The Walking Dead: A Broken Empire

[C1] Chapter 7: The Final Fall Part 2 (Confess)

As trust diminishes through the group, Dave is left at his sanity's end. With the death of more people, Javier tries to step in and save the group. The problem is, they're too far gone and Dave has some very different plans. The tables turn as betrayal runs rampant.

"Well?" Dave asked.
Javier couldn't lie to the group about this. The risk was too high.
"What the hell are you hiding?!" Dave demanded an answer.
"Terrence is bitten." Javier sighed.
"Damn it.. Javi!" Terrence moaned.
"What the hell?! Are you- Son of a bitch!" Dave yelled.
Dave walked over and grabbed at Terrence's arm.
"Where's the bite? Where the fuck is it?!" Dave screamed.
Terrence rolled his sleeve up slowly to reveal the infected bite stuck on his arm.
"Oh my god." Jonas gasped.
"You guys have a bite victim?" Phil asked.
Dave shook his head and ran off.
"Dave!" Javier yelled, trying to stop him running upstairs.
Javier turned back around to look at Terence.
"You.. fucker.." Terrence coughed.
"I'm sorry Terrence, but your foolish actions are going to get someone killed. I couldn't just keep this under wraps." Javier replied.
"I back that," Phil said, "I don't know you people but I know it's a good idea for everyone to know about a bite."
Javier turned back around to the stairs to witness Dave stomping down them along with an axe.
"Where'd you get that?" Connor asked.
"Dave, think about this. Think about what you're doing." Javier said.
"There is no time to think, Javi! This fuckin arm has gotta go if he wants to live!" Dave yelled.
Dave grabbed onto Terrence's arm and raised the axe up high.
"Fuck..You.. Javi.. And Dave.." Terrence whispered.
Dave threw the axe into Terrence's bitten arm, which got stuck on the bone halfway through the flesh. Terrence started to scream as Dave wiggled the axe and pushed down hard on the chipped bone and tore open flesh. Dave finally succeeded in cutting off Terrence's arm as the bloody limb fell to the floor.
Blood splattered on the floor as Terrence's arm pumped out blood. Terrence was screaming in pain as Dave grabbed a nearby blanket and wrapped it around the bleeding area. Terrence's screams eventually faded as he passed out.
"That was crazy, Dave!" Javier yelled.
"It was a bit reckless." Mary added.
"I was doing what I had to, to save his life and protect this group!" Dave yelled.
"How are you planning to do that?! This isn't a hospital, this is some damn house with no medical supplies." Javier argued.
"Well.. Shit.. I wasn't going to let him turn." Dave said.
Javier felt Terrence's neck for a pulse. It was absent.
"Well now he's fucking dead, Dave." Javier said.
"Fuck all of you. I was trying to save him! I was trying to protect all of us!" Dave yelled.
The group all looked around in silence.
"Well, I'm gonna.. go upstairs.." Jonas blurted out.
"Same." Phil and Mary said.
The rest of the group went upstairs except for Dave and Javi.
"You might not realize it," Dave started, "But I am protecting all of us here."
"Protecting us?! You aren't doing that Dave. You're not a hero. You keep killing everyone, even your own group." Javier replied.
"No! I-"
"Lenord," Javier interupted, "Terrence, Ripper, Jake, Everyone in Mathis. When will it end?!"
"Fuck you, Javi!" Dave yelled.
"None of them would've died if it wasn't for you. Because of you, all these people have died." Javier replied.
Dave walked over and punched Javi in the face, eventually grabbing the axe and using its handle to choke Javi out on the wall near the fireplace.
"You don't know what the fuck I have to do!! I've saved so many lives, you little shit! I'm not going to let you overthrow me!" Dave screamed.
"What.. the hell.. are you talking about.." Javier choked up.
"I'm going to make sure you don't ever mess up again! I'm going to make sure this group stays alive and I'm going to make sure that you do not interfere anymore, Javi." Dave said.
Eventually, a shot was heard, and Dave screamed in agony as he held his wounded shoulder. Javier looked over and saw Jonas holding a gun.
"Stay the hell away from him!" Jonas yelled.
Dave looked backed in a blank stare, rage was filling his face slowly as the rest of the group ran down the stairs.
"What's going on?" Phil yelled.
"We heard gunshots!" Mary screamed.
"Is everyone alright?!" Connor asked.
"It seems that Jonas here doesn't know when to shoot at the right things." Dave said.
"Dave attacked me!" Javier yelled.
"I'd do it again." Dave replied.
"Look, there's a breach in this house. Southwest corner, more than enough room for walkers to crawl in and they will when you guys keep making so much noise." Phil said.
"Then we need to go out and find some supplies to patch it up." Dave said, wincing in pain at his bullet wound.
"There's a woodpile down the road. I think there's some planks there as well." Phil replied.
"Well alright. We'll come with you and grab as many planks as we can." Dave replied.
Dave looked over to the reanimating Terrence starting to crawl towards him. He walked back to the fireplace to grab the axe he dropped. He walked back in front of the Walker as it starting groaning.
"I'm sorry." Dave said to Terrence, just as he slammed the axe into his head.
The group all walked outside of the building and down the dirt road, while following the two couple.