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Chapter 7: What Lies Ahead

Rick: "I guess I'm losing hope that you can hear me. But there's always that chance, isn't there? That slim chance. It's all about slim chances now, I try to do everything right, keep people safe. I tried Morgan. I tried. Our group's smaller now, we lost another, day before last. It was her choice. I won't say I blame her, she lost faith. The CDC was a dead end. I met a man there, a scientist, he told me something, he told me..."

He decides not to say.

Rick: "It doesn't matter. What matters is we're moving on. Atlanta's done. We're going to try Fort Bennet. We're facing a long, hard journey. Maybe harder than I can ever imagine, but it can't be harder than our journey so far. Can it? 125 miles, that's what lies ahead and I'm trying hard to not lose faith. I can't, if I do the others, my family, my wife, my son, there's just a few of us now. So we gotta stick together, fight for each other, we gotta be willing to lay down our lives for each other if it comes to that"

Dale: "Son, let's saddle up"

Rick: "It's the only chance we got" (Engine starts with Daryl's motorcycle in front, with the RV and the car behind it)

Rick: "Be careful out there Morgan. I hope you and Duane are okay. Stay off the road, keep moving, keep your eyes open. I don't know, just- just be safe. Maybe we'll see you in Fort Benning some day. Rick, signing off"

The scene changes to the RV and car driving down a road. While birds chirp and the sounds of a motorcycle are heard. It focuses in on the Grimes' car.

Lori: "We were just thinking about our trip to the Grand Canyon with Carl" (Rick laughs)

Carl: "I don't remember that"

Lori: "No, you wouldn't. You were just a baby. And besides, we never made it past Fort Worth"

Rick: "No, you got sick. I never knew a baby could throw up so much"

Carl: "Ick"

Lori: "Yeah, ick. The doctor in Texas said you'd live. Then we turned and drove home"

Carl: "That sucks"

Lori: "No, it was a good trip"

Rick: "The best"

Carl: "Can we go see it? The Grand Canyon? I'd like to"

Sophia: "I would too. Can we go?"

Rick: "We'd never go without you or your mom. That's a promise"

Carl: "What about 10K?"

Lori: "If we go to the Grand Canyon, he'll come, whether he likes it or not"

Scene changes from inside the car to inside the RV. Shane is cleaning his gun as Andrea watches.

Andrea: "Looks complicated"

Shane: "The trick is getting all these pieces back together the same way. I could clean yours. Show you how" (Andrea hands him her gun) "Oh yeah. It's a sweet piece"

Andrea: "It was a gift from my father. He gave it to me just before Amy and I took off on our road trip. He said two girls on their own should be able to defend themselves"

Shane: "Smart man, your father. Look, it's a- it's a limited capacity. See? Only holds seven rounds"

Dale: "Oh jeez"

In front of them is a large traffic jam of cars, trucks, and several other vehicles.

Glenn: "Aw no" (he sighs as Daryl pulls next to the RV)

Dale: "See a way through?"

Daryl looks back and nods, motioning for Dale to follow him, which he does.