Chapter 35-Woodbury
Andrea and the other women she had been surviving with were walking towards a helicopter crash site. The women's name was Michonne. They get to the crash site. Andrea had been sick. Andrea starts to cough. "Don't push yourself," Michonne tells Andrea as they near the site. "You better sit. I'll check it out," Michonne tells Andrea, who nods. Michonne ties up her two pet walkers that were chained up.
Michonne walks over to the helicopter. She sees the bodies. Michonne then hears and car and runs back over to Andrea. "Someone's coming," Michonne tells Andrea.
"Any survivors?" Andrea asks.
"Two dead not sure about the other," Michonne tells her. A few men then get out of the truck. The Governor was one of the men.
"Fan out. Save those rounds until you need 'em," One of the men says. One of the men turns and sees the walkers. Michonne turns around and cuts off the walker's head.
"Got a breather. Tim! Help me out here," One of the men says.
"No," Andrea says.
"Over here, Shumpert," One of the men says.
"Drag him out," The Governor says.
"He's saving them. We should show ourselves," Andrea says to Michonne.
"Not yet," Michonne tells her. The Governor walks over to the man that was cut in half. The Governor pulls out his knife and stabs the man in the head. Once they had the man loaded up. "Let's rollout," The Governor says. The women watch when a brack snaps behind them Michonne turns around.
"Uh-uh-uh. Easy does it, girl. Mine's a whole lot bigger than yours. Now put down your weapons. That's it. Nice and easy. And let me see your hands. Now spin around. That's it. Nice little twirl around," Sam says.
"Holy shit Andrea," Sam says. Andrea looks at Sam, shocked. "Andrea, you ok?" Sam asks Andrea falls to the ground. Sam starts to mover to her. Michonne tightens her grip on her katana. Sam puts his gun down. "Please, she's my friend. We used to be in the same group. Let me help her," Sam says to Michonne, who nods. Sam grabs his gun and puts it in his holster. "Governor, I need help!" Sam yells. The Governor comes over with a few men who aim their gun at Michonne. The Governor looks at Sam, then Andrea.
"She needs help. Sir, she's my friend. She was in the same group as me, the one my brother is in. Please, we have to help them," Sam says to the Governor.
"Of course, we'll help them. They need to be blindfolded through Sam. If this woman agrees to that. We'll save her and your friend," The Governor says. Sam looks at Michonne, who nods. Martinez and Shumpert pick up Andrea. Sam puts a blindfold on Andrea and Michonne, who follows him back to the car.
Woodbury.
Andrea was in a bed as Michonne sat by her. The doctor was taking care of Andrea. "Hold that," The doctors tells Andrea, who holds the thermometer.
"Why are we being held here? We want to leave," Andrea says to the doctor.
"You're not well enough. And it's dark. You should stay the night," The doctor says to Andrea.
"Where are we?" Andrea asks.
"That's not for me to say. He'll talk to you," The doctor says to the women.
"Who?" Michonne asks. The door opens, and Sam walks in.
"Go check on your patient, doc. I bet you were wondering if I was real. Well, here I am," Sam says to Andrea. Andrea laughs.
"I guess this old world gets a little smaller toward the end, huh? Ain't so many of us left to share the air, right. I got separated from the group during the attack. The next day Luciana, my girlfriend, found me and brought me here. Have you seen Dean or anybody else?" Sam asks Andrea.
"Not for a long time," Andrea tells Sam. Michonne watches the two. Sam laughs.
"Makes two of us," Sam tells her. Andrea looks at Sam's hands, which had a knife in it.
"The governor makes this for me," Sam says as he pulls off the metal cylinder.
"Oh god," Andrea says.
"Yeah, I have got to admit. Daryl did pretty well cutting it off," Sam tells Andrea. "Do you know if Dean made it off the farm?" Sam asks.
"I saw him get in a van. I saw the van leave. I'm pretty sure he's alive," Andrea tells them.
"What do you want from us?" Andrea asks.
"Damn. There she sits, four walls around her, roof over her head, medicine in her veins, and she wants to know what I want from her. I plucked you and your mute here out of the dirt, Andrea. Saved your asses. How about a thank you?" Sam says to the two.
"You had a gun on us," Michonne says.
"I lovered my gun," Sam tells her.
" Who ain't had a gun on 'em in the past year, huh? Show of hands, y'all. Anybody? Hmm? Shumpert, Crowley. Y'all had a gun on y'all? Hell, I think I'd piss my pants if some stranger comes walking up with his mitts in his pockets. That'd be the son of a bitch you'd really want to be scared of," Sam says.
"Thank you," Andrea says.
"Sure thing," Sam says. The Governor then walks in.
"How you feeling?" The Governor asks Andrea.
"We want our weapons," Michonne says.
"Sure. On your way out the front gate," The Governor says.
"Show us the way. You've kept us locked up in this room," Andrea says
"You see any bars on the windows? You're being cared for," The Governor tells her.
"Under guard," Andrea points out.
"To protect our people. We don't know you," The Governor tells him.
"We know enough about you to want out of this place. We watched you drive a knife into the skulls of two dead men. What the hell was that all about?" Andrea asks.
"They turned," The Governor tells them.
"They weren't bitten," Michonne says.
"Doesn't matter. However, we die. We all turn. I put them out of their misery. It's not easy news to swallow at first, but there it is. You're not prisoners here. You're guests. If you want to leave, as I said, you're free to do so. But we don't open the gates past dusk. Draws too much attention. And you especially, you need a solid night's sleep. You wouldn't last another day out there in your condition. Have you brought over to my place in the morning. Return your weapons. Extra ammo, food for the road, some meds, keys to a vehicle if you want one. Send you on your way. No hard feelings," The Governor tells them. As he was speaking, they start to walk towards the door.
"Welcome to Woodbury," The Governor tells them.
"Go relive Pete at the back gate. Take the spotlight," Sam tells one of the men.
"Are you Miltary?" Andrea asks.
"Hardly. Couple of vets, but by and large, we're self-trained," The Governor tells them.
"That's heavy artillery they're packing," Andrea says.
"Some men arrive with guns, but most of the weapons are scavenged over time," The Governor tells her.
"And the other side of town? The rest of the streets? They're all guarded like this? It can't be," Andrea says, shocked.
"It can, and it is," The Governor tells them with a smile. Sam then whistles.
"Got us a creeper, Governor. May I?" Sam says to one of the men who nod. Sam grabs the ar. He shoots the walker and hands the gun back.
"Governor? They call you that?" Andrea asks.
"Some nicknames stick whether you want them to or not," The Governor tells them.
"Buzz is a nickname. Governor is a title. There's a difference," The Governor tells her. Gunshots then go off as they cill the other walkers.
"Got him, he brought his buddies.
"Clear," Sam tells her.
"We'll get them in the morning. Can't leave them to rot. Creates an odor makes people uneasy," The Governor tells them.
"What people? There's nobody here. It's a ghost town," Andrea says as they look around.
"This way," The Governor tells them. They walk into an apartment building.
"You'll be more comfortable here. Not the Four Seasons, but there's a hot shower. Water's limited, so keep it short. We got food, water, fresh clothes. Hope this works. I know you'd feel better with your sword, more secure, but you're safe here," The Governor tells them.
"We appreciate it. What about the pilot? Will he make it?" Andrea asks.
"Well, is doing all she can. Now, I know you got a lot more questions, but I got work to do. My man will be outside the door if you need anything else. I'll see you tomorrow," The Governor tells them before he leaves. The women go to sleep.
Yes, I am spitting this episode into two. We have the rest with Andrea and then Rick which will all be on Sunday. Then we'll head into Killer within. Who will die? Thanks for reading. Hope to see some reviews. See you guys later.