Chapter Two
The attack on Woodbury was something that Sylvia was waiting for to trigger her own attack. It wasn't proof per say but she heard Michonne was back and she would have the proof she needed to put and end to the Governor.
"Just stay inside and don't go out, whatever you do!" yelled Sylvia to her parents before running out of their apartment and back out to the street. This area of town there wasn't much smoke so visibility was fairly good. She ran towards her apartment and found Carrie inside looking out the window.
"Oh thank God. What is going on out there?" she asked turning around when she saw her best friend entre.
"An attack. I don't know who exactly, but I do know Michonne is with them."
"I heard gun fire."
"Yeah, and I think they are here to put and end to the Governor and there is no way I am missing that."
"Not this again."
"Look Michonne was very adamant about leaving. Andrea is clearly sleeping with the guy, which is why she didn't want to leave, she was brainwashed just like all the other people, but Michonne was smart, she knew something was up. I only talked to her a few times but she supported my ideas and she said she would help if she can. Well she is back and that can only mean she is here to help and she can't do it alone."
Carrie paused before nodding and following her outside. The commotion had stopped, there was no more gunfire and the smoke was finally clearing. They didn't see any though; the streets were deserted which was weird because usually there were some patrols or at least someone there to yell at them about curfew.
They traveled down the street to where the fighting had gone on. There was no one left there anymore so they decided the Doctor's was the place to go in case anyone needed help or knew what was going on there.
They walked in and immediately saw the Governor sitting there with a nurse bandaging him up. Sylvia spotted Alice and immediately locked eyes with her.
"What are you girls doing here?" asked the Governor in an authoritative voice but didn't turn to look at them.
"Came to see if there were people injured that needed help," said Carrie.
"Alice, where's the Doctor?" asked Sylvia looking at her.
"He left. With that group that attacked."
"Are you okay Governor?" asked Carrie noticing the nurse had pulled out a bandage and started wrapping it around his head.
"I am fine, and I think you two are done asking questions. Would you escort me to the field. I think we have the quite the show for tonight," he said standing up and facing them. Carrie gasped when she saw he was missing and eye and Sylvia kept her face neutral although inside she was smiling, he had to have done something to earn that.
They arrived to the field and saw the whole town there along with the guards and the Governor's men. The girls stood to the side as the Governor moved to the centre of the ring and faced the people. He started to make a speech and Sylvia was not interested she turned to Carrie.
"Look, I feel now is my time. Something needs to be done."
"What are you going to do?"
"Either I leave and catch up with Michonne and we can use whatever group she is with to help us save this town or I stand up to the Governor now. I don't really want to do the latter only if something happens tonight that makes me."
"What would you accomplish standing up to him, look, all his men are here."
"It might wake these people up that he isn't the perfect man they thought he was. I don't have a lot to go on, but something went down tonight and in order to protect themselves, the people off Woodbury need to see that the attack wasn't on them, it was on the Governor, and they aren't safe with him."
"Will that work?"
"I don't know, but I can't just sit back and watch. No one is seeing what I am seeing so I feel it is my duty to put an end to this."
"I don't want to sit back either, so if something does happen tonight, I will be with you 100%."
They listened back in to what the Governor was saying just in case it was something they could use against him and soon things got very interesting. Merle was called out for being a traitor and thrown into the centre of the area.
"What?" whispered Sylvia. They then moved aside as they brought someone else in. he was struggling in the grips of the Governor's men and had a bag over his head. He must have been one of the people that attacked the town, but what has Merle got to do with any of this?
"What is your plan?" asked Carrie sensing something was about to happen. Merle was the Governor's right hand man and incredibly loyal to him. Probably too loyal and that is what made Sylvia suspicious of how the Governor treated his men.
"We caught one of the members of the group that attacked us here tonight; someone who was conspiring against us with one of our own," the Governor then turned to look at Merle, "Merle's very own brother." The bag came off and the younger Dixon was pushed towards his brother. They made eye contact with each other in shock before looking at the crowd.
"That's a lie! I've talked with Merle, said he hadn't seen his brother since he as left for Atlanta."
"Than what is your plan? I thought you had one," said Carrie. The people were now chanting to kill the brothers it was making it hard for Sylvia to think.
"I," she started but her mind was at a blank, this whole night was chaotic and it seemed to hit a climax.
"Come on, Syl."
She panicked and started to do the first thing that came to mind. She sang. When things were stressful she would usually think of a song to fit the situation and it would calm her down and this was possibly the most stressed she has ever been in her life. So she sang.
"Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?"
"Les Mis?" asked Carrie slightly amused. Sylvia gave her a look and slowly she joined in.
"It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!"
Slowly people turned to look at them as they moved forward towards the Governor.
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Courfeyrac:
Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free!
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!"
By the time they finished everyone was silent and just waiting to see what would happen. The Governor put an amused smile on his face and started a slow clap.
"That was quite the performance girls. What was it for I have to wonder," he said.
"Drop the act Phillip, you've brainwashed these people long enough," said Sylvia.
"And you feel the same way, right Carrie? Or did your little friend just drag you into agreeing with her anarchist ways? Did you know my men have caught her sneaking around my apartment 164 times in the past ten months? I just prayed she wasn't stalking me."
"I knew, and I know everything about you as well. I've done some 'stalking' of my own."
"Girls, I am flattered, really, but let's cut to the chase here because I have some business to take care of. You have created some fantasy in your heads about me that just isn't true. I am here to protect my people at all costs even from traitors like them, and," he then pulls a gun out and points it at them, "liars like you. For you see, people of Woodbury, these girls have been affect too much by this world and are too paranoid for their own good. So Sylvia, Carrie, I am offering you a choice, either you go and sit down on those benches with the other citizens or you'll meet the same fate as the brothers here." The Governor made a motion and soon some of his men were bringing in walkers to be chained up in their regular arena positions.
"What'll it be girls?" he asked once the walkers were in.
"Hey Syl, did you know that just like the title Governor is false so is his name Phillip. His real name is-"
She was cut off by the sound of a gun shot.
A/n: This story kind of combines all the worlds of the Walking Dead, it takes background from the novels, characters and some influence from the comic books, but follows the action in the television series.
So now, as readers you have a choice.
I can either end the story here or follow along with the rest of season three that airs on Sunday and update after each new episode premiere on the Monday after. Leave your opinions as a comment.
Thanks for reading.
-Charlotte
