𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝗼𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧

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Narrative

"Ok, so I got everything they should need packed. During story time just set them down and let them play with toys. That should keep them occupied." Rory said, Carol listened and nodded her head.

"Got it, is that all?" Rory thought before nodding her head.

"Just, make sure they stay safe. I don't want you to think that I think you would put them in harms way, but anything could happen. If something does go south, there's and emergency pack in our bedroom for them. It has everything that in the dipper bag but just more of."

"Rory," Carol put her hand on her shoulder. "Everything will be ok, but thank you for telling me about the emergency pack. I understand, I will keep them safe." Carol says. Rory nodded, pulling her into a hug.

"Thank you so much."

"No problem."

"Rory, come on!" Daryl yelled, motioning for her to come over.

"I'll see you later." She waved one more time before going over to Daryl.

"You got everything?" Rory nodded.

"The extra bags in the back of the truck?" Daryl nodded. "Ok, I'm ready to go. Whenever y'all are." She walked over to the bike, getting on the back.

"Come on, let's go." Daryl yelled out, going to get on the bike. The ride to the store wasn't long. They parked behind the fence.

"Thought this place was overrun?" Zack looked at the store in front of them.

"Shh, listen." They all stop and started to listen, in the distance you could hear faint music. "Hooked it up to a car battery, lured them away." Rory nodded impressed. They walked through a bloody hole in the fence, taking a sweep of the parking lot.

Once that was deemed safe, Daryl, Rory, Michonne and Zack stayed at the front while the rest of the group went around the building.

"You get stuff for the babies, and I'll get the rest." She took the list out of Daryls pocket and tore it in half.

"Got it." He nodded, taking it from her hand.

"Thought we were here for food?" Zack asked. Is was a genuine question, he didn't know they were there for anything else.

"It's an everything run technically, But the twins and Judy need some stuff. I need some stuff, I'm guessing some of the other women need some stuff." She definitely knew that it wouldn't be just her who needed tampons.

She had to get one from Maggie before they left and Maggie requested more.

"Oh." Zack nodded, looking Daryl up and down. "Ok, I think I got it."

"Shoot."

"Got what?" Rory asked.

"Zacks been trying to guess what I did before the apocalypse." Rory nodded, wanting to hear his answer.

"Alright, this is a long shot. But homicide cop." Rory and Michonne looked at each other before busting out laughing.

"What?" Daryl nudged Rory's side with his elbow.

"Nothing, that just makes perfect sense." She defended. Daryl played into the boys joke before letting him down.

Three walkers lunged at the window, Rory sighed and stepped away. Tyreese, Sasha, Glenn and Bob showed back up from perimeter checking.

"Alright, let's do this." Michonne opened the doors, the walkers coming out which she had no problem taking out. "Stay alert." She said before the group went there separate ways.

"Be safe, holler if you need anything." Daryl told Rory seriously. She nodded, leaning up to give him a kiss. She gave him a wink before walking towards the bath and body section.

Coming across the feminine part, she started to pile things into it. Tampons, razors, soap, shampoo and conditioner, things like that. She smirked, grabbing a couple extra boxes of condoms.

She walked back to the front, setting the bag by the front door. She watched as Bob looked closely at the alcohol. She shrugged her backpack off and started to look for food, finding powdered milk her face lit up. She grabbed the big bags and shoved them into it. This was a good find, though it wasn't as good as regular milk it should work. A loud crash was heard and she quickly zipped up her back trying to find the source.

"Over in beer and wine!" Daryl yelled, Rory quickly made her way to the aisle. Bob was trapped under a shelf and everyone was trying to get him out.

"Was going to fast, ran right into them." Rory dropped her pack and joined in the aid. They managed to get the first one off of him before starting to go for the second one.

The felling creaked before a walker fell through, hanging by its intestines. One by one they started to fall through.

"Go help Michonne, we got this." Daryl told her to go and she nodded. Picking her pack off the ground she put it on. One, so no one would trip on it and two, it could provide some extra protection. She aided Michonne in the killing of walkers.

Hearing struggling beside her she looked to see Glenn fighting with a walker. In one swift move she stabbed it in the brain and let it fall to the ground.

"Thank you." He panted. She nodded, stabbing another one. They started to make there way back to help Bob when Rory gasped at the sight in front of her.

Daryl was on top of some boxes and walkers began to swarm. Rory and Glenn shared a look before going to kill them.

The ceiling once more began to creak and Rory pulled Daryl and Glenn away just in time before a helicopter came crashing down.

"Get Bob!" Glenn shouted, Rory ran over and used all her strength and help Zack free the man. Bob climbed out and got up, thanking the two.

Zacks screams erupted and Rory watched in horror as he fell, a walker taking a bite out of his calf and another out of his neck.

Someone's arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her back, leading out of the store. She looked back to see Daryl, getting out of his grip she swiftly bent down and grabbed the full duffel bag before they got out.

She looked around to see if everyone, other then Zack, was there. She let out a relieved sigh when they were. A loud sound was heard and the rest of the roof caved in.

"Fuck." She rubbed her hand up and down her face. She looked to Daryl with a sad look.

"I got the stuff." He tried to get the conversation away from what just happened.

"Thanks. I got what was on my list and then I got a couple of bags of powdered milk."

"That's good." She dropped the bag by her feet and wrapped her arms around him, crying softly into his shirt.

"Come on, we better get back." Sasha said, starting to walk back to the cars. Daryl grabbed the duffel bag and the two of them walked back to the bike.

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