Humanity (Carl Grimes Gay)

Body Count: Maximum

[The picture above shows the remaining characters in this story . Each of them has a color that represents how they come into the plot in this chapter . Below is a chart of what the colors mean] ;

Blue - This is the group who are first to head to the base (Silvia , Carl , Layne , and Johanna)

Yellow - This color represents the group that everyone meets up with at the base (Lyric , Lux , Rick , Hail , Maggie , and Clarissa)

Pink - Pink is for backup , yet they'll still be at the base (Hunter , Haley , Jessie , Codie , River , and Michonne)

Green - If a character is highlighted with this , it means they were told to stay at the prison to watch (Lacey and Niyk)

Red - This group meets up with Blue along the way (Colleen , K.C. , Daryl , Beth , and Tucker)

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[Carl's point of view]

We needed to follow those people . Of course , we didn't know how dangerous they were or could be - we were risking our lives .

But then again , aren't we always ? This world just isn't safe anymore . It was nothing we could change ... nothing we could do to make it a better place .

So we hopped in the Prius as quickly as we could and kept our distance to a point where we could still faintly see the giant truck .

Who could we be fooling with ? I was worried , I was gonna lie . I could've peed my pants multiple times if Layne hadn't stopped as many times as he did just for me .

As soon as I could give directions , I was pulling out my talkie and telling my daddy everything he needed to know . Our safety , our location , our status , any other information that was extremely important .

'We're passing that giant beaten down house - the one with all those dead flowers in the front yard'

'Okay , okay' My daddy says 'How are you guys doing on gas ?'

'We're perfect'

'And on food ?'

'Excellent'

'Alright , I'm gonna send some people down , you understand ?' He clears his throat

'Yes , sir'

'I'll get Niyk to give you the status later' He says 'Be careful , I love you'

'I love you too'

So we rode those empty long roads , trying not to give ourselves away to the enemies not far from us . It was scary - thrilling but scary .

I decided to pass the time and reload all of our guns and make sure everything would go smoothly shooting wide if we had to go to that option .

'Don't go so fast . We don't want them to know we're following them' Silvia explains 'They're bad people'

'Wait , do you know them ?' Jo scoffs

'I used to run with them before you guys . That's where I met Lyric and River'

'You could've mentioned that !'

'Guys !' Layne growls , making me jump 'This is stressful enough - I do not need you two fighting back there like a bunch of children'

'Aw , what's wrong , Papa Bear ?' Johanna tilts her head 'Someone steal your porridge ?'

Silvia bursts into giggles as I try to bite back my laughter . Layne's grip on the steering wheel gets tighter until he makes the car slowly come to a halt behind thick trees .

'What are they doing ?' I ask

'Looks like they're refilling' Silvia shrugs

'Maybe they're camping out' I suggest