"Reunion" Gabentine sequel

Chapter Fourteen The Wreckage

Clementine woke slowly, her breath shaky as she opened her eyes. She was lying against the boat railing and flames were all around her. The boat was taking in water and was starting to tip. She slowly got to her feet, her mind felt blurry and she wasn't quite sure what was going on. The boat shook and her hat fell off which Clementine barely managed to catch before it was lost to the walkers below.

"Clem! Help!" AJ called out to her and Clem's mind snapped back.

AJ was hanging above her, he was grabbing onto the other railing which had been raised from the tipping boat.

"AJ! Hang on!" Clem yelled,as she stumbled down the railing.

Meanwhile Gabe woke on his back, all the air sucked out of him. He groaned and sat up, he realized he was on the deck near the boat. "I must of been thrown off the boat in the explosion." He thought,rubbing his head.

Gabe felt okay, his face hurt and he tasted dried blood, but he didn't feel burned or stabbed anywhere.

He looked around for Clementine, the boat was in flames above him and he could hear walkers moaning. The explosion had drawn them to the boat and there were already too many. Gabe knew he had to find Clementine before it was too late. "Clem?! Clementine!" He yelled out as he got to his feet shakily.

A figure approached him from the boat, Gabe couldn't make out who it was in the smoke. "Clem?" He asked hesitantly before an arrow narrowly missed him.

"Where do you think you're going?" A man yelled, exiting the smoke as Gabe dived behind a nearby stack of crates.

Gabe peaked his head around to get a good look at  him and an arrow pierced the crate near his head.

"Don't you got bigger problems? Like the walkers?!" Gabe yelled to him, "I'm just going to leave, okay?"

"You come in here and kill my friends and you think you can just walk away?! Fuck you!" He yelled firing another arrow.

Gabe knew he was pinned and that his best hope was at close combat, a bow was almost worthless at close quarters.

Yet another arrow lodged itself in the crates and Gabe listened closely for the man's footsteps. 'Just a few more steps...' He thought as braced himself to charge.

Suddenly the man let out a strange noise and there was a thud. A confused Gabe slowly peaked his head around the corner and saw Clementine pulling her knife out of the man's head.

"Clem! Oh, thank God!" He said in relief as he ran to her.

Clementine,who had tensed at first from someone speaking, quickly relaxed at his voice and turned to him. Gabe threw his arms around Clem in hug which she quickly returned.

"I-I was so worried." Gabe said holding her tightly.

"Me too..." Clem answered, greatly relived to find Gabe alive.

AJ hopped down from the tarp above them and smiled as Clem pulled out of the hug.

"I'm glad you're okay!" AJ said to Gabe who returned the smile.

"It's good to see you too,buddy." Gabe answered ruffling AJ's hair as Clementine picked up the man's bow.

"This'll be useful." She said picking up a couple arrows, "Do you still have your bat?"