Michonne shivered as she took in her surroundings. Standing on the top steps of what used to be the United States Capitol, she did a quick canvass of the national monuments covered in the sparkling Virginia snow. For a few seconds, her mind went back to Andre and Mike. They were planning a family vacation to D.C. to see these exact monuments before the outbreak happened. Andre would have loved it here she thought.
"Michonne, we gotta go," said Glenn, snapping her from her thoughts. She quickly grabbed the orange backpack and followed him and Heath down the steps to the National Mall. The three of them had become quite the run team. Shortly after the herd hit, the remaining residents of the Alexandria Safe Zone were in desperate need of supplies. Michonne, Glenn, and Heath were the first to step up and in the 2 months since, they developed a flawless system for all their runs.
Until today. Today, they didn't account for the thick layer of ice on the ground covered by five inches of snow and even more coming down. They didn't account for their car getting stuck and having to detour to the Capitol when the half-frozen walkers spotted them. They had to find shelter quickly and wait out what looked to be a blizzard.
"We'll go West, towards the Washington Monument," said Heath. "They locked it up shortly after the outbreak. Probably a dozen walkers outside of it, but nothing we can't handle together. Especially since they'll be frozen popsicles trying to ice skate."
Michonne couldn't help but laugh. Although her and Heath didn't get off to the best start, he was one of the few people she could call her friend now. The Alexandrians had come very far in the last couple of months. After the herd took out nearly half the town, the remaining residents wised up and started weapon training and learned to take down walkers like pros. There was no longer an "us versus them" tension in the air, and the community flourished.
Thinking of home and her family, Michonne kept moving forward as she struggled through the snow and ice on the ground. The snow was really coming down now, nearly blinding them with white. She could hardly see two feet in front of her, but kept her focus on Glenn's reflective jacket as he and Heath navigated in front of her.
She could begin to hear the moaning of the walkers around her, and as she quickly moved forward to take them out, she slipped on the ice and fell. Lying on the snow covered ground, she could make out shadows and voices coming towards her before she quickly blacked out.