Chapter 6: Everyone I Know Goes Away In The End.

The train sped by the forest at a fast pace; faster than Kenny's RV could have ever gone. Though no matter how fast they went. No matter how far Kenny pushed the train to its limit. It would not be enough, for the hands of death were slowly overtaking them. And it would not stop until it took its victim.

Lee stood by Chuck as they looked at the Georgian landscape pass by. Ben sat by the other entrance alone. Clementine sat in a corner looking at Duck and Katja. Duck was barely breathing now. The tension inside was felt by everyone, for it was just a waiting game now. They were waiting for death to arrive, and to take Duck from his parents forever.

"It has to be hard for you? Three adults taking care of three kids with walkers trying to kill you. No disrespect son." Chuck said as Ben gave him an offended glare.

"We'll be fine. We've gone through just as much as anybody else." Lee said calmly.

"Still, for three months. I wonder how you guys made it. Six people aren't that many." Chuck said.

"There were more of us."

"The dead got them?"

"No"

"Ah, so the living turned on you. Fight the dead, but fear the living" Chuck said, but was soon interrupted by a fit of harsh coughing.

"Lee! Lee I need you to go get Kenny. Please." Katja choked out as she saw her son coughing blood out.

"Please Lee; can you get that of his face" she cried out as she saw the blood streaming down his face. Lee grabbed a rag and wiped it of his face. Lee looked solemn as he stared into Katja's blue teary eyes.

"Don't worry I'll get him." Lee said determinedly. Lee ran to the compartment room but stopped suddenly. Lee knew that Kenny was in denial. He knew that if it was anyone else that he would kill them, but his son. No, Kenny would never do it. He would run and take his chances. No matter what happened, Lee knew that it would come to a fight. Rather it would be a physical or verbal fight; only time would tell. Lee slowly opened the door and walked inside.

"You need to stop this train Kenny." Lee said, but all he got was a glare from Kenny as he looked at him and then went back to his controls.

"Kenny." Lee said as he showed Kenny the blood stained rag.

"What the hell is that?" Kenny growled.

"Your son's blood" Lee said.

"Get out of here Lee! We don't know that he is going to die. It's just a damn scratch! What is your problem?!"

"He's not going to get better Kenny. He's dying, and he's in pain. You know that; stop the train Kenny." Lee said gently.

"Fuck you Lee! I'm trying to take care of MY REAL FAMILY! Not that crap you had with Clementine and Carley. You don't know what it is to love someone!" Kenny yelled as he pushed the throttle at full speed; the train at its limit as it fled from the inevitable death of Duck. At this Lee wanted to rip Kenny's head of! How dare he say that! How dare he bring up Carley!

"Hershel was right. You are a coward! You won't be a man and help Katja when she's in need of it. You just sit here Kenny and let me do your job. Or better yet; let Katja do a man's job!"

"FUCK YOU!" Kenny yelled as he stood to his feet. "You want to go Lee!" his question was answered by Lee shoving him back.

"Yeah I do; someone has to knock some sense into you." Lee growled as his patience began to run out. Lee slowly got into his stance; knowing Kenny he would charge like a bull and hope he could end this in one hit. Lee knew this after the fight with Andy. Sure enough he was right as Kenny charged towards him, Kenny's fist raised to knock him out. Lee moved to side and let Kenny run into the console. As soon as he did Lee charged him and used his arm to choke him. Kenny threw a punch, but Lee deflected it with is elbow.

"I promised Katja that I would make you stop the train, and you better believe I will." Lee said as he dodged yet another punch.

"I don't give a fuck if you're an asshole and we don't get along! I am not letting Katja or Duck suffer because of your dumbass!" Lee yelled as he deflected a weak punch from Kenny.

"You want to hurt people because you're afraid! Losing Duck isn't enough for you; because you'll fucking lose everything acting like this. I'll kill you before I let that happened!" Lee yelled as he threw Kenny to the ground. Kenny gasped for air as his vision became blurry. He looked up to Lee. Lee saw that he was just a broken man who just realized his son would die. Kenny slowly stood up and pulled the lever back as the train slowly stopped.

Lee walked back to the group, Kenny slowly following him. They were soon greeted with Katja cradling Duck; her sweater soaked with Duck's blood. She could feel Duck's heart rate begin to slow down. His breathing began to have a rattle in it. For the past hour he could no longer move by himself; his face showing no reorganization of his mother. Katja knew that the son she loved with all her heart was dead; now a former shadow of whom he once was.

"Ken, I think it's time." Katja cried in pain; as she slowly lost her composure. Ducks breaths have now become short gasps of air. His body was burning up, his face became pale, and his eyes had a blue tint to them. At this point even ben knew what happened to Duck.

'Oh god no. Duck, I'm so sorry. God; what have I done. I got Carley and Duck killed, and it's all my fault. Damn it! Maybe Lilly should have shot me or the bandits when I got jumped. Then the group would have been safe.' Ben thought to himself as he saw Duck's life fade before him.

I think it is time to…God… I can't even say it. Kenny, you know what is going too happened to our son in a few moments. We can't let that happened… we can't let him become one of those monsters.

"But… what if he doesn't? Maybe he's immune and he won't-"

"Kenny, I love you so much. I love our son more than life itself, but I need you to listen to me. What you are saying; that duck will be ok… is foolish." Katja said, but as she did she felt that the pieces of her heart where ground up to fine powder as she saw all the hope leaving Kenny's face.

"Can't you just give him a pill honey; he could just fall asleep and move on painlessly like the dogs and cats. Right hon."

"Stop it, now is not the time."

"I mean this is our son!"

"I know, but you and I know it either we shoot him here or he turns." Katja said as she stroked Duck's head, fighting a losing battle to save her son. Duck has been unresponsive to her for the past hour. He couldn't even move or talk anymore.

"Let me do it Katja, I'm his father, I can do this. You shouldn't have to do it."

"Kenny we both know you can't do it, I don't want you to do this."

"I'll do it. No parent should have to go through with this; putting their son done. Let me do it." At this both Kenny and Katja looked at Lee's solemn face.

"If you can do this you would be doing this family a great service. Just let me and Kenny say our goodbyes first." Katja said as she lifted duck into her arms. She looked to Kenny and saw the hopelessness in his eyes.

"I can't honey, I'm so sorry, but I…

"Shhhhh. I understand, I'll say my goodbyes alone and let Lee end his pain… I love you so much Kenny." Katja said tearfully as she kissed him and walked into the forest, ducks raspy breaths was the only noise mad.

"Kenny! Go with her man; she needs you!"

"I can't! I just can't do it Lee." Kenny whispered bitterly as he saw Katja walk away. He felt as though he failed as a man. Lee looked on with pity and knelt by Clementine.

"Duck is going to die, isn't he." Clementine stated sadly. Despite all the times duck had annoyed her; she still befriended him and enjoyed his company. And knowing he would be gone forever was to much for her to bear. First Carley died, then Lilly, and now Duck.

"Yeah, and I'm going to make sure he doesn't come back as a walker. I know how tough it is to lose a friend, but-"

BAM!

A single gunshot echoed throughout the forest.

"What the hell. Kenny do you still have your gun on you?" Lee asked.

"Of course I do! It's right…" Kenny fell silent as he realized his gun was no longer in his back pocket. Kenny put two and two together and was horrified.

"Oh no. No no no no!" Kenny yelled out as he realized Katja was the one who had to put their son out of his misery and to prevent him from turning.

"This will never happened to you." Lee told Clementine. However eyes of doubt stared right him.

"You don't know that."

"Yes I do. I will kill every walker in Georgia if I have to. But now I need to check on Katja, so I need you to stay with Ben and Chuck. Lee said as he walked into the forest. Lee knew that he had to get Katja out of there before walkers showed up. Lee could not even began to imagine the grief going through her mind. All he knew was that they had to leave and fast. It took him a few minutes to arrive, but the scene that was in front of him was a nightmare.

"No! Katja!" Lee yelled in horror.

Clementine sat by the train, hoping that Lee and Katja would return soon. Its been a few minutes since he was gone, but to her it felt as though it was a few hours. She just hoped it would be over soon.

No! Katja! A yell echoed through the forest, Lees voice. Kenny ran into the forest. No one knew what was going on. Ben was up ahead pacing muttering to himself. He looked nervous. His hands shaking as he tried to calm his nerves.

"You know you will die like him as well." At this Clementine looked up to Chuck; his face grim and sad.

"No I won't, Lee would never let that happened."

"Lee is just one man, and besides…didn't Kenny say the same thing to Duck?" Chuck said as he walked back to the front of the train. A cold chill went through Clementine as she imagined if the roles were reversed. All of a sudden whatever chance of reaching Savannah was gone. In just one day they already lost half of their group.

Lee stood in horror as the blood soaked the ground, Katja's blood. In her hand was Kenny's pistol. The evidence was all there. She could no longer live without her son and decided to join him in death. The pain she must have gone through, God it must have been unbearable. Lee heard footsteps coming from behind and knew who it was by his sobs of pain and loss.

"Katja,please don't do this to me. oh god… oh fucking God no." Kenny cried out as he cried over the body of his wife. Lee felt bad that he had to beat Kenny earlier; no one should have ever had to deal with this tragedy. it seemed however tragedies like this have been more frequent since the apocalypse, and more are yet to come.

"Damn it, we shouldn't have let her come by herself. We should have been here." Lee muttered to himself.

A raspy breath interrupted the duo however. They both turned and saw an old oak tree, and there laid Duck living on borrowed time. It would not take much longer now. The end had come for Duck. Now it was just a matter of time. Would Lee or Kenny put him out of his misery, or would he turn into another monster of the undead army.

"Kenny, let me do this man. You shouldn't have to do something like this." Lee said as Kenny handed his gun to him. Lee looked at Duck and whispered,"I'm sorry Duck. You were a great kid and I hope your mom is waiting for you on the other side."

BAM!

Clementine stared intently at the path that Lee, Katja and Kenny ran through; the forest seemed to swallow them as they dissapered from her. Every second Lee was gone fear began to claw at heart. Those three should have been back my now. clementine knew something had to have gone wrong, but she hoped nothing did. However Chuck's words and Carley's death began to haunt her evenmore. What if Lee would to die? what would happened to her? No matter how hard she tried to avoid the question she knew the answer. She would be dead. Without Lee she would be alone; the others didnt know much about her, not like lee knew her. if Carley was still alive she would be somewhat better, but with her gone all she had was Lee.

Two shadows began to emerge from the murky darkness that hid the trail. It was Lee and Kenny, and Kenny was crying, but where was Katja? Kenny walked to the control room while Lee walked right past her. Clementine ran to his side and grabbed his hand. lee loked down at her, his grim face softened a little bit, but then turned grimer.

"Whers Katja Lee?"

"Clementine... Katja is dead." Lee said somberly," I'll tell you later, but first we have to get back on the train." Clementine looked at him sadly and pulled herself up. The train slowly groaned to life, and set of into the sun once more.

Ok and ch 6 is done. I would like to thank all of you for your reviews and help, and hey! 21 followers and 25 reviews... heck yeah! i would like to apologize that ch 6 is about a week late, i was out camping and couldnt find any wifi there. any way I hope you all enjoy this and i'll be working on ch 7. And know for a shout out to my reviewers :D

to Purplepox63010- I'm glad you loved that moment between Clem/Lee. you are like my #1 fan :D. thank you so much for your reviews. It's guys like you that help motivate me :)

to Trent- I'm glad you like my story. However i am not interested at all in writing a romantic story between Lee/Clem. That is not my style and will never be my style. However I'm sure some other author here will be happy to acept your challenge.

To the mysterious guest- Oh boy, pack your bags man cause you're going on a Feel trip. This is but the tip of the iceburg, the worst is yet to come. muhahahahaha... thats my evil laugh by the way :)

To Littlekidz- Well I'm happy that you liked it, though 2nd place. looks like I have to try harder. Anyway i hope you become a follower :)

Well untill next time, this is Rodan78 signing out for now.