding the baby in her hands and says, "It's... It's stillborn..."

Everyone gasped including me too.

What?! No... No... Not the baby too! Not again...

"No... NO! NO!" Christa whimpered in the tears now.

I stop remembering that horrible memory.

Can't believe it the baby is gone too... just like the father the same...

I look at Christa who still sitting on the same born where she tried to give the birth of her baby. She has her chin sitting on her knells while squeezed around the legs with her arms. It has been so quiet with her. Honestly, I can tell she's in depression now just like how Kenny was when lost his whole family at the same day.

I sighed. I can't believe either why did Ben have done to us when dealing and slipping our supplies to those assholes in the woods. He might was a good teenager, but stupid one I ever heard. It cost his best friend and then Kenny's family. Plus my scars above of my left eyebrow.

My thoughts interrupted when I saw Emily approach Christa. "Christa, you need eat something." She offer a can of food. But Christa didn't answer back in a several seconds.

"I'm not hungry, spare to the kids..." Christa said gloomy.

"Christa... I'm so sorry..." Emily sighed in defeat and walk away.

Now I wonder that tone from her. Will she still help us to look after Clementine as she and Omid promised us to look after her, after we lost Lee and Carley. I'm not really sure about it anymore, and I worry about if she's gonna blame Clementine and Cath because it was one of their guns that bitchy girl who used it to shot and killed Omid...

I rolling my thumbs to point out. Christa might is paranoia and simple strict sometimes just like Lilly was, but unlike from that dictator woman, she's not destructive even she shoot that teenager for revenge.

Now I take a look at Cath now who just sitting next to me and starring at her atmosphere just like Clem did the same. They all are sad too over Christa's baby.

I wonder if I need to tell the truth about what happened back in Atlanta. All I did said much nothing but nothing or nobody. Still... I am hunted by them and... her too. I clenched my hands of anger.

No! I gotta tell her and Emily the truth. If Lee can or could say about his secret than I can do too.

I stand up on my feet and turned to Cath. "Eh... Cath?" I say as she start look at me with her sad eyes. "Yes?" Her voice sounds gloomy too.

"I want you and Emily to talk, in the private." I said.

No doubt, she nodded and get off the coach as we both went to Emily who is in the kitchen and fixing something to eat later.

I and Cath stand right behind her as she noticed us which she gasped little.

"Oh! Sorry, I didn't notice. I was in..." Emily tried to explain, but I has no time with it because I need to hurry before... I change my mind. "Em, it's okay. I... I wanna talk with you and Cath, alone." I talk her.

"Okay. Is it something about Christa?" Emily asked as I raised my hand to the table. "Just... sit down." I said as we three went to table and take our own seats.

"What is it, Dix?" Cath asked curiously.

I was silence in a minute before I take a breath. Okay... you can do this, Axel... You can do this... It's okay they will become angry for keeping this secret almost over one year.

"Emily, Cath... There's something I have to tell you like I should told earlier like last year ago, since weeks after everything started." I said while like I cringed little out. "What? Axel? Are you okay?" Emily asks as she noticed I breathing worriedly.

Come on... COME ON!

"When I told you two about finding after my sister, Emma in Atlanta, I found-"

Suddenly, several of windows breaks through by bunch of arms which interrupted me and we three got our attention on this.

What the hell?!

"Guys! Walkers!" We heard Christa screamed out.

What?! You kidding me?!

"We gotta get out of here! There're many of them! We'll be surrounded if we don't!" Benjamin exclaimed as he start running into kitchen with some packs.

"No shit!" I agreed.

Then Christa came to us with Tim and the girls. A loudly thump rang up which it came from the main entrance to this house.

They're heading into this house now?!

Damn!

"We gotta hold them back while the rest of us take Christa so far as you can." I planned out which some of us was shock about my plan. "What?!" Cath exclaimed.

"I'm stay here and holding them back. Christa, you're not in shape to run away from them." I explained. "Axel, I'll be fine..." Christa said stubbornly, but truth she looks no in good form now.

"I and Tim stay here and help him. You ladies get out of the place as fast as you can. Get to the main road, we'll meet you there." Benjamin stand up.

"Boys, this is suicide!" Emily objected.

"Please, come with us! This is too dangerous!" Cath pleaded. "Come with us! You just can't stay here!" Clementine agreed.

"We'll be FINE!" I yelled back as I see walkers are entered into the hall, to us in the kitchen.

Emily just looked down in some several seconds while the brothers start removed things against them from enter in the kitchen.

"Come, Christa. Give me your arm. Girls! Let's go!" Emily spoke up finally and get to the backdoor.

"Please be there, Dix!" Cath said as I nodded. She and Clementine start opened the backdoor and get out the house along with Emily and Christa.

I will...

I turned around to the walkers. The brothers has just blocked enough, but it wasn't enough already for so many of them. I walk straight to the pile of furniture.

"That's no gonna hold!" Tim stated.

Walkers start pull the pile off their way to the kitchen, but I and the brothers pull it back.

UGH! I gotta kill some of them!

I pulled out my arm with hidden blade, and manage to stick through one head. Then another and another.

But it was no use because I see more of them are entered in the house and join with the rest of them to pull of the pile.

"Ugh, there's no use! We gotta get out of here! NOW!" Benjamin demanded as I sighed while still struggle to hold against the pile.

I think that's enough for now.

"Okay then. On three! One... Two..." I counting while we tree have our backs against the pile. "THREE!"

We start rushing through the back door and got out the house, but there was several walkers outside too.

Still, there was opening among of them to the main road.

"Follow me!" I ordered to the brothers as we continue to run away. We passed through of them and heading for the road.

Please be there, Cath... We're coming now!

Next morning.

Me and the brothers are walking straight in the road. We were barely sleep last night after we got out from the house. When we were ended in the main road, Cath and the others wasn't there then. I wish we could have stay little longer, but walkers got spot on us then. We have no choice than continue to walk away in the road.

I wonder they will be alright.

"Don't worry, Axel. I'm sure they will be alright." Tim ensure me.

"I hope so." I sighed.

"I'm not sure about Christa, I think she probably sacrifice herself to give the others a time." Benjamin suggested as I glare at him which he's cringed little out. "No one's pays to whatever you suggesting." I snap lightly.

Benjamin mumbled about something then.

But suddenly, I heard something, but I don't see anything or anyone around of this area.

I raised up a hand to signal the brothers to stop. "Hey, guys. You hear that?" I say while still listening that weird sound.

"Hear what?" Ben said with a sarcastic tone in his voice while waving his hands. "Yeah, I don't hear anything-" But Tim was interrupted when something came out the forest, a big cargo net right straight over us. It hit us as we stumbled back and fell on the ground.

"What the fuck is this?!" Benjamin exclaimed with surprise while trying to struggle off the net, but no use.

"Something like an animal-net!" Tim stated and trying to get out of net.

I trying to yank of this net from me, but it's over and covered us which we're trap now.

Then I heard some footsteps behind of me which I turned my face where the sound came from. I see a person walked straight to us and then standing right front of me. He bends down so he can take a better look at me.

But I can't see his face, truth is that he wear a cab and the sun is right behind of me which the sight of my eyes gets fuzzy by the sunshine.

Who the hell-

"Alright, boys. Looks like we got a jackpot!" The man yelled so creepy. And then looking at me. "We have waiting for you, stranger."

Jackpot? Waiting for me?!

Suddenly, he swing his arm right at my head and knocked me down.

I fell my head down on the ground... and everything gets dark...

What... the hell... is going...?

Darkness covered over my vision then...

To be continued

A/N:

Well, that was the last time for Axel's appearance in this story. I will explain little more on the last chapter.