-AUTHOR's POV-

-THE NEXT DAY-

The next day, everyone were upset about loosing the fight against Lilly and her people, but they won't give up, as they will find Aasim Omar and Mitch and get them back for good. They started cleaning up the mess at the school, putting a bunch of dead walkers into one pile, and some dead raiders that they kill on another. Clementine walks around and checking in everyone, and to notice Willy sad, sitting on the stairs, as he misses Mitch.

Willy: ..Mitch looked after me when I was little and started here. He may be a duck sometimes, but he was always so nice to me, he was like a big brother to me. And now...they took him, Aasim, and Omar too..!

Clementine: I know Willy, we're saddened about our friends being taken too, but don't give up. We need to pull ourselves together, even you. Mitch would want you to not give up, right?

Willy: Y-Yea. Yea! Okay, I can't give up...Mitch and the others are counting on us now.

Clementine: Good.

Violet and Louis shows up...

Louis: Hey, AJ's waiting for you down the basement with Rosie tied up, also have Abel tied up too. Bastards still alive, but out cold.

Clementine: Thanks.

Violet then appears...

Clementine: Hey Vi...how's Tenn?

Violet: ...Tenn felt awful about him almsot getting Mitch killed. And wanted to apologize to you for being distracted by Lilly.

Clementine: Hey no worries, I forgive him. Lilly was getting into his head.

Violet: I'll let him know, thanks.

Clementine: Sure. Anyways, I'll go get (YN)  to go talk with Abel.

Ruby: Uh...Are you..sure??

Clementine: Yea, why??

Ruby: Well...when I patched him up from the hit he got last night...he didn't look like himself. He looked...very aggrieved, not towards me of course.

Louis: Yea, about...last night. The way he almost beat Abel up near to death? That shit was cold, and scary...like, I get he did it cause he shot AJ, but more than just a punch? Jesus...

Violet: And...you mentioned a name: "Carver?" Who is he? You never mentioned us about this "Carver".

Ruby: Is it someone that's part of the raiders too?

Clementine: No, it's not like that...I guess I should tell you all: ....Back then, before AJ was born, me and (YN) were with a group, wasn't a good nor a bad one, it was decent, alongside with a friend of ours that we knew when we were with Lee too. The group knew someone who they use to work with, and escaped from him. His name was Carver. He was evil, cold heart, and didn't even hesitate to kill anyone, and I mean anyone.

Violet: Jesus.

Clementine: AJ's mom and him were a thing, but she left him for AJ's dad, and they were AJ's official parents. At first they would've escaped from him for good, but were wrong. He actually found them, me and (YN) too and our friend. Carver later took his to his camp, which was jail as we see it, and there...he brutally beaten our friend near to death, leaving him almost blind, killed on of his people for not doing their work right, manipulated us....and he killed AJ's father.

Ruby: Oh my gosh.

Willy: No way.!

Louis: Damn...but, what does this have to do with (YN) then?

Clementine: ....(YN) was Carver's son.

Their jaws dropped to hear that little twist about Carver being (YN)'s official and actual son.

Louis: Holy shit..!

Violet: Fucking hell. So...how? He didn't knew??

Clementine: No, he only knew once we were about to escape his camp...Carver left him when he was little before all of this. He only had his mom. He left because his mom didn't wanted him to raise (YN) like Carver, beating people up, give them what they deserve no matter what even if it means to even drop a blood, and the mom didn't wanted that. So, he left her and (YN)...

Violet: Man, that's so sad.

Ruby: Poor (YN).

Clementine: ...And ever since, he forgot about him some time ago when we took care of AJ.

Ruby: Well, You and AJ so lucky to have him with y'all.

Violet: Totally.

Louis: He's a good guy.

Willy: Um...didn't you say that his dad almost beat afirmes of your guys near to death? That's exactly what he did to that prick last night.

Clementine: ....He isn't like his father really, but trust me, if you guys think this is the first time we saw him like that last night, it's not. It's happen some time when he acts like this, but only when something bad happens to me and AJ. He can be brutal and vicious to any one who messes with us, doesn't matter if it's two or more others against him, he will still overpower anyone no matter what.

Louis: Well...makes sense why he was this close beating the shit out of me when...we voted you guys out...but I deserved it. It was the wrong either way...but as of right now, we're glad you guys are here again.

Ruby: Of course.

Willy: Yup.

Violet: Definitely.

Clementine: Thanks you guys, it really means to us.

Suddenly, they heard the door open from the admin building, and there to see (YN) appearing outside....his eyes were full with distress, both his hands were wrapped in bandages. He then walked towards Clem and the others as Clem walks up to (YN), kisses and hugs him...

Clementine: How do you feel?

(YN): ...Okay, I guess.

He looks at everyone else...

(YN): About last night...I didn't mean to scare you all like that of the way how I was...

Ruby: No No, it's fine (YN), really.

Louis: Yea man, we get it. Abel deserved it after shooting AJ, and trying to attack him too last night.

Violet: That just let's us know how much more you care for AJ and Clementine.

Willy: Yeah.

(YN) gave a gentle smile and Clem hugging him and felt glad everyone understood...

(YN): Thanks guys.

Louis: No problem dude. Anyways, AJ's waiting down there at the basement with Abel tied up.

(YN): Oh. Okay.

Clementine: Come on (YN).

(YN): Right.

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Down the basement, (YN) and Clementine arrive down and to walk over to find Rosie tied up as (YN) pets her and AJ too, sitting down watching Abel tied up in another chair, and having his gun back.

(YN): Nothing yet?

AJ: Nope. Still asleep.

Clementine: You ready?

AJ: Uh-Huh.

(YN): Good.

(YN) approaches to Abel, and to slam the desk, startling and waking him up...

Abel: Son of a bitch...

Clementine: Rise and shine, asshole.

Abel: Well, ain't no way to wake an old man up from his afternoon nap...I was having a nice dream too, about a girl I used to know, from before. She also had me tied up, but wasn't her prisoner, if you get what I mean, hehe...

(YN): This <cabrón> got jokes.

Abel: Anyways...got any water?

AJ grabs the water bottle he had, and had to make sure from Clem and (YN) if he should give him some or not...

Clementine: Give him some.

AJ gives Abel sips of water..

Clementine: You got your water, now it's time to talk.

Abel: First time interrogating someone, isn't it? Heh, you let me dictate the agenda, make me think you're weak at it.

Clementine: Don't make this harder than it needs to be. We just wanna know where Lilly took our people.

Abel: Don't matter cause sooner or later, Lilly will come back here and get for me. Heh, you better give me a five star treatment. If I'm smiling when she gets here, might be able to trade me with a little mercy. She will be back, mark my words.

Clementine: ...You asked for this. (YN).

(YN): ...I don't wanna, so I'll have her Make you talk.

Abel: Heh, looks like your boyfriend here is making you do his work, how original.

(YN): ...I'm not referring to Clem.

(YN) walks over to Rosie as Rosie stood up, gets in a standing position, growls at Abel, and as (YN) takes the leash off from her, Rosie charges at Abel and started mauling his leg...

Abel: AAAGH!!! GAAAGH!!' Call it off! Call it off, you fucking psycho!

(YN) whistles at Rosie and calls her back as she goes and lays back down...

AJ: Just tell us where she took our friends so we can get them back.

Abel: N-Ngh...Lilly will never give them up...only reason we came here is for more man power. Losing Yonatan and me, for some of them who can barely handle a gun. Even a dummy like me can do the math on that one.

(YN): We're gonna get them back, that's our word.

Abel: You don't know what it's like out there. It's a blood bath, one community against another. From Richmond to the coast. Back in the delta, we're at war, with some really sick fucks who make me look like the Virgin Mary. We need people to fight, soldiers who do as we say, point the gun to who needs to be down.

Clementine: That's called kidnapping.

Abel: Say it however you want to, but I call it survival.

(YN): Just what kind of a place is this "Delta" if they use forced labor to defend it so bad.

Abel: You think we like doing raids like this? Our home is under threat, it's a good home, built to last. I'd do a lot to protect it...maybe y'all could understand that.

(YN): And we do anything to get our friends too, so how about you stop wasting our time and tell us where they are.

Abel: ....Okay...fine....front pocket, the answer to your questions..

(YN) reaches for Abel's pocket and grabs a cigar that has words and reads it...

(YN): "Whatever parteth the hoof, and it's clover footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat." The fuck is this?

Abel: Leviticus. I was hoping it be some timely moralistic shit about turning the other cheek...so, come on, won't light itself up...wanna know where they are? A smoke will clear my mind...

(YN) pulls a lighter and lights the cigar up...and lets Abel give one smoke...

Abel: Ahhh, now that..is heavenly...*coughing*

Abel began coughing and his coughing started to get worse and worse, and to vomit blood, lots of blood...

Abel: A-Ah...shit..

AJ: That's..a lot of blood.

Abel: Th-This..this isn't good...

AJ: He's finna die, isn't he?

Clementine: We have medicine.

(YN): We can patch him up after-

Abel: No-No...I don't think...that will work at all...falling off from the window...something must've burst inside me, and my ribs...no medicine can fix this. Shit....I...I never wanted this..everything...i didn't want how it turn out...and now...look at me...I'm a fucking mess..

AJ: Is he gonna turn?

Abel: No.! M-My whole life...everything I got...and my will...for my body, to turn on me...to take control...I don't want it! ...I'll tell you y'all where to find Lilly and your friends, but...just promise me...you won't let me turn...I'm begging you...

Clem and (YN) looked at each other, and can tell Abel doesn't want to turn into a Walker...none of them do...so they decided...

Clementine: If you really honest with us, you have our word.

(YN): We'll put you out of your misery once you tell us where they are.

Abel: O-Okay, Okay...we have a boat, docked a few miles west from here. At an old fishing pier. Your friend are on that boat...

(YN): Thats All?

Abel: Y-Yes.! I swear, on anything...you got what y'all wanted...please...don't let me become one of them...please...I don't want to...

Abel was crying and begging for them to not let him turn...and they don't. Even though the actions of what he did, he still was honest and told them where his friends were taken...so they will end him. Clem hands (YN) her knife to him and places it towards his head...and looks at AJ...

(YN): You Don't need see this bud.

AJ: ...

And so...(YN) looks at Abel, and to stab him through his head as Abel grunts...and dies as (YN) pulls the knife out of him...

AJ: ..Well, at least he won't be able to hurt anyone anymore.

Clementine: Yea.

(YN): Well, we got what we wanted, let's get the others and go look for the boat.

-END OF CHAPTER 17-