Our Extinction Event {Daryl Dixon}

One Kiss

The next morning, Glenn told everyone about the walkers in the barn and no one really knew how to process that. They left breakfast as they headed to the barn to see for themselves, and when they discovered that Glenn was right, Parker could see the anger in Shane's eyes. "You can not tell me you're alright with this," Shane told Rick, walking away from the barn.

"No, I'm not." Rick replied, "But we are guests here. This isn't our land."

"God! This is our lives, man!" Shane snapped.

"Lower your voice!" Glenn hissed.

"We can't just sweep this under the rug," Andrea said.

"Why not?" Parker asked. "We've been here for days and we didn't know anything. That barn seems pretty safe to me, so why is it so important?"

"It's ain't right. Not remotely." Shane said. "We either got to go in there, we make things right. Or we just got to go. Now, we've been talking Fort Benning for a long time."

"We can't go!" Rick stopped him.

"Why, Rick? Why?" Shane asked.

"Because my daughter is still out there," Carol spoke up, saying one of the many reasons why they shouldn't leave. Shane stuttered for a moment, struggling to find the words.

"Okay, I think it's time we all start to just consider the other possibility."

"Shane, we're not leaving Sophia behind." Rick snapped.

"I'm close to finding this girl," Daryl added. "I just found her damn doll two days ago."

"You found her doll, Daryl," Shane spat. "That's what you did. You found a doll."

"You don't know what the hell you're talking about!" Daryl shouted.

"Man, look I'm just saying what needs to be said here!" Shane replied. "Now, you get a lead, it's in the first forty-eight, after that, it doesn't matter."

"Shane! Shane, stop!" Rick intervened, trying to reason with him.

"Let me tell you something else, man," Shane yelled over him. "If she was alive out there and saw you coming, all methed out with your buck knife and geek ears around your neck, she would run in the other direction, man!" Daryl lunged at Shane, but Parker stepped between them as Rick pushed Shane back. Parker grabbed Daryl's arm and no matter how hard he tried to get her off of him, she held on.

"Hey! Stop! Stop!"

"Just stop!"

"I'll kick your ass, man, you come at me again!" Shane shouted, pushing against Rick. "I'll beat your ass, man!"

"Back off!" Rick yelled over everybody, pushing Shane back as everyone fought to keep the two apart.

"Keep your hands off me," Shane warned, pointing at Daryl. When they calmed down, Shane walked away and Rick called after him.

"Now just let me talk to Hershel. Let me figure it out."

"And what are you going to figure out!?" Shane roared, turning back.

"Enough!" Lori shouted, stepping between Rick and Shane.

"If we're gonna stay," Rick said, "If we're gonna clear this barn, I have to talk him into it. This is his land."

"Hershel sees those things in there as people," Dale explained, pointing toward the barn. "Sick people. His wife, his.. his... his stepson.."

"You knew?" Rick asked, sounding betrayed.

"Yesterday. I talked to Hershel." Dale said.

"And you waited the night?" Shane asked.

"I thought we could survive one more night," Dale replied. "We did. I was waiting till this morning to say something, but Glenn wanted to be the one."