Chapter 2
This chapter starts to diverge from the episode a little bit.
As they slowly make their way through the woods away from the herd, Michonne and Heath support Scott who is fading faster. Michonne's thoughts once again return to those left at Alexandria. She thinks of Carl left to protect Judith without his dad. Oh god, Rick! Glenn still has the radio so she can't contact him. Last time she saw him he was going to get the RV by himself. They are closer to Rick than Alexandria. "We should find Rick." Heath turns to her confused, "We should go back to Alexandria, Scott needs medical attention." Michonne stops walking and turns to look at Heath, "There are enough medical supplies in the RV to replace Scott's bandages and its much closer to us than Alexandria. Plus we need to get Scott off this leg." Heath doesn't budge. Michonne pleads, "We can't leave Rick out there alone. Please." He reluctantly agrees and they head toward the direction Rick was going.
Michonne's mind is swarmed with paranoid thoughts about Rick's safety. He should not have gone alone. What if he is hurt or worse? If only she had that radio. Why haven't Glenn and Nicholas gotten the building lit up yet? She tries to put these thoughts out of her mind and focus on going in the right direction. Michonne and Heath are growing very tired under the weight of Scott's tall frame. They reach the road only to hear the faint sounds of walkers groaning in the distance. "That sounds like its coming from Rick's direction!" Heath gives her a reassuring look, "He shouldn't be too much farther."
As they get to the top of a hill she can barely make out the RV down the road. She lets out a big sigh but she can't let her self lose focus, he could still be in danger. As they get closer they notice all the walkers lying on the ground around the RV while a group are still pounding on the outside. Michonne takes Scott's arm from around her shoulders and starts to sprint toward the large vehicle. Heath calls out to her, "Wait up!" She starts to panic. Where is Rick? She gets to the RV with her adrenaline pumping taking down several walkers as she fights her way to the door. "Rick!" She kills the last walker and stops before opening the door. Her mind jumps to the worst outcomes. What if he's dead? She swings open the door and she can finally breathe again.
Rick is sitting on the floor behind the drivers seat with his arms wrapped around his knees and his head down. She can't help but be overwhelmed. With misty eyes and a raspy voice she says his name, "Rick." He slowly lifts his head and looks up at her but the expression on his face makes her heart stop. "What happened?" She slides down next to him as he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a jar of baby food. "I found it in one of their pockets. They were in Alexandria." She follows his gaze to the two men lying dead on the floor in the RV. Suddenly she realized what he was thinking and her eyes flew to his. She saw the terror and exhaustion in his face and it made her well up with tears. She put her arm around his and laid her head on his shoulder, "I'm sure they are okay. Carl is a brave kid and he would do anything to protect his sister and Carol is there too." She couldn't fool herself, she too was thinking the worst.
Stay tuned for Chapter 3...