rag doll | TWD

[49] no way out

dream on --- aerosmith

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[POV]

The group kept their heads down as they waded through the sea of walkers. They discreetly kept themselves together by holding hands as pre-k students would on a field trip.

Rick went first, then Carl, Jessie, Sam, Ron, Gabriel, JJ and Michonne. Finally, there was a clear patch and Rick was able to huddle everyone up.

"Alright, new plan. Flares from a few guns aren't enough. Too many walkers, too spread out."

"What about-" JJ started in a hushed whisper.

"Was getting to that. We need the vehicles back at the quarry. We're not going to the armory anymore. All of us drive, we'll need to round 'em up. We'll get a few miles out and JJ will do her thing."

"All right." Jessie agreed. "But Judith... to the quarry and back, I..."

Gabriel glanced between Jessie and Rick, speaking up, "I'll take her. Keep her safe in my church until you all lead the walkers away."

JJ's eyes narrowed, "Can you do this?"

"I'm supposed to. I have to. I will." Gabriel assured them with every sentence.

Finally, Carl handed Judith over to Gabriel to keep safe.

"Take Sam." Jessie decided.

"No."

"Yes, Sam, it'll be safer."

"I'm not leaving you." He argued.

"Sam..." She pleaded.

"I'm not. I can keep going."

"Sam-"

"I can keep going...please." He affirmed. "Let's just go."

Then, Jessie gave in.

"I'm going to keep her safe."

Rick gave a thankful nod, "Thank you." And they watched as Gabriel wandered to the church, holding Judith close and soothing her.

"He's gonna make it." JJ comforted her brother.

"He is. I know it." Jessie agreed.

Then, they started to walk again, linking hands and parading through the hoard of the dead.

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[JJ]

It became dark quickly, which made the situation just that much worse. We walked slowly, but steadily, watching our backs with every move.

Rick led us. He held onto Sam, who went before Jessie. And then there was Carl, Ron, myself and Michonne.

We suddenly came to a stop when Sam locked eyes on a child who had turned.

"Sam, come on. Sweetheart?" Jessie immediately began to plead with her son.

"You can do it." Rick assured.

We soon all quietly began begging Sam to move and telling him he could do it.

When he began to cry out of fear, he was bitten into by three nearby walkers.

Jessie wailed, letting walkers take her too. She went down, but her hand was still latched tightly around Carl's. It took multiple tries for Rick to chop her arm off, but when he finally was able to set Carl free from her grasp, they were met with the click of a hammer.

Ron had taken Jessie's gun and was holding it to my brother.

"You." Was the only thing he said before Michonne sliced her katana through him, bringing on more walkers. As he went down, he pulled the trigger. It appeared everyone was unscathed, but they weren't.