Lee decided that the best course of action was to help the man out, it would haunt him if he knew he had practically killed this guy. He approached David and held his axe confidently. "Mark, keep the boys back. Kenny, keep those walkers off of me."
"Damnit, Lee. You're lucky I ain't Lilly." Kenny cursed, raising his rifle to shoot at the infected approaching the small group. Lee scanned the bear trap and decided his best bet was to pry the trap open, then the man could crawl his way out. So, he dug his axe underneath the trap and forced the sharp end as hard as he could against the trap.
"Oh god, please, please stop!" David screeched, wiggling in pain. Lee complied as this was getting him nowhere. Gunfire was heard from Kenny and Mark's guns and Lee could feel the pressure on him rise up. He got up and raised the axe, looking at the chain connecting the bear trap to a tree. Maybe, if he broke the chain, they'd be able to carry him out.
He began hacking, the metal chiming as Lee hit it. After a fourth strike, Mark stopped him. "Those are the kinds of chains that require fire to destroy. You gotta think of something else, something that will work."
"I know! I'm thinking!" Lee shot back, giving Mark a frustrated look.
"Damn it, Lee.. Just, just cut off his fucking leg!" Mark yelled, seeing no other option.
"What?! You're crazy!" Travis objected, not wanting to see his teacher get hurt so badly.
"I mean.. What other choice do we have? At this point I'm just wasting ammo, we gotta go, now. So chop him out and let's haul ass back to the motor inn." Kenny ordered, putting his gun away.
"No, no, no! Try the trap again! Anything but that!" David begged, shaking his head back and forth.
"I'm sorry, it's the only way." Lee whispered, picking the axe up over his shoulder before slamming it into the middle aged man's leg. He let out a desperate cry of agony while his students Ben and Travis watched in horror. Lee swung again, and again, and again until the man's leg was no more. He then let out a scream of horrific pain before collapsing, his eyes closed. Travis vomited.
"Is he okay?" Ben asked, his eyes wide with shock.
"He just passed out. C'mon, follow us." Lee explained. Mark picked up Lee just in time for Travis to rejoin the group. The five men made a run for it, with poor Mr. Parker down a leg and down on his luck.
This is episode 2
We cut to Lilly surveying the area on top of the RV. All seems to be calm, everyone is out either working on the wall or relaxing. The calm stops, once screams are heard all the way out in the woods, followed by gunshots and footsteps that sound like running. Lilly signals everyone to stand down and hide. She holds her rifle to the opening of the woods that bridges between the street and the motel, her finger on the trigger. Then, outcomes Lee, Kenny, Mark and the two new boys with their one legged teacher.
"Get the gates open, we've got wounded!" Lee called, waving his arms up. Carley and Katjaa opened up the gate protecting the motor inn and allowed the group to come back in.
"Who the hell are these people!?" Larry asked, obviously angry.
"Lee, are you okay?" The sweet voice of Clementine asked.
"Put him in the truck, I'll see what I can do.." Katjaa pointed to the back of the vehicle.
"Kat, can you fix him?" Kenny asked his wife.
"Jesus, Ken, I-"
"Lee!" Lilly interrupted the chaos with a stern voice. "What the hell, you can't be bringing new people here, what were you thinking?!" Lilly asked, pissed off.
"Hey, you wanna calm down for a fuckin' minute?" Kenny barked back, Travis and Ben backing away from the loud arguing.
"No, I don't! I wanna know why you thought bringing more mouths to feed was a good idea." Lilly looked intently at Lee, her eyebrows furrowed. She liked Lee, but they had their rules and he had just about broken them.
"They would have died if we left them. That's inhuman, Lilly!" Lee defended.
"Then we let 'em! Who's to say it's our responsibility?" Larry questioned.
"Dad makes a good point. We are not responsible for every struggling survivor we come across." The military woman said.
"Lee's right, Lilly," Mark started. "These are people. People trying to survive just like us." Lilly stared at the new recruit with a glare.
"The only reason you're here is because you had food, enough for all of us. But that food is almost gone, we've got maybe a week's worth left. And I don't suppose you guys are carrying any groceries, are you?"
"Um.. No." Ben said, his shoulders low.
"I uh.. I have a cookie." Travis commented, showing the treat from his pocket.
"A cookie? One cookie? Wow, we're saved, thank you so much." Lilly grumbled, face palming. Clementine got between Travis and Ben and pulled on their hands.
"Come over here and see what I drew.." she said subtly to the boys.
"No way, kid. Leave me alone." Travis spat at her, tugging his arm away before walking over to Katjaa.
"Just come on, okay?" Clem said to Ben, pulling him away. He felt like he had nothing to do but comply.
"You know, you like to think you're the leader of this little group, but we can make our own goddamn decisions! This isn't your own.. personal dictatorship." Kenny put his rifle down as he spoke.
"Well, I don't see any of you making the hard decisions, my girls got more balls than all of you combined!" Larry said, defending his daughter. Carley shook her head and walked back to her lawn chair.
"Dad, please. Why don't you and Mark go work on the wall?" She asked. Larry shrugged and made his way to the wooden wall. Mark followed.
"Lee, what do you think? You think she's right about this shit?" Kenny asked. Lilly looked at the two with a brow raised, waiting for a response.
Choices:
A: Kenny's right
B: Lilly's right
C: It's a democracy, guys!
D: What about me as a leader?
Relationships:
Clementine views you as a hero and a good friend.
Kenny views you as a great friend and loyal companion.
Lilly thinks you're a good guy but knows her dad doesn't.
Larry doesn't like you but knows Lilly does.
Katjaa thinks you're very sweet and altruistic.
Duck thinks you're awesome.
Carley is forever grateful you saved her. You two are good friends.
Lee and Mark are good friends.
Ben is thankful you saved his teacher.
Travis is bitter but thankful.
Davis is very thankful, even if he didn't want to be cut out.
