Never Wake The Dead (TWD Fanfic)

**Chapter 45-Death**

I know I'm getting sick but I don't show it. I need to be out here for the group. Well those who aren't quarantined. Maggie, Lori and Carl are helping Hershel learn to walk with crutches. Beth and I are scanning the perimeter and Rick is out tending the garden. "What is that?" I ask Beth, she looks down the asphalt at the fence, "I don't know. Lets go look?" she offers, "Stay here. I'll be right back" I say handing her my binoculars.

I walk down there asphalt to the fence, there is a deer carcass laying there and it's heart is about 4 meters from that in an opening in the fence. "Holy shit!" I yell and start to walk backwards towards the prison, the Walkers pile in through the opening. I kill a few but they keep coming, "Shit, shit, shit" I say over and over, I Sprint up towarf the prison. "Get inside now! Run!" I yell, they all look mortified. "Rick, we need to use the pigs as a distraction to lore then away from the prison, I'm grabbing the truck" Daryl yells.
Beth and Hershel go inside the gate to the courtyard and they're safe. Rick and Daryl take off toward the pig pen to create a diversion, I grab Lori and Carl and I drag them through the back door.
We're walking the tombs when Lori let's out a whimper and hunches over in pain, "The baby's coming" she says, "Do you think you can make it to the-" I'm cut short by the horde of Walkers that come around the corner, Carl drags us into the boiler room. I block the door with a chain. Lori grabs the metal bars and screams, "Jade, there's no time. We're gonna have to do it here" she says laying on the ground.

Daryl's P.O.V.
I grab the truck and speed to the pen where I find Rick waiting. He loads the pigs in the back. "I forgot a knife" he yells at me from the back, I hand him mine. He cuts the pigs leg, it squeals. He throws it out to the Walkers, it squeals and runs until they catch it and rip it open. I pay attention to my driving. I drive away from the prison and Rick slices a pig and drops it about every 40 meters. Surely enough they're all following. We lore them into the woods and drop the last 3 pigs off there before speeding back to the prison. We all get inside the gates and we stand there, Beth and Hershel are safe, "Where is Jade, Lori, and Carl?" I ask, "Two of the Walkers got in and we had to part directions, they went in through the back door of the tombs" Beth says.

Jade's P.O.V.
"Lori, your body knows what to do, keep pushing your doing great" I encourage her, "Why is she breathing like that, is she ok?" Carl asks, "Yeah, she's fine.. Wait Lori, stop. Something's wrong" I say pulling my hands up, they're covered in blood. "Mom, mom. Keep your eyes open, look at me" Carl says, "Lori with all this blood, I don't think you're fully dilated yet" I say concerned, "No amount of pushing is gonna help" I say, "I know what's wrong and I'm not gonna lose my baby. You've got to cut me open " she replies, "Lori, I can't. Carol practiced that, I've never done this before" I sob, "You have no choice" she says, "I'll go get help" I say, "There's not time" she says, "Lori, I don't have any anesthetic or any equiptment-" "Carl has a knife" she interrupts me, "You won't survive that" I sob, "My baby has to survive. Please, Jade. For us, please" she begs. I shake my head sadly.
"You see my old C-Section scar?" she asks, "I-I can't" I sob, tears are forming in my eyes, " You can...You have to. Carl? Baby, I don't want you to be scared, okay? This is what I want.... This is right.... Now you-- you take care of your daddy for me, all right? And your little brother or sister, you take care-- "You don't have to do this" Carl says. "You're gonna be fine.... You are gonna beat this world..... I know you will.... You are smart, and you are strong, and you are so brave, and I love you" she sobs. "I love you too" Carl sobs tears pouring down his face, "You gotta do what's right, baby... You promise me, you'll always do what's right.... It's so easy to do the wrong thing in this world. So don't-- so if it feels wrong, don't do it, all right? If it feels easy don't do it..... Don't let the world spoil you....You're so good....You're my sweet boy. You're the best thing I ever did" she sobs her voice cracking... "I love you" she says. Her and Carl hug and cry together, I let silent tears stream down my face, I can't do this. "Jade, when this is over. You're gonna have to-" I cut her off, "Shh"- "No Jade you have to, "Shh" I try again, slightly panicking, "It can't be Rick" I nod my head, "Ok now" he says to me "It's gonna be alright. Goodnight, love" she says, "I'm so sorry" I say and cut her stomach, she let's out an agonizing scream and passes out.
"What are you doing to her?" Carl screams. "Carl give me your hands" I say. He looks at his mom, "Carl please" I say. I get the baby out and tap it's feet, it doesn't work so I tap it's chest, that doesn't work. Oh God, I start to panic. I turn it over and tap it's back, it starts whining, "Come on Carl, we have to go" I sob wrapping the baby up, "Wait we can't leave her, she'll turn" he says, I stand there for a second then reach for my gun, "No, I'll do it" he says pulling his gun out, "Carl" I sob. "She's my mom" he says a tear slides down his face. My mind goes blank and I walk to the door. There's two Walkers going around the corner, I turn around to go get Carl and I hear a gunshot. I jump at the sound. He storms past me. I follow him out.