Chapter 16: Reunion.

Ally gripped onto Billy's hand her eyes scanning over his pale face. She hadn't moved away from that position in a day. She was tired, but couldn't sleep, she didn't want to sleep. Billy had been operated on and stitched up, Cal came in every hour to check up on him, he said he was going to be okay.

Ally kept replaying the scene over in her head. She was going to kill whoever shot him, she was going to put a bullet straight through their head, then dance afterwards. He could've died. He could've died and Ally would have lost another child, like she'd lost Nevil, George, Lizzy and Lexi.

Austin was sat on the other side of the room, never looking away from her form. He'd been there when she'd broken down a few hours ago and she'd pretty much ripped his head off, screaming and calling him every name under the sun. He understood she was upset and he was just going to wait till everything gets better, he knew everything was going to get better.

His eyes were fogged with rage. He hated seeing Ally like this, because he didn't know what to do. She was unreadable at the moment and he didn't know if she was going to breakdown and cry or lash out at him, but he didn't care, he'd be there to help her.

"Will everything get better?" She asked and she looked over her shoulder at him.

"Yes," He responded and his eyes locked onto hers. "Everything will get better."

"Is Lucas mad?"

"No."

"I left his baby in the grass...she could've been killed by the creepers."

"Yeah, but she's alive, so it doesn't matter," He replied and she sighed. "Don't beat yourself up about it."

"I'm scared," Her eye glistened with fresh tears and her grip tightened on Billy's little hand.

"I know. I'm scared too."

"If Billy doesn't wake up and he turns...I can't do it, I can't put a bullet through his head-"

"You won't have too. He's not going to die."

"H-HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE!" She exploded.

"Because he's not going to die," He replied calmly, never looking away from her. She let out an aggressive sigh and she gritted her teeth. "He'll get better and then we can move on from this and it will all be in the past."

"I'm going to kill whoever did this," She said and he nodded.

"I know and I won't stop you," He scanned her face and a tiny smile appeared on her lips.

"I'm sorry," She whispered and he got up from the chair, then walked over to her. She let go of Billy's hand and turned on the stool, wrapping her arms around his waist. She nuzzled her head against his chest and he wrapped his arms around her, burying his head into her hair.

"It's okay. Everything's going to get better, I promise."

"GUYS!" The door flung open and a panting Lucas appeared. He leaned against the doorway, hunched over from running.

"What is it?" Ally asked.

"J-Jasmine and Jess. They're gone, D-Dallas took them," He handed her the scrunched up piece of paper. "You want them back? Let's do a trade, you for them? Dallas."

...

Night flooded through the streets. Only lanterns were lit and only Dallas's men patrolled the streets. Sarah stayed firmly in her place behind a dumpster and Derek was right behind her. Angry was the understatement of the year. Dez wasn't coming with them. Sarah had tried to persuade him to come with them, but he just laughed in her face and wished her good luck on escaping, he clearly didn't believe she could do it. He was different, very different, there was something different in his eyes, hurt, pain, hate, not towards her, but towards someone else. Derek had been right, Dez had been brainwashed by Dallas and there was no persuading him, he didn't want to leave Verndale. Sarah had cried, begged, screamed at him to come with her, because she needed him, but he didn't seem to care and it hurt her a lot. Dez was her best friend, they'd become so close whilst being alone together and now it was like none of that even happened.

Sarah glanced at the contraption on the end of her arm, it was identical to the one Derek had and she sent him an assuring smile. Sarah had found how Ally had been getting in and out. There was a gate at the back-end of the town, no one guarded it and it was easy to get in and out. All they had to do was cross the street and go down the alleyway to the gate. She sighed and scanned the bit of the street she could see. They were going to do it, but she didn't want to leave Dez behind, though she knew there was no persuading him.

Sarah began to fight her inner self on whether to go and find him or not. After everything he's done for her, the least she could do was give him a wake up call and they can both get out of here. She looked back at Derek and he frowned when he saw her face.

"He made his choice," He said.

"I can't leave here without him," She whispered back. "You go out the gate and wait for me. I won't be long, I just need to find him."

"If you're not back in fifteen minutes, I'm coming back in to find you," Derek responded.

"I won't be long," She smiled at him and then she rushed down the alleyway.

Sarah came out by some of the buildings and she looked around the street. A few of the men were walking around, but she blended into the darkness. She swiftly made her way to where she knew Dez would be. He always took to guarding a certain building. Up ahead she could see him, leaning against the wall and kicking at the dirt.

"Dez," She whispered and he looked over.

"I see you changed your mind," He crossed his arms and stood up straight.

"No, I came to change yours though," She replied and he narrowed his eyes at her

"I told you I'm staying behind."

"Dez, listen to yourself. Ally's alive, that means someone else is alive with her as well, probably Austin. We can find the rest of our family. You've changed, and I don't know why, I need you Dez," She wept and she wiped her tears away. Dez looked at her with a pained expression.

"Sarah, just go," He grunted.

"Not without you-"

"HELP!" A screech echoed down the street and they both looked over at the building it had come from.

"What was that?" Sarah asked.

"Leave," Dez growled.

"We have to help them," Sarah replied.

"Sarah, leave," He grabbed her wrist and in one swift movement she held the knife attached to her stump, against his neck.

"I'm not your dog. Either you tell me what the hell is actually going on here, or trust me I will cut your throat and find out for myself."

Dez gulped. "You don't understand."

"Tell me," She growled.

"They know all about us. They know everything about us. You, me...Trish," He sighed. "He knows something about everyone from our group. He told me that Trish was here, but she's gone somewhere and he won't tell me where. He says that I need to earn my place and then he'll tell me. T-These people do horrible things, they take people, torture them, butcher them. I need to find Trish."

"D-Dez," She stammered, lowering her knife. "We need to go, do you really think he's going to tell you?"

"No," He whispered.

"Then, we need to go, before he finds out the plan. Dez, I promise you we will find Trish, Dallas isn't going to help you, I will and so will Derek, when we find Ally, she will help us too."

"Okay," He looked around the street and he pointed the safest route out and Sarah nodded her head.

"What about the scream, someone needs help."

"There's nothing we can do for them, it's probably to late," Dez explained and they took off into the darkest.

They raced down the dark alleyway's and Sarah smiled in excitement. They were going to do this, they were going to make it out of here, alive. They raced out onto another street and she could see the gate at the end of the alleyway on the other side of the street. She smirked, and went to run forward, but Dez snaked an arm around her waist.

"Dez?"

"Look," He pointed at the end of the street. There was a small figure, resembling a child. They were dressed all in black, almost blending in with the night. They were towering over a dead body, their knife in the persons skull. The silhouette placed its foot against the person's head and swiftly pulled the knife out and put it in there belt. They were wearing a black balaclava, black gloves, black everything, but it was definitely a child. They seemed to realize their presence, because they looked over in their direction.

"OVER THERE!" A voice boomed and a group of men poured out of the building at the end of the street, right by the mysterious figure. Dez pushed Sarah forward and down the alleyway. They ran as fast as they could and Sarah flung the gate open and she collided into someone's solid back.

"Watch it!" The voice hissed and Sarah looked up and she locked eyes with the familiar pair of big brown ones.

"Austin," She squeaked and Austin looked over his shoulder and at her.

"Sarah, stay away from him," Derek ordered and she looked to see two men were holding him back. She looked back into Austin's eyes and a smile formed on her face. She charged into his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist. Austin held his arms out behind her awkwardly and he ignored the snickering coming from Lucas and Jack. Austin wrapped his arms around her and lightly patted her back. Then, he felt something sharp press against his back. He reached behind his back and grabbed a hold of the object. Sarah let out a squeak and he looked at the contraption on her arm.

"What happened?" He asked and Sarah looked over her shoulder at Dez.

"Long story short, she got bit and I had to chop her hand off," Dez explained. He walked forward and he gave Austin a man hug, patting his back.

"Can you let him go?" Sarah asked, pointing at Derek and Austin nodded at Lucas and Jack.

"Sarah, who are these people?" Derek asked.

"This is Austin, Austin this is Derek," Sarah gestured between both of them and Austin's eyes widened.

"Derek, Billy's your son?" Austin pushed and Derek nodded his head.

"H-How do you know that?"

"You need to come back with us," Lucas said.

"We need to find Jasmine and Jess," Jack replied.

"Who are these people Austin?" Sarah asked.

"Will someone please explain what the hell is going on?" Dez snapped and everyone fell silent.

"Derek, your son Billy he found Ally. They're back at the prison, which is where we're staying with a lot of other people. There was an accident and he got shot, but he's okay, he's fine, Ally's with him right now. We've had a number of problems with Dallas and he's threatened us, kidnapped us and now he's taken two of the children from our group Jasmine and Jess, and we need to find them. Sarah and Dez this is Lucas and Jack two member's from our group. Now, Jack you take Derek back with you, and take Sarah. Lucas and Dez you stay with me and we can save Jasmine and Jess," Austin dictated.

"Okay," Jack nodded his head.

"No, I wanna' help!" Sarah hollered.

"Sarah, go to the prison. There's somewhere there who you might want to see," Austin raised an eyebrow and Sarah immediately thought it was either Mary or her daddy.

"O-Okay," Sarah stuttered and she followed Jack and Derek.

"I think I know where he's holding Jasmine and Jess," Dez spoke up. "Follow me."

...

Ally cringed and stared at the bloodbath before her. She knew Austin was going to kill her, he was going to be unbelievably pissed off. She wished she'd listened to him, "stay here" Two simple words, which she just couldn't listen too. Everything was going fine, but then they heard screaming coming from the woods and she'd taken off, Dean right behind her.

A camp of people had been attacked, none of them had survived, but Ally and Dean had taken down the creepers. The leaves flooded with blood and the trees were splattered with guts. She felt a wave of sickness wash over her and she stumbled over to a small bush, and threw up. She fell to her knees and Dean grabbed her hair and held it away from her face, and gently patted her back.

"We need to get back sweetheart," He whispered and Ally wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.

"I just thought it might have been Jess and Jasmine," She replied.

"I know, at least we checked," Ally looked back at the destroyed campsite. All those people's lives had been take from them in a flash. It reminded her of Freddie and Nicky.

"We need to get back-"

"Yes we do boy. You could come with us, it's a town called Verndale," A voice came from a clearing nearby and Dean helped Ally to her feet. They hid behind the trees and Ally poked her head around the tree and she gasped. "There's a lot of people there, other children, other women, a lot of men."

"Okay. We'll come," Elliot said and Ally's eyes widened and she pulled out her gun and stepped out from the trees.

"Stop right there you son of a bitch!" Ally yelled pointing her gun at Dallas's men.

"Ally!" Ally recognized the small voice and she slowly turned her head and that's when she saw him.

"Nevil," She whispered.

"Ally, look out!" Dean yelled running out from the trees. A gun shot was fired and Dean tackled Ally to the ground. Elliot jumped to his feet and he took one of the men to the ground. Harriet scrambled to her feet and picked Nevil up into her arms and ran back inside. Dean got up and began firing his gun and Ally did the same.

One of them ran forward and tackled Ally to the ground, she screamed and they both began to wrestle for her gun. Ally kneed him hard in his privates and he arched inwards, losing his grip on the gun. She kicked him off her and she got to her feet and fired a single shot to his head. Ally looked around and she saw Dean throwing a final blow to the last man left. She saw Elliot towering over the other men, checking if they were dead.

"ALLY!" The cabin door flung open and Nevil came racing out. Ally fell to her knees and he ran into her open arms. He wrapped his arms and legs around her and she buried her face into his small neck. His wet tears soaked her shoulders and she squeezed him tight. Ally sobbed loudly and her whole body began to shake.

"Your alive," She cried out and Nevil giggled.

"I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you. I should've stayed in the tree," He rambled on and Ally smiled.

"Nevil, its okay," Nevil got to his feet and stood in front of her. She stayed on her knees and she cupped his cheeks. "You're alive that's all that matters."

"Lizzy, is Lizzy with you?" Nevil asked and Ally cringed, shaking her head.

"Oh," Harriet said from behind Nevil. She looked over at Elliot who had finished his embrace with Dean. His expression saddened and he stepped forward.

"Harriet, I'm sorry," Elliot said and she shook her head.

"It's fine. She'll be fine," Harriet assured herself and Ally stared at her. She got to her feet and Harriet walked over, then pulled Ally into a hug.

"I missed you," Ally whispered.

"I missed you too," She chuckled back.

"The prison," Ally said and she pointed in the direction they'd came from. "We're staying at a prison, there's a lot of new people there-"

"Is that Wayne's hat?" Elliot pointed at her head and she stared down at the ground. "Is he dead?" Ally looked at Dean, then she bit her lip.

"We don't know," Dean spoke up. "But, we think he is."

"Julie's back at the prison," Ally said.

"Good, I've been missing the female company," Harriet replied.

"Let's go."

...

Jess ran into Austin's open arms and he bundled her up into his chest. Austin wouldn't usually show such a display of affection towards someone in front of people, except if it was Ally, but the sheer horror on the young girls face, had Austin's stomach turning, her lip was busted and she had a cut above her eyebrow. He looked around the cell and couldn't see any sign of Jasmine. He held the back of Jess's head and he turned around and looked at Lucas.

"We need to find Jasmine," Lucas said.

"I know," He whispered. "Jess, where's Jasmine?"

"She escaped. She said that she was gonna' come back for me," She blubbered.

"We need to find her," Lucas replied.

"Guys," Dez sniffed. "Can you smell smoke?"

Austin sniffed in the air and he indeed smelled smoke. He stepped back into the corridor and his eyes were fogged with thick smoke. Jess began to cough into his neck and he went back in the cell.

"We need to get out of here," Austin ordered.

"What about Jasmine," Jess cried.

"We'll find her, but if we don't leave then we'll burn to death," Austin snapped and Jess stared at him with a blank expression. "Jess, we'll find her I promise."

"C'mon," Dez held his hand to his mouth and he walked out into the corridor. Lucas followed behind him and Austin adjusted his hold on Jess. He stepped out into the smoky hallway and he followed Lucas's fading figure. He looked back over his shoulder and he saw a fast approaching figuring approaching through the smoke. When he saw the glistening of sliver, his eyes widened and he looked away.

"RUN!" He yelled and they all began sprinting down the never-ending corridor.

...

Ally stood on the dirt path and she stared blankly at the darkness of the night. Nevil was attached to her hip and she ran her fingers through his overgrown hair. She didn't want to let him out of his sight, she couldn't let him go anywhere, and Nevil didn't seem so keen to leave her side either.

Harriet sat on the grass, embracing the chill of the night. She stared up at the glowing moon and sent a prayer up there, praying for the safety of Lizzy. Ally had shown her Lizzy's shoes and she saw the hope slowly fading from her eyes, but she knew Harriet wouldn't give up.

There was a pile of dead creepers at the far end of the courtyard, it was too dark to burn them now, so they'd have to wait till morning. Morning seemed to be taking for ever to come around and it was making the wait worse for Ally. She didn't want to move from her spot until she saw Austin back through the gates.

Cal had told her Billy was doing okay and Ally was glad, but she couldn't bare to go in there. She was slowly reaching her limit. Too much emotion can make one person go insane. She was sad about Billy, guilty because she couldn't take his pain away, yet she was happy and thrilled that Nevil was alive, along with Harriet and Elliot, she was pissed, angry, scared at Austin, she knew it was a bad idea to go into Verndale, but Jasmine and Jess were there, Ally couldn't bare to lose more children, not now and not ever. She doesn't think she can take much more, her stomach was constantly turning at her every thought. She just wanted everyone to be okay.

Tess and Daniel were sat in the grass nearby. Both of them waiting for Jasmine to return, Ally could see the pain on Tess's face, hoping that her daughter will return and Daniel had a red and wet face from crying, wanting to see his sister again.

Everyone was going through some sort of emotion rush and Ally could tell everyone was going to break soon.

"Ally, come inside, you need to rest," Dean appeared on her left side and she shook her head, not breaking eye contact from the black darkness.

"I'm fine. Austin will be back soon," She replied flatly.

"C'mon, you need to rest. Nevil looks tired," He placed a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm not tired," Nevil spoke from her hip.

"Dean, I'm not leaving until Austin's back. I hate that there's nothing I can do. I don't want to leave Billy, but I don't want to not go after Austin. So, I'm just gonna' have to wait for Austin to come back, because Billy's needs me here and I'm sure as hell am not leaving Nevil's side."

"Ally, you've got way too much going on in your head. You need to sleep," Dean was thinking about picking her up and carrying her back inside, but he knew she'd probably scream.

"Dean-"

"Jack!" Daniel yelled and he got to his feet and ran over to the gate and unlocked it. Ally raced down the dirt path and she stumbled to a stop when she saw who was with him. Nevil ran into her back and he gasped.

"What?" Ally whispered. She took in the sight, before her. It was Derek and Sarah. She looked down at where Sarah's left hand should be and her eyes widened. Her heart rate began to speed up and her chest tightened. She leaned forward and another wave a sickness came over her, her vision blurred and then the sickness faded.

"Ally?" Nevil pulled on her arm.

"Dean, I-I think I'm gonna'-" Dean immediately saw what was about to happen and he caught her before she crashed to the ground. Her head rolled backwards and her eyes slammed shut, greeting the darkness.

...

The room was alight in flames. Austin's arm rested against his mouth and he extended his hand towards Jasmine. He'd escaped away from the person who was after them in the hallway and they'd got out through the gate. He'd told Lucas to take Jess back with Dez. Then Austin had gone back in to find Jasmine. He'd heard her screaming from inside the building on fire and he raced inside.

He'd found her in another cell, she'd obviously got caught whilst trying to escape and ended up here. She was curled up in a ball on the ground, dust and ashes covering her pale face. He realized she was to scared, so he bundled her up into his arms and he ran out of the cell.

Parts of the ceiling began to fall off behind him and he ran as fast as he could, pushing his legs to the limits. He could hear the chaos outside and he decided not to run straight out onto the street, because everyone would know he was here. He went out the back exit, which led to an alleyway, he began coughing, filling his lungs with fresh air. Jasmine began coughing hysterically and Austin checked her over.

"Time to go home," Austin whispered and Jasmine buried her small face into his neck and he headed off towards the gate.

Austin soon found what he was looking for and he kicked it open. He headed off into the woods and he let silence fall. Small sobs escaped from Jasmine's lips and her small, shaky hands gripped onto his shirt.

"W-Where's J-Jess," She sobbed.

"She's okay," Austin replied. "Let's get you home to your mom."

"Is s-she mad at me?"

"No, why would she be?"

"Because, the b-bad man said that she would be. He t-told me I was a stupid little girl for leaving the safety of the prison. I-I'm so s-sorry," She whimpered.

"It's fine, don't worry about it. Your mom's just going to be glad your safe," Austin assured her.

"L-Linda's in Verndale."

"What?"

"She got out when the creepers attacked. When me and Jess ran inside, she was out of her cell and then she told us to follow her and we did and that's when they took us."

"Fuck," He grumbled.

"I'm scared," Jasmine murmured.

"It's okay to scared."

"Are you ever scared?" She asked.

"All the time."

"Why?"

"Well, I have to worry about Ally. She's hell-bent on being a hero and whenever she plays hero, she ends up in trouble. Scares me to death half the time," Austin replied and Jasmine laughed.

"Do you like Ally?" She asked him and Austin smirked.

"I do, yes."

"Are you going to marry her?" She wondered.

"Marriage isn't something that happens anymore," Austin explained.

"Ally said we could have a wedding for Lucas and Grace, but we never did, maybe we can have one for you two?" She suggested.

"I think me and Ally are fine the way we're at the moment."

"I think you and Ally would make a good husband and wife."

"Really?" Austin chuckled.

"Then you can have babies and then you can have your own family-"

"Whoa, you're getting a bit carried away with yourself there," Austin interjected.

"It could happen though, couldn't it? You and Ally could have children?" She questioned.

"Yeah, it could happen, but I'm not sure we're ready for that just yet," Austin explained.

"I think you'd make a good daddy," Jasmine giggled.

"Thanks...I guess?" He shook his head and Jasmine smiled up at him.

They walked out of the trees and Austin saw the prison before them. The courtyard was empty and he looked up at the guard tower and saw a figure quickly disappear and a few seconds later the door at the bottom opened. Roxana came running over and she unlocked the gate.

"You're both safe," She sighed and Austin put Jasmine down. "You both okay?"

"Yeah," Austin said.

"Where's my mommy?" Jasmine asked.

"She's inside, she's been worried sick, go on," Roxana ushered her along and Jasmine ran up the dirt path. Roxana locked the gate and then she attached the key to her belt.

"Did Jack get back?"

"Yeah, with Sarah and Derek. Lucas is back too with Jess and Dez. It seems like a big reunion today, you glad some of your family's back?"

"Yeah, we just need to find the others," Austin replied.

"Austin, its Ally-"

"What did she do?" He pushed.

"Well, you see there's more members of you group here."

"What?"

"Ally was waiting in the courtyard and then she heard screaming, she thought it might have been Jasmine and Jess, so she left the prison with Dean. It wasn't them obviously it was a camp, no survivors. Then, they found three more from your group, Elliot, Harriet and Nevil."

"Nevil," Austin whispered.

"Then, she was waiting for you to return and then Jack came back with Sarah and Derek...then she collapsed, she's inside resting," Roxana explained.

"Okay," Austin took off in a run and he raced up the dirt path. He ran inside and through the chaos in the main room. He ran up the stairs and he saw Ally's sleeping figure on her bed. He slowly walked forward and then leaned against the doorway. He sighed and stared at her. Her body was covered in dirt and mud. She had bruising on her arms and a cut on her face, which was as pale as snow.

He stepped inside and grabbed the chair and placed it at her bedside, taking a seat, slumping his shoulders forward. He reached out and grabbed her hand giving it a tight squeeze.

"God, I can't leave you alone for a second," He muttered. "Always, landing your ass in trouble."

He kissed the back of her hand and reached out and stroked her cheek. He smiled down at her beautiful face.

"I love you," He whispered.

Austin heard the shuffling sound of footsteps coming from the cell next to him. What sounded like a tumble, then a whimper chorused after. He looked over his shoulder and Sarah shuffled into view, her shoulders were hunched over and her face was tear-stained. She looked over and a tiny yelp escaped her lips.

"S-Sorry," She stammered and she wiped her tears away.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"I can't face him," She whimpered and she stepped into the cell, taking a seat on the edge of the bed.

"Face who?"

"D-Dean," She stuttered. "I mean look at me," She pointed to the contraption on her stump. "I'm a freak."

"Hey, you're not a freak," He placed a hand on her knee and she shook her head.

"I am. I wanted the reunion to be special, but he can do so much better than me. Who would want a nineteen year old girl with no hand and a weird knife contraption attached to the end of it. I mean c'mon who would want this?"

"I would," Dean spoke from the doorway and they both looked over.

"Dean," Sarah gasped and her eyes floated down to her left arm and she cringed.

"Why would you think that?" He questioned. Sarah continued to stare into her lap, not wanting to see the look on his face. "I asked you a question?"

"Go easy on her Dean," Austin interjected.

"No!" He snapped and Sarah finally looked at his face. "Now, tell me why the hell you think that!"

"I-I just..." Sarah panicked and she looked over at Austin,with a pleading look in her eyes.

"Dean-"

"No, this doesn't have anything to do with you!" He snapped at Austin and his fiery gaze returned to Sarah.

"D-Dean, I mean look at me," She gestured to herself.

"Yeah, I'm looking, but I'm still not seeing your goddamn point!" He yelled.

"I'm a freak. I don't have a hand, that's why!" She shouted back.

"You're not a freak!" He yelled, and Austin watched the staring match between the pair.

"I might as well be. I walk around with a knife attached to my stump as a substitute for my lost hand! That has freak written all over it!" She screeched and Austin could tell this was something that had been eating away at her for a while.

"You're not a freak!" He repeated. "Don't you ever think that!"

"Austin, I'm sorry for disturbing you. I'll be back when Ally wakes up," Sarah got to her feet and she walked past Dean. Austin sighed and looked over at Dean.

"Dean, you better fix that."

"She's not a freak," He muttered.

"Well, tell her that, without screaming your head off at her. She's lost her hand for heaven's sake. Don't yell at her, she needs to know that you still care for her, she thinks you'd be disgusted by her, because she doesn't have a goddamn hand. Now, go fix this shit up before you can't do fuck all about it!" Austin yelled and Dean nodded his head and left. Austin sighed and he gaze fell to Ally. He almost jumped when he saw her big brown eyes staring at him.

"There was no need to be so mean," She said.

"What the hell have I told you!" He snapped.

"Not to go lookin' for trouble," She murmured.

"Damn right that's what I said and what the hell do you do? Go lookin' for trouble!"

"I'm sorry. At least I found Elliot, Harriet and Nevil," She added.

"That's not the point. You're putting yourself through too much, you collapsed, I think that means you've had just about enough fun for a while," He ran a hand through his hair and Ally smiled.

"I'm glad your okay," She whispered and he sighed.

"I'm glad your okay too."

...

Harriet sat down on the stands, staring at the night sky. She sighed, resting her chin in her hands. She sent a prayer into the sky every night, hoping that god would help bring her daughter back to her. She felt like she was being a bad mother, she wasn't tearing the world apart to find her, she wasn't making much effort to find her, but she just didn't know where to start, she had hoped that Ally would've rescued her and when she saw she wasn't here and Ally had shown her Lizzy's shoes, she knew then that she'd failed as a mother.

She wished that she could turn back time and not have chickened out of fighting. She just remembered seeing the creepers and the fire, she ran as fast as she could. Not even knowing where she was heading, then she'd ran into Elliot by the small river and he'd said he was going to go find people.

Harriet's heart also ached for Wayne. When, they'd saw Wayne's hat in the woods, she just knew that wasn't a good sign and it made it worse when she saw Ally wearing it. She regretted that night so much. Her and Wayne had, had an argument, a big one. They both argued like an old married couple, but they weren't even a couple, she'd screwed that up a long time ago, back on the farm when she'd run away from him, when he'd confessed how he felt about her.

"You okay?" Julie sat down next to her and Harriet smiled.

"I'm fine," She whispered.

"Do you miss her?"

"Every damn second," Harriet replied.

"I know the feeling. I just hope that my family are out there. I miss Kyle so much. I hope he's safe and well. I pray that Lexi's with him and I pray that George is to, but I'm losing hope. Does that make me a bad person?"

"No not at all," Harriet assured her. "I'm losing hope too."

"I'm sure they'll all be out there somewhere," Julie said.

"Yeah, I'm sure they will."

AN: Sorry for the delay. I hope you've enjoyed this chapter, especially the reunion between Nevil and Ally. Also, thoughts on Ally's mysterious waves of sickness and dizziness? I wouldn't say its to hard to guess, but I'll leave that to you guys. I hope the time catching up wasn't to hard to follow, I tried to keep it as smooth as I could. Also, I hope you guys all noticed the absence of Dallas in this chapter...Trust me it means something, but you guys are just going to have to wait to find out. Then, there's the mysterious badass silhouette of a child that Sarah and Dez saw? Thoughts?

Thanks for the reviews, you guys are the best. I love you all. Please keep them coming.

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