The Walking Dead Alone Season 4

Episode 1 "Downtown"

"It's been half a year now, we've finally settled into this new life that we found ourselves in, the dead are dying and the remnants of Ryker's crew haven't been seen or heard of in over a year. We have finally made contact with Gate City, we are states apart but with the connections with groups like the one in Vegas or San Francisco, we were able to get letters to the New Mexico outpost and straight to Gate City from there. If I'm going to be honest, I'm a bit homesick, I miss Gate City, I think of people like Clara at the new compound and James, Louis, all of them. I hope to be able to see them once again, that day at the original Compound when we attacked... It still haunts me to this day with what we did that day, who we lost, what we lost, I guess sometimes you just can't escape your past, no matter how hard you try."

Sarah looked off at the ocean, it seemed endless, unexplored, new, she thought for a second and continued to write. "The people we have lost since the start, the things we have lost, it almost feels like things are going right for once. I remember when it was just me and Dex on the search for Will, we were gonna part ways but the fact that the both of us had targets on our backs we had to stick together. Times were simpler back then, ever since Wilmington was burnt to the ground, the fight at the Compound... the police station... Sometimes I wonder where the others from Wilmington went, where the prisoners went. The few from Wilmington that stayed with me are at Gate City, thats it, the others... I wonder what they may be up to these days, the past is the past, now we are building something big, we have found communities in 4 states so far, 3 are directly connected, the new world is beginning now, we are in the rebirth of civilization, and it's up to us to make sure it lasts."

Sarah put the pen down as she looked up at the sun off in the distance as it was rising, Sarah stood up and closed her journal and put it in her bag. She then proceeded to throw her bag over her shoulder as she walked to the ladder to begin her climb down from the watch tower to begin the day fully. Once she reached the bottom she proceeded to walk down the dirt path to the other end of the colony, as she was walking she overheard Jack and Mel talking about leaving. Sarah slowed down and listened in, Jack looked at Mel and said, "our best option to stay out of any drama is to distance ourselves, go far away back to Wilmington, rebuild and start fresh." Mel paused for a bit and said "what about the people here, you just wanna leave them here with our problems?" Jack looked at her and continued, "Ryker's crew have been MIA since last summer, it's now a god damn year and I don't know 2 months later and they are still gone." Sarah looked down, she didn't know what to think, she overheard them mention Dex and she knew that he knew but never told her about the plan, she continued to walk.

Sarah stopped by Al and Abigail who were dealing with crops at the small farm plot by the wall. Al looked up at her and said, "you ready for that scouting mission?" Sarah looked off into the distance at the sun and the clouds creeping in and said, "I sure hope so... Did Lamar and the others ever leave for their week long trip to Vancouver?" Abigail looked up and said, "left an hour and a half ago, Lamar said you were busy daydreaming in that journal of yours and he didn't wanna bother ya." Sarah nodded and said, "well thanks for catching me up, I gotta get going, the city won't scout itself." Al looked up and wiped his face and said out loud as Sarah grabbed some food by the fence, "stay safe, remember don't do anything too stupid." Sarah laughed a bit and said, "I'll try... see ya in a bit!" Al and Abigail waved as Sarah walked on, ready for whatever is to come on this scouting mission.

She walked on to the repair cabin and entered it with Noah, who was finishing up final touches on her guitar. Sarah walked up and said after leaning in a bit, "you get her fixed up?" Noah smiled and handed her the guitar and said, "she may be old but she still works, I made a few tweaks and modifications, it should work better and be able to withstand more damage, be careful out there." Sarah put it over her shoulder and said, "thanks Noah, I'll owe ya for this one" Noah leaned in and said, "you could sing for us, after the others get back from Vancouver, I heard you're a good singer, I think we'd all like to hear it." Sarah laughed a bit and said, "who told you this, Dex?" Noah shrugged, Sarah continued before walking out, "I guess I can, we'll need it after the week is over, it is a busy week after all, catch ya later." They said their goodbyes as Sarah continued to get to the front gate to meet up with Dex and the horses they had ready for them.