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Charlotte Blues

Immunity is the key

Collyn:
“I’m sorry what?” Collyn stared at her friend for a minute or two before shaking her head. “That’s none of your business.”

Callie laughed and took a seat on the edge of her desk. “Really? That good, huh?”

She tried to keep the smile of her face, she really did. But Callie’s smile was contagious and she couldn’t help but return it. “Well, it wasn’t bad but there’s always some room for improvement. The scenery for one.”

“I’ll bet.” Callie grinned, getting up when there was a knock on the door. “Yeah come in.” Her friend called out, making her raise an eyebrow at her actions.

“I believe that’s my line, Cal.”

“Well someone had to say it and you’re still hooked on Merle..”

“Oh shut up.” Collyn gave her friend a gentle shove and shook her head, smiling. Jesse stopped in the doorway and chuckled before walking into the room, Carol following behind him.

“Do I wanna know what happened with the jerk?” He asked as he took a seat in one of the chairs opposite the desk.

“No you don’t.” Callie sang as she walked around the desk and leaned on it. “Not unless you wanna hear how you got your nephew in the first place.”

“Callie, not now. Please.” Collyn send her friend a glare before turning to Jesse and Carol again. “How can I help you?”

“I found it.” Jesse spoke up, looking back at Carol who nodded at him.

“Found what?” Collyn and Callie said simultaneously.

“I isolated the antibodies in Caden’s blood. If I can concentrate and multiply them I can make a serum or vaccine against the virus. Stop the living and unactivated from reanimating.”

“Can you?” Collyn asked softly, looking at her brother intently. Jesse was a brilliant scientist before this mess started. But that was when he had all the equipment they needed. They managed to salvage some equipment from a lab just outside of Charlotte but it wasn’t nearly enough to synthesize anything like that.

“Not with our current equipment. That’s why Carol’s here, she spotted another lab when her group was traveling around.”

Carol nodded in confirmation. “Yes, there’s a lab not far from here. Just outside the woods on the edge of a smaller town to the North.”

Collyn looked back at her brother and raised an eyebrow. “Is that the same lab that’s overrun?”

Jesse sighed and nodded. “Yeah. But if we wanna solve this mess, it’s our best shot.”

Collyn paced around the room and let her thoughts run wild. Was this gonna be worth the risk of a run like that? This wasn’t just about them anymore, they had people to look after. She had a community to run. Could she take a risk like this and still be justified in her actions? What if someone got killed? What was she gonna tell Caden? “I don’t know…” She admitted softly.

Jesse stood up from his chair and walked over to his sister, laying a hand on her shoulder. “Look, I know you’re worried. But this kind of risk is nothing compared to what you’re doing with Dixon.”

“Jesse!” Carol and Callie hissed, looking at the young man with contempt.

“Oh no you didn’t…” Collyn growled, glaring at her younger brother. “I don’t give a fuck of your opinion on Merle, but don’t you dare accuse me of endangering the community!”

“Shit, Cole, I didn’t mea-.”

“Oh fuck you, Jess! You did mean it.” Collyn snapped, interrupting her brother mid sentence. “Get out.”

“Cole…” Jesse started.

“No. Get out! Now! I don’t want to see any of you.”

Callie walked over to her friend and grasped Collyn’s shoulders firmly. “Snap out of it. You can’t keep running, Cole. People count on you” Callie said “You gotta step up now. Yeah, Jesse is a giant douche right now and yeah, you can kick his ass later. Hell, I’ll help you and I bet Carol would too. But right now, we gotta figure out a plan.”

Collyn took a few deep breaths, glaring daggers at her younger brother before nodding at her friend. “You’re right.” She muttered softly, crossing her arms over her chest. “You’re right…”

“Look” Carol started as she walked up to Collyn. “Merle Dixon may be a douche bag, but if you trust him, then that’s good enough for me.” Carol gently squeezed her shoulder and gave her a small smile. “But right now, we got a chance to stop this thing once and for all.”

“And we should take it.” Collyn finished, nodding at Carol’s words. “Alright. We gotta assemble a team and get this show on the road. Make a list of people and send it to me before dusk.”

Callie and Carol nodded in agreement as they pulled Jesse along. “We will.”

She sank back in her chair and rested her head in her hands. What the hell was she gonna do? This risk better be worth it because she couldn’t take the pressure of these decisions anymore…

—**——**——**——**—

Merle:

He walked into the living room and quickly sought out the old vet on the other end of the room. Caden wasn’t around as far as he could see and that didn’t sit well with him. Had he gotten hurt? Was he missing again? Where the hell was that kid?

“What ya done with my boy, old man?” He asked as he approached Hershell and stopped in front of him.

“He’s with Maggie and Glenn.” Hershell answered while patting the seat next to him.

“You left him with ya girl and the Chinese kid?” He looked at the farmer in disbelief and resisted the urge to punch the older mans lights out.

“You don’t trust my daughter?”

“Nah, I trust her alright. It’s chopsticks I don’t trust.”

“Maggie will watch him, keep him safe.”

“If anything happens…” Merle threatened, glaring at the older man.

“It’s on me. I know.” Hershell answered, gesturing to the empty seat next to him.

Merle reluctantly sat down next to the old farmer and looked up when Daryl stopped in front of them.

“Sup, old man?” Daryl smirked, running a hand through his hair to keep it out of his face. “Where’s Caden?”

“Maggie and Glenn are watching him.” Hershell replied, sending Merle a stern look when the other man mumbled something about Chinese chopsticks. “Stop calling him that.”

“He’s Korean.” Daryl added, his little brother found his situation hilarious. He could see it in that damned smirk.

“Whatever!” Merle snapped back, turning to Hershell when the old man cleared his throat.

“What you got for us?”

“I’ve picked up some rumors, lately.” Hershell started…

“You called us here for some rumors?” Daryl asked, looking at the old farmer as if he was dealing with an insane idiot.

“No, I called you here to tell you the big secret of this place.”

“Secret?” Merle frowned and scooted a little further down the bench.

“Someone on base…” Hershell paused briefly “Is immune to the virus.”

“Immune? You mean they can’t infected with this thing, whatever it is?” Merle shared a look with his baby brother and frowned as he tried to figure out who it could be.

“Yes. And the reason why I’m telling you this…” Hershell sighed and closed his eyes. “It’s Caden. Caden is immune to the virus.”

Merle stared ahead in disbelief, trying to wrap his head around it all. Caden… Caden is immune? How the hell did that happen? What was gonna happen next? What if he got hurt, or bitten? Would he survive that?

“So even if he gets bitten, he’s gonna be okay?” Daryl asked.

“Yes and I heard Jesse’s taking blood samples every few weeks. Apparently he’s trying to synthesize a cure using Caden’s blood.” Hershell confirmed.

“Does Collyn know?” Merle turned his head to look at Hershell. His mouth set in a thin line. He was just so angry, at Collyn, at her brother and even at Callie for not telling him. Caden was his son just as much as he was Collyn’s. Even if they weren’t a couple, he still deserved to know what’s happening with their son.

“She does. But cut her some slack, she’s got a lot on her mind.”

“That ain’t an excuse.” Merle snapped, rising from the bench to find Collyn.

“Merle…” Daryl grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him back. “Ya both right, but screamin’ at her? That ain’t gonna help. Think of ya boy, brother. Ya don’t want him to see his parents fightin’, do ya?”

Merle shook his head and shrugged Daryl’s hand off his shoulder. “No… I don’t want him to see us fightin’. I just wanna pummel her ass for not tellin’ me.”

“You can’t blame her, brother. She didn’t know ya all that well. She did what she thought was best for Caden.”

“Maybe…” Merle muttered as he sat back down and looked at his hand and the stump that was his right arm. “What am I supposed to do?”

“What you always do, Merle.” Hershell said as he laid a hand on Merle’s shoulder. “Just watch him and keep him safe, make him feel loved,”

Merle chuckled and shook his head. “I can’t do that. I can’t fuckin’ go on like I did before.” His voice became deeper and louder. “What the hell am I supposed to tell him?! Yeah, sorry son but ya ain’t goin’ anywhere on your own. Other people wanna grab you and take ya blood, but hey, don’t you worry about that.” He stood up again and paced around. “That’ll go over so fuckin’ well…”

“Then don’t.” Daryl spoke up. “Don’t tell him. Hell, he doesn’t know you’re his father, let alone somethin’ like that. Actually, why don’t ya start tellin’ him that? That you’re his father.”

“Hmm,” Merle hummed, he stopped pacing around and thought on it. “Guess it can’t hurt. Ya know, ‘cause I’m tappin’ his mom.”

Daryl shook his head and Hershell just chuckled. “True romantic aren’t you, Merle?” Hershell said.

“Course.” Merle answered. “I’m the most romantic redneck in South Carolina.”

“Course ya are.” Daryl chuckled, shaking his head at his older brothers antics. Darlyna obviously didn’t believe him but that’s alright. He believed it and that’s what mattered. He thought about the current situation for a good ten minutes until his thoughts were interrupted once again..

“Merle! Merle!” Caden yelled as he came running. The four year old had gotten used to him and loved to hang around. He didn’t mind it most of the time, it was kinda cute and it showed that Caden cared about him. Most people didn’t…

“Heya sport.” He greeted the child, scooping him up into his arms to keep him close. “You okay?”

Caden nodded, grinning as he started babbling about his time with Maggie and Glenn. He tuned it out for the most part, just smiling and nodding every once in a while to keep the little boy happy.

“And then Glenn boosted me up so I could see into one of the guard towers. And I climbed real high so I could see above the trees and…-”

“You did what?!”

Notes

Alright guys, here's the update! Hope you guys like this one and stay tuned. Because the next update will feature two new characters, a showdown between Merle and Glenn and a special supply run. So keep an eye out for it and please like, subscribe, vote or review the story if you enjoyed it. See you guys at the next update!

Comments

Hot redneck sexy

dombast dombast
1/17/15

Love this in good call on lori

dombast dombast
1/17/15

Selfish bitch Lori should have let it go as well as rick. I know he would do anything to keep his family safe but Shane brought on himself.

dombast dombast
1/17/15

I would think Lori would be grateful . but since doesn't call the shots she a bitch. Tells me she doesn't care about her children

dombast dombast
1/17/15

I would think Lori would be grateful . but since doesn't call the shots she a bitch. Tells me she doesn't care about her children

dombast dombast
1/17/15