Well guys, here I go again. I know Sovereign returning was probably not the best idea, but it wasn't the worst. It was also the only one I had. Anyway this is Chapter 13 and luckily I didn't not do this on Friday.

As always, I don't own either of these games, Telltale and Bioware (or EA) do.

A New Future Ch.13

Clementine's POV:

Sarita looked at Jane's Omni blade in terror. She started to stumble back into the walkers, but Clementine grabbed and steadied her. The sound of continuous gunfire drew the walkers who looked towards Sarita's scream back to Howe's. As Jane's red blade flickered out, Kenny ran over with Mike and saw the space that used to hold Sarita's hand.

Furious, he yelled "What the fuck happened?"

Clementine came to Jane's defense.

She explained "A walker got her. I had to cut it off. I thought I could try to save her."

Kenny looked at her with understanding while Jane looked at her with confusion, but Clementine shook her head. Then they remembered they were in the middle of a walker herd. Kenny grabbed Sarita's hand and pulled her with him to the woods.

Clementine and Jane looked at each other before a crowd of walkers got them separated. Clementine looked for Jane, panicking, but turned around when she heard a groan behind her. There was a walker with his arms outstretched, Frankenstein style. Clementine stumbled back and bumped into another. The walker turned around and was about to grab her when Clementine raised her hatchet and buried it in it's head. She tried to tug it out when she glanced behind her and saw a walker had spotted her. She pulled with all her strength and, as she took it out, used her speed to cleave the approaching walker. Realizing that she was going to die if she didn't do something, she split the fallen walkers stomach and applied a fresh coat of her slaughter suit.

As she wandered through dozens of walkers, she looked for somebody, anybody. Just when she was about to give up, someone grabbed her from behind!

Yelping beneath the hand over mouth, she was surprised when she heard a familiar voice say "Clementine, stop. It's me."

It was Rebecca! She sighed and said "Thank God. Everything has gone insane."

Clementine looked at her and said "I can't find anybody, but we're still covered in walker guts. We can still make it."

Rebecca sighed and nodded. She said "I'm glad you're here, Clementine."

Clementine smiled and said "We'll stick together. Just, please, no noise."

Rebecca looked in her eyes and said "Thank you."

They started walking through the herd until Clementine bumped into one! When she looked up, instead of seeing a walker's decaying features, she saw the shocked and scornful look she always expected from Lilly.

The woman looked at them angrily before saying "Follow me. We got to get out of here." Rebecca started hyperventilating and a few walkers looked her way.

Clementine immediately turned to her and said "Rebecca, calm down."

The pregnant woman said "I can't. I'm trying, I just can't."

Clementine rounded on her and whispered "Alvin didn't die so you could lie down in fear. He died so you and your child could live. Don't die here and make his death in vain."

Rebecca shook her head, hit herself, got up, and followed Clementine and Lilly. As they cleared the heard, Lilly started speeding up her walk. Within a few minutes, there were no walkers in sight.

Time skip:

They were resting near a tree when Lilly asked Rebecca "What's going to happen?"

Rebecca replied "What do you mean?"

Lilly sighed and said "Look, no offence, but that baby needs to be in a safe, permanent place or it'll just get all of us killed."

Rebecca snapped at the woman "What do you know?"

Clementine said "Please stop it. We can't do this now. This baby's coming, like it or not."

Lilly looked at her and said "I know, Clem, but I'm not in the mood for a massacre because one person does something stupid. Ben had good intentions and look how it turned out. That baby throws a tantrum and it'll doom us all. I've seen this world at it's worst. It turns good men into monsters."

Clementine asked "What do you mean?"

Rebecca asked "What was the worst?"

Lilly sighed and said "She didn't tell you, did she? Carver may have been bad, but me, Clem, and Kenny have been through worse. A few weeks after this all started, we started running out of food. Then these two guys come out of nowhere looking for gas. They lived at a dairy farm that was close to where our group held up. So our group left to check it out for a deal. Gasoline for fresh food."

Clementine grew alarmed at the mention of the St. John's brothers. They had shown her how terrible humanity could be.

Or at least some of it. Lilly continued "I'll spare you the gruesome details due to your condition, but we left that dairy with two less people. The brothers and their mother killed Mark and you heard what happened to my dad back in the truck before we got to Carver's stronghold. He had a heart attack and Kenny thought he was dead and put a salt lick on his head."

Clementine asked "Are you still angry at Kenny?"

Lilly shook her head and said "No. I only got angry at him because he wouldn't listen to me. And he pushed my patience when he called me a murderer and forgot what happened that made me do that."

As they kept wandering, they finally came out to find Mike, Bonnie, and Jane waiting.

Clementine rushed up and said "Guys, you made it. Wait, where's Molly and the others?"

Mike said "We don't know where Luke, Sarah, Nick, or Molly are, but Kenny and Sarita are over there."

Clementine looked over and saw Kenny and Sarita over at the fountain. Clementine walked over to Kenny and saw Sarita. She was pale and looked like Lee when he was fighting the virus.

She cleared her throat and said "Hey Kenny." Kenny looked up at her with a murderous gaze and said "All I asked for is time alone with her. This is your fault, Clementine. Look at her. She's going to die. Because of you!"

Clementine cried "I tried to save her!"

Kenny looked at her while Sarita moaned to get Kenny's attention, but he wasn't listening. Clementine pleaded to him "I'm sorry Kenny! I tried to, please believe me!"

Kenny looked down at Sarita and said "Ya hear that hon? Clem says she's sorry. Doesn't that make you feel better?"

Sarita tried to talk, but Kenny snapped at Clementine "You think because you're a little girl, you can just get people killed and no one will care?! Then you can just say "Sorry" and it'll all magically go away?! That's not how it works! Now, for the last time, please leave us alone."

Clementine hung her head and went over to the others.

Jane asked "Why did you tell him you did that? If he knew I did it, he wouldn't be angry at you."

Clementine explained "It was me. You had to do it since I didn't make the decision fast enough. It's my fault Sarita's like this. It's my fault every person died."

Jane gripped her by the shoulders and said "No, Clementine. It's not your fault. You can't do that to yourself. Kenny's just...trying to mourn. He may be angry at you, but I think he's mostly angry at himself."

Bonnie walked over and said "I'm guessing it didn't go so well. Figures. Mike tried speaking to him and Kenny just exploded. But can you do me a favor, Clementine Can you take Lilly to try to find Luke and the others? Me and Mike are worried they might be stuck somewhere."

Clementine nodded and Lilly took off with her to the woods.

Time Skip:

Lilly and Clementine walked together in silence until Lilly said "This is not gonna last long."

Clementine turned to her and asked "What do you mean?"

Lilly explained "This is a good group, but so was our last one. All it takes is one person to mess it all up. That's what's going to happen this time. Time and time again. This will happen. Clem, you wouldn't have made it without being smart. But Kenny... He just keeps getting beat down whenever he's happy. Katja, Duck, and Sarita. Their deaths are gonna scar him and leave him somewhere no one wants to be."

Clementine looked down and said "I can't believe this is happening again."

Lilly turned to her and said "It'll always happen, Clem. Groups fall apart. People get killed. You're better off alone. You don't have to worry about other people holding you down. Or letting you down. I tried to get Lee to come with me, but he couldn't leave you. Look, Clem, I know what I'm going to do when this all goes to shit. But what are you going to do, Clem?"

Clementine shrugged and said "I don't know Lilly. Anything can happen. I think it's best to prepare for the worst."

Lilly shook her head and said "Don't make the same mistakes Lee did, Clem. You're better off alone."

They found their way to an old RV lot. As they were scavenging from dead walkers, they found something that sent chills down their spines.

Clementine picked up the pair of glasses with dread. She said "Sarah's glasses. But this doesn't mean she's dead. She could be okay."

Lilly was about to say something, but they heard a scream and Luke's voice say "Come on, Sarah. We need to go."

They ran around the fence to see if there were any openings when they saw one with... a walker stuck in it. They went over to it and froze in horror when they saw who it was.

It was Nick. The walker that once held a good man was reaching out for them, forever hungry. Lilly took a step back in shock while Clementine covered her mouth in horror. Lilly put a hand on her shoulder and said "I'm sorry, Clementine. I know he was your friend. I won't force you to do this."

Clementine shook her head and replied "No. I need to do it."

She took her hatchet out and said "I'm so sorry, Nick. I didn't want this to happen to you or anyone else. Goodbye."

She threw her hatchet at him, but it hit his jaw and caused it to split and his hat to fall off. Clementine raised her hatchet again, but like Lee used to do, and sent it into the walkers skull.

As she tugged it out, Lilly pushed Nick out of the fence and said "That hatchet seems to get stuck pretty easily. It's going to get you killed. Here, take this."

She gave Clementine an iron poker. Lilly continued "It can be used bluntly and with the sharp end. Plus it won't get stuck very easily."

Clementine looked down at the iron weapon and practiced swinging it. It wasn't very large so it'd be easy to wield but it still had reach.

They climbed through the hole and spotted two walkers. Lilly went for the first one while Clementine snuck up to the other. It was too tall for her to try to hit it's head, but she came up with an idea. She hit the walkers leg and ,as it fell, spun around and sent the poker shredding through it's head. Lilly looked at her, smiled, and said "Handy, right?"

As they walked around the corner, they saw a crowd of walkers attacking a trailer. Two walkers were on a barrier halfway to the trailer.

Clementine looked at a walkers body and put the sharp end into its skull. Good thing she did because as she did, it groaned and raised its arms before dying.

Lilly said "Good job. You can never be sure of these things."

They went over to the others and as Clementine killed hers, heard Sarah scream again and Luke say "Sarah, please!"

Clementine grabbed one of the bodies, opened the door of a truck, and put the walker on the horn. The noise started drawing the walkers and Clementine and Lilly ran for the trailer. Lilly grabbed her gun while Clementine knocked on the door. The car alarm took that as the moment to turn off. As the walkers started coming back, Clementine got desperate and started kicking the door. Lilly started air mailing her bullets into the walkers. Clementine finally kicked the door open and Lilly ran for the door. They shut it and Clementine put a table in front of the door.

Sarah screamed and Luke said "Sarah, calm down! Who's out there?!"

Clementine smiled and cried "Luke."

He opened the door and answered "Clem? Where's Nick? Did he get you? He went out to get help."

Clementine shook her head and replied "He didn't make it. We found him and took care of it... you know what I'm saying."

He looked at the floor and shakily whispered "Fuck."

Clementine changed the subject and asked "Where's Sarah?"

He pointed to the room and said "You gotta help. After Carlos, she tore off. Running through the woods like a maniac. She saw this place and made a beeline for it. I tried to move her, but Carver messed me up good."

They went into the room where they found Sarah sitting in a corner, curled up like a ball. Clementine kneeled and said "Hey Sarah."

Sarah looked up at her and said "Hi."

Clementine looked at her and said "Sarah, I need you to listen. Ever since the walkers, so many people I know have died."

As she said this, Sarah started crying. Clementine continued "People I loved and for stupid reasons. But our friends make us strong. When all this started, a man found me. His name was Lee. He protected me more than anyone in my entire life. He died trying to save me."

Sarah looked up and said "But you're still here."

Clementine replied "Because he taught me to be strong. Because he wanted me to live. And your dad wanted you to live, Sarah. He would still want that."

When Sarah looked up and took her glasses, Clementine saw the hope had returned. Lilly smiled, but it faded as she said "We gotta leave."

Luke nodded, but noticed the only way out was the skylight. Lilly and him ran to the door as it was being being hammered hard by the walkers outside.

As he did, he said "Clementine, you and Sarah look for something to stand on."

They looked at so many objects, until Clementine asked "What about that?"

Lilly looked where she was pointing and said "Yeah, that could work."

Luke looked at her and saw she was pointing to the desk... the one holding the door closed. He muttered "Oh, crap."

Lilly and Sarah braced the door while Luke and Clementine prepared the desk. Luke counted down "3...2...1!"

Clementine and him started moving the desk and Lilly and Sarah shoved the door shut.

As soon as they got it in the room, Clementine yelled "It's through!"

Lilly looked up and started running to the door with Sarah right behind her, but before Sarah could get to the door, a walker crawling through the dog door got her by the leg!

Sarah screamed "Clementine! Help me!"

Lilly shook her head, but Clementine ran over to her friend and sunk her iron rod into the walkers head. She pulled Sarah up and yelled "Move!" She and Sarah got to the door just before the walkers caught them.

As they were walking back to Parkers Run, Clementine asked Sarah "Are you okay?"

Sarah replied "Yeah. I just couldn't believe my dad was gone. He was the only family I had left. I'm fine, Clem. I just need some time"

Clementine walked back up to Lilly, but was surprised when she said "I'm not sure about that one."

Clementine asked "Why didn't you want to save her?"

Lilly replied "Because she had no will to survive. I didn't want her to drag you or any of us down."

When they finally got back, Clementine didn't see Kenny or Sarita. Rebecca saw them and cried "Thank God, you're okay."

Sarah pulled her in for a hug, but it ended shortly when Rebecca asked "Wait, where's Nick?"

Luke looked at her and asked "Rebecca, why don't we go for a walk?"

Bonnie beckoned Clementine and said "Molly showed up shortly after you left. She and Kenny talked for a bit. Kenny got mad at Jane for a little, but I don't know why. He and Sarita are in the tent. The baby's coming faster than Rebecca's letting on. Can you talk to Kenny? You said he had a family before."

Clementine nodded and went over to the tent.

As she opened it, she saw Sarita on the ground and Kenny sitting next to her. She looked over at Sarita. The bullet hole in the middle of her head stood out in the grey skin.

Clementine said "We need your help with the baby."

Kenny said "She didn't want me to wait. But I had to. I had to. I wanted her to be different from the others. Do you know what it feels like to get beaten, almost to death? Peaceful. It feels peaceful. It was like I was floating away, watching the whole thing happen to me. Then I woke up again and I'm still taking a beating, every day. I'm obviously not helping anything by staying here."

Clementine interrupted and said "That's not true. Do you know what I felt when I saw you alive? Happy. You helped me all the time and you still do."

Kenny snorted and said "Yeah, right. But thanks for saying that."

She sat next to him and asked "Molly said that you were yelling."

Kenny shrugged his shoulders, but replied "Your friend, Jane. She said that you took the blame for doing what she did to Sarita. Why?"

Clementine hesitated before answering "Because I was going to do it. But it was too late."

Kenny sighed and said "I'm so sorry for yelling at you like that, Clem. That was stupid Kenny being an ass. I just... every time I start to be happy, something takes it away. I'm just tired, Clem. Not actually tired, I mean, emotionally. I'm sick of this world taking everything from us. My wife, my son, Lee, my eye. It happened to Sarita for God's sakes! I just can't believe that my life was so fucked up. What did I do?"

Kenny pulled up his bandage over his left eye and Clementine checked it. He smiled and said "Am I going to get my good looks back when this is all healed up?"

Before she answered, she heard Luke shout "Holy shit! Does that mean what I think it means?!"

Kenny and Clementine got up and went to check out was going on.

Well guys that's the 13th chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Also, there's at least one more character that I bet you guys didn't think would come back. Try to figure out who it is. If you do, don't say anything. PM me about my mistakes and review me plz!