Light- Clementine/Louis, Clouis, Louisentine

Chapter 10

We're going the right way... Maybe...

This area was familiar, but they hadn't been down here in years, none of them brave enough to go against Marlons wishes as to staying away from the main river near Ericsons, instead remaining restricted to the stream that flowed from it.

He led ahead of the group, being the only one still left at the school that had enough scouting experience in this area, meaning he had the best chance of finding this damn boat.

Louis followed the maps directions in his head, heading west of the school in hopes of stumbling across the river. It was huge, surely they would come across it at some point, right?

He does his best to ignore Willy's rantings of Tenn behind him, knowing Willy was braver to insult Tenn now that Tenn wasn't anywhere nearby. It becomes very difficult to remain quiet and not laugh out loud when AJ threatens Willy into being quiet, and it works.

Wait, what was that sound?

There was no denying it now. The sound of a river flowing, gentle waves lashing against metal. The tress break away to show an opening, revealing what they had been searching for.

A boat? That wasn't a boat, that was a goddamn ship!

"Guys! This is it!" Louis throws over his shoulder, voice raspy and quiet to avoid being heard.

AJ and Willy stop arguing about this, immediately falling quiet and lowering themselves as they approach the clearing, hiding behind whatever available cover their was.

AJ grabs the an old pair of binoculars from his jacket, looking over the boat from their hidden position.

"You see anything?" Clementine asks AJ.

"Uh, the beach. Um, a boat. And... A wooden street in the water."

"That's called a pier" Clementine tells him with an amused tone

"A pier."

God, that kid could be adorable when he wanted to be.

"Okay, everyone spread out and focus on those areas. Remember to keep low and stay out of sight."

They all nod at Clementines instructions, each spreading out to a different area. Louis heads off the right, crouched within the grass to observe the right side of the ship.

Christ, this just became a hell of a lot harder. When Clementine said they were in a boat, he wasn't exactly expecting, well... This. The thing was huge, there was no way they were going to be able to find the others and get them out without the raiders finding them.

Speaking of the raiders, he could already tell they were going to be vastly out numbered, and that was only based on who he could see from outside and on top the boat. A few lurked nearby the piers, observing the area for walkers and...

Well, them, probably.

A few outside, a few uptop on the ship, spotlights available that could easily reveal them, even in the cover of night and who the hell knows how many raiders inside. They were going to need one hell of a plan to get everyone out.

"Have you ever seen this thing before?" Clementine asks from beside him, crouched down within the tall grass.

"No way. Pretty sure I would've remembered an old timey river boat. And from where I'm sitting, that pier is the only way inside..."

Clementine nods at his answer, pulling out another pair of binoculars and scanning the area for whatever information may help them.

"Few of them guarding the boat, few others up on deck." She tells him, confirming his own observations.