The Walking Love Story (The Walking Dead fanfic)

Chapter 18: Joy Ride

I walked down the stairs from the roof and walked to the cell block for the animals aka the barn. Opening the doors the horses greeted me with hungry whinnies. I smiled as I walked in and petted Striker.

"Good morning." Machone said making me jump

"My lord you scared me." I said putting my hand on my chest.

"Sorry." She said smiling while still petting lady

"What are you doing?" I asked

"Just came out to visit my girl." She said

"Oh" I said

"Meeting everyone inside." Rick called

Everyone made their way to the main cell block to listen to see what Rick wanted us for.

"You all have noticed that we are going through a rough spot with the prison. We have the walkers piling up on the fence tearing them down. So we must get some more people out there to clean them off. Also we just got Riley back so we have someone watching us. We also have the problem of food and water. We need to find some supplies so we need to make a few more runs. You will have a list to go by for what we need the most. Anything else you find that you think we could use bring back as well. So who wants to go on the runs we need at least two groups to go out." Rick lectured

"I'll go" I volunteered

"Riley and I can go on horse back." Machone said

"I'm coming" Ryan and Daryl said in unison

"No you to go together on a separate run. These two are just as tough and smart as you two. I think try could teach you a thing or two as well. So they will go together and you to will go together understood." Rick said

"Fine" Daryl said clearly unhappy

"We should get another group out there too. And Daryl and Ryan you take vehicles okay." Rick said

"Okay." Ryan said

"Riley you and Machone can go ahead and leave now and head out be back soon and stay safe." Rick said

"Okay will do come on Riley let's go." Machone said turning around and heading toward the door

"I'll be back soon be careful." I told Daryl and Ryan hugging them both before turning on my heel and following Machone out the door and to the barn.

We entered the barn and lead the horses out of their stalls tying them to the bars. We brushed and saddled them up hooking saddle bags on them for storage. Then we added holsters to them for extra guns. So we had tons of ammunition including the guns and bullets on the horses and ten the ones on us plus we each had a kantana. We were then saddled and ready. Leading the horses outside we climbed on to them and ready our selves in the saddle before walking to the gate where Carl was ready to open it for us. He opened the gate and closed it behind us and we trotted the horses off down the road. We rode through the woods and through fields and on and over roads. We road until sunset when we found and old bar. We tied the horses outside and walked inside examining the bar for walkers. It was clear whoever was here before us took care of barricading the windows and doors to other rooms.

"It's secure for the night we will leave first thing in the morning." Machone said

"Think we should bring the horses in we can tie them in here somewhere." I said

"Yeah that way we still have them in the morning." Machone said

"I'll go get them." I said standing up from the floor and dusting myself off before getting the horses.

"Tie them here" Machone said pointing to a bar chair.

I tied and settled the horses in and we all fell asleep. Machone an I slept in chairs inside the bar. Not the most comfortable thing ever. The next morning I was woke up from Machone. It had to be around five in the morning. We didn't unsaddle the horses so we just climbed on and left. We rode up on a town a few miles down the road. We cleared a few of the small drug stores grabbing things on our lists. We then found a small grocery store. I knocked on the glass to see if any walkers were inside. We walked inside and searched the small store. Grabbing small things here and there after finishing our lists.

"That's it we got everything and have no room for anything else. Let's head back to camp." Machone said

"Sounds good." I said climbing on to Striker

We turned the horses and cantered them the all way back to camp. We must have mad a circle because we were even closer to the prison from the town then when we left. We didn't have to stay an extra night out in middle of nowhere.