3rd Person POV: ( Location: Prescott )
Tripp: Jesus Christ!
One of the trucks drives through the gates; it falls on its side, and the walkers inside it escape. The New Frontier throws tear gas bombs into Prescott. A walker attacks a downed Javi, but he manages to push it aside and stabs its brain with his knife. Tripp is then seen walking over to him.
Tripp: *coughing* Fuckin' tear gas!
Javi: *stands up, coughing* I have to find Kate and Gabe! Can you help us?!
Tripp: *coughs* Go, man! I'll hold these assholes off!
Javi wanders through the town. A walker can be seen attacking a Prescott citizen, he stabs the walker, saving the citizens life and continues to press forward. A walker grabs him as he walks by the flipped truck, but he manages to kill it.
Gabe: Javi!
Javi: Gabe!
Javier tackles and kills a walker approaching Gabe, Kate, and Eleanor. He dives out of the way of a car, and shoots the driver when he gets out. Eleanor helps Kate walk over to the car.
Eleanor: Let's just use this. There's enough room for her.
Gabe, Kate, and Eleanor get in the car.
Eleanor: Javi!
A walker approaches him, but is run over by Tripp's van.
Tripp: Head east, we'll catch up!
Javi and his family drive off. Clem, (Y/N), Conrad, Uriel, and Tripp drive away shortly afterward. Prescott's citizens are massacred by walkers and New Frontier soldiers.
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They drive along a road.
Eleanor: Are they following us?
Javier looks behind them.
Javi: *sighs* Just the other car. Looks like we're okay.
Javi and Tripp pull over and everyone but Kate gets out.
Tripp: Eleanor. Thank God.
Eleanor and Tripp hug.
Eleanor: I can't believe it. All of our friends. All those people... Oh, Conrad.
Everyone looks over to see Conrad staring into the distance.
Uriel: Conrad?
No response.
Javi: She deserved better. They all deserved better.
Conrad: *walks up to him* You barely knew her. What the hell do you care? You're the reason they came to Prescott in the first place. She's DEAD because of you!
Everyone walks up to Javi's side.
Tripp: Conrad, easy buddy. This wasn't his fault.
Conrad looks at Tripp, then at (Y/N). He turns his head between Javi and (Y/N).
Conrad: You know what?! It's both of your faults!
(Y/N): What?
Conrad: You're the one who opened fire! She's dead because of you both!
Javi: We'll avenge her. I promise you that.
Conrad: Oh, so it's "we" now?
(Y/N): I'm sorry, Conrad.
Conrad: You're sorry? You're sorry?!
Tripp: God fuckin' dammit, Conrad. It's not their fault.
Conrad: Bullshit. Francine, Prescott... All because this washed-up cheat and crazy kid walked through our gates. I shoulda known it the second I looked at you both.
Javi: We... we just lost someone too. So... say what you have to say.
Eleanor: Calm down, Conrad, please.
Conrad: All I know is, if it wasn't for them-- *pokes Javi*
A gun can be heard at the ready. Everyone turns to see Gabe pointing a pistol at Conrad.
Gabe: Back the fuck off, now.
Conrad puts his hands up as Javi starts walking closer to him.
Gabe: Just back away.
Conrad: Take it easy, son.
Javi: Gabe, you know guns are a last resort.
Gabe: What else am I supposed to do? He was threatening you!
Conrad: Just do it already! I don't even care anymore.
Clem: Just put it down, Gabe.
Tripp: Come on, kid.
(Y/N): Just put the gun away.
Javier: You kill an unarmed man, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. You hear me?
Gabe begins to start shaking, he eventually puts his gun away.
Gabe: Don't touch my uncle again.
Gabe then proceeds to run off.
Tripp: Fuck me.
Javi: Gabe!
Clem: Let him go. He just needs to cool off.
Conrad slides down against the truck and cries. Eleanor kneels down besides Conrad to comfort him
Conrad: We have to go back. We have to bury her.
Tripp: I wish we could. But Prescott's overrun. We can't go back.
Eleanor: Well, we're not safe here either.
Clem: What about-?
Just then, some rustling is heard from the bushes, we all take our guns out and aim at the bushes. When a familiar face pops out.
Ivan: *waves, smiling* Hello, everyone!
Javi: ...
Tripp: How the fuck did you survive? And how the fuck did you get here so fast?!
Ivan: I have my ways.
Uriel: Oh good heavens...
Ivan: HEY! Almighty Jesus is watching. Respect him and his city in the clouds!
(Y/N): Alright, let me tie him up.
(Y/N) then walks over and starts tying him up.
Tripp: What?! I say we leave this perverted freak!
(Y/N): Richmond has a bounty on Ivan. Maybe, we can trade him for immediate hospital care for Kate.
Everyone then looks at each other, in thought, before looking back at the boy tying up the man.
Uriel: Yeah, that could work. I'd say lets do it.
Tripp: Fine. But does anyone have any tape?
Javi: Why?
Tripp: I don't want to hear this man speak any bullshit.
Ivan: Tripp Tripp, trips down the well.
Tripp: Like that.
Uriel: You sure there is a hospital?
(Y/N): I've heard the place has food, walls, and a hospital, so it's our best bet.
Conrad: All I want is to find the motherfuckers who did this. They took my home! They took my... Goddamn it!
Javi: You want revenge? You're going to need help. *Conrad looks at him* Maybe going to Richmond is the way to get it.
Tripp: Richmond, huh?
Eleanor: *stands back up* It's something at least.
Conrad: Yeah. Fuck it. Let's go.
Tripp: That's the spirit, man.
Tripp helps Conrad up. (Y/N) tries to talk with Clementine, but she goes over to Gabe.
Clem: Hey, Gabe.
Gabe: Oh, hey.
Clem: You okay?
Gabe: Yeah.
Clem: You know, that was really impressive back there. What you did.
Gabe: You think so?
Clem: I didn't know anyone could point a gun at someone and still look like a huge dork.
Gabe: *chuckles* Oh, come on.
Clem: No, it was really scary. I thought you might shoot your own foot off.
(Y/N) lets out a sad sigh as he walks over and escorts Ivan into one of the cars.
(Y/N): Stay here.
Ivan: Your the boss.
Meanwhile with Javi and Eleanor, who are watching Clem and Gabe talk.
Eleanor: Huh. Maybe they'll hit it off.
Javi: I don't know if it's healthy for Gabe. Plus, I think her and (Y/N) will go better together.
Eleanor: Maybe, it's just... I remember being that age. You need someone else to talk to that understands what you're going through.
Javi: *shouts to Clem and Gabe* Come on, guys. We've got a long drive ahead of us.
Everyone starts getting into a car, (Y/N) walks up to Clem.
(Y/N): You wanna come in the truck with me?
Clem: *looks at him a little uneasy, and scared* I-I...think I'll go with Javi and Gabe.
She then gets into the other car with Eleanor, Javi, Gabe and Kate. I get into the other car with Ivan, Uriel, Conrad and Tripp.
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In the first car, (Y/N) is seen in the back seat with Ivan tied up. Uriel sitting next to Conrad while Tripp drives.
Eleanor drives the second car. Clem and Gabe are asleep in the backseat next to each other. Javi sits next to Kate, who is pale and groans in pain.
Javier: What can I do for you here?
Kate: I just... I feel like I'm burning up. And I'm dying of thirst.
Javi takes out a water bottle.
Javi: Here you go.
Javi gives the water to Kate. She takes the water bottle and drinks the water.
Eleanor: Thirsty isn't good. How's her forehead feel?
Javi: *feels Kate's forehead* Uh... hot. Hot.
Eleanor: Fuck, it's probably sepsis. Sooner we get to Richmond, the better.
Kate: Ow--goddamn it. It really hurts...
Javier: Wow, I never knew you were the self-pitying type.
Kate: Hey, when you get shot in the spleen, I think they give you a self-pity pass.
Javi then looks down, saddened.
Kate: Javi, we both know what's coming.
Javier: Kate...
Kate: We do. And this is gonna sound fucked up, but... maybe this is my chance for... Christ, I don't know... a graceful exit? Not many people get those. I'd be one of the lucky ones...
Javier: You can't talk that way.
Kate: Hey, it's my deathbed. Just think about all that's happened. Mariana died and I couldn't stop it. And Gabe, I heard what happened when we stopped. Isn't it obvious? Look, he might be turning into David. He might be turning into you. He's not that sweet little boy I first met. But maybe this is better.
Javier: He needs to be tough. Tougher than David ever was. That's how he'll survive. That's what this world demands.
Kate: Maybe I just don't understand this world anymore. All I care about is him becoming who he needs to be. And it's gonna be on you to make sure that happens.
Javier: No, ma'am. I'm not buying this "I'm dying" shit. It's on both of us.
Kate: You're buying it whether you want to or not.
The car goes over a bump in the road and Kate yelps.
Javier: Hey, careful!
Eleanor: Sorry. You should get some rest, Kate. We all should, really.
Kate: With pleasure.
Gabe: Parents just love pretending the rest of us can't hear.
Clem: I wouldn't know.
Javi then closes his eyes.
(Y/N)'s POV:
I look over at Uriel, who's looking at me in worry.
Uriel: You okay?
Me: *sighs* I'm fine.
Uriel: You like Clem, don't you?
Me: ...Yeah, she is just distancing herself from me, and I don't know why. And, to make matters worse. I think she...likes Gabe.
Uriel: Oh. Well...umm, they just met. I'm sure nothing is going to happen so don't worry.
Uriel looks back to the front as Ivan looks at me.
Ivan: So your worried about Gabe fucking your crush?
I slowly turn my head to Ivan. And punch him right in the face.
Ivan: Ooww!
Me: Shut up!
Ivan: K K K! Sorry!
I then drop my anger and look out the window, I feel my heart start cracking.
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