"I'd like to say that the zombie apocalypse made me crazy, but I'd be lying. If I'm being honest, I've always been a tad insane. Just a little. The apocalypse just served to kind of push me over the edge. But really, can you blame me?" One life, one choice, one step, one drop of blood... Can change everything. When fate gives you a push, you either go with it or shove right back.

"He wanted to say something to bring her around, to force her to keep moving. He wanted to make her tears stop. He didn't want her to hurt, but he had nothing left to give. She finally stared at him, tears streaking down her face as the pain of everything that they'd been through finally slammed her all at once." Explores the Daryl and Beth part of "Inmates" R&R if you please!

Rachel Winters meets and leaves Merle Dixon in an unconventional way one week before he is handcuffed to a rooftop. What will she do when meets him again and the group for the first time? Better yet, what will he do? She did leave him to die after all... What does the group have to say about that-what does Daryl have to say? Merle/OFC/Daryl

In Woodbury's hour of need, a hero arises in the unlikely form of its resident scientist. Milton Mamet has to step up, mete out nerdy justice, and ultimately face down his arch-nemesis, the Governor, in order to keep the world - nay, Georgia - nay, mostly just Woodbury, safe from harm.

Sophia Peletier is now twenty-two years old and has witnessed the death of many beloved people close to her heart. Including Rick Grimes, the seemingly indestructible leader as well as her own mother, Carol. But times couldn't be any worse. After the loss of the prison and taking place sixteen years after the birth of Judith Grimes, Carl is the new leader of the totally new group.

Kalani Hilliker was a professional teenage dancer before the world went to hell. When her group gets attacked and she is the only one to survive, she meets one special boy who changes her whole life. Carl Grimes.

Claire lost everything all to quickly, and now she must fight to survive against the Walkers.

Rick and Carl wander the Georgia wilderness after the Governor attacked the prison shattering their dream of tranquility. While searching to reunite with their friends, Rick and Carl stumble upon a herd of Walkers less than 50 feet away...

Set after 4x09 - first episode of the second part of season 4. Basically about what would have happened if Rick had actually turned. Daryl will be the first to find Carl and it's just about how he would deal with it. - lots of Daryl's softer side as he does his best to look after a grieving Carl. - Rick dies, Carl orphaned, Carl alone

'As I whisper in your ear… I wanna f*ing tear you apart…' Sometimes hunting isn't enough for him to blow off steam. That's where she comes in. Rated hard M for smut and Dixon-y language. Based on an ancient prompt from siarh.

Daryl comes back from a run with a surprise for Carol - but its definitely not the kind of gift she's expecting.

When they come they follow you where ever you go... When they come They eat your skin... When they come it never ends

Zachariah believes she has the worst luck anyone has ever had. be it being cursed to being hunted like an animal, or losing the one family member she has left in the world when the dead roam the earth, but when she meets 3 people that makes her rethink her perspective will she change for the better, or the worst? the summary kinda sucks but the story is aLOT better Daryl/OC/Merle

This story starts off immediately after Carol is banished from the prison. Daryl searches for her and will be helping her to deal with what she has done. This is a Caryl story and there will be emotions flying as they stop hiding their feelings from one another. This is a love story. I can promise that Daryl will step up to be Carol's defender and she will open up her heart to him.

"Walking Dead Sarah's Story" follows up by a 18 year old girl named Sarah Alexander and her story through the apocalyptic crises following the most trustworthy people she can find and as well avoiding getting infected, will she be able to pull this off or will she end up dead or worse?

Daryl was calm and thrived under pressure. The blood from her wound didn't bother him, he needed to patch her up. He started to push her sleeve but she jerked her arm away. He looked up questioningly but when he saw panic on her face he knew. He'd seen the same look in the mirror. "You want me to help you or not?" He growled, but softly. Daryl/ OC. M for Sexual Content.

'Maybe there wasn't enough place in Hell to keep all the dead away from the living. Maybe... Or God just wanted to know how strong the human race was. Ha, probably not strong enough.' After the Terminus incident, Rick and his group head to Washington D.C. to find a safe place to stay. But when they arrive at the outskirts of the city, they meet 2 people. A girl with her dad. R&R!

Tyreese is left with five children in his care after the prison falls. I'm still working on this one but decided to put it out there for the moment.

The object in her hand came into view, and she held it out, waiting for him to take it. He snatched it from her and glanced down. It was a bottle, clear with a thick soft yellow liquid and a purple flip top screw cap. Daryl turned it in his hands. 'Aromatherapy Massage Oil' was written across the label. 'Ginger, Arnica & Cayenne Deep Tissue Massage, Warm & Soothe' appeared in small

She woke to an empty space beside her, the bed cold to the touch. He hadn't had watch, but he hadn't ever come to bed. She frowned at that, it was the first time he hadn't.

They call me Kaitlin Munroe. Or at least, they used to. Before the Outbreak, before I was forced to run from the place I called home, before my survival depended on my ability to adapt and react. And in these dark days, nothing is safe anymore. Humans have become the hunted. The zombie apocalypse. It used to be a joke. A theme for movies and stories. Not anymore. Rick/OC RickxOC

A snippet based on the promo from S4x10, "Inmates." Daryl just doesn't have it in him to go on. Rated T for language.

It felt so right, like they'd somehow found their way into Eden and she didn't want to do or say anything that would ruin it. It was fragile, ephemeral, tangible. A breath could shatter it. So she closed her eyes, gave herself up to the moment, the feel of him against her and the sweltering warmth of a hot Georgia night. Written for USS Caryl's VDay fanfic challenge on Tumblr

Charlie Powers has survived on her own for this long on account of one thing, among others- she masquerades herself as a man. But when she has a run in with Daryl Dixon and his group on a quest to find a little girl, just how attached to this group is she going to get, especially with a certain redneck? Daryl/OC

Jodie had done some awful things just to survive, things no one should ever have to do, and it was all so that she would one day be able to get away from the men who made her life hell. But one encounter with three men in a bar gives her the first real chance she's had in a long time, just as one cop gives her a reason to live. Eventual Rick/OC