Lee opened up the trunk of the station wagon, the inviting smell of a new car enveloping the group. "Let's even the odds. We'll take some stuff from the car, not all."
"That's fair. I'll take that." Kenny agreed, picking up a box of food.
"I don't like this. Not one bit." Mark commented, taking one jug of water that was about two feet tall.
"We'll survive this way, it's good for both parties." Lee defended, handing one last item to Ben. He looked in the trunk one last time and saw a red hoodie, looking like it could fit Clem. "Hey, Clementine, there's a hoodie in here. You want it?"
"No, I'm okay.." Clementine mumbled, folding her arms.
"I understand, sweet pea. This is all we're taking." On that note, Lee slammed the trunk shut before joining the rest of his group.
"We should get moving. If we stick around and walkers show up, we could lead them back to the motor inn." Lilly suggested.
"Or the people who owned the car.." Ben muttered, getting a light punch from Travis.
"You're right. Everyone, stay close." Lee commanded, leading the group down the path back home. It didn't take long for something else to catch the group's attention: a fire.
"Looks like we're not alone out here." Carley said, taking her glock out. Everyone else readied their weapons.
"We don't want any trouble. Maybe we can strike a deal with whoever's there?" Mark suggested, the smoke rising slowly from the camp across from the trailer.
"Sounds like a plan. Lilly, lead the rest of the group back to the motor inn. Carley, Mark you're with me." Lee instructed.
"What about me? I wanna stay with you." Clementine chirped, stepping over to her guardian. Lee gave her a smile and nodded.
"On second thought, you guys can stay and wait for us. Who knows when we'll need back up." This got a smile from the little girl, so Lee decided that this was for the best.
"Let's move." Carley said, the three crouch walking toward the campfire. Upon reaching it, they found a tent with tables of stuff all around the main camp.
"They might be sleeping. We should just go."
"Hello? Are you there? We're friendly, we just want to know if you're okay!" Lee called out, low enough so no walkers could hear. After hearing no reply, he got up and approached the tent. "Carley, cover me. Mark, stay back." Carley accepted easily.
"Lee, this is fucking crazy!" Mark scolded.
"I just wanna know if they're okay. Please, understand." Lee pleased, getting closer to the tent.
"Fine. If you get shot, that's on you." Mark sighed with a shake of his head. Finally, Lee reached the tent and slowly yanked the home open, revealing a woman with a hole in her forehead and gun in her hand.
"Holy shit!" Carley whispered shockingly, her eyes opening wide at the sight.
"What the hell? It's a woman, she's.. She killed herself." Lee announced, covering his mouth.
"Jesus.. There isn't anything worth taking here anyways. All just empty cans and.. huh, what's this?" Mark said in the background. Lee didn't know what he was talking about, but managed to find something bulging next to a picture of the woman with what looked to be her daughter. He uncovered the bulge to find Clementine's hat of all things.
"Clem's hat!?" Lee gasped out, a small smudge of dirt lied across the D.
"What? That's impossible, I've never seen this woman in my life!" Carley felt creeped out already and this woman wasn't even a threat. The pair came out of the tent and showed Mark what had shocked them.
"No way.. That's just creepy as all hell." Mark muttered.
"No shit. C'mon, let's head back." Lee replied, walking the two back to the group.
"Did you find anything?" Carley asked Mark.
"Yeah, a video camera. Needs batteries though." Mark responded.
"Really? I have some, let me help with that." Carley took the device off his hands.
"You sure you can handle those?" Lee teased, finally reuniting with Clementine.
"You're never gonna let me live that down, are you?" Carley humored, switching the batteries back over.
"Hey, Clementine, look what I found." Lee showed the young girl her long lost hat, getting a wide smile from her.
"My hat, you found it! I knew you'd find it, you said you would!" Clem cheered.
"Of course. But uh, did you happen to give your hat to anyone?" Lee asked, knowing that she probably didn't.
"No, why?" She asked slowly.
"It's uh.. It's nothing." Lee shrugged it off, it probably got stolen or maybe it fell off her head.
"Thanks, Lee, you're the best." Clementine put on her hat before going back to Duck and Katjaa.
"Y'all find anything?" Kenny questioned.
"Yeah, a video camera. No survivors though." Lee answered.
"Damn. I tell ya, this area is getting more dangerous by the day." Kenny added.
"I feel you." Lee agreed. Lilly rolled her eyes.
"Hey, Lee.. You're gonna want to see this." Mark called over, Lee and Carley joining behind Mark to see that the video camera actually had videos in it, three to be exact.
The first video was a recording of the motor inn, everyone hard at work setting up the wall. Heavy breathing could be heard through the poor quality. Suddenly, the camera flipped and the person recording began screaming. "Jake, Bart, Linda and all you sick fuckers from the save lots! They call ya'll bandits but you're fucking rapist monst-" then it cuts to black as the bandits that shot Lee approached.
The next video takes place at the same location, and looked as if it may have been recorded before the first. The camera zoomed in on Clementine as Lee approached her. This must have been recorded this morning. "Oh, darling baby look at you, look at you.. You need a momma sweetheart, get you away from these men.." she zoomed in to Lee talking to Clementine about her hat.
"The dead don't kill their own, it's the living you gotta be afraid of. Don't worry, bandits got their eyes on that dairy, they don't need you yet. As long as they keep gettin' food from them, you'll be safe. I promise." She whispered ominously, turning the camera back to her face.
The third video was in a new location, the camp that Lee and the others were just at. The camera was zoomed into the fire, two corpses lying in the logs. Those weren't that before, though, they must have burned to ash. "I'm sorry.. It's too late. Danielle, I'm sorry. Please come back… If you don't, I'll just have to find you in the afterlife, baby girl. Please.." The recording cut to black, the batteries must have finally given out.
Forty-one days into the apocalypse.
Two men are driving hastily through a foggy night, a pair of headlights following them just about as fast. "God this is so fucked!" The driver cursed, attempting to accelerate faster.
"Why the hell did you have to shoot that guy, Eddie!?" The blonde man in the passenger seat questioned.
"I didn't fucking mean to, Wyatt! Is that guy still on us?" Eddie asked, focusing on the road.
"Yeah, step on it!" Wyatt declared after a quick check, a bullet soaring through the back window.
"Here, shoot." Eddie gave Wyatt a pistol from the dash, the latter taking it and beginning to shoot out the window until the other guy's right headlight bursted out, causing the driver to drift off into the woods.
"Wyatt, did you get him? Wyatt? Wyatt, talk words at me, man!" Eddie demanded, scared shitless.
"I-I shot his headlight, yeah." Wyatt stammered.
"He's not chasing us is he?" The driver asked unconfidently.
"He drove off the road, so I don't know. Could be?" The freckle faced passenger guessed.
"Shit. Here, I'll turn off here." Eddie drove off into the woods, turning off the headlights. Wyatt gave him a look of suspicion. "Dude, don't look at me like that. No lights means no.. uh, well, they can't see us!"
Choices:
A: Yeah, I guess you're right.
B: Turn the light back on, man!
Relationships (Lee):
Clementine is happy you found her hat but a bit upset you stole from the station wagon. Overall, she still looks up to you. 10/10
Kenny is okay with your idea, though he'd rather have much more food than that. Still, he appreciates it. 5/10
Lilly doesn't agree with what you did but you're still great friends. 9/10
Katjaa believes you are sweet and smart. 9/10
Duck thinks you're the coolest leader ever. He's honestly just happy to have more food. 9/10
Carley is your best friend and supports your decision. 10/10
Mark views you as his best friend but definitely doesn't agree with stealing. 9/10
Ben doesn't like that you stole from the wagon, even if no one was there and it was only a little. 6/10
Travis doesn't like what you did but does respect you. 8/10
Relationships (Wyatt):
Eddie seems to be your best friend. 9/10
That guy behind you definitely wants you dead. 0/10