The Apocalypse (The Walking Dead)

ONE

Lori, Kylie and Amy sort out mushrooms that they have collected.

"Any luck?"  Lori asks her daughter and Amy.

"How do we tell if they're poison?"  Amy asks her as they look at the mushrooms.

"Uh, there's only one sure way I know of."

"Ask Shane when he gets back?"  Amy asks and Kylie rolls her eyes at the mention of Shane's name. Kylie didn't care for Shane for multiple reasons.

"Yeah, you've got it. Thank you." She gets up and grabs the bucket in the process.

"Dale, I'm heading out. Hey kids, I want you to stay where Dale can see you, okay?" Lori tells Kylie and Carl.

"Yes, mom." Carl says and Kylie just rolls her eyes as Carl goes back to playing and Kylie goes back to talking to Amy. Kylie wasn't to happy with her mom right now. Kylie knew that her mom was sleeping with Shane and Kylie wasn't too happy about it and she knew that's where she was going right now.

"You too. Don't wander too far. Stay within shouting distance. And if you see anything, holler. I'll come running."

"Yes, mom." She goes into the woods to pick some more food for the camp. While she is in the woods, leaves rustle. Bird wings flap, branch snaps. She starts to think that someone is following her. She worries that it is one of the Walkers and starts to look around. Suddenly, a hand reaches around her mouth and she is dragged back.

"Shh shh shh shh shh shh shh."

"You scared the hell out of me." Lori laughs at him.

"I bet. That's what you get for keeping me waiting. I was trying to be quiet. Where you been?"

"Amy the mushroom queen... I had to wait for her to get back."  They start kissing.

"How much time do we have?"

"Enough." The two are in the moment and proceed to make love. While undressing, they see Lori still has Rick's ring around her neck on a necklace. She takes it off and holds onto it in the grass while they proceed.

"Come here."

"Okay."

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Tank In Atlanta
Rick is still sitting in the tank when the voice is heard on the radio again.

"Hey, are you alive in there?"

"Hello? Hello?"

"There you are. You had me wondering."

"Where are you? Outside? Can you see me right now?"

"Yeah, I can see you. You're surrounded by walkers. That's the bad news."

"There's good news?"

"No."

"Listen, whoever you are, I don't mind telling you I'm a little concerned in here."

"Oh man. You should see it from over here. You'd be having a major freak-out."

"Got any advice for me?"

"Yeah, I'd say make a run for it."

"That's it? "Make a run for it"?"

"My way's not as dumb as it sounds. You've got eyes on the outside here. There's one geek still up on the tank but the others have climbed down and joined the feeding frenzy where the horse went down. With me so far?"

"So far."

"Okay, the street on the other side of the tank is less crowded. If you move now while they're distracted, you stand a chance. Got ammo?"