Chapter 23: Corrupted Mind
Twilight, Rick, and Daryl finished up with Twilights training and had returned to the prison. "Are you sure that whatever you're looking for is inside the prison? I'm not going to risk my life in there if there is nothing in there." Daryl whispered so as not to attract unwanted attention. Twilight gave a hard nod which resulted in a sigh from Daryl. "Fine but that is a lot of walkers in there, we need to be as stealthy as possible."
Twilight looked toward the prison in confusion. "What walkers?" Daryl and Rick looked through the covering of a bush and didn't see anything but dead bodies. "So let's go." The three then heard a voice behind them.
"Move without my say so and you die." The man held his gun to Twilights head. "Don't think about fighting me either; I've got men watching us as we speak." The man pulled out another gun and cocked it. He aimed the gun in the direction of the trees ready for any undead that may come by. "Let's move it, get up." As told, the three got up and were pushed in the direction of the prison. "Move it you three."
"What do you want with us, the last time we saw this prison, it was overrun with walkers." Twilight asked as she walked toward the prison nervously.
"I heard what you said about something being in there. Whatever it is, it belongs to us. If my boss decides this is just a misunderstanding, we'll take your things and let you be on your way." The four continued on their way toward the prison. No one said a thing even when they reached the front gates. Once they were inside, the man led them down into a familiar room at least to Rick and Daryl anyway. It had been the same area where Rick had been attacked by Andrew. That's when Twilight saw it, hanging on the wall but the man pushed them along. Soon they came to another room with a rather large man, muscle wise; was sitting in a chair. All around him were guards with guns and a few with riot shields found in various parts of the prison. "We found these three sneaking around outside the prison sir. They were talking about something being here, I believe they intended to come get it."
The muscular man stood up and stared at the three for a moment. "Lower your gun Alex; we don't need any violence here." Alex nodded and lowered his gun. "Tell me exactly what is here that could possibly be yours?"
"Why don't you give us a name first?" Daryl glared angrily at the man in front of him and then felt the barrel of a gun in his back but was quickly lowered when the leader waved his hand.
"Fair enough, names Maxwell, now tell me and I will decide if it's worth the trouble or not." Maxwell said.
"We came searching for a special piece of paper is all. We'll get what we need and leave you be." Maxwell began laughing. "What's so funny?" Twilight asked truly confused by his action.
Once Maxwell calmed down, he looked at Twilight and smiled. "Is that all, did you see this special piece of paper on the way here?" Twilight nodded. "Tell me, what is this paper exactly? If you're looking for a map, you're not getting that or even the blueprints for the prison. If it's simply scratch paper, I'm sure we could part with a few pieces." Maxwell chuckled.
"Hardly, it's far more important." Twilight then saw and heard Maxwell snap his fingers. His guards then grabbed onto each of them. "What's going on, let us go." Twilight demanded.
"Something more important then what I've mentioned won't be going with you." Maxwell said angrily. "Kick them out and if they try to return, shoot them."
"Wait, I'll show you what it is that we want. I'll prove to you that it will mean nothing to you." Twilight said desperate not to be thrown out without the paper. Maxwell stopped his guards at the door. "Let me show you that it won't mean anything to you." Maxwell nodded and told Twilight to lead the way.
A guard then came into the room exhausted. "Sir, there are walkers all over outside, it's a horde, we need more guns and ammo."
"Get them what they need." Maxwell said to a woman guard. She nodded and got the other guards to help. Maxwell then turned to Twilight. "Continue." Twilight nodded and led them into the next room where Twilight ran over to the wall and pulled off the piece of paper. "I don't see it."
Twilight stared at the paper for a moment before speaking. "Look, tell me what this means to you."
Maxwell had had enough of this foolishness. "I don't see anything, feed them to the walkers."
The guards grabbed onto the three of them. "Twilight, what are you doing?" Rick asked as they were being pulled away. "Twilight?"
Twilight struggled for a moment and then threw her head back and hit the guard in the face. Twilight stumbled backward holding onto her head. "My head, it feels funny." Twilight closed her eyes. The guards stopped moving as did everyone in the room. Everyone just stopped and stared at Twilight.
"Was she bitten?" Rick and Daryl shook their heads.
Twilight soon opened her eyes. The two orbs blood red with purple surrounding them. Twilight stood up straight and grinned. "You'll regret this." Twilight's voice deepened and menacing scaring everyone in the room. Twilight lead the group to the front gate where walkers moved in on them. Rick and Daryl were then thrown in front of one walker which climbed on top but then stopped. "No, stand." The walker stood scaring the guards behind them. All the walkers huddled around Twilight. The guards stood there frozen by fear and unbelief. "Feed on all inside the prison. Go!" The walkers then passed up Rick and Daryl and headed straight into the prison. Twilight looked at the paper and looked at the last few words on the paper. Screams and shots could be heard from inside the prison. Twilight spoke in some odd language. Soon a portal opened up. "Let's go." Rick and Daryl hesitated for a moment but followed anyway.
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