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Hello world and my wonderful readers! The last chapter was one of quite a few twists to come! Oh and I forgot to clarify that the man Lee that Michonne was with in Chapter 11 is the same Lee from TWD TellTale game. Clementine will also be making an appearance in this story.
I compiled pictures of what all my original characters look like and I'll be posting them on Instagram, my account is rocknrollprincess131. In general, Christine is a gentile (goyum) blonde that looks like a blonde Kristen Stewart, a sluttier looking blonde Megan Fox, and a younger less attractive Jennifer Lawrence when she was still blonde but not at the 2011 Academy Awards. Billy IS Chace Crawford 100%. So just picture a kind of chubby yet slutty looking blonde Kristen Stewart with an oblong face and too long of a nose. and regular clean cut Chace Crawford as he is.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NOR HAVE ANY AFFILIATIONS WITH THE WALKING DEAD FRANCHISE. ALL PROPERTIES OWNED BY FRANK DARABONT AND AMC (TELEVISION SERIES), ROBERT KIRKMAN AND TONY MOORE (COMIC BOOK SERIES), RESPECTIVELY. I ONLY OWN MY OWN ORIGINAL IDEAS AND CHARACTERS.
Chapter Thirty One: Once Lost but Now Found
He regretted not trying hard enough to stop Christine, but there was nothing that could be done now.
"Everything alright, you guys?"
They turned around to see a thin middle aged woman with short salt and pepper hair coming towards them, she strongly resembled Jamie Lee Curtis.
After leaving the ranch and wanting a fresh start, Billy and Christine decided to change their names to Will and Tina and say that they fled the ranch after nombies swarmed it and killed Delilah before they could save her. They took up Delilah's half-hearted suggestion and stayed at the Four Seasons in Dallas, where they came across a group of survivors that allowed them to become members. Everything was fine for about a year until walkers bombarded the place. Billy, Christine, and a young man named Dr. Scott Margolis were the only ones that managed to escape in the x5. Scott, a child prodigy turned doctor, suggested that they go to Atlanta in case the Center for Disease Control had come up with a cure.
Once they arrived, they found that the CDC was now non-existent and decided to leave. They made it as far as Kingsland when they came across Avery, a bisexual tattoo artist that drove a red Dodge Ram and had been working towards her goal of becoming the next Kat Von D before the outbreak, and her little brother, a chubby six year old named Travis that looked like Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter series. She joined their group and even finished tattooing Billy's arm sleeve. The foursome and Travis traveled around the state, surviving at abandon locations for a few months at a time before leaving.
Before they left an Extended Stay America in Shady Dale, Scott ran into an eleven year old girl named Clementine, who had been separated from her group and had been wandering around on her own after a man that took her in tried to kill her. Upon leaving the Extended Stay America in mid-July, Billy found a woman named Carol at a general store in Macon, who claimed to have fled from the prison up north due to a swine flu virus. Christine was a little skeptical at first, but Carol seemed nice enough, and now the seven of them were continuing to go from place to place, picking up whatever they could find.
"Hey, Carol." Billy said as she approached them. He didn't know why Christine didn't want to let Carol join them when they first met. She was quiet at times, but she was smart, tough, and a quick thinker. Clementine, who had lost both her parents when they didn't return home from vacation, and had also lost Lee, her protector, when her group separated, had really taken a liking to Carol, who had inadvertently become the group's mother hen due to being the oldest.
"How's it going? Did you find what you were looking for?" Carol walked up, looking down at the tombstone. "Delilah Scarlett. That's not a very common name you hear nowadays."
Christine nodded. "Our mother had a Hebrew name and wanted to give her one, also. Where she got Scarlett from, I have no idea."
"Beautiful name for a beautiful girl. She would have liked you, Carol. Anybody that knew her was lucky to have her, she was an angel with a constant radiating glow." Billy said as he stood up, trying everything to ignore Christine's nasty glare. Things weren't always so bad. The first couple years of their relationship, Billy and Delilah had been madly in love, she was his darling little princess. As time went on, her outbursts and downfalls became more frequent, tiring out both him and her mother no matter what kind of efforts they made to help her. He had nobody to turn to but Christine, who was waiting for him with open arms.
Even after Delilah's death, Christine was still jealous that she had Billy's heart first and she knew that he would always hold a flame for her, no matter what he said. She was getting tired of this and wanted it to end, so she burst into crocodile tears. "My poor baby sister! I just wish I could have done something to prevent her death! She was so innocent but so troubled! Oh, my little Delilah. The last thing I remember is seeing her pretty face eaten by one of those freaks!"
Carol and Billy looked over at her, but only Billy saw right through her little scene and was downright disgusted, especially after seeing a tiny smirk on her face. So disgusted that he walked away. Delilah had been dead for a year and a half and Christine still had to find ways to get attention and outshine her. He loved her, but he thought it was immature and pathetic.
"Will? Where are you going?" Carol turned around and watched him walk off.
"To get some water and go over the map." And clear my head. If I ever told Christine that I thought Delilah was still alive, she'd probably kill me too.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause such a scene. I am just filled with a lot of regret. Our mother doesn't even know that she died, we've been unable to reach her over the Iridium phone."
Carol turned back to a still crying Christine, but she could sense that something was not entirely right.
"A long time ago, I knew a woman that lost her sister as well. She once told me that the pain never goes away, but that you make room for it. Remember that none of us are strangers to losing somebody from this." Ed's death, although traumatizing, had also been a relieving blessing in disguise, finally liberating her of the endless abuse suffered. Alas, it was Sophia's death that shook her to the core. Children should be burying their parents instead of parents burying their children, and losing Sophia had been her breaking point. Carol still had a maternal instinct, which would most likely be permanent, but she refused to allow herself to get that emotionally attached to another child, except she had with Lizzie and Mika. She wondered how they were doing.
A few weeks after she joined the new group, Will convinced Carol that they should go to the prison and get the girls, but when they arrived they found the place was practically a war zone and was deemed unsafe, they couldn't even risk going in and doing a supply raid. While she had agreed with Rick's decision to banish her, she wished she could have been there to save Lizzie and Mika from whatever happened that caused them all to flee, and it left her with a sinking feeling that somehow The Governor was the one behind it. She couldn't help but think of the others. The Greenes, Glenn, Michonne, Rick, Carl, Judith, and Daryl, especially Daryl. They were all the family she had left after Ed and Sophia, and she often thought about if she'd ever see them again, but how could she after Karen and David? There was no doubt in her mind that Tyreese would probably kill her if he knew. It hadn't been done out of vengeance, it was more of a mercy killing. Carol had come to grips a long time ago that she would most likely never see any of them again. It was because of her actions that led to this, and it was something that had to be accepted, just like the great losses in the past almost two years.
As far as Will's group went, she got along with all of them except Tina, who she was neutral with. Tina seemed to almost always be in a bitchy mood and the way she acted around the kids seemed unnatural and phony. In fact, her whole demeanor was unnatural and phony, but Carol wrote it off as her probably not being right in the head and having some suffering from the death of her little sister. Carol and Will got along very well, he was almost like the son she never had. Although he was strong and had excellent leadership skills, she knew that Daryl would think he was a preppy wimp. She missed her Daryl so much…
"We should probably get going, everybody is waiting." Carol turned on her heel and proceeded towards the parked cars where Will, Scott, and Avery were already planning their next destination while Travis and Clementine were playing a game of tag.

Daryl had been searching for nearly two weeks and still hadn't found Carol. Roswell, Decatur, and Powder Springs had all been a bust. After searching Augusta and it's surrounding cities, he decided to make a pit stop at Jellbany to load up on more preservatives before hitting Ringgold and Blue Ridge.
He drove by a cemetery and couldn't help but look out the window as he passed, seeing two guys and a girl looking over a map. The first guy looked like an Abercrombie and Fitch model with his preppy outfit while the other guy looked to be around Beth's age. The girl, on the other hand, immediately struck Daryl's fancy. She had bleached blonde and black hair with both her arms covered in tattoos, just his kind of girl. He wanted to pull over, but decided not to, and was about to keep driving when he saw another woman walk up to the trio. This one was much older and had short salt and pepper colored hair, she looked very familiar.
"Huh?" He squinted his eyes to get a closer look before widening them, realizing that it was exactly who he thought it was, and slammed on the brakes, which caused the four adults to immediately turn their heads around to see a large semi-truck.
Daryl threw off his seat belt and jumped out of the car, walking around to the other side. "Carol? Carol!"

Carol glanced over at the man calling her name, and walked forward a few steps to get a better look. "Daryl?"
Daryl walked closer, still shocked. "It is you."
She smiled, glad to see his familiar face, and jogged up, giving him a big hug. "Daryl! I can't believe it's you!"
He returned the hug and smirked, knowing he'd find her. "Where have you been all this time? I know about what happened with Karen and David, along with Rick's decision."
They released from the hug, Carol had a solemn look on her face. "It wasn't done out of spite, it was done out of protection, but I understood the conclusion he reached. After I left, I was on my own for a week until I crossed paths with Will and his group." She nodded her head to the side, they both glanced over at the group. Christine had joined in with the spectacle of stares the others were exuding, but instantly started checking out Daryl.
Hmmm, he's pretty hot. Reminds me of the boys back home. Maybe it's about time to be digging into some new meat and put my current bull out to pasture…
Carol turned back at the sound of Daryl's chuckle.
"That preppy guy looks like a candy assed wimp."
She smirked, close enough with what his observation of Will would be. "Don't judge a book cover, Daryl. He's a good guy, they all are good people, they let me join their group. Will and I went back to the prison in August to get Lizzie and Mika, but it was filled with walkers. What happened?"
Daryl looked downtrodden. "The Governor came with a new army, kidnapped Michonne and Hershel and held them hostage trying to get Rick to surrender the prison. When Rick tried to make peace and offered them another cell block, The Governor chopped Hershel's head off with Michonne's katana."
Carol gasped as her hands flew to her mouth. "No… Not Hershel." Although she promised she would no longer become emotionally invested in others, she already had with Hershel and the rest of them long ago. Hershel was such a good and kind man, he most definitely didn't deserve to be met with such a cruel fate at The Governor's hands. The thought of it at all and what Maggie and Beth must have felt brought tears to her eyes.
"There's more. After that, a full blown war broke out, shots fired everywhere, a damn tanker drove through the gate and blew a hole in one of the cell block walls, a fire started, walkers were pouring in. Everybody got separated and went in all different directions. Beth and I made it all the way to Aragon."
"So, you have no idea where anybody else is? How'd you get this truck? What about The Governor?"
"The Governor is dead. Him and Rick started brawling, and just as he was about to kill Rick, Michonne stabbed him in the heart with her katana. Maggie was with Ty, Sasha, and Bob. They ran into this chick at a gas station who brought them back to her location, then helped them find the others. Maggie and Glenn found me and Beth a couple weeks ago, we were the last ones. I got the truck from the Jelly Belly factory in Atlanta, that's where we all are."
Carol gave him a hopeful look. "I'm glad they're ok and that he's dead. Everybody's together again, and it's all because of this girl?"
Daryl rolled his eyes. "Yes, even Lizzie and Mika are there. She ain't Wonder Woman, she's just this hot lil foxtail that Rick's been fuckin'."
"Oh." Carol shook her head in confusion.
"Yep. Spoiled Princess Bitch wouldn't let me get you at first on account of what happened with Karen and David, wanting to protect everybody in her group and ours, but we made a deal and she said she'd give you a chance, so I'm taking you back with me."
"Wait, what was the deal?" She was definitely intrigued by all this.
"If I took her back to the prison to get Carl's picture, she'd let me get you. I left the day after we came back from the prison and have been looking for you ever since."
"Wow, you actually went back to the prison?" Carol knew he was tough, but that was just daring.
He nodded. "Yep. She had these flamethrowers, we were able to kill the remaining walkers and got everything, even brought this chick Tara back with us. She was mislead by The Governor, but she's a good kid."
"Uh-huh. This girl, she's Rick's…"
"I'd say they're more than fuck buddies. One of her own tried to attack her and Rick beat the crap out of him. I hate to say it, but I think he's in love with her. Such a shame, she's the first chick I've gotten a hard rooster for since the outbreak. Fine ass honey pot she definitely is." Daryl thought back on the last time he saw Delilah, how she was wearing that huge Motley Crue shirt and how he wanted to see underneath it. If he ever got the chance, Daryl knew he'd fuck her to within an inch of her life, like she'd never realized she'd wanted to be fucked like that before, based on the assumption that Rick was probably tamer in the sack.
Carol was a little surprised, she wasn't sure if Rick would ever get over Lori, she couldn't help but smirk at Daryl's lewd comments. "Well, if she rescued all of you and went back to the prison, she must not be that bad of a person, don't you think?"
Daryl shook his head. "No, I misjudged her. She's cool, but she's spoiled. Honestly, it all depends on what she says about you. Let's go, the factory is about an hour away from here."
"Ok, but what about my group?"
He shrugged. "Bring 'em with you. This place is huge and makes the prison look like a shithole. Running water, electricity, food, supplies, everything we need and enough room for everybody. The Princess is always wanting to recruit survivors."
"In all fairness, the prison is a shithole now."
They both had a chuckle. "Aight. I'll be waiting here. I knew I'd find ya, Carol. I really missed ya, woman." He gave her another hug. The bond that they shared was special and nothing would break it, not after all they'd been through. If either one of them believed in it, they would know that they were each other's soul mates.
"I missed you, too." She walked out of the hug and back over to the others, who still had inquisitive looks on their faces.
"Hey, guys. Will, can I talk to you privately for a second?"
"Sure." He nodded, walking away from the others so they could be alone. "What's up? Who is that guy?"
"His name is Daryl, he was the one I was telling you about from my group. Turns out that the one eyed jerk I told you about, The Governor, he attacked the prison with his army and everybody fled, that's why nobody was there when we went."
Billy looked shocked over that. "Wow, no wonder it looked so destroyed. Were there any casualties?"
She nodded sadly. "Yes, Hershel, the very sweet old man that I've mentioned before, the farmer. He was beheaded by The Governor."
"Yikes." Billy's shock was now turned into horrified disgust. "What about this "Governor" fellow? Any idea of his whereabouts?"
"He's dead. Other than that, everybody is back together at the Jelly Belly factory an hour away."
"I'm sorry for the loss, but the others are reunited? Even your two girls?"
"Yes, even them."
"How'd they get back together?" He immediately thought of Delilah and her immense love for Jelly Bellys, how he always promised he'd take her to the one in Northern California, but they never got around to it. If only he could go back in time…
"This girl that is in charge of the place ran into some members from the group and helped track the others down. She wants to meet me, but Daryl said to bring you all along because she's always recruiting survivors. I think it's worth a shot."
"Are you sure you can trust his word about this place? I think we should try The Terminus Sanctuary." The group had been seeing signs all over for a sanctuary called Terminus, with the slogan of "Those Who Arrive, Survive.", along with a map of it's exact location. While Billy was dead set on checking it out, the others were on the fence.
"Daryl and I have been through a lot together and we're very loyal to each other, so yes, I trust his word. It wouldn't hurt for us to at least check this place out. Who knows, it could be better than The Terminus Sanctuary. Daryl told me that there's plenty of food and supplies, even running water and electricity." Carol didn't blame Will for being cautious, it was hard to trust anybody lately, but she knew Daryl would never lie to her. She noticed Will's expression softening.
"It sounds pretty superb, and I trust you. This Daryl character is another story, he looks like something out of True Blood, maybe even Breaking Bad or Sons of Anarchy."
They exchanged a smirk. "He's a good one, Will, like you. Daryl's just a little rough around the edges, but he's been by my side no matter what. I'm gonna ride with him."
He nodded. "Ok. Why don't you give Scott the keys to your car and we'll all follow you there?"
"Alright, sounds good. It's about an hour away. I promise if we all don't like it, we can leave, ok?"
"Ok." Billy stepped forward and gave Carol a hug, which took her by surprise. "I'm really happy for you, Carol, that you're gonna be back with your family. I wish that there was some way I could find mine again, that we all could find our families again." He really did miss his huge family, his parents, Grammie and Papie, Little Archie, Delilah, her mother Rachelle, especially Delilah.
Carol nodded. "I know, but they're still with us, they're just no longer alive." She would never be back with her true family, Sophia, but Daryl and the others were all the family she would ever need again. While she hoped it would stay that way, she also hoped that her new group would be able to become a part of her old one. "I'll see you in an hour. You and Tina should follow us first with the others behind you." She stepped out of the hug.
"Sounds good, see you then." They exchanged a single kiss on the cheek before walking away, like how a son would kiss his own mother. It came out of habit from how Billy used to kiss his mother, but Carol reminded him a little of her. He didn't know it, but Carol thought it was kind of sweet and that it added to his charm.
"They game?" Daryl asked as Carol walked up before nodding his head over at the others. They both looked over to see Billy talking with the rest of his group, all of which had puzzled looks on their faces in between sneaking glances over at Daryl, but then they started nodding their heads and made their way to the different cars, except a kind of chubby blonde started yelling at Billy.
"What the fuck is wrong with you? You never listen to me! I wanna go to Terminus! Those who arrive, survive! It's a sure thing, duh! Not some fucking Jelly Belly factory that could be a run down piece of shit! You never listen to me, you inconsiderate jackass!" That was the only thing Carol and Daryl were able to hear. She raised her hand up to slap Billy, but he caught her arm, forcing her to put it down, she pouted off into a BMW x5.
"Who is that uppity loud mouthed bitch?" Daryl asked.
"That's Tina, Will's wife. She's not too bad after a while, but she certainly does have an attitude."
"Looks like it." Billy nodded over at Daryl, who returned the nod. "Let's ride!" He and Carol got in the car and buckled up.
"Oh, I forgot to ask you, Daryl. The girl that's in charge, what's her name?"
"Delilah. Delilah Dumphee or some shit."
"Hmm. That's the second time I've heard that name today, perhaps it's not as uncommon as I thought it was."
"What'd ya say, hun?" He asked.
"Nothing. Ready?"
"You know it."
Daryl smiled as he turned the key in the ignition and continued going South. As planned, Billy and Christine followed out first, with Avery and Travis behind them in her truck, and Scott and Clementine in Carol's car. They were off to Jellbany, unbeknownst to the surprises in store.
WOO-HOO! DARYL FINALLY FOUND CAROL! WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN SHE ARRIVES AT JELLBANY? WHAT DO WE THINK OF BILLY AND CHRISTINE'S NEW LIFE? WILL CAROL AND THE OTHERS EVER FIND OUT THE TRUTH ABOUT THEM? WILL DELILAH FIND OUT THAT BILLY AND CHRISTINE ARE STILL ALIVE? ALL THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE WILL BE REVEALED IN CHAPTER THIRTY TWO, SHINE FROM WITHIN, COMING SOON!
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