Love And War (ROTWD)

This is the fourth episode of Rise of the Walking Dead.

## Story

"So, decapitation won't stop a zombie?" Glenn asks.

"Unfortunately yes," Dale answers, "A zombie will still reanimate even if their head is separated from the rest of their body."

"Just great," Shane replies.

That night, Shane walks up to Rick.

"What is it Shane?" Rick asks.

"That zombie attack was only the beginning. We're in a large enough area as is. Soon more will come. We need more guns," Shane answers.

"I'll check and see if there are gun stores in town," Rick replies.

"Good," Shane replies back, "We need all the protection we can get," Shane replies back. Rick then walks over to his son, who was getting ready to go to bed.

"This has been the happiest day of my life," Carl states.

"It's good to know that you're still alive," Rick replies. Carl giggles.

"Same here dad," Carl replies back. Rick then tucks Carl into bed as he looks out into the distant city beyond the camp's walls.

"We need the protection," Rick states, "Shane is right."

That morning, Rick walks over to Glenn and Jim.

"I'm wondering if we can go on a supply run," Rick states.

"What do you mean?" Jim asks.

"Shane thinks we need more guns and ammo to protect against the zombies," Rick answers.

"There's a gun store in town. We can help," Glenn replies. Shane then walks up to them.

"Make sure you come back in one piece with those guns," Shane states.

"No problem Shane. We will," Rick replies. Rick, Glenn, and Jim then left the camp. Ben then walks out.

"I wanna go too," Ben states.

"No Ben. You stay here. You're too young to go on a supply run," Shane replies.

"Aw man," Ben replies back. Ben walks away, looking clearly upset as Rick, Glenn, and Jim approach the gun store. A herd of zombies was right in front of the store.

"Great. That's a lot of zombies," Rick states.

"I have an idea," Glenn replies. Glenn then notices a dead zombie on the ground. He then used a machete to cut it open.

"What are you doing?" Rick asks.

"You'll see when I'm done," Glenn answers. Glenn then coats himself, Rick, and Jim with the zombie's blood and guts.

"Eww. What's this for?" Jim asks.

"Maybe if we smell like them, we'll sneak past them easily," Glenn answers.

"That's good," Rick replies, "Let's just hope it works." Rick, Glenn, and Jim then snuck past the zombies, walking softly and not speaking in order to not bring unwanted attention to themselves. Eventually, they entered the store.

"It hasn't been looted yet, so this is good, Rick states.

"There's a lot of stuff here," Glenn replies. Jim looks upon the zombie horde in sadness.

"What's wrong Jim?" Rick asks.

"A zombie horde like one tore my family apart, both figuratively and literally. I was alone, wanting to slowly starve myself to death in my now empty home until Shane came on my doorstep. He gave me a new purpose in life. He's why I'm here now," Jim answers.

"That's upsetting," Rick states.

"Yeah. Imagine what would happen if zombies tore Lori and Carl apart," Jim replies. Rick shuddered at Jim's comment as Glenn gathered the needed guns.

"We got the guns and the ammo. Let's get out of here before those zombies become alerted to our presence," Glenn states. Rick, Glenn, and Jim then escaped through the back door as Lori walks up to Shane.

"You told me Rick was dead. What happened?" Lori asks.

"I guess I was wrong. He wasn't dead after all," Shane answers.

"What about the....," Lori attempts to reply before she is interrupted by Shane.

"Don't worry about it. It won't be a problem," Shane replies.

"That night was a mistake," Lori replies back.

## Cast

* Rick Grimes
* Lori Grimes
* Carl Grimes
* Shane Walsh
* Glenn Rhee
* Dale Horvath
* Allen
* Donna
* Ben
* Billy
* Amy
* Andrea
* Carol Peletier
* Sophia Peletier
* Jim

## Adapted Scenes

* Shane talking to Rick about the group needing more guns was adapted from Issue 4.
* Rick, Glenn, and Jim arriving at a gun store only to find a small zombie horde in front was adapted from Issue 4.
* Glenn using the zombie guts trick was adapted from Issue 4.
* Jim discussing the deaths of his family was adapted from Issue 4.
* Lori confronting Shane about Rick was adapted from Issue 4.