The Sound of Thunder (ON HOLD)

Chapter 4 ~ Reunited

Lightnings POV

Maggie helped me move the couch away from the door and I ripped it open. Tears coming to my eyes I gasped.

There stood my big sister and my uncle. I focused more on Thunder. I just looked at her wide eyed while she smiled at me tears falling from her eyes.

"Hey little sis." She said. I walked cautiously over to her and cupped her face in my hands. I can't believe it's really her.

I pulled my sister in for a tight and long hug. My hands tangled in her hair I sobbed and looked at my sorta smiling uncle behind us.

"I thought you were dead." I whispered pulling away from my sisters arms.

"But I'm not and now we are all together." Thunder said taking uncle Daryl's hand. I suddenly realized who else was here. I hugged uncle Daryl, Michonne, Rick and...

"Carl!" I gasped running into Carls arms.

He had stayed behind for some odd reason. He was just coming out of a black truck. His eyes were red and puffy. He's been crying.

I hugged Carl tightly not wanting to let go.

"I thought I lost you." I said placing my forehead on Carls forehead not completely pulling away from our hug.

"You'll never lose me. I'll always find you. I love you so much." Carl whispered placing a gentle kiss on my lips. I immediately kissed back loving the feel of his soft lips on mine once again.

Walking back to the rest of the group hand in hand I glanced at Thunder who gave me a look. I just rolled my eyes and ignored her.

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"We should rest here a few days. We've all been through a..." Rick got cut off by Maggie.

We were now in the kitchen of the white house. Carl by my said with his arm around my waist, Thunder on my other side and everyone else was around the table. We were discussing what our next move is.

"No. I have to go out and look for Glenn. I have to." She said desperation written all over her face and laced in her voice.

"Maggie I understa..." Once again Rick got cut off.

"No! Either you all come with me to find my husband or I'm going alone." Maggie said sternly stomping off upstairs to the room she owned right now.

"Rick, with all do respect... I'm not a fan of this plan either. We need to find our people. Survivors. We are all well rested. I have my family. When I Thunder and uncle Daryl stood at the front door the feeling of happiness was overwhelming. Finding Carl again." Carl slightly squeezed my side at the mention of his name. "I can't imagine what Maggie is going through. Her and Glenn were practically inseparable before. We need to find our people. Not just Glenn but everyone. Carol, Tyreese, Beth, everyone." I said looking Rick dead in the eyes. We needed our people.

Rick sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Dad, I'm with Lightning. We need our people. We'll be stronger if we have more people. We'll be more sane too." Carl said agreeing with me.

"I dont know you people well and I've been on my own for almost 2 years now but more people seems like a good plan. I'm with my sister on this one." Thunder said. It made me cringe when she said she was on her own for that long.

"I agree too." Uncle Daryl said. I shot him a small smile as a thank you.

"What about you?" Rick asked Michonne with a small teasing tone.

"I also agree." Michonne said. "Majority rules." She smirked. I smiled.

"We need to search the houses before we go. Me and Maggie didn't search them yet. Could find something useful. This neighbourhood wasn't a very good one so there probably is some sharp knives and maybe even guns if we're lucky." I said still smiling.

"Okay. Carl, Michonne you guys go search the houses. Thunder, Lightning, go count our supplies, Daryl, you and me are gonna go scout the area." Rick said giving everyone assignments.

Everyone started walking away but I stopped when Rick called my name.

"Lightning. Can I talk to you for a second. Privately." Rick said giving Carl a look.

"I'll catch up with you later." I smiled at Carl and gave him a quick kiss.

I walked over to Rick and leaned on the counter.

"What's up." I asked.

"Your sister, you watch out for her. I dont know her. I'm sorry but I don't trust her. Anything happens it's on you." Rick said. I knew he was trying to sound tough but I saw past that. He was looking out for Carl and everyone else.

"She's my sister. She's trustworthy. If you won't trust her than at least trust me. I'm gonna go check on Maggie." I said walking away and heading towards the stairs.

I gently knocked on Maggie's door. I could hear her small whimpers.

"Come in." Maggie called out in a weak voice. I gently pushed the door open and saw Maggie curled up on the bed crying.

"Aww. Maggie." I said walking over and sitting next to her rubbing her back soothingly. Maggie sat up and rested her head on my shoulder.

"We're leaving in a few hours. We're gonna find Glenn and the rest of our people." I said gently. Maggie looked at me taking her head off my shoulder. She seemed to have brightened up a tiny bit.

"We're gonna find him and everyone else." I told Maggie sternly but gently.

"Come on. Come help me and Thunder count food." I said taking Maggie's hand and dragging her outside to the black truck where Thunder was.

"Hey. You okay?" Thunder asked Maggie. Her face full of worry. She was going to fit in just fine.

"Yeah I'm fine." Maggie said.

"We have a lot of stuff. 7 cans, 13 water bottles, A LOT of chips and chocolate bars, a few other random drinks. That's all I know. Help me count." Thunder said sitting on the tailgate of the truck.

I counted the chips while Maggie counted the chocolate bars and Thunder counted the rest of the drink.

I saw Maggie secretly sneak a bar into her pocket but I didn't mind. She needed it. A little chocolate wasn't gonna hurt.

"63 chip bags?!" I said in amazement. Damn. They must've went to a huge ass store or something.

"We got it all at the mall we use to go to all the time. In Dollarama." Thunder said smiling proudly.

"52 chocolate bars." Maggie said stuffing them all into a green shopping bag.

"16 Jones sodas, 11 Rockstars, 7 green apple ones and 4 blueberry ones, 18 huge water bottles and 4 cocktail Apple juice things. These are the best!" Thunder said holding up a apple juice.

"Pass it over!" I squealed. I loved the cocktail Apple.

"No way. It's mine." Thunder said putting it behind her back and sticking her tongue out at me.

We ended up chasing each other around the front yard of a house for five minutes until she finally gave in and gave me the apple juice.

Maggie just sat laughing at us.

I drank most of the apple juice and gave the rest to Maggie.

By now everyone was back and we were packing up with things Carl and Michonne had found in the houses.

"Ready?" Rick asked doing a headcount in his head. No one knew but I knew Rick well so I knew he was making sure everyone was here. We had also found another car so it was me, Carl, Thunder and Daryl in the truck with me driving and Rick, Maggie and Michonne in the car in front of us.

We had decided to double back to the prison and go the route that the bus had taken.

I looked at my sister and my uncle. We were together again. Three Dixons. I mentally sighed.

If only Adam were here...