Chapter 48-The fight
The prison
"Your mom and Judith are finally asleep," Dale says as he comes over.
"How is she doing?" Carl asks.
"She's doing just fine," Dale tells the child, who nods. They then hear a woman scream.
"What was that?" Jane asks as she comes over.
"That was from inside," Hershel says as he also comes over.
"Was it Carol?" Morgan asks.
"She's out keeping watch in the guard tower with Axel," Hershel tells them.
"What if they came back in for something? What if they're in trouble?" Beth asks.
"Let's check the tower, see if she's there," Shane says.
"How could anyone else get in?" Alicia asks.
"The tombs are filled with walkers that wandered in from outside," Travis says. They then hear the screams again.
"Someone else could have done the same thing," Bobby says.
"I'm going," Carl says.
"Not alone," Bobby says. Carl nods as Bobby, Travis, and Adam follow the boy out.
The four men move through the tombs. They hear the woman scream. They keep walking, weapons raised. They move through the halls slowly. They see a door. A walker then comes out, and Bobby stabs it. "They start to hear the woman again, and they move. Carl sees a group fighting walkers. They all walk forward. Carl kills a walker holding a man. The man turns. "Carl," Rick says. Carl, Travis, and Adam stare at Rick before they see more walkers.
"Come on! Hurry!" Carl yells. Rick's group starts to follow as they run through the tomb. Allen falls with Donna. Bobby and Adam walk back and kill walkers as Kenny and Rick grab Donna from Allen. Carl shoots a walker as the group starts to run again.
Woodbury
Michonne was sitting in the Governor's apartment. She then hears a thud. They thudding keeps going, so she walks to the door and kicks it open. She holds the door as she looks at the room in shock. She looks at all the walkers and human heads in the tanks. She sees Wells before she hears the thudding again. She opens the gate, and Penny walks out. Michonne bends down and sets her katana down. "It's okay. I'm not gonna hurt you," Michonne says. She unchains the girl and pulls the bag off her head. Penny's walker bites at her, and she backs off. She grabs her katana and turns the little girl around, ready to kill her.
"No!" The Governor shouts as he aims his gun at her. She turns the walker so it's facing the Governor Michonne stands behind it. "Don't hurt her," The Governor says as he raises his hands. "Look. Hey," He says as he holsters his gun and takes off the belt "It's me you want," The Governor says as he sets his belt down. "There's no need for her to suffer," The Governor says.
"She doesn't have needs," Michonne says.
"Please. Don't hurt my little girl," The Governor says as he moves closer slowly.
"Please don't," The Governor says again. Michonne looks at him for a moment before she drives her katana through Penny's walkers' mouth, killing the walker. "No!" The Governor shouts. He runs over to Michonne and pushes her against the gate. He punches her. Michonne grabs his jacket and pushes them back into his chair. The Governor gets her on the ground and starts to chock her as he yells. Michonne grabs her katana and hits him. Michonne kicks him and wraps her katana around his throat to pull him up. She uses it to choke him. He stands up and runs her back into the wall and turns around. She punches him in the stomach. He grabs her head and slams it into the wall twice. Michonne bites his thumb, which was in her mouth. The Governor grabs her and slams her into one of the fish tanks. Michonne stares at the heads. The Governor pulls her back, and Michonne pulls the tanks down, breaking them. The Governor grabs her and starts to move her towards a head. Michonne elbows him in the face. Michonne starts to move towards her katana. The Governor wraps his arm around her neck from behind. Michonne sees a glass shard and grabs it. She pulls it out, making her hand bleed. She stabs the sharp end into the Governor's eye. The Governor screams in pain as Michonne breaks the glass. He falls to the ground and cries in pain. Michonne grabs her katana and gets ready to kill him.
"NO!" Andrea yells. Michonne turns around and holds her katana out as Andrea aims her gun at her. Andrea stares at her and shakes her head. "What have you done?" Andrea asks as the two starts to move in a circle. They keep moving until Michonne was by the door. Michonne lowers her katana and leaves Andrea lowers her gun and goes over to the Governor. Andrea helps him, but he pushes past her. Andrea sees all the heads and stares at them as The Governor holds his dead daughter and cries. Andrea bends down in front of him.
The prison
Carl opens the door, and Kenny and Rick bring Donna in. Shane sees Rick. "Rick," Shane says.
"Not now," Rick says as he steps Donna down. Allen comes over to his wife.
"Is she dead?" Allen asks, but Donna was dead.
"You need to care of her," Bobby says. Rick stands up and looks at the group.
"Where's Daryl, Lori, T-dog, Lee Jim, Jo, Chris, Ofelia, Dean, Glenn, and Maggie?" Rick ask. Everybody looks at Rick.
"This is them then. Your old group?" Tyreese asks.
"Yeah, this is them," Rick says as he looks at his son, who smiles before he hugs his dad, who hugs him back. Allen puts a rag on Donna's head. Tyreese stabs her in the head.
"Jo Chris and Ofelia are dead. We lost Jo on the road, and Chris and Ofelia died here. Lori is upstairs asleep with Judith. Somebody took Maggie and Glenn. Daryl, Jim, T-dog, Lee, Dean, and a few others when after them," Shane says. Rick nods.
"Kenny," Clem says as she looks at the man. Kenny smiles as Clem runs over and hugs him. Carley and Lilly smile too.
"Where's Lee?" Carley asks.
"He's getting Glenn and Maggie back," Dale says.
"Dale oh my god," Rick says as he stares at the man's leg.
"Got bit. Daryl saved my life," Dale says. Rick laughs.
"Yeah, he's good at that," Rick says.
"We can't let you in the cellblock until he gets back. You'll have to wait in her," Shane tells them. Rick nods. "Catch up," Shane tells him. Rick nods as he starts to talk with the group.
Woodbury
"It doesn't look good," The doctor says as she looks at the Governor. "The glass has done a lot of damage," The doctor says.
"I need to get out of here," The Governor says.
"Not yet," The doctor says.
"Get out of my way," The Governor says as he stands up.
"Can you give us a minute?" Andrea asks. The doctor nods as she leaves. Andrea walks in front of him. "What the hell was that? Why was she here? Why were you fighting her?" Andrea asks.
"She came back to kill me," The Governor tells her.
"Why?" Andrea asks.
"You tell me. You knew her," The Governor says as he walks past her.
"The fist tanks, the heads?" Andrea asks.
"I made myself look at them. Prepared me for the horrors outside," The Governor says.
"And Penny?" Andrea asks. Milton comes into the room.
"Oh my god. I just heard. Are you all right. Your eye is it-" Milton trails off as Sam comes in with Hailey.
"What happened to you?" Sam asks.
"I was attacked," The Governor says as he looks at him.
"They made it over the wall. Luciana was with them. She betrayed us. I'll go after them in the morning," Sam says. The Governor just stares at him.
Outside, the group was running by a train. "Get down," Daryl says as they hide behind the truck as the guards look for them. "Come on, Dean," Daryl says. They hear the bushes move. Michonne comes out.
"Where the hell were you?" Daryl asks as he Oscar T-dog Maggie Jim Lee and Luciana aim their guns at her. Oscar holds a handgun as he uses his other hand to hold his shoulder. "Put your hands up," Daryl says. Michonne does it. "Turn around," Daryl says, Michonne turns around. Daryl takes her katana, and Michonne turns back around. Daryl lowers his gun, and the others follow. "Get what you came for?" Daryl asks.
"Where are the rest of your people? And why is she with you?" Michonne asks as she looks at Luciana.
"She helped us out," Jim says.
"Dean's missing. You didn't see him?" Oscar asks. Michonne shakes her head.
"If anything happens to him-" Daryl says.
"I brought you here to save them," Michonne says as she cuts him off.
"Thanks for the help," Daryl says.
"You'll need help to get them back to the prison or to go back in there for Dean. Either way, you need me," Michonne says.
"No, we don't. But we could use the help. You in?" Daryl asks. Michonne nods. He nods.
In Woodbury, everybody was sitting in the bleachers again. Sam was watching as the Governor came out and stood in the middle. "What can I say? Hasn't been a night like this since the walls were completed, and I thought we were past it past the days when we all sat, huddled, scared in front of the Tv during the early days of the outbreak. The fear we all felt then, we felt it again tonight. I failed you. I promised to keep you safe. Hell, look at me. You know, I should tell you that we'll be okay that we're safe that tomorrow we'll bury our dead and endure, but I won't because I can't. Because I'm afraid. That's right. I'm afraid of terrorists who want what we have. Want to destroy us! And worse because two of those terrorists are two of our own. Sam and Luciana," The Governor said as he points at Sam. They aim their gun at Sam, and Martinez presses a gun to his back. "The man I counted on, the man I trusted," The Governor says. Two men come over and take Sam's knife and gun. "He led 'em here. And he let 'em in. And Luciana killed some of us and joined the terrorists. It was you two. You lied, betrayed us all," The Governor says as they drag a man out and push Sam forwards as they move the man forward. "This is one of the terrorists," The Governor says as he grabs the man's arm and pulls off the bag to reveal Dean. "Sam's own brother," The Governor says. Sam and Dean stare at each other. The Governor pushes him forward as Andrea looks at Dean. The Governor walks to Sam. "So what should we do with them, huh?
"Kill them!" The Crowd starts to say. Sam and Dean look around and at each other.
"You wanted your brother. Now you got him," The Governor says to Sam. Sam and Dean look around as the Governor stares at them.
Thanks for reading. Rick is finally back in the group, and I am so ready for it. Still debating on T-dog and Lilly. Shane and Sasha and Lee and Carley. There's the chapter. As always, suggestions are welcomed. Until next time.