Revenge

What if AJ died in TFS

Clementine stumbled as she carried AJ towards Ericson's, her thoughts were a mess, she reunited with Lilly, who threatened to kill her, then AJ was shot. A man, James, had managed to get them to safety and was currently escorting them to Ericson's.

They'd just arrived at the gates of Ericson's, when they heard Willy yell "Walker!"

Clementine staggered back, looking at James, before she heard AJ rasp.

"Clem…"

She looked down and her blood went cold. AJ had an arrow sticking out of his chest. Cradling him close to her chest, Clementine backed away from the gates, before turning and running.

Willy stared after her in horror, as Clementine and AJ vanished, below, he heard Violet arrive at the base of the ladder.

R

Violet ignored Louis and Mitch, the former was regretting exiling Clementine and AJ, while the latter seemed okay with Willy 'killing' AJ, even congratulated him on it.

"Why are we looking for them?" Asked Mitch, looking annoyed, "He killed Marlon."

"Yeah, because Marlon sold the twins to some raiders." Snapped Violet, turning on Mitch, "How long had he been giving our people away? Most of our losses have happened with him and Brody witnessing them!"

"You're closer to the truth than you think." The three froze at the sound of a woman's voice. Slowly turning, Violet saw the woman from the night before, "Don't worry, they're fed and watered. I just want to know where Clementine is."

"Why would we care?" Scoffed Mitch, before feeling someone put a gun to the back of his head.

"Because if we can't have her," Said Minerva, glaring at Mitch, "we'll be taking you."

R

Clementine winced at the light shone in her face.

"D'ya think she's bitten?" asked a man, his voice familiar.

"No." answered another, crouching down. Clementine found herself staring at Javi, "I think she's just drunk."

"I thought she was looking for her kid."

"So did I." Javi gently grabbed Clementine's shoulder, "Clem?"

"AJ's through there." She despondently pointed towards a locked door, "I, I coul-" her voice broke.

"Max." Javi looked up at the other man, who nodded at him.

Carefully pushing the door open, a walker of a boy no older than five stumbled towards him, an arrow sticking out of his chest.

"What happened?"

Clementine broke down.

R

Louis winced as Minerva threw Mitch around his cell, Tenn and Willy had been taken elsewhere and, after seeing that Lilly woman remove a guy's eyes and tongue, Louis had opted to keep his mouth shut.

"When will you get it through your thick head?!" Demanded Minerva, "The Delta is your family now, and you don't abandon your family!"

"You don't believe that." Begged Violet, trying to plead with Minerva.

"You all knew what Marlon did," Snarled Minerva, glaring at Violet, "you all agreed with him."

"We didn't know." Said Louis, as Minerva dropped Mitch.

"Maybe." Nodded Minerva, "but you're not leaving here."

They watched Minerva leave, as Mitch coughed.

R

"Are you sure you want to do this, Clem?" Asked Javi, as his group looked at the SS Fitzgerald.

"Lilly's the reason I went back to that school," Scowled Clementine, "She's the reason AJ's dead."

Javi solemnly nodded, before gesturing for them to start their attack. Clementine ran ahead of them and quickly scaled the side of the boat. Upon seeing two Delta guards, Clementine quickly dispatched of them, making sure to conceal their bodies in the bushes.

"Let's go." Growled Clementine, heading towards the boat.

The group glanced at each other, before following after her. Clementine glanced at the hatchet Javi had given her, she paused, seeing the man that shot AJ.

"It's good that girl didn't go back to that school," Said the man, "Imagine what losses we could've suffered."

Clementine scowled, before sneaking up behind him. Shoving her knife into the back of his neck. He had a similar reaction as that Russian Jane had stabbed all those years ago. Clementine shoved him into the person he'd been talking to, before driving her hatchet into his forehead.

Javi's group took out other Delta member on the outside of the boat, while Javi and Clementine made their way through the inside of the boat. Clementine, after jamming her knife into a woman's head, reached into her back pocket and pulled out AJ's gun and checked the bullets, counting three.

"What do you plan on doing?" Asked Javi, getting a glance from Clementine.

"I'm gonna shoot Lilly," Said Clementine, snapping the cylinder back into the gun, "then, I'm going to blow this boat up."

"I had planned on using the boat to get back to Richmond." Said Javi, frowning at Clementine.

"Okay," Shrugged Clementine, bringing her hatchet down on a Delta member's head, "I'll leave the boat in intact, I guess."

The pair rounded a corner and found a bunch of cells, guarded by a red-haired woman roughly Clementine's age. The pair stared at the woman, before Clementine cocked AJ's gun and pointed it at the woman, "Where's Lilly?"

"Not here."

"No shit." Snarled Clementine stalking forwards.

"Clementine?" Asked Aasim, making Clementine stop.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" Asked Clementine, lowering her gun slightly.

"These guys took us the day after you and AJ left." Answered Aasim, "That's Minnie, she's helping them."

Clementine paused, before aiming at the red-head's knees and firing.

"No!" Screamed Violet, as Minnie's legs buckled from under her.

"Where's Lilly?" Demanded Clementine, aiming at Minnie's head.

"She's not here." Moaned Minnie, struggling to right herself.

"Clem." Javi got her attention, jerking his head behind a corner, as they heard someone walked towards them.

Clementine roughly grabbed Minnie and dragged her out of sight, chucking her into a cell, as Lilly appeared.

"Minerva?" Lilly froze, before examining the smear of blood, "What the-"

Lilly was cut off by Javi whacking her back with his baseball bat, "-Fuck!"

Clementine jammed her knife into the back of Lilly's knee. The older woman rolled over, scowling when she saw Clementine.

"Clementine." Lilly glared up at her, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm with him." Clementine jerked her head towards Javi.

"You're helping the New Frontier?" Demanded Lilly, getting a cold glare from Clementine.

"I was New Frontier." Snarled Clementine, "but, I'm here because you caused AJ to die."

"I caused?" Scoffed Lilly, before pointing at Willy, "He actually killed him! Are you going to kill him too?"

"I didn't mean to!" Yelled Willy, desperately, "I was aiming for the Walker next to you!"

"Do you really believe his aim is that bad?" Sneered Lilly.

Clementine glanced at Willy, who'd gone white, before glancing back at Lilly, "I'll deal with him later."

Clementine didn't wait for Lilly to respond, before shooting her in the head. She then cocked the gun and aimed it at Willy.

"Clementine…" Warned Javi, turning to Clementine, "Put it down."

"No." Clementine glared at Willy, before glancing at Mitch, "Is his aim that bad?"

Mitch froze, "W-what?"

Clementine growled, "Is his aim really that bad?"

Mitch frantically looked around, with Louis looking away. Clementine turned and looked at Aasim, "What happened after AJ was shot?"

Aasim looked down, making Clementine aim the gun at Ruby, and repeating herself, "What happened after AJ was shot?"

"M-Mitch congratulated him." Murmured Aasim, refusing to look up.

Clementine turned the gun back at Willy and pulled the trigger. Instead of a crack, the gun clicked. Willy trembled, as Clementine glared at him, before she looked at Javi, "What do you plan on doing with them?"

"I was going to take them to Richmond." Answered Javi, "Before working on getting them back to their home."

Clementine threw a glare at the school survivors, before stalking out of the brig, leaving Javi alone with them.

R

Clementine sat with her feet pressed against the railings, glaring over the horizon. She absently heard someone sit next to her.

"You okay, Clem?" Asked Kate, looking at Clementine.

"AJ's dead." Answered Clementine, "I fucking failed at the one thing I promised his parents."

"You couldn't have known what was going to happen." Said Kate, following Clementine's gaze.

"I should've." Retorted Clementine, "I was supposed to protect him."

Kate wrapped her arm around Clementine's shoulders, "Clem, you can't change the past, no matter what happens. I felt the same when Mariana was killed."

Clementine pressed the heels of her hands into her eyes, "I don't even know what to do with myself. Eleanor's banned me from drinking, I'm not allowed near the armoury, until Lingard says I'm not a risk and Javi has his assholes watching me all the fucking time!"

Kate glanced back at Max, who nervously shifted.

"You could stay here." Suggested Kate, "I'm sure Gabe'll be happy to have you around."

Clementine let out a humourless snort, "Probably the only one who will."

"That's a god-damned lie and you know it." Retorted Kate, leaning back, "Those survivors have integrated with Richmond, although, we had to go to their school and collect some things."

Clementine let out a huff, going back to staring out at the horizon, both her and Kate not acknowledging the tears running down her face.

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