Chapter 10- Schuyler
Rick's P.O.V
Rick put a bag in the truck and looked at Daryl as he walked up to him. "You think this is going to work?"
"I don't know," Rick says. "We can't stay out here, we're tired, we need somewhere to lay our heads at least for a few weeks. If this place doesn't work, we'll keep going. I got some hope it will."
"Alright, if it does, we'll have a lot of work to do."
"Better than living out here. Carl, Judith, Blake, Clementine, they deserve a chance, a real life. We can give that to them, we just gotta find a place, Maybe today is our lucky day."
"Maybe," Daryl says.
"Alright," Abraham says. "Let's get our assholes on the road,"
"You heard the man, load up," Rick says as he walks towards the truck.
Lee's P.O.V
Lee sat in the bus staring out the window. "How'd you lose it?" Lee looks at Rosita who was looking at him.
"I found Clemetine in a town near Macon, her parents had gone to Savannah with her brother before the turn. When I found her, she was alone in a treehouse hiding from here babysitter who had turned. I killed the walker, and we met some people. Took us to a farm, a man named Hershel—"
"Hershel?" Glenn asks interrupting him. "Hershel Greene?"
"Yeah, why?" Lee asks.
"I'm his daughter," Maggie says. "Beth is too."
"How long has he been dead?" Lee asks.
"About two weeks," Glenn answers.
"I'm sorry, he was a good man," Lee says to Maggie who nods. "Anyways, after Hershel kicked us off the farm, we went to Macon and we went through a lot of shit, lost some people and we made our way to Savannah. Someone took Clementine and I found her hat and a walker got my wrist. I told my group when we went inside, and they took my arm. After I got Clementine. We left."
"Sounds like that girl wouldn't be alive without you," Rosita says.
"No, she would have lived. Truth is, Clemetine saved me."
Shane's P.O.V
Ten months ago
Shane kicked open the door to a house and entered with Octavia, Oliver, and Clarke behind him. Shane stabs a walker in the head as Octavia shoots an arrow through the other one's head. "You two will check the upstairs," Octavia tells Clarke and Oliver who nod as they head up the stairs. Shane and Octavia walk through the house together checking each room until the reach the front of the house. "Anything upstairs?"
"We're clear," Clarke says as she comes downstairs with Oliver.
"Get the others," Octavia tells Oliver who nods as he leaves. "It's get colder every day."
"We need to find somewhere to wait out of the winter," Shane tells Octavia who nods.
"We've been trying, every place we run into, the walkers run us out."
"There is one place we could go," Clarke says. Octavia looks at her sister and shakes her head.
"No," Octavia says as the others come in. "We'll find somewhere," she says before she walks further into the house.
"Where can we go?" Shane asks Clarke after everybody had followed Octavia.
"Home," Clarke says before she walks away.
Daryl's P.O.V
Daryl stops in front of the gate at the military outpost in Schuyler, the group comes out of the cars and looks at the small group of walkers gathered around the gate. "Is that all of them?" Rick asks.
"No, they'll be around town," Kenny says.
"Alright, let's clean them, hit them through the fences," Rick says as they walk up to the fence and start to stab the walkers through the head. It only takes them a few minutes to clear the walkers. Abraham walks up to the gate.
"Locked," Abraham says as he tries to pull on it.
"Glenn, we got bolt cutters?" Rick asks Glenn who nods as he goes to the back of the truck and comes back.
"You wanna cut a hole in it?" Abraham asks him.
"We'll cut a whole in the fence, tie it back together and reinforce it later," Rick tells Abraham who nods. Rick cuts a hole in the fence and the group slowly enters the camp. "Alright, spilt into groups and clear this place, every house."
The group nods as they split up.
Octavia's P.O.V
10 months ago
Octavia stood on the porch staring at the woods as the moon shined down on her. She looked at Shane as she walked out behind her. "You wanna know why I won't go home, don't you?" Octavia asks Shane who nods. "My father died before I was born, he was solider and my mother died a few years after Oliver was born, We were taken in by my aunt and uncle. They were bad people. They beat us, barley fed us. I'm thirty-two, Shane. Blake is fifteen, how old was I when I had her?"
"17," Shane answers and Octavia nods.
"One night, my uncle had a friend over. My Uncle fell asleep, and his friend came into my room and raped me," Octavia says. "When he was done, he left the room, and I never told my Uncle. The only two people who know are Clarke and Oliver. Blake must never know, if you tell her, I will kill you. She believes he died in a car accident before she was born, it needs to stay that way."
"I won't tell her," Shane says. "So, you won't go back there because of the demons that live there?" Shane asks her and she nods. "Then we'll find somewhere else."
"We will," Octavia says. "It's your watch," She says before she goes inside.
Rick's P.O.V
The group stood inside a house close to the gate. They had spent three hours clearing the place. "Alright, this place is clear," Rick says. "Still intact too, looks like everybody left when the Military left, now, there are twenty-one houses. So, pick where you wanna live, stay together, try to stay close, at least until this place is secure. We'll leave this house unoccupied for now. It's the furthest away, so go out, figure out who you are staying with," Rick tells every who slowly nods as they leave. Rick sighed as he looked at Carl who was holding Judith. "Go pick a house," Rick tells his son who smiles as he leaves with his sister. Rick sits down and looks at Daryl as he walks up to him.
"This could work, brother."
"Yeah it can," Rick says. "We'll settle in today. Tomorrow we'll start looking around town, send a group out to the surrounding towns, we need to find metal, and wood, start to build up this places defenses."
"Alright, breath man, we're safe, right now."
Rick nods as Daryl leaves the house and Rick lets out a breath.
Daryl's P.O.V
Daryl drove his bike into the outpost and stopped the bike behind the bus. He turns off the bike. "Daryl," He looks at Glenn as he walks up to him.
"What's up?" Daryl asks as he climbs off his bike.
"You find a place yet?" Glenn asks Daryl who shakes his head. "Well we found a house, four rooms, Maggie, and I are taking one. You can stay with us and Beth."
Daryl stays silent for a moment. "What about Noah? He ain't staying with you guys?"
"No, Beth and Maggie said I should ask you," Glenn says.
"Sure," Daryl says as he climbs off his bike. "I'll stay."
Glenn nods. "Come on, I'll show you the house," Daryl nods as he follows Glenn. He follows him through the streets until they get to a house with 305 on the front. Glenn walks inside and looks at Beth and Maggie who were talking in the kitchen.
"Good to see you decided to stay with us," Maggie says. "Glenn and I are gonna take the upstairs room."
Daryl nods as he sets his bag down. He looks around the kitchen. The kitchen wasn't large. The counter laid below the cabinets and beside the counter was the stove and the fridge beside it. The entrance to the kitchen led to a dining room and beside that a living room with a side door that led to a back patio. A hallway connected to the living room that led to three of the rooms and the bathroom. At the end of the hall was the stairs that led upstairs to the attic.
"Eugene is working on the power and water, he said we should have hot water and power by tomorrow night," Beth tells Daryl who nods.
"We should go help the others get everything unloaded," Glenn says and they nod as they leave.
Noah's P.O.V
Noah and Rick walk through town carrying a crib to the house that Carl had picked. They walk inside and look and head up the stairs where there for 3 rooms. They take the crib into Judith's room and sets it down. "You find somewhere yet?" Rick asks Noah who shakes his head.
"No, don't know who to ask, I thought about asking Beth but she's with Daryl, Glenn, and Maggie," Noah says.
"We got a extra room downstairs," Rick says. "Why don't you take it?"
"Sure," Noah says as he heads to the door. "Thanks Rick."
"No problem, you're family now Noah, you're one of us. Remember that."
"I will," Noah says as he leaves the room.
Rick's P.O.V
The night the group sat around the house by the gate eating. "So what's the plan for tomorrow?" Abraham asks.
"Daryl will be taking a group to Arrington, look for supplies, lumbar, and steel. Who wants to go with him?"
"I will," Beth says followed by Glenn, Maggie, Oliver, Sasha and Carl. Rick looks at his son.
"I've done runs before, I'll be fine."
"I'll go, keep an eye on him," Carol tells Rick who nods as he looks at Abraham.
"Abraham, you keep a group here, look around town."
"I'll go with Abraham," Rosita says followed by Lee, Kenny, Bonnie, Luke, and Tara.
"Alright, the rest of us will stay here and use what we can to reinforce this place, Eugene you need to keep working on the power and water," Rick tells Eugene who nods. "Everybody find a house?"
They all nod. "Alright, get some sleep, we'll be busy tomorrow, Jane, and Mike have first watch," Rick says and everybody nod as they eat.
Shane's P.O.V
Shane walks up to Rick, Daryl, and Glenn as they stood on Rick's porch talking. "Mind if I join?" Shane asks.
"Come on," Rick says as he motions Shane on the porch. He reaches into a case of beer and holds it out to him. "Found it in the garage, tastes like shit but it's a nice night to celebrate," Rick says and Shane smiles as he takes it and takes a drink.
"You're right, that does like shit," Shane says as he sits down. "What were you guys talking about?"
"Back at the prison, we had a council, they made all the decisions, and it worked, it shouldn't just be Rick. We're talking about it again."
"It's a good idea," Shane says. "You have any ideas on who will be on it?"
"Us four," Rick says making Shane look at him. "From my understanding you and Octavia were the leaders of your group?"
"Yeah," Shane says. "Not me, Rick. They don't all trust me yet, I don't even think you three trust me fully yet, it's okay, I understand why, I don't want to lead them without their trust."
"Alright," Rick says. "We'll talk more about this tomorrow, let's get this place locked down first, let's enjoy tonight, we finally got a win."
Shane nods as he holds his can out. "To the future."
"To the future," The three men say as they tap their cans together.
Thanks for reading. Next chapter will take place a week later, as the group continues to build up their home. Let me know if you got any names for this new community. Below this note will be the house placements. As always suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.
Shane's house-Shane, Octavia, Blake, and Clarke. 3 rooms
Rick's house- Rick, Noah, Carl, Judith-Four rooms
Glenn's house-Glenn, Daryl, Maggie, Beth-Four rooms
Abraham's house-Abraham, Rosita, Eugene, Gabriel-3 rooms
Lee's house-Clementine, Kenny-Three rooms
Luke's house-Luke, Nick, Bonnie-Three rooms
Carol's house-Carol, Michonne, Tara-Three rooms
Tyreese's house-Tyreese, Sasha, Oliver, Theo-Four rooms
Jane's house-Amanda, Jane, Mike-Three rooms