A Grimes and A Dixon

Chapter 6

Beau's POV

It was the next morning to someone shaking me, "Hey dummy." My brother's voice came. I groaned, "What?" I asked. "Told Lori she couldn't sleep and didn't want to wake her or Rick up so she slept in here." Daryl said. I looked to see Alli laying next to me our legs were tangled together, "Did you ask her out yet?" "Daryl get out." I said. "I brought her some pants to put on for breakfast." He said walking out.

I felt Alli shift next to me waking up which I laid back down, "Hey beautiful." I said. Alli opened her eyes but groaned throwing the blanket over her head, "The light hurts." She whined. I chuckled going under with her, "Daryl brought you a pair of sweats to wear to breakfast which we should go." I said. "I don't want to but we better or I am going to get yelled at." Alli said. "Daryl lied for you." I said. "Not that Carl I promised him to play darts with him and Sophia." I laughed as did Alli.

We got up and dressed she put the sweatpants on leaving my sweatshirt on as I put on a sweatshirt too out hoods up. Alli held her arms to me which I carried her to the cafeteria, "Are all you Grimes like this?" I asked. "I get it from my mom." Alli said. I laughed softly, "Aw there's the other two." T-Dog said. I nodded, "Hungry?" He asked. Alli nodded whimpering, "Someone needs some Advil." I said to Lori who was rubbing Rick's back chuckling.

I sat her next to Rick as I sat next to Alli, "Al." Rick said. Alli looked up at her dad, mom and Carl, "Hi mama. Hi dada." Alli said. "Oh she's not feeling well she said mama and dada." Carl said laughing. "You need this honey." Lori said. I rubbed Alli's back as she took the Advil, "You ever going to drink again?" Lori asked Alli. "Yeah just not enough to where I get this hung over in the morning." Alli stated. "You also need to eat." Rick said holding a plate to her.

Alli and I ate the food as Glenn came in, "Don't ever ever let me drink again." Glenn said to everyone who laughed. "Hey Beau." Rick said. I looked at him, "Thanks for keeping an eye on her last night." Rick said. Alli looked at her parents, "You're not mad?" She asked. Lori shook her head when Alli got a better look at her mom, "Are you okay mom?" Alli asked. "Yeah I am sweetheart." She said. Just as Alli was gonna ask again Shane walked in, "Morning." He said. "Morning." Everyone said except Lori who tensed.

Alli looked between Shane and Lori then leaned back in her chair, "Hey what happened to your neck?" Dale asked. Shane felt his neck as he sat next to Glenn as I saw scratch marks on his neck, "Uh must've done that in my sleep." "How you doing there sport?" He asked Alli. "Fine." Alli said as she ate. "Hung over?" He asked. "Little bit." Alli said. I put my arm around Alli's shoulders pulling her close to me, "You're okay baby." I mumbled against her hair. She put her head on my shoulder, "The fuck is this shit?" Shane asked. "They're a couple Shane see like how dad is with mom." Carl said as Rick had his arm around Lori as well. "You're okay with him dating her?" Shane asked. "Yeah." Rick said as Lori didn't even look at Shane just nodded that she approves.

Everyone was sitting eating breakfast as Dr. Jenner came in, "Doctor I don't mean to slam you with questions first thing...." Dale was saying. "But you will anyway." Jenner said as he poured himself some coffee. "We didn't come here for the eggs." Andrea said turning to look at Dr. Jenner. Alli and I sighed looking at each other as this morning already was stressful enough can we go one day without trouble or even an hour.

We just finished watching a video on  test subject 19 which turned out to be Jenner's wife that he had to shoot in the brain, "You've got no idea what or how it happened do you?" Alli asked as she kept quiet. "It could be microbial,, viral, parasitic, fungal." Jenner listed off. "Or the wrath of God." Jacqui said as she leaned back on one of the stations. "There is that." Jenner agreed nodding his head at her. "But you don't know?" I asked. Jenner pointed at me nodding, "How can you not know?" Shane asked. "Everything went down, communications, directives all of it I've been in the dark for almost a month." He spoke. "So it's not just here?" Andrea said shaking her head slowly. "There's nothing left anywhere? That's what you're really saying right?" She asked. Jenner didn't say anything else just looked at us it was at that moment we knew everything was gone, "Jesus." Glenn sighed as he was next to Alli and I. "Man I'm gonna get shit-faced drunk again." Daryl groaned rubbing his hands over his face. "Daryl no." I said to my big brother.

"Dr. Jenner I know this has been taxing for you and I hate to ask one more question but that clock." Dale spoke as we all turned looking at it. "It's counting down what happens at zero?" He asked. "The basement generators they run out of fuel." Jenner informed us before walking away. "And then?" Rick asked as Jenner walked out. "Vi what happens when the power runs out?" Alli asked the computer because Jenner wasn't answering us. "When the power runs out facility wide decontamination will occur." Vi informed us. Alli turned to her dad the both thinking the same thing.

As we all were packing our things and trying to figure out how to get out of here the power shut off, "What's going on?" Daryl asked as we all walked to the hallway. Alli stepped out as we all looked to her because she's the next thing to Rick, "Jenner why if everything off?" Alli asked. "Energy use is being prioritized." Jenner answered her take the bottle of alcohol from Daryl. "Air and lights aren't a priority?" Dale asked. "It's not up to me." Jenner said. "Are you saying that Vi is controlling what's being shut down right now?" Alli asked him. He looked at her, "Yes."

"What's the last thing that's kept up and running then?" I asked as we followed him. He didn't answer, "The computers it shutting off all the non-essential uses of power. The computer are the last thing because it saves all the power for them until this place blows right?" Alli asked. "Correct and that started right on the half-hour mark. Right on schedule." Jenner said as we looked at the clock. "Everyone get your stuff." Alli as Rick shouted it. "We're leaving." Rick said. As we turned on our heels to grab out things a alarm began to blare, "What is that?" Carl asked. "Thirty minutes until decontamination." Jenner announced as he stopped the alarm.

"Everybody you heard these two get your stuff and let's go." Shane said when the doors shut. I looked at the doctor ready to kill him as Carl and Sophia started to panic, "You son of a bitch you let us out of here!" I yelled running at the man but before I could get there Rick got me in a choke hold and brought me to the ground to calm me down. "You good?" Rick asked me. "Yeah." I said. He let me go, "Man that hurt." I said. Alli grabbed my face as she looked at it as I looked at Carl and Sophia, "You guys scared?" I asked. They nodded, "Hey it's okay your dad is so smart Carl he'll find a way to get us out of here." I said. Alli held him close as Sophia cried which I picked her up holding her.

Rick and Jenner got into a screaming match, "You said it last night it's just a matter of time before everyone you love dies." Jenner said. "What?" Lori asked. "Dad?" Carl asked. "After all of your big talk?" Shane scoffed. "I had to keep hope alive didn't I?" Rick asked his eyes falling on his family. "There is no hope." Alli stepped forward now looking at both men, "There's always hope." Alli said. She held her dad's hand who just gave her hand a squeeze, "Maybe not here, maybe not right now but there's always hope somewhere." Alli said. "What part of everything is gone don't you Grimes understand?" Andrea snapped. "This isn't right my daughter doesn't deserve to die like this." Carol said as she held Sophia tight. "Wouldn't it be more kinder more compassionate to hold your loved ones and wait for the clock to run down?" Jenner asked. I kept watch as my brother threw things at the walls, "Daryl..." I was saying so he wouldn't hurt himself.

Shane got pissed and pointed a shotgun at Jenner threatening the man when Alli pushed him back. Lori went over and talked to Jenner next and he opened the doors, "Everyone let's go!" Alli yelled. We all ran for where we entered last night but nothing was breaking, "Move it." Rick said as I saw him with a grenade. "Oh shit." Rick ran back over and yelling the same thing I just did. I covered Alli and Carl and he covered Lori and Carl also. The window opened and we all ran out to the vehicles. There was a huge explosion behind us as we turned back we saw what use to be the CDC and into the vehicles. I got in with the Grimes family, Carol and Sophia and off we were.