Rick, Daryl and Hershel went to meet with this governor person. There was a little bit of a problem here because Merle wanted to go and just kill him and he was worried for Daryl being out there. I was worried too, of course, but I trusted them.
They got back later that same evening and Rick told us that they want the prison and they want us dead and gone. He said we had to be ready to fight.
A few days after that, I couldn't find either of my brothers. I was really confused because I don't remember them saying anything about going on a run, they would definitely tell me if they were. Plus, I'm pretty sure I would be included in said run. I decided to ask Rick.
"Hey, have you seen my brothers?" I asked him. "I can't find either of them."
"No, uh, I haven't." Rick scratched the back of his head. He looked like he wanted to say something else but didn't.
"Alright." I said. "Well please let me know if ya find 'em."
I searched all over for them but still no sign. I was really starting to get worried. I also noticed that Michonne was missing too.
Rick called everyone outside. Said he had something important to tell us. Now I really grew nervous, I just knew something was up.
Rick informed us about a plan that the governor asked him to do. He was going to deliver Michonne to the governor but he changed his mind at the last second. Merle ended up taking her and Daryl went to stop him. Rick said that he didn't know if it was too late or not. I was really hoping everything was okay.
Michonne came waltzing back here not long after Rick's speech. Okay, she's fine, so where are my brothers? We asked her what happened and she said Merle let her go. Then she ran into Daryl and he went to get Merle.
Now more waiting again. I can't take it, it's killing me.
Daryl and Merle finally came back right before it got dark. I ran right to them and hugged them.
"Hey." Daryl said.
"What happened?" I asked frantically. "How could ya guys do this to me? I was so worried."
"I killed some of the governor's men." Merle stated. "I wasn't able to find him though."
"Really? You did that?"
"Yup, that's right, little sister."
"We didn't mean to scare ya." Daryl said. "Rick didn't want anyone to know about Michonne so I couldn't tell ya. I'm sorry."
I thought for a minute. "It's okay, just don't ever do that again, please?"
"You got it."
I gave both of them another hug before we all went to bed.
We spent an entire day planning our attack. The governor is still coming for us. We had to be prepared and ready to fight whenever. We won't let them win. We won't be beaten. We will win!
We packed up all of our stuff like we were leaving the prison. We were going to make it seem like we left already, so when the governor and his people get here they won't be expecting our ambush.
Carl was pissed because he wanted to fight but Rick wouldn't let him. He was even more pissed when he realized that I was fighting. Daryl and Merle were fixing up the motorcycle. I was standing there with them.
"You stay with yer big brothers at all times." Merle said.
"I know."
"Things can get ugly real fast." Merle said.
"I know." I said again.
"Ya think ya know but ya don't."
"Trust me. I know."
Merle walked away to get something.
Daryl and I shared a look.
"Ya know, he ain't never done anythin' like that before in his life." Daryl said.
"I know." I sighed with a smile. "Maybe he's changin'."
Daryl snorted then we both laughed.
I was hidden with Daryl and Merle. We heard the gunshots and knew they were here. A lot of gunshots were fired. I grew nervous waiting for our cue. I heard a pretty big explosion and wondered what they hit.
We heard the explosives going off down in the tombs and knew the plan was going the right way. Rick sounded the alarms which drew attention of the walkers getting in from down there.
We saw them running outside. Maggie and Glenn who were up near the guard towers started shooting at them. They were running. They slowly all cleared out.
The rest of us came out from where we were hiding.
"We did it. We drove 'em out." Rick said.
"We should go after them." Said Michonne.
"We should finish it." Daryl said.
"It is finished." Said Maggie. "Didn't ya see them hightail it out of here?"
"They could regroup." Merle said.
"We can't take the chance." Said Glenn. "He's not gonna stop."
"They're right." Carol said. "We can't keep living like this."
"So we take the fight back to Woodbury." Said Maggie. "We barely made it back last time."
"He don't care." Daryl said.
"Yeah." Rick said. "Let's check on the others."
I stayed pretty quiet.
"Ya alright?" Daryl asked me.
I nodded. "Yeah, I'm good."
"Ya did good, kid."
I put my head down. I didn't feel like I did good though.
"When we go to Woodbury, I'm definitely going." I said to Daryl. "Let's finish this."
"All right." He nodded.
We made sure the others were safe before making anymore plans. I overheard Hershel telling Rick that Carl shot a kid and didn't have to. Rick looked disturbed after hearing this.
We were outside packing the car. Rick went to talk to Carl.
"What do ya think he's gonna do about it?" I asked.
"What do ya mean? Carl?" Daryl asked. "Probably nothin'."
I shrugged.
"Rick, we're staying." Glenn said to Rick as he was making his way back over to us. "We don't know where the governor is. If he comes back, we'll hold him off."
"Just the five of us?" Daryl asked. "All right."
"I appreciate you staying." Rick said.
"Sure." Maggie replied.
"I think I'm gonna stay here too." Merle said.
Daryl and I had the same surprised look.
"You sure about that, bro?" Daryl asked.
"Yeah, now it's pretty much even." He said. "I can help hold things down here."
"Not really, but…whatever." I said. "Y'all be careful."
"You too." Glenn said.
I hopped on Daryl's bike with him. Rick and Michonne were in the truck. We lead the way.
"Hold on." Daryl said to me when we were about to go over a bump.
We saw some of the governor's vehicles and pulled over. We killed the walkers that were around.
Suddenly we heard a knock, there was a woman inside one of the trucks. We all pointed our weapons at her. She came out with her hands up.
"Please don't shoot me." She said.
"Where's the governor?" Daryl asked roughly.
"He's gone." She said. "He killed everyone then he took off."
We all shared a look.
"He just…killed his own people?" I asked.
She nodded. She looked horrified. She couldn't be lying. We believed her and took her back to Woodbury with us. She could get us in easier.
We arrived at our destination. People started shooting at us so we fired back.
"Tyreese!" The woman yelled. "It's me! Don't—"
"Get down!" Rick yelled.
"Karen!" The man she yelled to said. "Karen, are you okay?"
"I'm fine!"
"Where's the governor?"
"He fired on everyone." Karen said. "He killed them all."
There was a silent moment.
"Why are you with them?" The man named Tyreese asked.
"They saved me."
Another pause.
"We're coming out!" Rick said.
I looked at Daryl.
"No." Daryl whispered.
"We're coming out." Rick repeated.
Rick stood up with his hands in the air. We followed after. I stayed behind Daryl like he always told me.
We all walked up to the gate. The Tyreese man was there to open it.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"We were coming to finish this until we saw what the governor did." Rick said.
"He—he killed them?" Tyreese stammered.
"Yeah." Rick whispered. "Karen told us Andrea hopped the wall going for the prison. She never made it. She might be here."
Tyreese let us in. We went to that place where they had Glenn and Maggie.
"The governor held people here?" Tyreese asked.
"He did more than hold 'em." Daryl said.
We had our guns up as we rounded a corner. There was a door and blood coming from underneath it.
"Will you open it?" Michonne said to Rick.
Daryl turned around and looked at me to make sure I was behind him.
"One, two…" Rick kicked the door open.
The first thing we saw was a dead walker. We could see a foot in the corner.
"Andrea!" Michonne yelled and ran to her.
She lifted her. Andrea looked really weak.
"I tried to stop them." She said.
"You're burning up." Michonne said.
Andrea pulled her shirt down off her shoulder to reveal a bite. I put my head down as tears welled up in my eyes.
Michonne was already crying.
"Judith, Carl." Andrea said. "the rest of them…"
"The rest of US." Rick corrected her.
"Are they alive?"
"Yeah, they're alive." Rick said.
I stayed back with Daryl.
Andrea smiled and looked at Michonne. "It's good you found them."
Michonne nodded trying to hold back her sobs.
"No one can make it alone now." Andrea said.
"They never could." Daryl said.
I sniffed.
"I just didn't want anyone to die." Andrea continued.
There was a brief pause.
"I can do it myself." Andrea said.
"No." Said Michonne.
"I have to." Andrea said. "While I still can." She looked at Rick. "Please?"
Rick hesitated.
"I know how the safety works." She said.
Rick got teary eyed. He handed Andrea his gun.
"Well, I'm not going anywhere." Michonne said to her.
Andrea looked around at everyone. "I tried."
"Yeah." Rick said softly. "You did…you did." He stood up.
I had my head down while I cried.
Daryl leaned down. "Come on." He whispered in my ear.
Rick, Daryl and I waited outside the door.
We heard the gunshot and knew that was it. I put my face in Daryl's arm. He pulled me into a hug and rested his head on top of mine.
We brought the rest of the residents from Woodbury back to the prison with us. I knew it was the right thing to do.
I watched them walk into the prison as the others greeted them. Merle was there to make sure Daryl and I were okay.
"What is this?" Merle said to us.
"They were left at Woodbury." Daryl said.
"We brought them here." I said. "To live with us."
Merle gave us a weird look.
"We thought it was the right thing to do. Don't ya think?" I looked up innocently at my eldest brother.
He looked at Daryl then back at me. He gave me a small smile. I knew he didn't like the idea but somewhere deep down in him, I knew that he knew it was right.
I smiled at my brothers and they smiled back.
I knew everything would be okay.
Are y'all glad I didn't kill Merle? ;)
