Hey guys. It's another chapter. This will probably be your favorite for now. Now, I still need opinions on stuff. I need to know if I should add a song. Thank you by the way, for your support. It has inspired me greatly and it is appreciated. I'm also not good at writing Sarah's dialogue. I'm only going to be to do the important ones or the less annoying ones. Now onto the show.

As always, I don't own either franchises.

A New Future Ch.5

Clementine's POV:

Pete and Clementine had been stuck in the cigarette truck for a few hours now. The walkers had cornered them and now they couldn't get out. Pete had been bitten by a walker at the river and he'd been getting worse all night. Clementine looked over to his sleeping form and walked over to him. He'd been coughing a lot, a sign of his closeness to death. She was just about to poke him when he jumped up and started coughing his lungs out.

Clementine kneeled in front of him and asked "Are you Ok?"

Pete just looked at her and laughed roughly."No offence Clementine, but when someone is about to become a walking garbage bag, don't ask if they're ok." he whispered.

Clementine just shrugged and said "Sorry, it's just something I do."

Pete then looked at the door and said "You have to get of here. If you don't, you might not make it." Clementine knew he was talking about when he would turn. He would be gone and all that would be left would be a monster.

She looked at Pete and said "You're coming with me."

Pete grunted and said "For what? So I can die over there instead of here?"

Clementine replied "So you can say goodbye to Nick."

That seemed to put life into Pete as he got up and said "Well, we better get moving."

Clementine nodded, grabbed her backpack, and stood beside him.

"Let's go, but be quiet and slow. I'm not in top shape right now and I can't move very fast. Look, if you have no other choice, run. Run and don't look back." Pete said gruffly. She looked at him and nodded.

Pete smiled painfully and said "Well, as my daddy used to say, we're burning daylight. Let's get going."

He opened the door and looked out. The walkers were scattered now and made a path clear into the woods. Clementine stepped down carefully and helped Pete down. As they were just about to start walking, Pete tripped and fell to the ground. The walkers heard and started to group around them.

Pete got up and yelled at Clementine and shouted "Go, get out of here! Find my nephew!"

Clementine replied "Come on! We have to go!" as she tried to pull him with her, but he shook her off and said "Just go!"

Saddened, Clementine turned and sprinted into the woods. She bobbed and weaved out of the walkers reaches, ran, and didn't look back when she heard Pete trying to fight them off.

Time Skip:

Clementine saw the house and ran inside. Rebecca, Alvin, and Carlos were waiting when she barged in.

Rebecca immediately walked over to her and asked "Where are they? Where's Nick and Pete? Where's Luke and Jane?"

Clementine broke down crying and said "Pete's dead. We got attacked by walkers and he got bit. Nick ran off when he got cornered."

Rebecca looked horrified by the time she finished.

Carlos got up and and grabbed the rest of the guns. He turned to Clementine and said "Clementine, we're going looking for them. Keep Sarah busy and don't let her outside. Don't let anyone in unless it's us. We'll be back in a few hours."

She wiped away her tears and nodded. Carlos then went to the door and went out with Rebecca and Alvin.

Clementine went upstairs and as she opened the door to Sarah's room, a flash went off. Sarah stood there with a camera in her hands, pointing it at Clementine. Sarah then took a picture of herself. They talked while Clementine took it upon herself to teach Sarah how to defend against threats. Sarah then saw someone outside the window.

She looked and said to Clementine "Hey, Luke's back." She then ran downstairs to greet him.

Clementine looked for herself and saw someone. She couldn't get a good view and she went downstairs to find Sarah hiding behind a wall near the door.

Sarah then whispered to Clementine "That's not Luke. Clem, I think I know him." Clementine told her to stay quiet as she went to the door. She was about to lock it when the man opened it. He was about 6 feet tall. He had a deep voice and carried a sort of authority around him. He had black hair, a bushy mustache, and a leather jacket with a white fur trim.

"Hello. May I come in?" Clementine just frowned and began to close the door when his foot stepped into the gap.

He looked at her suspiciously and said "Much obliged." He started wandering the house and asking her questions. "I'm from a group a couple miles away. A few members left us & frankly, I'm worried. The people I'm looking for are a Spanish doctor, a little girl about your age, a black man, a pretty pregnant lady, two adults who look like they're brothers, and an elderly fellow with army clothes. Seen them around?"

Clementine just scoffed at him and said " Why? Are they dangerous?"

The man just chuckled and said "No, but they're very important to my group. I just want to see them safe." He walked into the kitchen and Clementine followed.

He looked at the sink and said "That's an aweful lot of plates there uh ... What'd you say your name was?"

She just said " I didn't."

He saw the knife she was looking at, grabbed it, and for a second, it seemed he might use it on her, but he just asked "Where does this go?"

She pointed to the drawer where she got her spoon a couple nights ago and watched as he put it away. "Are you alone in this house?"

Clementine just muttered "Other than the occasional rat, only me and my dad."

He laughed dryly and as he was walking to the front door, he heard a door creak as Sarah went upstairs.

He looked at Clementine and asked "What was that?"

Clementine started to panic, but she didn't show it. She replied dumbly "As I said, there's rats every once in a while."

The man pushed past her, grabbed his gun from his hips, and marched upstairs. He went into Nick's room and looked around. Clementine followed him into the room and saw Sarah under the bed.

As he looked in the room, he saw something on the floor. He picked it up, asked "Who's this?", and... held up the picture that Sarah took of herself.

Clementine was panicking a lot inside, but she just said "She might've been one of the people who lived here."

The man knelt down and put his mouth to her ear. "Do you have any idea who these people are? Why are you protecting them?" he asked.

She whispered back "I'm not protecting anybody. If it was up to me, you would be the one who needed protecting. This world does stuff to people. Who knows what it's done to me?"

The man just looked at her and laughed. He then walked down the stairs. As he did, Clementine asked "Wait, who are you?."

The man just looked at her and said "You have a nice day now."

Time Skip:

An hour later, the group came back. Everyone was there, except Pete. Clementine opened the door and saw Jane.

When she saw Clementine, Shepard jogged over to her and asked "Are you alright, Clementine?" Clementine nodded then went over to Carlos to tell him about the man. "Carlos, someone was here."

His eyes widened and Rebecca immediately rounded on her. "We told you not to let anyone in." Clementine felt her anger rise inside her.

"I tried to lock the door, but he barged in. Then when I tried to close it, he put his foot there. I didn't open the door, he did." she snapped.

Sarah told them it was true and then said he saw a picture of her. Carlos yelled "A picture? What were you doing taking pictures?"

Clementine was about to take the blame when Jane said "Calm down Carlos. She didn't know, whoever it was, would come and see the picture. It's not her fault."

Carlos closed his eyes to calm himself. "You're right. I'm sorry, Sarah, but we need to be careful." he reasoned.

Sarah nodded and Carlos got up to ask "Clementine, what did he look like? What was he wearing? Is there anything you can tell us?"

Clementine then tried to remember. "He wore a leather jacket with a white collar?" she suggested.

Rebecca, voice filled with worry, asked "Did he tell you his name?", then Alvin said "We know damn well who it was."

Carlos sighed and said "His name is William Carver. He's ruthless and calculating. He controls his camp and will not hesitate to kill you and us. If he thinks you were suspicious, he'll come back. He leaves nothing to chance."

They then decided to leave. They were heading to the mountains when Clementine saw a familiar sight. The red cigarette truck. They started looking for Pete when Clementine saw a trail of blood. When she reached the end of it, she saw the body of Pete with a bullet in his brain. She started crying and then she felt the familiar arms of Jane wrap around her. Nick looked at his uncles body and tried to hold back his tears.

As they started on the road again after saying goodbye to Pete, Nick came up from behind and asked Clementine "What happened?"

Clementine thought for a minute before answering "He got bitten at the river. He saved my life. He told me to look after you and the group."

Nick then drifted towards the back of the group. Luke turned to her and said "I'm worried about him. Help me keep an eye on him?"

At her nod, he then said they should head up into the mountains. It would take three days. Rebecca was horrified of the idea, but they had no choice. They had to if they wanted to escape Carver.

Time Skip:

Shepard's POV:

They'd been on the road for days, and it gets really boring when all your hearing is complaining from several people. Then as they got over the hill, they saw a ski lodge. Clementine and Luke decided to scout it out. She and Nick were heading over a few minutes later to check why it was taking so long. When they got to the bridge, Jane saw Luke and Clementine talking to a man in a hoodie. Nick saw this and he started running over. When the man saw them, he aimed his rifle at Nick. Jane looked over to Clementine and Luke when she saw them waving their arms. Understanding what they were saying, she pulled down Nick's gun.

As Luke and Clementine explained the situation, Nick apologized to the man, who introduced himself as Matthew, who just said it was fine since he didn't end up with a bullet hole in him. Matthew went inside the cabin to get his supplies, but as soon as he got out, husks showed up. Matthew yelled at us to follow him and without question, we ran after him.

Time Skip:

Clementine's POV

It was near sunset when they finally made it up to the ski lodge. Matthew went to look for something and Clementine and Luke leaned on the railing. He suggested going on one of the lift poles and she snorted "What am I, a monkey?"

Luke looked at her uncomfortably before saying "You said it, not me."

Clementine started climbing, but when she got halfway up, she slipped. Luke got ready to catch her, but she found her footing. She looked down at Luke and saw him with his arms up.

She yelled down to him "You look ridiculous!" He looked at her, lowered his arms, and said "Just climb the damn ladder."

She started climbing again and when she got to the top, she looked through the binoculars. She looked at the bridge and saw something she knew was bad. Two lights were at the bridge before going back into the forest.

She was about to tell Luke when she heard an commotion. She looked over and saw her group fighting with another one. Once she got down the ladder, she swiftly ran over to the group. Shepard tried to hold her back protectively, but she pushed through.

She heard an Indian woman say "Who are you? Are you trying to rob us?"

Rebecca immediately snapped "Excuse me lady! Do I look like a fucking theif?!"

Alvin tried to defuse the situation "Calm down! Put the gun down man!"

A familiar voice shouted "Fuck that!"

Luke then tried to ease them off, but by then Clementine had already pushed through. When she did, she saw someone she never thought she'd see again. Someone who was supposed to be dead. The man saw her and looked at her as if he was seeing a ghost.

"Kenny!" she exclaimed.

He was almost the same. He had that same cap, the same light in his eyes, he had his mustache, but now he had a beard to match it.

Luke looked over to her and asked "Wait, you know this guy?"

"Clementine?" Kenny whispered, like he was afraid that she would disappear.

She ran up to him and embraced him with all her strength, and felt his arms return it. "I thought you were dead." she whispered.

Whoo! Longest chapter! The next one I'll probably post tomorrow, but i don't know. Plz tell me what you think!