Season 6 (Remake)

"*Face your fears,*"
—Description of *Season 6: Remake*[src]

**Season 6: Remake** is the sixth season of *Strain Zero* and a rewrite of the *All Out War* story arc of *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*. It adapts material from the *The Fear Itself* arc of the original series and concludes the *Bloodlines* arc.

With Delta Force wounded and the Frontiersmen gathering for their final assault, Henry, his loved ones and the communities prepare themselves for all out war.

## Plot

*As the dust settles on the ruins of Wolf Dam, and the communities reel from the shock of sudden rebellion, Henry, his loved ones and allies find themselves at the heart of a conflict unlike anything they have yet faced, all while Emma and her group are brought into a very different breed of danger. Storylines converge in this conclusion to* Bloodlines *and rewrite of the "All Out War" story arc.*

## Synopsis

### "Aftermath"

Henry, reeling from Ben's death, receives a call from Kieron on the tower's radio, demanding to know what happened to the dam. Henry defiantly says that the communities will not tolerate Delta Force's laws anymore, and tells Kieron to either lick his wounds or prepare for war. Henry is picked up by Samuel while Kieron orders Jane's arrest and sends troops to Graystone. Shutting off the radio, Henry and Samuel return to Prescott and formally declare the Militia with Achilles and Katherine. Ashleigh suddenly comes on the radio and reports a Frontiersmen raid at Fairbanks; Samuel races to help in the gun truck and Henry joins him.

They arrive at Fairbanks to find it on fire, the Frontiersmen wielding guns, and the barn aflame. Henry decides to save the trapped horses while Samuel and Ashleigh lay down covering fire with the gun truck; with the doors locked and unable to find the key, he climbs into the barn from the roof and opens the doors from the inside, only to face Eduard, the new Frontiersmen war chief. The exhausted Henry is quickly overwhelmed during their fight but is saved by Isabella, who kicks Eduard into the burning fields. The farm's inhabitants are forced to abandon the area as the fire grows out of control.

Kieron's reinforcements arrive at Graystone, still in the midst of a riot, where Robbins hears of his brother's murder. Muldoon gives Holly a final chance to stand down, but Holly reminds her that the hostages, including Tanya, will die if the barricade is taken down. Muldoon apologises and orders her troops to attack. Behind the barricade, Holly receives her first bout of morning sickness whilst everyone else volunteers to give blood for the wounded Lawrence. Kyle and Abigail sneak out to steal weapons, only to find a large group of walkers heading towards the town.

Elsewhere, bound and blinded, the Crew wake up inside a moving vehicle, closely watched by Jackal and his men. He taunts Laika and Emma that they will go the "The Boar" while Mike and Drew will be fighting stock. Unbeknownst to Jackal, Emma breaks her thumb and slips out of her bounds, allowing her to stand and seize his weapon; Jackal, however, reveals why Laika is so sick: he poisoned his arrowhead, and will give her the antidote if Emma stands down. Emma remains bound for the rest of the journey; when they arrive, the Jackal introduces them to the Animals' leader, Grendel.

### "Full Measure"

Henry, Samuel and Ashleigh return to Prescott with the Fairbanks refugees and the defecting Isabella, who warns the Militia that the Frontiersmen herd, numbering in the hundreds, is being moved westward towards the communities, with Prescott as its next target. Since Prescott's walls are already damaged by the rebellion against Albert, the Militia leaders decide to evacuate to Graystone, the easiest community to defend, whilst still unaware of the riot situation. The logistics prove troublesome until Katherine remembers the Sikorsky MH-53 helicopter that Delta Force stored in Prescott's hanger 4. Katherine guesses that there is enough fuel at the airfield to get the helicopter, loaded with 50 people plus supplies, to Graystone. but not enough to use it afterwards. They decide to keep just four vehicles, including the gun truck, while Cara volunteers to fly the helicopter and Achilles the crop duster. Their preparations come down to the wire as the massive herd arrives and easily tears down the walls; the Militia leaders make sure everyone is in a vehicle before jumping into the helicopter, where they get a terrifying view of the thousands-strong herd.

### "Currahee"

The Delta Force reinforcements finally arrive at Graystone; Robbins, having heard of his brother's murder, clashes with Muldoon over how to deal with the riots. Muldoon's reluctance to use lethal force angers Robbins, who demands to know whose side Muldoon is on. As the tension rises, Robbins spots Kyle and Abigail subdue a soldier and fires; Muldoon tries to stop him, but Kyle and Abigail are captured. Robbins relieves Muldoon of command and orders her arrested alongside the youths.

Robbins uses Muldoon's loudspeaker to address the rioters; he charges them with insurrection, conspiracy, theft and murder, all of which are punishable by either hanging or a lengthy prison sentence. He offers leniency to anyone that surrenders in the next ten minutes while quietly ordering his soldiers to fire if they do not surrender in five. Facing mounting pressure, David decides to surrender to the soldiers despite his friends' arguments, and makes an agreement with Robbins that everyone else will be spared if he alone surrenders. David steps outside the barricade and gets on his knees; as Robbins prepares to execute him, however, Tanya speaks through the barricade, pointing out that David avenged his son, who may yet still die despite everyone's sacrifice. Her words stall Robbins long enough for the soldiers to just now notice the mass of walkers heading for the town.

The soldiers panic, stampeding against the barricade to get away from the walkers. Frontiersmen guides shoot flaming arrows and throw spears, killing several soldiers that reanimate and add to the mass. At that moment, everyone is caught by surprise when a small plane flies overheard, banks left and flies back over the walkers before dropping a mound of white powder from its cargo bay. The plane is followed by a Delta Force helicopter, which drops a grenade into the herd; the explosion ignites the powder, killing anything it touched. The powder burns quickly, leaving flaming black masses around Graystone's front gate. The Militia convoy finally approaches, warning the soldiers to stand down.

### "Hope"

Graystone's residents, together with the defecting Delta Force soldiers led by Muldoon, push the barricade forward to block off the damaged walls. Henry gathers the people and addresses the captive soldiers, assuring them that no harm will come to them if they cooperate. Henry then calls the town's leadership - Holly, David and Becky - for an emergency meeting with the other Militia leaders; Henry reveals the Frontiersmen herd that is on its way, having already destroyed Prescott, and that they need to evacuate. Once again, logistics prove troublesome: the helicopter, low on fuel, can only take about 20 people, with everyone else leaving either on foot or in a vehicle, for which fuel is also low. The leaders also question where they can go: there are no more friendly communities aside from Greencole, which lies in ruins from the dam's destruction. Achilles points out that they have just two options: Site 65, which is far to the north, or Adams Air Force Base; eastward would land them in the jaws of the herd. Holly decides that they should head for the base, banking on Kieron's moral compass.

Amidst the preparations, Tanya summons Henry and Holly to her makeshift lab, where Hope waits patiently. Dr. Steele reveals the family's OPT tests and explains that Henry is showing "normal" levels while Holly's tests continue to give a negligible background response. Hope's tests, somehow, have all shown a result never seen before: nought. Tanya further explains that the same result has occurred in more than ten of Hope's OPT tests, meaning that there is no chance that it is a fluke or error. This has led Tanya to come to a startling conclusion: Hope may be naturally immune to LBI.

Henry and Holly are overcome by the information and broach the possibility that a cure could be made from Hope's immune system; Tanya replies that, even if it were possible, she does not have the equipment nor the knowledge to study such an endeavour, let alone create a cure, and adds that there is always the possibility that Hope could still be infected if she were bitten. Agreeing to never take such a risk, the trio decide to keep the information to themselves and tell Hope of her gift when she is old enough. Henry and Holly privately debate the cause of Hope's appparent immunity; they guess it is either something genetic on Holly's side or that they were all exposed to something at Clarkson High School, which could also explain why Ben was a slow turner.

The Militia convoy approaches the gates of AAFB, only to stop in their tracks as mortar fire rains down on their flank. Henry gets out of the gun truck and approaches the gate on foot, hands in the air, demanding to speak to Kieron; the commander arrives mere moments later, his weapon drawn, and demands a reason why he shouldn't kill him. Henry explains everything: the approaching herd, the new leader of the Frontiersmen, and the alliance between all of the communities under Delta Force's control. Despite warnings, Henry steps closer, wishing to reconcile with Kieron and fight as one against their common enemy, after which they can go back to their petty rivalry. Unable to pull the trigger despite Henry's taunts, Kieron reluctantly accepts, allowing the convoy to enter the base while he stands defeated.

### "March to War"

Finally allied, the Militia and Delta Force begin their preparations. Ashleigh prepares a series of traps while soldiers place mines and caltrops around the base's perimeter. Tanya takes stock of her medical supplies while Becky and Holly oversee gun training. Youths are armed with knives to defend themselves as a last resort. Instead of arguments, there is a sense of unity across the base. Achilles returns from a scouting flight and reports that the Frontiersmen herd is less than a day away. Knowing their chances of survival are slim, everyone finishes their preparations and reaffirm their bonds.

While getting dressed, Henry is approached by Emma, who asks him to kill Nathan once and for all if they clash. Henry agrees as Jimmy knocks on the door with a wrapped parcel; he claims that Ben left it for Henry and makes him swear that Ben's death will not be for nothing. Henry waits until the room is empty before opening the gift; inside he finds a custom-made battleaxe inscribed with a final message: "For peace, not war". Henry dons the harness and hook accompanying the axe and reports to the command station where the final battle plans are being decided: when the herd approaches, the first wave will be taken out by mines and traps, allowing teams of people wearing smoke-treated and charcoal-lined clothes to enter the herd and gather it into a single mass. Once the herd has been gathered, Achilles will drop fertilizer from the crop duster and set hundreds of walkers alight all at once. Nervous about the plan, Henry announces that he will be leaving for the day to conduct a critical mission, despite Holly's pleas that he stop putting himself in danger.

At the Enclosure, split up during their escape from the Hole, Emma and Mike and Drew and Laika sneak their way through to Tonks' garage. Cornered at a locked door, Emma and Mike are saved by Ronnie, who has finally come round to their plan.

Henry leaves the base on a bike and drives towards the now-flooded Wolf Dam valley. He leaves the bike and hikes into the forest towards Camp Lewis & Clark, where he sets his axe down on a tree stump and waits. Sure enough, the Carldweller emerges from the woods with the Mother in tow. Henry makes it clear that he means no harm and asks the creature for its aid, for the Frontiersmen will burn their forest once they're done with Henry's people. The Carldweller, retaining some of Carl's intelligence, simply roars and retreats into the forest, leaving Henry alone to hike back and return to the base. As he approaches he sees warning flares: the herd has arrived.

### "Fear Itself"

The first wave of the herd triggers the mines encircling the base, setting off Ashleigh's traps and forming a shallow trench where the dead pile on top of one another. The few that make it over the trenches tumble into the spike pits, while others mindlessly impale themselves on the enlarged caltrops or set off shotgun traps. All the while, the defenders fire their weapons from the embrasures that line the base's walls.

The first wave is wiped out with ease, allowing Henry and the smoke teams to exit the base and fan out around the main body of the herd, slowly encircling it and killing any Frontiersmen they run into. Achilles provides air support by mapping out the spread of the herd, allowing the smoke teams to quickly shepherd any stragglers into the central mass and set them on fire. Achilles dives in and drops the first payload just as the smoke teams get out of the range; the plan works beautifully and hundreds of walkers are caught in the ignition, wiping out half of the herd's main body.

Meanwhile, the Crew in the death bus pass by Prescott and find it abandoned; they are troubled by the hundreds of footprints in the snow and the surprising lack of dead bodies. They drive further on and return to Graystone, only to find it also abandoned. A quick check of the town hall ends up with Emma finding the Militia's maps and David's logistics notes, suggesting that Graystone, Fairbanks and Prescott's combined populations left Graystone for Adams Air Force Base. Spotting more walker footprints, Emma recalls a conversation she heard while rescuing Henry from the Frontiersmen about the formation of a "demon army" and she adds that the Frontiersmen never aim for the head when killing foes. The Crew realizes what is happening just as Tonks finds more fuel for the death bus.

Back at the base, the smoke teams move back into position to surround the second half of the herd. Their plan goes well until a stray arrow hits Achilles' plane, causing the engine to shut down; unable to unload the fertilizer, Achilles decides to sacrifice himself by flying directly into the main body of the herd, detonating the fertilizer and killing hundreds of walkers. He barely manages to jump out and painfully lands more than a mile away.

The smoke teams are separated by the explosion and surviving walkers quickly surround them; in the chaos, several defenders, including Dominic, are devoured by walkers. Rallied by the sudden attack, the first Frontiersmen assault charges, drawing the herd's remnants away from the fires and towards the base. Spears, arrows and flame bombs quickly rain down on the base, killing several soldiers, as one group of walkers attacks a section of the eastern wall. Shadowman, Jane and others are rallied to defend it, but Shadowman is bitten on the forearm by a walker he does not hear; thinking quickly, Jane drags him away, ties her belt around his upper arm and cuts off his forearm with her machete. Tanya personally drags Shadowman to the medical tent.

Attacks on all sides quickly derail the group's defensive plan as people split away from teams to help secure the wall, gutting the defensive positions at the front gate. Delta Force are forced to abandon the base's outskirts as the outer fence comes down and Kieron calls a retreat to the inner wall. The smoke teams are left at their positions, including Henry and Kyle who are quickly separated by the marching herd. Kyle comes to Henry's aid despite Henry's pleas to run for safety, and they stand back-to-back as they prepare to fight.

Suddenly, the wall of walkers in front of them is violently torn to shreds by rapid gunfire, opening up a path to a clearing in the herd. Henry and Kyle seize their chance and see a heavily-modified school bus roving through the herd, splattering every walker it drives over and firing on the others with a .50-cal on the roof. The bus comes to a stop beside them and the door opens to reveal Emma, who calls them aboard. Inside, Henry and Kyle reunite with Mike, Laika and Drew and are introduced to the excited Tonks.

### "All Out War"

Emma, Mike, Drew, Laika and Tonks reunite with the defenders at the gates of the base; the news of their return, however, is overshadowed by reports of low ammo, loss of life and damages to the base's walls. Sensing the slip in morale, Henry climbs atop the death bus and delivers a speech where he denounces the Frontiersmen as weak, comparing them to the dead for how cold they have all become by cleansing fear. He encourages everyone to harness their fears, as it will give them the edge that could decide the battle. He rallies them into bellowing cries before stepping down to inform Kieron he has a plan.

In Kieron's office, surrounded by the Militia leaders, Henry reveals his plan: using smoke camouflage, he will venture alone through the herd and into the Frontiersmen camp, where he will challenge Nathan to single combat; if he wins, Henry will earn leadership over the Frontiersmen, giving him the power to call off their attack. The others, especially Holly, decry his plan as suicidal but Isabella admits that it may work: even if Nathan refuses the challenge, his leadership over the Frontiersmen will be questionable; if nothing else, it may buy the defenders some time.

Henry coats his clothes in fresh charcoal before nervously walking into the herd, killing several Frontiersmen along the way to break up the walkers. The winds pick up as he reaches the enemy front, publically revealing himself to challenge Nathan; the Father refuses, causing many Frontiersmen to break rank until Eduard forces them to charge. In the chaos, Henry seizes his chance to attack; their fight is brutal, and Henry is exhausted. Meanwhile the Frontiersmen charge on the base, led by Eduard, but face heavy resistance from the inspired survivors. Eduard is killed by Emma, who is clueless as to who he is, and Kieron gives the order to fire on the retreating tribals.

The Peacemaker becomes stuck in a tree just as Henry gets the upper hand, allowing Nathan to overpower him and cut his side with his sword. He offers to spare the lives of Henry's family in exchange for his submission, but he defiantly stands up, fearful of letting Nathan walk away again. Fuelled by rage, Henry uses the Peacemaker to shatter Nathan's sword and stab him in the heart with the smaller of his axe blades. As Nathan lays dying, his true self, James, emerges for the last time and cries that he is afraid; Henry, overcome with emotion, decapitates his old friend before stealing a horse and riding to the front. The sight of their leader's head causes the Frontiersmen to surrender, but Kieron orders his troops to continue firing. Henry initially threatens Kieron to call off his men, but decides to make peace and inspire Kieron's own troops to stand against him. Faced with resistance, Kieron orders his troops to pull back, ending the battle. Henry reunites with Holly and collapses from exhaustion.

Henry awakens three days later to find Emma waiting beside him. They reaffirm their bond and prepare to head home, learning along the way that the communities are working together to rebuild each settlement one by one. Henry is given a hero's welcome at Graystone but immediately leaves to meet Holly on their balcony; they come to terms with their separate attitudes to survival and Holly finally accepts Henry's proposal.

Two years later, the communities have banded together and restructured into the Commonwealth of Montana, a thriving, ever-growing civilization. Holly is elected governor and Henry takes charge of the Rangers, an elite division of the Commonwealth Army charged with exploring new territories. With their population booming, the communities decide to rebuild the city of Great Falls into a shared capital, Bastion.

## Characters

### Main

* Henry Ward: the leader of the Militia against Delta Force's aggressive rule
* Emma Goode: Henry's ward and member of an ill-fated expedition
* Holly Maxson: Henry's long-time partner and Graystone's leader
* Kyle Granger: the adoptive son of Henry and Holly
* Drew Stanton: Sarah's father and a member of the eastward expedition
* Becky Grace: defence teacher and soldier for Graystone
* David: the Pioneers' former leader and Holly's diligent deputy
* Mike Trapp: the leader of the ill-fated expedition
* Jane Rhodes: Greencole's temporary leader and soldier for the Militia
* Shadowman: a blind survivor and resident of Graystone
* Katrina: a soldier of the Militia
* Laika: Justinas' adopted daughter and a member of the ill-fated expedition
* Samuel Fairbanks: the leader of Fairbanks farm and co-leader of the Militia
* James Cottingham: Henry's childhood friend and new leader of the Frontiersmen
* Kieron Worth: the leader of Delta Force and Henry's estranged half-brother

### Supporting

* Jimmy: a former Innocent and Ben's romantic partner
* Nicolas: Graystone's cook and blacksmith
* Abigail: a resident of Graystone and Emma's girlfriend
* Lawrence Carter: the biological son of William Carter and adopted son of David following Bethany's demise
* Sarah Stanton: the daughter of Becky Grace and either Drew Stanton or William Carter
* Boy: the Ward family pet
* Hope Ward: the young daughter of Henry and Holly
* Isabella: a Frontiersmen hunter and devout follower of the Father who now fights for the Militia
* Cara: a former prisoner of Delta Force and a soldier for the Militia
* Ashleigh: deputy leader of Fairbanks and soldier for the Militia
* Katherine: the leader of Prescott airfield and co-leader of the Militia
* Achilles: a courier for the Delta communities and soldier of the Militia
* Eduard: a Frontiersmen soldier and Nathan's war chief
* Grendel: leader of a large group in North Dakota
* Jackal: a scout and hunter for Grendel's community
* Ronnie: a slave and mechanic for Grendel's community
* Tonks: a mechanic for Grendel's community

## Deaths

* Grendel - ran over by Ronnie with the death bus
* Ronnie - shot in the gut by Jackal and shot in the head by Mike
* Dominic - devoured by zombies
* Eduard - stabbed in the face by Emma
* James Cottingham *(alive & zombified)* - stabbed in the heart, head burned by Henry
* At least 20 unnamed Frontiersmen
* At least 30 unnamed Delta Force soldiers

## Trivia

* Like *Season 5: Remake*, this season consists of multiple storylines, specifically Henry and his Militia; the riots at Graystone; and the adventures of the Crew.
* *Season 6: Remake* contains three antagonistic groups: the Frontiersmen, Delta Force and the Animals.
* This season and the preceding season were written back-to-back.
* *Season 6: Remake* is the second story in *Strain Zero* to consist of seven episodes, the first being *Season 3: Remake*.