Blue : Daryl's baby girl

Chapter Eight : Dark clouds

Blues P.O.V

As the van rumbled along the bump tracks Daryl looked at Tdog and said "he'd better be okay. Its my only word on the matter." Tdog almost sighed as he said "I told you the geeks can't get him. The only thing that's gonna get through that door is us." I perked my ears and turned my head to the front us the van came to a stop and Glenn turned to the back and said "we walk from here." I stopped and stretched as Daryl and Tdog stood up. Rick and Glenn got out of the van as Daryl opened the back door and I jumped out and waited for him to climbed down. He unslung his crossbow and said "heal Blue" as he walked behind Rick me right at his side scanning the area for dangers.

After following the tracks a ways Glenn stopped at a metal fence and opened a cut spot which Rick went through then Daryl. I followed right after him as Rick asked Glenn "Merle first or guns?". Daryl turned right around and snapped "Merle! We ain't even having this conversation." Rick turned and said strongly "we are." I growled quietly under my breath at him and inched closer to Daryl. Rick turned back to Glenn and said "you know the geography. Its your call." I could see the anger on Daryl's face as he waited for Glenn's answer. "Merles closest. The guns would mean doubling back. Merle first." Glenn said as we started jogging to were Rick had left Merle.

After quite a bit of jogging we entered what looked like a clothing store. Everyone was silent and walked quietly. I kept close to Daryl's side my ears strained for any nose. Rounding a clothes rack I froze in my tracks and layed down. The others looked confused but Daryl knew this as our sign for a walker being ahead. Rick came to understand this as he walked around and pointed out the lone walker. Daryl inched around the disples and got in front of the walker as I stayed at the ready behind him. "Damn. You are one ugly skank" Daryl muttered  as he shot his arrow into its brain. I ran out from behind him and pulled the arrow from the walker and then trotted back to his side where he was waiting with his hand down. "Good girl" he whispered to just me causing my tail to wag.

We took off going up the main stairs until we reach the chained door. Tdog steps up and cuts the chain as Rick pulls it from the door. Daryl then kicks the door open as I run out first. The first thing that hits me is the smell of blood. I quickly my way toward it with Daryl hot on my heels yelling Merles name. As I jumped down from the little metal ramp I stop dead. Daryl jumps down beside me and stops as well. "NO, NO!" he yells as there on the ground was Merle's hand. He had cut himself free from the handcuffs. I flattened my ears against my head and whimpered sadly as Daryl seemed on the edge of tears. Merle was gone.