Gabe: "Dad?"

David: "Javi? Is that really you? I always hoped I'd find you. Never really thought it'd happen; not after all this time."

Javier: "I can't fucking believe this... It--it's you!"

Your brother stands there open armed, he wears a leather jacket over a blue shirt. And brown leather pants with white and green running shoes.

Gabe runs up to David and hugs him.

Gabe: "I knew you were still alive. I knew it!"

David: "Hey, weapons down! This is my family!"

The New Frontier soldiers lower their weapons.

Javier: "You gotta let us in. Kate doesn't have much longer. Neither does Clem."

David: "Clem?! Hell no their not coming in."

Jason: "That's my family, their coming in." Jason and David make eye contact. It's been a while since you were with the new frontier but you remember. Your brother died the first day right?

David: "Jesus--Kate!"

Kate: "David?"

David: (holds Kate's right hand) "I'm here, honey; I'm right here. What the hell happened?"

Javier: "They've both been shot; and we got the bullet out, but she's still bleeding. We need your doctor. Now, David! Clem's bullet is still in her stomach, we don't know how much time she has!"

David: "Thanks, Javi. For getting her here."

David carries Kate.

David: "She's coming inside!"

Max: "But she hasn't been checked!"

David: "This is my wife, Max. You want her to die?"

Max: "No. I didn't say that!" He backs up from the rail up top.

Y/N: "Our doctor's gonna help you, honey. I'm gonna make sure of it." You whisper to Clem.

Gabe: "Wait. I'm going with you!"

Gabe, You, Jason and David walk away. The rest of the group tries to follow, but the New Frontier raises their weapons to stop them.

Javier POV

You watch as the five of them leave through the gates.

Fern: "Sorry--but the rest of you have to go straight to quarantine."

Tripp: "What for?"

Fern: "All newcomers get checked for bites...and they all have to answer a couple of questions. Our doctor will clear the two of them. But the rest of you have to come with me to the quarantine holding area. It's how we keep it safe for everyone."

Javier: "Don't you get it? I'm David's brother! I'm going to the hospital with them."

Fern: "We have procedures here--procedures that have to be followed... Even if you are related to David."

Javier says nothing.

Fern: "Let's go."

The soldiers bring the group to the quarantine area, which is down some steps. That's also where you find Eleanor.

Eleanor: "Tripp!"

Tripp: "Oh, god, Eleanor!" (hugs Eleanor) "When we found the car without you in it--I didn't know what to think."

Eleanor: "The engine up and died! I came here looking for help and this...happened. I've been so worried about Kate. I told them she needed a doctor. They promised me someone would look into it. Please, tell me they found her."

Javier: "You thought that these people would give a shit about some stranger dying in their driveway?"

Eleanor: "I...I don't know, Javi. They knew she was dying."

Tripp: "Well, at least those assholes realized she needed a hospital once they saw her."

Eleanor: "What?" Eleanor notices the look on all of your faces.

Tripp: "She's on her way to the hospital now."

Eleanor: "I'm sorry, Javi, really, but--I didn't have any reason not to believe them. What?"

Tripp: "The people here in Richmond; they're New Frontier."

Eleanor: "Oh, my god."

Tripp: "Oh-ho-ho, you ain't even heard the worst part yet! One of 'em is his brother. I didn't even know you had a brother, Javi!"

Javier: "I didn't know Y/N had one either. He never mentioned one."

Javier: "Hey, nobody's more surprised than me. I thought the guy was dead! We haven't seen David in years--it's just been me, Kate, and the kids this whole time."

Jesus: "I don't even wanna think about what the odds are, but...he did seem pretty damn surprised to see you."

Eleanor: "Wait...where's Y/N?"

Javier: "Well, long story short Conrad shot Clem and Y/N killed him."

Eleanor: "Oh my God... Still why'd they let him in?"

Jesus: "Oh yeah, they're brothers."

Eleanor: "Whoever this guy is, he can't be all bad, right? I mean, he helped Kate instead of hauling her down here."

Tripp: "'Course he brought her inside. She's his damn wife!"

Eleanor: "You're kidding. Kate...is married to your brother? The way you two acted around each other--I just didn't think she had a husband out there, is all."

Javier: "The only reason I know Kate is because she married David. I was the best man at their wedding."

Eleanor: "Wow. Okay."

Tripp: "Family drama aside...hope you know I'm not about to make nice with New Frontier. I know you didn't have much stake in Prescott, Javi, but they burned that place to the ground for no fuckin' reason."

Jesus: "After everything you folks told me, I'm guessing I'm not going to find my people alive."

Tripp: "Hell, Javi, they killed your niece! Shot Kate! For all we know, your brother could've been behind it. And even if it wasn't his idea in the first place--if he knew about it and didn't stop it--that shit can't stand."

Javier: "I hate to admit it, but...there's a chance he gave the order. If he didn't know it was them--if he was just trying to get payback for what was stolen... It's possible."

Jesus: "When you last saw him, what did he act like?"

Javier: "No matter what he might show to other people, he's got a good heart. It might be buried under a ton of shit, but...it's in there."

Tripp: "Well, let's just hope he's the same guy you remember..."

Tripp: "If your brother knew anything about what happened in Prescott... He's got to answer for it. They all do! I owe that to Conrad. I'm not just gonna let things slide. I've never really been an eye-for-eye kind of man... But...people died. We need to even out the scales!"

Javier: "As soon as I get a moment alone with David, I'll get to the bottom of this. He can tell me what we're up against. He has to. Family's gotta be good for something, right?"

David opens the door.

David: "Hey."

Javier: "Hey..."

David: "I would've been here sooner, but I had to take care of...something. Come on, already! Kate's asking for you. Maybe you think it's okay to keep a lady waiting. Thought I taught you better than that."

Javier: "Lead the way."

David: "Gladly."

Tripp: "Looks like the rules don't apply to everyone, huh?" Tripp approaches David but Jesus holds him back.

David: "That's right. Some people get out of here early. Others stay a long fucking time."

Eleanor: "Tripp... Just drop it, okay?"

David: "Smart cookie, this one."

Eleanor: "Javi, just go."

Javier: "I'll put in a good word for you, okay? See if we can't hurry the process along a bit."

Eleanor: "Thanks."

Javier and David leave the quarantine area and walk through the streets of Richmond. Passing folk sitting on benches and others playing tag.

David: "'Family must be good for something"? Nice, Javi."

David: We have a process. Our own way of doing things. Your guys better not have a problem with that. Things don't go well for troublemakers here. I hope that's clear.

Javier: "Of course not. We're happy to be here. It's...good to see you alive, brother."

David: "Same here. C'mon."

Javier: "Where are we going?"

David: "Kate asked for you. I thought you'd want to check on her. Listen, Javi... Gabe--he told me some pretty messed up things. Things I need your help wrapping my head around." How could Gabe told David about you and Kate.

Javier: "He shouldn't have done that. I wanted to tell you myself."

David: "Bad news is bad news. Who cares who delivers it?"

David: He told me you lost Mariana. Just a few days ago.

Javier: Oh... I'm sorry, David. She's--she's gone.

David: "It's strange grieving for the same person twice. Like losing something you didn't know you had. What was she like, Javi? She was so little when we got separated. Who did my little girl become?"

Javier: "Mariana saw things that other people didn't. She, uh...she told me told she wanted to write down her memories, to keep them alive after she was gone."

David: "Sound like her, always a dreamer." David turns and looks you in the eyes.

David: "How...how did she die? Tell me how it happened. Please...I need to know."

Javier: "She was just standing there, minding her own business. She'd just found her lost headphones in the dirt. She was smiling. And then someone put a bullet in her head."

David: "What kind of animal would just open fire on her like that?!"

Javier: "An animal with your mark."

David: "My people aren't in the habit of killing little girls."

Javier: "David, I was there! They shot Kate too. Ask your buddy at the gate if you don't believe me."

David: "Max was a part of this? Fuck. I need details. What the hell went down out there? I need to know exactly what happened. Everything you remember."

Javier: "They ambushed us in a junkyard. Just unloaded on us. They chased us back to this town, Prescott."

Javier: "Their leader flooded it with walkers and tear gas."

David: "Leader?"

Javier: "A crazy bald guy with a beard."

David: "Badger...what the fuck have you done now...? I'm gonna handle that stupid son of a bitch, okay? Do me a favor and keep this to yourself. The politics here--they can get messy."

Javier: "I thought you were the boss?"

David: "There's four of us that run Richmond. You need to impress the other three...or you'll be back on the road by morning. Try not to stir things up. You and your friends could have a very short stay."

Javier: "I can be impressive when I try. I'll follow your lead."

David: "Just don't get cute."

David: "I run security here, but it's not like my word is law. This shit with Badger doesn't make things any easier."

David and Javi approach Ava.

Ava: "Who's the fresh meat?"

David: "Ava, this is my brother, Javi."

Ava: "The baseball brother? No shit. What are the chances of you turning up on the doorstep? Welcome to civilization. Or at least the closest thing to it these days."

Javier: "My brother talked about me?" (shakes Ava's hand)

Ava: "All the time, at the start."

Javier: "All good, I hope?"

Ava: "I think you know the answer to that."

Javier says nothing.

David: "Ava's my right hand along with Jason. Who's apparently Y/N's brother If there's anyone you can trust in Richmond, it's her."

Ava salutes Javi and David as they walk away.

David: "That woman is a fucking soldier. She was the first person I met up with after you and me got separated... I never would have made it without her. Gabe said you went back to the house. At the start. I'm sorry I never found you."

Javier: "It doesn't matter now. We found each other in the end."

David: "It matters to me."

David: "Mama and I got routed out of the city on the way to the hospital. It wasn't long before she..."

Javier: "Poor Mama."

David: "I couldn't get back into Baltimore, so I hooked up with my old unit. We thought we could build a safe zone outside DC... After what happened to Mama--and everyone else...I thought you were all dead. But you were taking care of them, weren't you? Somehow you found a way. I'm not gonna lie, I never thought you had it in you."

Javier: "The day Dad died, I promised I'd stick around. Be there for the family. Well, I kept my word."

David: "It took the end of the world, but you finally grew up." (pats Javi's shoulder)

They arrive at the entrance to the hospital.

David: "This is where they're treating Kate and Clem. Don't get comfortable. We're not staying long."

They enter Kate and Clem's room in the hospital. Y/N sits near a bed where Clem lays. Her shirt is pulled up to where the wound is. "Jason" stands near the wall, his foot leaning against the wall.

Gabe: "Hey!"

David: "Hey, kid. Got everything you need?"

Gabe: "Uh, yeah. This place is like a resort. Check it out, Javi--noodles in a cup!"

David: "We need to get you some real food, stat. Turn you into a soldier." You walk over to Clem, Y/N and Jason.

Y/N's POV

Javi walks to you and Jason takes his foot off of the wall. Clem is still asleep and hasn't woken up since the street.

Javier: "I'm Javier, Javi is what my friends call me."

Jason: "I'm Jason, Y/N's older Brother." Javi and Jason Shake hands.

Javier: "How is she?" You shake your head, holding back tears. Tears of Joy, or tears of sadness.

Y/N: "They took the bullet out, cleaned up her wound. And here we are now." Javi nods a frown crossing his face.

Javier: "I'm gonna talk to Kate, Ill be back in a jiffy." Javi and Kate talk while you watch Over Clem. "So. Is she like your girlfriend or something?" Why does everyone think this? Especially your 18 year old brother.

Y/N: "No we're not dating. So just.. stop." He shakes his head and looks over at Gabe. "I saw the way that kid was looking over at her. You gonna let that happen?"

Y/N: "I'm not gonna stop them if that's what your asking. If she wants to date him, let her." You can feel the annoyance in your voice. Your brother stops talking and leaves the room.

Kate: "Javi...I'm glad you're okay." You over hear.

Gabe: (laughs) "Get off me!"

David: (laughs) "Hey, put your hands up, huh?"

Gabe: "C'mon, Dad!"

Javier: "I'm a lot better seeing you."

David: "Damn, it's good to have you back. Look at this family. Look at my wife." (kisses Kate) "Isn't she the most beautiful woman alive?"

Kate: "Come on. With the lights off, you could mistake me for a walker."

David: "A damn fine walker."

Gabe: "Gross."

Javier: "I'd have to agree."

Gabe: "The key word being "alive"."

Javier: "Gabe..."

Kate pretends to groan and writhe in pain.

David: "What? You okay?! Shit. I'll get the doc."

David and Gabe leave.

Kate: "I'm fine... I just needed to talk to you. Alone. I'm scared, Javi. More than I was the whole time on the road. Even when I thought I was going to die. Everything inside me screams to get away from here. These people are killers. And David...David threw his own brother in a cell."

Javier: "I know what you mean. This place gives me the creeps."

Kate: "I'm glad to hear that. I was afraid you'd been won over by the security here."

Kate: "It's always been you and me on the road, Javi. That's how we've made it this far. Please, promise me we'll go back to that, the first chance we get. This place... It's a cage. We can't let ourselves get locked in. It's going to get bad, if we stay."

Javier: "I hear you, Kate. But we can't just turn our backs on this place. On my brother."

Kate: "Javi..."

Javier: "We have to try to make it work."

Kate: "I used to say that about my fucked up marriage. Guess it still applies. Whatever. Just, please--please don't leave me alone for too long."

David and the doctor enter.

David: "Feeling better?"

Paul: "How you doing, sweetheart? David reported some pain."

Kate: "It's less now."

David: "Strange how it just comes and goes. Doesn't seem normal."

Javier: "I think she pulled her stitches when she sat up."

David: "Her stitches?"

Paul: "I doubt it. But..."

Paul: "Pain often comes in waves with abdominal wounds."

David: "Hm."

Paul: "I'll give you something to take the edge off. In case it comes back. Truly superlative work. I thought I'd have to operate, but all she needed was IV fluids and some antibiotics. How did you find someone with skills like these? Wound like this kills nine out of ten. Whoever did this really knows their stuff."

Javier: "That would be Eleanor. One of my friends you threw in quarantine."

Paul: "Well, she's no use to anyone there."

Paul: "We should let her out. I'll vouch for her."

David: "Agreed. I'll have Ava bring her here."

Paul: "I want to meet this Eleanor. I'm sure she'll be an asset to our community."

Javier: "You can vouch for the rest of them too, right?"

David: "It doesn't work that way. But we'll make the case for them soon."

David: "Javi and I have to meet some people now. See if we can't prove he's worth a damn." (kisses Kate's forehead) "We're gonna take real good care of you, okay?"

Y/N: "Ill come too."

Paul: "Send my apologies, David. I won't be able to make it."

David: "Feeling okay?"

Paul: "Fine. I just want to keep an eye on my patients. The others know my vote is with you."

David: "C'mon."

Javi, you and David leave Kate's room.

David: "Remember what I said. When we meet these guys, keep what happened to Mariana to yourself. Badger is one of my guys--and I will handle him."

Javi, You and David leave the hospital and enter a dilapidated church. Clint and Joan stand near a table of food.

Clint: "It may look pretty, but it's all sugars. There's no substance."

Joan: "It tastes pretty, Clint. That's all that matters. Ah! The brothers."

David: "Javi. Y/N Meet the guys. Clint runs food production. The crops you saw, that's him and his people. Joan's our bridge to the outside world. She handles contact with other settlements."

Joan: "Pleased to meet you, Javi. I trust you've been treated well? I hope you haven't been handled too roughly. Some of our people left their courtesy with their old lives, heh."

David: "They've been on the road a long time."

Joan: "Aha! It's quite alright. Maybe a hot meal with help."

Joan: "We were just about to eat. Clint was trying to convince me of the essential superiority of his creamed spinach over my magnificent black forest gateau."

Clint: "It's no contest. The spinach has real nutritional value."

Joan: "Javi, Y/N take a look at that table. You tell me what you'd rather put in your belly. Spinach from Clint's garden, heh? Or a baked delicacy by yours truly..."

Javier: "Oh, I'm with Clint. Gotta eat your greens if you wanna grow up big and strong."

Y/N: "Yeah, I..agree."

Clint: "Ah! Exactly!"

Joan: "Haha! At least you're being honest."

Joan: "Please, make yourself comfortable."

Everyone takes a seat.

Joan: "We value straight talk here, so please--forgive me if I seem direct. We're usually pretty strict about who we open our doors to. Your brother's word counts for a lot."

Y/N: "Is that so?" Your gonna leave as soon as you get the chance, along with Clem. Until then, you'll follow their lead.

Joan: "The three of us, and Doctor Lingard, make all the decisions here. So, yeah."

Clint: "People who chose to stay with us, they have to deal with us bossing them around. Not saying you wouldn't, but it can be an adjustment. Especially for the more independent-minded. There's no structure out there now. People get used to doing as they please."

Javier: "I always do what I'm told. Ask my older brother."

Joan: "You're gonna fit in well. I can see that already."

Clint: "When Joan and I met your brother he was trying his hand at fruit."

Javier: "Fruit?"

Clint: "We found him slowly murdering an orchard on the Shenandoah River."

David: "Ha-dee-fucking-ha."

Clint: "I helped him bring it back to life."

Joan: "We had a good run there."

David: "For as long as it lasted."

Javier: "What happened?"

David: "What always happens? We trusted the wrong damn people. That's what led us to start this." (shows brand) "Wondering what this fine piece of body art is all about? It's our litmus test for loyalty."

Javier: "You're gonna regret that when you're older. You know, for job interviews and stuff."

David: "Ugh, smartass."

Joan laughs.

David: "Laugh all you like. Someone takes our mark, they're committed."

Joan: "It was a crude answer to a difficult problem, and it hasn't always worked. Please understand... We had a terrible winter just after we moved here. We...we lost a great deal. Loved ones who left holes in our lives. Protecting my people from that kind of pain--that's what keeps me up at night. It turned me into a perpetual night owl. I know it's a lot to ask. But I never want them to have to experience loss like that again."

Javier: "I know how you feel. Seeing the people I care about suffer... It's a terrible feeling. I just want to shield them from it all."

Joan: "It's a noble aim. One worth fighting for."

Max and some other soldiers enter the church. You start to get up, but David puts a hand on your shoulder to stop you.

David: "Max?! What are you doing here?"

Clint: "I sent for him."

David: "Since when does he answer to you?"

Clint: "From what I hear, he's well acquainted with your brother, and his friend. They exchanged a few bullets outside our walls."

Joan: "Is that right? Is there bad blood between you and Max?" Joan leans back in the chair. Probably amused at the circumstances. Trying to find a way to make this better for her.

David: "Nothing that can't be worked out."

Joan: "I want to hear that from Javi. And Y/N"

Javier: "I don't have a problem with him. He's alright by me."

Y/N: "Yeah."

Max: "Yeah. Same here."

Joan: "I don't buy it."

Max looks at David.

Clint: "Don't look at him. You have an obligation to tell the truth."

Max: "We caught him siphoning gas from one of our vehicles."

David: "Max..."

Max: "Sorry, David. I know he's family, but your brother's a thief."

Joan: "Is it true?"

Clint: "Answer her! Did you steal gas from us?"

Javier: "I was scavenging whatever I could find. I had no idea it belonged to you!"

Max: "If you'd just asked, we'd have given it to you." Just go with the flow Y/N, go with the flow. They're the ones keeping Clem alive.

Max: "That--that's not all."

Max: "Rufus said Clementine and This kid. Ran his truck off the road, just to break him free. We had real problems with her in the past. You can always judge a man by the company he keeps. Running with that girl and him don't look good."

Javier: "Clementine and Y/N are not a bad people, at least from what I've seen."

Max: "Of course you'd say that. You got that "honor among thieves"."

Clint: "This is who you're asking us to vouch for, David? Seriously?"

Clint: "You know we can't just open our doors to bandits."

Y/N: "You think I'm bad? You have maniacs running around out there who are much, much worse."

Joan: "I'm not sure what you mean. We hold our people to the highest standards."

David: "Javi..."

Joan: "You have something to say?"

Javier: "No. That's it."

Y/N: "That's it."

Max: "That's right. He knows what he done. There ain't nothing more to say."

Clint: "Eh, it's clear your brother doesn't belong here. Javi and his people have to go."

David: "You're overreacting! It was a scuffle over supplies--"

Clint: "Eh, we've exiled people for less."

Joan: "Sorry, David, your soldiers are already wild enough. We can't add more crazy to the mix."

Clint: "Take Javi, Y/N and everyone in quarantine to the gate. Give 'em a pack with the bare minimum to survive."

David: "Look, we can't fight this. Not now. Kate and Gabe will be safe here. Your doctor friend, too. But the rest of you... You're gonna have to do what they say. I'm sorry. It's out of my hands."

Javier: "I can't leave Kate and Gabe alone."

David: "They won't be alone. I'll be here to take care of them. I can't help you now, but maybe I can down the road."

David: "Just stay alive, okay?"

New Frontier soldiers escort You and Javi out of the church.

Night Time

You had been in the jail cells they had. till now The New Frontier takes Javi and the rest of you outside the gates.

Tripp: "You're lucky I don't gouge your fucking eyes out with my thumbs. You hear me, asshole?!"

Ava runs out and throws a duffel bag on the ground.

Ava: "David packed this."

Javier: "He did? They said--"

Ava: "Start walking."

Tripp: "What about Eleanor?"

Ava: (shoves Tripp) "Walk."

Tripp: "Eat shit, answer my fucking question."

Javi holds Tripp back.

Tripp: "Goddamn it, Javi. Let go of me!"

Javier: "Stop! You're gonna get us killed!"

Tripp: "Let go!"

Tripp shoves Javi aside and walks up to Ava. She punches him in the face and he falls to the ground.

Y/N: "Bitch, touch him again. I dare you." You still have a grudge. Even after all of these months.

Ava: "Do not fuck this up. There's a settlement a few miles west of here. Don't come back."

The New Frontier goes back inside and the gate closes. Javi offers his hand to Tripp, but he smacks it away and gets up on his own. You overhear a speaker inside of new frontier say a quick announcement. "A Patient has escaped from the med bay. Everyone stay inside your homes." Could Clem have gotten out, or was it someone else.

Tripp: "Seems your "moment alone with David" screwed us over pretty good."

Javier: "Look, we're not dead. That's something, okay?"

Walkers growl in the distance.

Tripp: "Not yet, anyway."

Javier: "Let's just see what they gave us."

Tripp: "Knowing them, it's probably a butter knife and a stick of gum."

Y/N: "They could've just shot us."

Javier: "More than once."

Tripp: "Oh, how fucking neighborly."

Javi opens the duffel bag and takes out a bat with a map wrapped around it.

Tripp: "What's that?"

Javier: "Looks like a map. I doubt they give one to everyone. Ava did say David packed the bag..."

Tripp: "Why the hell is it tied to a baseball bat?"

Javier: "David's sense of humor was always poorly-timed."

Javi opens the map.

Javier: "Looks like they're expanding. Some of these areas are marked "clear"."

Javi looks at New Richmond.

Javier: "Okay. There's Richmond. That helps."

Javier: "That's where we are... Just gotta head north."

Tripp: "But we can't go back there."

Javier: "Knowing where it is lets us know where we are."

Javi looks at the building marked with a red X on the map.

Y/N: "Pretty sure David wants us to go there."

Javier:" And if this is us here...then I think we can head along this path. Just gotta head north."

Tripp: "We don't even know where the hell we are on this thing."

Javier: (closes map) "And to find north..."

Jesus: "We need to find the North Star."

Javier: That's it. We need to go this way. (points) What else is in there?

Tripp takes the supplies out of the duffel bag. There is an axe, a knife, and a flashlight, there is an additional knife and two pistols.

Tripp: "Not a whole lot. A flashlight, not enough weapons... No food."

Jesus takes the axe. You grab the knife, a pistol and a flash light. Javi grabs a pistol, a knife and that's it. Tripp crouches at the bag.

Y/N: "Let's go. Tripp, c'mon. What's up?"

Tripp: "I can't lose anyone else. I'm telling you...I can't. Prescott. Conrad. Maybe Eleanor... It's too much."

Y/N: "You won't lose anyone else. I won't let that happen."

Tripp: "I'm gonna hold you to that, Y/N."

Tripp: "Sorry, man...rough day. To say the least. I know...you got my back, and I got yours." Tripp grabs a knife.

Y/N: "Of course."

Tripp: "After you." He stands up and walks behind you. The two of you quickly catch up with Javi and jesus.

Y/N: "Let me use the bat. I wanna try it." He nods and hands you the steel bat.

Javier: "Sure, i hope you got what it takes." You hand him your knife with a small thanks traded.

The group walks away.