Chapter 78

Chapter 78 is the first episode of Season 7: Amid The Ruins of The Walking Dead.
==Plot==
Bonnie's severed hand falls to the ground. Staggering in pain as her arm continues to bleed out, Bonnie screams in agony, as a group of walkers, drawn to both the sound and the blood, begin to attack her. They swarm her and start to devour her as she continues to scream with a horrified Clementine witnessing it. Javier shouts to Kenny and Omid that Bonnie is dead, but Kenny tells him to keep moving and they can't save her. Omid looks over at the swarm and apologizes to Bonnie under his breath before continuing to walk through the herd. Mahiru slowly continues to move through the herd and sees Sarah calling out for her dad and running into the trees, with Sarita calling out and running after her, narrowly avoiding being grabbed by several walkers. "Shit" Mahiru mutters and decides to take off running after Sarita to help her. Sandy whispers Clementine's name, trying to find her in the herd, while narrowly avoiding being shot. Sandy decides to grab her rifle and shoot one of the guards. As Sandy attempts to move away to continue hiding, she bumps into Ryder, who is relieved to see her, saying he had lost everyone else in the crowd. Soon, a shout is heard and the two hurry to discover Luke and Nick nearby, with Nick having been shot in his shoulder by a stray bullet. Luke helps him up and tells him to hold on and he'll help him. Ryder goes over to them to help Luke assist Nick with walking, while Sandy shoots another guard through the head. Tavia notices him being shot and attempts to scan the crowd for who did it, until Sandy shoots her in the chest, causing her to fall off the roof into the herd of walkers, who devour her as she screams. After this, Sandy accompanies Luke, Nick, and Ryder while searching around still for Clementine. Clementine kills more walkers as she searches for the group, now fully separated. Clementine is eventually taken to the ground by a dead walker that falls onto her, before escaping from underneath it. Clementine then applies more blood from the walker in order to further camouflage herself. Clementine continues to walk through the herd, looking around for her group while staying silent. As she continues to walk, she is suddenly grabbed by an unknown person, startling her. However, she is relieved when she sees that it is Rebecca, who has also been separated from the rest of the group. Rebecca is glad to see that Clementine is okay, and the two attempt to escape from the herd together. Rebecca asks her if she sees a way through and Clementine scouts ahead for an opening, only for more walkers to box them in, forcing them to retreat back. Clementine then bumps into Paige, to which both Clementine and Rebecca are relieved to see. Paige tells Clementine and Rebecca to stay calm and continue to walk slowly, but Rebecca begins to panic and pleads for Paige to help them. Paige suggests they spread out in order to avoid being noticed and it'll be safer for them that way. Rebecca continues to plead with her, saying she can't run in her condition, which Paige states that running will get her killed and she just needs to walk slowly. Clementine assures Rebecca that she'll stay with her. Paige begins to walk away from the two, but quickly has a change of heart after seeing Rebecca begin to panic even more, going back to help them. Paige notes that they need to push through a tight cluster of walkers in order to reach the woods, and asks Clementine to draw a nearby walker's attention for her. Clementine successfully draws the attention of the nearby walker, as Paige sneaks up behind it and removes its jaw, preventing it from biting them. Paige uses the walker as a 'cow-catcher,' pushing through the herd and knocking various walkers out of the way as Rebecca and Clementine follow behind her. The three manage to successfully escape into the forest undetected, as the herd continues to swarm and overrun Howe's.
==Credits==
*Sandy Warren
*Clementine
*Kenny Jones
*Omid
*Luke Porter
*Nick Randall
*Rebecca
*Sarah
*Paige Hilker
*Mahiru Okumura
*Ryder Trevitt
*Sarita
*Javier García
*Bonnie
*Tavia
*Marissa
*Howe's Hardware inhabitants
==Deaths==
*Bonnie
*Marissa
*Tavia
*Becca (Off-screen)
*Several Howe's Hardware inhabitants
==Trivia==
*Last appearance of Bonnie.
*Last appearance of Tavia.
*Last appearance of Marissa.
*Everyone is split off into four groups:
**Clementine, Rebecca, and Paige Hilker in Group A.
**Sandy Warren, Luke Porter, Nick Randall, and Ryder Trevitt in Group B.
**Kenny Jones, Omid, and Javier García in Group C.
**Sarah, Mahiru Okumura, and Sarita in Group D.