Days Gone Bye

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

## Story

Two criminals had managed to commandeer the personal car of the Governor of Tennessee, with the Governor still inside.

"We'll hold him for ransom," one of the criminals states.

"Yes, we can hold him captive in exchange for a large amount of money," the other criminal replies.

"What are you gonna do to me? Are you gonna kill me?" the Governor asks.

"No, Mr. Governor, you're far more useful to us alive," one of the criminals answers. In pursuit are officers Rick Grimes and Shane Walsh of the Memphis Police Department.

"It's the cops!" one of the criminals shouts.

"Fuck, let's go faster. We can lose them," the other criminal replies.

"They're trying to get away," Shane states.

"Yeah, but they can't get away from the law this easy," Rick replies. Suddenly, the criminals' car runs out of gas.

"What's going on?" one of the criminals asks.

"What does it look like?" the other criminal asks back, "We're out of gas."

"Oh no," one of the criminals replies. The police car stops as Rick and Shane exit.

"Out of the vehicle, now!" Shane shouts. The two criminals then exit the car.

"You are under arrest for kidnapping and car theft," Shane states.

"I'm giving myself in. There's no reason to fight. It will only result in a harsher sentence," one of the criminals states.

"No way, you're not taking me," the other criminal states.

"Sir, give yourself up. Your partner already did," Rick replies.

"You'll never take me, copper!" the criminal shouts. He then pulls out a gun and he shoots Rick right in the stomach. Rick then collapses to the ground.

"Rick, all you alright? Rick, Rick, RICK!" Shane shouts. Shane then pins the officer who shot Rick as he slaps handcuffs on him.

"Let's go," Shane states as the two now handcuffed criminals are escorted into the police car. Shane then opens the door as the Governor walks out.

"Thank you Officer," the Governor states, "You have done a great service today."

"No problem. We need to get him to the hospital," Shane replies.

"OK. I'll call an ambulance right away," the Governor replies back. The Governor then calls 911.

"Hello, this is Simon Benedict, the Governor of Tennessee. A cop has been injured on duty and he needs immediate medical attention," Simon states. Soon, an ambulance arrives as the unconscious Rick is carted inside. It then drives away. Rick then wakes up in a hospital bed. He looks around. The room is empty. No sign of doctors anywhere.

"What happened? Where is everyone?" Rick asks as he stumbles out of his hospital bed and through the empty hallways of the hospital. He sees that there is absolutely no life whatsoever.

"I need to know. What happened here?" Rick asks. Rick then walks up towards a closed door. He notices the words "Don't Open Dead Inside" spray painted across it.

"I need to open this door in order to get answers," Rick states. Rick then enters the room. He finds a bunch of heavily decayed corpses lining various gurneys.

"What the hell happened here? I should get out of here," Rick states. Rick then exits the hospital. When he walks out, he sees that there is no signs of life anywhere.

"I just hope Lori and Carl are alright," Rick states. Rick is then surprised by a heavily decayed zombie, missing the entire lower half of its body.

"What the hell happened to you?" Rick asks. The zombie growls as it prepares to bite Rick's leg. Rick then pried the zombie off his leg with his hands, before grabbing a nearby crowbar and bashing in its head.

"What are these things?" Rick asks. Rick then sees two people, a man and a young boy, walk up to him.

"Another survivor," the man states.

"Who are you?" Rick asks.

"My name is Morgan. Morgan Jones, and this is my son Duane," Morgan answers.

"Hello," Duane states.

"Hello, Duane, it's nice to see a living face. What happened?" Rick asks.

"The dead started rising from their graves," Morgan states, "Millions perished." Those words filled Rick with fear and dread.

"My family. Lori, Carl," Rick replies.

"Don't worry about it," Morgan replies back, "They were probably evacuated to a safe place."

"I hope so," Rick states.

"You should stay at my place for the night. It's better inside, where the walkers won't get you," Morgan states.

"You're right," Rick replies. Morgan, Rick, and Duane then walked towards Morgan's house.

## Cast

* Rick Grimes
* Shane Walsh
* Morgan Jones
* Duane Jones
* Simon Benedict

## Adapted Scenes

* Rick being shot and put into a coma was adapted from Issue 1.
* Rick waking up in the hospital was adapted from Issue 1.
* Rick opening the "Don't Open Dead Inside" door was adapted from Issue 1.
* Rick killing the Bicycle Girl Zombie was adapted from Issue 1.
* Rick meeting Morgan and Duane was adapted from Issue 1.

## Trivia

* First appearance of Rick Grimes.
* First appearance of Shane Walsh.
* First appearance of Morgan Jones.
* First appearance of Duane Jones.
* First appearance of Simon Benedict.