Chapter 9

[So here it is, without the help of AI, as I've been asked.]

(Poul POV)

I let out a big sigh of relief as I managed to kill the walker. I was scared shitless to be completely honest.

I mean, you wouldn't be? It didn't even make a sound until I turned around, like, what the fuck? Groan, at least for fucks sake.

I was about to leave to call for Lee and Clem, but then I decided to search the walker. I robbed people before, so this doesn't really make me feel guilty.

And what fucking luck! It was a key to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class!

"Whoo, yes!" I laughed in relief.

Before leaving the scene of my desperate fight, I kicked the walker for the last time. I even spat on it.....I'm still a bit angry and embarrassed.

As I got back to the car, Lee and Clem arrived at the same time as me.

"We found nothing that could open the car, but we actually found a switchblade." Lee told me as he held the blade out for me.

"No, keep it. I'm comfortable with my dear pipe. And I managed to find the owner of the car; uh, he turned into a walker, by the way, and he had the keys on him." I told them.

"How do you know it's the key for THAT car?" Lee asked me.

"Well, let's find out, shall we?" I asked with a smile.

Without waiting, I walked to the driver's side of the car and inserted the key into the lock. I turned it on, and voila, it unlocked it.

I turned to Lee with a smirk and winked.

We got in the car after we put stuff in the trunk, and of course, we took out two bottles of water for the ride.

I am the one who's driving; Lee's next to me; and Clementine is in the back. I back out of the alley, and we're on the road again.

We traveled for quite a bit, and I hoped that the gas would last us enough. I also hoped that we'd come across a gas station that still had gasoline. Yes, I was a criminal previously—a getaway driver, to be more precise—but I don't know how to...suck out gas from other cars.

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(3rd POV)

Meanwhile, Poul, Lee, and Clem were going on their way; there were other people near them trying to survive. There are quite a few of them.

One of them is a man with a big mustache, wearing a baseball hat, and having a mullet. The other one is a woman with a larger body and a boy around the age of 8.

Other than them, there was a woman, a MILF, with blond hair.

These people are Kenny, Katja, Kenny Jr. (Duck), and Andrea. Yeah, somehow, Andrea ended up with these 3. Don't ask me how; I'm only the narrator.

At the moment, they are traveling in Kenny's truck. The walkers have killed Shawn already, and Hershel sent them away because they didn't try to save his son.

Along the way, Andrea was picked up by Kenny and his family. At first, Kenny just wanted to pass by her like always, but his wife managed to pursue him into picking her up.

Andrea told them that she has been traveling with her little sister, but they got separated, and now she is looking for her.

She also told them that they've been heading towards Macon, where Kenny and his family have been heading.

Kenny agreed to let her come with them, but he told her that if she puts his family in danger, she's going to regret it.

Katja also told her that she's going to keep an eye out for Andrea's little sister.

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(Poul POV)

While on the road, Lee said that we should head to Macom.

Well, to be honest, that's where I wanted to head, but I didn't know where it was, so I was kind of glad that Lee still wanted to go there. He can show me which way to go.

I also hope that we'll come across Carley, because, to be honest, she was one of the best characters in the game. And kindaaaaa, a waifu, I guess.

I mean, can you really not like her? I mean, she was way better than Lily, Katja, Violet, or Kate. I honestly hope that something can form between us.

Anyway, back to the present.

After, like, 20 more minutes, we came across a gas station; more like that, Lee told me that one was here, so we stopped here.

We got out of the car, armed with our melee weapons. I gave Lee the revolver because Clementine is with him, and if it goes bad, he can use that as plan B.

Clem and Lee went inside the store while I looked for gas cans.

I cautiously scanned my surroundings for any signs of danger. I smelled decay in the air as I was walking over broken glass pieces.

At the back of the store, to our luck, there were two cans of gasoline, just lying on the ground, fallen over. I went over and checked them, making sure they were in good condition, like there weren't any leakages or something like that. There wasn't any damage to them.

I secured them in two of my hands and walked back to the car. Arriving there, I opened the trunk, then put it there.

As I closed the trunk, I saw Lee and Clementine coming out of the store.

"Found anything?" I asked them.

"Yeah, though nothing useful. A pack of Merit cigarettes and a bottle of Jameson whiskey." Lee said with a shrug.

Seeing the whiskey, a smile crept on my face. "When we have a secure place, that's how we're going to celebrate!" I said it with a laugh.

Lee couldn't help but chuckle at my enthusiasm.

We got in the car and continued our travel toward Macom. I couldn't help but smile a bit, just thinking about what Carley would look like in real life.