Chapter 9

Chapter 9 is the ninth episode of Season 1: A New Day of The Walking Dead.
==Plot==
Four days have passed and the group is doing their own thing around the motor inn. Lilly is talking with Lee and Kenny about the food supply, once again, running thin, and will need to get some more soon. Lee and Kenny both decide to head out today to look for some food. Sandy overhears the conversation, and volunteers to go out to look for more supplies, saying she's been bored sitting around doing nothing. Lee goes over to Clementine to tell her that he's going to be gone for a little while in search of food, and asks her to stay there and be careful. Clementine asks him to be careful. Kenny talks with Katjaa and Duck, telling them that he'll be going with Lee and Sandy to look for more food. Meg walks up to Sandy and says she's going to go as well, but Sandy tells her to stay behind to help watch the motor inn. Meg is angry by Sandy's decision and insists that she goes in case they need her help. Sandy tells her that after what happened at the Miller estate, she doesn't want to risk Meg getting hurt and tells her that she has to stay. Meg walks away without a word. After loading up, Lilly stops Lee and tells him of the air-force base a few miles north from their direction that may have some food leftover for the military officers there. Larry says that a lot of people ran to the base at the start of it and if there are people there they could be dangerous. He adds that if there is food left, it would be enough to last them a few months without worry about losing food. Lee updates Sandy and Kenny about the plan and the three of them head out.
Along the way, the three of them run across a herd of walkers. Trying to keep out of their sights, they hide in some bushes. "Holy fuck. There must be hundreds of them." Kenny says. The herd soon passes their way and they take off for the base. While walking through the forest, Lee is attacked by a walker but is saved by Sandy. Kenny almost fires his gun to save Lee, however Sandy stops him, saying that the herd that passed by would have heard the shot and turn back around to their position. About an hour afterward, they finally reach the air-force base, to find it overrun. Lee, Sandy, and Kenny examine the air force base. Sandy suggests sneaking around the back and taking out the smaller groups there first. Lee looks over and notices that the herd is not as bad, but it will still be hard to get over there without drawing attention. They slowly sneak up to a few sets of walkers and take them out. While Lee and Kenny attempt to open the door without making much noise, Sandy quietly kills a few more walkers. The door finally opens and the three of them run inside.
At the motor inn, Jackson comes out of his room to get a bottle of water. Doug notices him and asks him if he's alright, noticing him wobbling a bit. Jackson says he's doing great and says he found a new "perspective" on life, before returning to his room. Meg hears their conversation and follows him back to his room. She opens the door slowly and sees Jackson snorting cocaine on his dresser. Meg slowly enters the room and closes the door loud enough for him to hear. Jackson turns around in shock and says he can explain. Meg questions him on his drug usage, thinking he had stopped. Jackson reveals that he was clean, until the apocalypse started, and one of the reasons why he wanted to come to the motor inn to look for supplies was because he had left his own stash of drugs hidden in the room. He further adds that it doesn't really matter anymore and he's not hurting anyone else doing it. Meg gets frustrated with him and tells him that it matters to her because it could end up killing him. She further begins to have a small breakdown from the struggle of the world. Jackson comforts her and says he understands exactly how she feels. He then offers her cocaine, asking her if she would like to "destress". Meg looks at him with teary eyes, and takes his offer.
While inside the base, Lee, Sandy, and Kenny split up to look around for supplies. Kenny explores some of the rooms and finds the armory, which only has a few boxes of ammo left, rifles, and a few handguns. Lee and Sandy meet back up, not finding anything when they both hear sounds of shouting. Kenny meets up with them to go find the shouts. They enter the main office area and a man is struggling to fend off the walkers. "Get ready! We gotta help him!" Lee says to Sandy and Kenny. They begin stabbing and shooting some of the walkers. After the group clears out the room, the man thanks them and introduces himself as Mark. Mark reveals to them that he has been hiding out there, as he used to be a pilot there, and some of them had broken in and devoured some of his fellow co-workers. Lee offers to bring him back to the motor inn, which he gladly accepts. Kenny asks him about any food, water, or medicine that had been left over, adding that he took the ammo and a few of the guns left in the armory. Mark tells them that one of his friends, Gregory, was looking over it when they overran the building and is probably still in there. They find the kitchen where it was stored and find that Gregory has reanimated. As Lee holds up his pistol, Mark stops him, saying he has to do it. Mark goes over to him to put him down, but cannot do it. Before the reanimated Gregory has time to attack Mark, Sandy shoots him. After taking care of him, they pack up the food and water, along with some of the medicine that was being stuffed along with it, and head out.
Back at the motor inn, Lilly is watching the area on top of the RV. Doug comes up to her and asks her if she sees them yet. Lilly replies that no one is near the area, at least as far as she can see. Clementine is sitting on the couch and looks over the fence. A few minutes later Lee, Sandy, Kenny, and Mark arrive at the motor inn. Larry is adamant upon seeing Mark saying they're putting everyone else at risk bringing back strangers. Sandy tells him off, saying that he's a good guy, and helped them bring back enough supplies to last them months. Lilly is impressed by the limit, and although hesitant, offers for Mark to stay with them.
==Credits==
*Lee Everett
*Sandy Warren
*Meg Warren
*Clementine
*Kenny Jones
*Katjaa Jones
*Kenny Jr. Jones
*Lilly
*Doug
*Larry
*Jackson
*Mark
*Gregory (Zombified)
==Deaths==
*Gregory (Zombified)
==Trivia==
*First appearance of Mark.
*First (and last) appearance of Gregory.
*Jackson is revealed to have resumed taking drugs.
**Meg also begins her continuation of substance abuse in this episode.