The 100 Walks with the Dead

Chapter 7

Here you you Lovelies. Enjoy

~~~ Time skip ~~~

It had been a month since the two groups came together. Everyone seemed to mesh well. Everyone but Shane that is. The angry man had been defiant at every turn, Barking orders at everyone like he was big man on campus or something. Those who knew the man, knew nothing good was coming to Shane and those who just met him, disliked him instantly. Some of the women were uncomfortable being around him such as Clark and Raven. He would flirt with all the women, married or not.

Walking to the Tech tent Raven was planning on showing Noah some new Ideas she had about getting the towers up and running when she feels arms around her and a hand covering her mouth to keep her from screaming. They took her off to the woods near base where they proceeded to beat her, shattering her knee and damaging her spine, leaving her there on the forest floor. Raven cries out in pain, biting her knuckles as to not draw walkers to her location. Looking up she see the back of her attacker as he walks away, knowing the way this man walks from previous encounters. Gearing up to give him a piece of her mind when he hits her and all goes black.

Further in the forest, Daryl had taken a group of the older kids out for some "earth studies", hunting squirrel and looking for a buck for more meat to bring back to base. One of the kids had wandered away from the group, not far, but far enough to see something lying on the ground. Looking back the kid runs to Daryl, "Mr Daryl! I saw something farther up a ways, come look." He says, slightly panicked. Daryl looks at the kid then back at the group before nodding and following him.

Seeing the lump on the forest floor, Daryl moves closer to get a better look. What he saw, makes him fear the worst. Laying there covered in blood is Raven Reyes. She looked dead. Hoping for the best but fearing the worst, Daryl moves to pick her up and notices she is still breathing. Sighing in relief, Daryl looks to the kids with him, "I need y'all to go on ahead, go on an' get the bossy lady, yeh tell 'er to get ready fer us, move on now" He says, watching the children run off to the base before hurrying the same direction with Raven in his arms.

Arriving at base a few minutes after the kids Daryl runs to the med tent, "Help, shes hurt real bad." He screams as Clark ran into the tent with her mother and Lincoln hot on her tail.

"What happened?" Clark asks, gathering supplies to help the best she can.

"I don't know, one of the kids found 'er laying out on the forest while we was huntin', looks like someone beat 'er, she's breathin' though." Daryl explained.

"Thank you Daryl, clear the room please then come back, I'm going to need you here to help hold her down if she wakes." Clark tells him as she starts clearing the blood from Raven.

Nodding, Daryl shoos everyone out of the tent. He has the kids skin and clean their catch, then has them take it to the canteen. He goes back to the med tent. Clearing his throat to let Clark know he was there she had him stand by, to be ready. Right as he stands at the head of the metal table Raven wakes up screaming, Daryl flies into action, pinner her shoulders down while Lincoln holds her legs.

After hours of work, both Clark and Abby finish with some good and bad news, they want to wait for Raven to wake up before letting anyone else know. "Daryl, you can go outside and get some air, she should be fine now." Clark says.

"Nah. I think I'll stay right here, for when she wakes if that's ok boss lady." He tells Clark who just nods and walks out of the tent with her mother. Daryl looks back at the young woman sleeping as he thinks about all the things that could have gone wrong if he and his hunting party hadn't found her. He wanted to find out who harmed this dark haired angel, once he did, all hell will break loose. Reaching down Daryl holds onto Ravens hand as he waits for her to wake.