Gone {The Walking Dead/Completed/undergoing major editing}

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Update for whoever actually still reads this.

{Riley's P.O.V}

I woke up with a few people standing over me, Rick, Ever, and Jay.

"She's awake." Rick said quietly. "No burns, nothing, she just lost a lot of air." Ever said in astonishment. What?

I opened my mouth. "Um."

"Oh, thanks for saving my life." Jay said. Then everything came back. "Oh, yeah, uh- you're welcome." I said siting up. "Where's everyone else? Collin, Lizzie, Mika, Beth?" I asked. "Uh- Beth was with me, she got kidnapped, no idea where she went." Daryl retorted. Maggie looked at the ground. "Collin ran off, remember?" Oh yeah.. "Oh. I forgot. "What about the girls?" Carol looked at the ground but didn't say anything. I sighed. I noticed there were about four new people that I didn't recognize. Glenn saw me starring, and spoke. "The red haired one, that's Abraham, the black haired one, that's Eugene, he says he knows the cure, Abraham, and Rosita over here, the one with the long black hair, have been helping him get to DC." I nodded, not really believing that he actually new a cure. "Oh, and this is Tara, she helped me get out of the prison and look for Maggie. She. Uh. Was with the Governor. But she saw what he did and realized he was the bad guy. " I smiled and waved at her, I felt like we would be friends. Then, I noticed Judith, In Carl's arms. I blocked the other girl out.

I smiled, not at Carl, but at Judith. Rick walked over and took her from Carl, and brought her back to me, setting her in my arms. I smiled at her and she laughed. "I knew she was alive." I said not to anyone in particular.

*

After a while we were walking again, Ever holding Judith, and I stood towards the front next to Rick. "I'm sorry about Carl, I don't know what's up with him." He whispered, seeing Carl was more towards the back. I shook my head.

"Don't worry about it, there's probably plenty of people better than me anyway." I whispered back. He shook his head. "No, Carl really loved you, I just think when he thought Judith died, he lost all hope for everything, and blocked everyone out, he's been different lately." He replied, still whispering.

"Haven't we all. I mean, look at us." I whispered back. He shrugged and nodded.

Then we heard screams of a man in the distance, and I took of running through the woods towards the screaming. A man was on top of a rock, dressed in a priest suit, with about 3 walkers surrounding him. I sighed and killed one, and Rick and Glenn took out the others, Rick helped him down while Daryl pointed his crossbow at him.

"Daryl, drop it, how harmful could he even be." I said shooting a look at him. He shook his head, and put it down. His hand still at the trigger.

*

He told us about his church, and that's where we are now, he's a harmless man, he's been living in the church for what seems like ever. We were having a big feast inside that church, toasting to Washington, I sort of zoned out, sitting next to Ever.

"Guys." Sasha started. "Where's bob?"

We all looked around. "Yeah, and Daryl and Carol?!" Someone else yelled. Everyone continued to look around, even though they obviously weren't in here, and Sasha began yelling at The priest. Father Gabriel, that's his name.

*

A few people went out looking but a lot of us just stayed put.

{Reagan's P.O.V}

I couldn't figure out why she would avoid eye contact with me. Maybe she didn't know it was me yet. Probably not. I saw her sit on one of the benches alone, just starring off. Come on Riley. I couldn't take it anymore. I stood up. "Where are ya going?" Carl asked. I sighed. "I'll be right back." He nodded and I walked over to her. "Riley..." She looked up. And blinked. A small smile crossed her face.

{Collin's P.O.V}

I was glad I found my friends again. I also found Daryl and Carol. They said they had the rest of the group together, but they went out following a car looking for Beth In the City. So we tagged along, as long as we agreed to do everything they said so we didn't get caught.

We caught up to the car, and a man stepped out, did something, then got back in and turned into the city, Instead of going around. "They must be holed up in the city somewhere, or they would've gone around it." Carol mumbled. "Yeah, but it's so dark, how are we gonna find him?" Tanner thought out loud. I found my old friends Tanner, Tony, and Isaac.

"We find somewhere to stay and look in the morning?" Daryl suggested. We all nodded in agreement. We pulled up at a building, Carol took us to the back, and we kept watch as Daryl tried to get the back open. A few walkers came but we took them down. Once we got in, Carol seemed to know her way around well. She took us through an office. There was banging on a window, and we turned and saw the silhouette of a small child, and a mother on the other side. Except, they were walkers. I quickly turned away. We walked through a few hallways and flights  of stairs, until we came to a hallways with lots of rooms (Much like the other hallways) Carol opened one, "Daryl, and I will take this one, there's only two to a room, so you guys will have to split up too, they each have a bunk bed, come in here first though, we'll make a plan. " We all nodded and walked into the room, locking it behind us. "So, how do you know this place so well, Carol?" Daryl asked. "I stayed here with Sophia a couple times before, but I could never stand it and would always go running back to Ed. How stupid I was. "Who's Ed, and Sophia?" I wondered a loud. Daryl shook his head, hinting I should have not asked that question. "Sophia. She was my daughter. Never run, from anything. My daughter ran, and now she's gone." She said sternly. I nodded. "I- I'm so sorry." She shook her head, "Ed, he was my husband. But. he-"

Daryl cut her off. "He was an abusive prick." I sighed, shaking my head. "So, what's the plan?" Isaac and Tony said in Unison. "Well, I'm sure we'll see one of those cars again, Daryl, you're good at tracking, we can track tire's and, well we have to search, no giving up, got it?" We all nodded. Go split up into two rooms, keep your doors locked all night, call if something happens, keep your guns out. We nodded and went on our way.