The Rocking Dead: A New Beginning

Chapter 26: Rescue

Blackie's POV: I can't stand the fact that we let Lydia go back to her people. It's been eating away at me all night. Behind everyone's backs, I snuck out and started trekking to find her. Luckily, I ran into Connie on the way. She attempted to sign something to me, but of course, I'm oblivious. Fortunately she pulled out a notepad.

Henry went looking for her

I took the notepad and write my reply.

Go home. I got this.

She shook her head before writing again.

I'm coming with you

"No, too dangerous." I replied, not thinking. It seemed as if she was able to read my lips. She shook her head and held up the notepad again. I sighed and motioned for her to follow. I just don't want her getting hurt or killed, then Magna blames it on me.

We finally found Henry in the Whisperer's camp, hostage. The two of us tried to formulate a plan. Connie pointed to two masks laying on the ground. I nodded in agreement. When no one was looking, I snatched the masks. I grabbed the notepad and started writing.

Wait till nightfall. Then we strike.

Connie agreed. When the sun fell, Alpha brought Henry and Lydia, along with another masked man, to a clearing in their camp.

"Kill him." Alpha said. Lydia started balling. When I looked to my side, Connie was missing. Fuck. Where could she have gone?

Well, it didn't take long to get my answer.

A horde of walkers came out of nowhere, biting anyone in sight. Just then Connie suddenly reappeared, and I could see her smiling through the mask. Alpha and the other man ran to get her mask on. I tapped her shoulder to let her know to run with me.

"C'mon. Let's go." I said to Henry, making sure only he and Lydia could hear me.

"Blackie?" He asked.

"Let's go." I reiterated as Connie killed a walker.

"No, I can't leave. These are my people." Lydia said.

"You have to. C'mon, I promise you'll be safe with us." Henry pleaded with her. She finally agreed, and we all ran off. Connie and I ditched the masks when we were away from the camp.

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Tom's POV: I woke up this morning without Eric in bed. Instead, he was pacing around, grabbing his hair.

"What's the matter Eric?" I asked. He quick put his arms down and faced me.

"Nothing. Everything's fine." He quickly said. My suspicions were heightened, but I just blew it off. Maybe I startled him. I got out of bed and got dressed, the two of us going to the main room. Everyone was there. Axl was rocking the crying baby, Jelly was calming a freaked out Penelope, and Joan was yelling.

"Did any of you see where he went?! It's not that hard to lose a six foot burly man with long black hair!"

"Nobody heard him last night Joan! How are we supposed to know where he went?!" Sebastian exclaimed.

"Where who went?" I asked, causing everyone to look at me startled.

"Tom, uh, nothing. Nothing's wrong." Jeff answered. I walked down the steps over to everyone, carefully examining their faces.

They're lying. Somethings obviously wrong.

I quickly did a headcount and realized Blackie's missing.

"Where's Blackie?" I asked.

"Probably still asleep." Nikki said, trying his best to lie.

"I want a straight answer. Where is he?" I sternly asked.

"We think he snuck out last night." Joan finally answered. "But none of us know where he went." I sighed.

"Ok, it's Blackie. He's probably ok." I tried to reassure everyone. "Let's just calm down and keep an eye out. If he's not back by tonight, then we go out looking." They seemed to agree with me. We all went off to do our business, Eric and I talking a walk around the complex to calm ourselves...