Rick's POV
I looked over at my wife and then looked to my best friend. We were all about to go out looking for Sophia. She went missing about three days ago. I hear my son talking to someone, but they aren't responding. I turn around and notice that it's Amanda.
Amanda isn't really that talkative. If she didn't have to, she wouldn't even have told us her name.
"C'mon Amanda. We all know that I'm a better shot than you". Carl looked over at me and smirked.
"Okay bud".
I smiled, "Alright everyone here's the things that we will be carrying".
"Where are the guns?"
Amanda's POV
"Where are the guns?" I looked over at Andrea, who had her hip jutted out and a bitchy smirk. God, I wish I could slap it right off her face. It would make me the happiest I've ever been, except for when I met Carl and Sophia.
"Daryl, Shane and I will be carrying guns". Rick looked around at us and looked at me and nodded. I simply nodded back.
"Yeah, we don't need anyone popping any round off. Especially when a heard is passing by. If they hear it, we're all done for". Shane, the most idiotic guy I've ever met.
Andrea scuffed and walked away.
I walked over to the side of the road. I wasn't alone that long.
"Yes Daryl?" He stopped quickly.
"How'd ya know it was me?" He came up next to me and looked down at me.
"Sixth sense. Remember?" I say as I tap my nose.
He chuckled and smirked at me. Something twisted inside my stomach. I felt the heat rising to my cheeks. I about giggled but covered it up with a cough at the last second.
I felt a tap on my shoulder blade and tensed up. I saw Daryl give me a look of concern and worry as I turned around. When I finally did, I relaxed. It was just Carl.
"Hey bud". He smiled at me.
"Hey Mandy", my smile faded away but I soon recovered it, "I'm gonna be the one to find Sophia. I'm going to be her hero, like I'm yours". I had to step back. My hero? No one's ever said that to me before. I looked at Carl and nodded. He ran back to his mom and started talking to her.
"You're good with him". I just nodded, trying not to let my emotions take over.
I heard everyone else headed over, thankfully.
Daryl's POV
We've been traveling for about 20 minutes and have found noth-. I glare down at Amanda as I come in contact with her arm. She glares over at me but then points to our left. I look over and see a tent about 10 feet away.
She starts making her way with her crossbow on her back and knife in hand. I do the same as her and then gesture for Carol to come closer. Carol is Sophia's mom, if you didn't already know that.
"You're gonna be the first one that she's gonna want to hear". I look at Amanda, but she's too focused on the tents zipper.
"Sophia. Baby, it's me, mommy. Sophia. Sweetie, please come out here to mommy". I zipped opened the tent and was hit with a wall of stench. I heard Amanda coughing, but then she went in guard as high as ever.
I heard her sigh. I ducked into the tent. Amanda handed me a handgun and then we both stepped out right afterwards.
I looked at the group and shook my head. Then loud bells started ringing and Amanda was off like a rocket and Rick was right behind her. The group and I exchanged looks before trying to keep up with the two.
Amanda's POV
"How do you know which way to go?" I heard Rick yell.
I chucked to myself, "Ya know how I taught you about those footprints? Same goes with hearing, Sheriff". I knew I confused him because he huffed. I kept going, not caring what he or the group did.
I came to an opening.
Daryl's POV
Amanda was yelling to Rick about something with hearing but then a minute later, we came to an opening in the middle of the forest. Amanda was turning in all different directions trying to pin point the source but the group started coming up with "what ifs". You could tell that she was getting flust-
"SHUT UP!"
I looked over just in time to see her veer off to her left. We all started chasing after her again.
We all came to a clearing and there was a church, but no steeple. How's that possible? I came back to reality, and saw that now it was Ricks turn to run off down the small hill. Amada was right behind along with Shane, the group and I.
I ran up the steps with Rick and ushered for Amanda to come. She jogged up the steps and we opened the door. There sat three walkers. They turned and growled at us. Rick went to the left, Amanda went down the middle and I went to the right. Rick took out the walker quickly. Amanda did too, but she had no emotion what so ever. I took out the walker in front of me but had to move out the way so it didn't fall on me.
I heard Amanda chuckle, "what are you laughing at"? She looked at me, shook her head and then walked back outside. I, however, walked up to the front of the church and just stood there before walking out.
When I walked out, Glenn and Amanda walked around the corner with a couple others.
"It was on a timer. A stupid timer". Glenn shook his head.
Amanda's POV
I went and sat down with my back to a tree and my legs up against my chest and my arms around my legs. I heard someone walk up and plop down next to me. It didn't take a genius to figure out who it was.
"What do you want Daryl?" He looked over and chuckled.
"Just came to bother you. Why do you sit like that?" I finally looked him in the eye.
"I have my reasons for things and you have yours. Stay with yours and we'll be good". I had to put my head down so he didn't see the smile on my face, can't let him know he broke my façade of my badass.
"Alright badass". He chuckled and I scoffed.
I looked over towards the group and noticed they were all talking, "looks like that's important".
Daryl looked over and then nodded. He stood up and offered his hand to me. I took it hesitantly and stood up.
We walked over just in time to hear that Rick and Shane were going to keep searching.
"We're gonna head that way for a little longer".
"Oh yeah, and let you two go trailin' through the woods by yourself. I don't think so, I want in". I saw Daryl give me that look, the look that says I-don't-think-so. I looked at him and scoffed.
"Me too. I wanna go too, dad". Rick and Lori had a discussion through their eyes, but Lori sighed and nodded.
"Fine". Carl smiled, hugged his mom and ran over to me.
"Okay, we'll meet back up in about an hour. Daryl, you're in charge of bringing them back". I heard Daryl angry sigh, but he nodded and walked over to me.
"Listen to me missy. Don't go gettin hurt now". I smirked and just nodded. After that I walked back over. Rick, Shane, Carl and I started our way, but before I left the tree line, I looked back and smiled at Daryl. He half-smiled at me and turned around leading that part of the group back. I turned around and caught back up to the guys.
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I've been tracking for a while with the guys trying their hardest to walk as quietly as possible. I heard Carl gasp and he point to more tracks on the ground. Deer tracks to be exact. I hadn't even been paying attention to those kinds of tracks.
"Good eye, bud".
Rick, Shane and I stopped in our own tracks to see Carl staring at a deer. I walked up to Carl slowly and quietly,
"If you go quietly and slowly, you can get close to it". He nodded and smiled up at me.
He started walking towards the deer and one second he was perfect and standing, the next he was up. I ran to him but then a second shot rang out and everything went black.
Rick's POV
One second, Carl and Amanda were up and the next they were on the ground. I ran to Carl and picked him up, as Shane did the same with Amanda, after he put her crossbow on his back. A big heavy set guy came up with a shotgun.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! Go-go to Hershel, he can help your boy and your girl". He pointed off in the direction of this Herschel guy's house and gave us directions. Shane and I looked at each other before we took off running. My boy and my friend will live. They will be okay.