Mans Best Friend

"I hate to interrupt the touching moment Clem but we have a job to do" Pete told her. 

Clementine let go of Sam's paws and walked up to Pete. "You wanna be useful, keep a look out on that tree line. However did this might still be out there. Waitin' for another sucker to stumble across this mess. Just like baitin' a fish. S'what I'd do." 

"I'm on it" Clementine responded. 

"You always so agreeable?" He asked. 

"...No" 

"Good. You'll fit right in with this outfit." He remarked. "Look just keep your head on straight" he said, catching sight of a struggling walker and moving towards it. "Hm. Same deal. All shot to pieces. Hope this isn't anyone you know" 

"No..." 

"Good" he said, ripping a spear from the walkers shoulder and stabbing it in the head, ending its suffering. 

Pete glanced over at the bank on the over side of the sandbar 'Dammit. More on that side. You check out these ones. See if there's anything on em' that'll tell us who they were" he ordered.

Sam growled and bounded over towards one of the bodies at the far end of the sandbar, barking angrily. "Boy ssh!" Clementine said, trying to hush him. 

"Clementine!" Pete yelled from the other side of the river "You have to keep him quiet, don't want to attract anyone attention" he told her. 

"Ok, I'll see what's wrong" she said and quickly jogged over to Sam. As she drew closer she caught sight on an object hidden amongst several rocks. It was her backpack. 

Suddenly the body Sam was barking at moved, at first she thought it was a walker but then she realised it was a person. They were still alive. 

"That's my backpack..." She murmured. Sam continued to bark "Hush now boy, it's ok" she said gently, calming him down. She studied the mans face for a moment when a sudden realisation struck and her eyes widen in shock "You were in the woods with Christa." She stated. "The women I was with. What happened to her? Please. Tell me. TELL ME!" She pleaded and demanded. 

"Please..." The man begged, his voice hoarse as he reached out to the bottle of water poking out of Clementine's backpack. Clementine stared at the bottle of water for a moment, lost in thought before taking it out of her backpack and taking hold of the mans head for support and pressing the bottle against his lips so he could have a drink. 

"Thank you..... Thank you.... Thank you" he said gratefully, rolling onto his back. 

Clementine put her backpack over her shoulder and stared down at him. 

"ARRGGGHH" Pete yelled in surprise. Clementine and Sam whirled round to see him backing away from a walker before shooting it in the head with his rifle. 

"Pete!" Nick yelled.

"I'm fine. I'm fine!" Pete said, resting his hands on his knees as he caught his breath. "Just... Just lost my footin'! Dammit.... Goddammit...." He breathed. 

Clementine's attention was immediately drawn to the torn piece of his trouser leg and what looked like a bite. Pete was bitten. 

"Shit! Lurkers!" Nick yelled, firing his rifle at an approaching walker. 

"I'm outta ammo!" 

"Come this way!" 

"Son of a bitch.... Dammit, get your asses over here, both of you!"

"I'll cover you!"

"We gotta get outta here!"

"GET OVER HERE GODDAMMIT!"

Clementine turned and ran to Pete's side of the river, Sam followed close behind. "Come on! Come on!!" He said, waving her over. Suddenly a walker jumped him from behind, pinning him against a rock "Jesus!" He yelled in surprise. "Fuck!"

Sam lunged towards the walker, sinking his teeth into its arm and trying to pull it off. Clementine grabbed a wooden board and hit the walkers arm causing its hand to rip off. Pete kicked it off and stood up.

"Arghh!" Nick yelled as he hit a walker over the head with the end of his rifle.

"Nick! Hold on?" Pete cried as he limp ran to the edge of the river. "NICK!" He yelled, cupping his hands over his mouth as he shouted. Nick stared frantically before turning and running into the cover of the trees. "Goddammit! Nick!"

"Sam!" Clementine cried, seeing that her friend was surrounded by walkers, barking in panic. "Come here boy! Come here!" She ordered. Sam made a move to do so when a walker launched itself in front of him, blocking his path. He was trapped, the walkers closing in on him.

"SAM!" She cried, panicking. Sam whimpered in fear, the walkers around him causing him to disappear out of sight. "Sam! No!" She shouted, making a move to run back when Pete grabbed her shoulder.

"There's nothing we can do" he said softly. "We have to go"

"But Sam-" she said, tears forming in her eyes "We can't leave him!" She wailed.

"I'm sorry, but we have to go, Clem. NOW!"

Clementine closed her eyes, a sob in her throat, she bit her inside lip and fought back tears, nodding slowly. "Lets go!" Pete ordered. The two quickly sprinted along the river, running from the approaching walkers.

Sam's barks could still be heard......

Well, the shit has hit the fan.

Yeah... Sam

So... What do you think of Chapter 1?

What? You thought it was shocking? Shockingly good?

It's hard to tell from a face IWMT.

Well, I think Clem and Sam will be reunited somehow.