Spoilers for episode 5
No.
No.
No.
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(Yeah this is just like blocking the spoiler by writing the whole thing out like this, yeah, thank me later :p )
Dammit...
They killed Kenny... They just... they...
I've been broken up a bit after Kenny's death... He was my fav... I love that asshole so much guys... :(
The worse part about it is the confirmation of it. Technically, I didn't see him die and I don't know what to think... I really don't. I've seen both deaths... The Ben one seemed like Kenny wanted to die,... but you never know... And the Christa one you just... don't know... Dammit...
I know not a lot of people haven't requested Kenny, maybe because the game was juest released this Tuesday, I don't know, but I want to do Kenny, maybe it'll help me with closure even though he's just a fictional character... I still loved that asshole. :(
And for the record, until I see his corpse, I'm going to carry the hope that he is alive until proven dead, no matter how slim the chances are. (Unless Telltales comes out and says to my face: Yeah, Kenny's dead, suck it! :( )
So... This is for my best friend... Kenny...
Kenny
The last thing Lee could remember was walking down the streets, splashed with the blood of the dead with Clementine close to him, walking with him through the dangerous crowd of walkers. When Clem stopped walking, when she disappeared from his side, an intense panic buzzed through his mind. When he looked back at her, a horrible look of despair was planted on her face. Her eyes were wide, tearful, pained, her lips pressed tightly against one another, her small body trembling. Lee tried to comfort her, tried to pull her away, but before he could finish his sentence, a numb feeling coursed throughout his body, a strong throbbing in his body, causing him to black out.
Now Lee was marching through the fog, trying to find his way out... trying to find Clementine. I just saved her! I can't lose her, I can't leave her, not without a goodbye or anything! I can't!
As he kept on marching, the fog didn't seem to lift, in fact, it just kept getting deeper and thicker until Lee felt like he was just moving through some thick, liquid substance. What the hell?
That's when the blue began to seep into the sky. A nice, cheery, light pretty blue sky, no clouds tainting it. The sun was bright, breaking through the mist and shattering the fog completely. As Lee struggled to continue walking, he realized how heavy he felt. His clothes were soaked, drenched and heavy, making it hard for him to move. Lee wasn't on solid ground anymore; he was now deep in water, floating, swimming in an endless ocean.
Why? Why am I here? Lee wondered. Why was he here? Why did he feel completely energized? Like he wasn't bitten? Where was he?
"Hey pal, you shouldn't be wading around in there."
Lee whipped around, his heart thumping loudly. A nice, thirty-footer boat was drifting in the ocean. It floated right beside Lee. A hand was gestured towards Lee. A man's face was staring at him, smirking. He still had his usual attire on, his little hat, the green shirt, he looked the same. His moustache was even the same, every hair, the length, of it... Holy hell!
"Kenny! Kenny you're-you're..."
"Lee, stop fucking around and grab my hand." The man rolled his eyes. Lee couldn't help but smile at Kenny as he took his hand. He still had the same attitude, the same personality... Could this really be him?
Kenny grunted as he hauled Lee up towards him, heaving him into the boat. Lee collapsed on the ground, gasping a bit for breath. When he regained it, Kenny was already standing up in front of him with a nice clean fresh towel. "You want to dry off?"
Lee graciously took the towel. "Thanks man."
"No problem." Kenny smiled. Lee just stared at him, stared at his surroundings.
"We're on a boat... just like you always wanted..."
"I know." Kenny sounded happy, "It's great, ain't it?"
"Are you... Am I... Dead?" Lee asked nervously.
"You're pretty damn close to it." Kenny replied, throwing out his hook on his fishing rod out onto the sea. "Passing out in the middle of a street in the middle of a fucking horde, holy hell Lee, you've got horrible timing."
"Like I wanted to Ken." Lee scrubbed his face and arms dry before wrapping the towel around himself. "Is... Is Katjaa or Duck around?"
"Naw, they wanted you and me to have a moment, ya know, a talk." Kenny said, his eyes trained on his rod.
"What kind of talk?" Lee asked.
Kenny set up his rod placed it on its stand. "About you, about what's happening, about us."
Lee nodded. "So... you died? I didn't see you get bitten or torn apart... You... you died?"
Kenny shrugged, "Maybe I did and maybe I didn't. You're bit Lee, you could be imagining this for all you know." Kenny smirked at Lee's unsatisfied expression.
"I'll find out once I'm dead." Lee retorted, "If I see you again, then I'll know."
"Quit acting like it's over!" Kenny suddenly snapped, much to Lee's surprise. "You may be dying, but you're not dead yet! Don't give up yet, you're still alive. You're still going!"
"I... I was just saying Ken..." Lee stuttered.
Kenny shook his head, "Don't act like you're fucking dead! You're still alive! You have to protect that little girl! That's what you'd say you'd do, right? Protect her?"
"Of course I said that Kenny, I-"
"Then don't give up! Fucking fight Lee! Fight! Do I have to knock some sense into ya or something? I fucking sacrificed myself for you!"
A stunned silence followed. Kenny angry posture, his body agitated and tense as he panted heavily, quickly dissolved in regret. "Oh no, pal, I'm sorry."
"No, no Kenny it's okay. I hear you." Lee looked down, "I'm just... I'm bitten Kenny, I'm dying. I don't want to, believe me, I don't, but... If I die before I find Christa or Omid..."
"Have a little faith, would ya? Damn, when did you become such a downer?" Kenny snorted, shaking his head.
Lee opted not to respond, just put his head down and looked out at the sea bitterly. Kenny walked up and stood beside him. For awhile, the two men just stood together, staring into the sparkling blue ocean.
"It's so beautiful, so calm and peaceful..." Lee murmured.
"Yeah, it's a good spot to get some bites, ya know?" Kenny quietly answered.
"Not walker bites, that's for sure." Lee joked.
"Yeah, lucky that they ain't around here no more." Kenny smiled. "What a pain in the ass."
"You said it." Lee gulped, a question burning in his throat. "Kenny... Why?"
"Why what?" Kenny asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Why did you do what you did, in your final moments?" Lee rasped out the words gingerly, "You didn't have to, you could've lived if you didn't... Why Kenny? Why did you go on and do that?"
Kenny closed his eyes and sighed deeply. "Look Lee, ever since this mess started, all I thought about was my family, Katjaa and Duck. I only cared about them, every choice I made, it was for them. And just because I made a good choice for my family, didn't mean I made good choice for another's."
"Are you talking about Larry?" Lee asked.
"Not just Larry! The guy who we stole food from, I fucked him up so bad it caused you to get bit and Clem to go missing. If I hadn't insisted to steal the food..."
"You couldn't have known." Lee said comfortingly, putting a hand on Kenny's shoulder.
"Yeah... yeah... I... I don't know..." Kenny rubbed his temple. "It's just hard to make the right decision."
"I don't think there are any right decisions anymore." Lee said.
Kenny chuckled, "Wise words there Lee."
Lee chuckled. "It's funny." Lee remarked. "Even though we dealt with all this messed-up crap in the past, it seems like it's all been forgotten."
"Like you said man, water under the bridge. We've done some pretty messed up shit."Kenny admitted.
"Hey, I've messed up before all of this even started, remember where I was headed?" Lee countered.
Kenny laughed a bit. "Yeah, yeah I do pal." His expression darkened. "So... What're you going to do? With Clementine I mean."
Lee paused, not expecting that question to turn up. "I'll do whatever I have to." He said stubbornly.
"Of course you will." Kenny smiled.
Lee groaned, shaking his head, "I just don't know what to do. I know how weak I'm getting, how quickly my life's fading."
"Hey now." Kenny began but Lee signalled for Kenny to stop.
"I know I won't make it. Not any farther. When I wake up, I have a feeling that'll it'll be the last time I'll see her. I can just feel it Ken." Lee insisted. Kenny frowned.
"Then ya got to make most of the moment." Kenny said, "If you know you're screwed, then say yer goodbyes. Then you can come crawling back here." Kenny chuckled.
"Yeah... Yeah you're right." Lee said.
"I know I am." Kenny said in a cocky manner.
A shiver danced its way up Lee's spine. Warm beads of sweat trailed down his forehead. Lee staggered backwards, gasping.
"Hey now! Take it easy! Why don't ya lie down, relax okay?" Kenny said, worry evident in his voice.
"I... think I'm... I'm going back." Lee hissed softly. He could feel it. The virus, it was starting to pump into his veins again, stronger than ever.
"Fuck that was faster than I thought." Kenny hissed under his breath. "You know what to do." Kenny murmured. "You can do it pal. And you won't be alone on this, I'll try to be there every step of the way, 'kay?"
"Sounds good..." Lee mumbled.
Kenny chuckled a bit, "We're partners aren't we? We always got each other's back. Plus you said it yourself, we were both assholes together, right?"
"Yeah..." Lee could barely see Kenny's face now, just a fuzzy blur.
"Hey, don't worry. You'll do fine. Hell, after all this, how about you and me go and catch a few at sea, sound good to you?"
"Sure... Kenny... I missed you... Ken..." Lee mumbled out the words.
Kenny grinned.
"I missed you too pal."
This Kenny's a loyal Kenny, because I love loyal Kenny. I don't know why, but I get all happy whenever Kenny called me his 'pal'. I just smile. :)
Okay... Unless the votes go crazy, I'm probably going to do Ben next. Now, for Ben, since he dies two different ways, I'm probably going to make two versions, episode 4 death and episode 5 death. I'd just put both of them in one chapter, uner the title of 'Ben'.
Honestly I was more upset with Kenny than Ben... but hey, that's just me. I'll give you my full opinion on Ben (Which I'm certain people will argue with me on -_- ) when I update later. Sorry. :|
All right... Till next time! :)