Thank you for being so patient everyone. I love you all this chapter is dedicated to @WeirdLittlePoop. This chapter took a long time to write. And it's mostly told in third person. So it jumps all around from different scene just a head up. If the point of view changes it will say so. Enjoy!

*Adelyne's POV*

We all started to run quietly as the heard approached us. I had never seen a heard that big not even on the high way. That one was smaller way smaller we continued to run as Rick held Carl's hand and pulled him along. I was going as fast as my legs would take me. The others had to know about the heard or they could all die. I was so scared I will admit it I was scared to death hopefully we could get out of this alive.

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*Third Person*

Everyone sat in the house awaiting news from anyone who walked into the door. Andrea stood up.

"I'm going after them"

"Don't they can be anywhere. And if Randall comes back we're going to need you" Lori told her as she leaned against the wall.

That's when Daryl and Glenn came walking in and Daryl's eyes scanned for Adelyne but he didn't see her.

"Rick and Shane ain't back?" Daryl asked.

"No" everyone said.

"We heard a shot" Glenn explained.

Lori's eyes got wide and she assumed the worst but she wanted it to mean something good.

"Maybe they found Randall"

Daryl shook his head.

"We found him"

"Is he back in the shed?" Maggie asked.

"He's a walker."

Hershel shoved his hands in his pockets.

"Did you find the waler that bit him?" he asked.

Glenn made eye contact with everyone.

"No the weird thing is he wasn't"

"He got his neck broke" Daryl informed everyone.

"So he fought back" Maggie told us.

"The thing is Shane and Randall's tracks were right in top of eachother. And Shane ain't not tracker so he didn't come up behind him,they were together" Daryl explained.

His eyes scanned for Adelyne a second time but still nothing. Everyone looked around not knowing what to say or do. What did that mean if Shane and Randall were togther. Lori walked up to Daryl,

"Will you please get back out there and find Rick or Shane and find out what on earth is going on?" she asked.

Daryl nodded.

Everyone followed Daryl out onto the porch and stopped at the sight seeing all the walkers coming towards them and the house.

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Rick, Carl and Adelyne stopped as they hit the woods.

"We got to get to the house, tell the others" Adelyne said taking a deep breath.

"We'll never get through that. Can't go around. Carl, Adelyne, stay colse you hear me? go!" Rick instructed and they kept running.

Carl softed cried as they ran past walkers and Adelyne stayed close to them and helped. Her heart was pounding and she was worried about Daryl if he was okay? He was a tough guy he could make it out alive right?

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"Patricia, kill the lights" Hershel whispered.

"I'll get the guns" Andrea told everyone.

"Maybe they'll just pass like the heard on the highway should we go inside?" Glenn asked.

Daryl looked at him and then back to the heard.

"Not unless there's a tunnel donwstairs I don't know about. A heard that size will rip the house down" he explained.

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Adelyne made it to the barn with Rick and Carl and she and Rick closed the door making sure it was shut so no walkers came through. Holy shit! If she made it out alive she never take her life for granted again. But she also wanted to keep Carl safe and make sure Rick stayed alive and she wanted to see Daryl and know he was alright. Don't let this be the end for any of us we could make it we could beat this world. We watched the door sway as the walkers banged on it.

"Now what Dad?" Adelyne asked.

"We need a distarction" he whispered to them.

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Lori walked out onto the porch frantic,

"Carl and Adelyne are gone."

"What?!" Daryl asked shocked and frantic.

"They we're upstairs I can't find them anymore" Lori rushed out holding her heart.

"Maybe they're hiding" Glenn tried to reassure them.

"They're supposed to be upstairs. I'm not leaving without my kids" she cried.

Carol took hold on her arms and pulled her.

"We're not. We're going to look again we're going to find them."

They ran back in. Daryl's heart was pumping. Adelyne was gone too, Why can't she just listen? That stuborn woman, why? He didn't want to lose her. Every part of him was telling him to run straight towards the woods and find her. But it would be like finding needle in a haystack. The gun bag was brought out and everyone was grabbing guns. Maggie handed Glenn a shot gun while holding her own gun.

"Maggie" Glenn said shocked.

"You grow up country you pick up a thing or two" she told him.

"They got the numbers. It's no use"

Daryl didn't tear his eye from the heard.

Hershel loaded a gun and looked at Daryl.

"You can go if you want."

"You gonna take em all on?" he asked.

"We have guns we have cars." Hershel explained.

Andrea loaded guns with her.

"Kill as many as we can. Then we use the cars to lead the rest of them off the farm."

"You serious?" Daryl asked.

"This is my farm I'll die here" Hershel explained.

Daryl hopped over the railing and sighed.

"All right. It's as good a night as any."

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"Come on hurry" Rick said as him and Adelyne spread carosine all over the hay of the barn Carl waited up where it was safe.

They were going to set the barn on fire to draw some of them away from the house. Hopefully it worked. We got to the stairs and Rick ushered Adelyne up.

"Drop the lighter when I say" he insturcted.

"What about you?" she asked frantic and scared.

"I'll be right there"

"We'll stop some of them from reaching the house and distact the other so at least we'll have a chance. Hey, hey, hey, look at me you can do this."

Adelyne met his gaze.

"Adelyne... I love you"

The barn door stared breaking.

"All right. go, go, go"

she climed up and Rick went up to the door banging and making tons of noise to draw more. Then he ripped open the doors and walkers came piling in. Adelyne gave Carl the lighter and she knew he could do it. She kissed his forehead like she often did with Katie. Her heart sank but now was not the time to be sad she had to be brave.

"You want some?! Come and get it!" Rick screamed backing up toawrds the ladder leading up to where they were.

He climed up the ladder.

"Carl, now!"

Carl flicked the lighter and dropped it and the barn went up in flames almost synging Adelyne's arm but she moved in time. They stood and watched all the walker still move as they were on fire. They would all burn to death.

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Engines roared as the cars drove onto the farm and shot started to ring out as they shot down walkers. Daryl looked at the barn on fire and began shooting walkers one by one. Along with everyone else shooting. Dirt was flying up as tires scrapped against the dirt.

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Beth gazed out the window.

"The barns on fire" she said.

Patricia looked out through the borded up window.

"They're headed for it. Maybe Rick set it to draw em in" she explained.

Lori came into the room.

"I can't find them anywhere"

"So maybe they snuck outside" Carol told her.

"What do I do?" Lori yelled scared that her kids could be dead or lost.

"They were here. They must have run off, or went to look for Randall themselves."

"Maybe they set the fire" Patricia told them as she grabbed their attention.

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Daryl pulled up the side of the RV that Jimmy was in.

"It must have been Rick or Shane who started that fire. Maybe they're trying to get out back. Why don't you circle around?"

"Got it!"

"GO!"

Daryl was searching for Adelyne and helping take down walkers. Where the hell was she? Was she with Carl? Was she--no don't go there she wasn't no way. No!

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The RV was coming around to the back and Rick started yelling.

"Hey! Here! Get in here! Put it right there! Come on!"

Jimmy pulled the RV in to where he said and Rick helped Carl and Adelyne onto the top and down the ladder, They went around to go in but then they heard Jimmy scream and seen blood splatter on the windows. Jimmy was dead.... Adelyne had to look away and they started running again.

"You go! I'm going to go help the others" Adelyne yelled over the gunfire and running.

"No Adelyne!" Carl and Rick yelled.

"Get him to safety now!" she screamed.

"Adelyne!" Rick yelled.

"Just go!"

And she ran off into the heard.

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"Daryl!!!" Adelyne screamed as she shot down walkers and used her knife. She heard his motorcycle revving. "Daryl!!" she screamed again as loud as she could and kept running trying to not get grabbed.

Her heart was racing and she watched the cars drive around shooting. She just hoped everyone was okay.

"Daryl!"

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His pulse quickened. Over all the comtion he heard her. Where the hell was he? He couldn't tell where she was.

"Daryl!" came here voice again.

"Adelyne!" he shouted knowing she wouldn't hear him but he still tried anyway.

Over all the gunfire he still shouted and then started shooting walkers.

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Andrea shot the walkers from the truck window that TDog was driving.

"They're all over the place. There's no corrading them. We're gonna run out of ammo before we even make a dent" she explianed.

"We needa new game plan" TDog said.

He started running over walkers with the truck.

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Rick was running with Carl as he whimpered scared.

"There head for the woods now, as fast as you can. Come on" he ordered softly.

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Hershel kept shooting walkers as he stood in front of his house with a shot gun. He was determined to protect his farm and die here in he had to there was no running. Lori came out on the porch still frantic.

"I checked the shed. I can't find them anywhere."

Carol came out behind her closing the door.

"Not in the cellar od the attic."

"Why can't they listen for once?" she asked walking across the porch.

"Okay of they followed their dad they went that way" Lori pointed across the feild.

"No you'll lead 'em right to them. We can't stay here!" Carol explained.

Lori looked at her ready to cry.

"That's my boy and my babaygirl"

"You have to trust. If we find him, he's going to nned his mother. We've got to go."

Carol explained. Lori contimplated on what to do then she shook her head.

"Get the others. Carl! Adelyne!"

She shot down walkers and everyone came out of the house. Lori seen them

"Lori" Carol spoke.

Lori picked up the gun bag.

"Herhel come on. Hershel! Hershel, it's time to go."

"Come on! Now!" Carol said.

"Hershel! Hershel!" Lori screamed but he didn't move she sighed and ran with all the others.

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Adelyne tried to make her way to the house but kept getting cut off. Her boots slid in the mud and she couldn't get caught or she'd die. She was literally going to have a panic attack. Taking down a walker she made her way to the house. She seen Hershel shooting.

"Mom!" she screamed searching for Lori but she was nowhere to be found. "Daryl!" she screamed again. Seeing her crossbow on the porch she grabbed it.

"Hershel!" he paid no attention her. "Hershel!"

She ran past him trying to find the others. Off in the distance she heard Carol's scream.

"Look out!"

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Hershel kept shooting running out of ammo. He went to reload it and then he felt blood splatter on the back of his head. He turned to see Rick and and dead walker.

"Where's Lori? Did you see Lori?" he asked holding onto Carl.

"I don't know what happened, Rick. They just keep coming. It's like a plague. They're everywhere."

"Lori did you see her?!" Rick yelled.

"No"

"We have to go find Mom and the others."

"Dad!" Adelyne said as she jumped over the railing of the porch.

She came over to them relieved they were okay she hugged Carl who crashed into her and cried. she held him thank god he was alright. Rick pulled us along dragging Hershel.

"It's my farm!"

"Not anymore!" he yelled and they all piled into the car and drove off.

Hershel watched his farm shrink off into the distance as they pulled away.

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Daryl sat on his motorcyle and watched the barn aurn. It was gone this farm the safe place he secretly hoped for was gone. He couldn't find Adelyne he didn't even know if she was alive that's what scared him the most. He loved her with all his heart and he wouldn't be able to go on if she was dead. Adelyne was his life and slavation she drove him crazy but kept him sane. Daryl's love for her ran deep, deeper than he even knew himself. He would die for her he would do anything to keep her alive. Adelyne was the best thing that ever happened to him and she could be dead or a walker. Those thoughts almost made him break down and cry. He felt his heart sink into his chest. Suddenly a scream filled the air. He knew that scream, immediatly he kicked into gear and she seen Carol running he pulled up.

"Come on we ain't got all day" he yelled.

Carol ran and hopped on the back of his motorcycle and he drove off the farm with Adelyne in his thoughts.

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Adelyne sat in the back seat curled up in a ball crying. Everything was gone. What if no one else made it? what if it was just the four of them? Could they make it? What about Daryl? was he alive? She wanted to see him now more than anything. She wanted to be wrapped up in his arms and she never wanted to let him go. Adelyne was completely in love there was just no other way to descibe how she felt about him. He was her everything her strangely fucked up fairytale. He was crazy but if she had to have crazy she preffered his crazy over anyone elses. Daryl was her life and her saviour. Her very own redneck lover. She just hoped she get to see him again. Hoped she'd get to see eveyone.

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Hope you guys enjoyed this. I enjoyed writing it <3 love you all my readers.