TWD Fanfic: Lee's Second Chance - Ch 4 Part 1

CHAPTER 4 - Besieged

PART 1

Doug and I were crouching behind the gate. Doug assured me that were safe here but even so, I felt nervous as hell. I will never get used to Walkers for as long as I live. Which I hope will be longer than last time. After being brought back to the first day of 'Judgement day' as the Smiling man referred to it as, I thought I'd be able to know and stop all of the tragic events that would happen, but I never thought that someone else would join our group.

A little earlier, a young man named Ruscoe joined us. He wasn't here the first time but Carley and Glenn somehow found and rescued him. After he introduced himself and left the office, I didn't think to go and talk to him. I thought it'd be for the best to just keep on going until we get to the Motor Inn. Despite the events that would take place there, I knew that it would relatively safe for the next three months.

I looked at my brother, who was across the street, "That guy over there has the keys."

Doug squinted at me, "How can you be sure?"

I reached into my back pocket and pulled out a ripped photograph of my family. I found it in the office a little earlier and ripped myself out of the picture. I knew that no good would come from hiding my past from everyone but I still had to wait for them to trust me enough before I could even hint at my identity. I showed the photo to Doug, "I found this in the office. That boy in the photo worked here. The keys being on him, is as good a bet as we can make."

"Yeah, I agree… We just need to figure out how to get out there and get them. You wouldn't need long right?"

"No."

"Hmm… Maybe there's a way to distract them and buy you some time."

"Here." I handed him the universal remote my dad used for the TV in the office. I picked it up after Ruscoe left the room. "You can use this to turn on those TVs over there, right?" I said pointing at an electronic goods store. The window was filled with rows of TVs.

"Is it universal?" Doug asked.

"Yeah."

Doug took the remote from my hands and started to tinker with it, "Okay, let me try it. I did memorize all the codes when I was in AV… Let's just hope that the power is still on." Doug pointed the remote at the TVs and managed to turn them on.

Despite already knowing he could do this, I was still pretty impressed, "Well fucking done, Doug."

"Heh, glad to be service." Doug said, with a big grin on his face.

I looked at the brick just outside the gate and then back at the electronics store, "The noise isn't loud enough though, if I can get outside I should be able to break the glass with that brick."

"Well, all we need to do is just need to open the gate so--"

I nodded toward the axe I placed up against the wall, "That's why I brought this." I stood up and placed the tip of the axe on the lock of the gate.

Doug widened his eyes, "You're going to break that lock with an axe?"

"That's the plan, yeah."

"Well, not trying to say it's a bad one but…" Doug stood up and moved my axe out of the way. He turned the combination lock around a few times and got it open, "Wouldn't it be a better plan to just unlock it?"

"I uhh…" That's weird. I thought that they didn't have the code before.

"I mean it might've worked before, but since we now know the code…"

"Wait, how do you know the code?"

"Oh, that new guy, Ruscoe? He told me that he found a piece of paper with the code written on it. He told me what it was."

"How did you know it was for the lock?" I asked.

"Call it an educated guess. You see that lock has--"

"It's okay Doug, I understand. I'll go and get the keys now."

"Okay…"

I quickly grabbed the brick and threw it at the electronic store's window. It crashed through and the static from the TV's was now really loud and attracted the Walkers' attention.

"Be sure to be very quiet. Don't be surprised if I… talk to the dead guy first…"

Doug nodded silently, his face somewhat showing that he understood what I was talking about it. He opened his mouth to talk, "Don't be too long okay… I know things like this can be hard but… we don't know how long we have until those guys realize that they can't chow down on television sets."

I nodded at Doug and ran over to my brother, who was still stuck under the lamppost. He turned his gaze to me and growled, reaching for me. I'm gonna have to stop thinking that I can handle things like this a second time. Seeing my own brother in that state felt devastating the first time… The second time is no different. I still had to deal with him but all that could go through my head was my childhood. The time we spent together. The pranks we'd play on each other.

I raised the axe above my head, staring down at him, "I'm sorry you have to go through this again… I'll be quick this time… I promise…" I then brought the axe down onto his head and I very loud crunch. His skull was cracked and the exposed part of, what looked like, his brain was mashed up. He wasn't getting back up again.

I kneeled down and grabbed the keys to the pharmacy from his pocket and then waved over at Doug. He gestured for me to get over there fast. I looked at the Walkers by the TVs and they were, thankfully, still distracted. I made my way back, quietly, and went inside the drugstore. Doug put the padlock back on the gate and then followed me inside.

Standing inside the drugstore I took a deep breath. The event that was about to take place would lead to someone's death. The plan was to, once we got Larry's pills and the Walkers attack, have Clementine save Carley whilst I save Doug. But now that Ruscoe was here so I had no idea what would happen next. For all I know he may get into trouble or get someone else killed or…

I shook my head and strolled over to Lilly, "I've got the keys."

She looked at me and stood up, smiling, "Great! God you're amazing. Let's get in there."

We walked into the office and I stared at the door to the pharmacy. I cautiously walked up to it, got the keys out and braced myself for what was about to happen. This has to play out like before… At least up until Carley and Doug—

"Lee, what are you waiting for?" Lilly asked.

"Oh… umm… nothing." I replied shoving the key into the lock. I turned the key and opened the door. We both walked inside when, suddenly, the alarm sounded. Here we go. I looked at Lilly, "Get his medicine, as much of it as you can, we're leaving!"

Lilly stared at me, "What?"

"That sound you're hearing is the dinner bell for those things. We don't have long until they get in."

"O-okay! I understand."

I ran into the shop and looked around. Everyone was panicked; the Walkers were banging against the windows, trying to get in. I walked over to Clementine, "You okay, Clem?"

"…I'm scared." Clem said, looking down.

"Don't be, we've lived through this once already."

Clem nodded her head, "O-okay…"

"You remember the plan right?"

"Yeah."

Katjaa crouched down and spoke calmly to her son, "Duck, c'mon baby, time to go."

Kenny yelled out to everyone, "I'm gonna get the truck pulled up 'round back."

Lilly was getting her father up, "Do it fast. I've got to get my dad out of here."

"I don't plan on dilly-dallying." Kenny then turned to Katjaa and Duck, "Honey, take Duck into the office and barricade the living hell out of the door behind me. Glenn, when you hear me honking in the alley, start getting people out of here."

Glenn nodded, "You got it."

"Doug, Ruscoe, Carley and Lee, you guys make sure our defences stay up 'til then. And Lee, I better take that axe, in case I run into any of them on the way to my truck."

"Here you go." I tossed Ruscoe's axe over to Kenny.

"Wait, what will we use to defend ourselves if they get in?" Ruscoe asked Kenny.

Kenny stopped by the office door, "I won't take long and if need be, Carley still has her gun. Don't worry, I'll get back as fast as I can."

Suddenly there was a rattling of metal heard outside the doors. Doug starred at the doors with his guard up, "The gate's still locked, we should be fine."

"Bro! Don't jinx." Ruscoe looked at Doug, afraid.

Suddenly from behind us, Katjaas voice called out, "Glenn, we need your help! Please hurry."

Glenn ran off into the office and I went and stood next to Carley, Doug and Ruscoe. Carley loaded a new magazine into her gun. Doug was standing next to a shelf we put up against a broken window when, suddenly, it fell. "Oh crap!" the shelf fell right in front of Doug and then Walkers started falling in.

"Oh shit!" Carley took out her gun and fired at the walkers trying her best not to hit Doug. When it was clear enough, she ran over to him, "I got this."

Doug nodded and ran back over to me when suddenly there was another crashing noise, "That window is screwed!"

"Go!" I yelled at Doug and he ran over to the broken window and tried to get it patched up. I looked over at Clementine, "Clementine get me a weapon or… just something I can use as a weapon, okay?"

Clementine nodded, "Okay! I think I know what to get."

Clem ran into the office to get something and I got myself ready for what was about to happen. I turned my head to talk to Ruscoe, "Rus--"

Ruscoe was nowhere to be seen, and Clementine hadn't come back from the office yet. I heard a loud yell come from both Doug and Carley. Carley had run out of ammo and was reaching for her purse which had ammo inside whilst Doug was being pulled by Walkers at one of the boarded windows. I looked around and couldn't see Ruscoe or Clementine.

I had to think quickly, I had only a few seconds left to save one person. My heart rate increased and I was about to dash for one of them when I heard Clementine scream out my name. Clementine!?