Chapter Fifty
It was theirs for the taking. As she watched her uncle clip open the outer fencing with a set of bolt cutters, Kylie's blue gaze darted to the walkers. There was more of the dead than the living, but if they went about this smart then the walkers didn't stand a chance.
One by one the group made their way through the hole and into the dog run. Bringing up the rear, Kylie pulled a few zip-ties from her pocket and quickly closed up the hole in the fence. Instantly the walkers noticed the scent of fresh meat and started hobbling towards them.
"Son of a bitch" Kylie grumbled when one threw itself against the fencing, only to get a knife through it's eye socket.
"It's perfect" Rick muttered a few minutes later once the group stopped running. "If we can shut that gate, prevent more from filling the yard, we can pick off these walkers."
"If this works, we can have the field by tonight" Kylie nodded, her hand gripping the strap to her crossbow tightly.
"So how do we shut the gate?" Hershel asked.
"I'll do it" Glenn offered. "You guys cover me."
"No" Both Maggie and Kylie stated at the same time.
"I'm the fastest" was the man's defense.
"No. You, Maggie, Kylie and Beth draw as many as you can over there" Rick ordered, pointing to where he wanted them to be.
"Be annoying as fuck and pop 'em through the fence, go it" Kylie nodded. Seeing that the group of four understood their jobs, Rick continued giving out orders.
"Daryl, go back to the other tower. Carol, you've become a pretty good shot. Take your time, we don't have a lot of ammo to waste" He told the woman, before moving on to Hershel and his son. "Hershel, you and Carl take this tower."
The moment Rick said he would run for the gate, everyone snapped into action and ran to where they needed to be.
"Come on you ugly ass mother fuckers!' Kylie yelled as she led walkers away with the others, while Rick ran through the yard. Over the snarling and shouting, Kylie could hear the scattered gun shots. Everyone in the towers were taking their time, only firing when necessary.
The moment Kylie heard Daryl voice yell out over the yard, she let out a sigh of relief. In an instant, Kylie sheathed her hunting knife and pulled her hot pink gun from it's holster. As she took fire, so did the others and walkers began dropping like flies.
When the last walker fell, Kylie rushed over to the yard's entrance and helped Lori slide the gate open.
"Nice shootin'" she complimented Carol.
"All thanks to you" the older woman smiled. "You okay?' she asked Lori.
"Haven't felt this good in weeks."
"Oh, we haven't had this much space since we left the farm!" Carol exclaimed they all walked out into the prison yard.
"How you feelin'?" Daryl asked Kylie, slinging his arm over her shoulders.
"Mmmmm, better now" she hummed, leaning into her boyfriends chest.
Dark had fallen, and after the group cleared away as many walker bodies as they could, they had set up camp. They even were able to enjoy a nice dinner for once. The only people who still hadn't joined them around the small fire, was Daryl and Rick.
"Mmm, just like mom used to make" Glenn joked as he tossed away a bone.
"Tomorrow we'll pull the bodies together" T-Dog started "want to keep them away from that water. Now, if we can dig a canal under that fence, we'll have plenty of fresh water."
"And this soil is good. We could plant some seed, grow some tomatoes, cucumbers, soybeans" Hershel offered.
"Sounds like a plan to me" Kylie yawned from her spot on her and Daryl's blankets. Sleep was threatening to grab a hold of her.
"That's his third time around" the old man pointed out, causing Kylie to glance over to where her uncle was checking the fences for any damages. "If there was any part that was compromised, he'd have found it by now."
While the others chatted and reveled in their new found safety, Carol had stood to bring Daryl a bowl of food. Kylie simply nodded thanks to their friend and allowed her eyes to flutter shut. She was vaguely aware of Beth and Maggie singing before she felt the heat of her boyfriend behind her.
Humming with content, Kylie rolled over and snuggled into his chest. It only took seconds for her to fall into a deep sleep.
It was obvious that they would be pushing in to the prison. So when Kylie was told the plan in the morning, she wasn't surprised. Though Rick had asked her to join him and the others on the other side of the fence, she had declined and offered to help the others.
Just as they did the day before, Kylie and the others distracted what walkers they could and took them down through the fence with whatever silent weapons they had on hand. As the massacre continued, Kylie kept her eyes trained on Daryl. The couple didn't normally separate.
It wasn't until the others pushed inside the cell block that Kylie began to get nervous. Anything could happen, and Kylie wouldn't know until it was too late.
So to distract herself, Kylie began taking out walker after walker. Almost taking pleasure in watching the rotting corpses fall to the ground.
Twenty minutes later, the group was bringing their belongings into cell block C.
"What do you think?" Rick asked them as they walked through the doors.
"Home sweet home" Glenn joked.
"For the time being" Rick nodded.
"It's secure?"
"This cell block is" their leader nodded.
"What about the rest of the prison?" Hershel asked.
"In the morning, we'll find the cafeteria and infirmary."
"God, how many times did I get out of coming to this place as a kid" Kylie joked, nudging her uncle playfully.
"We sleep in the cells?" Beth asked.
"I found keys on some guards. Daryl has a set, too." Rick said.
"We ain't sleepin' in no cage" Daryl told his girlfriend "We'll take the perch." Nodding Kylie began climbing the stairs so that she could help Daryl pull two mattresses out of a nearby cell and set up their bed.
"Just as well" Kylie sighed once she pulled their thin blankets out of the duffel bag. "I spent years trying not to sleep in a prison cell bein' someone's bitch. Ain't about to start now" she joked.
Though it was still light out, everyone seemed to be taking time to themselves for the night. Getting a needed, and well deserved, sleep.
Tomorrow was a big day.
AN: sweet chapter three for today, six more to go.
So the group is officially in the prison, and they are slowly going to make it their own.
Now we all remember the fact that Kylie was a delinquent, correct? Yea, I had to have her joke about being in prison. Kylie wouldn't be Kylie if she wasn't, lol.
Soooooooo yea, like usual let me know what you guys think.
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