Fire coursed through Lilli's veins as the virus attacked her cells. She shuddered and bit her lip to keep from crying out. She was in the RV that slowly made its way through the freeway. She lay on the bed in the back. They were at least halfway through their journey by now.

It took them three hours to get everything ready and leave the inn that they were at. They had to pack all of their food and items. Shane, Sara, Dale, Rick, Lori, and Carl rode in the RV as well as Lilli. Carl begged his mother to allow him in the RV to keep Sara company. No one knew how long it would take them to get to their destination. Normally, it was roughly six hours, but now there were random road blocks to look out for.

They had barely got on the road before Lilli started to feel ill. She had moved to the back, laid on the bed, and turned her back to them. She couldn't stop her body from shaking, but she could bit on the pillow to muffle her voice.

"Go fish!" Shane said as Sara let out an exasperated sigh.

"Hey," Dale whispered, causing Lilli to turn and look at him. "You're not looking so good."

She snorted at his statement. "Very observant of you," she said.

"The kids shouldn't be here," he said after a brief moment of silence. Lilli looked at him then nodded her head.

"I didn't think it would be so fast," she finally admitted. "Normally, it takes a few days. But it's only been a few hours. Next time we stop I'll convince Sara to get out," Lilli said. A wave of nausea ran up her stomach and she quickly placed her hand over her mouth. Dale helped her up and she barely made it on time to the bathroom.

She puked into the toilet and groaned. A hand gently rubbed her back as her body shuddered.

"It'll be okay." She heard Shane say softly as he gently rubbed her.

Slowly, she reached her right hand out and touched his leg. He used his other free hand to grab hers and squeeze. A water bottle was placed in her hand and she gratefully took a sip and rinsed her mouth. She spit out the water and flushed the toilet.

Shane didn't say a word as he picked her up.

"Odd," she whispered as he gently lay her on the bed.

"What?" he asked her as he looked down at her.

"I'm feeling better," she said. "I mean. You know when you're sick and you puke your guts out. Then you feel like you'll finally get better?"

Shane nodded his head.

"That's how I feel," she murmured as she closed her eyes. She let out a yawn as she stretched her limbs. "Think I'll take a nap."

Shane stood up and turned then glared at Dale who watched.

"Someone has to watch her," the old man pointed out.

Sara looked in concern at her guardian.

"Do you have a red Jack?" Carl said, trying to distract his friend. The little girl hesitated as she looked at her hand then nodded.

The RV slowed then stopped, making everyone get up and look outside. There was a traffic jam ahead.

"Great!" Shane snarled as soon as he got out of the RV and surveyed what was in front of them. It was clear that Lilli didn't have much time.

"We'll make it!" Rick firmly said to his friend. "Let's clear the road."

Lori stood next to her son and Sara. Shane turned and roughly grabbed Dale's arm.

"Don't you dare kill her," he snarled at the old man.

Dale pulled away from Shane, but nodded his head.

"Let's see if we can find anything of use, kids," Lori said as she directed the two children behind the RV. Sophie joined Carl and Sara as Carol placed herself next to Lori.

"How is she?" the other mother asked.

Lori shook her head. "I don't think she'll last much longer," Lori admitted. "Rick wants to rearrange some of the seats. Have Glenn and Natalie in the RV and put the kids and I in the van with you, Sophie, and T-Dog.

Carol nodded her head as she watched the children. She felt sorry for all the children. While they were in the inn, the children had been able to be children again. But now they were out in the world and it clearly showed in their body language.

"Stay in my line of sight Carl," Lori commanded. "And you too Sara."

The three children nodded as they cautiously opened a car door.

Shane walked into the woods. He had to take a piss. He was furious with the entire world. After everything that he had been through, now he had to lose her. He had lost his town, his home, Lori and Carl, although the two weren't exactly his to begin with. Still, he had finally been able to replace his feelings for Lori and now he was going to lose the woman who had them.

What in the world did he do to deserve that?

"Fuck everything," he snapped to no one. He was alone and that's what he wanted.

Shane set his shotgun down as he peed. She was clearly getting worse and in such a short time. A former member of their group had gotten bit once. It took him at least a couple of days before he got really bad. Shane shook his head as he thought. He couldn't even remember the man's name anymore. It wasn't too long ago, but what was the use of remembering a name of a dead man?

When he finished he looked for his shotgun then panicked. It wasn't where he had left it. He looked up and spotted a woman holding the weapon. Most of her hair covered her face as her gloved hands lightly traced the weapon.

"That's mine," he said as fear ran down his body. He tried to push the emotions away, but there was something very wrong. He had been too busy thinking to hear her approach. She could have been a walker.

She wore dark blue jeans, a black hoodie and long gloves. Her entire body was covered from head to toe with clothes, despite the heat. Her stringy dirty blonde hair came out of her hoodie. But she wasn't a walker. She didn't act like one.

Ever so slowly, she looked up at him. "No," he whispered as his voice cracked. Her face was the same, only slightly decayed. His Lilli was now one of them. "Shit," he whispered. "Oh, Lilli." His voice cracked again as he shook his head in anger.

"Rick!" Lori's scream echoed through the forest.

Lilli turned and ran in the direction of the scream. Shane quickly followed her. He couldn't let her hurt his group. And there was another reason. She was his Lilli and he had to be the one to kill her.

Lilli woke up with a start. She felt refreshed and renewed. Her arm still hurt from the bite, but her body no longer felt as if it were on fire. She looked around and frowned. The RV was stopped and no one was inside. Warily, Lilli made her way out of the RV. The bright day hurt her eyes and she blinked a few times.

No one paid attention to her as most of the group cleared the road in front of the RV.

She smiled as she stretched. She felt incredible. Was she really immune? Lilli opened her mouth to shout for Shane when something in the corner of her eye caught her attention. Her entire body froze. "No," she whispered as she saw the woman in white with long blonde hair make her way toward the children. She walked normally as if she were human. The two mothers didn't notice her and neither did the children. Lilli couldn't shout a warning. Instead, she ran.

Lori caught Lilli running out of the corner of her eye and looked at her. "No!" Lori shouted. She thought that Lilli was going to attack one of the children. "Rick!" she screamed.

Lilli ran past the kids and jumped into the air, attacking the woman instead. Lilli's hand slammed into the woman's face and the two fell onto the ground. Lilli didn't stay long on the ground as she rolled back onto her feet and kicked the fallen woman.

"Rick!" Lori shouted again as she grabbed Carl and Sara's hands and pulled them back.

The woman in white grabbed Lilli's leg and threw her against a car. Lilli screamed in pain as she collapsed onto the ground. The woman was instantly on her and pulled her up by the neck. She slammed her against the windshield then dragged her onto the ground and pulled her back up by the neck. Lilli's hands clawed at the woman's face as she struggled to scream.

"Hey!" Rick shouted as he aimed his rifle at the woman in white. "Let her go."

The woman slowly turned and looked at Rick.

"Oh shit," he whispered when he spotted her red eyes. The woman pulled back and slammed Lilli against the car again, causing the windows to shatter. Rick shot at her.

The bullet hit the woman in the throat, and she fell to the ground dead. Lilli groaned in pain as she tried to move. Rick rushed over to her then shouted in surprise as the dead woman lunged at him. Her strength was incredible and she easily pulled the rifle out of his hands.

Lori screamed again as the woman stood up with the rifle in hand. The woman looked at the weapon with curiosity then mimicked Rick's stance. She aimed the weapon at Rick and he raised her arms in surrender. Another scream, almost warrior like, echoed from the woods. The woman turned and was hit across the face by the barrel of a shotgun.

"Jess," Lilli muttered in surprise as her sister attacked the woman in white. Rick grabbed Lilli and pulled her to her feet.

The woman in white and Jess snarled as they bit the air and clawed at each other. They acted like two wild animals. The weapons lay on the ground, forgotten.

Lilli found herself being pulled away from Rick and into someone else's arms. She looked at Shane in surprise. He lifted her off the ground and carried her back to the RV.

"Let's get out of here!" Rick commanded as the group quickly made their way to their respective cars.

Lilli looked over Shane's shoulder and watched as the two women fought each other. "Run, Jessi! We're safe now," Lilli shouted.

Jessi looked up at her for a brief moment and it appeared as if she smiled.

"Eve, no!" Lilli screamed, but it was too late. Eve grabbed Jess's head and slammed her down onto the pavement. Lilli heard the horrible cracking of skull hitting pavement. Lilli knew she was screaming as her sister officially died before her. The same creature that had turned her had killed her. "I will fuckin' murder you!" Lilli screamed as Shane pushed her into the RV.

Lilli felt the RV move from under her and she weakly pounded on Shane's chest. He didn't move as he let her. She shuddered as the last of her adrenaline was spent, and collapsed. Shane caught her and put her on the bed.

"Why?" Lilli asked, even though she knew he didn't know. "Jess knew. She knew that Eve was going to kill her. Why the fuck didn't she run away? I'm alone now." She cried into his chest as he hugged her. She felt empty and alone.

"Unbelievable," Dale said as they drove down a dirt road. They had followed the coordinates that the message had given them and it led then outside of a small town and down a dirt road. There was a large wall that was still being built. They could see it from half a mile away. It seemed that for at least half a mile, surrounding the wall, everything had been flattened. There weren't even small trees around.

This gave the people on top of the wall the ability to see what was coming at them from a safe distance.

Rick spotted soldier on top of the wall and the giant gate opened as two vehicles made their way toward the little convoy. Rick slowed the RV to a halt as did the other cars. Soldiers stepped out of their vehicles and motioned for Rick and his people to stay inside theirs. Three soldiers made their way toward Rick and positioned themselves outside of the driver's window.

"Howdy," Rick couldn't help but say. "We're so happy to see a place like this. We're…"

"Going back to wherever you came from," the leader interrupted. "We don't have space for you."

"Look!" Dale said. "We have women and children and some injured. Please, we've been driving just to get here."

The leader looked at the old man and shrugged. "Not my problem," he said callously.

"We have enough food to feed ourselves for a while," Rick said, trying to persuade the soldier otherwise.

Shane tried to stop Lilli as she made her way over to the front of the RV and revealed herself to the soldier. If anyone could hurt their chances of getting in it was her. She had refused them in helping her dress her wounds. Instead, the dry blood from her battle with Eve was still on her face, arms, and body. It was impossible to tell if she had been bitten or not. And if these people were picky then they would not allow her to enter if she was.

"We were attacked by the progenitor," she said.

The soldier narrowed his eyes. "What the fuck are you talking about?" he snarled, but there was something about his expression that made it clear that he knew what Lilli was saying.

Shane grabbed Lilli, but she shook him off. "We were attacked by the first walker," she simply said. "Patient zero. Crazy bitch. Diablo in female form. Call her what you want."

"Bullshit," the officer snarled.

Lilli grabbed onto Rick's chair and leaned closer. "We were attacked by Eve Bennett. And we'll tell you her location only if you let us inside."

"Was anyone bit?" the soldier quickly asked.

Lilli shook her head.

He stepped away and talked rapidly into his walkie. He nodded then motioned for them to enter as the gate opened up for them.

"Good lie," Shane commented.

Lilli fell back and Shane grabbed her. "It wasn't a lie," Lilli whispered.

"We're going to have to tell them that you've been bit," Dale said as he looked at Lilli.

"No!" Shane said. "They'll kill her or experiment on her."

"Then why are we here?" Dale demanded. "Either way, they're going to examine her. She can barely stand."

Lilli placed her hand on Shane and smiled a brave smile. "I'll be alright," she whispered. "Whatever happens…" she stopped and let out a whimper. "I love you, Shane," she finally admitted.

Shane grabbed her hands and held them tightly. It was clear hugging her hurt. And he couldn't kiss her because of the blood.

Rick tried his best to ignore their conversation, but he couldn't. His hands clenched the steering wheel. He didn't have much time to think of a plan to keep Lilli safe.

Finally, they stopped. Soldiers surrounded them and held their guns ready to attack just in case.

"I'll go first and make arrangements," Rick said as he looked at Lilli. "Stay here till I give the okay."

Shane nodded as he pressed Lilli closer to him.

Cautiously, everyone stepped out of their cars. It was clear that they were uneasy. Eve's attack had caused everyone to hastily enter whatever car they could. Sara had been pulled into the truck with Daryl and Lucy. She threw the door open and quickly ran toward the RV.

"Sara!" Lucy screamed as she tried to grab the little girl, but her hand barely missed her.

The soldiers immediately raised their weapons as the girl ran.

"She's just a child!" Rick shouted as he grabbed Sara and pushed her behind him. The soldiers slowly lowered their guns. Suddenly, Sara pulled away from Rick as her eyes widened.

"Grandpa!" she shouted as she ran toward a man wearing a lab coat.

"Lower your weapons!" The man shouted as he ran toward his granddaughter. She jumped into the air and they hugged. Rick let out a sigh of relief. Were they really that lucky?

Sara cried as the man brushed her hair with his hands. "Sara!" he exclaimed as he hugged her again. It was clear that he couldn't believe she was actually there.

Rick's smile quickly lowered when he spotted Lilli. She slipped and nearly fell onto the hard pavement. It was clear that her fight with Eve had taken a bigger toll on her body than she had let on. Rick didn't look at the soldiers as he rushed for her. He had to be by her side to protect her from them, just in case.

"Dammit, Lils!" Shane shouted from inside the RV. The soldiers spotted her and quickly raised their weapons.

Lilli muttered something as she took a step toward the scientist. He looked up and spotted her. "Medic!" he shouted. "Lower your weapons, fuckwits!"

"Daddy!" she screamed as she used the last of her strength to run at him. She could barely reach him and he caught her as she fell to the ground.

"Lils!" He cried out and held her close.

"She did it," Lilli cried. Tears streamed down her face.

"What?" he asked.

"She killed Jessi," she cried. A group of doctors ran out with a gurney in tow. They quickly placed her on the gurney. Lilli murmured something as her eyes glazed over. The people around her rushed as they put needles into her arm and began to cut away her clothes.

"What's her name?" the lead female doctor asked. "Alex?"

"Lilli. Lilli Bennett," he replied as tears streamed down his face.

"Lilli, can you hear me?" the female asked as she opened the young woman's eyes. "I need you to stay conscious. Lilli!"

Lilli's hand shot out and she grabbed her father's coat. "She killed Jess. Mom killed Jessi," she said forcefully. Then her hand dropped as they placed a mask of oxygen over her mouth. Her body began to convulse as the doctor began to scream orders at her people. They rushed toward one of the buildings.

Dr. Bennett grabbed his granddaughter's hand and quickly followed the group and his daughter.

"Get them checked out and settled in!" he commanded the soldiers, not bothering to look back at anyone.

Shane started toward them when he was stopped by one of the soldiers. "You will all go in there to be checked out by some of our other doctors! If anyone is bit tell us now," another soldier commanded.

"What about Lilli? Where are they taking her?" Shane snarled.

"We need to make sure that you are all alright and then we can answer any questions that you may have," the other soldier answered.

Rick grabbed his friend's shoulder. "Come on, Shane," he whispered.

Shane allowed Rick to pull him away but he couldn't help but worry. Would they be able to save Lilli?

A/N: Quiet honestly, I've been waiting and waiting to post this chapter. It's was the reason why I wrote the story. The scenes just came to mind. I thoroughly enjoyed writing it. I put my characters through so much stuff. More answers coming up.

PlaneJane21 – I'm glad that my story has got you interested. Yes, I'm one of those who loves different types of zombies. I got the smart idea from "We're Alive" the podcast. Great podcast! I just tweaked their idea.