So, I've got some plans for my Walking Dead Story. I do need a new title though, following the same naming convention as the comics.
Anyway, Here's what I've got, so put into one big post.
It will open with a prologue, showing the lives of the four main characters,
Daniel,
Elizabeth,
Alexa, and
Paul, before the turn. Just one chapter for each.
Episode 1(
) would show Paul first killing people and eventually becoming the leader of an unstable group of bandits, convinced it's the only way to survive(convincing himself to justify his horrible actions), Daniel would head down to Macon and struggle to survive before meeting Elizabeth, who would have joined a group set up in a Hospice. Alexa deals with tragedy and runs into a group of characters who will also eventually join Daniel and Elizabeth.
Episode 2(
) will take place a few months after. Conflict would arise between the two groups, and in the interest of his own survival, not wanting his men to turn against him, after some minor conficts(mostly caused by Daniel), Paul and his group would attack the hospice, killing most of the people there and forcing others to escape into the woods.
Episode 3(What Shadows Hide) would deal with the aftermath of Paul's attack, and people from the hospice reuniting. They would meet up at a campground where a smaller group would join theirs. A betrayal would be discovered and rash actions taken, but the group manages to stay together. The actions of a single person would prompt conflict between Paul's group and those on the run.
Episode 4(A Monster Lurks) would be a "mid-season finale" of sorts. Everything building up to a climatic battle in the woods. People are killed and maimed and both groups are left scarred. I do have a lot of specific ideas and scenes, but I want to leave most of this vague.
Episode 5(A Haunted Path) would take place months later. Daniel cracks under the pressure of being the group's new leader after tragedy, and winter has arrived, causing the struggle for survival to go beyond walkers and bandits. The group meets someone escaping from a community led by a tyrannical despot, and see a familiar face when those hunting the runaway catch up to him.
Episode 6(Our Dark Hearts) with their own survival threatened and unwilling to be complicete in so many horrible actions, the group would gear up for war against this community, however, the results will be disastrous.
I'm unsure of an Episode 7(The Long Fall). It seems like maybe the whole thing could be part of Episode 6. Maybe I'll make that a longer episode, being as it's the finale. Anyway, whether the end of episode 6 or its own episode, this leader will punish the group and put them in their place, locking them away(basically think the Carver plot except I plan to make a lot more of it).
Season 2 is a bit unclear, but
Episode 1(
) would involve the group working with an old enemy to try and escape. Not everyone makes it out.
Episode 2(A Fragile Peace) would see them finding a new community in the country, outside the city(it's spring now). The group settles in and tries to lead a normal life.
Episode 3(Fire and Smoke), many characters realize they can't just ignore what was happening in the place they escaped from, nor can they abandon their friends. They're nervous to fight again, but with the help of new friends, they're willing to try. This ends in a climatic fight that is mostly a victory.
Episode 4-5/6(
) This is where things are very unclear. I want this to end a very specific way, but I need a find a way to make that ending happen that feels natural, like the culmination of where all the characters are headed that fits the themes. I'm giving myself 2-3 episodes to do that.
Episode 6/7(
) The finale that results in the group scattered.
Season 3, Episode 1(A Broken Man), starts with Daniel, alone and broken. He wanders aimlessly for weeks, then months. He almost loses a sense of who he is before he meets a group of people, the Rangers, who have created Way Stations and a Safe Haven to protect people. They ride out and protect people from bandits and walkers, and give them places to rest, or even settle. Daniel decides to join them, to turn his pain into something productive.
Episode 2(A Survivor's Smile), Alexa meets a hunter named Kiernan. Kiernan helps Alexa and a small group of survivors, content to join them. However, they come across a group of slavers, and know that they have to do something(well, Alexa and a certain character would convince Kiernan to take action).
Episode 3(A Desperate Soul), a character thought to be dead has survived, but is in the grasp of the slavers. They make plans to escape, and eventually, they are successful.
(about those first three titles, very much in work, but I want titles to reflect the characters)
Episode 4(A Righteous Thunder), Kiernan has heard of the Rangers, and decides they need to seek them out. They reunite with the escapee, and make their way to the Rangers, meeting Daniel, and reuniting most of the group. The Rangers make plans to take down the Slavers.
Episode 5(A Good Heart), A climactic battle with the Slavers does not turn out as expected, but bolsters morale among the Ranger's community. Even in this dead world, they stil fight back against injustice, no matter the sacrifices.
Episode 6(What Comes After, possibly as reference to the original title for the series?), largely an epilogue, but more than that as it's its own episode. The remaining members of the group make choices about the future.
If there were any fourth season, it'd be after a very significant time-skip. I might have the seeds of a story and a few characters, but nothing concrete enough that it's worth sharing.
So, tell me what you think!
(I'm really unsure of the titles and most of them I just made up right now)