Ties that Bind Part Two

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Javier wakes up after the grenade explosion. A walker crawls toward him, and Clementine shoots it.

Clementine: Hey, hey. Take it easy.

Javier: What happened?

Maddie: They got away.

Javier: Oh, God. Mariana.

Javi holds Mariana's hand.

Kenny: I already dug a grave for her.

Javier: Thank you.

Javi carries Mariana and sets her down in the grave.

Javier: We'll never forget you. You were a good sister to Gabe. And... and like a daughter to me.

Clementine: Javi, thank you for staying. I think you probably saved my life.

Javier: I couldn't leave you alone.

Maddie: That's because... you're a good man.

Javier: Not good enough to save her.

Kenny: You bought your people time, though. That counts for something.

Javier: Hang on a sec. (takes out tape player) She carried this around for years.

Javier puts the tape player in Mariana's hands.

Javi fills up the grave.

Javier: I'm... I'm sorry I never found you those candy bars. You deserved... so much more life. You should've been the one burying me... someday. Someday far away.

Javi finishes filling the grave.

Clementine: You did everything you possibly--

A walker growls; they find where it is.

Javi shoots the walker dead then puts his gun away.

Javi looks at the brand on the zombie's neck.

Javier: The other guys had this, too.

Maddie: Oh, shit.

Javier: What? What's wrong? Mads?

Kenny: I've run into these guys before.

Javier: Who are they? Please.

Clementine: They call themselves "the New Frontier". They used to be decent people. Now they're... something else. This brand they have, it's like an initiation thing. I was... kind of stuck in their camp for a while. Not by choice. It was bad. I'm lucky to be alive.

Javier: What do you mean, "stuck"? Were you a prisoner?

Maddie: I got out. That's... all that matters.

Kenny: They left one of their cars behind. That's something, at least.

Javier: Good. Just like you always wanted.

Clementine: I can take you back to Prescott, make sure your family's okay... But then I'm hitting the road.

Javier: You should stay with us.

Clementine, Maddie, and Kenny will remember that.

Maddie: Let's just get back to Prescott.

They get in the car and drive away.

Javier, Maddie, Kenny, and Clementine arrive at Prescott.

Tripp: You're back.

Javier: How's Kate? Is she...

Tripp: Just came out of surgery. Eleanor's still with her. You'd best get over to the infirmary.

Javi goes over to Kate at the infirmary.

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