September 9th, 2010

The refugee camp had been nice. They had been there for almost two weeks. But, that was short-lived. Winter had woken up that morning to screams. Sam had rushed into her tent

"They've gotten in. The biters! We've gotta go!" Sam yelled. Winter's eyes widened and she quickly got up. She and Sam had woken up the others informing them, they had to leave. People were screaming and Winter watched a lot of people die. Sam, Winter and Michael all had their weapons ready as Amy and Andrea gathered everyone's things. To her left, Winter saw a man fighting with one of the biters. She aimed her gun and shot it in the head. The biter stopped moving. The man looked at her thankfully

"Hey, get your crew over here! I'll get us out of here!" The older man had said. Once Andrea and Amy had finished, they all rushed towards the older man

"Get in the RV" He said as he opened the door and entered. They all followed after him. Michael was the last one in and shut the door behind him. The man got in the driver's seat and started the RV. Then, he began to drive off. There were biters everywhere

"My name's Dale Horvath, thank you for earlier" The man had said

"My name's Winter Steele, and it's no problem" She said

"Thank you for helping us" Michael said

"Of course, people have to help one another out" Dale said. They had successfully made it out of the refugee camp and left Atlanta

"There's a place nearby where we could set up camp. It's called Bellwood Quarry. It's close by and there probably won't be many biters there" Michael said

"That's great, why don't you come up here and help me get there" Dale said. Michael did as told and walked up towards the front. Sam had a devastated look on his face. Winter understood why. Their tiny bit of hope was just crushed right in front of them. They had thought that maybe even for a moment, things were going to be okay, but they were wrong. Eventually the RV had stopped and Michael exited

"Yeah, this looks like a good place" Michael said. Dale turned off the engine and walked out

"You're right. It's perfect for look-out too in case any of those, what did you call them? Biters? In case those biters approach" Dale said. The rest of them exited the RV. They were unaware that they had been followed by other survivors. Michael aimed his gun towards the cars that approached

"Woah, woah, what the hell are you doing?" Sam asked. The people in one of the cars put their hands up. Sam forcefully lowered Michael's gun. Dale walked over to the side of the window. The man in the front seat rolled down the window

"Did you guys also come from the refugee camp?" Dale asked

"Yeah, we barely escaped. We and I guess some others saw your RV and decided to follow it" The man said. Then suddenly, there was a loud boom. Everyone had gotten out of their cars and turned to look at the horrific sight in front of them. Atlanta was in flames. Atlanta had been hit with a napalm balm

"Oh my God" A young man said

"They fucking bombed Atlanta! What the fuck?!" Another man asked. Dale looked at the other survivors

"We're gonna set up camp here. You're welcome to join us" Dale said

October 23rd, 2010

A month had passed since then. Winter had grown to get used to how she was feeling. She had come to terms with the fact that society and the government was gone. The camp they had built over a month ago was working perfectly. She had met new people. She was fine with almost everyone there except two men. There was the racist redneck, Merle Dixon, and the wife and child abuser, Ed Peletier

The group had managed to fix up Dale's radio in case anyone made contact through it. Amy liked to sit by it. A group consisting of Merle, Michael, Sam, Glenn, Jacqui, T-Dog, Andrea, and Morales had left to Atlanta to get supplies. Winter was currently boiling water when all of a sudden the radio went off

"Hello. Hello. Can anybody hear my voice?" Someone asked. Amy dropped the sticks she had been holding and rushed over to the radio. Dale, along with some others also approached

"Hey. Hello?" Amy asked

"Can you hear my voice?" The man asked

"Yes, I can hear you. You're coming through. Over" Amy said

"If anybody reads, please respond. Broadcasting on emergency channel. Will be approaching Atlanta on Highway 85. If anybody reads, please respond" The man said. It was evident to Winter that person on the radio could not hear Amy

"We're just outside the city. Damn it. Hello? Hello? He couldn't hear me. I couldn't warn him" Amy said as the only thing they heard was radio static

"Try to raise him again. Come on, son, you know best how to work this thing" Dale said to Shane. Shane had walked over and put his are in the stump that the radio had been resting on. Shane took off his gloves and then kneeled as he grabbed the radio

"Hello, hello. Is the person who called still on the air?" Shane asked, but the only response was static

"This is Officer Shane Walsh broadcasting to person unknown. Please respond" Shane said, but there was more static. Shane put down the radio

"He's gone" Shane said

"There are others. It's not just us" Lori said

"We knew there would be, right? That's why we left the C.B. on" Shane said

"A lot of good it's been doing" Lori said

"Okay" Shane said as he looked away

"And I've been saying for a week we ought to put signs up on 85 to warn people away from the city" Lori said

"Folks got no idea what they're getting into" Amy said

"Well, we havent had time" Shane said

"I think we need to make time" Lori said

"Yeah, that- that's a luxury we can't afford. We are surviving here. We are day to day" Shane said

"And who the hell would you propose we send?" Dale asked

"I'll go. Give me a vehicle" Lori said

"Nobody goes anywhere alone. You know that" Shane said

"I'll take Winter with me" Lori said

"No, just the two of you wouldn't be smart" Shane said

"I can carry myself" Winter said

"I know you can, but the risk is too great" Shane told her. Lori walked off annoyed and her son, Carl went to follow her but Shane stopped him

"Hey, hey, hey. Go on, take a seat, bud. You're all right. Go on. You're all right" Shane told Carl before he went after Lori. Carl looked at Winter before walking over to her. Winter gave him a smile

"Do you want to help me?" She asked him. He nodded with a smile. Winter had a soft spot for children. They were innocent and didn't know how cruel the world truly was, and their smiles could light up rooms

Sam and the group were on a run when suddenly someone was firing their gun. It was loud and it would surely attract more biters, or geeks as Glenn called them. We were holed up in a small store. Glenn was outside since he was the quickest. Andrea was losing her mind over the gunshots. She thought it was all over

"I'm back. Got a guest plus four geeks in the alley" Glenn said over the walkie

"The guest he's bringing must've been the one that's gonna get us all killed" Andrea said

"Relax, no one is dying" Michael told her

"We can talk about this later" T-Dog said as he and Morales quickly geared up. They then opened the door. Shortly after, Glenn ran in with another man, who were soon followed by T-Dog and Morales. They shut the door behind them. Andrea grabbed the man by his arm

"You son of a bitch. We ought to kill you" Andrea said as she pointed a gun at the man's face. T-Dog and Morales took off their gear

"Just chill out, Andrea. Back off" Morales said

"Come on, ease up" Jacqui said

"Ease up? You're kidding me, right? Were dead because of this stupid asshole" Andrea said. Michael got in between the two

"Woah, woah. Put your gun down. No one is shooting anyone" Michael said. Andrea kept her gun aimed at the man so Michael got in the way

"If you're gonna fucking shoot, then do it" Michael said. Andrea began to cry as Michael took her gun and handed it to Sam. Sam put it in his waistband

"We're dead- all of us- because of you" Andrea said

"We don't know that" Sam said

"Yes, we fucking do!" Andrea yelled

"I don't understand" the man said. Morales grabbed the man's arm. The entire group followed Morales

"Look, we came into the city to scavenge supplies. You know what the key to scavenging is? Surviving! You know what the key to surviving? Sneaking in and out, tiptoeing. Not shooting up the streets like it's the O.K. Corral" Morales said as they looked as they made it to the front of the shop. They looked at the window which had geeks everywhere

"Every geek for miles around heard you popping off rounds" T-Dog said

"You just rang the dinner bell" Andrea said

"Get the picture now?" Morales asked. The geeks were growling as they tried to get in. The only thing stopping them was the glass but, it wouldn't hold for much longer. They heard the glass start to crack as one of the geeks used a brick to hit the window

"Oh God. What the hell were you doing out there anyway?" Andrea asked

"Trying to flag the helicopter" The man said

"I'm sorry, what did you say?" Michael asked. Sam was shocked at what he was hearing

"Man, that's crap. Ain't no damn helicopter" T-Dog said

"You were chasing a hallucination, imagining things. It happens" Jacqui said

"I saw it" The man said

"Don't you think we would've heard it if you really saw it?" Sam asked

"Hey, T-Dog, try that C.B. Can you contact the others?" Morales asked

"Others? The refugee center?" The man asked

"Yeah, the refugee center. They've got biscuits waiting at the oven for us" Jacqui said

"Got no signal. Maybe the roof" T-Dog said. Then they heard a gun firing

"Oh no. Is that Dixon?" Andrea asked. They all rushed to roof as more shots were heard

"What is that maniac doing?" Morales asked

"I should've beat his ass when I had the chance" Michael muttered. They made it to the roof and sure enough Merle was shooting his rifle

"Hey, Dixon, are you crazy?!" Morales yelled as Merle laughed. Merle shot another bullet

"Hey! Y'all oughta be more polite to a man with a gun! Huh? Ah! Only common sense" Merle said as he jumped off the ledge and towards everyone else

"Man, you wasting bullets we ain't even got! And you're bringing even more of them down on our ass! Man, just chill" T-Dog said

"Bad enough I've got this taco-bender on my ass all day. Now I'm gonna take orders from you? I don't think so, bro. That'll be the day" Merle spouted

"'That'll be the day'? You got something you want to tell me?" T-Dog asked

"Hey, T-Dog man, just leave it" Morales said

"No" T-Dog said

"All right? It ain't worth it" Morales said

"He's right. Merle is always gonna be a piece of shit" Michael said. Morales gave Michael a look that was signaling him that he wasn't helping the situation

"Now Merle, just relax, okay? We've got enough trouble" Morales said

"You want to know the day?" Merle asked

"Yeah" T-Dog said.

"I'll tell you the day, Mr. 'Yo.' It's the day I take orders from you people" Merle said. T-Dog went to punch Merle

"Mother-" T-Dog was cut off as Merle used the butt of rifle and smacked T-Dog in the face with it

"Woah, woah! Knock it off" Michael said as the new guy went to stop Merle only to be punched in the face. Michael tackled Merle and punched him in the face repeatedly

"I'm tired of you spouting bullshit you fucking redneck!" Michael said in between punches. No one intervened because no one had an issue with it. Then, Michael stopped as he heard thunder rumbling. Merle had a grin on his face as blood covered said face. Michael's fist was covered with Merle's blood. The new guy had come over and handcuffed Merle to a pipe. Michael got off of Merle and was panting as he tried to relax himself. However, the new guy had just started. He grabbed Merle by the collar

"Who the hell are you, man?!" Merle asked. The man took Merle's handgun and popped out the magazine

"Officer Friendly. Look here, Merle. Things are different now. There are no you people anymore. No dumb-as-shit, inbred white-trash fools either. Only dark meat and white meat. There's us and the dead. We survive this by pulling together, not apart" The man said

"Screw you, man" Merle said

"I can see you make a habit of missing the point" The man said

"Yeah? Well, screw you twice" Merle said. The man reloaded the handgun and then put it up to Merle's head

"Ought to be more polite to a man with a gun. Only common sense" The man said as the gun cocked

"You wouldn't. You're a cop" Merle said

"All I am anymore is a man looking for his wife and son. Anybody that gets in the way of that is gonna lose. I'll give you a moment to think about that" The man said before he patted Merle down. He pulled out a blunt from Merle's pocket

"Got some on your nose there" The man said before he flicked Merle's nose. He stood up

"What are you gonna do? Arrest me?" Merle asked before he laughed. The man walked closer to the edge and threw it off the roof

"Hey! What are you doing? Man, that was my stuff! Hey! If I get loose, you'd better pray- Yeah, you hear me, you pig?! You hear me?!" Merle yelled as the new guy walked away. Sam had grown to like the new guy

"Yeah. Your voice carries" The man said. Morales and Michael went and approached the man. Sam just glared at Merle

"The fuck are you glaring at? Oh, I get it.. I get it.. you're pissed 'cuz that slut of a girlfriend of yours is one of them, too. Did I offend you?" Merle asked before he began laughing. Sam pulled out his gun and shot a bullet right next to Merle's head catching everyone's attention

"Say that shit again, I fucking dare you. I have no problem putting a fucking bullet between your eyes" Sam said

"Hey! Hey! Sam, you know we can't waste ammo!" Michael said as he rushed over. Merle laughed

"You're just a giant pussy. You don't even have the balls to do it" Merle said with a grin

"In most cases, you're absolutely correct, however I'd make an exception just for your inbred ass" Sam said

"Then go on! Do it!" Merle yelled. Sam was dead-serious about pulling the trigger. Sam had strong morals and believed murder was wrong, however he also believed that circumstances mattered. Sam viewed Merle as a waste of space. Someone who no one would care if they died. Just before Sam could go through, Michael took his gun

"What the hell are you doing?" Michael asked as he got real close to Sam

"Taking out the fucking trash" Sam said. Michael smacked Sam upside the head

"That's for wasting a fucking bullet. If you're gonna kill him, use your knife, you dumbass. He ain't worth our fucking ammo" Michael said annoyed. Sam rolled his eyes and looked away. Andrea and Jacqui looked down at the roads below

"God, it's like Times Square down there" Andrea said

"How's that signal?" Morales asked

"Like Dixon's brain- weak" T-Dog said. Sam smirked at the comment and Merle flipped off T-Dog

"Keep trying" Morales said

"Why? There's nothing they can do. Not a damn thing" Andrea said

"Got some people outside the city is all. There's no refugee center. That's a pipe dream" Morales said

"Then she's right. We're on our own. It's up to us to find a way out" The man said

"Good luck with that. These streets ain't safe in this part of town from what I hear. Ain't that right, sugar tits? Hey, honeybunch, what say you get me out of these cuffs, we go off somewhere and bump some uglies? Gonna die anyway" Merle said

"I'd rather" Andrea said

"Rug muncher. I figured as much" Merle said

"The streets ain't safe. Now there's an understatement" Morales said

"What about under the streets? The sewers?" The man asked

"That could work" Michael said

"Hey, Glenn, check the alley. You see any manhole covers?" Morales asked. Glenn got up and ran off to see. He then came back

"No, must be all out on the street where the geeks are" Glenn said

"Maybe not. Old building like this built in the '20s- big structures often had drainage tunnels into the sewers in case of flooding down in the subbasements" Jacqui said. Sam looked at her. He knew she was right

"How do you know that?" Glenn asked

"It's my job- was. I worked in the city zoning office" Jacqui said. Glenn then led everyone with the exceptions of Merle, who was still handcuffed on the roof, and T-dog, to the the sewer opening. All of them looked down

"This is it, are you sure?" Morales asked as they all shined their flashlights down there

"I really scoped this place out the other times I was here. It's the only thing in the building that goes down. But I've never gone down it. Who'd want to, right?" Glenn asked. Everyone looked at him and his face mad it clear he wasn't looking forward to this

"Oh, great" Glenn said

"We'll be right behind you" Andrea said

"No, you won't. Not you" Glenn said

"Why not me? Think I can't?" Andrea asked

"I wasn't-" Glenn didn't know how to respond. The new guy put his hand on Glenn's shoulder

"Speak your mind" The man said

"Look, until now I always came here by myself- in and out, grab a few things- no problem. The first time I bring a group- everything goes to hell. No offense. If you want me to go down this gnarly hole, fine- but only if we do it my way. It's tight down there. If I run into something and have to get out quick, I don't want you all jammed up behind me getting me killed. I'll take one person- not you either. You've got Merle's gun and I've seen you shoot. I'd feel better if you were out in that store watching those doors, covering our ass" Glenn said as he pointed at the new guy

"And you've got the only other gun, so you should go with him" Glenn told Sam

"You be my wingman" Glenn said to Michael, which he nodded to

"Jacqui, Andrea and Morales stay here. Something happens, yell down to us, get us back up here in a hurry" Glenn said

"Okay" Jacqui said

"Okay, everybody knows their jobs" The new guy said. Glenn went down the stairs and Michael followed after him. The new guy and Sam left to keep watch. The other three stayed by the sewer. Sam and the new guy walked into the main part of the store. Geeks were still growling and banging on the windows

"Hey, I'm Sam Murray" He told the new guy as he held out his hand. The new guy looked at him and smiled. He took Sam's hand and shook it

"Rick Grimes" The guy told him

"Wish we met under better circumstances" Sam admitted

"I agree" Rick told him

"Also, sorry about Andrea and the whole gun in your face" Sam said. Rick chuckled

"It's fine, though you should let her know, the next time she does that, she needs to take the safety off" Rick said with a smile. It made Sam chuckle. Sam then looked over and saw a beautiful necklace. He walked over to it and held the star pendant in his hand. He smiled as he thought of good it would look on Winter

"See something you like?" Rick asked. Sam turned and looked at him. His face got red

"I- uh.. it's not for me.. I was thinking of taking it for someone else" Sam said. Rick only grinned at the look on Sam's face

"Is it that girlfriend Merle was talking about?" Rick asked

"Um, she's not my girlfriend.. but yeah.." Sam said

"Then take it" Rick said

"I didn't know cops were cool with shoplifting" Sam said as he took the necklace. Rick only chuckled. The light moment between them had vanished instantly when they heard glass shattering. There was still a set of doors blocking them from getting in but they were now closer. Sam and Rick rushed over with their guns raised as Andrea and Morales ran in. The others followed behind them

"What'd you find down there?" Rick asked

"A bunch of dead ends" Michael said

"We need to find a way.. and soon" Andrea said. They had all gone back up to the roof. Rick looked through the binoculars as thunder rumbled

"That construction site, those trucks- they always keep keys on hand" Rick said as he handed Michael the binoculars. Michael looked through them

"You'll never make it past the walkers" Morales said as he looked down at the ground below

"He's right" Michael said

"You got me out of that tank" Rick said

"Yeah, but they were feeding. They were distracted" Glenn said

"Can we distract them again?" Rick asked

"Right. Listen to him. He's onto something. A diversion, like on 'Hogan's Heroes.'" Merle said

"God. Give it a rest" Jacqui said

"They're drawn by sound, right?" Rick asked

"Right, like dogs. They hear a sound, they come" Glenn said

"What else?" Rick asked

"Aside from they hear you? They see you, smell you and if they catch you, they eat you" Morales said

"They can tell us by smell?" Rick asked

"Can't you?" Glenn asked

"They smell dead, we don't. It's pretty distinct" Andrea said

"I've got an idea" Rick said. His idea was to cover himself in walker guts. Everyone had gone back to the main floor. Rick began gathering supplies

"If bad ideas were an Olympic event, this would take the gold" Glenn said

"It's actually pretty smart. I can't believe I hadn't thought of that" Sam said

"No, wait. Let's take some time to think this through" Morales said

"No, no. I think it could work" Michael said

"We don't have much time. They already got through one set of doors, that glass won't hold forever" Rick said before he tossed Glenn a coat. Rick had given everyone coats. Then once everyone had put on gloves. Rick, and Morales had rushed out the back to grab a corpse. They came back with said corpse. Then, Rick put on a protective mask as he grabbed a crowbar. They were all watching Rick

Rick turned and smashed the glass that prevented someone from reaching the axe. He then grabbed the axe and dropped the crowbar. Everyone stared at Rick. Rick then went to slam the axe down on the body, but stopped himself. Glenn had backed up and looked away in disgust but realized nothing happened. Rick then dropped the axe and took off the protective mask. He took off his gloves and got down on one knee. Sam had no idea what Rick was doing. Suddenly, Rick put his hand in the corpse's pocket before pulling out the man's wallet. He opened the wallet and looked inside

"Wayne Dunlap. Georgia license. Born in 1979" Rick said before he handed the license to Glenn. Glenn looked at it

"He had 28 dollars in his pocket when he died.. and a picture of a pretty girl. 'With love, from Rachel.' He used to be like us- worrying about bills or the rent or the Super Bowl. If I ever find my family, I'm gonna tell them about Wayne" Rick said before putting the wallet back in the dead man's pocket. Rick started putting on his gear again

"Wait, you said pretty girl. Can I get that photo?" Michael asked. Sam just shook his head and sighed

"Michael, you are one of a kind. You have no shame" Jacqui said as she struggled to keep a straight face

"This isn't funny" Morales said. Michael just shrugged his shoulders and gave a smile

"Fucking idiot.." Sam muttered. Rick shook his head as he shrugged off the entire conversation. Rick grabbed the axe

"One more thing- he was an organ donor" Glenn said

"Well, glad he could live up to his name" Michael said. Everyone gave him a look. Michael was the type of person who always let his intrusive thoughts win. Actually, Sam was positive that Michael didn't even attempt to try and ignore the intrusive thoughts. He was perfectly okay with it. Honestly it was amazing how Michael hadn't been put in the hospital from some of the shit he says. Sam didn't understand Michael's thought process. Though, Sam wouldn't have time to think about it as Rick used the axe to slice the corpse open. The sound of guts splattering was heard. Andrea looked away as she made a noise of disgust

"Madre de dios!" Morales said as he did the sign of the cross. Rick continued chopping it up

"That shit smells foul and looks foul! Actually you know what this reminds me of?" Michael began as he looked at Sam

"I don't want to kn-" Sam was cut off

"It reminds me of Mom's lasagna" Michael said. At that thought, Sam felt his stomach get queasy

"I wish you were fucking adopted" Sam muttered before he turned and vomitted

"Am I wrong?" Michael asked

"Somebody needs to shut that boy up" Jacqui said disgusted. Rick continued chopping him up. When Rick finally finished, everyone had tears in their eyes from the smell. He then handed the axe and mask to Morales

"Keep chopping" Rick said. Glenn was groaning

"I am so gonna hurl" Glenn said

"I already dead" Sam said as Morales started chopping

"Everybody got gloves? Don't get any or your skin or in your eyes" Rick said. Everyone had bent down and put their hands in the blood and guts. The plan was to cover Rick and Glenn in the guts so they could go unnoticed. Sam grabbed a handful and put it on Glenn. The others did the same with Rick. Glenn wouldn't stop groaning in disgust

"Oh God! Oh jeez. Oh, this is bad. This is really bad" Glenn said as Andrea put the man's small intestine around his neck

"Think about something else- puppies and kittens" Rick said

"Dead puppies and kittens" T-Dog said. Glenn hurled due to the comment

"Two down. Seven to go" Michael said. Andrea punched his shoulder before looking at T-Dog

"That is just evil. What is wrong with you?" Andrea asked. Jacqui looked at Michael

"Next time let the cracker beat his ass" Jacqui told him with some malice in her voice. Michael's eyes went wide

"I'm sorry, yo" T-Dog said

"You suck" Glenn said

"Do we smell like them?" Rick asked

"Oh yeah" Andrea said

"I guess you'll need my gun" Sam told Glenn as he held it out for Glenn to take. Andrea grabbed the gun and put it in Glenn's waistband

"If we make it back, be ready" Rick said

"What about Merle Dixon?" T-Dog asked

"Let him rot up there" Sam said, but Rick had other plans. Rick pulled out a key from his pocket and tossed it to T-Dog. T-Dog caught it

"Give me the axe" Rick said. Morales did just that

"We need- we need more guts!" Rick said as he began hacking away at the corpse. Once Rick was satisfied with the amount of guts that were on him and Glenn, the two left. Everyone else rushed up to the roof. Michael looked through the binoculars to see if he could spot Rick and Glenn

"Hey, what's happening, man?" Merle asked

"Hey, T-Dog, try that C.B." Morales said

"Hey, come on. Talk to me, y'all" Merle said

"Base camp, this is T-Dog. Anybody hear me? Can anybody out there hear me?" T-Dog asked

"I see them" Michael said as thunder rumbled. Sam looked up and saw the clouds. It was about to pour

"That asshole is out on the street with the handcuff keys?" Merle asked. T-Dog held up the key

Winter was wondering when the group would return. They had been gone for a while and she was beginning to worry, however she wasn't like Amy, who was currently pacing around

"Boy, that hose isn't long for this world, is it?" Dale asked as he tried to fix his RV

"No sir" Jim said

"Where the hell are we gonna find a replacement?" Dale asked

"It's late. They should've been back by now" Amy said

"Worrying won't make it better" Dale said

"He's right" Winter said, though she couldn't help but still feel worried. Then suddenly the C.B. went off

"Can anybody out there hear me? Base camp, this is T-Dog. Anybody hear me?" He asked. Dale had gotten to the top of the RV to respond

"Hello? Hello? Reception's bad on this end. Repeat. Repeat" Dale said

"Is that them?" Lori asked

"We're in some deep shit. We're trapped in the department store" T-Dog said as static could be heard

"He say they're trapped?" Shane asked

"There are geeks all over the place. Hundreds of 'em. We're surrounded" T-Dog said. Winter was now really worried

"T-Dog, repeat that last. Repeat" Dale said but only got static in response. Thunder could be heard

"He said the department store" Lori said

"I heard it too" Dale said

"Shane?" Lori asked

"No way. We do not go after them. We do not risk the rest of the group. Y'all know that" Shane said

"You only say that because it's not someone you care about" Winter said

"She's right. We're supposed to just leave them there?" Amy asked

"Look, Amy, I know that this is not easy-" Shane was cut off

"Andrea volunteered to go to help the rest of us" Amy said

"I know, and she knew the risks, right? See, if she's trapped, she's gone. So we just have to deal with that. There's nothing we can do" Shane said. Winter rolled her eyes annoyed. She knew that if it were Lori or Carl he'd already be there

"She's my sister, you son of a bitch" Amy said before walking off. Lori went after her

It began to rain and Sam knew what that meant

"They need to hurry. The rain will wash the scent off" Sam said as everyone was getting soaked

"It's just a cloudburst. We get 'em all the time. It'll pass real quick" Morales said

"Yeah, but they'll be dead meat before it ends" Sam said

"They're running" Michael said as he looked through the binoculars. Then gunshots were heard. Andrea took the binoculars and looked through

"They're leaving us" Andrea said

"What? What?" Merle asked

"Where they going? Where they going?" Morales asked

"I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation" Michael said

"Reasonable explanation my ass" Andrea said. Then in the far distance they heard a car alarm going off. It was getting closer

"See I knew there was an explanation" Michael said as they were coming back. Everyone grabbed their stuff

"Come on! Let's go, let's go!" Morales said

"Hey, you can't leave me here! I'm not fooling, man! Morales! Hey, man! Don't do this!" Merle yelled as everyone ran downstairs. Though Morales had stopped at the top because T-Dog was still up there. Morales and T-Dog eventually joined the rest who had went to the garage. Morales and Andrea were ready to pull it up when they heard the car alarm again. Then shortly after there was banging from the other side of the garage. Morales and Andrea opened the door and everyone got in the truck. Walkers were right behind them all as Rick began to drive. Morales closed the back as Rick sped off. Shortly after Rick realized there was no Merle. Sam didn't mind, honestly he was a little happy about it. Maybe it made him a bad person, but he didn't care

"I dropped the damn key" T-Dog said

"Where's Glenn?" Andrea asked

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