Chapter Three: Bear Trap.

Ally walked down the dirt path, her bat in her hands and her tired eyes drooping along the ground. Another stupid nightmare had been cursed upon her, it was early morning and she hadn't seen anyone up and moving, so she decided to go for a walk. This nightmare was horrible, it was horrendous. She was siting by the barn, playing with Lizzy and George, when the whole ground began to shake violently, she began to run towards the farmhouse with them, but she saw the cross she'd made for her mom and a hand shot up out of the ground in front of it...it was her mom, her mom in creeper form. That's when she woke up, managing to stop herself from screaming at the top of her lungs.

Ally walked over to a field where a horse was grazing the grass near the fence. She reached out and began to pet it, it neighed in joy and Ally smiled.

"I always wanted a horse," Ally talked and the horse continued to eat the grass. "My plan was to find one and that would be my chaperon around this hell hole, but things never to go to plan anymore."

"You could always take her for a ride," Frederick appeared next to her, his hand tucked into the pockets of his overalls. "The saddles are back in the stables though."

"Maybe another time then," She continued to stroke its face and Frederick laughed when it ran away from her.

"She's a shy one," He assured her and Ally smiled. "I know it's not my place to intrude in your business, but last night I was coming to find you, just to check that you were alright and settling in properly, when I saw you in front of a cross, a new cross which I gathered you made and I heard you talking to your mom...She sounded like one hell of a woman," Frederick turned around and leaned against the fence and Ally did the same.

"She was," Ally muttered and she kicked at the ground.

"It's okay to grieve, I lost my wife and son, but god spared my two lovely daughters," He explained.

"I'm sorry about your wife and son," Ally glanced over at him. "I never really had time to grieve, it happen to close to the beginning and I barely had any understanding of what was going on. All I could think about was...what now, I didn't know where to go. All I knew, was that my mom and dad were dead and I was all alone in the world, with zombies. So grieving wasn't really an option, but now that I'm here and I don't always have to worry about turning my back, everything seems to have crashed down on me like a ton of bricks," Ally bit down on her lip, her tears were beginning to sting her eyes.

"Let it out sweetheart, it's better to grieve now then later," He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and she rested her head on his shoulder. "Your speech to your mom, moved me. I was crying, you really do have some powerful words."

"She deserved to hear them, she was a good person," Ally rubbed away the tears which had fallen. "She was the best woman I'd ever met."

"I'm sure she was darlin', I think you should spend some time around people, distract yourself if you want to, it may be an easier way to grieve," He suggested and she nodded.

"I guess so, I might go and find Lizzy or help out with Lexi," Ally replied and he patted her shoulder and moved his arm away.

"You gonna be okay girl?" He asked and she nodded.

"I'll be fine, thanks for talking to me," Ally smiled at him and she walked away from him and headed down the dirt road.

...

"So, you enjoying it here?" Sarah asked and Ally nodded her head.

They were both sat on top of the RV, looking out at the beautiful view. Ally was fascinated by her, she had so much faith left in the world, and it almost fried Ally's brain, she couldn't understand why. The world was in a rapid downfall, and yet here she was planning her future and believing everyone here has a good soul. Surely, they haven't been living in a parallel universe.

"Yeah, it's nice to be around so many people," Ally replied and Sarah smiled at her.

"What was it like on your own? I wouldn't be able to do it, I've lived on the farm all my life and I'd never be able to survive with all the creepers around," Sarah continued to show her happiness on her face and Ally knew she'd never lose her faith in this world, even though Ally lost her's back when it all started.

"It wasn't the best, but in a way it was nice. You were always able to think straight, without someone yapping in your ear, but loneliness was always apparent and that seemed to hit me hard, not being able to talk to someone. I always wanted someone who could fight, to be around me, because I'm not exactly the most skilled person and it would've been nice to know someone had my back," She explained and Sarah nodded along.

"Well, now your here, someone's always going to have you back covered," Sarah placed a gentle hand on her arm and Ally smiled at her. "I wish I was more like you."

"Why?" Ally asked and Sarah laughed.

"It's just you have so much willpower, it's quiet beautiful actually. You went on that run and you were the first woman they'd let go and even though you came back drenched in creeper guts, the smile never faded from your face. You may not be the most skilled fighter, but you can still handle yourself out there and I admire you for that," Sarah expressed and Ally's smile grew wider.

"Wow, that's probably the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me, thank you," Ally stood up off the chair and walked over to the ladder.

"Bye Ally," She smiled at her and Ally returned it.

"Sarah?"

"Yeah."

"Don't ever lose the faith you have in this world," Ally went down the ladder and jumped onto the grass. She walked off towards camp and saw Kyle rocking Lexi back and forwards, whilst she wailed away in his arms.

"Hey, can you help me?" He asked and he practically ran over to her and Ally quickly took Lexi from his arms.

"I'll get her settled, you go and rest," Ally watched Kyle go off into his tent and she retrieved her bat from her tent and began to walk off down the dirt path. "C'mon sweetheart," Ally whispered and she bounced her gently in her arms. The heat was flooding over the land heavily and Ally knew the heat wasn't helping Lexi at all. So she was heading towards the lake.

Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra,
Gay your life must be!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gumdrops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra
Leave some there for me.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra,
That's no monkey, that's me.

Ally sung the lullaby to her and she began to calm down and gurgle in her arms. Ally looked over in the nearby field she was passing and saw Wayne and Austin working on a fence, she wondered if she should go over and help, but Lexi would prevent her from doing so, so she shrugged her shoulders and carried on walking ahead. Austin wouldn't want me there anyway, he'd probably want me to go fetch him some tea, since he thinks I'm a woman from the 18th century.

After ten minutes of walking, Ally eventually made it to the lake, she walked down the hill and saw Lizzy, George, Angela, Mary and Julie, all sitting down on a blanket and embracing the sun, like the world hadn't changed at all. Ally walked over and Julie turned and smiled.

"How's my baby girl," She greeted.

"I'm fine thanks for asking," Ally joked and she laughed. Ally sat down on the blanket and passed Lexi over to her.

"My dad said he saw you this morning, really early this morning," Mary explained.

"Yeah, the sun just woke me up, so I went out for a walk and then I bumped into your dad," Ally lied about the first part, not wanting to worry anyone about her nightmares.

"I was by the barn and I saw there was a new cross by the other graves," George said and Ally stared at him.

"Oh, I'm not sure where it came from," Angela replied and Ally coughed uncomfortably.

"It had Penny Dawson written on it," George added and Ally glanced down at her lap.

"Um...I put it there, in remembrance of my mom," Ally muttered and they all turned to stare at her.

"Oh, I'm sorry for your loss," Julie said and Ally saw the sympathetic look in her eyes.

"I lost her at the beginning of all this, I just never got a chance to make her a grave, because I never hung around in one place for long," Ally explained and Mary placed a hand on her knee.

"We've all lost people, we understand what you're going through," Ally smiled at her and she fought back her tears.

"Oh my god!" Lizzy screamed and everyone turned to see what she was looking at. Ally quickly shot to her feet and everyone mimicked her actions. She grabbed her bat quickly and glanced at Julie.

A herd of creepers were coming right this way...fast.

"Lizzy, I need you to run and get Wayne, if you run down the dirt path he's in one of the fields nearby," Ally dictated and Lizzy nodded her head and ran away. George pulled out his gun and aimed it at one of the creepers, he fired a shot and it hit its arm, not even fazing its judgment. Ally quickly snatched the gun from his hand and she took Lexi from Julie and quickly ran to one of the trees nearby. "Get up there," She demanded and George began to climb up till he was out of arms reach from the creepers, Ally held Lexi up to him and he took her from her outstretched arms.

"I want to help," George complained and Ally shook her head.

"Your sister needs you to keep her safe, you stay up there and you don't come down until we say it's safe," She explained and she tucked the gun into her belt and the herd of creepers were on them within seconds. Angela, Mary and Julie had their knifes out ready and Ally held her bat up.

"You ready?" Mary asked.

"Ready as I'll ever be," Ally replied and all four women went towards the herd and attacked them. Ally swung her bat against the skull of the first one and her swing must've been more forceful than anticipated, because she took its head clean off. Ally had to smash her bat against its fallen head, knowing that the only way to kill it was to damage the head. Ally kicked away a stray one that was coming towards her and she quickly took the gun out of her belt and shot it in the head. She spun on her heel and killed the next one which was approaching her. Ally quickly looked around to see if everyone was holding up again and they seemed to be doing alright. Ally heard the stampede of footsteps and she quickly glanced over her shoulder to see Wayne, Austin, Elliot and Frederick racing down the hill. She focused her attention back on the task in hand and she realized there were three creepers gaining on her.

Ally shot the first one in the head and went to shoot the second one, but found out there was no ammo left in the gun. She tossed it to the side and quickly raced around the tree's in an attempt to lose them, only to run into a huddle of about six more. She thought back her scream of surprise and she smashed her bat against one of the creepers skull. The sinister groaning sounds they made, seemed to echo throughout the lake and Ally became paranoid that the herd of creepers just kept getting bigger.

Ally quickly ran back around the tree and she ran into a creeper. Her whole body took it down and she crashed on top of it. She quickly jumped up, smashing her feet against its arms to stop it from scratching her. She smashed the end of her bat against its skull and almost threw up in her mouth from the horrible smell which filled her sinuses.

A shrill scream made Ally refocus her view on the scene. Angela was on the ground scurrying away from a creeper, her knife was no longer in her hand and Ally could see the terror in her eyes. She quickly ran over, dodging all the creepers she passed and she swung her bat against the creepers back and it stumbled forward and quickly turned its attention to her, and Ally didn't even hesitate before taking it out. She smiled at Angela and she nodded her head at her, as a sign of thanks. She quickly stood up and grabbed her knife from the ground and began to attacked the herd once more. Ally spun around and let out a scream when she came face to face with one of them, before she could react an arrow went piercing through its skull and it collapsed in front of her. Ally looked up and her eyes met Austin's, before she could thank him, he was back fighting and Ally did too.

Ally heard Lexi's screams from the tree and she quickly took out the creepers which were gathering around it. Their jaws were snapping away at them and Ally saw the fear in George's eyes and he hugged his sister tight.

"Help!" Ally whipped her head around and saw Lizzy on the ground at the top of the hill, with five walkers coming towards her. Lizzy quickly tumbled to her feet and she began to run towards the woods. Ally's eyes widened, knowing there was more of them in the woods and that was the worst mistake she could've made.

"Lizzy!" Ally screamed and she quickly took out a creeper, before racing off after her. She ran up the hill and quickly turned left and raced into the woods. She could hear Lizzy's cries for help and she picked up her pace. Ally caught sight of them up ahead and she took out the first creeper which had fallen behind. Then she advanced onto the next ones, swiftly taking each one out, only to realize Lizzy wasn't anywhere in sight.

"Lizzy!" Ally called out and she began to walk further into the woods. She could hear her sobs and she kept calling out her name, but she never responded. She ventured on further and her sobs grew louder and Ally saw her in a small clearing. Ally smiled, checking her over for any signs of scratches, but she looked fine and Ally stepped out into the clearing.

Then something sharp, clamped against her ankle, piercing through her skin. Ally had never heard such a scream escape her lips before. It physically hurt her ears and it made Lizzy jump sky-high. Ally collapsed onto the floor screaming and crying. It was a bear trap.

"Ally!" Lizzy screamed and she raced over and she went to touch her ankle, but Ally stopped her, knowing the poor girl would be too weak to help. Cries for help escaped Ally's lips, as she lay there helpless on the floor. "This is my fault, I shouldn't have run off into the woods."

"It's n-not your f-fault," Ally sobbed and she glanced down at her ankle and a whimper escaped her lips.

"Ally!" Wayne's voice shouted through the trees and she could hear everyone's footsteps. She couldn't even shout back, because all that tore from her lips was another scream. Lizzy's little hands grabbed onto hers and she squeezed them as tight as she could.

"Help!" Lizzy squealed and the heavy thudding sound of footsteps grew louder and Ally's eyes kept opening and closing, as she began to drift in and out of consciousness.

"Oh my god!" Ally saw Elliot first and he quickly raced over and ushered Lizzy out of the way. "Wayne, she's over here, hurry up!" Ally saw Wayne, Austin and Angela run out into the clearing, all of their eyes widening when they saw her.

"Get it off!" Ally shirked through gritted teeth and Elliot held her up in a seated position, but her body kept going limp against his.

To Ally's surprise Austin was the once the raced over to her ankle, he dropped his cross bow and began to examine her ankle. Ally hissed in pain when he touched it and she grabbed Elliot hands.

"Angela, you take Lizzy and go get Frederick to set up back at the farmhouse, we'll bring her down once we've got it off," Wayne explained and Angela grabbed Lizzy's hand and pulled her away from the scene. Then Wayne made his way over and knelt down next to her.

"It's gone in pretty deep," Austin mumbled and Ally sobbed.

"J-Just get it off," She begged and her body crushed itself into Elliot's, unable to support her upper body anymore.

"It's going to hurt-"

"I know it's going to hurt jackass, I'm in enough pain as it is, just pull the goddamn thing off my ankle!" Ally yelled and Austin scowled at her, his eyes seething with anger, which brought a new type of fear to Ally. His hand wrapped around the sides of the clamp and he pulled them apart. Ally screeched at the top of her lungs as she felt the spikes being pulled out of her skin. Wayne quickly grabbed a hold of her leg and when Austin nodded at him, he swiftly pulled her ankle out of its hold and Austin tossed the bear trap behind him. Ally let out a cry of relief and Elliot quickly moved away from her, letting Ally collapse to the ground. He quickly took of his jacket and then passed it to Austin, who quickly wrapped it around her ankle tightly, to apply pressure to the wound.

Ally's body soon gave up and she took one last glance down at her ankle, before her eyes rolled into the back of her head and everything fell dark.

...

The hallway was thick in darkness, only a faint candle light lit up a meter of the ghostly quiet place. Ally stood at the very end, her chest heaving for air. There was a strong smell of rotten flesh and Ally scrunched her nose up in disgust, and slowly walked down the hallway. The sound of her heel clanging against the floor, bounced off every corner and ringed in her ears. She continued down and stopped when she heard a door creaking open, she heard the groaning sound of a creeper and she looked over her shoulder and saw it was George. His jaw was hanging open and his eyes were ice-cold, Ally could see the bite mark on his neck and she slowly began to walk backwards, but she collided into something, she turned around and saw it was Sarah in creeper form and Ally glanced back at George, then at Sarah and as they got closer and closer, she let out a scream-

Ally woke up with a scream and began panting for air, she shifted under the white sheets and immediately screamed again.

"Ally!" Frederick yelled and he came running into the room. Ally glanced at him and the memories of what had happened came flooding back to her. "Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine...My ankle?" Ally asked, concerned about her wellbeing and Frederick pulled back the sheet and revealed her bandaged ankle. Blood was creeping out and staining the white fabric.

"You're a very lucky girl," He explained and Ally rested her head back down on the pillow. "We've sent Dean and Kyle out to find you some crutches, because you cannot put any weight on that ankle, not for a while."

"Okay...I thought I was going to lose my ankle," Ally laughed and Frederick smiled.

"I'm not going to lie, when Austin ran in carrying you I thought you were going to lose it too," He explained and Ally stared at him.

"Austin carried me back?" She asked and he nodded.

"He came running back with you, he looked scared himself, never seen him show such emotion since he arrived on my farm," He patted her on the leg and pull out some tablets from his pocket and passed them to her and he got the bottle of water from the little table and handed it to her. "They're painkillers, you're going to need them."

Ally put them in her mouth and washed them down. Frederick left and Ally shifted uncomfortably under the sheets, unable to find a comfortable position. She heard the small pattering sound of footsteps and Lizzy came racing through the door.

"Ally, you're awake, " She jumped onto the bed and she giggled. "I'm sorry about what happened, it was my fault."

"It wasn't, don't you worry these things happen, I'll be fine in a few weeks," She reached out and grabbed her small hand.

"Special delivery!" Dean announced and he came stumbling into the room, walking with a pair of wooden crutches. "You alright darlin'?"

"I'm fine," Ally replied and Dean smiled at her and stood at the side of the bed and he held out both of his hands. "What?"

"We need to see if you can use them," Dean smirked and Ally groaned, throwing back the sheets and siting up, her legs hung over the side and she grabbed both of his hands. "Lizzy, would you grab the crutches," Lizzy jumped off the bed and grabbed them. Dean slowly helped Ally stand up and she balanced on one foot, lifting her injured ankle off the ground and Dean's hands moved from hers and rested on her hips. Lizzy raced around and placed the crutches under both of her arms and Ally hopped around a bit and Dean let go of her and he stepped back.

"Try and move," Lizzy said and Ally began to move around efficiently on the crutches and Dean clapped his hands.

"See, that wasn't so hard was it?" Dean laughed and Ally smiled.

"Can I go outside for some fresh air, or am I not allowed to leave?" Ally asked.

"I'm sure Frederick wouldn't mind," Ally quickly went out the door and out into the hallway.

"Ally, thank god you're okay," Mary gasped from the front door and Ally made her way over. "Are you feeling okay?'

"It hurts, but I'll be fine," She assured her and Mary opened the door for her and Ally went outside and she sighed when the warm air hit her.

"Ally!" Harriet raced over, with George and Wayne behind her. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Ally assured her and Wayne stepped forward.

"You've got some serious balls girl, I thought you would've lost your foot, but I'm glad you're okay," He smiled at her and Ally returned it. "I'll see you later we're going out on a run," He walked down the steps and Ally saw all them; excluding Frederick, walk over to the truck and get inside.

"Thank you for saving me and Lexi," George thanked and he wrapped his arms around her waist and nuzzled his face into her stomach.

"Thank you for saving Lizzy too," Harriet patted her shoulder and Ally blushed from all the praise she was getting. "You're a real hero Ally."

"Thanks," Ally hobbled down the steps with her crutches and Harriet appeared at her side to help and when she landed on the grass, she gratefully nodded her head towards her.

"Don't you think you should go back inside and rest," Harriet glanced back at the house and Ally shook her head.

"I'm going to wait for Austin to get back. I want to thank him for pulling the bear trap off my ankle and for carrying me back," Ally explained and she headed over to the camp.

"Well, I'll stay with you, because you need to be careful with your ankle," Harriet guided her to a chair and they both sat down.

"You did good back there," Angela appeared next to them and sat down. "Thanks for saving me too, you've got some serious skills."

"Thanks," Ally laughed and Angela looked at her ankle.

"How long do you reckon' it's going to take to recover?" She asked and Ally shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm not sure-"

The revving of engines made her pause. Everyone stopped and watched as five cars pulled up the dirt path and pulled up onto the grass. One man stepped out, a rifle resting on his shoulders, he looked around and a huge smile appeared on his face and he glanced at all the women. Frederick walked around the side of the farmhouse and he froze when he saw them. His hand went to his gun and he watched the man cautiously.

"There's nine of them," He called out and four men got out of the cars and Ally quickly got up with the help of her crutches and she headed over to them.

"What the hell do you want?" She questioned and the man looked her up and down. She saw Sarah walk out of the farmhouse and Lizzy was gripping onto her side. George was standing with his mom and Lexi.

"We want all the females," He slurred and Ally looked around and counted all the females, realizing there was eight and including her made it nine.

"What if I say no," Frederick spoke from behind her and he laughed.

"I wasn't giving you an option," His smile turned to a frown and he swung his rifle and it connected with the side of Ally's face and she crashed to the ground and everywhere erupted into screams and the men began to run around and attempt to grab all the girls. The man towered above Ally, whilst she gripped the side of her face. He reached down and scooped her up into his arms, she was too disorientated to react and all she could hear was a ringing sound throughout her head. She quickly caught sight of George being pushed to the ground and two men grabbed Julie and Lexi, before Ally was tossed into the back of the van. She rolled over and she heard shots being fired and she could hear Frederick shouting Sarah's name and then everything fell silent. The ringing stopped in her head and Ally managed to sit up and she rested against the van wall. She glanced down at her ankle and saw blood flooding out of the bandage. She wanted to fight back, but she couldn't her ankle was useless and she didn't have a weapon. She just wanted to make sure everyone was okay. She just needed to know that the boys would get back from the run soon, because the quicker they get back the faster they could escape.

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