The group of survivors from the Prescott massacre were walking along the dark desolate tunnels with Jesus guiding their path. He turned back to the others:

"These tunnels were abandoned decades ago. But I've heard you can get through... Here's hoping."

Clementine, having the softer voice, gripped Javi's arm gently and whispered: "Javi, we need to talk to you."

Javi slowed down and looked at the couple, asking:

"About?"

"We need to leave, Javi, we can't go to Richmond with you" Clementine replied.

"If they spot us at the gate, it's gonna be a bloodbath, on both sides. Any chance of you getting Kate help will disappear, instantly" Y/N added. Javi nodded at the pair sadly, before asking:

"Why is it you two are at war with them? It seems like a pretty extreme hatred, on both sides."

The couple looked at each other before Clementine responded.

"We haven't lied to you, but we haven't told you everything. We... we were members, Javi."

She rolled up her left sleeve, showing a New Frontier brand on her bicep.

"Holy fuck" Javi exclaimed, the others in front turning around as he waved them off and they continued on.

"But I didn't see-"

"Mine's on my calf" Y/N said quietly, realising what Javi was about to say.

"You need to understand Javi, we were out on our own for months, with a ba-"

Clementine broke down in tears unable to finish her sentence, Y/N immediately pulling her close to him, hugging her tightly as he continued for her.

"We've already paid more than you'll ever know, Javi. We trusted the wrong people, I trusted the wrong people, and it will haunt me til the day I die" Y/N said coldly. Javi looked at the pair sympathetically, opening his mouth to reply when Conrad yelled out:

"Y'all planning on joining us?"

"Shh!" Tripp reprimanded as the three caught up with the others. He quickly added:

"You all hear that?"

The group looked around, Javi pointing and saying "It's coming from over there."

"Can you see anything?" Jesus asked as Javi shined his flashlight on a group of walkers. Gabe panicked and screamed:

"They're everywhere!"

Drawing even more attention. A scuffle broke out, Jesus demonstrating some fairly legitimate martial arts skills to save Gabe after he was grabbed and screamed. Javi ran over, having to protect Gabe as well, while Y/N and Clem were back to back, expertly despatching any walkers that got too close. They were beginning to clear the numbers when Conrad suddenly lost it, unloading on any walkers near him with his shotgun.

"These fuckers are everywhere!" he yelled as Tripp roared at him in anger:

"Christ almighty, Conrad, now every walker in the fucking county is gonna be heading this way!"

"C'mon, follow me!" Javi yelled, rushing forward. The others followed, firing at walkers as they ran. They quickly discovered though a train was blocking their path.

"What the fuck?!" Tripp exclaimed. Jesus said a lot calmer:

"No one ever mentioned a train in the way..."

The walkers began to close in on the group, Conrad yelling and panicking:

"We better find a way around it or we're fucking dinner."

Javi suggested "Maybe we can just go through?" and climbed up on the train's gangway. He grunted and groaned, trying to force the door open, Y/N yelling:

"Javi, move!"

Javi jumped down as Y/N stood up and leant back, two solid kicks causing the door to fly open.

"Get in, quick" He yelled to the others, and the moment they were in he slammed the door shut. As Tripp ran forward in the carriage he smiled and yelled:

"Daylight's ahead! Thank fucking god! Let's go."

Clem gently gripped her lover's arm and said to the others:

"We can't have those walkers following us. Y/N and I will block the door, you guys go ahead and make sure it's clear."

Jesus smiled and nodded, replying: "Make it fast. We'll be right ahead of you."

Jesus, Tripp, and Conrad left as Javi added "I'll give them a hand." Gabe annoyingly stuck around as well. As the others left the carriage the walkers arrived at the train and began forcing the door open.

"Hold the door shut until I can find something to barricade it with" Javi yelled as Y/N stood leaning, his arms holding the door shut as he grunted in exertion.

Gabe and Clem rushed forward to hold the door closed with their body weight as the door's window smashed, walkers reaching into the carriage.

"No Clem, it's not safe" Y/N grunted.

"You can't do it by yourself. Hurry, Javi" Clementine replied.

"Oh, my God, there's so many of them" Gabe whimpered. Y/N grunted back: "not helping!" as Javi had grabbed a broken section of a stanchion, the vertical poles in a train, and wriggled it back and forth before it finally broke off in his hands.

"Javi! We can't... There's too many! Help!" Clementine called desperately as Javi ran forward, shoved his nephew out of the way, and jammed the pole through the door handles.

"Thank fuck for that" Y/N sighed in exertion. Clementine grabbed his hand and pulled him forward:

"Okay, let's go. We gotta-"

She stopped as she heard a click, Y/N turning and seeing Conrad in front of them, his gun drawn and pointed at Clementine. She reached for hers as he snapped:

"I wouldn't touch that gun, girl. You either, cowboy" as Y/N protectively stood in front of her, only feet from the gun now aimed at his face.

"What the hell are you doing?" Javi snapped angrily as Y/N snarled. Conrad replied:

"I heard you three. You think I'm stupid? Finish your little story. Now."

"We... we need to keep moving" Clementine said, knowing how this was going to play out. Conrad wasn't having it though, snapping:

"No, you two need to talk."

"How the fuck do you think this is going to end, Conrad?" Y/N asked coldly, getting angrier by the second at the gun aimed at his face. Javi tried to play peace keeper, saying to Conrad with his hands raised:

"Whatever you think you heard, Conrad. You've got it wrong. Put the gun down, man."

"Not until she rolls up her sleeve!" Conrad snapped. He moved to reach for her but stopped, seeing the look on Y/N's face.

"Roll up your sleeve or I shoot your boyfriend in the face" he snapped.

"What? Why?" Gabe asked in a panic.

Clementine glared but stood next to Y/N, rolling her sleeve up and revealing the New Frontier brand.

"I fucking knew it" Conrad snapped.

"You're one of them?" Gabe nearly cried.

"You're goddamn right she is. They both are. What other bullshit did you shove down our throats, huh? Un-fucking-believable."

Y/N's lip curled, even angrier as he said coldly:

"You knew we knew each other, you saw us both fire at each other. Are you really this dumb, Conrad? Get the fucking gun out of my face."

"Nah I don't think I will. Think about it Javier. We bring them to Richmond, they'll give us whatever we want. Medical help for Kate. They're our bargaining chips."

"I said get that fucking gun out of my face!" Y/N yelled.

"She's not a bargaining chip! She's a friend!" Gabe said in his annoying nasally tone, trying to play the hero for Clementine again. Y/N's eyes shot to the side in disgust as Conrad scoffed:

"Oh, I'm sure after less than a day, you two are just soulmates. Y/N here will just step aside and let you have her."

Javi finally spoke up, saying calmly:

"There's not a chance in hell I'm going along with this, Conrad. You need to think things through and put the gun down."

"Seriously? It's our best option and you know it. Hell, it's our only option!" Conrad snapped angrily.

Clementine looked down, seeing Y/N's left hand open facing her, his fingers opening and closing. Clementine got the message and from behind him silently pulled her knife and slipped it into his hand.

"Conrad you need to listen to me. I'm gonna give you one last chance, because I liked Francine. Put the gun down or you won't leave this train alive" Y/N said, his voice cold as ice. The mention of Francine's name infuriating him further.

"Fine, then how bout I-"

Conrad had reached for Gabe. The second the gun was momentarily lowered Y/N struck, his right hand grabbing the gun and pulling Conrad forward, the left hand shoving Clementine's knife into Conrad's throat.

"Holy fucking shit" Gabe gasped in panic. Conrad looked shocked, the gun loosening into Y/N's hand as Conrad grabbed his throat, looking at Y/N wide eyed before he collapsed. Gabe watched him bleed out in horror as Y/N handed Clem her knife back and turned to Javi.

"Thanks for your loyalty. We'll see you around."

The couple walked out the far end of the carriage as Gabe muttered "Holy shit" over and over again, Javi sighing and stabbing Conrad through the forehead to stop him turning.

--~--

Jesus and Tripp were waiting impatiently outside the train tunnel, in the built up streets on the boundaries of what was pre-fall Richmond.

"Where the fuck are the others?" Tripp said impatiently before he caught sight of Y/N and Clementine.

"You two ok? Where are the others?" he asked worriedly.

"Javi and Gabe are on their way. Conrad's dead" Y/N said without emotion.

"Fuck, fuck no" Tripp said, his hands on his head in shock at the death of his friend.

"Walkers?" Jesus asked.

"No. I killed him" Y/N answered in the same tone.

"What the fuck? Why? You murdered my fucking friend?" Tripp yelled.

"No. He pulled a gun on us and wanted to trade Clem and me to the New Frontier. I gave him three chances to put the gun down. He's got no one to blame but himself. We're fucking out of here" Y/N said as he turned his back without concern, walking off with Clementine hand in hand.

"God effing damn it" Tripp yelled as the couple were quickly out of sight. A few minutes later Javi and a very pale Gabe emerged from the tunnel, Tripp yelling to them:

"What the fuck happened down there? Y/N killed Conrad?"

"Yeah" Javi replied. "Y/N and Clementine had told me they used to be in the New Frontier, joined out of desperation but were betrayed. Conrad though, Y/N gave him chance after chance, for Francine he said, but Conrad, he just fucking lost it."

"Fucking hell" Tripp sighed, looking down. "I knew Conrad for a long time. He was a good guy, I think he just lost too much."

"Let's go find your other friends, if we can" Jesus said as he patted Tripp on the shoulder, the others nodding as the four walked towards New Richmond.