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No Rest for the Undead

Tell it to the Frogs Part One

*Disclaimer: I do not own The Walking Dead or any of its characters. I only own is my OCs Ava, and Harper. *
AN: Sorry I didn’t post this yesterday I had one hell of a migraine and just couldn’t work on it yesterday!
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No Rest for the Undead
Chapter Four: Tell it to the frogs
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“Hey, we’re almost there, get yer ass up,” A harsh voice exclaimed, followed by a kick to my thigh. I jumped at the contact, my eyes flying open, and a hand reaching for my hunter’s knife. I stopped when I noticed everybody in the van glaring at Merle.
“What she said to wake ‘er up when we got close,” Merle defended.
“I didn’t mean kick me,” I growled, sitting back against the van wall again.
Merle just snorted and moved to the other side of the van. I glanced around the van and noticed Harper standing up near the front with Rick who was talking softly to her. Suddenly the van came to a stop and everyone started getting out.
“Come meet everybody,” Morales said.
I heard Morales and Andrea reunite with their families, and I couldn’t help but think of my Uncle and Cousins. I glanced up at Rick and saw his face fall and I sighed. I moved up towards him and Harper.
“We’ll find your wife and kid,” I stated, patting him on the shoulder. He glanced up at me and nodded his.
“Hey, helicopter boy! G.I Jane! Come say hello,” Morales shouted.
I scowled at the nickname. G.I. Jane, who the hell is that? Was that an insult? Rick saw the look of confusion on my face and shook his head, then stepped out of the van. I grabbed my bags and Harper’s hand, and we stepped out of the van. I almost ran into Rick, who had stopped a few steps away from the van. He was staring at something, and I looked over his shoulder and gasped. Standing a short distance away was the woman and boy from Rick’s picture.
“Oh, my god,” Rick whispered.
The boy, Carl, started running towards us, and Rick raced forward to meet him. The two crashed into each other, and Rick picked Carl up off the ground clutching him tightly to his chest. Lori walked up slowly, her eyes filled with tears. Rick pulled her into a hug and the three of them stood there just holding each other. I smiled at the sight, and pulled Harper close to me. My Uncle and Cousin’s popped back into my mind and I sighed. I glanced down at Harper. She was all alone in this world, at least I think she is I’m not sure what happened to her parents. But the one thing I know is that I’m going to be here for her.
“Lori, Carl, I’d like to introduce you to Ava and Harper. They helped me find you guys,” Rick’s voice announced, interrupting my thoughts.
I glanced up at Rick and his family. Suddenly Carl had practically tackled me to the ground in a hug, the only thing that kept me standing was my instincts and reflexes.
“Thank you for getting my dad back to me,” He whispered.
I smiled and ruffled his hair. Carl let go of me and glanced over at Harper, who had taken to hiding behind my leg.
“Hello, I’m Carl,” Carl introduced, holding his hand out. Harper glanced up at me and I nodded my head at her. Harper slowly moved out from behind me and shook Carl’s hand.
“Harper,” She murmured.
“Miss Ava can Harper play with me and Sophia?” Carl asked, glancing back at a blond girl standing a little way away.
“Yes, she can play with you guys for a little bit but first I have to get her changed into some new clothes okay,” I answered.
Carl nodded his head and walked over to Sophia. By now everyone had dispersed and I was left standing by the van with Harper, Rick, Lori, and another man.
“Ava this is my friend Shane,” Rick said.
“Hey,” I said, nodding at the man. He nodded back at me.
“Is there a place where I can set up a tent?” I asked the man.
“Yeah, I’ll show you,” He answered, walking away.
I followed him, patting Rick on the shoulder as I past him. Shane brought me over to a small clearing near the back of an RV.
“You can set up your tent here. There’s a lake down that way,” Shane pointed towards the lake, “If you want to wash up.”
“Thank you,” I replied, setting my sling bag and hiking bag down. Shane walked away and I pulled out the tent from the bag.
“I’m gonna set up the tent really quick, then we can get you cleaned up a bit and into some new clothes okay,” I stated, kneeling in front of Harper.
Harper nodded her head, and sat down on the ground, leaning against the RV. Pepper walked over and climbed onto Harper’s lap and laid down, purring loudly. I quickly put the tent up, and set the sleeping bags down inside. I shoved the bags into the corner of the tent, then grabbed some clothes for Harper out of the bag.
“All right Harper lets head down to that lake that Shane mentioned,” I exclaimed, zippering the tent closed.
Harper stood up, and the two of us made our way down to the lake. When we got to the lake I found a spot that was hidden from the camp slightly by trees, and helped Harper out of her ruined pajamas. I helped Harper clean up, then put the new clothes on her.
“Now don’t you feel much better now?” I asked, smiling at her. She nodded her head and smiled back at me.
“All right let’s get you back to the camp so you can play with Carl and Sophia,” I stated.
I took Harper’s hand and we walked back up to camp. Harper went off to play with the other kids, and I walked back over to our tent. I sat down outside the tent and glanced around the camp, making sure that Harper was in my sight at all times, absentmindedly twirling one of my Sais in my hand.
Sais were moms favorite weapon to train with, but she only had one pair for herself. So, on one of her good days, meaning she wasn’t drunk, she bought me the Sais as a present so that the two of us could train with them together. Honestly it was the only present I ever got from her after she went crazy.
Everybody around me was talking with each other, but I was just sitting here looking them all over. I’d just barely started to fully trust Rick and now I’m surrounded by all these people I didn’t know. I sort of trusted Glenn, seeing as he risked himself to help us when he didn’t have to, so I decided to give his friends a chance to prove themselves trustworthy…
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Later that night
The sun had gone down two hours ago, and everybody was gathered around the fire. Well Ed, Carol, and Sophia were sitting a little way away at their own fire, while Merle was sitting at his own fire near his tent which was farther away from the rest of us. Rick had been telling us about how he woke up from a coma to find out the world had ended. God that had to be terrifying!
“Disoriented. I guess that comes closest. Disoriented. Fear, confusion… all those things but… disoriented comes closest,” Rick stated.
“Words can be meager things. Sometimes they fall short,” Dale said. I nodded my head at that. Ain’t that the truth.
“I felt like I’d been ripped out of my life and put somewhere else. For a while I thought I was trapped in some coma dream, something I might not wake up from ever,” Rick explained.
“Mom said you died,” Carl whispered.
“She had every reason to believe that. Don’t you ever doubt it,” Rick said, pulling Carl closer to him.
I noticed Lori glance over at Shane for a second. She looked mad for some reason but I couldn’t figure out why.
“When things started to get really bad, they told me at the hospital that they were gonna medevac you and the other patients to Atlanta, and it never happened,” Lori exclaimed.
“Well, I’m not surprised after Atlanta fell,” Rick stated.
“Yeah,” Lori muttered.
“And from the look of that hospital, it got overrun,” Rick said.
“Yeah, looks don’t deceive. I barely got them out, you know?” Shane exclaimed.
“I can’t tell you how grateful I am to you, Shane. I can’t begin to express it,” Rick stated. Harper yawned next to me.
“Come on Harper let’s get you to bed,” I whispered, standing up.
Harper rubbed her eyes as she followed me back to the tent. I tucked her into her sleeping bag, and quietly told her a story till she fell asleep. She looked so small and innocent lying there curled up in her sleeping bag with her stuffed bunny clutched to her chest. I moved over to my sleeping bag and quietly took off all my weapons before laying down. Today had been a very long day and I was glad to get the chance to properly rest…
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The Next Morning
I was sitting on a log outside my tent, watching as everyone moved around and interacted. I was trying to get a feel for these people, see if I could really trust them. So far most of the people around here seemed nice. But from the little I’ve seen I don’t really care much for Shane. There was just something off about him, honestly, he seemed to be slowly becoming unhinged. Lori, I didn’t like to much either, mostly cause she seemed to boss all the woman around telling them what to do but not really doing much herself, though she was better than Shane.
I glanced over to were Harper was playing with Carl and Sophia. Even though the two were both older than Harper they seemed to like playing with her, and I smiled at that. At least Harper had some friends now.
I noticed Rick step out of his tent and start talking to Carol. After Rick finished talking to Carol he moved over to Glenn, who was forlornly watching Dale and Jim tear apart the red car. Lori approached Rick after a few minutes and the two talked quietly between each other. The sound of a car approaching from the lake caught my attention.
“Water’s here, ya’ll. Just a reminder to boil before use,” Shane exclaimed, stepping out of the car.
Suddenly three screams rang out from the woods and I jumped up looking for Harper. I couldn’t see her and panic flooded through me.
“Mom!” Carl shouted from somewhere in the woods.
Oh god! I took off running, pulling both my Sais out ready to take out any walkers that got near the children. I could hear people running behind me but I didn’t pay attention to them. Carl and Sophia were both screaming for their mom’s and I could hear Harper calling my name. I raced towards their voices. The kids come into my line of sight, and all three of them raced towards me.
“Any of ya bit, scratched?” I asked, pulling them behind me.
“No,” They all chorused.
At that moment, the rest of the adults caught up to me, and Lori pulled Carl into a hug, while Carol grabbed hold of her daughter. I wanted to hug Harper close to me, but right now I couldn’t do that, I had to take care of whatever threat had caused the kids to scream. I moved towards were the kids had come from and could finally see what had scared them. A walker was crouched over a dead deer, taking bites out of it. The thing seemed to hear me and glanced back at me. It growled and started moving towards me. I scowled and quickly buried my Sais through both of its eyes. I wiped my Sais off on the walkers clothing.
“It’s the first one we’ve had up here. They never come this far up the mountain,” Dal stated fearfully.
“Well, they’re running out of food in the city, that’s what,” Jim added.
“Then maybe this place isn’t safe anymore,” I cut in.
“It’s just one walker, we’ll be fine,” Shane replied condescendingly. I scowled at him.
“Where there’s one there’s more, just like cockroaches. I’m telling you this place ain’t gonna be safe much longer,” I countered.
Shane rolled his eyes at that and I felt like stabbing him with my Sais. Damn fool is gonna get everyone killed if he doesn’t pull his head out of his ass. The sound of snapping branches and footsteps was the only warning I had before a man stepped out from behind a clump of trees and bushes. I damn near stabbed him with my Sais before I realized he was alive and not a walker. The man glared down at the walker, a scowl marring his face.
“Son of a bitch. That’s my deer! Look at it. All gnawed on by this… filthy, disease-bearing, motherless poxy bastard,” The man shouted, kicking at the walker with each word.
“Calm down, son. That’s not helping,” Dale stated.
“What do you know about it, old man? Why don’t you take that stupid hat and go back to “on golden pond”? I’ve been tracking this deer for miles. Gonna drag it back to camp, cook us up some venison. What do you think? Do you think we can cut around this chewed up part right here?” The man questioned, moving around the deer. I grimaced at that, that might not be a good idea.
“I would not risk that,” Shane said. The man sighed and shook his head.
“That’s a damn shame. I got some squirrel… about a dozen or so. That’ll have to do,” He muttered, moving back towards the camp and we all followed him.
“Merle! Merle! Get your ugly ass out here! I got us some squirrel! Let’s stew ‘em up,” The man shouted.
Oh, so this must be Daryl, Merle’s brother. I’d heard the others talking about him last night. I moved over to my tent where Harper was sitting. She was crying and Pepper seemed to be doing her best to try and comfort her. I sat down next to Harper and pulled her onto my lap.
“It’s okay, I’ve got ya. Not gonna let notin’ get ya,” I murmured, hugging her tightly.
She wrapped her arms around my neck and buried her face in my shirt. I started quietly singing a lullaby my mom used to sing when I was younger, before my dad and brother died. After a few minutes of this Harper calmed down and stopped shaking. I glanced around the camp to see that everything had gone back to normal.
Daryl and Merle were skinning the squirrels that Daryl had brought back. Dale was up on his RV looking out for more walkers. Rick and Lori seemed to be talking about something, and I noticed that Shane and Carl weren’t around. Well Carl’s with Shane, I may not really trust the man, but I didn’t doubt that he would watch out for Carl. I noticed Amy walking towards me.
“Hey Ava, would you mind helping me, Andrea, Carol, and Jacqui wash some clothes?” Amy asked. I smiled at her nodded my head.
“No problem, come on Harper,” I replied.
Harper grabbed my hand and we moved towards the car that the rest of the girls had piled into with the dirty clothes. I noticed Ed, Carol’s husband sitting in the driver seat. Oh great, that ass is driving us down to the lake…

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