AN: This is the last chapter of me following the main plot of the actual tv show, I'm going off on my own plot, so I hope you stick around. Thank you to MiniHorseMeadow, galwidanatitud, Faelyght, and Shadow knight1121 for reviewing, and thank you mezzabe for following this story :)

Song: Sia - Reaper.

~ Chapter 10 ~

Glenn opened the door and Daryl walked in carrying Violet in his arms, her head was rolled into the crook of his neck, having passed out a few seconds ago. Everyone stood up and Beth ran over.

"Is she okay?" Beth asked and Daryl nodded.

"Move," He said to Maggie who was on the couch and he put her down. "Rick and Shane ain't back?"

"No," Lori replied.

"We heard a shot," Daryl explained.

"Maybe they found Randall-"

"We found him," Daryl interjected. "He's a walker."

"Did you find the walker that did this?" Hershel asked.

"The weird thing was...he wasn't bit," Glenn said.

"Violet said his neck was snapped...by Shane," Daryl explained.

"That's not possible, she must be lying!" Lori snapped.

"Shane did that to her!" Daryl snapped back. "Shane took Randall from the shed. Took Violet too. She said he attacked Randall and she tried to get him off of him and then he snapped his neck. Then he went after her, knocked her out, and strangled her. If ya don't believe me, look at her neck, and look at her face. The worst thing is, that this isn't the first time I've had to carry her out from the woods after being attacked by him. He did it a few nights ago, that son of bitch would've raped her or somethin' if I hadn't of got there in time!"

"Can you please get back out there and find Rick and Shane," Lori begged. "Find out what is going on," Daryl looked taken aback from the fact that Lori had clearly ignored everything he had just said. He looked back at Violet and then he nodded his head and left.

Violet groaned and then her eyes fluttered open, and she was met with Beth's big eyes and huge smile.

"Are you okay?" She asked and Violet sat up, holding her head.

"What Daryl said, is it true?" Hershel asked. "Shane attacked you? Tonight and a few nights ago?" She nodded her head.

"Where's Daryl?" Violet looked around the room and she couldn't see him.

"He's gone to find Rick and Shane," Glenn said.

They all heard groaning and they all paused. Violet got to her feet and she pulled out her knife. They all walked over to the door and Daryl was standing on the porch. Lori ran back inside and Violet walked up next to Daryl and he nodded at her.

"Walkers," Carol whispered.

"I can't find him! I can't find Carl!" Lori ran back out, panic in her tone.

"Maybe he's hiding," Glenn said.

"He's meant to be upstairs! I'm not leaving without my boy!" Lori cried.

"We're gonna' find him," Carol assured her and they ran back inside.

"What do we do?" Violet asked and Maggie grabbed her hand.

Hershel came out with the gun bag and he started to hand them out. Maggie handed one to Violet and she shook her head.

"I can't shoot," She replied.

"Violet, you need it," Maggie pushed and Violet slipped the gun into her belt.

"We ain't got the numbers. Ain't no use," Daryl said.

"You can go if you want," Hershel replied, loading up his gun.

"You gonna' take them all on?" Daryl asked.

"We have guns and we have cars," Hershel retorted.

"We kill them all," Andrea crouched down by the bag and pulled out a gun. "Then we use the cars to get them off the farm."

"You serious?" Daryl looked over at Hershel.

"This is my farm and I'll die here," Hershel said.

"Hershel, don't say that," Violet muttered.

"It's true. This farm goes down. I'm going with it."

"Alright, it's a good a night as any," Daryl jumped over the railings and Violet rolled her eyes and she followed after him.

They all went for the cars and Daryl pulled her over to his bike. She paused and he got onto the bike.

"Get on, girl," He ordered and he revved the engine. Violet quickly got on and she wrapped her arms around his waist.

He drove down to the fence where the barn was up in flames. He held out his gun and started firing shots. Violet pulled the gun from her belt and she got off the bike.

"Get back on!" Daryl snapped.

"Nope, I'm helping," She raised the gun and started firing shots. Most of them missed, but the occasional one hit a walker in the head.

The rest of them drove around in the cars, firing bullets from the windows. Violet stepped back and then the car T-Dog and Andrea were in came thundering towards her. She dived out of the way and the car sped past her. She felt her ribs crying in pain and she gripped her side.

Jimmy pulled up in the RV and she quickly went inside. The walkers broke through the fence and Violet got into the front seat. Daryl drove over and Jimmy leaned out the window.

"Maybe Rick and Shane started the fire, drive around and have a look," Daryl ordered and Jimmy nodded his head. They drove off towards the barn and Violet pulled out her gun and started taking out some of the walkers from the window.

"HEY!" Violet looked over and saw Rick and Carl standing on the platform next to the barn.

"Over there!" Violet pointed out to Jimmy and he drove over. Rick and Carl jumped onto the roof and the walkers began to crowd around the RV. "Jimmy lets go," Violet got up out of the seat and walked into the back. Jimmy followed her and she grabbed a knife from the sink and she slipped it into her belt. She climbed back into the front seat and went to open the door.

Suddenly the other door opened and Jimmy screamed. Violet spun around and saw the walkers biting into his legs and then they crawled up his body and bit into his neck.

"Jimmy!" She screamed and then the door opened and Rick pulled her out by her collar. "Jimmy!"

"We need to go!" Rick ordered and he pulled her along behind him and Carl. They began running through the walkers and Rick pointed at the trees. "Into the woods."

Violet heard Carl crying and she reached out and grabbed his hand and they sprinted off into the trees, with the walkers hot on their heels. Violet pulled out her gun and gripped onto it tight, mimicking Rick's actions.

"Rick! We need to go back!" Violet yelled and they began to run along the edge of the farm, using the trees as protection.

"We're heading back to the farmhouse!" Rick shouted back and she looked through the trees and saw they were nearby. She saw Hershel firing shots at the walkers and she pulled on Rick's arm when she saw the walker approaching Hershel from behind.

"RICK!" She screeched and Rick ran towards Hershel and shot the walker in the head. Carl gripped onto her side and she hugged him tight.

"Did you see Lori?" Rick asked urgently.

"I don't know what happened," Hershel replied and he reached out and squeezed Violet's shoulder.

"Lori! Did you see Lori?" He yelled.

"No!" Hershel snapped back and Rick rubbed his forehead.

"We need to go!" Violet pulled on Hershel's top.

"It's my farm!" Hershel yelled back.

"Hershel we need to go!" Violet grabbed his hand and began to pull him towards the car. Hershel started firing shots and hitting the walkers away. Carl and Rick got into the front seat and Violet ran back for Hershel and she pushed him into the car and she got in, slamming the door shut and Rick drove off.

They drove off down the dirt road and Hershel stared at the retreating silhouette of his farm. Violet reached over and grabbed his hand and she kissed the back of it. His sadness was apparent on his face and she hugged his side.

...

They drove until the sun rose and morning set in. They were heading to the highway, hoping that everyone else was there. Violet hoped that Daryl was okay and she hoped he would be there when they got there.

Rick pulled up in the graveyard of cars and Violet finally let go of Hershel's hand and he flashed her a weak smile.

They got out the car and Violet saw the sign they'd left for Sophia. Carl grabbed her hand and hugged her side and they walked over to the sign.

"Where's mom?" Carl asked. "You said she'd be here. We gotta' go back for her."

"Carl-"

"No, what are we doing? It's mom," Carl explained. "We need to get her and not be safe a mile away."

"Sh, okay," Rick crouched down in front of him. "Be quiet, please."

"Please, its mom," Carl said and Violet squeezed his shoulder.

"Carl, listen-"

"No," He cried and then walked off. Rick went to follow after him, but Hershel stopped him.

"Rick," Hershel said. "You've got to get your boy to safety. I'll wait here for my girls and the others. I know a few places-"

"Where's safe?" Rick questioned and Violet walked over and stood next to Hershel.

"We can't split up," Violet said. "We need to wait for everyone, no more splitting up."

"Please, keep your boy safe. Hide in the cars, if a walker gets me, so be it-"

"Hershel, don't say things like that," Violet interjected. "No one's doing anything. We're all staying here and we're going to wait for everyone."

"I've lost my farm. My wife, and maybe my daughters-"

"You don't know that," Rick butted in. "They'll be here."

"And you don't know that," Hershel replied.

"You're supposed to be a man of god!" Rick hissed in Hershel's face and Violet stepped in between them.

"Back off," Violet said firmly. "No one's going anywhere. We're all staying here and waiting."

Rick walked off and Violet grabbed Hershel's hand and walked over to the truck. They sat down on the edge of it.

"Beth and Maggie will be here," Violet assured him.

"You don't know that," Hershel replied, resting his shotgun in his lap.

"They'll be here."

"That redneck-"

"Daryl," She corrected him.

"Daryl, do you think he'll be here?" Hershel asked.

"Of course. If anyone's going to come here. It's him," Violet replied.

"Do you like him?"

"Yeah, I do."

"I know I'm not your father, but I feel like I need to talk to you about the problems with you and Daryl," He explained.

"You're the closest person I've got to a father, but Hershel it's my choice," She said and he nodded his head.

"I know, and I'm not going to stop you. I can see the way he looks at you, but please be careful," He reached out and squeezed her hand and she nodded her head.

"I will be."

"Walkers!" Rick exclaimed and they both got off the truck and hid around the side of it. Violet raised her gun and she heard their groans as they aimlessly walked through the graveyard of cars. Rick gestured for them to walk around the truck as they passed.

"I don't know how long we can stay here," Hershel said.

"I'm not leaving without mom," Carl reminded Rick and he nodded his head.

"So, we're just going to walk away, not knowing if my wife, your girls are still out there?" Rick questioned.

"You've only got one concern and that is keeping him alive," Hershel looked at Carl and Violet nodded in agreement.

"Carl," Rick crouched down in front of him. "It's not safe here. I'm sorry-"

The rumbling of Daryl's bike echoed around and they all stood up straight and looked over to see him and Carol riding over. Violet's eyes widened and a huge smile broke out on her face. Then they were followed by another car and the blue truck. Hershel smiled over at her and he squeezed her hand.

They walked out from around the truck and Daryl pulled up on his bike. He got off, having not looked over at her. Violet ran over and hugged him from behind. He jolted forward slightly and he smirked in response.

"I thought I lost ya," He whispered.

"I just felt like rolling around in another mud pit," She smirked against his back. She pulled away from him as the other cars pulled up.

Carl and Rick ran forwards embracing Lori. Maggie came running out from the car and ran over to Hershel. Violet walked over and hugged both of them. Beth came running over and they opened their arms and she ran into the middle of them.

"Where did you find everyone?" Rick asked Daryl.

"He had his tail lights zig zagging across the road. Knew he had to be Asian driving like that," Daryl said and Glenn laughed.

"Good one," He smirked.

"Where's the rest of us?" Daryl asked.

"We're the only ones who've made it so far," Rick explained.

"Shane?" Lori asked and Rick shook his head.

"Andrea?" Glenn asked.

"She saved me and then I lost her," Carol explained.

"We saw her go down," T-Dog added.

"Patricia?" Violet asked.

"They got her too," Beth whimpered and Violet nodded her head, holding back her tears. "They took her right from me..." Violet held her tight and kissed her head. "W-What about Jimmy?"

"I was with him in the RV. They got him and then Rick pulled me out of the RV," Violet explained and Beth started crying. "Sorry."

"You definitely saw Andrea go down?" Carol asked.

"There were walkers everywhere," Lori said.

"Did you see her?" Carol pushed.

"I'm gonna' go back," Daryl walked over to his bike.

"I'll come with you," Violet said.

"No," Rick said firmly.

"We can't just leave her," Daryl replied.

"You don't even know she's there," Lori explained.

"If she's alive, she isn't going to be there. She'll be somewhere else," Rick looked over at Daryl and he looked down at the ground.

"So we're not even gonna' look for her?" Glenn asked.

"We gotta' keep moving," Rick said and Violet looked over at the walker, which was stumbling over.

"I say head east," T-Dog said from the door of the blue truck.

"Stay off the main road," Daryl grabbed his crossbow. "The bigger the road the more walkers. The more assholes like this one," He raised his crossbow and fired an arrow at the walker.

"Let's go," Rick said and they all split off and got into the red truck and the car. Daryl pulled Violet into his side and kissed her forehead.

"Ya ridin' with me."

"I'm not sure-"

"It ain't a question," He replied and he got onto his bike and she slipped on behind him. Rick drove off in the red truck and the car followed, then Daryl rode behind them.

Violet wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head against his back. She was glad that he was here and she was glad that everyone had made it off the farm. Well, everyone she really cared about, apart from Patricia. Shane was gone, that was the good thing. She didn't care how he died, she was just glad he was gone.

...

The car horn beeped and they all pulled over on the small road. Daryl turned off the engine and they both got off the bike, and everyone got out of the vehicles. Rick jogged over and Daryl looked over at him.

"Ya run out?" He asked.

"We're running low on fuel," He replied.

"We can't stay here," Violet said.

"We can't all fit in one car," Glenn walked over and Rick sighed.

"We'll make a run for gas tomorrow," He explained.

"Spend the night here?" Carol asked.

"It's freezing," Carl shivered.

"We'll build a fire," Lori assured him.

"I'll go out lookin' for fire wood. So, stay close," Daryl grabbed his crossbow and Rick began to pace around. "How you doin' on ammo?"

"Not enough," Rick replied.

"We can't just sit here with our ass's hanging out," Violet said.

"Watch your mouth," Hershel glared at her and she rolled her eyes. "Everyone stop panicking and listen to Rick."

"Alright, we set up a perimeter. In the morning we'll find gas and supplies. We'll keep pushing on," Rick dictated.

"Glenn and I can make a run now," Maggie suggested.

"No, we stay together," Rick massaged the side of his head and Violet could see the stress in his eyes. "God forbid something happens and people are left stranded without a car."

"Rick we're stranded now," Glenn pointed out and Rick sighed.

"I know it looks bad, we've all been through hell and worse, but at least we found each other. I wasn't sure, but we did. We're together. Let's keep it that way," Rick explained. "We'll find shelter somewhere. There's gotta' be a place."

"Rick look around, okay there's walkers everywhere. They're migrating or something-"

"There has to be a place," Rick growled. "We have to find a safe place."

"Even if we do find a place and we think it's safe. We can never be sure for how long, look at what happened to the farm," Violet said. "We fooled ourselves into thinking it was safe, and it wasn't."

"We won't make that mistake again," Hershel retorted.

"We'll make camp tonight over there," Rick pointed to the brick structure. "Get on the road at the brink of day."

"What if the walkers come and another group like Randall's?" Beth asked.

"Ya know I found Randall right. He'd turned, but he hadn't been bit," Daryl explained.

"How's that possible?" Beth asked.

"Violet told us what Shane did," Maggie said.

"Shane killed Randall...snapped his neck. Violet saw him do it," Daryl said and Violet looked into Rick's eyes.

"We're all infected," Rick spoke up and everyone stared over at him, shock on their faces.

"What?" Daryl said.

"At the CDC...Jenner told me, whatever it is, we all carry it."

"Why didn't you say something before?" Violet snapped. "We have a right to know!"

"Would it have made a difference?"

"Would have a made a big difference," Violet growled.

"You knew this whole time?" Glenn asked.

"How could I have known for sure? You saw how crazy he-"

"That wasn't your call!" Glenn hissed. "When I found out about the walkers in the barn. I told everyone."

"Well I thought it would be best if you didn't know."

"Just because you're out leader, doesn't mean you get to keep shit like that from us," Violet said and Rick stared back at her, then walked off.

"You okay?" Daryl asked and she nodded her head.

"Fine," She muttered.

...

Night had fallen and Daryl had lit a fire. Violet sat down staring into the flames and Beth sat nearby with Hershel. She threw little sticks into the fire and watched everyone walk around. Daryl walked over and threw more wood onto the fire. Carl was sat next to Violet, wrapped up in a blanket.

Everyone was hugging their loved ones and Violet felt the pain of the missing piece of her heart her brother held up and she wished he was here right now. She hung her head low and blinked back her tears. She heard Daryl sigh and then he sat down next to her. He pulled out a blanket and he wrapped it over her shoulders. She smiled at him and he nodded back at her.

"We aren't safe with him. Keeping that from us," Carol said and they both looked over at her.

"No, Rick's done alright by me," Daryl replied.

"He's stressed, you try being the leader," Violet said and she ran a hand through her hair.

"Your his henchman," Carol looked over at Daryl and he sighed.

"What do ya want?" He asked.

"A man with honor," Carol picked at the sticks on the ground.

"Rick has honor," Daryl retorted.

Rick walked over and most of them got to their feet. Violet stayed on the ground wrapped in the blanket.

"I'm not standing around here waiting for another herd to blow through," Maggie explained.

"No one's going anywhere!" Rick hissed.

"Do something," Carol said.

"I am!" Rick snapped. "I'm keeping this group together! Alive! I've been doing that all along, not matter what! I didn't ask for this! I killed my best friend for you people! For gods sake!"

Violet smirked and she wiped her forehead. She could see the pain and loss on Rick's face, but she didn't feel any attachment to Shane. She was glad he was gone.

"You saw what he was like...How he pushed me, how he compromised us, how he threatened us...Hell, he punched Violet in front of us all and we all turned a blind eye! He staged the whole Randall thing, did it all so he could put a bullet in my back. He took Violet out with him, because he was planning on killing her along with Randall! He gave me no choice! He was my friend, but he came after me!" Carl started crying and Lori held him close to her body. Violet looked over at Daryl who was looking right back at her.

"My hands are clean!" Rick looked around at them all. "Maybe you people are better off without me. Go ahead. I say there's a place for us, but maybe there isn't. Maybe I'm fooling myself. W-Why don't you go find out for yourself. Send me a postcard! Go on there's the door. You can do better, see how far you get...no takers fine. But let's get one thing straight. You staying, this isn't a democracy anymore!"

...

Hershel, Beth, Maggie, Glenn and Carol had fallen asleep by the fire and Lori and Carl were leaning against the wall asleep in each other's arms. Rick was patrolling the small fence and T-Dog was sitting down on the wall, keeping a watchful eye on the area.

Violet still had the blanket wrapped around her and she stared into the fire. She admired Rick, his speech was something that hit home for her. She believed in him and she didn't judge him on killing Shane, someone was going to do it one day. He wasn't right in the head.

Violet looked over at Daryl who was sat next to her. He was chewing on the side of his thumb. She reached over and pulled it away from his mouth. She intertwined her fingers with his and gave his hand a squeeze.

"Bad habit?" She whispered.

"Yeah," He muttered and he stared down at their hands. "Are ya glad he's gone?"

"Yeah...I-I thought...I really thought he was going to kill me out there...the look in his eyes, it wasn't normal."

"He's gone now."

"I know, and that's fine...it's just I was terrified out there and once he snapped Randall's neck...the look on his face, then he started to chase after me and...and I-" Daryl wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his side. She choked back a sob, not wanting to disturb everyone else.

"He ain't here no more...so he can't hurt ya no more," Daryl kissed her on the head and she wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Are we gonna' make it through this?" She asked.

"Yeah, we'll make it."