Chapter ten

The four persons were named Rick, Michonne, Daryl and Carl. They looked like they had been out there for a while. Gareth welcomed them and let Alex show them around. Gareth contacted hos people to get to their posts ready.

But Rick was quicker than them. He must have known Maggie and the others since he reacted immediately when he saw the things. Chuck was wearing the riot-gear, Sarah the poncho and Rodney was exploring Bob's backpack. Rick took Alex as a hostage after seeing Glenn's. Gareth stepped to him and tried to calm him down. It didn't work and Tim shot Alex in the head while he tried to hit Rick.

They herded Rick and the others through the compound and they ended up in A. The ringleader could spend the rest of his short life with them. Gareth walked back to the grill-area where Alex laid. Mary had shown to be a little bit sad and was watching her dead son. Nick and Barry were there as well.

"Hey, Gareth! Do we follow protocol on this one?" asked Nick.

If someone died and didn't turn at Terminus their dead bodies were used as well as a food source.

"No exceptions" said Gareth. He ordered the butchers, Tim and Greg to carry his little brother to be carved up on the killing floor. Other people approached him for orders.

"Okay people! Martin go to outpost 1 and prepare to do a fire-work! Preston, take Rodney, Walter, Andy and a few others to clear out of four persons. Make sure Rick is one of them. Mike, Sarah, Albert four from D! Others go to your usual spots at the fence or at the rooftops!"

Sarah, Mike and Albert walked to train-cart D. Albert seemed a little nervous. It was his first "hatvest".

"It's gonna be okay, kid! The ones in D ain't that vicious and the gas is gonna knock them out!" explained Mike, trying to relax him.

"Yeah, but what if one grabs for my gun? What if I end up like Greg or worse?" worried the young man.

"I'll look for your back" continued Mike.

They arrived at D and Joshua was already there. He was on top, ready to throw a gas-grenade in.

Albert, Sarah and Mike pulled the gasmasks on and waited for Joshua's signal.

"Get your back's on the wall on neither side off the cart!" shouted the man, before throwing the gas-grenade in. Mike, Sarah and Albert entered the cart.

They pulled out four men, one of them being Sam. With the help of Joshua and a few others they were dragged to the killing floor. After that Mike and Albert were walking towards the fence to help others at killing walkers.

"You managed good, kid! I'll should take you for a beer!" said Mike to Albert.

"Yeah, it wasn't that bad. I was just scared sin-" an explosion cut his sentence. Albert reformed his sentence into a question. "Was that one of the tanks?"

"Theresa is there!" shouted Mike as the tow men ran towards the main-gates of Terminus. Albert followed him. They came across some people that were running away: Mary, Rodney, Preston.

They met up with Theresa who was carrying three Norinco type-56-riffles.

"One of the tanks went up! There is a whole herd out there and they're in here!" she said. "We have to go! The place is lost!"

The two men and one woman ran through the streets of Terminus and saw how people they knew were killed by the dead ones. When they ran past the building that was used as the killing floor they saw Nick and Barry turned and the remains of Ethan, Ian, Mindy, Duke, Rex and a few others.

They ran to the outpost one aka a cabin that was used as a rendezvous-point. They saw Gareth, Greg, Andy and Rodney. From they're faces it was seen that no one else mad it out.

How did this happen? How could Terminus have fallen that quickly? Wondered Albert before he noticed that Gareth's arm was bleeding. He ran towards him and watched the wound. He had started a medical internship with Kaylee. She was probably dead as well now. Gareth had been shot, just a scratch but still could be lethal if not treated.

"What are we gonna do now?" asked Walter.

"I have something you guys might want to know" came Maritn's voice as he came from the cabin. He looked beaten up. "I think I know who attacked us"

Terminus fell quickly! One episode, one chapter!