Episode 9.6: To Stand at the Crossroads

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To Stand at the Crossroads in the sixth episode of the ninth season of the Walking Dead Survival. It is also the mid season finale.
==Synopsis==
Coming upon a difficult junction the hunting survivors weigh if the prize is worth the risk.
==Episode==
The episode begins in black to the sound of birds cawing and metal creaking. We open to the sky has birds fly overhead and come down to the sight of what had once been a bridge. It is strewn with the remains of a battle or a barricade. 
Slade: Well either we missed one hell of a party or someone doesn't want us coming this way.
We see the group looking at the bridge in thought; viechles parked and waiting for their scouts to return.
Henderson: Well, at least the Intel was right on this much. 
He eyes a viechle with their captured prisoner from the previous episode. He is guarded by Tamera and another soldier. Henderson sighs, reading some notes; information they have gathered from the captive.
Slade: You know a lot of that is probably bullcrap and scare tactics. 
Henderson: Well in my experience a guy will say anything to avoid getting his ass kicked by a ticked off woman, even the truth.
Slade dosent laugh.
Henderson: It wasn't a joke kid, your friend could make a harned soldier crack with a cool glance.
Slade: Well she is practically married to one and it hit a sore spot for her with that survivor.
Henderson: How is that woman anyway?
Slade: She's live, Adam spoke to the medic, poor dear's in shock so they gave her a sedative. 
Henderson sighs and Slade gets what is on his mind.
Slade: Loke James said he would take a viechle back to the city with her and Karina.
Henderson: That's not what's worrying me and your lady friend's chip aint nearly has big has your fearless leader. 
Adam: Tell us something we don't know.
Adam approaches the two with a tablet under his arm. 
Slade: How was it?
Adam does not answer at first.
Slade: That bad huh?
Adam: I think we are going to need to discuss this.
We switch to later that evening. A camp has been set up and people are sitting by the fire while others sleep, guad the prisoner and, keep a lookout for threats.
Moe: We will head out at first light.
Adam: Fuck, have you not been listening to a word I said.?
Adam holds out his tablet; showing shots from an arial drone of the path before them and it dosent look good. The road is a mix of destroyed and, packed with viechles that would take to long and more equipment than they have to move.
Not that you would want to move them; hemmed in the open spaces are many walkers. To many for the group to take down with the supplies they have.
James: Moe, we just don't have the gear.
Moe: Then go back and get some if it helps.
Slade: Moe, unless you have a jet pack in you rucksack....... we have to face facts here they got us licked this time.
Moe: Are you saying you are going to let them get away with this?
James: No one is saying that but, we don't have the gear or supplies to get around this.
He indicates the viechles.
James: This would take far to long to get around and we have no clue if there is any good fuel out there, let alone what kind of threats are out there.
Moe: We've taken risks before with the unkown.
Tamera: Well some of us had clear heads then.
Moe: What was that?
H glares at Tamera who dosent back down, the rest of the group also look at Moe and between themselves with concern. He is clearly going down a dark path now and words are not going to work anymore.
James: Look, Moe weget it, your blming yourself but its not all on you, no one is blaming you, none of us are blaming you.
Moe: Its my....
Adam: No, I mean yes you made a mistake but you did it for the right reasons.
Henderson adds his own two sense.
Henderson: Your friends are right, your carrying to much weight and keep this up and its going to crush you.
Moe is quite, clenching a fist with a tear in his eye.
Moe: I'm sorry but this something I must......
He is spun around by Slade who quickly slugs him in the jaw knocking him out.
Slade: No, I;m sorry Moe but we are going hom.
We fade to black with Moe losing consiousness.
End