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Chapter 7

I come to in a brightly lit room. My arms and legs are bound to the chair I'm sitting on. There's a big metal table in front of me. It almost looks like the type you would see in a hospital. I'm completely alone. I'm not sure if I'm relieved or frightened with that.

I have no idea how long I've been out. I don't know if they attacked the prison. I don't know if my group thinks I'm dead or alive, or even if they know that I'm being held against my will. I don't know if I'll see Gracie again or Daryl. I never got a chance to see if we could possibly be anything more than friends. Maybe it's for the best. I shake my head to clear it. I'm talking like I'm already dead. No, I will get out of here. I will see Gracie again.

I breathe in and I breathe out. I start tapping my foot a slow constant beat, counting. When I reach three hundred and eighty one I hear footsteps. I stop all movement. I briefly consider pretending I haven't woken up yet, but quickly toss that idea away. No, whatever is coming I'm going to face head on, even if it is Captain Hook. The door opens to reveal the man himself.

"Well, hello girly. Finally awake I see," he says with a sinister grin. I could do this. Just act tough till you are. "What's the matter? Struck speechless by ol' Merle's beauty?" The name tickles a memory, but I can't think of it right now.

"Aye, captain," I say. My momma always did say 'don't ask a smart ass question and not expect a smart ass answer.' Merle looks at me sharply.

"You making fun of me? And here I thought I was going to be nice to you," he says.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I must have misinterpreted you knocking me over the head and then tying me up to the chair," I say back, raising an eyebrow. He looks at me and laughs.

"Well, girly you don't hold any punches," he says. He starts walking behind me, which immediately makes me stiffen up. "You always so feisty?"

"No, but tell me, how did it feel when four teenagers hit you with their car. Then dumped your body in the lake," I say. I wasn't expecting the hit, which made it all the more painful. It came as a sold punch to the right side of my face. I let out a small scream and then gasp. I wish I was someone who could take pain in silence, but I'm not that tough. Daryl probably could and Rick. Hell, even Glenn or Maggie, but I'm not them. All I have is my unending stock of snarky comebacks. I can use that. I smile, or try to I'm sure it comes out as a grimace.

"Hit me all you like Captain, but I'll never tell you where Peter is," I say spitting some blood out. Let me tell you that is not as cool as it is in the movies. I couldn't aim and it kind of just leaked out of my mouth. Merle looks at me and this time he's not even pretending to be nice.

"Tell me why you came here. Was it to infiltrate the town, steal our supplies or were you trying to take it over," he says looking me in the eye. He carefully digs his hook into my arm where it just barely breaks the skin. Then runs it along my arm. Each pass he gets a little deeper. I suck my bottom lip in and try not to cry. "If you tell me. Maybe I won't kill that little girl of yours. Gracie, that's her name. Yeah Allen told me all about her. Pretty little blonde thing he said. Now, I'm not into kids, but I'm sure I could find a few men that are," he says. I suck in my breath. He stops running his hook across my arm. I look down and see my right arm covered in blood. I glare at him. "I'm gonna leave you alone now sugar, but think real hard on what I said. You can make this easier, but either way that prison is going down along with everyone in it. The Governor can forgive and let your keep your girl, or what I said earlier can happen," he says. He gets up to go to the door.

"Hey," I say and he stops and looks at me expectantly. "You know my group is going to kill you right? They will come here for me and they will get me out. I hope I see you die," I say then I smile. "Your crocodile is coming Captain. Tick tock." He comes across the distance so fast and his hand is around my neck. I can't fight him. My eyes start having black spots and I pass out. Momma always said my mouth would get me in trouble some day.

Daryl's Pov

Sasha and I had been staking out the place. We sent Ty and Oscar back to the prison to warn Rick. Sasha went and waited by the highway for them about an hour ago. So I was sitting here watching two men walk the gate. She better be alive. She better be using that smart mouth of hers to get her out of trouble.

I hear a noise behind me and turn around with my crossbow up. Then I lower it when I see who it is. I count five people. Rick, Sasha, Ty, Oscar and Glenn. I look at Rick.

"Carol, Maggie and Carl are protecting everyone. They're in a secure place just in case this guy decides to go there," he whispers. "What have you found out?"

"Not a damn thing. They haven't even changed shift yet," I say bitterly.

"Guys, I know this is a far fetched idea, but what if we just walk up to the gate," Sasha says. We all look at her like she's lost her damn mind.

"Did ya take a hit to the head and not tell us girl," I say. She shakes her head.

"Hear me out. Do you hear the people on the other side," she says. We all listen then nod our heads. "Ok, well if we walk up they can't shoot us. It would look bad to the town."

"They could just say it was walkers," Rick says. Sasha looks down thinking.

"Not if we shout. Rick you can yell out that you want to speak to the Governor. The people will hear you and know we're not walkers," Ty says. I shake my head.

"Then this Governor can have a private meeting with Rick and kill him. Come out saying he attacked him. Towns none the wiser," I say.

"Demand you speak in public. Maybe if you bring to light some of his dark side the town will see sense," Sasha says. Rick looks at me I shrug.

"It could work, but decide quick. We don't know what they've done to her," I say. Before we can decide the guard switches and a familiar blonde is there.

"Andrea," Glenn breathes out. "Guys, this is our in. If she can try and talk this guy around, we're golden." Rick seems to steal himself then stands up.

"I want to speak to the man that calls himself the Governor," Rick shouts.

"Rick," Andrea yells back. "Is that really you?"

We get into the town, but when they try to get us in a building we stop. It's just me, Rick and Ty. We decided to make Sasha, Oscar and Glenn hide out, just in case.

"Come on, the Governor will see you in his office," some Mexican guy says.

"Nah, we'll meet your man here. We don't got nothing to hide," I say. Andrea looks shocked.

"Nor do I," some sleaze ball guy says coming out of the building they were trying to take us in. "Hello, people call me the Governor. What can I do for you?"

"Well for starters you can give us our friend back and then die for all I care," I say. Rick looks at me. "What? It's the truth," I shrug. Rick shakes his head. Then looks back at the Governor.

"A few days ago a woman came to us. She said you guys were dangerous and close to us. We decided to check it out. To make sure our family was safe. We sent two of ours to check things out see if we could have a treaty of some sort, or, if you proved to be dangerous, kill you. The problem is only one made it back. You have one of our family. And from the sounds of it, it's against her will," Rick says.

"No one is here against their will I can assure you. Are you sure she made it to Woodbury," the ass asks all smooth like.

"I'm positive. You see, the one who made it back said the lights all went off, then some guy with a hook for a hand came in and hit her over the head. Know anyone with a hook for a hand," Rick says getting a good look in the Governors eye.

"That's Merle," some lady says. I look at her.

"What did you say," I ask. She looks frightened all of a sudden, but clears her throat.

"Merle. He has a hook for a hand," she says again. Rick and I look at each other than I look back at him.

"You want to tell me where my friend is, then you can tell me how you got my brother to be your lap dog," I say. The Governor looks shocked.

"You're Merle's brother? He's been looking for you," he says. He turns to the Mexican guy. " Go find Merle." The other guy runs off to do the Governors bidding.

We wait. Then there's a commotion.

"Baby brother," Merle shouts then hugs me. I don't hug him back. "Whatchu still doing with this asshole? You know we handcuffed me to the roof, right?" He lifts his right hand as evidence. I notice blood on it. I stare at it a while and a part of me knows who's blood it is, but the other part wants to deny it. I look up at him.

"If you would have waited we came back to get you. That," I say pointing to his hand swallowing hard at the blood, " is no one's fault, but your own. We weren't that far behind you. As a matter of fact you stole the van we drove to get you." I can't take my eyes off the blood. There's quite a bit on the hook as well as his sleeve. He smiles.

"Is that so," he says.

"Yeah and I don't remember you coming back to camp for me. You have no one, but yourself to blame," I say I bite my thumb for a moment. Then I can't take it anymore. "Damn it Merle Dixon, you best pray that ain't her blood staining you clothes!" He looks down like he just noticed the blood. Then he looks up at me.

"Who's blood we talking about? This is some biter blood," he says.

"Man, we all know that ain't no dead blood. That's fresh," I say getting angry. Then a figure stumbles into the circle. I didn't even notice all the residents had created some kind of circle around us. The figure is Ben. He looks pretty beat up, but mad as a bull.

"He has Katie," he says pointing at Merle. "He killed my dad right in front of me. He didn't even shoot him in the head. He let him turn. All because he," he pointed to the Governor, " told him to. They said they were gonna attack the prison. He threatened Gracie in front of Katie. Katie went nuts and started screaming and hitting him, but he knocked her out. My dad told me things too. Things the Governor made him do. He killed those military guys. You remember the helicopter pilot, yeah he killed him and then went and killed his crew. My dad was apart of it. He killed other people too. He doesn't want anyone to know that it's possible to survive outside of these walls. That's what my dad said," Ben says angrily sneering at the Governor and my brother.

"He wanted to kill me because I left," Michonne says. Where the hell did she come from? I look at Rick but he seems equally as confused. There's a murmur of panicked voices.

"Now, everybody are you really gonna believe these people? Rick let's go to my office and finish our discussion," he says.

"Why, got something to hide now," I ask. Raising my crossbow. "Tell me where Katie is. Now!"

Katie's POV

I wake up again to the same room. My arm is throbbing and it hurts to swallow. I hear hushed voices though. It sounds like a female and male. I listen harder. Could it be? Sasha?

"Sasha," I try to say only to have my voice come out harshly, almost like when you have a sore throat when your sick. The whispering stops. So I repeat her name. Then the door opens and there stands Sasha and Glenn.

"Oh my gosh, Katie," she says. They immediately start undoing the belts holding me to the chair. I stand up and besides feeling a little dizzy I'm ok. I hug Sasha one armed and leave my injured arm hanging at my side.

"I knew you would get me," I say. Glenn hugs me too.

"Come on. They're having a town meeting without is," Glenn says. I look at him weirdly. "You'll see."

When we exit the building I'm momentarily blinded by the sun, but the sharp winter wind feels good on my arm and face. I see a large group of people gathered in the middle of town. Sasha pushes her way through the crowd.

"Hey, I found her," she shouts. There's Rick and Daryl along with Ty standing in the middle of the circle of people. Daryl takes one look at me then lunges and punches Captain Hook in the face. There's a surge of movement then a gun is fired everyone stops. It's a blonde woman I hadn't met yet, she shot a gun in the air.

"Enough, Phillip, what the hell is going on in this town," she asks. He doesn't answer. I notice someone sneak off into the building, but don't see who. "My friend, who decided to leave, is shot and says that you tried to kill her. Someone that my old group took in is all beaten up on your orders. Ben accused you of having his father killed. So, I'm asking you what's going on," she says again. Then we hear glass breaking inside the building. The Governor, or Phillip, looks up then runs inside. Of course Rick, Daryl and even a few Woodbury residents, including the blonde run in as well. Me and Sasha are behind everyone, but we can hear Michonne yelling.

"He has a walker in his closet! And look at these heads. What kind of person keeps people's heads," she shouts.

"Not a sane one," I mutter to Sasha. "Can we go sit somewhere? I'm feeling dizzy." Sasha nods and we go and sit on a bench outside. Most of the residents are gathered around the door, trying to hear what is being said. We hear a gun shot and then the Governor is screaming. I turn to look at Sasha. "I don't feel good." Then I puke. Barely able to turn my head. My eyes feel heavy so I decide to close them for a minute. This is nice actually falling asleep instead of being knocked out. I feel myself being lifted and that's it.

Authors note: Yes I'm saving the prison. Don't worry everyone will still come into play. The longer you stay at a place the further out you have to go. And kids are always needing new clothes cause they are constantly growing. So lots of runs to make especially with three. I know I made Katie kind of damsel in distress, but she gets better I promise. I really couldn't help myself on the Peter Pan references and I know what you did last summer ones. I'm not all that happy with this chapter, but it's getting me where I want to go in the story. If you don't like this chapter just stuck with it. It will make sense in a couple more chapters.