Lee turned around before anyone could get too close, his eyes unmoving from the bite mark on his skin. "It's mine.. It's my blood."

"No, you don't mean..?" Carley hesitantly asked, covering her mouth in shock.

"Yes. I've been bitten. But that doesn't matter now, Clementine is gone." Lee replied, shaking it off despite his quivering fear of dying or worse, turning.

"Yes it matters! Holy shit, dude, you're fucking bit!" Omid yelled, pointing directly at his wrist.

"I know, goddamnit! But what matters more is- Hey!" Lee was suddenly grabbed by Carley, who jolted him across the sidewalk, leading him and the rest of the group back to the mansion.

"Come on, we're not letting you die. Not like that old bastard did to Mark." Carley demanded, tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

"W-what? You don't mean-" He received no response, Clementine's now blood splattered hat in one hand and the talkie in his pocket. The rest of the group crowded around him, curious as to what Carley would do. Mark had only told Carley about the whole cutting off dilemma, so she had no other choice. They finally entered the house when Carley answered him.

"We're cutting your arm off, no more questions. Ben, get me a tourniquet. Kenny, hold him still." She brought him to the counter, with Chuck closing the door behind everyone else. Lee looked like an animal caught in headlights when she stated his fate.

"Are you serious?! You'll kill him!" Travis panicked, stepping away quietly.

"Kid, shut up and get Duck in the other room, now!" Kenny demanded. His son looked terrified, so Travis hesitantly brought the young boy to the living room.

"Y-yeah, okay, c'mon.."

"Carley, please, w-wait!"

"I'm sorry, hon, there's no other choice.." She kissed him on the lips softly, holding his hand. "Christa, you're in charge of cutting it off."

"What?!" The woman was bewildered. Was this really happening?

"Do it, now." The reporter responded sinisterly. "Molly, get the gauze and alcohol from your bag."

"What? How do you know I-"

"Just get it!" Carley demanded, causing the athletic woman to sprint upstairs.

"J-just get it over with, don't cut too high, and please, please, knock me out."

"That would take too long. I'm sorry, pal." Kenny said quietly, holding onto Lee's back and arm with the help of Omid.

"This is crazy." Ben stated, tying the tourniquet around Lee's left arm.

"Just relax.." Carley whispered as Christa grabbed Lee's axe from his bag. "It's gonna hurt, a lot, but just relax.."

"No, wait, hold-" CRUNCH

"AHHHH!" Lee screamed in pain, everyone surrounding him just as Molly came into the room.

"Holy shit.." She muttered, placing the stuff next to Carley.

"F-FUCK! S-STOP!"

"I can't!" Christa snapped, taking the axe out of his arm before swinging it again, smashing through his bone. Lee's eyes went wide before he passed out, bone and blood all over the kitchen counter. One last swing cut the last of his wrist off, destroying the bite and quite possibly saving his life.

Christa walked away to the bathroom, dropping his axe and running to the toilet to vomit. "Christa! Are you guys gonna be alright?" Omid asked, letting go of the unconscious Lee.

"We'll be fine, just go. Kenny, keep ahold of Lee while I patch him up, Chuck take off the tourniquet." The two listened to Carley's demand, the binding on his arm was torn off, and Kenny maintained grip of Lee as he struggled to stay on the counter. Finally, Carley managed to clean his wound and sort of stop the bleeding, bandaging him up.

"There.. That should do.." Carley stated, letting go of Lee's hand. She helped him up with the assistance of Kenny and Ben.

"Carley.. Lee mentioned that Clementine is missing. Who or why do you think she left?" Ben asked, concerned it was the stranger.

"I"m not sure, could be that strange silhouette guy Lee was talking about. Here, let's put him on the couch." Carley was more focused on saving Lee, despite the fact that Clementine was just as important, and even more important to the man in question.

"I have a feeling I know who it was." Molly intercepted, putting what was left of her medical supplies, a couple painkillers, in her bag. Medicine was already out again.

"Who?" Carley asked, raising a brow.

"Vernon. He and Lee were talking last night about her. He offered to take her away, and Lee said no. Must've pissed the geezer off." Molly answered, rolling her eyes. She didn't know he had it in him to kidnap Clem.

"Then that's where we'll go first. We'll need a full team." Carley replied, taking the walkie talkie before sliding it into her coat pocket.

"You can't just go by yourself?" Kenny questioned.

"Are you crazy? She'd die, or get lost." Chuck said.

"Hold on, that reminds me, who was keepin' watch?" Kenny asked skeptically, Chuck and Molly looked at each other awkwardly.

"Uh.. That would be us." Chuck admitted slowly, barely able to look at Ken.

"You just let Clem go?! Chuck, what the fuck?" Kenny yelled, his fists clenched.

"Hey, it's not his fault, it's mine. I distracted him." Molly butted in, defending her friend.

"We could have died because of you dumbasses!"

"Kenny, calm down. We need to think of a plan. Arguing isn't going to save Clementine. So.. Here's what we're going to do: We're going to find that manhole Vernon took us to, knock on his door and fight for Clem if we have to." Carley explained, pacing around the room with everyone watching her. Lee's blood coated her jacket.

"Okay.. What about Lee?" Travis asked, still holding the hand of the nervous Duck.

"Yeah, kids right, somebody has to stay behind and protect him and the boat." Kenny agreed, staring at Carley for an answer.

Choices:

A: Choose three people to stay behind

B: Tell Kenny and his crew to leave while they still can and have two people stay behind.

C: No one stays behind except for Lee.

Relationships:

Clementine is gone, what the hell happened to her? 9/10

Duck is nervous, he wants Clementine to come back and is scared of Lee's condition. 9/10

Carley is happy you showed them the bite, she may have saved your life. 10/10

Chuck is happy you remained smart and honest. 10/10

Molly is shocked you were bitten, but happy to know you were brave enough to show it off. 9/10

Kenny is very worried for you, he's happy you showed him your bite. 8/10

Christa feels sick, but not because of your arm. She likes that you took responsibility and showed the bite. 9/10

Omid is more concerned for you two than anyone else right now. He'll do anything to help, especially since you've been so honest. 9/10

Vernon may have taken Clementine. 4/10

Brie's status is unknown. 8/10

Ben has no idea what to do, he'll basically do anything to not screw up. 7/10

Travis feels bad for you. He likes that you were honest with everyone though. 10/10

The Stranger is still out there. 3/10

((Question of the chapter: How many hours of sleep did I get before finishing this chapter?

Real question: Is there a minor character you wish got more screen time? I'd go with Andre from episode one of season one or Marlon from season four.))