Hey guys! So I don't know if I'm going to be able to post on Sunday so I'm just going to go ahead and post chapter 4. My cousin is getting married and I don't know if I'll be able to post so here it is. From the sentences before, you can probably tell I'm going to try my best and post every Sunday but I'll post on other days if I can't post or if I just feel like it, haha! Thanks for all the favorites, reviews, views, and follows. Remember that I love feedback so don't be shy! Thanks and as always happy reading!
Chapter 4: Cell block C
Everyone got ready that morning and they were all nervous. Brooke had tried her idea and they all said it would work. She had found four different trees that overlooked the prison that she could fire from. She grabbed the arrows she had made, some gas from her car, and a lighter. She was wearing Daryl's jacket that was actually flame retardant and grabbed her bow.
"You sure you want to do this?" Daryl asked.
"If it will get us in there, yes." She said. She gave him a firm kiss and she started off with him towards the first tree. Rick, Glenn, and T-Dog followed so that they could give her a boost up to the tree and protect her from any walkers coming her way. She got to the first tree that faced the front of the prison and she climbed it. She tested the limb she would be sitting on and it would do. She grabbed an arrow and covered the tip with gasoline. She saw a group near the front steps of the prison and saw a big fat walker in the middle of it. She set the head on fire and aimed the arrow. She released it and it impaled the walker. The walker went up on flames and just as she predicted, it caused a chain reaction. One arrow took down all the walkers on the front steps. She aimed for another set of walkers, and the next set, until the front was cleared. She did the same for the rest of the angles until it was cleared. "Alright, you go get the rest of the group! I'll stay here to make sure I got them all. One of you come and get me when you start to leave." They all left and she stayed up in the tree. She focused saw maybe only five-ten more walkers. Nothing that they couldn't handle but she wanted to get them out of the way. She aimed and fired at the walkers. All that they needed to do now was clear the inside of the prison. Maggie came after her and Brooke jumped out of the tree. They sprinted towards the prison and caught up with everyone else.
T-Dog went up to the door and rammed it open. They walked in slowly but didn't see any walkers. They walked into one cell section that had maybe ten cells in it. Cell block C was going to be their new home.
"This is it?" Herschel asked.
"For now." Rick replied. "Until we can clear out the prison."
"I can go with a group and check out the cafeteria." Brooke offered. "We'll need that and then we can check out the armory." Brooke set up her group of Daryl and T-Dog to go to the cafeteria. Everyone else was going to wait for them to come back from the armory.
"Alright Little Walsh, let's go." T-Dog said and they left. Brooke went back and grabbed a liquor bottle from the cell block.
"Just in case we need to light them up." She shrugged.
"What's up with you and fire lately?" Maggie chuckled and Brooke laughed.
"It's simple yet effective." She replied and the trio walked out of cell block C. They walked slowly through the prison with one flashlight. Too much light would cause too much attention and they didn't need any more attention.
"Hey I found a directory!" T-Dog hushly announced.
"It ain't too far from here." Daryl said. "There should be a big sign comin' up soon." Brooke nodded and they walked on until they found the cafeteria. Brooke cracked open the door but quickly closed it. "How bad is it?"
"Probably twenty walkers in their easily." She grimaced.
"Do we set fire to the bastards?" T-Dog asked. Brooke cracked open the door again and looked around the room.
"Alright, there is an area that overlooks the entire cafeteria. I have a feeling the armory is in there. There are stairs leading up to it and there's another set of doors but they look like they're locked." Daryl said. She thought for a moment and ran a hand through her hair.
"What would Shane do?" she asked herself quietly.
"What?" Daryl asked.
"Okay let's light 'em up." Brooke said and pulled her Spas-12 out of her quiver. It was Shane's gun and his favorite. That gun had gotten him out of a lot of sticky situations. Daryl pulled out his Glock 18 and Daryl pulled out his MP5. "You guys ready?" she asked and they nodded. "Go!" the burst open the door and opened fire.
"Aim for the head!" Daryl yelled over the gun shots. They all had very good aim and were able to take down the twenty walkers with no problem.
"Is that all of them?" T-Dog asked.
"Think so." Daryl replied. "Come on, let's go check out that office upstairs. They walked up the stairs and Daryl had to break down another door. A walker lunged at him but Brooke shot him before he could grab him. Brooke went over to the walker and searched for some keys. She pulled out a large key ring with multiple keys and key chain that read "Pussy Magnet". Brooke rolled her eyes and went over to another door that was labeled as the armory.
"Wait, did you hear that?" Brooke asked and they were all silent. She put her head up against the door and sighed. "Sounds like there's a couple in here."
"When you open the door, stay behind it and we'll kill the walkers." Daryl said in a concerned tone and Brooke nodded. She finally found the right key and heard a click of the lock.
"Alright, one, two, three!" she counted and opened the door in front of her. Daryl and T-Dog killed the two walkers with a crossbow and a hammer.
"It's full!" Brooke celebrated and T-Dog laughed. They grabbed everything they could. There were riot shields, ammo, and mountains of guns.
"Alright, let's check the kitchen." T-Dog said and they walked back down the stairs. T-Dog held his hammer, Daryl held his crossbow, and Brooke drew her bow. They slowly opened the door shined their flashlight. There were no signs of walkers but plenty of signs of food.
"Hey I think I found something!" T-Dog announced and he flipped a switch. Lights came on in the kitchen and the cafeteria. Air conditioning blew in their faces. "The control room will probably have more of these for the entire prison."
"We'll check it later right now we need to get back to the cell block and give them the weapons." Daryl said and they walked back to the cell block.
"Goodness!" Beth exclaimed.
"There was an armory above the cafeteria." Brooke explained and they set the weapons in a pile. "We brought the riot shields too."
"The kitchen was completely clean and there was tons of food that's still good." T-Dog said. "I was able to turn on the lights and the air conditioning."
"We think that the control room down in the basement through that door." Daryl said and pointed. "If we can get through there we can turn on the lights in all the rooms." Rick nodded. "We could probably turn on the water as well."
"That sounds like a plan." Rick nodded and sighed. "Alright, everyone except Patricia, Lori, and Herschel follow me. Grab some riot shields and guns, we're gonna need them." They opened the door in cell block C and walked in. T-Dog and Rick held two riot shields at the front, Brooke and Daryl held their bows and the rest had small pistols. "Alright, everyone stick together. If any of us separate you could be mistaken for a walker." They all nodded and Brooke brought out a spray that was glow in the dark.
"Which way are we going first?" she asked.
"Right." She made an arrow that pointed to the right and she nodded. "Let's go." They walked forward.
"I don't see any signs so far." Daryl said.
"Let's just go a little further." Rick commented and they continued. Daryl fired an arrow and killed a walker. They shined the light behind the one walker as she got her arrow.
"Get back! Get back!" she warned. "There's about fifteen!" Maggie screamed and ran back through the crowd. Brooke grabbed her Spas-15 and started to open fire. Rick grabbed his gun and fired behind the shield. The shots rung through the small, tunnel like, hall.
"Brooke! You okay?" Daryl asked. Brooke fired one final shot, killing the last walker.
"Yeah, I'm good." She replied and she went forward after grabbing the flashlight. "This is just a storage room. Not the control room."
"Check it anyways." Glenn said and everyone else agreed. Daryl came up next to her and she got her gun ready. They slowly opened the door and nothing was in there.
"Just some brooms and mops." Daryl announced.
"Walkers!" Maggie yelled from the back. The entire group turned and Maggie killed a walker with her machete. Glenn hurried up to her to help while Daryl and Brooke fired their arrows. The continued on back to where they started. Brooke sprayed an X over the arrow and made another one pointing to the left. They walked down cautiously and came to an end with two doors.
"One of these has to be the control room." T-Dog said. "The directory said it's in this tunnel."
"Try the one on the right first." Rick ordered and Brooke kicked it open.
"This is it!" she enthused. She flipped the switches and the lights in the tunnel came on. "Herschel, report."
"Got lights in the cell block." He replied.
"Thanks!" she flipped another switch.
"Water came on!" Herschel reported and she flipped the last switch. "Air came on too!" they all celebrated and walked back to cell block C. Later that night the group had a warm meal that filled their stomachs. They each chose a cell and after the tiring day, everyone could use some sleep.
"Never pictured us in a prison." Daryl said as they walked into their cell.
"Me neither." She said groggily and he chuckled.
"You tired?" He asked and she nodded while rubbing her eyes. "Alright let's go to bed." She changed into her pajamas and he stripped to his boxers. She jumped into the side closest to the wall and was asleep before he even pulled the covers up. He turned to face her back and pulled her into him. "I love you." He said and lightly kissed her shoulder.
"Love you too." She sighed. In the middle of the night she felt sucking against her neck. "Hey." She said in a hoarse voice.
"Couldn't sleep." He said.
"Well you know how to wake a girl up." She smirked and turned to face him.