A Regular Outbreak
Season Four: Friendships Divided
Episode Two: And the Snow keeps falling
15th of May, 2024, Midnight
Quick A/N; Yes, I know that Margaret being fine is just random…the whole point of that, was that it contributed to several factors. She was freezing, exhausted and was in serious pain. These factors contributed to making her almost immobile. If that makes sense…
The sky was pitch black, and snow continued to fall. The group had arrived at the hotel, only hours earlier, and none of them managed to fall asleep. Mordecai and Rigby bunked together in one of the rooms, Luke and Sean were in a room beside them, on separate beds, Alpha and Margaret shared a bed in the room beside Luke and Sean's room. And Vivian was by herself in the room beside that. Vivian lay awake in her room. She glanced around her. It was pitch black and she could hardly see anything.
The girl shivered and sat up on the bed. She glanced over at a nearby window and watched the snow collide with the window. It had been snowing for weeks, and there were no signs of it stopping. Vivian rubbed her eyes and blankly stared at the other side of the room. A burning rage continued to harbour inside of her soul. Her best friend; the only one who understood her, was shot dead.
The troubled woman kept having thoughts on wrapping her hands around the killer's neck. Avenging her brother's death. Though the rest of the group supported her, Alpha kept a distance away from her. He was sure she was going to snap at any point.
He had a right to be afraid. He had murdered someone in cold blood. Vivian had her doubts about it being an accident. He murdered Axel! Shot him right in the neck, and he was going to pay for that. Vivian had it on good authority that Alpha held a grudge against Axel. She didn't know what it was about, but she knew it.
Vivian laid back down on the bed and pulled the blankets over her body. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep. In the room beside her, Alpha never got to sleep. He had been lying awake since they arrived at the hotel. He felt extremely guilty for shooting his former acquaintance. The wolf turned over and glanced at the red robin lying beside him. He tapped her on the shoulder and she faced Alpha, clearly she'd not fallen asleep yet either.
"Mhhm, yeah…?" Margaret rubbed her eyes and glanced at the wolf. "Did you need something?" She yawned.
"I…just wanted to…talk for a second." Alpha rubbed the back of his neck. "I…just, I don't know what to do…" Alpha sighed.
"This is about Axel, right?" Margaret asked, running one of her wings through the wolf's hair. "Look Alpha…" Margaret retracted her wing. "You shot him, alright? He's dead, and there's nothing can do to change that. If you just leave Vivian alone for a while, maybe she'll get over it." The robin continued. "I mean, she can't hold a grudge on you for forever." She shrugged.
"You'd be surprised." Alpha sighed. "Wounds like that don't heal that fast. She's still grieving, though…and she still hates my guts. And you know how many times she has tried to kill me today." Alpha replied. "She's gonna end up killing me at some point." Alpha added.
"You're overreacting." Margaret smirked. "Just leave it, I'm sure she'll be over it." She added.
"Over the death of her best friend? I doubt it." Alpha turned back over and faced away from the robin. "Goodnight I guess…" Alpha sighed. Margaret glanced at the wolf and shook her head. The robin turned over and faced away from the wolf and closed her eyes.
At the same time, the two kids of the group were talking. Both of them sitting on the sides of their beds. "…no, it's not." Sean shook his head and glanced over at Luke. Luke mirrored his actions.
"Yes. This 'plan' of yours just isn't working." Luke argued. "These people are fighting amongst themselves." Luke added.
"How do you know? You're just a kid." Sean folded his arms. "And besides, even if we are. There's nothing we can do about it." Sean sighed. "Whats the point of even talking about it?" The wolf glanced at him.
"Because I don't want to see anyone else die. Too many people have died already." Luke sighed. "And I don't want to see you get killed." Luke glanced at the other wolf. Sean noticed the distraught look on Luke's face and sighed.
"I won't get killed, and neither will anyone else." Sean reassured him. "I promise." He smiled at him. Luke glanced at Sean with a confused face. "What?" Sean asked.
"You can't promise something as impossible as that. It's not like you can control the group. Or fate." Luke shrugged.
"You're such a downer." Sean shook his head.
"Whatever, just take my advice." Luke rolled his eyes.
Nearby, the final two group members were lying next to each other. The smaller one of the two looked over at his taller friend. "Mordecai…?" He tapped him on the shoulder. "You awake?" He asked.
"I've been awake the whole time. I haven't slept a wink all night." Mordecai turned over and looked at his smaller companion. "You needed something?" The blue jay asked.
"I'm just concerned about Vivian." The raccoon explained. "She's…um…what's the word…?" Rigby asked.
"Unstable?" Mordecai suggested.
"Yeah, that's the word." The raccoon replied. "Can we do anything for her?" He asked.
"I don't think so, all people grieve differently. I assume she just wants vengeance on Alpha. He killed her best friend, dude." Mordecai explained. "So…that's fair, right?" Mordecai added.
"I guess, but is vengeance really the answer?" The raccoon asked.
"Well…not really. But as I said before, all people grieve differently." Mordecai replied. "I mean, you remember how we grieved when your brother got killed? And Riley? What about Felix and Micheal?" Mordecai named them all.
"God…I forgot all about them…" Rigby sighed. "I miss them all." He added. Mordecai shook his head and sat up. He leant against the back of the bed and folded his arms. "We couldn't have saved any of them, could we?" Rigby asked, leaning against the back of the bed, copying his friend.
"Don't worry about that dude." Mordecai rubbed his friend's shoulder. "Try not to think about that." He added.
"How can I not think about it?" Rigby looked up at the bird. "They're all gone…" He sighed.
"I know you can't NOT think about it, but think about this; we're still alive. And so is Sean." Mordecai explained. "We gotta stay strong for him. I ain't always gonna be here to convince you, aswell." Mordecai added.
"No, you aren't leaving." Rigby glared at his friend. "How dare you say such things." He scolded his friend.
"I was just-…" "Just go to sleep." Rigby interrupted him. "We got a big day tomorrow." The raccoon laid back on the bed and turned away from the blue jay.
"Night…" Mordecai frowned. "I love you…" Mordecai laid back on his side of the bed and turned away.
"You too." Rigby closed his eyes and eventually fell asleep.
Nobody got a good night's sleep that night.
A few hours later, the sun rose and light began passing through the windows of Sean and Luke's room. Sean turned over in his bed and yawned. The wolf opened his eyes. "Alright…time to…" Sean looked over at Luke's bed, but was surprised to notice that Luke wasn't in his bed.
"Luke?" Sean called his friend's name. "Dude?" Sean sat up on his bed. The kid stretched and glanced over at the bathroom door. He tiptoed over to the door and walked in. Luke wasn't in there. Sean looked over at the sink and turned on the faucet, but obviously no water came out.
The kid shook his head and turned his attention to his missing friend. "Luke!" Sean raised his voice. He walked back into the main room. The kid walked over to the door of the hotel room and pulled open the door.
"…maybe if I…no…" Sean breathed a sigh of relief to hear that his friend was alright. Sean noticed his friend downstairs, sitting in a car in the parking lot. The voice of his friend was muffled, so he couldn't hear him very well.
"He's talking to himself?" Sean cocked an eyebrow. The kid walked down the stairs and towards the car. Luke was too busy searching through the car for supplies that he didn't notice Sean approaching.
Luke reached under his chair and pulled out a bag of sour candy. "I mean, what if he doesn't accept?" Luke continued speaking to himself. He opened the bag of candy and peered inside. Sean crouched under Luke's window in the front of the car and listened to what Luke was saying.
"I mean, I can't just say; 'Oh hey! I've known you for a day or two, and I think I love you!'" Luke rolled his eyes and pulled out a handful of sour candies. Sean cocked an eyebrow and glanced up at the window of the car.
"I hope these aren't passed their use-by date." Luke threw a few in his mouth and put the packet in his backpack. "Maybe Sean'll like these. He mentioned earlier he did." Luke shrugged. Sean was too busy contemplating about what Luke was saying, that he didn't notice Luke open the door and smash Sean in the head, knocking him out.
"What the?" Luke glanced around the door. "Oh, shit." Luke quickly passed through the door and shut it behind him. "Dude?" He knelt over his friend's unconscious body.
"…yeah sure dude. I'll hold you to that." Mordecai laughed with his friend, as the door to his room opened and he passed through it with Rigby. Mordecai glanced over the balcony and noticed Sean's body on the cement below. "Oh dude." Mordecai ran down the stairs, with his friend following him close behind.
"What happened?" Mordecai asked, approaching the body.
"I don't know! I was just searching this car for supplies, and when I opened the door, it hit his head or something." Luke explained. "I didn't even know he was there." Luke added.
"He's just unconscious, so he's fine." Mordecai studied the wolf.
Mordecai glanced up at the hotel, after hearing the sound of another door opening. Alpha and Margaret passed through and glanced over the balcony. "I heard the commotion, what's going on?" Alpha asked.
"It's nothing important." Mordecai answered, glancing at Luke.
"I'll go wake up the she-devil, so we can get moving then." Alpha shrugged and slowly walked over to the room beside his. He knocked on the door and waited for it to open.
Eventually it did and Vivian glanced at Alpha. "What do you want, asshole?" She asked, in a matter-of-fact tone.
"I think it's time to go." Alpha replied, unfazed by the insult. "We're ready when you are." Alpha rolled his eyes and walked down the stairs of the hotel. "You guys ready?" Alpha asked, approaching Mordecai and Rigby.
"Yeah, I'll carry him." Mordecai reached under Sean's back and picked him up. "Let's make a move." Mordecai glanced over at Rigby. Luke slowly approached the raccoon and stood beside him. The survivors glanced at Margaret and Vivian as they slowly descended the stairs.
"So…where are we going?" Vivian asked, glancing at the blue jay. "I assume we have a destination?" Vivian added.
"Yeah, we're thinking of heading down the road. There are a few towns between here and the northern border of Colorado." Mordecai explained.
"How do you know that?" The robin asked, with genuine curiosity.
"I used to vacation in Colorado. Not very often though." The blue jay shrugged. "Though, we didn't go further than the northern border." He added.
"That seems like a good idea." Alpha agreed.
"Nobody asked you." Vivian glanced over at the wolf.
"You just did!" Alpha exclaimed, throwing his arms up.
"Don't get fucking smart at me." Vivian threatened. "Remember your place with me." She added.
"Stop threatening me! I know you're pissed because I killed your friend, but it was accidental!" Alpha shouted.
"I doubt it." Vivian folded her arms. Mordecai and Rigby glanced at each other with worried looks. Luke glanced at Sean, whose ears were moving. Sean's eyes slowly opened. "He's awake." Sean pointed out.
"Put…me down…" Sean held his head for a second. Mordecai obliged and put the kid down slowly. Sean stumbled for a second and leant against the car. Luke glanced at him with a worried face, before turning back to the two fighting survivors.
"Yeah, and you're so perfect?" Vivian shouted.
"What are you even saying?! You don't even know what you're arguing about!" Alpha shouted back. Margaret approached Alpha. "If you're gonna try to win this argument, you have to actually know what you're saying." Alpha added.
"Oh…I oughta…" "Oughta what? What're you going to do? Kill me?" Alpha mocked her. "You don't have the guts!" Alpha growled at her.
"Come on guys! Stop arguing! We have a long journey to make, and we don't need this!" Rigby exclaimed. "This is just a petty fight! Seriously, get over it!" Rigby added.
"Shut up Rigby! I've heard enough out of you! Just let us settle this ourselves!" Vivian snapped at the raccoon.
Margaret pat Alpha on the shoulder. "Stop, just leave her." She whispered to him. "Please." She begged.
"No." He answered. "She needs to understand that she can't keep threatening to kill me." Alpha brushed her off. "Just…stand back." Alpha warned.
"You know, if I killed you right now, it'll all be over." Vivian explained. "Why not just let me end it all? Eh?" Vivian put a hand on her hip, trying to make Alpha think she had a gun, even though she didn't.
Alpha looked down at her hip and looked back up at her face. It was filled with anger. "You wouldn't." Alpha glared at her.
"Why not?" Vivian asked, confused.
"Because there are children here, plus the sound would already attract walkers." Alpha explained.
"Speaking of walkers…" Luke pointed down the road. The whole horde of walkers were slowly limping down the tarmac. "They must've followed us from Fowler." Sean said.
"I got nothing to lose then." Vivian closed her eyes for a second. She had to do it. She quickly reached over at Mordecai's hip, where his pistol was holstered and pulled it out. She aimed it at Alpha. She pulled the trigger a bullet came flying out.
There was only a few seconds to act. Margaret was closest and she only had one thing in mind; save Alpha's life.
"No!" Margaret threw Alpha out of the way. Suddenly, the bullet pierced the robin's skull and went straight into her brain. The robin fell to her knees and collapsed onto the cement.
"Oh my god!" Rigby exclaimed. There were a few seconds of shock. Nobody moved and all of them just stared at the body of Margaret.
Vivian stared at the body of her friend in shock. It wasn't supposed to go like this! Alpha was supposed to die, not her!
Mordecai quickly ran at Vivian and pushed her against the wall of the hotel. "Drop. The. Gun." Mordecai ordered, trying not to cry. Vivian dropped the gun and Luke quickly ran and picked it up. Luke ran over to Rigby and handed the gun to the raccoon.
"No…" Alpha crouched in front of Margaret's body. Walkers were coming from almost every direction.
"There are walkers coming." Sean glanced at the horde that was approaching from the south. "We need to go!" Sean exclaimed, looking at Mordecai who was just staring into Vivian's eyes.
"Why…why Vivian…?" Mordecai held her against the wall.
"Dude! We need to go! Let's just leave her!" Rigby shouted, beginning to panic. "Make a decision!" Rigby added.
"Your not coming with us…" Mordecai let her go, she fell down the wall and landed on the cement below. Vivian didn't make any noise or try to argue with him, she just sat there. She brought her knees up to her face, still coming to terms with what she did.
"We gotta go!" Mordecai shouted. "Come on." He grabbed Luke and Sean's paws and began running to the west, back onto the snowy terrain. Rigby knelt beside Alpha.
"I'm sorry…but we have to go." Rigby pulled Alpha up. They glanced at the hotel, and noticed a few walkers come out from around the corners of the hotel and approach Vivian.
"Let's go!" Rigby pulled Alpha away and they ran into the snow, running after the other three survivors. As they ran into the snow, Alpha glanced back and saw Vivian getting devoured by walkers, while other walkers fed on Margaret's carcass. Alpha and Rigby caught up to Mordecai, Sean and Luke and looked behind them. "What now?" Rigby asked, panting as they approached them.
"I…I don't know! I'm still…a little shocked." Mordecai held his head for a second. "Get your head together man!" Rigby attempted to help his friend. "I…she was my best friend…" Mordecai sat in the snow. The sounds of moaning were getting closer, the walkers were following them.
Rigby knew he had to do something, he had to step up. The raccoon slapped his friend in the face. "Move!" He shouted, startling the bird. Mordecai quickly stood up, glancing at the raccoon in shock. "Let's go!" Rigby shouted, pushing Mordecai along. Mordecai grabbed the kid's paws once again and began running through the snow, with Rigby and Alpha following them close behind. It continued to snow, eventually intensifying to the point where they could hardly see the way in front of them.
Rigby put his arm in front of him as he continued to run, blocking his face from any incoming snow.
Luke let go of Mordecai and shivered. "It's…so cold…" Luke's teeth began to chatter.
"We can't stop now! Just try to deal with it until we can find another place to camp that's FAR away from here." Rigby looked over at the freezing wolf. Sean would continue to glance back at Luke, as they continued to run. Even after all of this, he still had to confront him over what he was talking about in the car back at the hotel.
Though, due to the massive snowstorm, he doubted they'd be able to talk about it anytime soon.
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