Chapter 104

Chapter 104 is the thirteenth episode of Season 8: Fear The Stalkers of The Walking Dead.
==Plot==
The car continues to ram through the herd before the group stops and exits to check if the others are still behind them. Mahiru reports that she saw them turn down the other road. Kenny rushes back in and Mahiru tries to restart the car, failing due to the overwhelming amount of gore caught in the engine. The group stops for a moment when a lit flare is seen from afar. Ethan starts to panic, concerned it might be one of his own. He frantically requests his freedom, but after the group continues to press him for answers, he becomes violent, kicking the door open and knocking Paige over. As he runs away, Kenny assures them they do not have to chase after him. Luke suggests that the rest of the group may have also seen the flare and thought it was them, and believes it will be an easier way to find them. Kenny, Luke, Paige, and Mahiru wander into the woods, finding themselves trapped with walkers surrounding them. Luke eventually becomes separated, causing panic amongst the remaining three members, who are forced to hold off the approaching walkers themselves. While Luke tries to find a way back to the others, he finds Ethan cornered by a walker and unable to defend himself due to his bounds. Initially deciding to leave him, Luke changes his mind, assisting him and cutting him loose.
Meanwhile, the rest of the group notice the flare and Javier questions if it was Kenny or one of the others. Omid says he didn't remember seeing any flare guns in the car and they have Ethan's. Sandy suggests they go toward it regardless, not wanting to take the chance of ignoring their friends' possible signal for help. They continue to drive and find a storage lot and see a few walkers shambling around. Clementine alerts the group that she sees someone limping behind one of the buildings. Javier drives up to the building and everyone hops out to take out some of the walkers. Once Javier rounds the corner, a woman hits him on the head with a plank. Sandy quickly runs around the building to hold her a gunpoint, demanding she drop her weapons. The woman apologizes and says she thought Javier was a walker and doesn't want trouble. She explains that she sprained her ankle while trying to escape from the herd. Omid asks her if she was the one who shot off the flare, and she confirms it was her. She says she was trying to signal for her friend, Ethan.
Luke and Ethan eventually reunite with Kenny, Paige, and Mahiru, downing the remaining walkers. Ethan, fully aware of the group's opinion of him, drops his gun and offers to be rebound, with Luke telling him that there is no need. The five then run towards where the flare is believed to have come from. As they reach the location, they find Omid standing guard outside the RV, who alerts the others upon their return. Sandy and Clementine come out of the RV, with AJ in Clementine's arms. Kenny excitedly takes AJ from Clementine, saying he was worried about everyone when they strayed off from their car. Sandy tells them they ran into a woman with an injured leg, but Javier is tending to her leg. Ethan immediately goes inside the RV and happily hugs the woman. She jokingly tells him to get off of her before she kicks him with her good leg. Paige questions if she was the one who shot the flare they had seen, and Sandy informs her that she was. The woman formally introduces herself to the rest of the group as Amanda Hayes and she had joined Ethan in search of possible newcomers to their community. Omid enters the RV and tells everyone that the area is secured and no walkers are left in the area, suggesting they should all try to get some rest and head out in the morning. Kenny tells Ethan and Amanda they should take one of the storage units to stay in, while the rest of them sleep in the RV. Luke disagrees with the idea and tries to convince Kenny that they're both trustworthy, noting that everything Ethan has told them so far has been true. Mahiru voices her support in trusting them, along with Javier. Sandy asks Clementine what she thinks, and Clementine says she thinks she trusts them. Sandy decides to agree they can stay with them in the RV, but also thinks they should keep their distance. With Ethan and Amanda in compliance, everyone turns in for the night.
==Credits==
*Sandy Warren
*Clementine
*Kenny Jones
*Omid
*Luke Porter
*Paige Hilker
*Mahiru Okumura
*Javier García
*Alvin Jr.
*Ethan Carlucci
*Amanda Hayes
==Deaths==
*None
==Trivia==
*First appearance of Amanda Hayes.