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felicia2235: Lol i don't understand why she wouldn't go with Daryl.
Rick was moving pallets outside. He picked up his binoculars and looked around. He saw Michonne getting out of a truck that had been knocked on its side. He looked around more and saw Lori in her white dress by the graves. He picked up his gun and walked down the stairs, putting the strap on and walked to the graves. He got to the graves and she was gone. He looked around then saw her on the other side of the fence. She walked slowly. He walked and when she disappeared behind a pillar he started running. Michonne saw him coming and picked up her katana but he ran past her. He ran to the gate and unlocked it. Michonne watched him as he opened the other gate and left the fenced off area to go to a small bridge over the water. Lori was on the bridge. He slowly walked over to her. She extended her hand and put it on his face. He closed his eyes. Michonne watched him confused.
The Governor knocked on Andrea's door. She sighed and opened it.
"May I?" He said. She let him walk in. "That was, uh... that was quite a speech you gave. Exactly what these people needed to hear."
"What about the prison?"
"As long as they leave us alone, we have no problem."
"So no retaliation?"
"No. What would that get us?"
"I need to go see them."
"I thought this place could be something else, you know? Something better. I wasn't up to the challenge and I screwed it up. I've done some terrible things. I'm not fit to lead these people. But you are. They don't need to be terrorized. Certainly not by their own leader."
"So you're abdicating?"
"You know, I really believed if I kept her alive long enough, Milton would find a—" He stopped. "I just need time... to get myself together."
"So you want me to fill in for you?"
"Who else can? Milton? Martinez? If you choose your friends in the prison, I'd understand. But these people need you. I- we need you." He said before walking away.
Kira stood next to Daryl and tried to ignore the sound of Merle pissing against a tree.
"There ain't nothing out here but mosquitoes and ants." Daryl said.
"Patience, little brother. Sooner or later, a squirrel is bound to scurry across your path."
"Even so, that ain't much food."
"More than nothing."
"I'd have better luck going through one of them houses we passed back on the turnoff."
"Is that what your new friends taught you? Hmm?" He walked over, fixing his pants. "How to loot for booty?"
"Hell, we've been at it for hours. Why don't we find a stream, try to look for some fish?"
"I think you're just trying to lead me back to the road, man. Get me over to that prison. "
"They got shelter. Food. A pot to piss in. Might not be a bad idea."
"For you, maybe. Ain't gonna be no damn party for me."
"Everyone will get used to each other."
"They're all dead. Makes no difference."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Right about now he's probably hosting a housewarming party where's he gonna bury what's left of your pals." He spit. "Let's hook some fish." He said walking away. "Come on." Daryl spit.
"I'm sure everyone's fine." Kira said. "Even if they couldn't fight off The Governor they'd be able to escape o-or come up with something." He looked at her and nodded before they went to follow Merle.
"Ya know... Ya didn' have to come with me." He said.
"I wanted to. I wouldn't just abandon you." She said looking up at him. "Besides I feel safer here with you." He smirked slightly.
"You are safer; I'll never let anything happen to ya." She smiled and kissed his cheek.
"Come on love-birds!" Merle snapped, impatiently.
Glenn was drawing a layout of the prison in chalk on the floor.
"Right. Now you said you found Tyreese's group here?"
"Yeah." Carl said.
"We secured this."
"He thought he came through here." Carl pointed. Glenn sighed.
"Means there's another breach. Okay. The whole front of the prison is unsecure. If walkers just strolled in, then it's gonna be cake for a group of armed men."
"Why are we even so sure he's going to attack?" Beth asked. "Maybe you scared him off."
"He had fish tanks full of heads." Michonne said. "Walkers and humans. Trophies. He's coming."
"We should hit him now." Glenn said.
"What?" Beth asked.
"He won't be expecting it." Glenn said. "We'll sneak back in and put a bullet in his head." He stood up.
"We're not assassins." Carol said.
"You know where his apartment is." Glenn walked over to Michonne. "You and I could end this tonight." She looked away. "I'll do it myself." He said. "Okay."
"He didn't know you were coming last time and look what happened." Hershel said. You were almost killed. Daryl was captured. And you and Maggie were almost executed."
"You can't stop me." Glenn said.
"Rick would never allow this." Hershel said.
"You really think he's in any position to make that choice?"
"Think this through clearly. T-Dog lost his life here. Lori, too. The men that were here. It isn't worth any more killing. What are we waiting for? If he's really on his way, we should be out of here by now."
"And go where?"
"We lived on the road all winter."
"Back when you had two legs and we didn't have a baby crying for walkers every four hours."
"We can't stay here."
We can't run." Maggie went into the cell block. "All right. We'll stay put. We're gonna defend this place. We're making a stand." He crouched by the map. "Carl, you and I will go down to the tombs. We need to figure out where the breach is."
"You got it."
"You'll need some help." Michonne said.
"No, in case anything happens, I need you out here." Glenn said. He suddenly looked around finally noticing that everyone was in the room, with the exception of Maggie who was in the cell block. "Who's on watch?" He got up. "Damn it."
The Governor walked into Milton's lab. He was sitting at his desk with headphones in. He took out something and threw it on the table making Milton jump.
"Ahem."
"Alpha waves." Milton said. "I was trying to induce a meditative state. I've been having trouble- your battery, it's over here." He got up and The Governor sat down.
"Yeah, you're holding. Look at this jackpot." The radio said.
"You've been invaluable. Do you intend to stay?"
"Leaving's never crossed my mind."
"Good. 'Cause I count on you. And not just for your- your expertise. But I consider you a friend."
"I- thank you. I feel- me, too."
"I counted on Merle as well." He said. "Martinez, he's a good soldier. He'd take a bullet if I needed him to. Would you?"
"I would. Yes." Milton nodded.
"And Andrea?" He asked. "I'm not sure where her loyalties lie."
"I can see how her previous affiliation with Merle, no matter how contentious it was, could cause doubt."
"You keep tabs on her for me."
"Of course."
"Where's Martinez?" Andrea as looking up at the wall.
"I don't know." Karen said.
"Did you see him leave?"
"Yeah."
"Who was he with? Karen, it's okay. You can tell me."
"I don't know anything." She said turning around. She saw Milton walking.
"Milton." She called running over. He didn't respond. "Milton, stop!" He turned around as she ran over. He put his fingers on his pulse and looked at his watch.
"You startled me."
"Where is he?"
"Uh, where's who?"
"The Governor. He's… out on a run?"
"Is that an answer or a question?"
"I'm not sure... where he is. I mean, not whether it was a question or an answer. It was an answer."
"A run meaning what specifically?"
"Supplies would be a safe bet. We were wiped out."
"Milton, I want you to give me a specific answer to a specific question. Where's the Governor?"
"On a run?" She started to walk away. "You know, I bet he'll be back soon. I'm sure he's okay, if that's what you're worried about."
Glenn and Carl came back to the others.
"The tombs outside the boiler room are overrun again." Glenn said.
"That whole section had been cleared." Beth said.
It's a steady stream of walkers." Carl said.
"We're wasting time." Hershel said. "The Governor is supposedly on the way and we're stuck in here with walkers."
"Trapped between a rock and a hard place." Carol said.
"For the last time, running is not an option." Glenn said.
"Glenn, if the tombs have filled up again, it may just be a matter of time before they push in here." Carol said.
"Or until some fence gives way." Beth said.
"What if one of them herds is passing through? Or settled?" Axel asked.
Can't handle that with just the few of us." Carol said.
"Okay." Glenn said. "All right, we need- we just need to scout the far side of the prison. Find out what's going on."
"You're going out there?" Hershel asked.
"Take a car and make it quick." Glenn said.
"I'll drive." Axel said.
"No, you stay here. Help with the fortifications." Glenn said. "I'll take Maggie.
"You sure she's up to that?" Hershel asked. Glenn walked into the cell block and into Maggie's cell. She was on her bed.
"Where have you been?" He asked. "We need to find out how the walkers are getting into the tombs. Are we gonna talk about this? Maggie, you need to talk about it."
"I do? Or you do?" She asked.
"What does that mean? "
"What do you want me to say? You want me to say he made me get naked and stand in front of him? He came up behind me. Pushed himself against me. Put his hands all over me. He slammed my head down and bent me over a table."
"Did he..."
"Rape me? No." She sat up. "No. Do you feel better?"
"Maggie, I'm not trying to-
"I had a choice. Either I take off my shirt or he would take off your hand. I just listened to Merle beating the shit out of you in the other room. What could I do?"
"I'm sorry." He moved to touch her and she moved back. She suddenly shoved him back.
"Go away. You got your answer. Now go away." He walked out of the cell.
"So we'll reinforce this with some metal from the yard." Carol said as she and Axel were moving wooden pallets and metal plating. "If anything happens, we'll just duck."
"I hope nothing happens. Guns scare the bejesus out of me. I robbed a gas station with a toy gun. Never even took it out of my pocket."
"You said Oscar was the thief. That you were in here for pharmaceuticals."
"Well, I didn't want y'all to think I was a violent man. If you follow me."
"So what are you saying? You're in here for a toy gun?"
"No, listen to this. The next day the cops found me at my brother's house. Still had the water pistol in my pocket. I swore up and down that that was the only weapon I had, but they said they didn't believe anyone could be so stupid and get away with it. So they turned my brother's house upside down and found his .38. Said it "matched the description." There you go. Armed robbery." She chuckled.
"Tell you the truth, I don't even know how to use this damn thing." He held the gun.
"You're all about the truth now?"
"Yes, ma'am, I am." She took it and checked the clip. "It's fully loaded." She put the clip back and handed the gun back to him. "Let's hope it stays that way."
"You're quite a lady."
"Hmm..."
"Smells to me like the Sawhatchee Creek." Merle said.
"We didn't go west enough." Daryl said. "There's a river down there, it's got to be the Yellow Jacket."
"You have a stroke, boy? We ain't never even come close to Yellow Jacket.
"We didn't go west. Just a little bit south. That's what I think."
"Know what I think? I may have lost my hand, but you lost your sense of direction."
"Yeah, we'll see."
"What do you want to bet?"
"I don't want to bet nothing. It's just a body of water. Why's everything got to be a competition with you?"
"Whoa, whoa. Take it easy, little brother. Just trying to have a little fun here. No need to get your panties all in a bundle." He looked to Kira. "You need to put out more, he's too wound up." Her jaw dropped.
"Shut up." Daryl snapped. "You hear that?"
"Yeah, wild animals getting wild."
"No, it's a baby." Daryl said.
"Oh, come on."
"Why don't you just piss in my ear and tell me it's raining, too?" Kira chuckled slightly. Merle flashed her a smirk and she rolled her eyes, pretending like she hadn't laughed. "That there's the sound of a couple of coons making love, sweet love." He said moving his hips. "Know what I mean?" Merle winked at Kira and laughed. The three walked closer to the water and heard people shouting in Spanish. "Hey! Jump!" Kira smacked Merle's arm. "What?" Daryl ran off, Merle and Kira followed. "Hey, man, I ain't wasting my bullets on a couple of strangers that ain't never cooked me a meal or felicitated my piece. That's my policy. You'd be wise to adopt it, brother."
There was a woman in a car with a baby and two guys on top of something that was half off the bridge. Walkers grabbed one of the guy's legs. It was about to bite him when Daryl shot it with a bolt. He took off his bag and he shot another walker. He pulled out the bolt from its head and stabbed another one.
"Come on, man. I'm trying to help you out." Daryl said. "Cover me!" One guy jumped down and grabbed a gun that had fallen before shooting a walker. Daryl shot one that was on the hood of the car then smashed one's head in with his crossbow. He ran around back and pulled the walker that had climbed into the car out before closing the back on its head. He didn't have any bolts left as a walker approached him.
"Daryl! I got ya!" Merle said raising his gun. He shot the walker in front of Daryl. "Go!" Kira turned to him while drawing her bow.
"You could help out more." She said letting go, hitting a walker in the eye. Daryl pulled out a bolt out of a walker. The man with the gun began talking in Spanish.
"Speak English." Daryl said. The man continued to speak Spanish. Daryl got on the hood of the car and pulled a bolt out. Kira shot a few more walkers. Daryl took out his knife and stabbed a walker that was attacking the man before kicking it over the railing. Merle walked over to the car. The man walked over and said something. Merle pointed his gun.
"Slow down, beaner." He said. "That ain't no way to say thank you."
"Let 'em go." Daryl said.
"Merle they don't even understand a word we say." Kira said.
"The least they can do is give us an enchilada or something, huh?" He went into the car. "Easy does it, señorita. Everything's gonna be fine.
"Hey! Hey!" The younger guy, presumably the man's son, said. The father motioned for him to stay back. Daryl walked around the car and nudged Merle's back with his crossbow.
"Get out of the car."
"I know you're not talking to me, brother." He said.
"Get in your car and get the hell out of here. Go! Get in your car!" The two ran around and got into the car. Merle slowly got out, Daryl still had his crossbow pointed at him. The car backed up. Merle pushed the crossbow away and Daryl walked away. He picked up his bag before getting his bolts.
"Daryl was right." Kira pointed to the sign that told what river it was. Merle glared at it before walking away.
"The shit you doing, pointing that thing at me?"
"They were scared, man."
"They were rude is what they were. Rude and they owed us a token of gratitude."
"They didn't owe us nothing."
"They didn't even understand you." Kira repeated.
"Got you helping people out of the goodness of your heart? Even though you might die doing it? Is that something your Sheriff Rick taught you?" Daryl turned to face him.
"There was a baby!"
"Oh, otherwise you would have just left them to the biters, then?"
"Man, I went back for you. You weren't there. I didn't cut off your hand, neither. You did that. Way before they locked you up on that roof. You asked for it."
"You know- you know what's funny to me? Hmm? You and Sheriff Rick are like this now. Right? I bet you a penny and a fiddle of gold that you never told him that we were planning on robbing that camp blind."
"What?" Kira asked looking between the two. Daryl glanced at her.
"It didn't happen."
"Yeah, it didn't 'cause I wasn't there to help you."
"What, like when we were kids, huh? Who left who then?"
"What? Huh? Is that why I lost my hand?"
"You lost your hand 'cause you're a simpleminded piece of shit." Daryl moved to walk away.
"Yeah? You don't know!" Merle grabbed the back of his shirt and Daryl fell over making it rip. Merle stared at the scars on Daryl's back. "I- I didn't know he was—" Daryl pulled his bag on.
"Yeah, he did. He did the same to you. That's why you left first."
"I had to, man. I would have killed him otherwise." Daryl grabbed Kira's hand and started to walk away. "Where you going?"
"Back where we," He motioned to himself then Kira. "Belong."
"I can't go with you. I tried to kill that black bitch. Damn near killed the Chinese kid."
"He's Korean." Daryl corrected.
"...Whatever! Doesn't matter, man. I just can't go with you."
"You know, I may be the one walking away... but you're the one that's leaving- again." Daryl said before walking away. Merle stood there.
"Damn." He said before following.
"Glenn!" Hershel called after him as he walked to the car. Glenn walked over. "You're not going back to Woodbury, are you?
"No. I'm just going out there."
"I'll go with you."
"I got it."
"By yourself? How can you possibly think that's a good idea?"
"I can't just sit on my hands."
"You went on a simple formula run and got the crap beat out of you. Maggie was attacked."
"Are you saying this is my fault?"
"No."
"I did what I could."
"I know you did. So does Maggie. She's one of the two people most precious to me in this world. I trust you with her life. I still do. This rage is going to get you killed."
"With Daryl and Kira gone and Rick wandering Crazytown, I'm the next in charge." He walked to the car.
"What are you proving?" Glenn started the car and drove off. Carl opened and closed the first gate for him the Axel opened the other. Hershel looked and saw Rick walking on the other side of the fence.
Beth walked into Maggie's cell holding Judith and her bottle.
"She's hungry. Could you help me feed her?" She asked. "I want to make Daddy something to eat." Maggie held out her arms. Beth handed Judith to her. "Here. Just keep the bottle like this. Otherwise she gets gassy."
"Got it." Beth took Maggie's hand.
"Here's this." She draped a small towel over her shoulder before getting up and leaving.
"Rick." Hershel called. Rick looked around. "Rick." Rick walked back towards the prison. "Rick." He walked over the bridge and over to Hershel who was on the other side of the fence. "You know I wouldn't have hobbled all the way down here if it wasn't important. Are you coming back soon? Glenn's on the warpath. Smart as he is, he can't fill your boots. I'm afraid he's reckless. We need you now more than ever."
"Well, if you're so worried about him, you lead."
"What are you doing out here?"
"I've- I've been- I've got... stuff out here. Stuff."
"How much longer do you need?"
"I don't know. I don't kn—"
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Hershel started to leave.
"I saw something." He turned back. Rick walked over. "Lori. I saw Lor- I'm seeing Lori. Um, look, I know it's not really her. But there's got to be a reason. It's got to mean something, you know.
"Was it her on the phone?"
"Yeah. Shane, too. And the town."
"Do you see them now?" He shook his head. "You're looking for them."
"I'm waiting."
"For what?"
"I don't know. Something. There's an answer. I know it doesn't make sense. Well, it does. It can make sense. I mean, I think in time it will make sense."
"Rick...? Come on in. You need rest. It's not safe out here." He turned and walked away.
"I can't. I can't."
"Stress getting to your man Rick?" Axel asked Carol.
"Can you blame him?"
"No. Not at all. In here I've seen plenty of dudes crack. But not me. I got on better on the inside. Things made more sense, you know? There were rules. Life was more… simple."
"Didn't you miss your brother?"
"My brother? Hell, no. He had a real money problem."
"What kind of problem?"
"He didn't lend me any. One time that son of a bitch—" Suddenly Axel was shot in the head. Beth and Carol got down. Rick turned at the sound of the shot. Michonne moved and peeked behind the turned over truck and saw a car with both doors open. And the Governor with a gun.
Martinez shot at Rick who ran across the small bridge and jumped and hit the round. Hershel quickly got on the ground. Carol unintentionally used Axel's body as a shield against the bullets. Beth and Carl ran for cover. Carl and Michonne fired back. Rick fired back at Martinez. Beth and Carl moved up and shot at the guy in the tower who was shooting at Carol who was still on the ground. The shooting stopped for a bit then started up again.
"Beth!" Maggie ran out with rifles. "Here." She handed the rifle to Beth and grabbed her own from on her shoulder. Maggie started shooting at the guy in the tower. "Carol, go!" Carol got up and ran over to Beth and Carl and Beth gave her the rifle. The shooting kept going then all of a sudden stopped as a van driving towards the prison. The Governor smiled as the van drove through the fences. Michonne moved out of the way. Rick moved up to the fence. The van stopped and Rick looked up. Everyone watched as the back fell open and walkers came out. Someone came out of the van and started shooting. Michonne shot back. Rick aimed but was shot at by Martinez. The person from the van ran past the thing Michonne was behind.
"Go, Hershel. Get the hell out of there!" Rick yelled to him. Maggie was able to shoot the guy in the tower. Rick pointed his pistol through the fence but had to shoot a few walkers behind him. He ran out of bullets. Hershel shot his pistol. The Governor got into the car he came in, and started to drive away as Glenn was coming back. The rest of the group opened the gate to the yard and started shooting walkers. Michonne took out her katana and started killing some. Rick was suddenly pushed against the fence by walkers. Suddenly a crossbow bolt was sticking out of one of their heads. Rick looked to see Daryl, Kira and Merle. Merle ran up and stabbed one of the walkers with a pipe and Kira shot one with an arrow. Glenn ran over and helped Hershel. Michonne ran over to them and helped get Hershel into the truck. Once he was in the two ran around and got in. Glenn drove away. Rick and Merle beat in the rest of the surrounding walker's faces. Glenn drove the Truck into the prison and the group closed the gate.
"You okay?" Maggie asked opening the truck door.
"Yes, Dear." Everyone went over to the gate. Rick nodded to Daryl and Kira while Merle chuckled. The whole group watched the walkers walking around in the yard separating Rick, Kira, Daryl and Merle from the others.
Next one out tomorrow. I made the mistake of watching the season four trailer….I can't wait until the 13th O_O
