It was late afternoon by the time I walked up to the house of Hershel Greene. He comes out with who I think is Otis and Jimmy from age and shape of the males. They looked just like their counterparts from the show. Wonder what else is canon.
"Hello there young man. What brings you out here?" Old man Hershel comes to me a bit protective but warmly asks me.
"Hello sir. My names Kai. I just moved into the house next door wanted to meet the neighbors." I replied holding up to bags. One withe fajitas and the other with over priced stakes. "Thought maybe we could have some dinner and get along." I said with a charming smile.
He looked up to me and smiled fondly like a grandpa would. "Well welcome son, we'd love to have you over for dinner." He replies with a chuckle. "When's your folks arriving son?" He asks with his grandpa charm.
I gave a half smile. "Sorry gramps. I'm an orphan." I responded while looking towards the sky facing towards my property, as Hershel's smile falters. "Was told to come here and try to rebuild and enjoy life. 'No one's gonna take care of you.' Says my father. So you gotta take care of yourself." I raised my hand to the sky and clenched it into a fist. "Carry on our blood. Get strong. Live life. Start a family with someone that'll make your mother proud" mother says." I looked back at the old man with a bright smile. "They're gone but not forgotten. Father was warrior. Mother was a medic. But sometimes I forget who was which when father upsets mother." I barked in genuine laughter. Which was true. Father was a marine special ops. Mother a field medic. I joined the army. Ragers. Then Special Forces.
"I'm sorry to hear that son." Responds the old man with a small smile."this is Otis my neighbor and family friend, followed by his wife Patricia, and this is Jimmy, my two daughters Beth, Maggie, and my wife Annette, and son Arnold." He introduced everyone.
They welcomed me with open arms. Caught Maggie checking me out but I'm just chilling for now at least. I sent her a few flirty winks. Along with Beth.
"So tell me how old are you son?" Asks Otis.
"I'm 16 at the moment. I'll be 17 next Monday." I responded with a playful smirk as I showed them my drivers license. Or the so called drivers permit as in the back it says can only drive with a licensed driver 21 or over in the restricted area.
They all look at me baffled because I'm about 6'2". They all had their mouths agape in disbelief.
"Father Belived in the Norse pantheons but mother believed in the Greeks but liked Roman culture as well." I replied to the unasked question. "They prayed for me to be strong, brave, courageous. So I'm guessing that the gods they prayed to gave me everything I have now." I smiled at them warmly.
We talked. We joked. We ate. Then called it a night. Hershel and Annette invited me over for dinner at least 3 nights a week. Just to make sure I'm not eating wrong. Asked them if I could come by and help with their farm so I can learn how to take care of mine.
Right now everything is manageable everything is clean, and organized. Had to keep up appearances. At least for now. Told them I was going to Kings County, then Atlanta. Sight seeing because I've never been in the state before. Told them that I'll get to work when I get back. They were happy and sent me off with well wishes.
I quickly flew back to my place and crashed out on the new huge ass bed I got. Then fell asleep wondering if I wanted a harem or not.
I woke up the next day. Stealthily started flying around the state. Stocking up seeds, a beautiful Coffee colored Boxer. I got some strong long lasting fishing rods. Live fish to quickly populate my make shift pond or lake. (Pretty huge fucking thing). Got beats of crossbows and bows. A ton of every kind of arrows.
Medical supplies I bought from the system shop after I visited a few hospitals and talked to docs. Find out their functions had Cortana learning a medical shit. Basically turned one room on the ground floor on both sides of the mansion into a surgery room fully equipped.
Made one room in the main house my armory. Had everything from military tactical gear and equipment to hunting gear. My garage had a few motorcycles short range scavenging or scouting. Electric hybrid bicycles for obvious reasons. Portable solar powered generators. Hybrid RV with solar panels mounted to the top. Military armored APC with a mounted .50 cal. Diesel and regular fuel area on one side of the property with a Wash Bay Area for the vehicles.
Cortana had an awesome idea. She bought a personal satellite and it was already placed in orbit. Now when shit went to hell we could have comms and whatever else. She hacked everything in the world unbeknownst to everyone. It was like child's play to her compared to what she used to do in another life. I told her to see if she could possibly start researching bio chips. That way everyone we trust can have a little you in them. I quipped. She thought about it after I told her it'll be exactly like her being a mother. So she agreed out of both curiosity and amusement. Got a bunch of clothes and foot wear.
Stocked the kitchen with everything. Then put it all in stasis basically every item comes out the way you put it in except when in use. It was awesome having full control over everything in my Kamui Space. Fruits, veggies, grains. This is awesome.
I started in this world to get used to the killing I may have to do. Can't freeze up when I'm in a more dangerous environment or world. This will help me hone my social skills, diplomatic skills, tactical skills, situation skills and emergency responses.
The perfect starter world. Especially when it comes to leadership skills. I have the blood of royalty in my veins after all.
"It's been a few days now Cortana how much longer?" I asked anxiously.
'Two more days. Rick will awaken in about a month.' She responds a bit exasperated at me.
'So shall we chill here, join Rick at the start, or find the quarry by Atlanta? I think starting with Rick is better. Eh fuck it. Let's go with Rick. Set up an area we can stay in and take care of that idiot. Hell it might be fun.' I tell my thoughts to Cortana. But she just agrees in an uninterested manner.
So just like that I flew off in the middle of the night. Geared up. Appearances after all. lol. The Greene family knew I was going out of town awhile ago so it'll be a surprise when I get to them again. I left a note on my door just in case they wanted to come check on me. Wrote I went to Grady hospital to check in on a friend that I'd be back soon to have another beautiful dinner.
I left the keys to the house with them so they can come and keep the place nice for me till I got back. They know Cortana is an AI that controls the house. Theat they can come over talk to her to keep track of me.
After coming to the hospital the scene wrecked me a little. Bodies laying everywhere. The stench alone almost made me keel over. I took out a customized short blade katana. And started slicing heads.
I cleared out everything.
I took out one of my customized armored APCs and had it parked at the opening of the hospital. It had a twin sized bed, mini fridge, some weapons ammo crates I picked up from the area along with a bunch of meds I categorized with Cortana's help. And just spent the days cleaning out the area.
Burned all the bodies. Both inside and outside the hospital. Geared up another two abandoned military armored Humvees. One for Morgan, the other for Rick. Had the trunk full of diesel and the inside with weapons and ammo on one side the other side had medical supplies, and the center had food. Both had mounted heavy weapons. I cleaned up both inside and out.
Changed out the the lights with LEDs, and even put in new radio equipment with a self destructible option that Cortana can control. Made them harder for anyone not taught by me to drive them by adding a remote key to make sure it cannot start with out it. The whole thing had C4 inside of it. New tires, oil changes, engine tunings. Even had time to make room for a small bed in each one by the fuel tanks.
Since the 2 armored humvees I found where the medical type. Bit longer for for a full twin size bed. Full with Jerry cans green tops for diesel blue tops for water.
Everyday I was doing something. Training my body, mind, and powers, my skills with a katana. I bought a short bladed katan made from vibranium. I thought why not I had nothing else to do except wait for Rick.
I made sure to keep his wounds clean, changed his bandages, re-up his I.V.'s. Then washed the fucker down. Gross. Got bored so ended up manscaping him. Then practiced my tattooing on him. Wrote both his wife and son's name on his heart in dog tags with a third one empty on a pair of hands palms together in prayer.
He was healing better and faster than canon. Made his limp body do exercise drills. That way they don't atrophy while he naps the month away. Fucking lazy ass. In the show it showed em being shot in the shoulder how the hell did he have an abdominal injury. Was that the exit point? Well that's TV for you. Who knows maybe the bullet and his bones decided to play ping pong in his body.
Cortana finally finished organizing all of this world's knowledge. She can now create teaching A.I.'s. She's just basically chilling and creating new things while we play the waiting game.
We trade jabs with each other, talk about different things. Occasionally I call her mom from some of her nagging about me being lazy or a bit arrogant in my way of killing the walkers.
A month passed this way and I've gotten even more arrogant than before especially after I found my Suggah Mamas present in a small gift box with a letter. It just popped up in my system interface like a damn gift email like in a game app. I mentally clicked it.
'Hey hon, remember I said you'd be immune to damn near anything and everything well kinda couldn't do that. So I asked an otaku friend to help me get you this. It's the Fountain of Youth from seven deadly sins. The one Ban the Fox sin of greed was given to. Don't disappoint me. Wink wink later.
-love Sugga Mama
I quickly drank the shit out of it and it tasted like…pure happiness and joy. Not sure how to explain it. It's like looking up at the sky and it turned to cream that tasted like the color 9. lol.
Now my healing is godly. I can only wonder what kind of badass Zenkai boost I'll get in later worlds. Although I won't die. It doesn't stop the damage from the beatings or the pain I feel. It just helps healing anything and everything. From missing head to missing heart. I heal from anything. Cortana says I'm even immune to any and all diseases and viruses.
Got a brain tumor? Rip it out grow new brain. Hearts fucked up? Oh it's ok I grew another. This is awesome.
The days passed and I heard the doors from the hospital open up and out comes a disoriented Rick the sheriff Grimes. I started laughing loudly when he stumbles out. His attention snaps to me laughing at him. He decided to come up and socialize with me I guess.
"Sheriff Grimes. Nice to see you wake up from long nap. It's only been a month." I greeted with an amused smile. Before he could ask anything I started talking.
"Look my names Kai. No last name. Never had one. While you were taking a nap. A global virus spread through the air and started infecting everyone. When some died from the fever the virus activated there brain stem to start chomping on people." I finished with a grim look.
We walked away towards the trucks I had ready after shaking a hands and started talking. "Where the hell am I? What happened? What is all of this?"
He bombarded me with questions while I got my shirt back on. Equipped myself with my tactical vest. Restraped my short katana to my back. And helped him get in my truck. We drove to his house. We got off and he freaked out and started to run outside to breath or something. Not sure.
Then kid comes and then..
Thwack. Thudd.
"Daddy! Daddy! I got one!" The kid says.
"Hey guys don't worry about him he's having a mental shock right now. He wasn't bit. He got shot awhile back before the collaps. He just came out of a coma." I explained as I walked out of the house hands raised.
We talked. A bit helped him to the place they were held up in. I shared some decent MREs I found at the military outpost set up at the hospital. They hadn't had warm food in awhile. So it wasn't decent but wasn't bad either.
Talked for awhile the crashed out till mid morning the next day. We went back to Ricks place he got dressed as his sheriff persona. We then climbed into my truck and sped off to the hospital. Taught them how to use the trucks and said they can use them.
Rick then guided us to the police station and we emptied it out. Then showered. Got them dressed in military gear except Rick he wanted the sheriff uniform. I was a bit amused at his choice but didn't fight it. We went our separate ways. Told them I was going towards the quarry instead. Told them that I was gonna get the rest of my things first then head out by tomorrow morning.
We separated and I stashed my stuff back in Kamui when I was alone. Then flew off to find Daryl. Because why the hell not. I took out my quiver and bow. Started practicing my archery. Had Cortana teach me foraging, tracking, stealth. I was treating this new life with a bit of fun and everything else.
Cortana fixed my stances, forms, and everything else. Broke down everything to Barney level for me to understand and retain that knowledge. That way in case for whatever reason we get separated or she gets pissed at me I can figure things out on my own.
I got up to a few yards of Daryl's deer. I see the two arrows sticking out of it. I decided to just kill it.
Swish! Thwack! Thudd!
I slowly go up to it and started taking out the arrows. I set Daryl's bolts aside. I had Cortana teach me how to skin, gut, and hang the deer. Step by step I got better.
I heard Daryl try to be sneaky coming around a few trees we saw each other. I waved him over. He was a bit pissed that I got the deer he was hunting. Wary of my presence.
"Names Kai. Saw the arrows in it. Decided to help out the poor bastard who couldn't shoot worth a damn." I teased with an amused smile. "It's still your catch man. I'm not claiming it. But I did kill a few of those walkers when I spotted this walking restaurant." I warned him.
"Daryl. Thanks. Didn't have a clean shot. Been chasing it for a few miles now. You alone?" He asks warily, while coming up slow.
"Yeah." I answered back. "Me and a sheriff guy named Rick were gonna meet up sometime tomorrow. Either at Atlanta or a quarry with a water source I saw on my travels. Told him I'd be there by tonight or tomorrow at the very least. He's looking for his wife Lori and his son Carl. Ran sacked his house. Still can't believe she took all the pictures in the house during a crisis though I don't know what's up with women." I laughed loudly at the thought.
While Daryl was processing the fact that I just mentioned Lori and the kid let alone the quarry he was sitting down next to me.
"Hold up. Now you said a guy was going to Atlanta to look for his wife and son? That place is dead and they're at the quarry with us." He exclaimed loudly.
I looked at him weirdly because I gotta play the part. "Are you serious?" I asked skeptically.
"Yeah girl is all useless at camp olive oil type like in that show Popeye." He says with clear disdain.
Damn hold on then. I pulled out a radio.
Zzz Rick you there it's Kai. Zzz
Zzz Yeah I'm here Kai what's wrong? Zzz.
Zzz I'm out hunting close to Atlanta and came across a guy named Daryl. Cool guy. Quiet. We're skinning a deer right now. And told him about you, Lori and Carl. Said they're up at the quarry. Atlanta is dangerous. Zzz
Zzz Are you sure Kai? They're safe and sound? Zzz
I hand the Wally over to Daryl. He took it.
Zzz This is Daryl. Your wife and boy are safe at camp with another guy named Shane. I don't know much about your situation but those two are pretty close if you catch my meaning. Probably thought you were dead. Zzz
Zzz Shane's alive thank god. Thanks Daryl I'll be there soon. I'll deal with all that whenever the time is right. I just wanna get to my boy right now. Zzz
Zzz Sorry for the news man. But yeah I'll see you at camp. Zzz
Zzz It's Kai. Be safe see you son my friend. Zzz
"Well damn that's gonna be one weird yet oddly awkward and hilarious conversation. Wanna look for some popcorn and enjoy the show? Not much entertainment nowadays." I said with a smile and a bit too joyful, as he looks at me with a dead panned expression.
"Y'all do what y'all want man." He responds with a bit of mirth after an amused sounding scoff.
We cleaned up the deer pretty dood. Cut it, then bagged it with some ziplock bags I had in my tactical bag. Then we tucked it in safely in our bags. Then started heading towards the camp.