[hr] [center][h1][color=8dc73f]Amelia Payne[/color][/h1] [img]http://orig07.deviantart.net/700d/f/2016/229/f/a/strawberry_blonde_long_hair_by_rivaan-dae94m5.jpg[/img] [h1]&[/h1] [h1][color=lightblue]Raymond Mendoza[/color][/h1] [img]https://68.media.tumblr.com/075e5a5ff388f28cbb19f47067d4e7c3/tumblr_inline_o8oba6LhDT1rylxej_500.gif[/img] Location: Outer Wall Ruins [/center] [hr] As Raymond does his best to climb through the rubble of the crumbling wall, Raymond paused for a moment as he caught some movement in the corner of his eye. When he turns his head Raymond stands there frozen as he sees Tiffany, letting out a sigh of relief. [color=lightblue]"Tiffany i'm right here!"[/color] Raymond calls out to her, but then he pauses and sees Richard there as well. Then he watches as the two of them start to kiss and make out with one another, he then looked at Amelia. [color=lightblue]"Hurry up we need to get to her!"[/color] Ray started to awkwardly try and climb and 'hop' his way over to her, when he was about to grab her he pauses and sees her falling down. Time seemed to slow down as he watched her fall and getting impaled on something below, tears started to go down his face as he watched her laying dying in front of him. [color=8dc73f] "Sana..."[/color] Amelia saw her friend once more and once more the woman was not human anymore. Sana was a walker, but her mind right now realized this was not real. She blinked and then started to climb, but every attempt was in vain as she slipped each time. Causing her some ammount of stress, rather sure bruising that was surely bound to show eventually and concern that the debry might not stand them passing across. What she didn't expect to happen was the illusion fall and stab itself in a manner that had it been other situation and other visage, Amelia might have found amusing, but not right now. She looked at Ray, who was looking at the direction of the Sana. Was he seeing things too? Judging by the 'Tiffany' he said, it appeared so.[color=8dc73f]" Ray, snap out of it! That's not Tiffany, it's an illusion! I'm seeing Sana instead! Focus, we need to escape this place!"[/color] She called out to him, hoping he comes to his senses. Raymond looks closely at Tiffany as he tries to get up to her, but hears Amelia's voice trying to get his attention turning his head to look at Amelia then over at Tiffany. He shook his head seeing a slight haze around her body, rubbing his eyes and saw Ray turned to look at her realizing that he was just seeing things again. [color=lightblue]"Sorry.."[/color] Raymond said as he awkwardly got up and started to try and make his way back towards Amelia, before falling down groaning loudly as he looks down seeing the stump of his leg now stuck in the rubble. [color=lightblue]"Help me please."[/color] Raymond asked. Amelia was about to quickly move over to help him free himself when the visions hit her again. The rubble was walkers. Everything was walkers! THEY WERE WALKING ON AN GIANT PILE OF WALKERS! The rotting bastars were clawing at them, biting and pulling them into the sea of bodies where no survival was apparent. Amelia's heart and mind nearly lost it at the sight. Her senses were betraying her! She could smell, touch, hear and see the walkers, but her mind did not give away just yet![color=8dc73f]" This' not real! They cannot just appear!"[/color] Amelia stated to convince herself as she leaned over to quickly free Ray's trapped limb from the rubble! She could see the hands, teeth and claws, the rot she was touching to free him from their grasps![color=8dc73f][i]' That's not real.. do not think, ignore, just move, SURVIVE!'[/i][/color] Were the words racing through her mind as she freed him and helped him to stand up! Amelia firmly took stance, offering her shoulder so she can help him move faster through the destroyed buildings and wall. In her mind she was stepping on faces and hands that were reaching to get them, but she focused...[i][color=8dc73f]' MOVE! '[/color][/i] She roared in her mind, urging herself forward, holding and helping Ray. Raymond continued to try and struggle to get his stump out of the rubble looking up at Amelia as she finally approached him, it looked like there was something going on. Looking around as he could see anything yet, he felt Amelia grabbing him and helping him back up to his feet. [color=lightblue]"Lets keep on the move."[/color] Raymond said trying to avoid looking at the hallucination of Tiffany still there, when they finally cleared the remains of the walls Raymond looked at Tiffany and held onto Amelia tightly taking in a deep breath as he tried to calm himself down. [color=lightblue]"Amelia are you okay?"[/color] Raymond finally asked. Amelia was not fine. Not fine at all, but her mind was a mess right now and more or less she was holding together on good wishes, pixie dust and the star allignment once in a decade. Yeah she was not in good state, but that made her eyes appear a little unfocused as she looked at him.[color=8dc73f]" I... got to move... Let's go."[/color] Was all she could reply to him before pointing in the direction of the treeline.[color=8dc73f]" We need to get away... walkers will show up soon. Got to get away to safety first."[/color] She stated in an almost hollow voice. Raymond could tell that Amelia wasn't alright, he wasn't either still shaken up losing Meg and seeing the hallucination of Tiffany dying there in front of him. He simply nodded as he continued to walk alongside Amelia using her for support as best he can while also being keeping an eye out for any walkers. He had Meghna's gun in hand still he would occasionally look over his shoulder at their crumbling home, before continuing forward towards the treeline. Well all things considered, they first had to get all the way up the wall in rubble and then down. that was going to take a while. Amelia pulled all her strenght together to provide Ray with as much help as she can. The climbing was going to be rather hard with him, but she had no choice! She wouldn't allow herself the alternative choice... no she refused to think of abandoning him like this.[color=8dc73f]" Put the weight on me..."[/color] She said to Ray finally.[color=8dc73f]" Focus on moving up and just lean on me. Let's survive this."[/color] She said, still seeing themselves stepping on walkers. Raymond nodded as they continued to climb through the rubble, it was very slow and awkward for him trying to make sure that he wouldn't cause Amelia to fall and get hurt. [color=lightblue]"Stop if you ever do feel like you are going to lose balance."[/color] Raymond said, he continued to just focus on the objective survive and try and group up with the others. Raymond did as he was told but he didn't put all of his weight on Amelia just enough to make sure he wouldn't hamper her. [color=lightblue]"Just focus on getting over this."[/color] Ray said to himself as well as to Amelia. Climb was rather hard, progress slow, but at this point perception of time was a little warped. Shock and terror had taken hold of her mind and despise the fact that she realize it wasn't truth, it was enough to put her in an almost automatic self preservation state of mind that shut a lot of alarms going in her mind. Thus she didn't even reply to Ray's comment. Slowly but surely the top was getting ever so closer."[color=8dc73f] Almost..."[/color] She muttered, her body straining with the effort, but there was no other option at this point. He could hear Amelia's strain in her voice as they slowly started to get to the top of the wall of rubble, he was trying to remain as calm as he could as they walked. Raymond stumbled forward slightly but managed to catch himself, he really wished that he had another leg or at least a prosthetic to help him move faster. He needed to take a few moments to rest, but he knew that he couldn't do it right now they were still to close, and Walkers could show up at any moment. With some final struggles, Amelia finally pulled Ray up at the top of the rubble as she took a breath, allowing herself to take a moment to rest as she looked at the path downwards. That was a long way down and she had to help Ray make it all the way. Taking a second deep breath, she looked at Ray.[color=8dc73f]" Got to keep moving."[/color] She stated and began moving again, carefully picking her footing. This was going to take a while. Her breathing was a little heavy, but somehow Amelia kept it together.[color=8dc73f]" How... are... you... holding...up?"[/color] She asked Ray, trying to get a hold of the situation and condition of both of them. Once they gotten to the top Raymond leaned forward taking a few deep breathes as he looked over his shoulder seeing most of the destruction behind them. Ray turned his head to look at Amelia as she asked if he was alright, truthfully he was not feeling great at all, the hallucination of seeing Tiffany getting impaled and losing his home, and seeing Meghna dying in front of him. [color=lightblue]"Not great at all.."[/color] Raymond said, but they needed to continue Ray slowly started to follow Amelia down the other side of the rubble. The descend was a decent amount harder than the climbing on the rubble. Because of the weight distribution, Amelia bared a pretty decent load and more than once felt the ground beneath her feet almost give away. Though in her eyes it was a sea of zombies. Especially one time where she nearly slipped and to not fall, she stepped reall hard on what appeared to be in a walker's jaw. She had no idea how she was keeping together with what she was seening and what had transpired. [color=8dc73f]"Walkers make for good footing... hehe...ha.."[/color] Amelia found herself commenting on her seen reality right now and letting a rather suspicious laugh. She was not really thinking completely normal anymore. Raymond looked towards Amelia as they continued their decent and looked at her with a confused look when she mentioned that Walkers were made for good footing. [color=lightblue]"There aren't any Walkers at all Amelia, whatever you are seeing it isn't real."[/color] As much as Ray was worried about himself, and trying to survive the day Ray was also getting concerned over Amelia's mental state. [color=lightblue]"Just continue to get down safely alright?"[/color] Ray said as he was careful not to put to much weight on Amelia as they moved further down. [color=8dc73f]"I know, I know... hhehee..."[/color] Amelia kind of couldn't help it anymore. She softly snickered again, picking her footing to descend as stable as possible which was pretty much walkers all acorss! On their heads... on their hands or even in their mouths! It was just a little too much to bear without making a joke of it. She didn't really say anything else beside soft snickering every now and then as the distance to the ground was getting ever so smaller.[color=8dc73f]" Almost..."[/color] Raymond looked towards Amelia, he was trying his best to try and make sense of what she was saying as far as he could see there wasn't any walkers as far as he could see. And yet she was still snickering like she had been on some kind of high, Raymond gently patted his friend on the shoulder as they finally managed to get to the bottom of the rubble slowly. [color=lightblue]"When we get someplace safe we will try and figure out what to do."[/color] Ray looked down at his shirt for a moment, he did need to get a look and see if he had any severe injuries. [color=8dc73f]"Mhm..."[/color] Amelia vaguely replied as they had finally reached the ground. With a half frown, half smile she nodded and pointed at the treeline.[color=8dc73f]" We should get away first ass you ssaid... then the plan... these bags have those bugout plans right?"[/color] Amelia stated, resuming walking. The tree weren't far. [color=lightblue]"There should be, and enough supplies to get by for awhile."[/color] Raymond said as he managed to get his only foot down on the ground, looking back towards the mound that they just scaled before continuing forward. They slowly started to make their way towards the tree line he was worried for Amelia more. She was seeing walkers that weren't even there, he was also scared of seeing other things that weren't there as well. [color=lightblue]"Just keep focused ahead of what is in front of you."[/color] He said as they continued walking and finally made it towards the tree line together. [color=8dc73f]"I am... I think... hope... I... know."[/color] Amelia replied, slightly shacking her head, but still unable to get rid of the visions or the way she found it so bloody hilarious. Maybe only the thought of Riley kept Amelia from losing grip completely. It was her one thread of reality she wanted to return to more than anything. As they were almost at the forest's edge, she looked at Ray.[color=8dc73f]" Your wound hurts?"[/color] She asked and looked at the wound on his chest. Ray looked down for a moment he really hadn't the chance to notice he was just focused on everything that had just happened. [color=lightblue]"I'll live, I've had worse shit happen."[/color] He said light heartedly pointing at the leg. [color=lightblue]"I didn't get bit so that's also a plus."[/color] Ray looked up at the trees he was still really worried about Tiffany, there wasn't anyway he could have gotten back to try and look for her. He just hoped he would be able to see her safe and sound. Raymond continued to walk forward until they were close enough and entered the tree line that was close to the former Newnan wall.