Nick looked around in confusion as he was sitting in a chair that he didn't recognize. He looked down at his shirt to see that it was the same one he wore two years ago. He felt his chin to see that it was the stubble he used to have. Confused, Nick began to look around the room. He recognized it as the dining room of the cabin he used to live in. He heard footsteps and tried to hide, but the man entered the room. The man looked at him with confusion as he didn't know why Nick was trying to hide.
"Nick, it's me, Alvin."
Nick didn't answer as he was just happy to see that Alvin was right in front of him. Alvin walked over to Nick
"Hey, are you okay?"
Nick shook his head. "Yeah, I'm fine."
Alvin chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm not Carver."
Nick chuckled. "Do you know where Pete is?"
Nick realized that this conversation was familiar. He remembered talking to Alvin, just before Clementine arrived with Luke and Pete.
"Oh yeah, he's with Luke, looking for an animal. It'll be nice to have fresh meat."
Nick shook his head in agreement. Alvin smiled as he turned to walk out of the kitchen. Before Nick could see what happened next, he woke up.
Nick shook awake as he saw that it was now the morning. He looked over to see Conrad and Francine sleeping. Tripp was still driving from the previous night.
"Oh, you're up." Tripp said, not surprised.
Nick rubbed his eyes. "Where are we?"
"We're coming up on Richmond. You'd better wake Conrad up."
Nick shook Conrad, until he woke up. Conrad rubbed his eyes as he looked over at Francine.
"Come on, Francine. Wake up."
Francine didn't budge as she was still asleep. Conrad chuckled and looked at Nick. "She's a heavy sleeper."
Nick didn't smile, as just looking at Conrad and Francine, reminded him of what happened the previous night. Nick just looked down in depression, with Conrad feeling sorry for him.
"Look, I'm sorry about Kenny. I know he was your friend."
"You don't understand. It's not just that. You know that baby that was killed?"
"Yeah, you already told me last night." Conrad said, already feeling upset.
"Conrad, just leave him alone, okay?" Tripp interrupted.
Conrad shook his head and looked out his window. Nick did the same as he watched the trees pass by. He couldn't stop thinking about Kenny as he didn't have to die, nor did AJ for that matter. Is he dead? I mean, I know AJ is, but Kenny could've gotten out of there. Wait, I didn't even hear a final gunshot after Kenny was on the ground, but he could've been dead to begin with.
Tripp noticed a large "Welcome to Richmond" sign pass by and he smiled as soon as it passed him. That smile soon faded as he saw the buildings of Richmond were completely abandoned. Tripp came across a large steel door and he cocked his head, confused.
"Alright, we're here."
Tripp turned off the car and stepped outside. Conrad and Nick did the same. Tripp put his hands on his hips, confused.
"What the fuck is this?" Tripp asked himself.
"It's a steel door, Tripp." Conrad answered.
Tripp didn't answer as he realized that there was symbol on the door. He recognized it as the New Frontier symbol. Before he could do anything, Max and a couple other soldiers noticed them on the catwalk. He immediately pointed his assault rifle at Tripp while the other soldiers pointed them at Nick and Conrad. Conrad, Nick, and Tripp pulled out their guns in self defence.
"What the fuck are you doin' here?!" Max yelled.
"We were lookin' for safety, not your fuckin' tyranny." Tripp answered.
Before the argument could continue further, a small click came from behind the small group. Conrad was shocked to see Francine holding them at gunpoint.
"Francine!"
"Shut the fuck up, Conrad."
"Why?"
"You thought I really wanted to be with you in Prescott?"
Conrad didn't answer as anger began to brew inside of him.
"Look, just let us go." Nick pleaded.
"No, you'll just tell other people about us. I can't risk that, you're goin' to quarantine."
The large steel door opened and more New Frontier soldiers emerged from it. Nick, Tripp, and Conrad walked inside the building, with Francine holding them at gunpoint. They walked downstairs into a basement, with a door at the bottom. They entered the basement and Francine grabbed their weapons. She pulled the door shut as she walked out of the building.
Conrad sat down on a bench, still confused about what happened. Tripp began kicking the lockers around him in anger. Nick just stood still as he saw the silhouette of a small person on the other side of the room. The figure slowly walked out of the darkness and once the figure was completely out of the shadows, Nick looked at her with shock.
"C…Clementine?" Nick said, shocked.
Clementine didn't respond. Instead, she charged at Nick and tackled him to the floor. Nick thought she was attacking him, but he soon found out that it was just one of her special hugs. Nick hugged her back as he began to cry tears of joy. Tripp walked over to them and looked at Nick with confusion. Conrad didn't care about what was going on.
"So, are you two done?" Tripp joked.
Nick didn't even look at Tripp as he pushed Clementine off of him. Nick and Clementine stood to their feet.
"It's good to see you, Nick." Clementine said, smiling. "Where's Kenny?"
Nick didn't answer. Instead, he only lowered his head. Clementine stared at him with her eyes wide open.
"No, that can't be true."
Nick closed his eyes in sadness. "It is true, Clem.
Before Clementine could respond, the basement door opened.
"You!" Max pointed. "Joan wants to have a talk with you."
"Why?"
Max pointed his rifle at Nick. "Do I need to give you a reason?"
Nick sighed as he followed Max, along with a few other soldiers, out of the basement.
