Disclaimer: These characters belong to the Walking Dead game which is the property of Robert Kirkmen and Telltale games.

A/N Hey guys. I'm still on vacation but had some downtime so decided to release another installment. I honestly didn't expect so many reactions to chapter 8. Thank you all for the reviews and God bless.


"Someone in here caused this." Stated Lilly

Kenny replied with something while driving the RV but she paid him no heed.

"Lee found a bag of supplies hidden outside the wall."

All eyes turned to Lee.

"It's true" He said.

Lilly turned to her first suspect. "So Carley is there something you want to say?"

"Please" She replied.

"We have to get it out of you then."

"Why Carley?" Lee butted in

"She's always so eager to see what we found. She never talks about her family. She could be related to those bastards for all we know."

"My family was not a bunch of meth ridden forest people. They were Lutheran for crying out loud!"

"You're not saying it wasn't you."

"It wasn't me!?"

"Look maybe we should vote or something." Ben suddenly added.

Lilly looked down at the teen.

"Vote! What?" Lilly asked. Ben looked as though he was on the witness stand.

He continued to make ridiculous suggestions.

"Ben just chill out" Travis butted in.

"Listen we can deal with this later." Said Lee

"Yeah we'll stop somewhere, eat and deal with it then."

Lilly thought for a moment and suddenly an idea struck her. "Was it both of you?"

"What?!" Both Carley and Ben shouted

"I've seen you two together. Was it both of you!?"

"Look just let me out, I didn't do it but I don't like this. I don't like where this is headed." Ben sputtered out.

"Ben what are you talking about?" Travis asked again.

Lilly's plan seemed to be working. Now it was time to move in for the kill.

"Look me in the eyes and tell me you didn't have anything to do with it." She directed this at Ben.

Carley tried to defend him but just then they all heard something hit the front of the RV, though it may have been the other way around.

"What's going on up there?" asked Lilly.

"I hit something we gotta stop." Kenny replied.

"All right well we can deal with this now, then" Said Lilly as the RV came to a stop.

"Kenny is it safe?" Asked Lee

"Should be."

"Everybody out!" Lilly shouted.

"Lilly….." Lee began as she headed out the RV.

She would hear none of it. She would find out who the traitor was one way….. or the other.

"Mark ahhhh maybe you should just stay inside." Lee called.

"I got much of a choice?" came the reply.

In truth it was a God-given miracle that Mark even made it to the RV. He had actually limped his way up the stairs as Lee and Carley provided cover fire.

"You know what we shouldn't just kick you out, we should hear what everybody thinks." Lilly said causing Lee to realize that his attention would be better used on the current situation.

"I think you should chill out." Ben shouted.

"Hey you watch how you talk to her!" Larry shouted.

"Dad I've got this" Replied Lilly.

"You should have told me someone was stealing our supplies!" He shouted back "I would've handled the situation."

"I wasn't sure someone was until Lee found the bag."

"Wait! Lee found the bag of supplies." Larry stated. "Wonder how he knew where to look?"

Oh great Lee thought. Not that he was surprised. Whenever something went wrong Larry always seemed to suspect him.

"It wasn't Lee dad!" Lilly retorted before Lee could. "He helped me confirm my suspicions."

"What?!" Larry turned to his daughter in shock. "You told him and not me?"

"Dad….."

"No! Don't dad me! How could you leave me in the dark about all this?"

"Dad calm down."

"Don't tell me to calm down."

"No Larry you seriously we don't have any nitroglycerin pills here. If you have a heart attack here you could die!" It was Lee's voice which said it.

"Since when do you care?" Larry replied

"Lee's right dad…." Lilly tried to say

"Oh of course he is. As far as this group's concerned this guy can do no wrong. But I know better!"

Lee knew what Larry was talking about, but at this point in this situation he honestly didn't care.

"I don't care what he did before!" Someone shouted from behind Larry.

The voice belonged to Kenny who had now dealt with the walker.

"Wait you know?" asked Larry

"We all know." Said Doug "And we don't care."

"Bu…. Ahh….. how…" Larry was suddenly at a lost for words.

Lee bore a half smile. He felt like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders. From now on Larry had nothing on him. Though he seriously doubted that would stop the old man from constantly berating him.

"Carley!" Clementine suddenly shouted causing the smile to suddenly disappear.

Lee looked in shock as he witnessed Lilly's hand raised above her stomach. Within it she held a Glock pointed at Carley.

"No!" Doug shouted as he leaped in front of Carley while simultaneously moving her out of the way.

Lee tackled Lilly and slammed her against the RV.

"Ah!" She shouted. "What the hell Lee?!"

"What the hell Lee?!" shouted Kenny "What the hell were you doing?"

"I was just giving Carley back her gun!" Lilly shouted back.

Lee suddenly felt embarrassed.

"Oh!" He said as he released her.

"Oh." Doug stated as he released Carley.

"What did you think I was going to do? Shoot Carley?" Lilly inquired. She was obviously quite mad

"Uhh of course not." Replied Lee.

"Well you did have a gun pointed at my chest" Carley said.

"It's your gun!" Lilly replied. "I was just giving it back."

The whole group went into an awkward silence. Lilly dropped Carley's gun on the floor which Lee retrieved and handed to Carley.

Just then a few walkers appeared out of the forest.

"Let's go!" Shouted Kenny.

Awkward as it was the entire group got back on the RV. No more questions, no more accusations. Most of them simply found a spot and tried to get some rest.


Her eyes nearly went blind as the camera's flashed in front of her.

"Oh honey you look so pretty tonight." Her mom told her.

"Mom come on no more pictures."

"Aww just a few more you just look so beautiful." Her mom stated as she continued to take pictures."

"When's that date of yours arriving anyway. He's…." Her dad stopped to check his watch. "2 minutes and 22 seconds late."

"Dad…. he'll be here soon" She said slightly annoyed.

"Well he's making a terrible first impression. We're on 3 minutes now."

Rolling her eyes. She let out a huge sigh. In truth she was a bit nervous. It was not only her prom night but she was going out with a boy she really liked. She looked down at her more than conservative dress.

Her mother had shot down every dress she picked out. This was the only one that her mother liked that didn't remind her of a casually dressed nun.

*Ding Dong*

Her heart skipped a beat and she took a deep breath as the doorbell rang. She walked over to the door to see… that her father had already answered it.

"Now make sure there isn't any drinking and have her home by 11:00." He was telling him.

"Dad please!" She nearly shouted.

Her dad laughed. "Okay have a great time you three." He said as he exited to the kitchen.

Three!? She thought before noticing there were two men dressed in tuxes, each holding a corsage.

"Hey Carley" both Lee and Doug said from the door.

Carley approached the two men. "What is going on?!" She asked.

"Well we we're supposed to go to the prom, maybe have dinner, do a little dancing." Said Doug

"You know it is prom night." Lee stated.

"You know she technically asked me first." Stated Doug

"Well yeah but she's been in to me longer." Lee replied

"Hmmm touché, but still you never forget your first."

"Yeah but it's the last one that really matters."

"Well as the good book says the first shall be last and the last first."

"Okay! That's enough!" Shouted Carley causing both men to direct their attention toward her.

"I'm dreaming again." She said.

"Right on the money" Lee replied.

"What does this one mean?" She asked

"How should we know?" replied Doug "We're technically just a visual perspective of something buried deep within your own subconscious.

"It's about time we got going Carley." Said Lee.

"Now just wait a minute! You may have gotten the kiss but that does not mean she's going to the prom with you." Doug said

"But it's my car" Lee replied

"Once again, touche."

"Will you two stop!" Carley suddenly shouted.

"Stop what?" asked Ben who was sitting close by.

Carley viewed her environment. She was still in the RV with….. everyone staring at her.

"Um nothing just a weird dream." She said.

"Well your weird dream just woke everyone up." Lilly retorted.

"Doesn't matter!" Shouted Kenny from the front. Look's like we got a road block ahead."

Kenny brought the RV to a stop and ordered everyone out.

"Hey Travis help me with Mark will ya?" Lee asked.

The teen obliged and he and Lee assisted Mark down the stairs. They were followed by Ben, Larry, Clementine and Lilly.

"You coming?" Asked Doug as he departed out the RV doors.

Carley nodded at him but waited just a few seconds. That dream had been even stranger than the last….. which she didn't believe was possible.

She didn't have much time to think however. In front of the group stood a massive freighter which would impede any further progress.

Carley let out a deep sigh. First my subconscious confuses the crap out of me and now this?


"Maybe we should take a look around." Ben suggested.

"Yeah" Lee agreed. "Everyone else should just relax."

"I'm coming too" Lilly stated.

Lee was not in any mood to argue. Especially after the events of the night before.

"Fine then um Travis and Ben cover the front and me and Lilly will take the back."

The two boys nodded and headed to search each freight car individually.

"Hey Lee if there is a diner cart or something I think Duck's a bit dehydrated." Kat called.

"I'm fine mom" The young boy replied. "I wanna help search the train."

"Um maybe we just let them make sure it's safe first" Kenny replied.

Lee and Lilly walked around the train.

"So any ideas on how to move this thing?" Lee asked

Lilly didn't reply.

The two came across a car with a walker inside. Lee noticed there was a box of animal crackers conveniently underneath it's legs.

"So how you think we should go about this?" He asked Lilly

Again she remained silent and crossed her arms.

Lee never claimed to be an expert when it came to the silent treatment, but He was no stranger to it either. He leaned on the car so he was now facing Lilly.

"All right, I'm sorry" He said.

At this Lilly uncrossed her arms.

"I can't believe you thought I was going to shoot Carley!" She shouted.

"I know, I know it was stupid to think that." He replied. "I should have known better."

"Well how could you know? Apparently I'm just some crazy dictator who goes around killing anyone who gives me the least bit of lip." She angrily replied. "At least that's what everyone thinks of me."

"It's not like that Lilly." He stated

"Then what's it like? You don't think I know that Kenny would rather there be fewer people on that RV."

Lee took a deep breath. "Kenny wa…" He began to say.

"Before you defend him, did he not shout to leave me behind just before you boarded the RV?"

Lee remained silent. Kenny had said something along those lines. Though in truth he wasn't sure whether Kenny had been serious or not. He had pulled off pretty fast without even checking if Lilly had been present.

"It doesn't matter now." Was all he could say.

"Yes it does matter Lee." She replied. "First he questions every decision I make. Then he tries to smash my dad's head in, and then he tries to leave me behind in the middle of a battle!" Lilly replied.

Lee swallowed hard. Lilly was clearly on one of her rants.

"We still haven't found out who the traitor is either." She went on. "You and me…..

"….Are not gonna do anything." Lee finished the sentence for her.

"What? We have to find out who it was."

"No we don't! It doesn't matter right now. What does matter is trying to get this train out of the way so we can get back in the RV and continue going… er wherever we're going."

Lee stared at the woman before him. She was already mad but that statement had sparked a fire in her eyes. One that he wasn't sure he could quench.

"So what?! We just forget the whole thing?!"

"Yes we forgive and forget which is what you should also do with Kenny. We don't have the luxury to hold on to grudges." Lee replied.

He opened the car door and unbuckled the walker. He then used the same car door to slam its head in until it was nothing more than mush and bone matter.

Retrieving the animal crackers he turned back to Lilly. Who was now closer to where he was standing.

*Slap*

Lee's mouth opened as the sudden pain hit his left cheek.

"That's for thinking I was gonna shoot Carley" She said.

Lee put his left hand where she had slapped him. "Fair enough" He replied.

"Hey guys." Ben called from behind Lilly causing their attention to turn to him.

"I think we have a problem."


"This thing still works?" A shocked Kenny asked as he entered the front of the train.

Lee and Travis had just taken out the dead body which was sitting in the front of the train. Though he realized the man had never been a walker.

"Ask the conductor here." He said referring to Ben.

Lee had found some instructions printed nearby but the page had been ripped off which made it impossible to read.

"Looks like some levers and nobs used to start this thing." Lilly said as she opened the panel.

"Don't mess with it!" Shouted Kenny. "You may make things worse."

Lilly didn't answer. Instead she simply left the room. Lee followed, clipboard in hand.

"We gotta find a way to read these instructions." He said.

"Yeah I'm sure you'll figure something out." She replied. Her tone was calm but he couldn't shake the feeling that she was still angry about something."

"Hey guys" Travis called from in front of them.

The two walked up to him to see he had opened the engine compartment. Inside mounted on the wall was a spanner, monkey wrench, and a spike remover. Lee took the monkey wrench while Lilly took the spike remover. Leaving the Spanner for Travis.

"Good job finding these." Lee told him.

"Thanks" He replied.

Lee looked back the clipboard and noticed something he hadn't before. The page that was ripped off had contained instructions on how to start the train. However he could just barely see a fade of what the instructions were supposed to be. Then the thought struck him like a bolt of lightning.

"A leaf rubbing!" He accidently shouted.

"A what rubbing?" Lilly asked back

"What? Oh nothing…. Um one of you got a pencil?"

Travis shook his head.

"I think I saw one in the RV" said Lilly. "What do you need it for?"

"To read these instructions so we could start this thing." He replied.

"Well if it would help us get out of here I'll run go get it." She replied.

As she left Lee still realized she seemed a bit ticked, though at the moment finding out why was not at the top of his priority list.


Lilly walked up the stairs which led to the inside of the vehicle. She immediately looked right and saw what she came for. A fully sharpened pencil was sitting right in the front cupholder. She grabbed it and headed for the door; though she noticed it was blocked at the moment by her father's body.

"We should leave Lilly." He said plainly.

At first she thought he was joking, but when she looked in his eyes she saw that every ounce of that statement was serious.

"Come on dad. Where would we go?" She asked.

"Anywhere. That idiot left the keys, we could take this RV and just keep driving." Came the reply.

"We have a group here."

"We'll find another group. Not like this one wants either of us."

Lilly thought to herself. Part of what he said had affected her. It was true that she was feeling more and more unwanted here. The fact that the group thought she had snapped and was going to kill Carley was like the icing on the cake. Even Lee had thought she would pull the trigger. There was nothing really keeping her here like there was at the motor inn. There was no close pharmacy which had a large stock of her dad's pills, room with a bed, and no one other than her father that she really had any ties to.

Yet at the same time something Lee had said about a week earlier was holding her back from just turning around and pulling off with her father. We're a family He had said. Even if it seemed like they all had turned against her, these people were members of her group or as Lee would put it, her family. She was not about to abandon them.

"No dad! It'd be foolish to just pick up and go. We have a group, we have weapons, and if things work out we got this train. That's more than many have probably got in this world. I'm not about to throw that all away." She replied.

"It would be better to get away from this group." Larry said.

"You mean it would be better to get away from Lee."

Larry gave his daughter a blank stare. He had been quiet ever since Lee had revealed that everyone was aware of his past. She knew he was cooking up some kind of plan. She just didn't think it would be this drastic.

Since it seemed like her father had no more to say, Lilly left the RV so they could get to work on that train.


Larry watched as his daughter handed Lee the pencil which the man used to draw something. He wasn't sure what.

Why can't she just listen for once? He thought.

He was so lost in his thoughts that he hadn't noticed Katjaa had crept up on him.

"Um Larry" she said.

"Yeah what do you want?" He replied.

"Well I just wanted to thank you for protecting me and Duck back there."

Larry was awe struck. He didn't ever remember getting thanked by anyone but his daughter.

"Uhh… well…. Of course.. don't mention it." He replied.

Katjaa smiled and walked back over to where the children were.

Larry felt the sides of his lips bend upwards. He tried to stop it but was too late as a full fledge smile appeared on his large face. He turned to face the forest so the group wouldn't see.

He wasn't about to let them think he was going soft.


A/N Thanks to all who made it to the end. Yes I made Larry the one who wanted to leave as opposed to Lilly. Thanks again and God bless