So, I just finished The Walking Dead the telltale series, and here are my thoughts...
Spoilers obviously ⚠️
- Clementine deserved so much better than the $hitty cards she was dealt. She lost her folks, her innocence watching several people die in front of her, and lost Lee! Please, tell me this little girl's life gets better.
- Kenny drove me nuts... but he came through in the end. (At least in my playthrough) He helped Lee get to Clem and sacrificed himself to save Christa
- I could not pronounce Kat or Christa's names to save my life. I kept messing them up.
- I kept calling Kenny by his son's name for some reason.
- I wish there was a way to save Duck and Kat, but I can't. I felt so bad for Kenny, man.
- Chuck was cool. Wish I could have saved him.
- Ben, you did a really dumb thing and got Kenny's family killed, but I understand you were just trying to help a friend. Your sacrifice was not in vain. 🫡 (I probably would have kicked you from the group if you had lived though. You were too much of a hazard to have around.)
- Larry was an a$s, but he didn't deserve to die like that. I still don't know if there was a way to save him or not. I tried giving him CPR, but Kenny crushed his head with a block before anything could happen, so... yeah. Not cool, Kenny.
- Lily, YOU KILLED CARLY, ON A HUNCH, THAT WAS WRONG! Ooh, if I see you again!
- Molly, I'm sorry I judged you. I thought you would turn traitor, but you came through in the end.
- Mr. Stranger, I'm sorry about your wife and kids, I actually felt bad for you... but then I saw your wife's zombified head in that bag and realized you were insane. So... now, I don't feel to bad.
- Lee's walking and cutting through the hoard was a cool as heck scene!
- Does cutting off Lee's arm slow down the infection at all or did I just lose the arm for no reason? I chose to cut off the arm.
- I really didn't want to have Clem shoot Lee, but my sibling said it's better than having Clem deal with zombie!Lee and it's probably for the better he never turns into one of those things.
- The post credit scene with Clem in the woods breaks my heart. She's alone now, but at least I think those silhouettes are Chista and Omid, so she'll be fine.
- 400 days was an awesome bonus! I loved exploring all these different people's stories. I kind of hope if Telltale ever makes a Season 6 of TWD, I hope it's basically like 400 days. A bunch of stories about random survivors trying to survive in this world.
Amazing game. 10/10 I see why this game is so highly praised.
I've never been a fan of the Walking Dead. My Dad watched the show when I was younger, but obviously, it terrified me, so I never got into it, but this game tempted me to look into the show or at least pick up that graphic novel my library has. I probably wouldn't get into the Walking Dead, but I will continue to play the Telltale Walking Dead games. They were fun. :)
The Walking Dead Game What Ifs: What if Clementine’s Parents were at home?
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What if Clementine’s Parents were at home? Prompt submitted by Cred1988 on FF .net
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Diana winced as Sandra banged on the glass door. They’d come home from their trip to Savannah early, Ed claimed that he wasn’t feeling well, but she knew it was because Clementine had wheedled enough to him for them to come home. Diana still found it funny that Clementine had him wrapped around her little finger. Diana saw Ed comforting Clementine; Sandra had stumbled up to their front door with blood spilling down her neck.
Diana had done what she could, but Sandra bled out on their kitchen floor. None of the phones were working, so they couldn’t call an ambulance. They’d gone into the garden to deal with their loss, when Clementine said that Sandra was getting up. The little girl had gotten within grabbing distance of Sandra, when she snarled and tried to lunge for Clementine. Ed had managed to pull Clementine away and Diana had slammed and locked the door, leaving the creature banging on the glass door.
A grunt and the thud of someone climbing over the fence and falling to the ground alerted them to someone entering their backyard. Looking over, Diana saw a dark-skinned man unsteadily push himself to his feet, keeping a grip on a shotgun he was carrying.
“Can…” Diana swallowed, “Can we help you?”
The man coughed, “I’m… I’m sorry, I don’t suppose I could get a glass of water?”
Diana recognised the man, there probably wouldn’t be anyone in their neighbourhood that didn’t. She and Ed couldn’t go into the house, and even if they could, they couldn’t call the police. Sighing, Diana got to her feet, “We’ve got one of those… things trapped in the house.”
Everett winced, “Right. Sorry.”
“Do you want us to call the cops?” Asked Ed, bluntly, “We know who you are.”
Everett winced and nodded, “Right, I guess things are…”
“Complicated?” Ed raised an eyebrow, “Yeah, that’s one way of putting it.”
Diana looked Everett up and down, before frowning, “You’re injured. What happened?”
“I, uh, I was in a car wreck.” Winced Everett, “The Officer hit something, and we crashed. I was out of it, when I woke up the officer was dead. You… you probably heard what happened.”
Diana thought back to the gunshot she’d heard, before she sighed and got up, “I think I’ve got some first aid stuff in the car.”
“Maybe we should see about moving somewhere safe.” Said Ed, taking his eyes off Everett, “Since things are looking like they aren’t going to blow over soon.”
Diana sighed, “Ed, for the last time, it’s not the end of the world, we don’t need to go to the doomsday bunker you went to.”
Ed mumbled something under his breath, as Diana looked out into the street.
“Besides,” Said the woman, looking back at him, “the roads are blocked.”
Ed sighed, before looking at Everett again, “So, convicted murderer huh?”
Everett winced, “Yeah…”
“That could be a good thing.” Said Ed, “Someone who knows how to knock some heads together and be willing to do something messy.”
Everett shifted uncomfortably, making Ed pause, “You killed that guy by accident, didn’t you?”
“Yeah, I didn’t notice the coffee table.” Confessed Everett, rubbing the back of his neck, “Otherwise I would’ve gone for the gut.”
Ed blinked, before sighing, “We’re dead.”
P
After Diana tended to Everett’s leg, the makeshift group of four ended up sitting in the backyard until nightfall, when Lee and Ed ventured into the house and got a pair of radios, with Lee making sure to grab something for them to defend themselves from the dead, and Ed grabbing Diana’s medical supplies. They’d decided to venture out into the street, where they met Shaun Greene and a police officer, Andre. They’d barely managed to escape from the dead, which included a friend of Shaun’s, when they left for Shaun’s family’s farm.
The trip was quiet, with Lee silently watching the darkened scenery pass by. They’d arrived at the farm, met Shaun’s father, Hershel, and were put up in the barn.
“It kinda smells like…” Clementine sniffed the air, getting a sigh from Lee.
“Shit?” Lee got a gasp from Clementine, a glare from Diana and a snort from Ed.
“That was a swear.” Muttered Clementine, glaring at Lee.
“Sorry.” Apologised Lee, “I meant doodie.”
With that apology, the group went to sleep. When they woke up, Diana checked Lee’s leg, while Ed helped Shaun with a fence. They met the other family, Kenny, Katjaa, and a boy, Kenny Jr, that everyone called Duck. Lee helped out around the farm, before talking to Hershel, with Lee explaining who he was and getting some advice from the old man.
Then they heard yelling, with Hershel running to grab his gun, while Ed tried to push a tractor off of Shaun’s leg and the creatures grabbing Duck. After seeing Kenny grab Duck, Lee ran over and started to pull Shaun out from under the tractor. After some more pulls and shoves, Duck was pulled free, Ed managed to get the tractor to move and Lee pulled Shaun to safety, just as the fence Shaun had been working on collapsed with one of the creatures bit Shaun on the leg.
Soon after, Ed, his family and Lee waved goodbye to Hershel and Shaun, as they got a ride into Macon with Kenny and his family.
P
The ride was done in mostly silence, with Duck making rapid conversation with Clementine, while Lee, upon Diana’s suggestion, told Kenny and Katjaa about his past.
“It’d be a good idea to have someone who can knock some heads together.” Said Kenny, getting a snort from Ed.
“He killed the guy by accident.” Responded Ed, just as Kenny’s truck died.
“Great.” Groaned Kenny, before getting out of the truck, “Look like this is as far as we’re going.”
Everyone followed him out, with Kenny trying to get a guy’s attention, only to realise a second too late that it was one of the creatures and not another person. They soon found themselves surrounded by the monsters, Lee did his best to get between the monsters and Clementine’s family. All of them thought they were going to die, before a gunshot rang out and a woman in a blouse and skirt rushed out of a nearby pharmacy and ordered them inside.
Pushing Clementine and her parents towards the woman, Lee went to grab Duck, only to find Katjaa had beaten him to it. Making sure Kenny was a head of him, Lee followed them into his parents pharmacy.
The resulting confrontation with the current inhabitants wasn’t fun, especially when an old man tried to get to Duck, yelling about how the boy was apparently bitten.
“No! You don't touch that boy, you don't touch anybody!” Roared Lee, making everyone freeze he gestured towards Ed and Diana, “They've got a little girl they're trying to protect in here too. You want to get violent, you old fuck?! Well, come on! You better have a plan to kill me, though, because it's me, before anyone else in here!”
The tension was broken when Clementine screamed, as one of the creatures staggered out of the bathroom. In a second, Lee was grappling with the monster, with Diana pulling Clementine over to her, before the woman from outside shot it in the head. Things were tense, with the creatures from outside being drawn towards the noise. After a few moments, they heard some gunfire from outside, drawing the creatures away. The old man tried to start another fight, when Ed punched him square in the chest. Gasping, the old man staggered back, while Ed rolled his eyes.
“You asshole!” Screamed the man’s daughter, “He’s got a heart condition!”
“Hey, he started it.” Snapped Ed, as Lee slowly calmed down.
Diana sighed, silently asked Lee to watch Clementine, and walked over, “What is it?”
“Your asshole of a husband punched my dad!” Snapped the man’s daughter, getting a searing glare from Diana.
“What’s his heart condition?” Repeated Diana, her voice cold.
The woman blinked, before hastily giving the conditions name. Diana looked at Lee, “Does this place usually stock his medication?”
“Usually.” Shrugged Lee, “It’s kept under lock and key though.”
“And an Alarm system.” Said Ed, making everyone look at him, “Worked in a pharmacy while I was at college. Usually needs a passcode or something. How many ways are there into the back?”
Lee frowned, “Three, one through the counter, another through the office and one through the back, outside.”
“Given how most alarm systems work, the safest bet would be to use the outside entrance.” Muttered Ed, before the woman that saved them coughed.
“How do you know all this?” Asked the woman, looking at Lee.
Lee was silent, before sighing, “My parents owned this place.”
“He’s a fucking murderer.” Wheezed the old man, throwing a hate filled glare up at Lee.
Ignoring the man, Lee looked over at the office, “There should be a set of keys in the office, my Dad always kept a set in case he lost his.”
“Seems like the best place to check.” Said Ed, “Let’s go.”
He and Lee started moving to the office, before Kenny coughed, “I think you’re getting a bit ahead of yourselves.”
“We’re going to check the office, how is that getting ahead of ourselves?” Asked Ed, as Lee frowned.
“No, Kenny’s got a point, we need more than to just check the office, we’re gonna need to have a plan,” Said Lee, “so we can get the meds and anything else we’d need.”
The group worked on fleshing out a plan, with one of the guys that saved them, Glenn, was given one of the radios and went out looking for gas, the woman that saved them, Carley, and another guy, Doug, kept things secure, Katjaa and Kenny would look after the kids, Diana would keep and eye on the old man, Larry, with his daughter, Lilly, and Lee and Ed would check the office for the keys and any passcode for the security system.
The group started about their tasks, while Clementine, after making sure no one was watching her, followed after Lee and Ed. The two men started shifting things around the office, only noticing Clementine as Lee picked up his father’s old cane.
“Clem?” Ed frowned, “Sweetie, what are you doing in here?”
“Helping.” Answered Clementine, simply, holding up the other radio, “In case Glenn calls.”
Ed gave her a smile, “Why don’t you wait by the door, Honey? While Lee and I search.”
“Okay.” Nodded Clementine, bumping into Carley as she turned around, “Oh, sorry.”
“It’s fine.” Dismissed Carley, looking at Lee, “Find anything?”
“Nothing that’ll help us get into the back.” Said Lee, “One of the guys out there mentioned bodies in here.”
Carley nodded, “Glenn found them shortly after he got here, Larry moved them into the alley.”
Lee sighed, “I’ll… I’ll go check their pockets, see if the code is there.”
Carley nodded, watching Lee go out the door, “I wasn’t expecting him to be upfront with everyone.”
“He’s not a bad guy.” Said Ed, looking at her, “He killed that guy by accident.”
“Accidental killers can be dangerous.” Stated Carley, “Especially ones with military backgrounds.”
“Yeah, well,” Scoffed Ed, “they don’t teach people how to turn their instincts off. At least Lee didn’t advocate for killing a boy because he was covered in dirt.”
“I can’t speak for Larry, or Lilly, but tensions were high, and I think they’re starting to get desperate.” Said Carley.
“That’s not an excuse.” Glared Ed, as Lee came back in, “I don’t care if they’re desperate or scared, that old man’s more dangerous than any con or murderer, I’m not sure about Lee, but if it comes to it, I’d kill that old fuck before letting him do anything that’ll harm the kids.”
“I found the code.” Said Lee, looking around, “We still need the keys though.”
“And a way to get to the back door.” Said Ed, as Carley frowned.
Lee glanced at Carley, “Do you know how they died?”
Jumping slightly, Carley shook her head, “No, just that Larry was the one that moved them.”
Lee let out a sigh, “We’re not gonna find anything else in here, let’s get back to the others.”
P
They’d gone back into the store, with Lee looking around for an alarm system and helping gather some things for the others, one notable instance was when he helped Carley with a radio that was missing its batteries. Then he had to fix the radio again because the batteries were in backwards. He’d gone out with Doug, before going back into the office and grabbing a universal remote for Doug to use on a TV store across the street.
Then Glenn got in contact with them, saying he had gas but was holed up in a nearby motel, leading to Lee and Carley heading out to help him. Ed worked with Kenny and Doug, while Diana kept an eye on Larry and Lilly, and Katjaa watched and entertained the kids.
The three returned to the pharmacy in silence, Lee’s heart felt heavy, helping a woman who’d been trapped in the motel kill herself after she’d been bit hit him harder than he expected. Carley and Glenn had been against it, but he’d done what he could to help her, even if it’d been to end her life.
Lee frowned; spotting Bud pinned under a telegraph pole. Looking down at the axe he’d picked up, Lee looked at the static covered televisions and grabbed a brick. After launching it at the window, the dead flocked to the TVs, allowing him to put Bud out of his misery and grab the Pharmacy keys.
“Lee,” Whisper-yelled Carley, “What are you doing?”
“Going ‘round back.” Answered Lee, as Glenn went into the drugstore and coming back out with Kenny.
Carley frowned, but followed Lee, arriving at a staff entrance into the back of the Pharmacy and opened the door, finding a number pad and an activated alarm system.
“Bingo.” Muttered Lee, looking at the code he’d pulled from his dad’s pocket. His, Bud’s and his mom’s birthdays. Lee felt his throat get a bit tight, as his input the code. There were a couple of beeps, before the alarm system indicated that it’d been disarmed.
Lee and Carley entered the pharmacy, making sure to close the staff entrance and searched the stores.
“Lee and Carley should’ve been with Glenn.” Said Katjaa, looking at Ed and Diana, “You don’t think they could’ve been…”
Lee chose that moment to lift the shutter up, “Nitro-glycerine pills, right?”
Katjaa jumped with a small scream, as Lee deposited the pills on the counter.
“There’s a motel nearby, it might be a better place to go, instead of hanging around here.” Said Carley, as she hopped over the counter and grabbed a box, before handing it to Lee, “Stick everything in here, we can go through it later.”
“Hold on, I’ll give you a hand.” Said Diana, rushing over, “Pain killers, bandages and peroxide would be preferable.”
“There’s some food stuff back here.” Said Lee, looking around.
“We can come back for that.” Called Lilly, “Kenny and Glenn are filling the vehicles up.”
“Great.” Said Lee, opening the door to the office, “Get your Dad outta here, we’ll catch up.”
Lilly nodded, as she pulled Larry to his feet, the old man giving Lee a hate-filled glare. Lee rolled his eyes, giving the full box to Carley, “I’ll get the door.”
A few minutes later, all of them were at the Motel, Doug and Carley were quietly talking, Ed, Diana and Katjaa were watching Clementine and Duck, Larry was glaring at everyone and Lee, Kenny and Lilly watched Glenn drive away.
“Do you think he’s doing the right thing?” Asked Kenny, quietly
“He’s got friends and family out there,” Sighed Lee, “I know what I’d do in his shoes.”
“Get arrested for accidentally killing a guy and somehow wind up at your parents store?” Asked Lilly, sarcastically, “Ed told me what you told him and his family.”
Lee let out another sigh, “I should’ve just left. I had my suspicions, but having those suspicions confirmed…”
Lilly looked at Lee, “…you must be fun at parties.”
P
Three months had passed since the outbreak, they’d gained a new member to their group, Mark, a man who had supplies at a nearby airbase. The supplies came a little too late for Doug, the man starving to death, a mere month after the dead started walking. That should’ve been the end of it for him, but no, he turned. Larry and Lee managed to put him down, only for Larry to have a heart attack from it, nearly biting Diana as she tried to apply CPR. Carley put him down, and they all had to grapple with the obvious.
Neither Doug, nor Larry, were bitten. Everyone was already infected. They’d had to bury them outside the motel, Lilly became withdrawn, locking herself away in her room. Ed, Lee, Kenny and Mark were out hunting, while Carley kept watch on top of the RV and Diana and Katjaa went over their meagre medical supplies. Their watches had gone up more in the past week, after Clementine’s hat went missing during the night and Lee found the barrier open.
Ed quietly crept up behind a deer, carefully adjusting the crossbow he was holding, before releasing the bolt into the back of the deer’s neck. The animal collapsed, with Ed grinning. His dad took him hunting as a kid, it seemed that he still had that skill. Quickly heaving the deer onto his shoulders, and made his way back to the motel, unaware of someone following him.
On top of the RV, Carley spotted Ed with a deer.
“Looks like we’re going to be eating tonight.” Said Carley, as Diana pushed the barrier open.
“I got lucky.” Grunted Ed, as a ten-year-old boy appeared from behind him.
“Who’s this?” Asked Diana, looking down.
“Who’s who?” Asked Ed, turning around and spotting the boy, “What the hell?”
“Hi.” The boy timidly waved.
“Where—” Ed was cut off by Kenny, Mark and Lee barrelling through, with two more unknown people, a bearded man with a missing leg and a teen boy.
“What the hell?” Lilly left the room and spotted the boy, man and teen, “What the fuck were you guys thinking?”
“We couldn’t leave ‘em to die.” Grunted Kenny, as Lee stood near Diana as she worked on the man.
“We don’t have enough.” Argued Lilly, as Ed looked between them.
“So… no one’s going to look at the big-ass deer I’m breaking my back for.” Said Ed, “Cause, I can tell you, it’s heavy and it isn’t gonna gut itself.”
Kenny and Lilly looked at Ed and at the deer, the woman chewed the inside of her cheek, as Lee brought his axe down on the, now, dead man’s head.
“He couldn’t be saved.” Said Diana, as she and Lee joined them, “A tourniquet might’ve helped, but that could only do so much.”
“Hopefully, the deer will last us a little while.” Said Lee, looking at the deer, “C’mon, might as well get started on it.”
Ed nodded and carried the deer over to their ‘butchers’, dropping it onto the bed of Kenny’s truck. Lee went into the RV and got some rations, carefully dividing the haul from a recent supply run he and Carley made. They hadn’t gone back to the pharmacy, but they’d found some candy and protein bars in an abandoned car.
The boy that followed Ed to the Motel started following Lee, until Lee gave some rations to Clementine and Duck. Glancing at the boy, Lee gave him a ration and left him with the other two.
“I get that you don’t like us carrying guns,” Said Diana, as Mark and Kenny worked on the barrier, “but, I’d rather have Clementine knowing how to use a gun, than as a Walker.”
“They’re too young.” Protested Katjaa, “What world are we living in if we always carry a gun everywhere?”
“A world where the dead get up and start walking.” Snapped Diana, “Honestly, we don’t have the luxury of—”
“Back off!” Yelled Carley, pointing her gun at a couple of men.
“Whoa, lady, relax, me and my brother, we…” One of the men said, looking around, “we just wanna know if y’all can help us out.”
“I said back off!” Carley glared at the two men.
“Carley…” Warned Lilly, giving the other woman a flat look.
“We don’t want any trouble.” Said Lee, frowning at them men.
“Of course.” Said the man, “Neither do we. I’m Andy St. John. This here’s my brother Danny. We’re just out looking for gasoline. Looks like you folks got the motel locked down, which is fine, but if you could spare any gas, we’d be much obliged.”
“Why do you need gas?” Asked Ed, walking over and looking at the men.
“Our place is protected by an electric fence.” Said the other man, Danny, “Generators provide the electricity…”
The group stared at the brothers, confusion and suspicion covering their faces.
“Our generators run on gas.” Finished Andy, “Look, we own a dairy farm a few miles up the road. If y’all be willing to lower your guns, we can talk about some kinda trade.”
“How y’all doing on food?” Asked Danny, almost immediately, “We got plenty at the dairy.”
The group was silent for a moment, before Lilly looked at Lee, “Lee, why don’t you and Mark check the place out? See if it’s legit.”
Lee frowned, but nodded, as Carley put her gun away and said she’d go with him, with Ed suggesting that Ben went with them as well.
“Alright, you’ve got a deal.” Said Lee, after a moment, unable to dispel a pit of dread forming in his stomach.
P
The road to the dairy was clear and uneventful, excluding them witnessing a bandit executing one of his friends. Ben identified them as the people who attacked him and his friends, with Andy muttering about bandits and something. Before that, they’d been quizzing them about the Motel, with Lee telling them to direct any questions they had to him.
They’d arrived at the Dairy and were greeted by Andy and Danny’s mother, Brenda. Carley and Ben went back to the motel with some food and Lee and Mark remained at the dairy. Lee fixed a swing and was securing the perimeter with Mark when the fence suddenly turned on and they were attacked by bandits, with Mark getting an arrow to the shoulder.
They’d just gotten back into the safety of the dairy when the others turned up. Brenda tried to get Mark into the house to have a look the wound, only for Diana to grab the bolt, place her other hand at the entry point and pulled it out.
“There you go.” Said Diana, before waving the arrow at Mark.
“Thanks.” Groaned Mark, as Lee looked at the group and frowned at a girl a little younger than Clementine.
“Who’s this?” Asked Lee, looking at the girl.
“Dani,” Said Lilly, “Ed went out to get some more meat and, well, he brought another stray back with him.”
“What did he bring back?” Asked Lee, looking for the man.
“A few birds.” Said Diana, “He stayed at the Motel with Carley and Ben, said he was going to work on getting the hide useful or something.”
“How’d he gonna do that?” Asked Lee, frowning.
“He found a book on it in one of the rooms.” Said Diana, “And, like all men, as soon as he read it, he decided that he was a certified master on the subject.”
Lee blinked, “What’s that supposed to mean?”
Diana smirked, “I’m sure the other women in our group understand.”
“Huh.” Lee looked at Lilly and Katjaa, who both nodded.
Sighing, Lee looked towards Mark went into the house and the women, Kenny and the kids went over towards the barn and gazebo. Lee looked towards Danny, before grabbing a gun and heading into the woods to confront the bandits.
P
Lee returned to the dairy a couple of hours later, running a hand down his face. He’d found Clementine’s hat with a woman sleeping in a tent. He was going to take her back to the dairy, until she threatened to kill everyone there, then he shot her in the head.
Taking a deep breath, Lee walked over to the barn, choosing not to talk to Brenda. He spotted Lilly and Kenny arguing about something, but chose to ignore them, in favour of going into the barn. Katjaa and the kids were but the cow, petting it, and Diana was standing off to the side watching them.
“Hey, Clem.” Lee knelt down next to the girl and presenting the hat to her, “Look what I found.”
“My hat!” Gasped Clementine, taking the object and putting it on, “Thanks Lee!”
Lee gave Clementine a small smile, before getting up and walking over to Diana and asking quietly, “You gotta minute?”
Glancing around, Diana nodded, following Lee outside and towards Lilly and Kenny. Diana frowned, before Lee stopped next to Kenny and Lilly.
“Lee?” Frowned Lilly, “Is everything alright?”
Glancing around, Lee sighed, “Danny and I went to a bandit camp and I… we… found the person who snuck into the motel.”
“How’d you know it was them?” Asked Lilly, frowning.
“Because she had Clementine’s hat.” Answered Lee, “She wasn’t there when we arrived, but she found us looking through her camp. One thing led to another and… she started threatening everyone down here.”
“What did you do?” Asked Diana, slowly.
“I acted without thinking and shot her.” Said Lee, “I understand if you think I’m a danger to the group—”
“Lee.” Diana cut across him, “You acted in defence of our group, you didn’t kill her for no apparent reason, she said she was going to kill all of us. If I were in your shoes, I’d’ve done the same.”
“Same here.” Agreed Kenny, as Lilly nodded, “Hell, I’d’ve been pissed if you didn’t kill her.”
“She also said something about this place, saying that we were dead either way.” Lee looked between the three, “Danny got really worried when she said that, started to try and talk over her, as if he were trying to hide something.”
“Well,” Kenny looked at Lilly, “We were just discussing a point of contention between us.”
Lee frowned and looked at Lilly.
“Kenny’s convinced that they’re hiding something.” Sighed Lilly, “There’s a locked door at the back of the barn, Kenny wants to see what’s behind it.”
“And, with what Lee’s told us, now we need to see what’s there.” Said Kenny, as Diana frowned.
“And if you’re wrong?” Asked the doctor, frowning, “It could cost the group a needed meal.”
“Lee could pick the lock.” Said Kenny, simply.
Lee gave Kenny a confused look, “What makes you think I know how to do that?”
“Well, you’re…. y’know…. Urban?” Kenny stumbled, taking in the confused and alarmed looks from the others, “What?”
“You cannot be saying what I think you’re saying.” Said Lee, staring at Kenny in shock.
“Shit, man, I don’t know.” Defended Kenny, “I’m from Florida, crazy shit just come outta my mouth sometimes.”
“…can you pick a lock?” Asked Lilly, looking at Lee.
“No!”
P
Lee groaned as he sat up. Clementine, Adam and Dani were grouped together with Lilly, and Kenny was yelled out at the St. Johns. Lee wondered what happened, then it all came back to him. Diana had suggested that Lee look at the lock with Kenny, they’d managed to agree that they should remove the lock from the door, which led to Lee luring Andy out of the barn and using a multi-tool to unscrew the lock from the doors. He’d just started to open it when dinner was called, leading to Kenny to leave to ‘stall’ them.
The sight Lee had been met with when he opened the doors looked like it was out of a horror movie. Andy turned up and Lee confronted him about it, Andy told him that they used that area for cutting up meat.
Accepting the answer, Lee had gone into the house and went to wash his hands, before looking for Mark. The man hadn’t been at the table, and Lee couldn’t see him anywhere downstairs, so he crept upstairs and looked for him.
Lee found him in a hidden bathroom behind a bookcase in an upstairs bedroom. With his legs missing. Mark barely managed to warn him, before Lee had run down the stairs and told everyone what they were eating. Dani and Adam were quickly grabbed by Lilly, Duck was gathered by Katjaa and Andy grabbed Clementine, before Diana could get to her.
After that, it was dark.
“Where’s,” Lee coughed, “where’s Diana?”
“Andy took her before we were thrown in here.” Said Lilly, as Lee got up, “We need to get out of here.”
“We could send someone though that vent, behind the AC unit.” Said Kenny, “But, we’re gonna need something to remove the screws.”
Lee checked his pockets, growling in frustration when he found they’d taken the multi-tool from him. Lilly frowned, before rummaging through her pockets and withdrawing some coins.
“Dad kept them in his pocket.” Said Lilly, swallowing, “I took them when we… y’know.”
Lee nodded, before taking one of the coins and used it to loosen the screws.
“Shit.” Cursed Kenny, as soon as they lifted the unit down, “We’re not gonna fit through there.”
Lee growled, as Lilly walked up to the hole, “We won’t. But, one of the kids might.”
The three adults looked at the children, Lee sighed, before kneeling in front of them, he was about to speak when he heard someone coming. Making sure the children were behind them, Lee and the other adults turned and watched the door, just as it opened, and Diana was thrown in.
“Mom!” Clementine ran over, as Diana slowly got up.
“What happened?” Asked Lilly, helping Diana up.
“They wanted me to save Mark.” Said Diana, “I did what I could, but… he didn’t make it.”
“We need to get out of here.” Said Kenny, “Did you see Katjaa and Duck?”
“Katjaa is being kept up at the house, so’s Duck.” Answered Diana, before spotting the hole in the wall, “What the hell?”
“What?” Lee looked at the hole, “Oh, that. We were going to crawl out through it, but… it’s a bit small.”
“We think one of the kids could get through.” Said Lilly, as Diana examined the hole.
“I’ll do it.” Clementine’s voice was quiet, getting everyone’s attention, “I just wanna go home.”
“This’ll help us get home.” Said Kenny, before quickly guiding Clementine to the hole.
Lee lifted Clementine up, “You're gonna be fine.”
“What do I do when I get out?” Asked Clementine, looking down at Lee.
“See if you can get to the other side of that door and open it.” Suggested Lee, getting a nod from Clementine.
Everyone listened as Clementine crawled through the vent and out the other side. She gasped and, after a moment, opened the meat lockers door.
“Are you okay?” Diana rushed over to Clementine.
“Did anyone see you?” Asked Lee, as Kenny and Lilly went to the door.
“No.” Clementine shook her head, “But there's a man outside.”
Lee looked around the room, spotting Lilly pick up a sickle, before looking at Diana and Clementine, “Stay here, we’ll handle it.”
Diana nodded, before taking Clementine to collect Adam and Dani. Lee, after grabbing the other sickle, and Kenny snuck out and ducked into a stall, while Lilly stayed behind the door. Lee ended up grappling with Danny, after driving his sickle into the cannibal’s shoulder, before being knocked to the ground. Kenny tackled the man, while, at the same time, Lilly slashed across Danny’s chest with the sickle she’d taken. Danny staggered back, before he stepped into his own bear trap.
And all too soon, Lee found himself in another life-or-death position. Danny was beaten, he wasn’t a threat. But he could come after them, put the others at risk. Put the kids at risk. Growling, Lee wrenched a pitchfork out of the hay and jammed it into Danny’s chest.
Kenny ran out of the barn, yelling for Katjaa and Duck, while Lilly went to get the others. Lee followed after Kenny, bumping into Carley, Ben and Ed.
“Lee!” Carley’s voice got the others attention.
“Where are they?!” Demanded Ed, prompting Lee to point to the barn.
“In the back, be careful, there’s a dead body in the doorway.” Ed was gone in a moment, making Lee look at Carley, “They’re cannibals, they tried to feed up Mark’s legs.”
“Oh, god.” Carley covered her mouth.
“They’ve got Katjaa and Duck,” Said Lee, “help the others, I’m gonna check the house.”
Lee left for the house without another word, finding Brenda holding Katjaa hostage. Lee managed to get her to stumble into a reanimated Mark’s grip, causing her to release Katjaa as she died. Quickly gathering their things, Lee heard someone run up behind him, before Ed ran past, avoiding the walker as he stepped over a dying Brenda, and grabbed the medical supplies in the closet. Giving Lee a nod, Ed rushed back out of the house with the supplies, as Lee picked up his axe and followed him out.
Lee found himself dealing with Andy, after witnessing Kenny get shot and Lilly struck in the throat with the butt of Andy’s rifle. Lee brought the axe down on Andy’s shoulder, before forcing him onto the electric fence, as Diana switched it on. The group found themselves leaving the farm, as the Walkers overwhelmed the fence.
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Adam grinned and run into a clearing, with Lee hurrying after him and coming to a stop when he spotted a station wagon, full of supplies.
“This is my dad’s car!” Grinned Adam, “They’re still here!”
“Look at those supplies.” Muttered Kenny, leaning towards Lee, Ed and Lilly, “They could set us up nicely.”
“Please tell me you’re not advocating theft.” Said Ed, flatly, as Adam continued to try and call his parents to them.
“He’s practically given us permission.” Excused Kenny, making Lee sigh.
“Adam—” Lee was cut off by a woman bursting through the bushes.
“Mom!” Adam ran to her, barrelling into her and making her gasp.
“Adam!” The woman crouched down, wrapping her arms around him, “Lizzie!”
A girl a couple years older than Duck tripped out of the bushes, landing flat on her face, before scrambling to her feet, “Mom, did you find him?!”
The girl, Lizzie, stopped and stared at the group, before she spotted her mother and brother.
“They’ve got a home,” Said Adam, pointing at the group, “and the big guy was cutting up a deer!”
Ed frowned and looked down at himself, he wouldn’t describe himself as ‘big’.
The woman sighed, “Adam, we can’t stay with people because they have a home and food.”
“But they don’t eat people!” Protested Adam, making his mother pause.
“What?”
“We were getting a bit low on food, before Ed caught the deer,” Said Lee, “most of us went to a dairy that, turned out, to be run by cannibals.”
“Some of us only found out after we ate.” Said Kenny, as Lilly closed her eyes and Diana bit back a gag.
The woman looked around them, nervously chewing the inside on her cheek, before looking down at Adam, “Thank you… for finding my son.”
“You’re welcome to stay.” Said Lee, taking the initiative, “We’ve got beds and food, and frankly, you’ve got some supplies that could help us.”
The woman glanced around, before heading up to the car, only to stop when she could see inside the vehicle.
“Mom?” Lizzie took a couple steps forwards, “What’s wrong?”
“He left the keys in the car.” Said the woman.
“What?” Lizzie looked in the car.
“Your father left the keys in the car.” Repeated the woman, before sighing, “Alright, the car’s not going anywhere.” She leant into the car and pulled the keys out of the ignition, before she walked around the back of the car and opened it up, muttering about her husband, before she started handing the boxes out to the group, “We’ll take you up on your offer, since the car’s out of gas.”
Lee looked around, as they led the woman and Lizzie to the motel, making a mental note to come back with someone to collect the father.
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The night turned into a week, with Lee and Carley going back to where the car was and finding it gone. The woman, Tess, turned out to be another doctor, lightening the load for Diana and Katjaa. Lizzie took up watching the kids. Lee and Kenny had gone on a supply run, after Kenny and Ed had fixed the RV, Diana had managed to convince Lilly to put the supplies and food they had in the RV, after they discovered that supplies were going missing.
The group had discussed it, and the majority voted to leave the motel, with only Lilly and Ben choosing to stay.
“Everything ready?” Asked Lilly, as they climbed into the RV.
“Yeah, we’re gonna meet up with Lee and Kenny at the gas station.” Nodded Ed, as Tess and Carley moved the dumpsters out of the way.
“I still don’t like this.” Said Lilly, as the RV pulled off, with Tess and Carley climbing in as it went past.
“You were outvoted.” Said Diana, looking back as the bandits appeared from the Woodline and started shooting at them, as Ed sped up, leaving the Motel and Bandits behind.
They found Lee and Kenny waiting for them at the gas station, with a bag full of supplies from the pharmacy and other surrounding stores and a couple of gas cans.
“Find anything?” Asked Carley, as Lee and Kenny boarded.
“Lots of stuff.” Said Lee, “And some gas.”
“Great.” Said Lilly, not noticing Adam pull his radio out of his pocket, “That’ll come in handy if we find another vehicle.”
Lee winced as he and Kenny got into the packed RV, just as Adam blew a raspberry into his radio, resulting in the other radios emitting the noise.
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“That’s a terrible plan!” Exclaimed Lilly, looking around the group, “That thing would be a dinner bell to Walkers!”
After driving for a while, they’d encountered a roadblock in the shape of a train. Lee, Kenny, Ed and Ben scouted it out, finding that it still worked, and it had a homeless guy, Chuck, living in it. They’d gotten the train unstuck and moved it out of the RV’s path.
Then Kenny suggested that they take the train to Savannah, and leave the RV behind, which led to them getting into the argument.
“All the supplies are in there; we can’t just leave them.” Said Tess, frowning.
“We’ll put ‘em in the train.” Said Kenny, stubbornly crossing his arms.
“What about when the train stops?” Asked Lilly, “Are you really going to carry it through Savannah, looking for a boat that might not be there?”
“If that’s what it takes.”
“How big will it be?” Asked Ed, frowning at Kenny, “What if you have to leave supplies, or people, behind?”
“We won’t.” Argued Kenny, hotly.
“They’re reasonable questions.” Said Lee, looking around, “Besides, some of us might want to stay on dry land.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Demanded Kenny, giving Lee a glare.
“It means we’ll need a back up plan.” Said Lee, looking around, “Something to fall back on if the boat falls through.”
Kenny grumbled, before nodding.
“We can keep a look out for any salvageable vehicles,” Said Carley, “get them to Savannah.”
The group silently agreed, with Lee taking Clementine, Ed, Ben, Chuck and Kenny and his family on the train, while Lilly took Diana, Carley, Tess and her kids in the RV, despite Adam saying he wanted to go on the train.
Waving half their group goodbye, Lee and his half climbed into the train and started it, while Lilly and her half drove through the, now clear, crossing.
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Lee, at the suggestion of Chuck and Ed and Kenny’s permission, started teaching Duck and Clementine how to use a gun, with Ed giving Clementine’s hair a trim. Then Kenny made an abrupt stop because the way was blocked by a tanker dangling in the train tracks path, which was how they met Omid and Christa. After some quick introductions, Lee and Ed took the kids to a nearby station and had to deal with a few Walkers, after spotting a blowtorch.
Now, Lee and Ed were cutting the tanker free, finishing as Ben spotted a massive horde of Walkers, managing to escape before they reached the bridge.
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Lilly frowned as she managed to get the land rover, she was working on to start, while Carley kept watch, a few feet away, Diana carefully guided a station wagon out of its place in the column of vehicles. The RV’s radiator gave out, so they started looking for salvageable vehicles, they’d found the land rover and the station wagon and were ferrying the supplies from the RV to the cars. They also managed to find a large number of supplies in one of the abandoned trucks, which they’d raided.
“Hopefully, the others are having a better time than we are.” Said Tess, getting a nod from Carley.
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Lee’s half of the group walked through the streets of Savannah, Lee, Ed and Kenny keeping an eye out for Walkers, while Duck yabbered on about their ride in the train and being taught how to use a gun, unaware that his voice reach someone on the rooftops and got their attention. Then a bell tolled, with Kenny dismissing it by saying it was on a timer.
“What bell goes at twenty past the hour?” Asked Lee, making everyone freeze.
“Hey!” A voice from the rooftops yelled down at them, “Get out of there!”
“Who are you?!” Demanded Kenny, as Lee looked around and spotted a large group of Walkers.
“Ask not for whom the bell tolls…” Said Chuck, grimly, as everyone else spotted the Walkers, “It tolls for thee.”
“There’s a house a block down and to the left, go there!” Yelled the person on the rooftop.
“The Marsh House isn’t far from here.” Said Ed, “We can go there, it’ll be more secure.”
The person on the roof seemed to have heard them, “There aren’t many geeks there.”
The group started following Ed, the man picking Clementine up and charging towards the hotel, while Ben was grabbed by Walkers and devoured. Katjaa froze, staring at Ben in horror, as the boy’s screams became gurgles. The Walkers then grabbed Katjaa.
“Kenny!” Screamed Katjaa, as the Walkers piled on top of her and tore her apart.
“No!” Screamed Kenny, as Lee grabbed Duck and Christa and Omid started pulling Kenny away, while Chuck beat the Walkers back with his shovel.
“Guys, Chuck needs help!” Yelled Christa, spotting the Chuck was falling behind.
“Go, I’ll be fine!” Yelled Chuck, prompting them to leave him.
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They burst through the doors of the Marsh house, with Lee and Ed dropping the kids and started barricading the door. Lee stopped when he spotted a station wagon outside the hotel, “Ed?”
“What?”
“Is it just me, or does that car look familiar?” Asked Lee, nodding towards the car.
Ed looked at the car a froze, “Holy shit.”
“It was you.” Came a voice from behind them, making them turn around, “Wasn’t it?”
“What was you?” Demanded Christa, as they spotted a man staring at them.
“Your wife gave us the supplies when she and your kids joined our group.” Said Ed, as Lee blocked the door.
“Then, where are they?”
“They’re coming down with our RV and the other half of our group.” Said Lee, slowly approaching the man, “Tess said your name was Mitch, right?”
The man simply pointed the gun at Lee and shot him in the shoulder.
“Lee!” Screamed Clementine, as Omid lunged for the man and got shot in the chest. Ed and Kenny managed to subdue the man, before Ed checked on Lee and Omid. The bullet had gone straight through Lee’s shoulder, and the man was already applying pressure to the wound, while Christa cradled Omid’s head.
“What is it, Clem?” Tess’s voice came out of the radio in Clementine’s hands, prompting Ed to reach over and take it from her.
“Your husband’s shown up, he’s shot Lee and a guy we met on the way down here.” Ed made his way over to Omid, “He’s got a gunshot wound to the chest, just… below his heart…. I think.”
“Try and pack the wound, stop him from bleeding out.” Diana’s voice came across the radio, “It might not help, since we’d need a hospital and a decent medical team to deal with it.”
“Where’s Tess?” Groaned Lee, pressing his hand to his shoulder.
“Currently, she’s driving.” Said Diana, “We’re still a few hours out, where are you?”
“The Marsh House.” Answered Ed, as Christa got up and drew her gun, “We’re gonna find some rooms to sit in, since we got a massive herd of Walkers following us.”
“I told you the train was a bad idea.” Lilly’s voice was heard, before Christa shot the man, Mitch, in the head.
Everyone jumped, looking at Christa and then at the body, before Omid started sitting up. Christa turned and looked at Omid, freezing as his dead eyes focused on Ed, the man to busy staring at the stranger’s corpse. Christa hesitated, giving Omid enough time to lunge at Ed and bite deep into his arm. Ed yelled, as he shoved Omid away, with Lee putting the reanimated man down.
“Fuck.” Swore Ed, gripping his arm, “No, shit, fuck.”
“Oh, crap.” Murmured Lee, carefully getting up, “Shit, what do we do?”
Ed winced, before Lee took the radio from him.
“Ed’s been bit.”
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Lee watched Kenny and Christa leave with the person from the rooftops, a girl called Molly, heading towards the waterfront. Sighing, Lee looked over at the room Ed was in, the man was saying goodbye to Clementine. Looking around, Lee spotted Duck. The boy was curled up away from the room Ed and Clementine were in, Lee realised with a jolt that Duck had lost his mother today, along with half of their part of the group. Lee wondered if they should find Ben, Katjaa and Chuck and put them down.
The tell-tale crack of a gunshot cut through the air, followed by Clementine rushing out of the room, throwing Ed’s gun away from her.
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Kenny sighed as he walked into the Marsh House. There weren’t any boats, none salvageable anyway, Molly mentioned an RV, said it only needed gas and a battery to work, she also explained Crawford to him and Christa, the way she described them reminded Kenny of the St. Johns. He saw Lee with Clementine and Duck, given the lack of Walker sounds, he assumed that Lee put Ed down.
“I can take over with them, if you want.” Said Christa, getting Lee’s attention.
The man nodded and stood up, with Christa taking his place.
“How’s it been?” Asked Kenny, as Molly made herself comfortable on a barstool.
“Not great.” Answered Lee, wincing as he shrugged, “Ed had Clem put him down.”
“I thought you told him you’d do it?” Questioned Kenny, getting a sigh from Lee.
“He asked to be alone with Clementine,” Said Lee, “I thought it was just to say goodbye.”
Kenny frowned, before a thought occurred to him, “The kids have got to get used to putting people down.”
“That’s one way of looking at it.”
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The herd following the train arrived and passed through with little incident, Molly had gone belltower to belltower leading them away. She’d come back and told them that Crawford, despite being barricaded against the Walkers, had fallen. Which led to Lee suggesting that they make a supply run to community when the others arrived.
They didn’t have to wait long to discuss it, as the other half of their arrived shortly after Lee’s suggestion.
“We do need the supplies.” Said Carley, looking around the group, “You know, for when the supplies we took from the 4x4 run out.”
“We could also get stuff to fix a car or something.” Said Kenny, glancing outside at the land rover and two station wagons.
Lilly’s face had a sour look, but nodded, “Alright, where’re we gonna go after this?”
Lee was silent, before a thought occurred to him, “I was once considered as a candidate for a boarding school in West Virginia. I can’t remember the name of it, but I know that it’s fairly remote and should be secure.”
The group discussed their prospects, while the kids rummaged through some bags. Clementine and Duck hadn’t said much since they lost their respective parent, Clementine heard Lee express concern for her and her mom had tried to talk to her about it.
She’d expressed interest in going with the team that would go to Crawford, but her mom, and Carley, had shot it down. She heard that Lee would take Kenny, Carley, and Lilly to Crawford with Molly guiding them.
She thought of sneaking out, but her mom and Tess were watching them and Christa was watching the exit, so she wouldn’t be able to follow Lee’s part of the group.
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The trip went off without any problems, sure, there were Walkers milling about and they’d had a few near misses, but they got everything they needed, and Molly had Kenny grab some gas while she got a battery for an RV she spotted while she was luring the herd out of Savannah.
Kenny and Lilly had given Lee and Carley the supplies they had and went with Molly to fix the RV. Sighing through his nose, Lee looked around as they reached the hotel, before spotting Ben’s reanimated corpse sitting hunched over on a wall. Frowning, Lee passed the bag he was carrying to Christa, who’d opened the door to let them in, and walked over to Ben. The body didn’t move, getting a sigh from Lee and, thinking that Molly or one of the others had put him down, went to lie Ben down, only for the Walker to jerk to life and bury its teeth into Lee’s left wrist.
A gunshot and hurried commotion later, Lee found himself back in the hotel, with Diana raising a cleaned fire axe over her head. The next thing Lee knew was a blinding and burning pain. A moment later, all Lee saw was darkness.
Diana watched as Carley held the tourniquet in place, while Tess, after rummaging through their supplies, found a portable stove and a frying pan.
“I don’t think food’s gonna help.” Said Christa, as the kids watched from behind her.
“I’m not cooking.” Growled Tess, testing the pan, “There’s a blowtorch in on of the bags, can someone get it please?”
After becoming satisfied that the pan was hot enough, Tess pressed the metal to Lee’s stump, getting a groan of pain from the man. Checking the wound, Diana started bandaging the stump, making sure to pad it with gauze.
“We’re gonna have to keep an eye on him,” Said Tess, carefully handling the pan, “make sure he doesn’t over exert himself.”
“Yeah,” muttered Carley, “that’ll be easy.”
“Do you think we’ll lose him?” Asked Christa, looking at them.
Diana sighed, “I think we’ve lost enough people this month.”
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The group watched as Kenny and Diana went on a supply run with Molly, they were going to do one last check, before they left Savannah, so everyone was in a vehicle. Tess and her kids were in their family’s station wagon, Lilly was in the 4X4, Christa was in the second station wagon and Carley was in the driver’s seat of the repaired RV Kenny, Lilly and Molly brought back. Lee was absently rubbing his stump, while Duck and Clementine played go fish at the back of the RV.
“At least we’ll all have somewhere secure to sleep.” Said Carley, suddenly, “I mean, it’s a bit cramped, but we wouldn’t have to worry about Walkers getting in.”
“Yeah.” Said Lee, looking over at Carley, “At least there’s that.”
“Guys, we’ve got a problem.” Molly’s voice came out of the radio.
“What is it?” Lilly’s voice responded.
“There’s a huge pack of Geeks heading your way.” Said Molly, “Kenny and Diana gave me the supplies we’ve found and we’re heading back to you.”
“Because going across the rooftops is faster than the street.” Sniped Lilly, “How close is the herd?”
“About three minutes, I can see you guys now, talk to you in a moment.”
They saw Molly clamber down and duck into Lilly’s car, handing her the supplies. They saw Kenny and Diana round the corner, and get cut off by the herd of Walkers. Quickly starting the RV, Carley drove towards them, flattening the Walkers in front of them, with the others following behind, only to find that Kenny and Diana had vanished.
They spent the next two weeks looking for them, before, reluctantly, leaving Savannah behind, hoping that Kenny and Diana were still alive. Even though their guts all felt that they were dead.
When they passed the train most of them arrived in, they found it’d vanished. Lee hoped that it was Kenny or Diana who took the train, but he wasn’t going to think on it, they needed to keep themselves focused on the present, any distraction would get them killed. Glancing back at the kids, Lee saw they’d fallen asleep. Sighing to himself, Lee let them rest, they needed the sleep. They all did.
What-Ifs of Telltale's the Walking Dead Chapter 49: What If Someone Noticed Lilly Pulling Out Her Gun?
Summary: When Kenny manages to get that walker out from under the RV, someone doesn't take her eyes off of Lilly. As a result, a life is saved, and a life is lost, and all the rest can do is keep on living.
