GENESIS | THE WALKING DEAD • OC X OC | ON HOLD

✥Sixteen✥

Genesis' View

Rick rolled out the arsenal Carl found yesterday, "Everyone takes a weapon." I made sure my gun was loaded with the safety on, and strapped to my thigh, along with my few knives.

"These aren't the kind of weapons we need. What about the guns?" Andrea protested.

"We've been over that. Daryl, Gen, Rick, and I are carrying. We can't have people popping off rounds every time a tree rustles." Shane explained.

"It's not the trees I'm worried about." Andrea continued to argue.

"Say somebody fires at the wrong moment, a herd happens to be passing by. See, then it's game over for all of us. So you need to get over it." Shane put Andrea in her place.

"The idea is to take the creek up about five miles, turn around, and come back down the other side," Daryl explained. "Chances are she'll be by the creek. It's her only landmark." He started walking away from the RV, and towards where I was leaning against the guardrail.

"Stay quiet and stay sharp. Keep space between you but always stay within sight of each other." Rick turned towards Dale.

"Everybody assemble your packs," Shane said to the others.

Dale, T-Dog, Richard, Carl, Kaden, and Sierra we're going to be staying back for the RV and scavenging.

After a small conversation between the Grimes family and Dale, Carl was allowed to come with us.

"You'll be safe out there, right?" Sierra walked up to me.

"Of course, I will, kid. I always am." I ruffled her hair.

"You know that Carl is going with you guys, right?" Sierra asked, and I nodded. "Keep him safe too."

"Of course. He'll be okay. We all will. Now, you listen to Dale, your father, T, and Kaden, alright?" I said, and she nodded.

She stepped into the RV, and Andrea started arguing with Dale about her gun again.

I rolled my eyes at her argument and started to walk behind Daryl to the woods.

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We all walked silently through the woods. Daryl and Rick were in the front while Shane and I took up the back.

I tuned out Shane with his attitude towards Carl and followed behind the group.

We stumbled upon a tent, and Shane and I made out way to the front of the group.

"She could be in there," Shane suggested.

"A lot of things could be in there." I reminded him.

The four of us made our way towards the tent, and I pulled out my gun.

Daryl motioned to us to stay back, and he approached it with a knife. He checked the outside trying to look in, but he had no luck.

Rick called for Carol, and she quietly rushed over.

"Sophia? It's mommy. We're all here, sweetie." Carol tried to call out.

With no luck, I started approaching the tent behind Daryl, with Rick and Shane behind.

Daryl started to unzip the tent slowly, and pushed it open, letting out an awful smell, affecting all of us.