Alice who was walking in the woods with one of the people who was in the group that had found her after being separated from Lucy and Kate days ago or maybe it was a week or so now, Alice wasn't really sure stopped for a second watching as Tyreese took down an oncoming walker with his hammer, a weapon she hadn't really thought before could be useful but now it seemed like it was useful.
After that walker was taken care of both of them took off running through the woods as they heard noises all around them and just as they were about to round a corner of a tree they came to an abrupt stop as a shovel almost came into contact with them but stopped mid swing to reveal Tyreese's sister Sasha.
"Oh, my good Tyreese!" Sasha spoke being relieved to see both him and Alice in front of her.
"You okay?" Tyreese asked her seeing her nodding her head. "We gotta keep moving."
"Where's everybody else?" Alice mused not seeing the other three members of their group.
Sasha turned briefly, "They were just behind me," she told them knowing they had been just behind her before. "Is there a clearing ahead? A place to regroup?"
Alice shook her head at Sasha's words, "We didn't get very far, there might be a building up ahead. We thought we saw a tower past the trees."
"Tower? What kind of tower?" Sasha asked as she heard a scream nearby and as she turned her head she saw Donna, Ben, and Allen all being surrounded by walkers.
"This way!" Tyreese called out as he moved a bit telling the others to come towards them so they could get to shelter and once they started towards them they took off running again in the direction of the tower that he and Alice had spotted.
Alice who was in the middle of running came to a bit of a stop as she heard Ben call out for his mom and right as she turned to see why she made a face seeing Donna being helped by Allen, a bit wound now fresh on her arm.
It was only when Sasha went back to help Allen with Donna that Alice resumed running, staying behind Tyreese until they eventually came to a clearing, seeing a building in front of them. The back half of it seemed to be entirely missing and falling down but other parts of it seemed to be standing still.
"Hurry! This way!" Tyreese called out once the others had caught up some and he moved off again to head closer to the building. "Come on," he called out again once he could see a fence in sight that would lead them into the building.
"We don't know what's in there," Sasha spoke once Tyreese reached the fence. For all she knew that place could be anything or have anything inside of it.
Tyreese turned to look at Sasha, "We know what's out here."
Alice sighed at Tyreese's words and then she looked at Donna who now only Allen was holding onto, "Not her," she stated knowing Donna couldn't come with them. She was bitten and she was slowing them down.
"Don't," Allen glared as he looked over at Alice.
"She's slowing you down," Alice reasoned with him. "She's slowing us down and once we're in there, when she turns..."
Donna looked up at her husband sadly, "She's right. You gotta leave me," she told him seeing walkers slowly coming up behind them.
"No. Please," Allen muttered out no longer feeling angry, now he just felt sad. "They'll tear her apart."
"Alice," Tyreese spoke motioning for the woman to walk over to him and once she had, he looked down at her. "We can't do this."
"You wanna drag her around?" Alice asked sounding flabbergasted. "She's suffering and when she finally turns..."
"Ben's not ready," Tyreese told the woman as he looked at Donna's son seeing that he much like Allen wasn't ready to say goodbye to Donna.
Turning to look at Ben, Alice sighed as she took in the look on the boy's face, "It's a mistake," she spoke before turning back to Tyreese.
"Maybe," Tyreese semi agreed but instead of arguing it anymore he moved back to help Allen get Donna inside so that they could get away from the walkers that were coming towards them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kate chewed on her lip as she arrived back at Milton's lab after having showered and ate. She and Andrea were both supposed to be here helping him cremate Mr. Coleman but of course she was surprised that Andrea was indeed missing though she figured she shouldn't be so surprised at all really.
"No Andrea?" Milton asked as he raised an eyebrow at Kate.
"Not unless she's invisible," Kate laughed slightly as she shrugged her shoulders. "I bet I can tell you where she's at though."
Milton looked at Kate before making a face, "In that case maybe we should wait a few more minutes before getting started with cremating Mr. Coleman."
"Yeah," Kate sighed and she was about to say something else when she heard the door open, seeing Andrea arrive finally. At least now they could get this over with and she could get back to her apartment where she could sleep and try to forget the memories of Lennon and the loneliness that she felt because she missed Lucy.
It was a loneliness Kate hadn't felt since being split from Zac and that was how she knew that she was in love with Lucy like she had once...maybe still could be in love with Zac, she wasn't sure anymore how she felt about the husband she may never see again mainly because her feelings for Lucy complicated things. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Looking at Maggie as they both sat in the room they had been left in, Taylor couldn't help but still feel a bit hopeless as Maggie kept whimpering, though thankfully now she wasn't topless. He had given her his shirt and well it was really the only thing he knew he could do for her right now in this moment.
And that thought scared him because it also reminded him of all he had lost...his wife and his children and he didn't want to lose Maggie either, he couldn't lose her not after everything.
"Maggie, did he..." Taylor started to ask after awhile but he got stopped by Maggie.
"No," Maggie stated as she shook her head and turned to look at Taylor. "No, he barely touched me," she said knowing where his brain had went. Taylor had thought that she had been raped. "All this time running from walkers you forget what people do, have always done," she frowned feeling a few tears going down her cheek as she reached up to touch Taylor's beaten face. "Look at what they did to you"
Taylor shook his head as he reached up to take a hold of Maggie's hand, "Doesn't matter. As long as he didn't..."
"No, I promise," Maggie said as she interrupted Taylor again this time giving him a bittersweet smile.
At her promise Taylor reached over and pulled Maggie into another hug, wanting to just hold her for as long as he could, though it was while they hugged that he spotted the walker he had killed and he pulled away as an idea came to him.
Standing up Taylor made a face at the pain he felt in his side but he ignored it, walking over to the dead walker and then bending down in front of it long enough to grab onto it's arm which he eventually pulled off with what strength he had.
Maggie who was watching Taylor, stood from the floor as she walked closer making a face as Taylor pulled the walkers arm off and then once the arm was off she raised an eyebrow when he laid the arm down, breaking it enough that he could pull out some of the bone.
It was only when he handed her the bone that she realized what he was doing. Taylor was giving them weapons to use so they could try to fight and get out of here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rick who was crouched down behind the cars turned his head as he heard and then saw the injured woman turn and start to walk away, "Hey! Hey!" he called out after her and when he got no response he sighed, "Damn it," he muttered under his breath as he stood up slightly and bent down near the rest of his group and the redhead who had stayed behind.
"All right we need to downsize," he explained as he looked at them before taking his gun off and handing it over to Oscar..
"Ain't no way we're gonna check in all the buildings, not with all them guards there," Daryl spoke as he got his crossbow ready and took it off his shoulders.
Hearing a snap after the man with the crossbow had spoken Lucy along with everyone else turned around with their weapons raised but she let out a tiny sigh when she saw it was only Michonne coming back and when Michonne motioned for them to follow her she was the first one to move and do so, but then again unlike everyone else she did know the layout of this place better since she had been here before. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"The prison's the perfect place to hole up," Phillip spoke as he stood with Merle in his living room as they looked over a map. "What once kept prisoners in now keeps biters out," he said as he put his holster back on. "And that's smart."
"You thinking of taking it over, moving Woodbury there?" Merle asked as he eyed the Governor after listening to the way he talked.
Phillip made a face at Merle's words,"People love it here because it feels like what was. Move them to damp cells surrounded by barbed wire. No," he said as he shook his head. "We gotta take out the group that's living there. Let the biters move back in."
"The problem is my brother's with them," Merle spoke as he shook his head.
"Well, you'll talk to him. Make him our inside man," Phillip said knowing that could be easy if Merle's brother was anything like him. "He'll get us in there. We'll wave the white flag like we did with the National Guard."
Merle locked eyes with the Governor, "Nothing happens to Daryl," he said sounding firm in that.
"Of course not," Phillip smiled doing his best to reassure Merle.
"What about Taylor and the girl?" Merle asked wondering what the Governor wanted to do about them.
"Well, the longer they're here the more chances that Andrea and Kate will find out," Phillip said knowing he didn't want them to know, especially Andrea. "Take them to the screamer pits," he said referring to the place where they captured the walkers they used in their fights. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"This is where you were held?" Rick asked curiously as he eyed both the women after they had lead his group into an empty, dark room.
"We were questioned," Michonne said in response to Rick's question as the others in the room began to look around.
"Any idea where else they could be?" Rick asked the woman his tone a bit harsh right now.
Daryl who was looking around came to a stop by the window as he saw a light and heard talking. Pulling back the curtain he looked outside seeing a few people walking around.
"I thought you said there was a curfew?" Daryl asked as he looked at the two women.
"The street is packed during the day," Lucy hissed out not liking the accusing tone in the man's voice. "Those are stragglers."
"If anyone comes in here, we're sitting ducks," Rick said as he looked out the window. "We gotta move."
"They could be in his apartment," Michonne spoke taking a guess at where they could be at.
Zac heaved a sigh at that, "Yeah? What if they ain't?" he asked wondering what they would do then.
"Then we'll look somewhere else," Michonne answered through gritted teeth.
"You two said you could help us," Rick stated as he walked away from the windows.
"We're doing what we can," Michonne shot back at Rick's words.
Oscar who had been silent decided to pipe up then, "Then where in the hell are they?"
Rick sighed after that and then he motioned for his men to follow him, leading them away from the women. "If this goes south we're cutting them loose," he told them knowing he wouldn't mind leaving both women here.
"You think they're leading us into a trap?" Zac asked curiously knowing he didn't trust the one with a sword just yet but the redhead did seem a little more dependable.
"Right now it's the blind leading the blind," Daryl mused after Zac had spoken. "Let's split up."
Lucy who was standing off with Michonne as they men were away talking jumped slightly when a knock came on the door of the building they were in before some man unlocked the door and came inside.
"I know you're in here," the man in a baseball cap spoke after he had shut the door behind them. "I saw you moving from outside," he said as he looked around the now empty room. "All right now, you're not supposed to be in here and you know it. Who's in here?" he asked again as he went farther into the building.
"Shut up," Rick spoke as he came out of hiding as the man passed him and he pinned the man against the wall briefly. "Get on your knees," he demanded as he moved away watching as the man did just what he told him to do. "Hands behind your back," he spoke and after he said that he looked up at Zac.
"Zip tie him," Rick told Zac before looking at the man. "Where are our people?"
The man with the hat shook his head, feeling a bit scared, "I don't know."
"You are holding some of our people," Rick muttered through gritted teeth as he pulled his gun out on the man. "Where the hell are they?!"
"I don't know," the man insisted again as he tried to back away slightly from the man who had a gun in his face.
Rick glanced down at the man going silent for a bit before talking again, "Open your mouth," he said before finding a gag and putting it in the man's mouth. It was after that, that he sat there listening to the man trying to argue for a bit before Daryl hit him over the head with his crossbow, knocking him unconscious and then Rick stood up, walking over the man and pulling him along as they left the room. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"You are good with her," Axel smiled as he sat in Beth's cell as Beth held the baby girl in her arms and Carl stood in the room off to the side. "You got little sisters?" he asked curiously.
"No," Beth answered politely as she turned her head to look at Axel.
"How old are you, anyway?" Axel asked even more curious.
Beth raised an eyebrow at Axel's question and she could see Carl crossing his arms which made her want to laugh. It was obvious that Carl had a crush on her and now she reckoned that maybe Axel was creepily hitting on her too and to be honest all she wanted was Zac...all she had wanted since the farm.
"Seventeen," Beth finally replied as she gave Axel a tiny friendly smile.
"Seventeen," Axel repeated with a slight smirk. "Interesting."
Avery who had came to a stop by the cell, moved a bit farther in, "May I speak with you?" she asked as she looked over at Axel.
"Me?" Axel asked after looking around feeling a bit scared that she wanted to speak to him.
Nodding her head at Axel's question Avery turned away from the cell and walked off a bit, waiting for Axel to join her.
"I'll be right back," Axel smiled at Beth before standing up and following behind Avery. "What's the problem?" he asked when he walked to where Avery was stopped by the stairs.
"Stay away from her," Avery said getting right to the point.
"Please," Axel muttered trying to feign ignorance as he shrugged his arms up.
"This isn't about you trying to repopulate the Earth," Avery spoke getting a bit defensive with the man.
Blushing Axel shook his head, "I didn't mean no offense," he argued being partially honest. "I've been locked up a long while and, well, there weren't many women," he defended not sure Avery understood. "You following me? I mean Maggie, she's with Taylor, Jessica's with Glenn and you and Daryl may as well be married and I'm pretty sure Carol's a lesbian. I was just talking with her."
Avery rolled her eyes as she crossed her arms, "Carol's not a lesbian," she spoke half wanting to laugh at that. "Just like Beth isn't single."
"Beth's not..." Axel started but then stopped. "You mean her and Zac?" he asked knowing that seemed like the only other probable person who could be with her.
"Yes," Avery nodded plainly at Axel's deduction skills.
"And Carol's really not a lesbian?" Axel questioned as he raised an eyebrow. "She's got the..short hair," he spoke seeing Avery shake her head. "My, my, my this interesting," he grinned as he turned to walk away.
"No it's not!" Avery called out after him knowing that even though Carol wasn't a lesbian Axel wasn't her type. Avery was half convinced the woman had some crush on Daryl even if Daryl only saw her as an older sister figure in his life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maggie who was waiting with Taylor ready to attack once people can into the room did just that once the door opened and she went for some guy she had never seen before while Taylor took Merle on.
Pining the guy who she had went after against a wall, Maggie stuck the bone she had for a weapon into the man's throat watching as his blood covered her hands and the moment she let go of him he fell down onto the floor though he fired his gun rapidly and she had to duck out of the way to avoid being hit by a bullet.
Rick who was standing with his group made a face as they heard rapid gunfire from close by or at least it sounded close by and he moved closer to an entrance as he heard voices and people on the outside becoming alert which meant he too had to be alert and ready to strike.
As the voices outside got louder Rick slowly made his way closer to the door of the building they were in and he opened it, looking out to see people running and he slowly stepped outside of the building.
After the gunfire had stopped and Maggie was sure the man was out she stood up reaching for his gun before turning to face Merle and Taylor, her gun held on Merle who had Taylor in a precarious situation.
"Let him go!" Maggie demanded as she cocked the gun back slightly.
Looking up at the woman, Merle who had his knife against Taylor's neck held his hands up slowly, "Okay," he spoke as he gave her a smile.
Watching as Merle did that Maggie heard the familiar sounds of guns clicking behind her and the moment she turned her head she saw two people heading in the room which distracted her enough that Merle was able to grab the gun from her.
"Give me the gun!" Merle yelled as he took the gun from Maggie once he stood back up and then he looked down at Taylor. "Get up!" he yelled at the struggling man.
Looking up at Merle, Taylor just made a face knowing that he and Maggie were probably most definitely screwed now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rick who finally made it to the building where the gunshots were lead his group down a really long hallway before coming to a stop when he caught sight of a man close by and once he was sure the man had passed he turned the corner and came to another stop as he heard muffled talking in a room that had to be just next door almost.
"Glad we could catch up," Merle spoke as he circled around Taylor and the female with him as they both were now on their knees in the room.
Taylor who was holding Maggie's hand looked over at her and he saw that she was crying and frantic, "Just keep looking at me," he told her not sure if that would calm her but hopefully it would.
"I love you," Maggie told Taylor through her tears and right after she got the words out someone put a bag or some cloth like thing over her head.
Zac who was bent down with the others heard a male voice from the room nearby say on your feet and he held his gun tighter knowing that soon they'd be going into even more tough times and he could feel his adrenaline kicking in more, fueling him even farther along.
Hearing the voices getting closer and footsteps Zac looked at Rick hearing him mutter a shit before getting out a smoke bomb and throwing it into the room where the people would be coming through and then they took off moving a bit farther back. It was only after the bomb went off that they came back into the room and as he stayed behind to keep guard he watched as Rick and Daryl went to get Maggie and Taylor, taking off some sort of cloth like thing that had been over their heads.
Once they had both of their members back though they all took off as gunfire erupted behind them which meant they had to dodge it as best as they could. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kate who was walking through the streets of Woodbury with Milton looked at him as she heard gunshots nearby, "I think I know where those are coming from," she told the man before starting off where the sound was coming from.
"You shouldn't," Milton told her as he reached for her arm stopping her. "Sometimes biters come in. It's probably nothing," he said to her to get her to change her mind. "No need risking yourself over something so silly."
"But it may not be walkers either," Kate said knowing it very well could be another group who had made their way inside. "I should at least go and check," she muttered knowing she could protect herself if need be. She was good at that.
Milton sighed at Kate's insistence, "If you get killed I don't want to live with a guilty conscious," he said before letting go of her arm.
Pausing at Milton's words Kate shook her head slightly knowing she wouldn't get killed but before she could say much else she heard a woman yelling for help and after that she as well as a few others including Andrea and The Governor all ran to one of the main buildings.
"What happened?" Phillip asked as he bent down in front of the man in the doorway.
"Guys came through with guns," the man in the baseball hat said as he held the back of his head.
Phillip looked at the man confused, "How many?"
"I..I don't know. I think six or seven guys. I've never seen them before."
"Are we under attack? What should we do?" the female who had yelled for help asked.
Seeing an even larger crowd building around him Phillip stood up, "Hey, hey, hey," he spoke trying to calm the situation. "Everyone, please just go home, lock your doors, huh?" he asked knowing he needed to keep his people safe. "We need to keep everyone safe, okay," he nodded as he did his best to keep his emotions in check in front of them. "So just get inside, keep your lights off," he said seeing some people walking hesitantly away.
Kate rolled her eyes at the Governor's speech but soon she turned on her heels and headed back to her apartment. She had a feeling there was more to this situation than he was letting on and if the place was falling apart then maybe that would give her time to pack and leave without anyone noticing and once she was gone well she didn't know what then but she knew she really really didn't want to be here right now.
She just wanted to be with Lucy where it was safe and she had nothing to worry about. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rick who held onto Taylor as they ran down one of the roads in Woodbury looking for a way out slowed some when he heard voices and people near by.
"Inside quick," Rick muttered out as they turned a corner and went into one of the buildings.
"Ain't no way out back here!" Daryl called out as he checked the building out quickly not seeing a way they could get out.
"Rick how did you find us?" Maggie asked as she bent down on the floor where Taylor had moved down to once they where inside.
Ignoring Maggie's question Rick moved to look at Taylor, "How bad are you hurt?" he asked him.
"I'll be all right," Taylor said as he made a face holding onto his side.
"Where are those women?" Maggie asked as she moved up some looking around but not seeing the redhead or the other woman.
"They were right behind us," Rick stated knowing both women were right behind them before they came into this building.
Oscar who watched Rick looking out the window chimed in, "Maybe they were spotted. Want me to go looking for them?"
"No," Rick stated as he looked at Taylor and Maggie. "We gotta get them out of here. Those two women are on their own."
"Daryl, this was Merle," Taylor stated loudly enough so that the other man would hear him. "It was. He did this," he said as he let Maggie help him put on another shirt.
Daryl who turned at Taylor's words just looked at him almost not wanting to believe it.
"You saw him?" Rick asked as he too heard Taylor's revelations.
"Face to face," Taylor answered honestly. "Threw a walker at me. He was gonna execute us."
"S..so my brother's this governor?" Daryl asked his voice faltering because he was still in shock that Merle was here, in this place.
Maggie turned to look up at Daryl, "No, it's somebody else. Your brother's his lieutenant or something."
"Does he know I'm still with you?" Daryl asked his tone coming out shocked.
"He does now," Taylor muttered out at Daryl's last question. "Rick, I'm sorry we told him where the prison was. We couldn't hold out," he said feeling a bit guilty at that.
Rick bent down to look at Taylor, "Don't," he said trying to stop him from apologizing. "No need to apologize," he reassured him before moving back to look out the window.
"They're gonna be looking for us," Maggie spoke knowing the people would realize or had already realized they were gone and soon they'd be looking for them
"We have to get back," Rick said as he stood up. He knew they'd have to leave soon. "Can you walk?" he asked Taylor. "We got a car a few miles out."
Taylor nodded his head at that, "I'm good," he confirmed before standing up slowly and making a face at the pain he felt.
"Hey, if Merle's around, I need to see him," Daryl spoke as he watched Zac and Maggie helping Taylor up from the floor.
"Not now," Rick said as he looked at Daryl. "We're in hostile territory."
"He's my brother. I ain't..." Daryl started to argue only to get interrupted by Zac.
"Look at what he did!" Zac muttered out angrily as he looked at Taylor who he was helping to walk. "Look we gotta..we gotta get out of here now."
Hearing Zac, Daryl shook his head, "Maybe I can talk to him. Maybe I can work something out," he reasoned knowing he could maybe get through to Merle.
Rick shook his head at Daryl's words, "No, no, no. You're not thinking straight," he told him before looking at Maggie and Taylor. "No matter what they say, they're hurt. Taylor can barely walk. How are we gonna make it out if we get overrun by walkers and this governor catches up with us?" he asked watching as Daryl went silent. "I need you. Are you with me?"
Daryl swallowed hard but not once did he think over his words, "Yeah." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Any sign of them?" Phillip asked Merle as they stood in Milton's lab after rounding up the few people he wanted to help him with this fight.
"Signs of what?" Andrea asked feeling confused. "What exactly is happening out there?"
"Some assholes want what we have," Merle told her as he shrugged figuring it should have been obvious. If Kate were here she probably could have figured it out, she had been married to the one Hanson who did have brains.
Andrea scrunched up her nose, "Then what are we doing waiting around here?"
"Damn straight," Merle agreed nodding his head. "Let's take these sons of bitches out."
"How do we know that the perimeter was breached?" Milton asked as he turned to look at Merle. "Did anyone actually see them?"
"They killed Warren," Merle admitted though he was fudging the truth some.
Milton raised an eyebrow before crossing his arms over his chest, "Killed?"
"Got up close, stuck a stake through his neck," Merle again fudged the truth knowing the Governor probably wouldn't want him to tell the real truth because then it would come out that he had hostages here since it had been the female who killed Warren.
"We need patrols now," Phillip spoke urgently at Merle's words. "Can't take chances with these terrorists," he spoke before looking down at Andrea. "You check on our people, make sure they're safe."
Andrea looked up at Phillip feeling flabbergasted at his words, "You want me to do house calls, make sure everyone's tucked in?" she questioned feeling offended.
"These guys could be holed up in one of our residences," Phillip argued as he looked down at Andrea. "They could be holding someone captive or worse."
"Can't anyone else handle that?" Andrea asked curiously. "I've got a hell of a lot of experience and..."
"Thank you," Phillip spoke interrupting Andrea. "The rest of you split up. Merle will lead the search," he said before leaving the room in a hurry.
Andrea sighed before going after Phillip, "Don't you think Haley should handle the door to doors?" she asked him when he turned to face her.
"I need someone with some authority to provide reassurance," Phillip explained trying to get Andrea to see reason. "I mean she's just a kid. These people have already killed one man, beaten another."
"I'm good with a gun.." Andrea muttered.
"Just do as I ask," Phillip told her being more stern.
Shaking her head Andrea gave up, "Sure." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lucy chewed on her lip slightly as she followed Michonne into the Governor's apartment. She knew she shouldn't, she should be out there finding Kate right now but things were shit and she didn't want to take her chances alone right now so she stuck by the woman who had been by her side ever since they left. A woman who she trusted more than she had trusted anyone before well except Kate anyway.
When they walked farther into the room Lucy looked at Michonne warily as she pulled out a chair and sat down in it after also pulling out her sword.
"Michonne," Lucy hissed out as she shook her head. "We...don't do anything stupid," she sighed knowing that yeah maybe they had both came here with other motives but she didn't want the woman to get herself killed or even get her killed.
Looking up at Lucy, Michonne fixed her gaze on the woman, "Just go find Kate," she spat out knowing that was why she had came. "It's what you want."
Hearing Michonne's words Lucy looked down feeling a bit nervous again at the prospect of being alone and cornered because she had never had to worry about that ever since finding Viv's group but Michonne had a point she had came here for Kate.
"Just don't get yourself killed," Lucy whispered before turning to leave Michonne in the room as she headed to the room or tiny apartment like place that she and Kate had been staying at when they first arrived in Woodbury. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"On three," Rick spoke to his group as he stood by the door now ready to go outside. "Stay tight," he warned them not wanting any of them to leave or wander off.
It was after that warning he began a fast countdown and then he opened the door to the building they had been holed up in long enough to throw another smoke bomb that would be their distraction and cover on the way out.
"Let's go," Rick muttered as he heard people yelling outside and he stood up holding his gun out, ready to fire as he stepped outside and sure enough the moment they got a few feet someone mentioned something about seeing them and gunfire began to get exchanged until Rick noticed a place they could go and take cover for a bit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andrea who was out in the streets during the gunfight between the group that had literally invaded her new home, held her own gun in her hands after shooting at them.
"You all right?" Phillip asked as he came to a stop behind Andrea.
"I saw them," Andrea admitted as she turned her head slightly to look at Phillip. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"How many?" Rick yelled out as his group came to rest briefly behind a building.
Daryl who was getting the weapon in his hand ready shook his head, "Don't matter. There's gonna be more of them. We need to move."
Listening to Daryl, Taylor looked over at Maggie feeling scared once again for the current predicament they were in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"One of them at least," Andrea muttered as she continued to tell Phillip about the person she had seen running past her. "Black guy, young. Looked like he was wearing a prison jumpsuit."
"Escaped convicts," Phillip muttered softly as his mind went back to the prison where Merle's old group was staying. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Any grenades left?" Rick asked as he looked over at Zac who was helping Daryl go through their stuff.
"Uh-huh," Zac nodded his head saying that there were grenades left.
"Get 'em ready," Rick instructed. "We gotta gun into the wall," he spoke as the gunfire continued as more shots continued to be fired at them and Maggie even moved to fire a few shots at the opposing people. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Phillip stood there feeling a bit in shock or well maybe it was numb as the firefight continued, "We gotta get off the street," he muttered more to himself than Andrea. "We're not soldiers, we're survivors. We'll wait them out."
"Once the smoke clears..." Andrea started as she again looked at Phillip
"Nah, they could be anywhere," Phillip interrupted her before taking off running past her. "You get off the street."
Andrea put her gun down slightly as she watched Phillip run off, "Where are you going?"
"Off the street, come on, move!" Phillip yelled not even turning to look back at Andrea. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"You guys go ahead. I'm gonna lay down some cover fire," Daryl spoke as he handed a gun to Taylor.
"No, we gotta stay together," Maggie told him knowing they couldn't split up now.
Daryl shook his head, "It's too hairy," he explained as he helped Zac finish getting the grenade ready. "I'll be right behind you," he spoke hearing Maggie move to fire some more rounds and when she moved back to where they were hiding he stood up holding the grenade.
"Ready?" Daryl asked before throwing it out watching as it went off
After the grenade went off which created even more smoke between them Zac moved out of their hiding place staying close to Rick as he kept firing at the people on the other side as well as doing his best to avoid being hit by a bullet in the process.
"This way!" Oscar yelled as he climbed onto the bus at the gate, soon helping Taylor up so that Taylor could get over to safety.
Zac who had followed Taylor to the bus stayed stopped at the bottom as he kept firing but he raised his eyebrow as he watched Rick freeze up and stop shooting as a Woodbury citizen came advancing at him with a gun and when the guy drew his gun up and shot, Zac ducked down watching as Oscar pushed Taylor aside and took the hit getting shot in the head.
Rick who swore he was seeing Shane, finally stood up after Oscar had been killed and he raised his gun firing at an oncoming Shane and killing him when the shot hit him straight in the head and it was only after the person had fallen and he moved to get a closer look that Rick realized it hadn't been Shane at all.
"Rick!" Maggie yelled as she looked at Rick who had just stopped over the dead man's body. "Rick!" she called out again as both she and Zac sat next to a dead Oscar.
Coming to Rick moved over to the bus and climbed up it, spotting Daryl hid behind a bench or something, "Daryl!" he called out.
"Go!" Daryl told Rick as he finished loading up his gun before standing up and firing more shots.