After smearing walkers guts all over themselves, Carol and Austin made it to the gate. His heart fell as he grabbed the wire, seeing his dad being drug by two men. But, alive, alive with Glenn, Carl, Michonne and so many others. Carol patted his arm, encouraging him to walk down the gate line with her as she pulled a gun from her bag, resting it on the gate. They looked to the large hurd that was heading toward the group, making the ones out front killing walkers run back.

"Here." Austin handed Carol his gun as he took the bomb from the bag, resting it on one of the gates.

"Watch your ears." she gave him a fair warning, shooting at the large tank as harsh smoke blew form it. Austin lit the bomb, the pair backing up and holding their ears as the bomb shot forward, exploding the tank as fire and smoke flooded the area.

"That was freaking awesome." Austin grinned. He accidentally talked loud from how his hands were clasped over his ears as Carol shhed him. They made it in line with the walkers again, still covered in guts as they walked with them. Carol pulled Austin to the side some when a man near the gate started to shoot the walkers, yanking her gun out and firing herself. Austin got the few walkers that turned back their way, shooting them before they could get to Carol.

"Go, i'll cover you." Austin nodded, letting Carol escape into the door as he shot the man firing his way. Austin ran through the walkers, not enough to swarm him. He pushed through the thin sheet covering room.

His heart fell, entire body feeling as though a massive weight was lifted. "Dad!"

Rick looked his way, in the process of talking to Glenn, Daryl, and Bob. Like Austin, he froze and felt numb. "Oh, son."

Austin ran into his arms as he hugged him tightly. He wanted to cry, to just cry into his dads arms as he held him. But, he didn't, he couldn't right now. "I thought I lost you."

"Nu-Uh." Rick held the back of his head. "We're okay. Me, Carl, Michonne. But, Ju-"

"I've got Judith." Austin nodded as he saw Rick blink, his face fell. "She's safe, with Tyrese."

Rick hugged him again, holding him tightly. "I love you, son."

Just like that, he no longer though his oldest and younger were dead.

"I'm so sorry, man." Austin hugged Daryl. "I didn't mean to leave you behind."

"Yeah, you were running." he patted his back harshly. "Looked like Forest Gump."

"Is she here? Beth?" Austin pulled back with hopefully eyes.

Daryl shook his head. "Didn't see her."

"What happened to Beth?" Glenn hugged Austin tightly as he held onto him. "I'm so glad you're alive."

"Same, dude." Austin laughed as he held onto him tightly. "Still gotta beat you at gold fish."

"Was that a bomb?" Rick got Austin's attention.

"Yeah, Carol and I fired it. Hit a smoke truck." he nodded his head, Glenn held his waist for a moment.

"Carols alive?" Daryl gapped.

"She's great." Austin nodded, looking at Bob and Glenn. "Sasha? Maggie?"

"They're okay." Glenn nodded his head quickly, holding his arm still.

"What the hell are these people?" Bob asked in disbelief as they all loaded up at weapons.

"They ain't people." Daryl shook his head. He went to stab the dead man in the head.

"Don't!" Rick stopped him. "Let him turn."

Austin did a double take, but figured he'd been one of the men that put the five in such horrible condition. They ran toward the back, looking around at the hanging meat. It didn't take Austin long to realize it had been human. "What the f-"

"Cross any of these people, you kill them." Rick cut him off as he looked around. "You got the one in the front?"

"Yeah." Austin nodded in return.

Bob grabbed a knife as Daryl broke a bar, they followed Glenn as Rick looked at the storage unit. "If we run, we can get by then."

"We gotta let those people out." Glenn shook his head. "That's still who we are."

"I can take down the walkers easily." Austin nodded, looking at the few. "It'll be quick, then we run."

"Be quick." Rick nodded as they all ran out, the remaining covering him as they killed the swarm of walkers, letting Austin get to the ones around the storage unit and shoot them easily.

"I'm gonna get y'all out!" Austin yelled to the inside of the unit to give them a warning that he hadn't been the bad guy, Glenn ran over to help him with the lock.

As it opened, a man ran out immediately, screaming and grabbing Glenn. "We're the same! We're the same!"

"Hey, chill out!" Austin yelled at him as Glenn tried to yank him off. "Chill out!"

The man continued to yell as Ausrin grabbed him by the shirt, shoving his palm onto his chest as his back hit the storage unit. He stared him in the eye. "Chill.Out."

He did, Austin backed up as a walker got the man. Glenn hit him on the head with a baseball bat, Rick yanking the group to hid behind the door. Gunshots echoed around them, Rick held his knife. "Wait here."

"Rick, Rick!" Bob tried to stop him, Austin watched as he ran across the way, hiding behind one of the cars. Austin gapped as he saw shooters headed over, Daryl running to Ricks side to kill the walker that was over his shoulder. They were hidden enough from the swarm of shooters that were taking out the walkers, Rick grabbing one by the neck to take his gun, shooting the ones before him before backing up again.

Austin waved him over again as he ran back, passing them the better and rapid guns. "We're gonna have to double back."

"Cover me, I can get the next unit." Austin nodded, Rick stayed close to Austin as he fired the gun while he got the unit. "Hey! I'm gonna get y'all out! It's Austin!"

"Austin!" he heard his name being called multiple times as he yanked the door open, light flooding in.

Carl ran at him, wrapping his arms around him tightly. Austin hugged him back. "Hey, little dude. We gotta go, okay! Go, go."

Rick rushed them out, Austin looked at every person that left the unit, searching for one in particular. Nothing. She wasn't here. Maggie grabbed Austin's face, holding him as they ran with Rick, taking off as they killed the walkers in their way. But, the group was fast, and the fence wasn't terribly far away. Austin stabbed a walker in the face as he protected Maggie, holding her wrist and pulling her over.

"Help me, man!" the red headed man encouraged as Austin helped hoist everyone over, jumping over himself as the man followed, Austin gripped his arm to help stepped him. "Thank you."

"Austin." he exhaled, shaking his hand.

"Abraham." he nodded, pointing toward two close by. "That there's Eugene, and Rosita."

"Thank you young man for having enough strength to pull that unit door open." Eugene spoke his way.

"Pst, yeah." Ausrin waved him off with an exhale as Carl wrapped his arms around him again. Austin rubbed his younger brothers back, keeping their arms around each other as they followed the remaining group.

He thought of Beth, his heart sunk when he realized he didn't find her back there like he hoped the whole time. Carl looked up when Austin rubbed his eyes. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." he rubbed his eyes a little harder. "Just really, really worried about Beth."

"Well, where is she?" he looked oddly.

He shook his head with an exhale, blinking multiple times to keep it together. "I don't know."

Daryl and Rick pulled up a knife from under some leaves, Abraham walked forward. "The hell are we still around here for?"

"Guns, some supplies." Rick said in return. "Go along the fences. Use the rifles. Take out the rest of em."

"What?" Bob walked forward.

"They don't get to live." Rick looked back. Glenn and Austin shared a look, the oldest brother shook his head.

"Rick, we got out. It's over." Glenn spoke as he looked back at him.

"It's not over till they're all dead." he said back, yanking a bag of guns out from the ground.

"The hell it isn't. That place is on fire." Rosita snapped, arguing with him. "Full of walkers."

"I'm not dicking around with this crap. We just made it out." Abraham shook his head, his hands on his hips.

"The fences are down." Maggie spoke. "They'll run or die."

"And we'll just attract all those walkers with the gun fire." Austin agreed with her.

"Austin." Carols voice rung, making them all look over. Daryl ran to her, hugging her tightly and lifting her off the ground. Austin watched as Daryl cried into her arms before Rick hugged her tightly.

"You have to come with me." she encouraged, leading them quickly the way her and Austin came. Tyrese walked outside of the cabin, Judith in his arms. Rick and Carl took off in relief. Sasha did the same as she saw her brother.

Daryl and Carol.

Sasha and Tyrese.

Rick, Judith, and Carl.

They were all reuniting. Austin shut his eyes as a shaky sigh came from his lips, keeping hie eyes shut as he thought of Beth, his hope it would be to reunite with her the way everyone around him was. Maggie looked over over, returning his feelings as she held his shoulders tightly, kissing him on the cheek to show she'd still been here, and they'd fine her together.

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kylie speaks

everyone bow down and
thank glenn for being
austin's rock this season.
homeboy is gonna need it