The world has ended and there's more people dead than alive, and somehow Andie has ended up completely and utterly alone. Nowhere is safe, but she can't keep running. And after captivity turns to friendship and love, the teenager must decide what di...
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The group walks up on the side of a large building with big, white letters underneath the windows to spell out TERMINUS. It's made of brick, clearly rundown over time. It's nearing sunset, and there's no one out and about for them to see at the moment.
"We all spread out, watch for a while, see what we see, and get ready." Rick quietly addresses the group. "We all stay close. You wanna stick with me?" He asks his son.
"It's alright." Carl says before walking off in the same direction that Michonne went.
"Can I stick with you, Dad?" Andie asks, and he smirks as he looks at her.
"Is something on your mind?" Rick asks after the others scatter to look around.
"I wanna leave most of our weapons out here when we go in." She tells him, and he nods.
"I was thinking the same thing."
"I wanna leave Derek, Malia, Braeden, Peter, Carl, and Luna out here too." She says as she turns to look up at him. "We can watch all we want, but we won't know what we're walking into until we're already in it. I want them out here in case things don't go well in there."
"That's a lot of muscle we're leaving out here."
"That's the point. If things go sideways for us, muscle on the outside — armed muscle — is exactly what we're gonna need."
"Aright." He nods, pausing a moment, and her eyebrows furrow when he smirks.
"What?"
"Nothin'. Just, uh... You sure you're not suited to be leader?"
"Uh..." A small smile tugs at her lips as she looks at the ground. "I'll admit I've come a long way from the girl in the barn...even farther from the girl I was before I knew you...but I'm a foot-soldier. I don't make the plans, I just help carry 'em out."
"If that's where you're comfortable, that's where I'll leave you." He says, and she nods. "But I may still ask you for your opinion from time to time. Is that alright by you?"
Andie smiles as she looks up at him. "Yeah, that's alright by me."
"Hole's dug, boss." Theo says, and they look over at him. "Ready when you are."
Rick walks over and lays the duffle bag he's been carrying on his back into the freshly dug hole, swapping out his revolver before he zips up the bag. "Just in case." He says, and Andie chuckles as she looks up at Theo.
"She never goes anywhere unarmed either."
"I'm always armed no matter what." She flexes, and he shakes his head before pushing her away from him. "Too douchey?"
