Fanfic

Jaylin Pinguil

 

(The Walking Dead and The Fear)

My fanfic is based off a book series where children ages 4 to 15 are struggling to survive after a illness took over all of London. If you are 16 or older you get sick, die and come back as a “sicko” as most children call them. Just like in the Walking Dead the dead are called walkers. (The term “zombie” doesn’t exist in either worlds.) The main characters will be Ed (age 16), who is captain of the Tower of London, Maxie (age 14) who is also a fighter and leader. Then there is Chris (age 14) he not a fighter more of a bookworm and Little Sam (age 10). There will be other characters but have little roles. From the walking dead it will be Rick.

    As Ed stood at the top of the Tower monitoring the other kids below he felt a wave of relief fall over him. He couldn’t believe that the war was over. After defeating King David and taking over the Tower of London, he and all the other kids were finally safe. No longer would they have to run from danger, the walls around the tower kept them safe from the sickos outside. But reality soon made its presence in his mind as he looked down at the kids digging at the dirt. They were running low on food and trying to grow their own was proving to be more difficult than they thought. Sure they had books that explained how to ready the soil, plant the seeds and when to harvest but it wasn’t enough. All the fighting and destruction took its toll on the crops and regrowing everything wasn’t easy. Even the daily scouting parties that left the safety of the tower to look for supplies haven’t been able to find much. Sure sometimes they were lucky enough to find a stray dog to bring back, but it’s meat wasn’t enough to feed all the kids at the tower. There were over a hundred kids living there, soon everyone would starve and weaken. Ed had to find a way to regain control of the situation, especially with the little time he had left. As he continued to think of a way he heard a pair of footsteps approach him. He turned around only to see Maxie and Small Sam trailing behind her.

Maxie: Hi Ed, how is everything up here? Have you spotted any sickos wondering too close to the towers walls?

Ed: Yeah I’ve noticed two mothers and a father coming up the rear earlier but the fighters took them out already. But I’m not really worried about the sickos. ( turns his attention back to the kids below.)

Maxie: (follows Ed’s gaze) I’m worried about the food shortage too but we have to keep looking maybe there are spots we haven’t checked that may have supplies.

Ed: We’ve already checked everywhere, and I’m not letting anyone go out too far we can’t afford to lose anymore kids.

Maxie: But we can’t just sit around and do nothing! We have to keep looking. If you don’t want to lose kids then let me go.

Ed: Your place is here giving commands to the other kids and keeping their hopes up. What if you don’t come back? You know as well as I do that leaving the tower without a group is suicide. And even if you managed to stay safe where would you look?

Maxie: I was thinking…of going to the..no go zone..

Ed: Maxie no. I have already made it clear to everyone at our last meeting that no one is to go there. It’s off limits.

Maxie: Ed I know that part of the town is off limits because there are so many sickos that resign there but I’m positive that there would be supplies.  If no one goes there, there should be untouched canned food or much needed medication.

Ed:(remains silent.)

Maxie: Either way it better if only one person goes, and I’m pretty sure no one else is willing to volunteer.

Ed: Without the support of a group do you really think you’ll make it?

Maxie: If a group of fighters came with me chances are they wouldn’t make it. Remember that large group of kids that passed by here a few weeks ago?

Ed: yeah there was about thirty of them, they went south of the no go zone.

Maxie: Out of thirty only three came back barely alive….

Ed:(gets irritated) And you think compared to a large group like that, that you’ll magically make it back?

Maxie: If I go on my own I won’t have to worry about keeping other kids safe, it’ll be easier for me run and hide.

Ed:….Maxie, we will find a better way. The younger ones look up to you as a mother figure. If they lose you it’ll be like losing their mothers all over again.

Small Sam: (steps forward, hugging Maxie’s arm tightly) please Maxie don’t go.

Maxie: (Turns to hug Little Sam) I don’t want to leave you but I also don’t want to see you and the other kids slowly starve to death. It’s my job to make sure all of you are well taken care of, I would make any sacrifice to keep you alive. Right now we are out of options and places to look.

Small Sam: Did you check all of the nearby shops and houses?

Ed: Yes, but every time we try and go out further we are always ambushed by sickos or only find empty shops.

Little Sam: Did you check the small green house a few miles north?

Maxie: (quickly stepping back from Little Sam) What green house?

Small Sam: Before I found the Tower of London I passed by a small green house, I would have looked inside for food but it was well boarded up. Apart from that there was a horde of sickos chasing me!

Maxie:(turns to Ed) We should go and take a look!

Ed: Sam are you sure you saw a green house maybe you were mistaken.

Small Sam: I’m sure I saw it.

Ed: But we have gone looking north and never found a green house.

Small Sam: That’s because it’s secluded from the other buildings and there were a lot of trees and plants that had grown around it.

Maxie: Ed we have to go maybe we’ll find something, it shouldn’t be too far and Small Sam could lead us there.

Ed: Maxie I’m not sure what-

Maxie: Ed before you start lecturing me remember we are almost out of food. The rations for everyone is getting smaller and smaller. Come on it’s time to take a risk.

Ed: Ok ok. Fine but I’m going with you, and tell Jordan to have someone cover my shift until we come back. We are only taking five fighters. (Turning to Small Sam) you’ll be leading the group today.

 

    Walking towards the towers gate the small group of eight waited for the go ahead. It was a safety percussion that before the gate was to be open guards had to make sure there were no sickos nearby who may try to enter and hurt the kids working outside. With the front cleared the gates are quickly opened and shut leaving  Ed and his group outside. Small Sam makes his way to Ed at the front while Maxie covers the end. The kids begin marching with hope in their hearts that they might finally have a break.