Author's Note:

Big news, guys! I'm now accepting OC's from my readers. If you want to create your own character, and have them introduced into Survivor, PM me with the following character info:

1) Name

2) Physical Description(Please give me lots of info in this section)

3) Personality

4) Arsenal(what weapons they use, no crossbows/any type of bows please)

5) Backstory/Biography(one paragraph minimum, post and pre outbreak)

6) Preferred Future(what you'd like to see me do with the character)

7) Anything else you'd like to know about your character

NOTE: I will decide the character's fate. The more interesting your character is, the longer they last. I am currently only accepting up to three OCs, although there will be other opportunities throughout the series.

P.S. I have officially published two chapters of my other Walking Dead fanfiction series, It;d be a great favor if you could check it out for me and review. I'm so far splitting my attention between to two series, but there hopefully won't be much of a delay in chapter publishment. I must admit, my other series is slightly better than this one in my opinion. The two series exist in the same universe.

Quick synopsis of my other series: Carol and Daryl, the only remaining survivors of Alexandria, must struggle to survive without the others, along with deal with the grief of losing everyone else. After hearing of a possible safe haven, they are both pushed to the limit, as they try to survive the journey there.(Daryl/OC romance subplot)

Without further adieu, I present Chapter 6 of Survivor.


Alice awoke with duct tape over her mouth, her hands and feet bound as well. She was inside her and Dick's cabin, along with Mac and Lana.

"Welcome back, sleepyhead." Greeted Mac deviously when he saw Alice's eyes flutter open. Mac stepped forward, and removed the tape from her mouth. He made sure to keep his gun aimed at her head the entire time.

"Y' scream, yer dead." Threatened Mac. Alice nodded reluctantly.

"Why are you doing this?"

"'Cause, a man's gotta make a livin'. Yer group has s'pplies, we gonna take 'em."

"Then why not just kill me?"

[Not that I wanted to die or anything, but I could tell he had a plan, and it had had something to do with me.]

"B'cause, we're gonna need a hostage."

"Mac, this wasn't a part of the pla-" Began Lana.

"Shut the fuck up, Lana." Commanded Mac with hostility. Lana glared at him, but remained silent.

[I could tell that Lana wasn't on board with whatever Mac was planning on doing. I could tell she was only doing this out of fear for Mac. But then again, I barely knew her.]

Alice knew exactly what Mac had planned. He was going to use her as a hostage to take the group's supplies, and possibly kill them afterwards. Mac's group had been against them from the beginning. Alice felt a wave of anger sweep over her, along with a sense of betrayal.

"You don't have to do this." Advised Alice, but she knew it was no use.

"Yes, I do. We gotta do what we gotta do t' survive." Said Mac. "Lana, you watch her, while I go gather th' others." Mac put the tape back over Alice's mouth, and walked out of the cabin, leaving Lana and Alice alone in the cabin. Lana aimed her gun at Alice, her hands shaking slightly. Alice said something, which was muffled by the tape.

"What?" Asked Lana, removing the tape over Alice's mouth. "I swear if you scream, you'll regret it."

"You don't have to do this. You don't want to, I can tell."

"Even if I could help you, why would I?"

"Because you're a good person, I could tell the moment you told me about how you lost your eye. You're scared of Mac, I get that. But if you don't help me stop him, that fear is never going to end."

"I'm not scared of anything, including Mac."

"Either way, I can tell you don't want to do this."

"So, let's say I decide to help you. How would we stop Mac?"

"We find the others in my group, and warn them. We catch Mac and his group by surprise, kill them if necessary."

"Why should I trust you?"

"You don't have to."

Lana slowly lowered her weapon, as her face softened. She sighed.

"Fine. Let's do this. I'll help you stop Mac, but on one condition." Caved Lana.

"What?"

"After we stop him, you have to let me join your group, become one of you."

"...Deal." Lana cut Alice free, and they shook hands.

[To be honest, I was surprised she turned on Mac so quickly. I wasn't expecting her to help me.]

Lana handed Alice her gun back(along with her baseball bat), and the two cautiously crept out of the house together, moving up the trail, staying out of sight.

"Are you sure this'll work?" Whispered Lana.

"Hell no."

As they approached one of the cabins, they could see Phyllis standing outside. Alice quickly whispered her plan into Lana's ear.

Alice stayed out of sight behind a log, as Lana walked up to Phyllis.

"Shouldn't you be keepin' an eye on that bitch in the cabin?" Asked Phyllis. "Mac said-"

Lana grabbed Phyllis, and covered Phyllis' mouth with her hand. Phyllis tried to speak, to no avail.

"C'mon!" Whispered Lana loudly. Alice ran over to Phyllis, and hit her it the face(hard) with her baseball bat. Phyllis fell to the floor unconscious.

[A baseball bat to the head, courtesy of "that bitch in the cabin".]

"That'll keep her out for a while." Mocked Alice.

"Let's hide her in the cabin, and keep moving."

[Me and Lana were in over our heads, but making a deal with her was the only choice I had.]


Alice and Lana cautiously continued to walk up the tail, looking for Dick and the others.

"Hey, what the fuck are you doing?!" Exclaimed Kent from behind them. Lana and Alice turned around, to see Kent aiming his handgun at Lana.

"The right thing, for once in my fucking life." Answered Lana firmly, gun ready.

Alice jumped to the side, shooting at him mid-air. Kent whirled to the side, and fired at Alice. Both missed, but Lana didn't, firing one bullet into Kent's leg, and another into his torso.

"So much for being stealthy." Commented Lana. Lana and Alice began to hear yells from up the trail.

"THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" Exclaimed Mac, nearby.

Alice and Lana hid by the side of the trail behind a rock, as footsteps got closer and closer. Riley, Dick, and Kelly walked slowly into view, with Mac and Denny holding guns to their backs.

"Alice, we know yer out here. Ain't quite sure how y' got out, but we'll shoot ev'ry one a' ya' friends if y' don't com' out." Said Mac, loudly.

"Alice, don't listen to him!" Commanded Dick.

"Sneak around behind Mac, I'll distract him. He doesn't know you're here." Whispered Alice into Lana's ear. Alice stood up, gun raised, into the sight of Mac and Denny.

"I killed Lana, Kent, and Phyllis. You're both next if you don't hand over my friends." Said Alice, as convincingly as possible, failing miserably.

"Bitch, ya' ain't foolin' nobody. I know yer working wit' Lana, she's probably behind that rock ov'r there."

Alice didn't have a clear shot at either Mac or Denny, and even if she did, she would probably miss. If either Denny or Mac was shot, the other would shoot Alice's group, which meant they had to be killed at the same time. Suddenly, Kelly jumped up, and backwards headbutted Mac, knocking his gun upwards. Denny panicked, and fired a bullet directly into Riley's chest.

"NO!" Screamed Alice, as Riley fell to the ground. A bullet suddenly tore through Denny's chest, fired by Lana. Before Mac could react, Dick slammed into him, knocking him to the ground, his gun sliding out of his hand. Dick used his foot to stomp Mac's face several times, knocking him unconscious.

Alice ran to Riley's side. He had lost a lot of blood, and none of them were medics. Lana, Kelly and Dick quickly joined her.

"Wh-what do we do?" Asked a panicking Alice.

"I had some minor field medic expertise during boot camp, I- maybe I can help him. We have some medical supplies in the brown cabin, we need to get him there quick, before he bleeds out!"

Dick struggled to pick up Riley, and ran with him back to the brown cabin. Lana stood over Mac's unconscious body with her gun aimed at his bloodied face.

"You deserved this." She said coldly, pulling the trigger. The gunshot echoed through the forest, as Lana walked away from Mac's corpse.


"Alice, I need you to get some more bandages!" Ordered Dick, inside the brown cabin, as he tried to bandage Riley's chest as best as he could. Riley's skin was starting to pale, as more and more blood drained out of him. It appeared that the bleeding was slowing, but it was hard to tell. Riley was lying down on the lunch table, blood staining the wood.

Eventually, there was nothing left to do but wait. Dick had done everything he could, and now Alice and the others had no option but to wait, and hope Riley survives.

"Is he going to be okay?" Asked Lana sympathetically, looking at the wound on Riley's chest, and cringing.

"Not sure. I've done the best I can, but it's honestly out of our control at this point." Replied Dick.

"Well, while we're waiting, how about we talk about the other problem in the room. Why the fuck is she here, much less alive?!" Exclaimed Kelly, pointing at Lana.

"She helped us stop Mac. We'd all be dead if it wasn't for her. I promised to let her join the group." Answered Alice defensively.

"Who gives a shit? She was a part of his group, Alice! It's obvious she can't be trusted!" Kelly pulled out her handgun, and aimed it at Lana's chest.

"Kelly, calm the fuck down." Ordered Dick. "We've got enough problems as it is."

"Why should I?! I'm not ready for a rerun of the 'Chandler incident'!" Said Kelly loudly.

"Kelly, put the gun down." Commanded Alice, who now had her gun raised as well. "I made a promise, and I'm going to keep it."

"It's your fault Mac's group attacked us in the first place! If you hadn't been a dumbass and let them in with open arms, we wouldn't be in this mess!" Yelled Kelly.

"Blaming each other isn't going to help anyone." Remarked Dick.

Kelly sighed, and lowered her gun. "Let's hope your fucking promise is worth it."

"Look, I'm willing to do what I need to to prove I can be trusted." Defended Lana. "I can earn my keep."

"Fine then. But the very second it's proven otherwise, you're dead." Threatened Kelly, storming out of the cabin.

[To be honest, I wasn't entirely sure that Kelly was wrong at the time. After all, Lana was a part of Mac's group.]


Late that night, Alice lay on her sleeping bag in her and Dick's cabin. Dick was taking care of Riley, and had decided to stay the night in the brown cabin. Riley's bleeding had stopped, but he was still unconscious, and there was still a possibility that he'd never wake up. Lana was temporarily sleeping in her cabin, on the bed which Dick normally slept in.

[The only reason Lana slept in my cabin that night was because no one but me would sleep anywhere near her. I admit I was nervous, but relatively confident I could keep myself safe if she tried anything. I made a promise, and I was damn sure I'd keep it. That day we searched for Phyllis(the girl I hit with my baseball bat), but she had disappeared, probably ran down the mountain after waking up. I never saw her again, my guess is I never will.]

At this point her original journal was completely full, and she had a small stash of notebooks in the bathroom which she wrote in. She couldn't sleep. Because of what happened to Riley. Because of Lana. After the incident with Chandler, things seemed to be settling down. But after the past day, Alice was beginning to realize: things were always going to be this way. They'd always be running, in one way or another. They'd always be in danger.

"Alice?" Whispered Lana, suddenly breaking the sound of crickets outside. "Are you awake?"

"Yeah."

"...I've changed my mind."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm leaving the group." Alice was surprised, after all, Lana was the one who wanted to join in the first place.

"Why?" Alice knew the answer to that question long before she asked.

"You know why. Your group doesn't trust me, and I understand why. It's better that I leave."

[I couldn't think of a response. What was I supposed to tell her? I didn't fully trust her, and the others sure as hell didn't either. But for some reason, I didn't want her to go.]

Alice kept silent.

"I'll leave first thing in the morning."


Alice, Lana, and the others ate breakfast in silence the next day, sitting at the lunch table together, Kelly eyeing Lana warily the entire time. Riley lay in the bedroom, bandaged and covered by bloodied sheets. After she finished eating, Lana stood up in front of everyone awkwardly.

"Um, look, I know you guys don't trust me, which is completely understandable...so I'm leaving." She announced. Dick and Kelly were both slightly surprised, and Kelly had a satisfied look on her face.

"...Well, you don't have to..." Objected Dick passively.

"Look, if you're leaving, at least let us give you some food to get you started. I know what it's like to be alone out there, and trust me, it isn't easy." Offered Alice, before Lana could respond to Dick.

"Hell no!" Exclaimed Kelly. Alice shot her a glare that silenced her quickly.

"Yeah...sure, thanks." Accepted Lana.

"This is ridiculous! After what Mac did to Riley-" Began and enraged Kelly.

Lana boldly reached over, and slapped Kelly directly across the face.

"What the hell is your problem? You don't trust me, I get that. But I'm not responsible for what Mac and the others did. Whatever's making you so hostile, it's your problem, not mine." Said Lana firmly.

Rage burned in Kelly's eyes, as she swung at Lana. Lana easily stepped out of the way. Kelly began to say something, but instead held her tongue, and stormed out of the cabin.

[There was rarely a conversation in that cabin that didn't end with Kelly storming out of the room.]

"Bitch." Muttered Lana under her breath.

"We've got some food in the garden to give you, and I'll give you a ride down the mountain and drop you off." Said Dick. Lana nodded.

"I still don't think you should leave in the first place." Objected Alice.

"It's okay...I've made my decision." Confirmed Lana.

"Well then, I'll help you get packed." Offered Alice reluctantly.


[After I helped Lana get packed, she and Dick drove down the mountain, and he dropped her off at the bottom with a small portion of our food. I was disappointed to see her leave, but I could understand why. But then something unexpected happened, as usual.]

About four hours later, Alice checked in with Dick through a walkie-talkie.

"Have you dropped Lana off yet?" She asked.

"Umm...about that..." Replied Dick, his voice distorted through the walkie-talkie.

"Dick...what's going on?"

"I'll explain when I get back to the cabins. Long story short: Lana won't be leaving anytime soon. We've got a few things that need to get sorted out beforehand."

"Dick, tell me what's going on."

"We've got company."

-=|To be continued|=-


Author's Note:

Chapter 7, "Origins" Synopsis/Preview: Alice's past is further explained, in a flashback detailing her time at the refugee camp, and the fate of her original group.