The caravan has only out run the storm by 30-45 minutes; by the time they reach the truck stop the drizzle and moderate winds have descended on the area. Daryl begins to wave the people outside of the prison group toward the front of the motel; while the prison group parks in the back. Rick and his people didn't prepare for the brunt of a hurricane coming in from east which is the exact side that they had prepared for their group weeks earlier.
Shyanna sees Daryl waving her to park in the front of the motel however; Shyanna also knows that parking around the back will protect her truck from the high winds that are steadily increasing with each passing minute. So she ignores Daryl's directives and parks in the lot around the back.
Daryl glances at the FJ Cruiser momentarily then runs over to Glenn, Maggie and Sasha getting out of the pickup truck to help Bob with bringing Rosita in to the motel. He arrives at the pick-up truck just as Rick's SUV skids in to the back parking lot.
The hurricane winds and rains have increased to a near volatile state; Rick jumps out of the SUV and yells to Carl,
"Get Judith and Michonne upstairs to our rooms."
He begins to run toward the pickup to help with getting Rosita inside when he sees the ominous storm clouds quickly approaching. A gust of wind blows through the back parking lot making it increasingly difficult for the survivors to walks or run.
Carl unsnaps Judith out of her car seat while Michonne sucks up the pain she feels in her arms to open the door. She bares with the pain and grabs her katana off floor of the backseat. She follows Carl as he approaches the stairs and yells, "No, Carl follow me!"
She runs to one of the motel rooms around back on the ground floor; Carl runs behind her covering Judith with a blanket in the process.
He comes up behind her as she attempts to kick in one of the motel room doors that she and Daryl cleared weeks before. But she still has very little strength and cannot get the door open.
When Michonne steps back for another attempt she glances down the row at a tall young woman in a waist length leather jacket. The jacket is littered with patches of duct tape; the young woman with deep black hair wrapped in a bun with two silver hair sticks holding it in place; crisscrosses' both arms over her head and behind her back to unsheathe two beautifully crafted steel Kamas each of them connected to the same 4 1/2' chain. At the bottom of the each handle were stunningly crafted steel dagger tips.
Behind the young woman Michonne studies a young girl, that's almost identical to the young woman, with two dark brown ponytails as she uses the same over and behind the head technique to remove two hardwood tambos equipped with a thick steel point from the back of her denim jacket.
Shyanna and Catori grab their satchels and weapons from the back seat and run toward the backside of the motel. As the two run up to one of the motel rooms; Shyanna pulls out her kamas and bangs on the door to see if there are any "dead spirits", inside. When she hears movement coming from inside the room; she turns to her little sister, "Tambos Catori!"
Just as Shyanna is about to kick the door in, she sees the swordswoman from the cul de sac; behind her the young boy that usually followed her foot to foot in the block, and he was holding a baby.
Carl to stands to the side as Michonne makes a second attempt at kicking the door in when he sees the young girl from the neighborhodd announcements last month; holding two pieces of wood with metal points at the ends. In front of the young girl was an older version of her except she had double- bladed nunchucks in her hands.
Shyanna watches as the swordswoman makes a second attempt at kicking the door in but she can't muster up the strength. The one thing that the swordswoman didn't know was exactly how much Shyanna admired her warrior spirit and power, which she often displayed whenever Shyanna would watch her from inside Mahala's house in the cul de sac. And to see her weak at this dire moment was a sight that Shyanna couldn't stand.
The strongest winds yet, funnels around from the front to the back of the motel blowing the blanket, protecting Judith's head, off and across the parking lot.
Shyanna yells to Catori above the howling wind, "Grab our bags!"
Catori grabs both satchels and follows behind her sister toward the swordswoman, her boy and baby.
Shyanna instruct Michonne and Carl to step to the side of the door; Catori places their satchels by Michonne's feet.
Three walkers make their presence known when they clamor at the front window inside the room.
Shyanna motions for Catori to move to the opposite side of the boy and the swordswoman, She takes a deep breath and kicks the door in allowing the dead spirits to stagger out.
Glenn, Maggie and Sasha tear the tarp from the back of the flatbed in order to help with Rosita. When they look inside Bob is quickly unlatching the ratchet cables anxiously.
"We need to get her in side she started bleeding again!" Bob yells over the whirling winds.
Rick Daryl and Tyreese reach the pick-up to assist. Bob picks Rosita's body up and passes to Tyreese.
"Sasha run and get what we need for surgery out of the truck!" Bob yells, "Ty, take here to a room on the first floor, we need to stay as low to the ground as possible."
Tyreese follows Daryl and Glenn over to one of the rooms that had been cleared on the bottom floor. Glenn kicks the door in; makes sure the room is clear then tells Tyreese and Daryl to come inside.
Rick, Sasha and Maggie get to the truck and open the hatch.
"Maggie help Sasha get what she needs, then bring Daryl and Glenn back to help me unload the truck.
Carl watches in amazement as the young woman takes one of her double-bladed nunchuck up the chin and straight through to the top of the head of one walkers then, spins and comes down on the head of the other walker with the opposite nunchuck.
As the third walker comes straight for the young girl, she quickly stomps its knee backwards; forcing the body and head down to her level; then stabs it with one of the metal tipped wooded stakes through the eye.
Carl is in awe because of the young girl's capable of dispatching walkers without flinching and without the need of a gun.
After eliminating the threat, the five of them hurry inside. Shyanna closes the door; and pushes the t.v. on the dresser to the floor. Catori immediately drops their bags and runs to the opposite side of the dresser to help her big sister move it against the door.
Shyanna exhales then turns to the swordswoman and her two children "Are you guys alright?"
Michonne and Carl, speechless from witnessing the actions of this dynamic duo, shake their heads yes.
Meanwhile the other survivors that made across the bridge, a family of four from India, rush to get they their belongings out of their vehicle and in to one of the rooms in the back of the motel.
Rick and his people have managed to remove all items from their vehicles but only a 1/3 of supplies from the truck before the storm prevents them from going outside anymore. Once they're securely inside; Rick runs upstairs to the rooms that he had set aside for his group. When he looks in the rooms he sees that they are all empty. So he begins to call out for Carl and Michonne on the 2nd floor. When he hears no response he runs downstairs to the lobby and starts to call for them.
"This is an auspicious meeting to say the least." Shyanna announces looking at Michonne and Carl.
Michonne looks at the young woman with a suspicious grin as a response to her dry sense of humor.
"I'm Shyanna and this is my little sister Catori" Shyanna says smiling proudly at her little sister.
"I'm Michonne, this is Carl and Judith." Michonne responds.
Carl hears his father calling for him and Michonne on the first floor; he places Judith on the bed with Michonne then runs out the door to the hallway.
Shyanna watches as Carl runs out the door and then grabs her satchel; Catori grabs her own satchel as well.
As the two sisters walk out of the room; Shyanna turns around and tells the Swordswoman, "Nice Katana."