Lizzie Moran

11 Year old Rogue ❝ The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls. ❞

[kinsley-marie-blog]

The girl moved her hand from the hilt and watched as the blonde lowered her catch. Honestly, part of her felt stupid for assuming a girl near her own age would try to hunt her, but she’s seen infected younger than she, so it wouldn’t surprise her if someone slightly older tried to high-jack her for everything she had on her.

“Just going into town,” she nodded, motioning over her shoulder, still keeping her distance from the other girl, “trying to get to know my way around.”

Kinsley lied, but the stranger didn’t need to know that.

[lizziemoran]

“You haven’t been around here long then?” Lizzie asked. “Do you need help getting there? I have to go towards town to get back to where I’m staying anyway. I could show the way if you wanted me to?” Honestly, it was just nice to see someone her own age for once- and have a conversation with someone knew that didn’t start with ‘where are you parents?’.

[enoucment-blog]

There was a protectiveness that Callum felt; both because she was young but also because she knew the young girl. They had crossed paths multiple times but Lizzie, even when Callum offered to bring her back to the theater, made note that she was fine on her own. And Callum was beginning to believe it; she was on her own and with her still being alive, Callum believed she was far tougher and smarter than he first originally believed. Maybe kids were better equipped to handling this world. He smiled a little in return, relieved to hear she was okay. “Me too.” He nodded before glancing around the room. “There’s no exit out of here besides the door we came in from. Unless there’s an air duct or something we could crawl out of?” He finally spotted what he was looking for and knew this could be their escape. “I don’t know if I’ll fit in there but you definitely could.” He pondered, now glancing over at her. “I may need your help distracting them, Lizzie. Would you be okay with that?”

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie looked around the room that they were in for a moment. There were clearly no other ways out so she wasn’t really sure what to do. Usually, she’d probably try to wait it out, let the walkers disperse and spread out a little- it was easier than trying to fight the whole horde at once. But when Callum spoke, his suggestion definitely sounded like it would get them out of there a lot faster. “Okay, yeah. I can do that,” she replied, turning her attention to the air duct now. 

[kinsley-marie-blog]

To her surprise, another girl, just a little bit older than she was, emerged from the woods. She had a dead squirrel and it looked like she had a few supplies in her pack, but all in all, the blonde didn’t seem like too much of a threat – but hind sight is twenty-twenty.

The second a voice came from the wood line, younger girl’s hand twitched and latched onto the hilt of her handgun, white knuckling it. Too much has happened to her in the last few years, and a little girl on her own always had to be on top guard. It wasn’t something the was proud of but she needed to survive. 

“What are you doing then?” she asked, not removing her small hand from the bumpy metal, but kept it sheathed, “and what do you want?.

[lizziemoran]

In response to the other girl’s question, Lizzie lifted up the dead squirrel in her hand. “I was fetching this,” she replied simply before lowering the animal again. “What are you doing out here?” She asked. 

“I don’t want anything. I just came out here to catch something so I can eat tonight,” she replied with a small shrug. 

[brendonnegrescu]

“Close to the camps… Where are these camps located?” Call it exploitation of a child’s mind, but Brendon needed information and if anyone was going to willingly tell him things, it would be this girl.

[lizziemoran]

“The school, the hospital, the airport... there are more but I’m not really sure where.” That was a lie but she wasn’t going to go telling him everything. She didn’t know this man and she certainly didn’t trust him. 

[enoucment-blog]

Although she asked who to go first, Callum didn’t answer. He just kept a straight face, now gently grabbing her hand as he quickly pulled Lizzie towards the office door. Although they hadn’t gotten the chance to talk very long, Lizzie had always been sweet. An odd girl but given everything, who could blame her? He couldn’t imagine being a kid in this world, especially one without parents or any sort of guide. As soon as he got to the door, he held Lizzie close behind him. They still had a few moments before the hoard turned the corner and took note of them but he also didn’t want to blindly enter the office in case any walkers were lurking about. As soon as he tapped against the door and no walkers emerged from the office, he slipped inside, pulling Lizzie closely behind him. He sealed the door shut tightly, now placing a large dresser against the doorway. “You okay?” He glanced at her, hoping she wasn’t hurt in the meantime.  

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie took one last glance in the direction of the walkers before Callum grabbed her hand. She followed him to the door of the office, keeping her hand close by her weapon in case there were any unwanted surprises inside the office. Once they knew it was clear, Lizzie followed him inside, watching and staying out of the way as he pulled the dresser in front of the doorway. “Yeah, I’m fine,” she replied, smiling at him a little. 

[kinsley-marie-blog]

“She’s so stupid…” the little girl grumped through the woods with her worn backpack tugging downwards against her small frame. It wasn’t full – yet – just heavy with a half empty box of bullets. Supplies at their camp were running low but for some God forsaken reason her sister was completely okay with surviving on nothing but nothing. It was almost like she wanted them to die.. 

Kinsley begrudged her sister for this all the time, all because she refused to visit the town. 

It was only a small hike, which she used to grumble small curses to herself, but she still had to pass through the heavily forested areas before she arrived at the town, but that was still a few miles. All she had to do was climb over a few fallen trees, avoid a few rouge camps and keep her steps light and quick; all skills she’s been able to pick up within the last few years. 

Though, finally, before she emerged into the town she heard a snap of a twig., Instantly, she turned around and put her hand on the grip of her gun. “Okay, why are you following me?” she asked, her eyes darting side to side.

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie was on her way back to her camp. She’d been trying to set traps in the woods- only problem being she hadn’t particularly gotten the hang of it yet. But she was getting better and she’d actually managed to catch something. The squirrel wasn’t really that big, but at least it was something. She wasn’t really looking forward to having to skin it and gut it when she got back though...

She’d heard someone else in the woods not too far in front of her. She couldn’t see them but they definitely didn’t sound like a walker. Assuming that as long as she didn’t bother whoever it was, they wouldn’t bother her, Lizzie just carried on making her way back. 

But when she broke the twig and heard the sound of the stranger’s voice she stopped, turning to actually look at them now. The other girl couldn’t be far off her own age, which was surprising. She never really saw others as old as her out on their own as well. “I wasn’t following you.”

[brendonnegrescu]

“Excuse me? Do you think you could point me in the direction of… well anything really. I’m new to the area and have absolutely no idea where to find supplies.”

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie glanced up at the man as he spoke. “Uh... well, the best places are usually closer to the edge of town. Pretty much everywhere that’s close to any of the camps is empty now.”

[enoucment-blog]

The small cluster of walkers had appeared so suddenly; Callum cursed himself for not checking every crevice before allowing himself to search for supplies. He had checked every major part of this damn store but must have missed somewhere, although he briefly wondered if there was an opening somewhere where they could have gotten inside. His knife held tightly in his hand, he carefully walked around the shelves, away from the shuffling feet of the undead. As he rounded a corner, he suddenly came into contact with another, his body suddenly tensing, preparing to be attacked. It was only a split second before he realized it was a living, his reflex quick not to stab them. Callum pointed down the long hall and directed the person to the impending small hoard, although he knew the person had to have heard them. “I think there’s an office.” He whispered, pointing down the hallway to the other end where there was a door.

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie had initially thought that the building was clear. When she’d first entered, there’d been no signs of anybody- living or dead. But as she got further into the building though, she realised that she was wrong. Hearing the walkers, she immediately started trying to get away but when she did, her body collided with another. She let out a small, surprised whimper, expecting to see a walker when she looked up. But luckily it was someone living- and someone she’d met before. She didn’t say anything else, only nodded when he gestured towards the direction of the walkers. Turning to look at the door he was pointing to, she gave another nod. “Do... you want to go first or me?” She whispered quietly, looking between the door and the direction that the walkers were coming from- they couldn’t be far off now.

[marissa-cartwright]

     Marissa nodded, “Maybe we could find a pack of cards at the old grocery store?”

[lizziemoran]

“That sounds like a good idea!”

[deadsculs]

“Ah, малютка. You must be angel.” He stood up, quickly retrieving his weapon from the corpse it had been stuck in. Paying no mind to the blood on his clothes from the нежитью, instead he cast a critical eye over her- searching for injuries or lost weight. “Thank you, Lizzie. Are you well? I have not seen you for some time.” Five or six days, by his count. He had started getting worried but now seeing the young girl here, by all appearances healthy and fine made him feel some measure of comfort.

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie’s smile grew a little as he spoke. “You need to be more careful,” she said as he stood up, her eyes now fixated on the blood that covered his clothes. She didn’t want to think about what might have happened if no one had been there to help him... “I’m good, thanks. Are you?” She asked. 

[marissa-cartwright]

     Marissa nodded down at Lizzie, “It’d be great if we could find some board games or something like that…”

[lizziemoran]

“Yeah, that’d be fun. I don’t even know where there would be any though.”

[deadsculs]

Fighting the нежитью was tricky business, even for him. One wrong misstep or a missed target could easily spell his doom. Unfortunately for Alexi, his luck was bound to run out at some point and it seemed to choose this very moment. He had his knife in the skull of one when a larger one came stumbling out of the alley at his back, tripping over the bodies already on the ground. It fell over into his back, knocking him off his feet. His hands grasped wildly for a weapon as it kneeled over his legs, boxing him in with an open mouth and a low moan coming from its ruined chest. He was going to die right here, on his back without a weapon in his hands. 

As a last ditch desperate attempt he placed his forearm across the немертвые-х collapsing chest, holding it back for just another moment as his other hand tried to find his knife. But that moment was just enough for someone else’s weapon to crunch into the hulking немертвые-х skull. The body slumped over on top of him, spreading blood all over his clothes. The stench hit his nose hard, he hadn’t noticed it during the struggle but it washed over him now. Grunting he pushed the corpse off him and looked up at his savior.     

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie had just been passing by when she noticed someone trying to fight off a walker. She couldn’t just leave them like that- after all, if someone had left her like that when she was being attacked, she’d be dead at this point -so she ran up and quickly pulled out her knife before driving it into the undead’s skull. She watched its body fall limp on top of the man and she let out a small sigh of relief. In all honesty, she hadn’t even realised who it was under the walker’s body before he pushed it away, she’d been too focussed on just killing it. 

“Are you okay?” She asked, a small, sheepish smile on her lips as Alexi looked up at her. 

[opalmadisons-deactivated2016070]

The girl was quite obviously in shock, trying to process what had just happened whilst managing (impressively) not to break down. She looked so scared and so vulnerable. Opal couldn’t help but feel relief that she had stumbled across the girl, for most of the other rogues Opal had met would take advantage of the state she was in.

Opal crouched down so they were both at a similar level. Despite claims she was fine, she still quickly scanned her for any bite marks or scratches. All good. Opal nodded, satisfied.

There were so many questions she had- Opal hadn’t even considered kids were surviving in the apocalypse too. Did the girl have a family, or belong to some sort of group? Did she have anywhere safe to stay? Had she lost loved ones too? Instead, Opal settled with an outstretched hand, and an introduction.

“Let’s get you standing, hey?” She smiled softly, “I’m Opal.”

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie stared at the older girl’s hand as she reached out towards her, not responding for a few seconds. Even though she had helped her, there was still a hesitation to trust her. It was clear that this girl only had good intentions but there was just this small doubt in the back of her mind. 

However in the end, Lizzie caved in and forced a smile onto her lips before she grabbed the other’s hand and pulled herself to her feet. 

“I-I’m Lizzie.”

[marissa-cartwright]

     Marissa shrugged, “Trying to stay alive I guess, nothing much. You?”

[lizziemoran]

“The same, really... There’s not really that much else to do anymore.”

[chuckxlevi]

Normally he wouldn’t even be there. But for some reason he was. No he wasn’t out for a stroll, Chuck would never walk unless he had to. He was told to expand his patrol and was just about to turn a corner when he heard it. A growl and then a scream. He looked and quickly stepped back. Nope. Not gonna happen. 

Almost he’d turned around, only to realize that that scream he heard wasn’t from a walker. The boy looked again and figured.. he’d have to like.. go and rescue her something. Gosh was his life hard. With a sigh he made his way over to the scene, taking his sweet time too. He pulled out a pocket knife and jammed it inside the creatures skull. Then he just stood, watching the girl carefully.

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie hadn’t even noticed the male approaching- not until he was right beside her anyway. She was far too focussed on not dying. 

But when she felt the walker’s body go limp on top of her, a sigh of relief that she didn’t even know she’d been holding in left her lips. Her arms felt weak and shaky, only just having enough strength in them to push the dead body to the side of her. Lizzie stayed lying on the floor for a moment, her heart racing in her chest, each breath burning every time she inhaled. It was a good couple of minutes before she even acknowledged her saviour. 

“I-I- thank you.” Her voice was quiet as she forced herself to sit up a little, her eyes looking upwards towards the boy’s face. 

[evangeline-czerny-blog]

‘’Bullshit.’’ She didn’t care for the woman’s argument; her mind was made of stone. The Montgomery’s were just doing their job, sacrifices had to be made–there were consequences and tough decisions to leadership. ‘’Does torturing people count? Murdering people? everyone in here has done something tragic; none of us are clean.’’ not even her. ‘’My case is; that you all jumped to death before evaluating your other options. There was no judgment; no wait. They rushed to put a bullet in their brain. If you all wanted ‘justice’, there was other ways to get it–imprisonment, banishment; Death wasn’t necessary.’’ 

[lizziemoran]

Lizzie rolled her eyes at the other woman. She couldn’t give less of a fuck about the words that were leaving her lips- they were just going in one ear and straight out of the other before she even had time to bother processing them. She waited until the other had finished talking, her arms folded across her chest as she raised an eyebrow at her. “Are you done now?”

[enoucment-blog]

“Living through what we did, I don’t think that’ll happen. It’s up to us to make sure it doesn’t. We deserve a new, better start. We just have to be more careful now.”

[lizziemoran]

“Let’s hope you’re right.” She didn’t believe it for a second. People would always run towards what they thought was safe and it was all too easy to lure them in with that. All too easy to fool them into the situation they’d already been in once.