The inside of the shopping mart was cold as hell. The thug took off his helmet and wiped the rain from his forehead. He peered through his glossy goggles and took out a revolver. Making chirping noises with his tongue, he mocked Daryl and Michonne without even knowing they were still inside the store.
"Come out come out wherever you are." The thug walked over and eyed a piece of eaten apple on the checkout stand. He picked it up and smelled it. Throwing it to the side, he aimed the gun towards the fruit stand.
"I know you're in here. Now come on out." Michonne came out from behind the booze shelf with both her hands up. The thug started to chuckle.
"Well, well. What do we have here? A beautiful Amazon gem. It's my lucky day." Michonne kept her hands raised high. The thug steadily walked over to her with his gun pointed at her navel. "No need to be scared baby. I won't hurt you. Vagrant on the other hand...he might bite."
"So do I." Said Daryl. The thug turned to the let just in time to see Daryl shoot a bolt right into his neck. He dropped his gun and fell backwards onto a cash register. The register fell to the ground, making a loud crash.
"We need to get out of here." Yelled Michonne as she made her way to the door.
"You don't need to tell me twice." Said Daryl. The two ran out the front door only to be swarmed by the remaining members of TYRANT. "Shit!" Yelled Daryl as they looked around at their impending doom. Vagrant walked over to the two who had just slaughtered his helper and looked over them.
"Who are you?" Asked Daryl. Vagrant only cocked his head to the left. He turned over to Michonne and touched the side of her face. Michonne tried to fight back but the thugs aimed their weapons at her.
"Feisty one now, are we?" Asked Vagrant. He took the crossbow from Daryl's hands. "I want you two to bow before me."
"Why?" Asked Daryl.
"Bow. Or die."
Michonne looked over at Daryl. Daryl only shook his head slightly. "Screw you, yah rejected plumber."
Vagrant laughed and turned towards his men. "Erase them from existence." The thugs shook their heads and lined up. Daryl and Michonne had no way out of this one. In a blink of an eye, Rick came speeding through the underbrush in the getaway truck. The truck drove over to the men about to shoot his two friends and he ran over two of them. Back in the bushes, Carol fired off a sniper round and took out a third thug with a headshot. Rick got out of the truck and took out of his gun.
"Daryl! Michonne! In the truck, now!" Rick looked over at Vagrant who was about to pull out his Uzi but Rick shot a slug into the mans chest. Vagrant went down as Rick hurried back into the drivers seat. The truck drove off as the remainder of TYRANT ran over to their leader.
Rick looked into the rearview mirror. "Is everyone okay?" Michonne and Daryl nodded. "Good. We're packing up and getting the hell out of here." As the truck drove out, Vagrant sat up and opened up his trench coat to reveal a bulletproof vest. He pulled the slug out and threw it into the air behind his shoulder.
"Are you okay, Vagrant?" Asked one of his henchmen. Vagrant looked over at the thug and sighed.
"Find those people and eradicate them." Vagrant got up to his feet and walked over to the bus. "We're going to paint the bus in their blood!"
To Be Continued...
