Always || Daryl Dixon

Six

"Dad, are you hungover? Mum said you would be." My brother asked as my dad entered the room where we were all sat eating breakfast the next morning, well everyone but Daryl, Merle and Shane.

He laughed bending down to kiss mums cheek. "You're mum is right." He said as he sat down to eat his food.

"Never let me drink again." Glenn mumbled as he pushed his food around with his fork, just as Shane walked in with scratches running down his neck.

"What happened to you?" My dad asked as he also noticed the scratches.

"Uh, I dunno, must've done it in my sleep." He tried to casually laugh it off.

"Never seen you do that before." Dad said as he looked at the scratches once more. Shane just grumbled in reply before the Dixon brothers came through.

Merle entered first picking up a plate and basically inhaling the eggs, Daryl entered more slowly looking around the room until his eyes landed on me, I gave him a small smile but all he did was look down and followed in Merles direction, grabbing a plate for himself and sitting on the opposite side of the room.

Did he even remember last night? I know he was drinking but he didn't seem out of it. Does he think he messed up? Does he regret it? It was only a kiss, what reason did he have to ignore me? Oh god, he regretted it.

Dale voice interrupted my thoughts. "I hate to badger you first thing doc." He started. "But that timer there, what is it counting down to?" He asked. I look up to where he's pointing and there is indeed a huge timer that's counting down from 38 minutes, how did I not notice that before?

"The generators run out of power." Jenner simply said as he stood from the table and walked over to the computers.

"And what happens then?" My dad asked as he too stood up and made his way to the computers, the rest of us following.

"The whole place shuts off, the computers, the lights, every thing." Jenner mumbled as he pressed a few buttons on the computer.

"What happens after that?" Dad pressed as he learnt on the computer beside Jenner. The doctor ignored my dad and wondered off down a corridor. "Jenner!" He yelled after him.

I got this. "Vi, what happens when the timer gets to zero?" I asked loudly speaking to the virtual intelligence voice that Jenner was speaking to yesterday.

"Decontamination will commence." The robotic voice replied causing confused looks to cross everyone's faces.

Decontamination? What the hell was that? Some kind of shower?

"What does that mean? Vi what happens during decontamination?" My dad yelled into the air waiting for the computers reply.

"High-impulse thermobaric weapons will be released." The voice spoke once more creating even more confusion than before.

A chorus of 'what?' Can be heard throughout the room as Jenner renters looking even more disturbed than he did when he left.

"It sets the air on fire. No pain. It ends the pain, the suffering, and the grief." He said looking pointedly at Andrea with his last word, causing Dale to step infront of her blocking his sights.

"Everyone go grab your stuff! We're leaving, now!" Dad screamed and we all scrambled to get our bags.

Quickly grabbing my bag I run back into the open room where everyone was waiting with the bags piled up by the doors. Placing my bag with the rest I joined the group. Just then the shutters fell covering the doors and the sound of a lock echoed throughout the building.