Hello, everyone! This is my Walking Dead story, where I changed some major plot points. And I know the dialogue isn't completely correct, I just felt like writing a Walking Dead story and this came to mind. This story starts on the observation deck in episode four, "Amid The Ruins", at the time when Luke asks Clementine to find something to block the gate to stop walkers from getting in. Please read and review and tell me what you thought! :)

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Clementine looked around. She heard a chorus of deep moans and snarls, followed by smashing sounds. It sounded like someone was throwing their entire body weight against a door or gate in an attempt to break it down. She could feel beads of sweat running down her face. Her eyes were widened and she was holding her pistol in her left hand. A screwdriver was in her pocket. She tried to focus. Her vision was blurry and the sounds were muffled.

"...em...Clem...Clementine..." She could barely make out. She wobbled around and stumbled backwards, and she soon realised she was standing on some kind of deck. She looked ahead of her and saw a blur of different colours. Yellow, red, brown, green... "Clementine...We nee...your h..."

Clementine shook her head around frantically and when she opened her eyes again her vision was completely normal, and so was her hearing. She was staring directly at a red gate which was being slammed against by walkers. She saw many people holding the gate back as they tried to kill the walkers trying to get in. Luke, Jane, Mike and Bonnie were all desperately trying to keep the walkers at bay.

"Ahhh...ahhhh..." A voice came from behind Clementine. She turned around to see Sarah, who was whimpering as she watched the walkers in fear. Clementine felt awful for her. She had lost her dad, and ever since then she had been a complete wreck. But Clementine swore to herself that she would protect Sarah no matter what. They were friends, after all.

"Clementine! Clem!" Luke yelled. Clementine spun around, taking out her gun. She could tell Luke and the others were straining, and it wouldn't be long before the walkers broke in. "Find something to block this gate! Anything big would help!"

Clementine was about to turn around and ask Sarah to help, but then she remembered that she likely wouldn't answer. She glanced around frantically and saw a trash can just meters away from her. She pointed towards it, her eyes fixed on the item.

"Can we use this?" She asked. She was nervous, but you couldn't tell that she was by the way she was speaking. Luke followed her gaze and noticed the trash can. He pondered over it for a moment before he shook his head.

"It's not big enough! Find something else!" Luke yelled. At that moment, the walkers managed to break the door down, making Bonnie fall to the floor and cry out. The walkers started entering, but Luke and Jane stabbed them with their machete and screwdriver respectively while Mike helped Bonnie to her feet. They slammed the door closed once again, panting heavily. "Clem, hurry!"

Clementine gasped. She realised how close they all were to being devoured by walkers right there. She had to concentrate. She noticed the large cannon that she had questioned earlier to her right. She ran over to it, placing her hands on one of the wheels.

"We could use this!" She yelled. Luke turned around and noticed the cannon. He nodded and put away his machete.

"I'll help, I'm coming!" He ran towards the cannon as fast as he could and grabbed the other wheel. The door slammed backwards due to the force of the walkers, making Jane, Mike and Bonnie all get hit in the head with it. They all groaned and pain. "On three, ready? One...two...three!"

Clementine gritted her teeth as she hauled the cannon forward. She used all of her strength to do it and she just wanted to stop as her muscles were burning. But she knew that if she stopped everyone would die. They were almost at the gate when Clementine sensed something very wrong. She noticed the cannon slowly leaning downwards. Her eyes widened in fear as the wheel broke through the deck, taking the cannon down with it.

The entire observation deck began to rumble, and everyone gasped except for Kenny and Rebecca who were inside the gift shop. They all heard a creepy sound coming from a bolt holding up the deck. Everyone glanced up at in in fear. The bolt leaned downwards a little before it completely came loose, shooting out of the wall and making the deck start to collapse.

"Get back, get back!" Luke ordered loudly, and everyone ran towards the gift shop as the wooden boards fell. Mike, Bonnie, Luke and Clementine all made it. Jane ran but she was too slow and she fell down with the deck, and Sarah was too traumatised to even try to get away. She screamed in terror as she fell down to the ground, but Jane managed to grab hold of the broken deck and stay up.

Luke ran forward and grabbed Jane just before she dropped, holding her up. Clementine froze. Where was Sarah!? She ran to Jane and grabbed her hand, starting to pull her up, when she suddenly heard her friend's voice. She looked down to see Sarah, trapped under a piece of the deck. Walkers noticed her and headed in her direction.

"Aaaaaaah...help me..." She whimpered in fear. Her eyes widened as she stared at the approaching walkers, hungry for victims. Sarah began screaming wildly, just like her dad's death. The walkers stumbled towards her, moaning and snarling. "Clem...CLEMENTINE! HELP MEEEE!"

She desperately tried to push the deck off her, but it was no use. Clementine realised she had to choose. She could choose to pull Jane up, ultimately saving her from a horrible demise, or she could persuade her into saving Sarah. Clementine suddenly thought back to just moments before, when she remembered something she had thought to herself.

But Clementine swore to herself that she would protect Sarah no matter what. They were friends, after all. They were friends, after all. Friends, after all. Friends.

"..." Clementine glanced down at Sarah once again, who was looking up at her in fear. Then she realised that this wasn't like the trailer park; Sarah wanted to survive. She wanted to keep living. That's why she was screaming out. She looked at Jane, narrowing her eyes. "Jane, save Sarah!"

Jane's eyes widened, before she furrowed her brow and glared slightly at the girl. She kept a strong grasp on Luke's hand and didn't budge. Clementine noticed that she obviously didn't want to save her. Jane looked down at Sarah, a look of fear appearing on her face.

"Are you crazy!? She's not getting out of that!" She said, her face resuming a cold expression. She held up her hand for Clementine to grab. "Pull me up!"

No. No! It would not end this way. She would NOT watch her friend get devoured by walkers! She had seen so many people she cared about already suffer their demise in this stupid apocalypse. Carley...Katjaa...Duck...Omid...Lee! She narrowed her eyes, anger entering her body and bubbling upwards. Sarah continued to scream hysterically as the walkers got closer.

"We can't save her without even trying!" Clementine tried to persuade her. "Just go!"

Jane glared at Clementine for a few moments, before looking away and sighing. She hesitantly let go of Luke's palm and she dropped to the floor, athletically landing on her feet. Everyone watched her with a look of concern on her face. Jane heard a growl and turned around to see walkers right behind her. She gasped and went to grab her screwdriver when they were shot dead. They landed on the floor, completely motionless. Jane glanced up and saw Bonnie, putting her gun away with a sad expression on her face.

Jane ran over to Sarah and crouched down, placing her hands under the piece of deck. She squeezed her eyes shut as she used all of her strength to try and wrench it upwards. She suddenly felt it shift a little. Sarah continued to scream in terror. Jane lifted it as much as she could and glanced at Sarah.

"Okay, mov-" Jane began when she was suddenly interrupted by a hysterical Sarah.

"I CAN'T, I CAN'T, I CAN'T! PLEASE HELP ME!" Sarah begged as she desperately tried to wriggle out from the deck.

"I'm trying! You have to listen to me!" Jane ordered. Clementine then noticed something in the corner of her eye. It was a plank of wood, just barely holding onto the deck. She gasped.

"Watch out!" She cried, but it was too late. The plank fell and smashed into Jane's head, heavily impacting her consciousness. She let out a cry of pain and stumbled backwards. By the time she had gathered her senses two walkers were already by Sarah.

"No, no NO!" Sarah cried, trying to push them away. She clenched her hand into a fist and looked away in terror. "CLEM! CLEMENTINE!"

Clementine watched, her brown eyes widened in fear. Her friend was about to get devoured. And there was nothing she could do. As Sarah writhed about in terror, the zombies moaned in delight and leaned down. As Clementine's eyes glimmered with crystal clear tears, her mind shot back to a certain memory. She was staring at an almost zombified Lee. She was holding a gun...up to his head...and she pulled the trigger...she stopped him from becoming one of those. And she would do the same for Sarah! She blinked her tears away and focused her sight on Bonnie's gun.

"Clem, I'm sorry. I tri-" Jane began when she was pushed to the side by the young girl, quite roughly. Jane groaned and doubled over, coughing. Clementine grabbed Bonnie's gun and attempted to pull it from her grasp. Bonnie, not expecting it, let go of the gun in shock.

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"Promise?" A girl spoke, her eyes shining in happiness. She sat on her bed, with a book next to her. She was staring excitedly at another girl, who was standing by the door clutching her arm.

"...Promise." The other girl replied. She had a baseball cap on her head and she seemed in pain. The other girl stood up in excitement.

"Pinky swear?"

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"CLEMENTINE! SAVE MEEEE!" Sarah screamed in terror. The walkers had not yet reached her; they were still leaning down to her height. Clementine held the gun tightly in her grasp while everyone watched in shock. Clementine narrowed her eyes.

Clementine swore to herself that she would protect Sarah no matter what. They were friends, after all. Friends.

She aimed the gun at the walkers, leaning down to devour Sarah. She squeezed her eyes shut, whimpering softly.

"Clementine...?"

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The two girls interlocked pinkies, and the taller girl smiled happily as her eyes shone. She looked down at the smaller girl. She had made a new friend! They both separated, and the taller girl looked at the smaller one in excitement.

"A pinky swear is forever." She commented, retreating to dig under her bed for a medicine bottle that her new friend wanted. She pulled it out and handed it to the younger female. "Hey, I never got your name."

The younger girl stared at the older for a moment before opening her mouth to speak.

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Clementine aimed carefully at the walkers. She prayed that she wouldn't hit Sarah. She aimed carefully. Sarah was now silent. She was just whimpering, knowing the fate that awaited her. Clementine slowly placed her finger on the trigger. Her mind flashed back to what Lee had said to her.

"Squeeze the trigger, never pull."

"Always aim for the head."

Clementine took a deep breath before she slowly squeezed the trigger. A loud bang echoed throughout the forest.

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"...I'm Clementine." The younger girl, who introduced herself as Clementine, replied softly with a smile.

"I'm Sarah." The older girl replied. "I'm glad we're friends."

"...Me too." Clementine said, looking at the older girl.

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The bullet rocketed through the air like a flash of lightning, before it plummeted through a walker's head like it was nothing. The force made the walker fly backwards and land on the ground, dead forever. Clementine did the same with the other one, and then threw the gun to the ground and ran towards the broken deck which was leaning upwards.

"Clem! Where are you going!? Stop!" Luke yelled in worry for the girl. Clementine slid down the slope and stumbled towards Sarah. She panted heavily, knowing more walkers would soon appear. Sarah opened her eyes in fear, and noticed Clementine there.

"...Clementine...?" She said softly. "You...came for me?...Why...?"

"Because we're friends, Sarah!" Clementine panted as she used all her strength to desperately try to lift up the deck that Sarah was trapped under. Sarah watched her, thinking about what she just said.

Clementine groaned as she managed to lift up the deck. All of her muscles were tensing, and the deck got harder to hold up as the moments passed. She knew that if Sarah didn't move in the next ten seconds, Clementine would either let go of the deck and crush her accidentally, or the walkers would come and devour them both. She was straining and beads of sweat trickled down her forehead.

"Sarah! Move! Hurry!" Clementine cried, her eyes squeezed shut. Sarah remained still for a moment, staring at Clementine quietly, before she dragged herself out from the deck, breathing heavily as she tried to calm herself down. Clementine let go of the deck and it crashed to the ground, attracting the walkers. "Up! Up!"

Sarah began running up the slope but she slipped and fell, crashing into the wooden boards. She cried out in pain as she slid down. Clementine quickly grabbed her legs and kept her up. Sarah could hear the walkers and she began trembling, close to another anxiety attack.

"...Eugh...Luke!" Clementine barely managed to say. "Grab...Sarah's hands! Pull her up!"

The walkers were approaching, and Clementine feared they would grab her legs and pull her down. Luke rushed over as fast as he could and crouched down, leaning as close as he could to Sarah without falling himself. He brushed against her fingertips, and barely managed to grab hold of her hand. He gripped it tightly and used all of his strength to slowly pull the teenage girl upwards, his ribs burning in pain. Sarah managed to crawl onto the deck, and she shuffled backwards.

"Okay, now you!" Luke yelled. A walker lunged for Clementine, but she jumped upwards just in time and Luke grabbed hold of her hand. He pulled her up a lot easier than Sarah, and all three of them sat on the deck panting heavily, trying to get over what just happened.

The walkers snarled angrily as they clawed at the deck, trying to climb upwards and reach them. A huge group of them had now gathered, and they knew they had to do something.

"AHHHHHHH! DON'T LET GOOOOOOOO!" Rebecca screeched, screaming like a maniac from inside the gift shop. They knew she would just attract more walkers, and soon they would find a way to get up to them.

Clementine looked down at Sarah, a frown crossing her face. Her hair was sticking up everywhere and she was rocking slowly back and forth as she trembled in fear. Her left glasses lens was completely cracked now and it seemed like it could fall out at any moment, but it was better than nothing she supposed. She crouched down to her height.

"...Sarah...?" She said softly, and Sarah slowly looked up at her. Clementine stared at her. At first she thought Sarah had changed, but this situation was just like the trailer park. Would Sarah stay like this? Would she continue to be...a liability? Carlos' death really had an impact on her. "Are you...oka-"

"You saved me..." Sarah interrupted quietly. Clementine stopped talking and waited for Sarah to continue. "Why...did you save me twice? I know I'm useless...everyone thinks so. You're...the only one who cares about me."

"That's not true, Sarah." Clementine shook her head, turning around and seeing Mike, Bonnie, Jane and Luke either shooting the walkers or looking for a way to stop them from climbing up. "Luke cares about you. Why else would he try and save you at the trailer park? Jane does too. She jumped down and risked her life to save you. Bonnie cares about you as well. She shot the walkers behind you to keep you safe. We all care about you, Sarah. We're all your family now."

"..." Sarah just began whimpering and looked down at the deck. Clementine frowned, not knowing what to do. Was it...the right choice to save Sarah? Maybe she wanted to be with her father...no. She mentally shook her head. She would keep Sarah alive as long as possible, and that meant teaching her how to survive.

"Sarah, you have to-"

"Clementine!" Luke interrupted, running towards her. He held his machete tightly in his hand and he looked worried. "Clem, the walkers are climbing up! We need to break the rest of the deck!"

Clementine gasped and looked down at the deck. She had been so concentrated on Sarah she hadn't noticed the walkers were slowly climbing up the deck and would soon reach them. She had to help them. But how?

"He's right!" Clementine yelled, hoping her voice would reach the others over the sound of the walkers. "We need to drop the rest of the deck!"

"Drop the-" Mike paused, his eyes widening. "Are you fucking crazy!?"

"It's the only thing we can do!" Clementine snapped back. Mike rolled his eyes and started looking around. Clementine turned to Sarah. "Sarah, wait inside the gift shop. We'll all be there in a minute."

Sarah silently got to her feet and walked into the gift shop slowly and emotionlessly, just like a walker. All of the colour had been drained from her face and she looked like she didn't care anymore. Clementine sighed but she knew she had to stop thinking about her for now, and she had to focus on survival. She noticed a bolt attached to the wall, holding up the rest of the deck. She pulled out her hatchet and groaned at how high up it was.

"Look." She said, pointing to it. She glanced to Mike. "Boost me."

Mike hoisted up Clementine on his shoulders and he walked to the bolt. Clementine hacked away at it while everyone yelled at her to hurry up. She whacked it as hard as she could, and it had already come loose from the wall after two hits. She hit it as hard as she could one last time, and the bolt shot from the wall, almost hitting Clementine and sending her to the floor.

The remaining bits of the deck fell, making a loud crash as the walkers continued to groan and snarl. Mike crouched down and Clementine hopped off his shoulders, walking slowly to the edge. She noticed that if she didn't save Sarah she would have either been crushed under the deck or devoured by walkers. Everyone else walked inside the gift shop.

She sighed in relief and turned to walk away when she suddenly felt something grasp hold of her ankle. She cried out and tripped over, slamming down onto the deck. She looked at what it was and screamed as she saw a walker hand clinging onto her ankle. She screamed in terror and tried to wriggle away, but the walker had an iron grip. It must have held onto the deck when it collapsed, somehow.

"LUKE! KENNY! HELP!" She cried out in desperation. The walker managed to climb up onto the deck, and it opened its jaws to feast on the little girl. She watched it in fear. No...she had been through so much...it couldn't end this way!

She watched as the walker got closer, when she suddenly heard a loud bang which made Clementine's ears ring. She gasped as she saw the walker wrench backwards and fall off the deck. She quickly scrambled to her feet and turned to see her saviour. Her eyes widened at who it was...

Sarah. The teenage girl lowered the pistol she was holding, smoke still coming out from it. Her skin was pale, and she looked terrified. She let go of the gun and it clattered to the ground. She fixed her glasses so they weren't on a slant and sighed.

"My hands hurt." She said, looking down at the ground. Clementine smiled and hugged Sarah, ecstatic that she had saved her. They soon separated after a couple of seconds and Sarah smiled sadly. "I...never thanked you for saving me. I know I'm a mess..."

"You're not a mess, Sarah." Clementine said. "But I am going to teach you how to survive. It looks like teaching you how to shoot a gun in the cabin really paid off, huh?"

"...We're still friends...right?" Sarah said out of nowhere. Clementine looked confused for a moment.

"Of course we are, Sarah." She said. "We'll always be friends, no matter what happens."

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I hope you enjoyed reading this story! Sarah is my second-favourite Walking Dead series two character, with Clementine being my first, so I decided to make a friendship story about them where Sarah survive. Please, please, please review and tell me what you thought! :) See you later!