chapter 6 : The Survivor Camp

They went upstairs to find Merle Dixon shooting at the walkers downstairs with a rifle.

 Morales: Dixon are you crazy?!

 Andrea: WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU !!

 Merle: Hehe! We watch our language when faced with an armed guy, just a matter of common sense!

 T-dog: You're wasting our ammunition when we barely have any, plus you're attracting them. Stop playing dumb!

 Merle: There's already the taco eater who wants to piss me off and now you want to give me orders!? I think you're wrong, big guy. 

 T-dog: What does that mean?! Go ahead, if you have something to tell me then go ahead.

 Morales asked him to drop it but he insisted.

 Merle: You want to know why?! I'll tell you mister "Yo". Because I don't have to take orders from a fucking nigger.

 T-dog tried to attack him but Merle dodged before hitting him in the face with the butt of the rifle then starting to land a series of punches on T-dog under the eyes of Calvin who just smiled and shook head of disappointment.

 Rick tried to intervene but Merle knocked him out with a left hook. He continued to beat T-dog to the ground and Calvin decided to intervene.

 Calvin: It's okay Adolf, he's had his fill. That's enough…

 Merle turned to look at him.

 Merle: Look at that ! A new monkey in the gang! Finally you can also have nice faces among Negroes. Do you want to defend your friend?! Do you want your turn?

 Carl: Defend him? You insulted him and he couldn't even defend himself because he is weak. Why defend someone so pathetic? It's the apocalypse so the strongest imposes their law and their ideas, it also works for racial ideologies.

 Merle: Here's a nigger I like! This kid is smart ahahahah

 Calvin: Right?! Thank you, that's why I'm asking you to stop so you stop without question.

 Merle: I thought I said *KOUGHHR*

 He hadn't even finished his sentence when Cal gave him a straight right that threw him backwards while several of his teeth fell to the ground.

 Cal: Yep! The Law of the strongest!

 Merle began to groan in pain, coughing up blood and more teeth as Rick came and handcuffed his arm to a metal bar before taking the gun from Merle.

He began to threaten Merle and lecture him before searching him and taking the cocaine from him before throwing it away as an angry Dixon began to insult him.

 Cal was near the edge watching the walkers below and saw the vans in the construction site 300 yards away when Rick came to check on him with Morales.

 Rick: That was quite a punch.

 Morales: It broke almost all of his front teeth!!

 Calvin: That'll shut him up for a while. I have a plan to get us out of here and to your camp.

 Rick: We listen to you.

 Calvin: There are a few vans in the yard there. I'll go down and lure out the dead while you and someone else go get the vehicles to get out of here.

 Rick: It's too dangerous, you're risking your life.

 Glenn: He's right, it's too dangerous.

 Calvin: Time is running out and they'll be back here soon. I know my abilities, just be ready and go for it as soon as the street is clear. Don't wait for me, I'll be able to catch up with you.

 Morales: Are you sure?!

 "See you later…" Cal said as he left with his ax over his shoulders and Rick followed him with Glenn.

Once at the bottom, he went out the way they came before climbing the gate that opened onto the street full of walkers under the frightened eyes of Andrea and the others.

 *BLAM*

 He fired one shot from Andrea's gun before starting to run attracting the walkers and getting on a car to shoot at them again, thus continuing to attract them.

He began jumping from car to car while shooting before jumping far enough to disappear from their sight at an intersection where they again heard gunshots.

They also heard the sounds of car alarms which attracted more prowlers until the way was clear.

 "Glenn, Mr. Sharif, he succeeded and the streets are clear." T-dog said in disbelief.

 Jacquie: It's unbelievable!

 (down)

 Glenn: This psycho did it!!

 Rick: Quick! Lets' go…

 They went out and apart from two walkers in the street, they saw nothing else and they ran towards the construction site and managed to take one of the vans, to come back to get the others except Merle who remained handcuffed on the roof because T-dog had dropped the keys (yes, even in this reality he is useless).

 The group in the van driven by Rick were driving down the open highway out of town when they saw a jeep catching up with them with Cal in it drinking a can of beer while driving.

He left them ahead and just followed. They drove for a certain time until they entered the hills, where they finally arrived at the small camp. Cal stayed in his jeep and looked down at the lake.

 He watched the others go down and Rick came up to him to thank him, they talked a little before Morales called them and they decided to meet the other members of the camp when Cal saw Rick freeze.

 « DAD ! » A little boy shouted running towards him as Rick carried him in tears before walking towards a skinny, dark-haired woman who he also picked up in his arms.

 « Is she his wife!!!? » Calvin asked himself seriously, the woman was too skinny, flat with a big forehead and a protruding jaw, no charm. "Tastes and colors as they say…" he tried to find some logic to Rick's tastes.

 Morales and Glenn started talking about him to the others and he ignored them all before going to Andrea who was with Amy his sister and he handed her the gun.

 Cal: Thanks for the gun, it was useful.

 Andrea: Thank you. Sorry for what happened.

 Cal: Next time I won't be so Clement.

 "I'm Amy…" The sister got up to introduce herself and he just told her it was cool before leaving.

 Amy: Lovely, he seems to hate you.

 Andrea: I threatened him with my gun, he doesn't like blondes it seems.

 Glenn came to talk with him when Dawn and Lise came out of the woods, their eyes met and the two women started to smile as they looked at him.

 Cal: You ladies seem to be doing well.

 "We thought we wouldn't see you again…" Lise ran towards him and wanted to give him a hug and he let her do so without returning the gesture and she understood.

 Lisa: Sorry.

 Cal: If it makes you feel any better...

 Dawn: Lincoln...

 Calvin: Lieutenant Lerner.

 Dawn: It's good to see you again.

 "Thank you very much" Calvin said before leaving them without saying anything else to go see Shane who had just finished a discussion with Rick.

 Calvin: I understand that you are the leader of this group.

 Shane: You could say that...

 Calvin: How are resources and their sharing going?

 Shane: Usually we share everything…

 Cal: What if I want to keep my resources for myself?

 Shane: So if you get into trouble, you'll only have to rely on yourself, dude.

 « DEAL!! » Calvin said happily shaking Shane's hand who just huffed shaking his head.

 He went back to his Jeep and he prepared to start the vehicle. 

 Dawn: Where are you going?

 Cal: Get the rest of my stuff.

 Lise: Can we come?

 "No, I'm faster on my own…" he said as he started off before leaving.

 It was 6 p.m. when Calvin returned with his converted truck and went straight to park it near the lake while the others looked at him curiously.

He came out of there with some long clear hoses which he connected together before connecting one end to the truck and the other end went into the lake before a slight whirring sound was heard.

 « Is this a converted truck? » Dale asked smiling with the others behind.

 Cal: Yeah!

 Dale: It's a water pump, very quiet in fact. Is there a drinking water filter?

 Cal: Yeah.

 Dale: Is there any way I can visit? I am very curious.

 Calvin: I don't think so. But to satisfy your curiosity, know that everything inside is luxurious and spacious. Extremely efficient and resistant solar panels in addition to heating or air conditioning. A luxury bathroom, three beds, mine has two large beds.

 « Oh my God ! » Dale said and the others behind started whispering too.

 "Sorry everyone but I agreed with your leader not to share my resources and in exchange I should not consume the shared resources in the camp. I have a shower to go and take, so I'll see you all tomorrow, friends," he said before entering the KAT and lowering the blinds to prevent the light from being seen by walkers.

 "Lincoln!" Dawn said as she knocked on the door and he opened it.

 Cal: Lieutenant?

 Dawn: Are you really going to let me sleep in a tent again?

 Cal: I'm not the one who put you in this tent. However, if I let you sleep here it won't be for free.

 Dawn: What do you want?

 Cal: Housework done and vehicle always spotless.

 Dawn: Did you take me for your wife?

 Cal: Do you want to marry me?

 Dawn: (sighs) I take the deal...

 Cal: Our wedding ?!

 Dawn: Don't start, Lincoln...

 Cal: Okay, okay. (looks at Lise) Doctor Simmons, do you know how to cook?

 Lise: It's one of my hobbies.

 Calvin: That's great, I didn't know the Nazis liked cooking!! Do you know any good German dishes? Do you cook with gas ?

 Lisa:…

 Calvin: Welcome aboard Fräulein (with German accent).

 She came in while her eyes were wet . 

 T-dog: No room for a cousin on board?

 "My cousin is in LA man" Cal said dryly before closing the door for good on everyone, he didn't even feel sorry for the kids and he saw the two women staring in disbelief at the luxurious interior of the truck.

 Lise: It's incredible!! Who was the owner?

 Cal: An old white supremacist.

 Lise:…

 « It's the truth. You can believe me or not, I don't care! I'm going to take a shower so stay calm, there are beers and things to snack on in the cupboards. » he said as he went to shower and enjoy the hot water before getting out of there and taking the girls to their beds before going to sleep in his double bed. Both women took their showers and ate before bed but Dawn ended up getting up and going to find Cal in his bed.

 Cal: What do you think you're doing there?

 Dawn: Did you really mean what you said that night?! That you found me attractive?

 Cal: Yeah ! So what?

 Dawn: I'm in my thirties and at that age, women no longer have the same image of themselves in front of the mirror. I have a few wrinkles and...

 Calvin: (straightens up) I love it. I've always liked more mature women and you Dawn are pretty damn well built.

 Dawn: I couldn't stop thinking about the time we did it...

 Calvin: Do you want to do it again?

 Dawn:…

 A few minutes later, Cal's head was between her thighs performing cunnilingus to the woman's moans and they fucked without restraint that night for a long time before finally kissing intensely and Dawn fell asleep satisfied in Calvin's arms.