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

A/N Hey guys. For those of you who actually play this game, I do Walking dead character bios on my Youtube channel where I dissect the characters from the game. If you're interested here is the link to my first video on Carley and Doug, just type youtubedotcom/watch?v=pUHEQVsCGQg, otherwise here is chapter 16. God bless


"I've got a bad feeling about this." Ben said as the group moved along the halls.

This time he actually had good reason to be scared. Things had not gone as planned. Crawford, which Molly was so sure was free of the dead had turned out to be a haven for them. There had to be dozens out on the streets, maybe more.

Then again she shouldn't have been that surprised. In the end the dead always win.

The group moved to what appeared to be a 1st grade class room. Inside the chalkboard had what looked like a map of the entire school ground. However it was not the map on the chalkboard that intrigued Brie but instead the much smaller diagram mounted on the wall next to it.

"Where can we find fuel?" Lee asked.

"There's a maintenance shed across from the school playground here, if they were storing fuel that's probably where it would be." Said Brie

"The battery may be in the auto shop." Vernon stated "There used to be one in the alley outside the fire escape."

"Yup it's called Herman's you can't miss it." Added Brie.

"What about Medicine?" Asked Christa

"Right here in the Nurses office." answered Molly "They were using it as a medical facility."

"How do you know that?" Asked Carley.

Molly's eyes opened wide. She had gotten too comfortable and revealed her knowledge of this area.

"Just makes sense doesn't it?" She scrambled to say. Carley's gaze held firm on the young woman. She obviously wasn't buying Molly's lie.

"All right." Kenny stated breaking Carley's stare and allowing Molly to breath. "I'll make the run to the maintenance shed for fuel."

"I'll go with you." Said Brie "I can lead you right to it."

"I'll go too." Ben jumped in.

Molly was both surprised at how fast the teen had volunteered to venture outside and by the fact that Ben had just volunteered to do anything. She may have only been here a day but she could tell he was not the outgoing type.

"No two's enough." Kenny stated.

Ben appeared a little more down than he should have after Kenny rejected his offer to help.

"I'll go get the medicine." Said Christa.

"I'll come too, I know what to take." Added Vernon.

"Okay, guess I'll go get the battery." Said Lee.

"I should….." Started Lilly.

"I could…" Carley Began.

"I'll come with you and watch your back." Molly ended. As soon as the words left her mouth, two hateful glares met her face. She was all smiles however, having full knowledge of what she had done.

"What should we do?" Asked Travis

"You and Ben see if you could get that armory door open, we may have to shoot our way out of here." Replied Kenny

"And what about us?" Asked Doug.

"I don't know Doug, two's enough for these jobs." Kenny said.

"So you just brought us here so we could sit and wait?" Asked Lilly.

Kenny shifted his position to face the lady. "Look why don't you two just sit tight and paint your nails or something, we'll be done before you know it."

"Exus…." Lilly began but Lee cut her off.

"What about food Kenny?" He asked. "We're low and there's a cafeteria on the first floor. I bet that's where they kept their food."

Kenny moved to view the diagram on the wall. "Now that's a three man job." He said. "All right, you three head downstairs and get as much food and water as you can carry."

Now that everyone had a job, the group headed out, though Molly stayed behind until it was just her and Lee.

"So how do you want to play this?" She asked.

"You tell me." He answered.

Molly wasn't sure how to respond. That statement seemed more profound than need be.

Does he know? She thought to herself.

"Lee?" Called a voice from behind.

The voice belonged to Ben. "Can I talk to you for a second?" He asked.

Lee looked at Molly.

"Just hurry up." She said as she headed out the door. "I'll head out first and scout the place."

Molly left the room and lightly ran down the hallway. She had her own agenda for being here and to achieve it she would need to put some distance between her and Lee.


"What is it Ben?" Asked Lee.

"Well it's about the whole bandit thing." He answered.

Lee let out a small sigh. He had almost forgotten about Ben's involvement in the bandit attack back at the motor inn. Why Ben would bring it up now was beyond him.

"Look I know you told me to shut up but while me and Travis were sleeping on the couch, I overheard Molly and Lilly talking."

You two we're eavesdropping? Thought Lee. Though he wasn't wondering about the conversation between Lilly and Molly but rather the one that had occurred just prior to it.

"Anyway" Ben went on "I was afraid of Lilly back at the motor inn but now I realize why she was so hard on everyone. She was just trying to protect us and keep us alive and she's not such a bad person."

"Okay glad you realized that." Said Lee. "Well I'l…"

"Wait that's not the point" Said Ben. "It was my fault we lost everything. How am I supposed to hold that in?" He asked.

"Just like you've been doing." Said Lee.

"I don't know how much longer I can do that? Lilly deserves to know it was my fault we lost the motor inn."

"Bullcrap, Ben" Lee snapped. "You just want to feel better."

"Hey maybe you're okay walking around with someone's blood on your hands, but that's not who I am. I have to let this out."

"If you let this out, after Lilly's done with you, the only blood on your hands will be your own."

Ben stared at him in disbelief.

"Look, you want to help this group? Then stop being so selfish!" Lee shouted. "Listen to yourself. This ain't about Lilly, it's about you not being able to hold onto guilt. Well you're just gonna have to for all our sakes."

With that, Lee headed out the door to meet Molly. For all he knew she had already gotten the battery.


The three moved cautiously along the ground floor of the school. The moans of nearby walkers flooded the area outside. As long as they were outside Carley could breathe easy. She was still a little mad at how the situation had ended up however. She and Lilly had both made a bee line to accompany Lee on the battery run and somehow Molly had gotten ahead of them. Why would she even do that? She didn't strike Carley as much of a team player.

"Cafeteria's just up ahead." Said Doug breaking Carley's concentration.

"Good let's get as much food as we can and get out." Said Lilly.

For once Carley agreed with the other woman. She had no desire to stay in Crawford longer than need be.

However when the three approached the door they noticed a chain had been placed around the handles. In the middle was a large lock. Carley took out her gun in preparation to blow it off.

"What do you think you're doing?" Lilly asked in shock.

"What does it look like?" Carley asked back.

"Did you not see how many walkers are out there? We can't afford to make any loud noises." Said Lilly.

"Then you should probably shut that big mouth of yours." Carley replied.

"What?! You kno…."

"Ladies please." Doug intervened causing both women to turn their attention to him. Carley watched in awe as he somehow managed to disable the lock in a manner of seconds.

"How did you do that?" She asked.

"Oh" Replied Doug "Well the internal mechanisms of locks are generally made of brass or die-cast zinc. The cam, which is the tongue that protrudes from the lock to secure it, is usually made of steel or stainless steel. I simply….."

"Yeah we got it Doug, your smart." Said Lilly sarcastically. "Let's just get the food and get out of here."

Lilly walked past the two and removed the now free chain from the door handles. The three all prepared themselves as Lilly kicked open the doors.


"Can you believe that guy?" Asked Ben as he kneeled down to help Travis with the door.

"Actually I can." His friend replied.

"What?" Ben asked surprised.

"No offense Ben, but you are being selfish here." Travis stated without stopping what he was doing.

"Lilly deserves to know the truth." He replied.

"That's not why you're doing it though."

Ben looked to the ground and shook his head.

"Maybe not but I can't just hold on to what I did… just like you couldn't hold on to the secret I told you back in the Motor inn."

Travis let out a long sigh. Technically Ben was right. He was the last person to give advice on how to keep secrets. However this situation was different. Their lives depended on it. Or at least Ben's did.

"All right you got me" Travis stated finally "but still I think Lee was right about keeping this to ourselves."

The two continued working on the lock, though Travis saw no progression.

Come on man! Your dad was in Special Forces. He thought to himself. He'd have this lock picked in no time.

"So how's things going with Molly?" Asked Ben causing Travis to drop the pin he had been using to try and break the lock.

"You gotta bring that up now?" He asked as he picked up the pin.

"Not like we're going anywhere, might as well pass the time." Replied Ben.

"Oh you wanna pass the time?" Travis asked. "How about we talk about Brie?"

Now it was Ben's turn to drop his pin. "Why would you wanna talk about her?" He asked nervously.

"Oh come on man, you can't hide it. I know you're attracted to her."

Ben gulped as he picked up his pin. "I…. so what?" He stated.

"Nothing just passing time." Travis said with a chuckle. "In all seriousness though I think Brie may be attracted to you too."

Ben looked at his friend with the utmost curiosity.

"Someone call my name?" Asked Brie from behind causing Ben to stand to his feet while Travis turned his head.

"Uh no… no we're just talking." Travis hurried to say.

"We got the gas." Said Kenny who was standing behind Brie.

"Great work Kenny" Said Ben.

"Crap!" Travis shouted.

"What is it?" Asked Kenny.

"Just frustrated. This lock is holding up pretty well." He said.

"Here take a break, and let me and Ben look at it." Said Kenny.

Travis complied and moved away from the door as the other two men took his place at picking the lock.


Lee walked in the class room slightly behind the other two.

That was too close he thought. It was a good thing Ben had given him that mini axe back at the mansion. He hoped and prayed it would be sturdy enough to prevent any walkers from entering the school.

"Hey Lee." Brie called from in front of him. "Thanks for helping us out there. I don't think we would have made it without you."

"No problem." He replied "We're all on the same team."

Brie nodded and went back to…. Whatever she was doing.

Turning to his left, he saw Travis leaning over on the desk.

"How's it going?" He asked the young boy.

"It's not." Came the reply "Not here anyway. That lock's still holding strong."

"I'm sure Kenny and Ben will break it, eventually." Said Lee. "Unless you want the "urban" guy to do it Kenny."

"Oh, shut up." Replied Kenny.

Lee chuckled slightly.

"So where's Molly?" Asked Travis.

"Uh, she had an errand to run, but I think she'll be back soon." He replied.

"You shouldn't have trusted her with the battery." Said Kenny.

"Come on Kenny, didn't she save your life?" Lee replied.

"Yeah but what has she done for me lately?"

"Molly's trustworthy." Travis added.

"Kid, please keep your hormones out of this." Replied Kenny as he returned to picking the lock with Ben.

"What, Lee did you?..." Travis began.

"He didn't have to." Said Kenny "You're not exactly subtle."

Travis turned his head to face away from Kenny.

"Don't worry about it." Said Lee

"It's not that." Travis Replied. "I heard you two talking in the kitchen."

Lee stepped back. He had been worried ever since Ben revealed to him that the two were listening in earlier.

"Listen…." He began, but Travis cut him off.

"No sweat man." He replied "At least it's just because of my age, you know. Not something wrong with me personally."

The teen gave him a weak smile, though Lee could tell he was hurt.

"Do you see how many options are left man?" He replied. "I wouldn't be surprised if Molly forgets about the whole age thing."

The teen once again looked away. "Maybe but will she forget abou….." He started but ceased before finishing.

"What?" Asked Lee.

"Nothing" replied Travis "You should go check on the medical supplies. Christa and Vernon have been gone longer than expected."

Lee nodded and turning around, he headed for the door. He looked back before he went through it however. Travis was still looking at the ground while Kenny was attempting to pick the lock, as Ben was….. staring at Brie's backside.


"Is that all we can carry?" Carley asked.

"Just about." Replied Doug. "We're just blessed we found these backpacks."

Carley nodded as the three left the cafeteria and headed for the stairs which led back to the classrooms. However upon reaching the doors Carley noticed a large group of walkers on the other side.

"Crap!" Screamed Lilly.

"Do you think they got through upstairs?" Asked Doug.

"Don't be stupid." Lilly replied. "If they did they wouldn't still be on the stairs."

"Is there another way up?" Carley asked.

"Actually there is." Replied Doug causing both women to once again turn their attention to him.

"I memorized the map upstairs. Across the hall there should be a handicapped elevator."

"Well let's go. Quietly." Said Lilly.

The three headed down the hall. Just as Doug said, there was a small elevator at the end of it. Doug attempted to pry it open with his hands, but that did nothing.

"It's shut pretty tight." He said.

Lilly pushed Doug out of the way and took the spike remover out of the back of her pants. She then used it as a wedge between the elevator and the wall which opened it slightly. She grabbed the small opening with her hands and yanked hard.

"I could use a little help." She said.

Carley and Doug joined her in pulling open the elevator. Once opened the three caught their breath. It had been very exhausting.

"Now what do we do with no power Doug?" Asked Lilly.

"There shou…" Doug began "Watch out!" He shouted at Lilly.

The woman turned just in time to stop a walker from biting her face off.

Carley reached for her gun, but remembered about the pack just outside the door behind them. She instead went for the spike remover that Lilly dropped and using it, she bashed the walkers head open. The attacker fell to the ground in one fluent motion.

"Thanks" Said Lilly but there was no time as four more walkers emerged from the elevator.

Carley handed Lilly back the spike remover and the woman used it to slam the closest walker. Carley threw her gun up and caught it on the opposite side. Using it as a club, she rammed it into the head of another walker. It got stuck in the brain however and she struggled to get it out.

Just then she was bombarded by another one and found herself struggling to keep him off her. Looking over at Lilly she saw that she had her hands full with the remaining walker.

Suddenly Doug grabbed her attacker by the head and slammed it against the wall turning it's skull and brain into pudding.

Carley looked at her rescuer. He seemed more frightened than she was but he had saved her.

"Thanks Doug." She said.

"No problem." He replied almost out of breath.

Looking to her left she saw Lilly had finished the last one and walked over to them.

"So as I was saying before." She said. "How are we going to get out of here?"

"Well there should be a maintenance ladder above the elevator" said Doug.

They headed inside and Lilly using the spike remover broke the shaft which lead to the top of the elevator. Doug boosted her and Carley up the shaft and then the two women struggled to pick him up.

Once all three made it to the top Doug examined the ladder. "It seems a bit rickety." He said. "I'll go up first, if it can hold me up then it can hold all of us."

Doug cautiously began to climb up the ladder. Once he was about halfway up he signaled for them to follow. Lilly went next and Carley brought up the rear. As she ascended she couldn't help but think about what had just happened. Doug had proven once again he was willing to risk his life for her. She was grateful, but it might have been more than that. Part of what Lilly had said in her dream stuck. Did she simply admire Lee? Perhaps it was like a crush a student had on a teacher. Then again were her feelings for Doug genuine? This would be the third time he had risked his life to save hers. Perhaps she just had hero's syndrome and was replacing gratitude with love. As she neared the top of the ladder she saw Doug waiting for her. Making sure she was okay.

She looked down so he didn't see her smiling.

This is more than hero's syndrome.


"You scared the crap out of me!" Lee shouted as Molly descended from the roof. "Where have you been?"

"Sightseeing." She replied.

Lee examined her. She was slightly more dirty but other than that seemed fine. "Here you should take some of these." He told her as he passed her some medical supplies.

"Aww, and I didn't get you anything." She playfully replied.

Lee still enjoyed how light Molly made any situation. "Oh and take this too." He said.

He went into his pocket and grabbed a syringe and a small jar of liquid.

"What's that?" She asked "I don't do drugs."

"It's not drugs, not those kinds anyway, Vernon said it's pretty strong antibiotics that you inject directly into the blood stream. Only use it if you got a really bad infection."

Molly took the items and placed them in her backpack, but not before she removed the battery. "Here you should take this." She said.

"Thanks." He replied.

As Molly placed the items in her pack Lee noticed a small paper like material in her right hand.

"What's that?" He asked.

"Nothing" came the reply.

"You can quit the act, Molly. I know you're from Crawford."

"What? Who told you that?" She asked in shock.

"No one had to. It was obvious. You knew this place too well, plus the way you went out on that doctor who…. You had relations with, was too personal."

"How'd you.."

"I found a security tape of you… and him." Lee answered knowing what Molly would ask.

"You watched us?!" She screamed.

"No, he didn't record the action, just the aftermath. Why'd you lie to me?"

"I didn't lie!" She retorted "I said I heard stories from Crawford, but I never said that's how I knew about it. I didn't lie to you and even if I did I saved you remember, I don't owe you anything."

"I knew you had another reason for coming here." He said. "Getting supplies for the boat was never your top priority."

"Are we really gonna do this now?" She asked.

"You put everyone else in danger just to get revenge." He accused.

"What?"

"I know what he did to you, but still revenge solves nothing."

"That's not why I came!" Molly shouted. "Besides he was dead already."

"But you didn't know that. Perhaps you came here hoping to find him alive and make him pay for what he did to you."

"NO!"

"Then why did you come?"

"For my sister!" Molly screamed.

Lee went silent.

"Listen I used to live here with my sister. She was fourteen. When everything started happening and Crawford shut itself off from the outside world, it seemed like a good fit. We were safe and had everything we needed to survive. Then the rules started. My sister was diabetic and to Crawford that made her a liability."

Molly took a deep breath. "I kept it a secret. I kept her safe, but in the end I couldn't protect her. That's when I got out. They always talked about how their system worked and how anything was better than becoming one of them. I saw what they had become, I just wish I could have seen it sooner before they took my sister away."

Molly wiped a tear from her left eye. Lee felt ashamed of himself, he had just interrogated the young woman who had rescued him twice.

"I came back to get this." Molly went on as she raised the picture in her right hand.

Lee looked at the picture. It was of a young girl who he knew to be her sister.

"It's okay Molly, I understand" he said. "She's pretty."

Just then a bell rung throughout the school.

"That's not me this time." Said Molly.

"I think that's our cue to get out of here." Replied Lee.

He and Molly headed down the hall way but in all the confusion, neither noticed the missing axe from the front doors.


"What the hell is going on?!" Asked Kenny

"They're coming." Replied Lee.

"This is all my fault." Ben said from beside him.

"What's he babbling about?" Asked Christa.

"Ben we talked about this." Lee said.

"No I want to know!" Shouted Christa "What's he mean this is all his fault."

"I let them in, it's been me the whole time putting us all in danger."

"Shut up! Ben!" Lee screamed.

"No Lee!" Ben screamed back "I can't do this anymore. I am so sorry Lilly we wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for me."

"Ben Shut up!" This time it was Travis who screamed at him.

"I was the one who made the deal with the bandits, slipping them supplies. I thought I could keep them off our backs but when I was found out, that's when they attacked."

Lee turned to his left. He knew what was about to happen. He put forward his hand and stopped Lilly from driving the spike remover into Ben's chest.

"You little runt!" She screamed "We lost everything because of you!"

"Lilly calm down." Lee pleaded.

"No! Lee you knew this whole time it was him didn't you?" She accused.

Why does this always happen to me? Lee thought. No matter what all group problems were somehow his fault.

"I knew you'd be mad and we don't need this. Not now."

"Oh we don't huh? Don't think I didn't over hear you and Kenny talking about how only five of us are leaving on the boat."

At this statement everyone in the room suddenly became alert. Only Kenny and Lee knew that the boat wasn't going to fit everyone. Now the cat was officially out of the bag and clawing its way into Lee's skull.

"You suggested we should take a vote back when the motor inn was taken" Lilly said as she stared at Ben. "I say we take on now."

"Well I vote we leave him. Sorry Ben I know you mean well, but all I want to do is get back to Omid and you put that in jeopardy." Said Christa

Lee was shocked. Christa never turned on any group member before.

"Sorry Ben but I can't think of one useful thing you've done since you joined us." Kenny added.

Lee was doubly shocked. Kenny in a sense was actually agreeing with Lilly which almost never happened.

"Wait we can't just leave him" Travis stated.

"Yeah Ben's our friend." Added Doug.

Carley agreed, meaning the group was now even with votes and all eyes turned to Lee.

How do they always do this? Lee thought. It seemed whenever there was a debate Lee was constantly in the middle, not by choice, that's just what happened.

Really should have brought Duck he thought.

"I've seen enough of Crawford to know that becoming like them is the beginning of the end. I vote Ben stays with us." He said.

"What about the rest of us?" Asked Brie "Don't we…." She started before the door flew open and walkers devoured her mid-section.

"Now can we go?" Molly asked.

"Everyone one run!" Lee screamed, and everyone did through the door that Kenny had just recently busted.


"You didn't come into town through the railroad did you?" asked Vernon when the group reached the top of the bell tower.

"Yeah why?" Replied Kenny.

"No reason I think I can see the sewer entrance we came in through." He replied.

"All right everybody down!" Kenny screamed.

As usual Lee waited for everyone else to descend before heading down the ladder himself, but Ben simply stood by talking to himself.

"Ben get down the ladder now!" Lee shouted

"I killed her. All I do is put people in danger."

"Ben! Ladder! Now!" Lee screamed again.

"Brie died because I couldn't keep my mouth shut!" He went on ignoring Lee.

"Ben!" Lee shouted as the teen got yank off the ground by a walker which was hanging from the bell.

Lee shot the walker and grabbed Ben's arm just before he fell.

"Come on Ben pull yourself up." He pleaded but the kid just hung there.

"Get out Lee." He said "You have to get back for Clementine's sake."

Lee didn't understand until Ben loosened his grip. He grabbed the young man's forearm.

"Listen we both know." He stated.

Lee looked to his right to see a group of walkers making their way up the stairs. He knew whatever decision he was going to make, he would have to make it fast.


A/N Thanks for all who made it to the end. I know I kind of left it with a cliffhanger but I thought it'd be better to find out Ben's fate in the next chapter. On a side note anyone else but me wonder why in the game they didn't get food at Crawford? I mean they were low on food and if they're about to embark on a journey to sea they would need some. God bless you all.