It's been weeks since Dale died, and only a few days since Michonne left. During that time The Governor held parties and even went on supply runs, while Andrea held down Woodbury and Lilliann helped Milton with his research on Splicers. They were currently working on the brain development after someone passes away. There was an elderly man who was going to die soon of prostate cancer and agreed to become research. Andrea was currently helping Lilliann and Milton on this project since there were different things that needed to happen that involved another person that could see. Lilliann was onyl there to spot movement and try to sense anything that changes with the man.
"Ok so I am going to begin with a series of questions, Lilliann let me know if you can sense him raising his right hand when he answers." Milton said, his voice almsot calm.
"Ok." Lilliann nodded her hand and Milton began to ask the questions,one by one the man would raise his hand and Lilliann would nod her head when he did. It didn't take long for the man's heart to slowly stop beating.
"His eyes are closing." Milton claimed.
"I can feel that his heart is about to stop, wait, no it's stopped now. He's dead." Lilliann pitched in.
"Ok Lilliann tell me when you can sense him reanimating." Lilliann nodded her head as Andrea turned the safetly off on her gun and stood by the girl.
"His lungs are begining to work again, I can sense them raising and lowering." as the words passed through Lilliann's lips the man took in a deep breath and Andrea raised her weapon. Milton began to re-ask the questions but this time the man didn't raise his hand.
"Milton get away from him before he attacks!" Andrea ordered.
"No wait I think I saw his hand lift, we need to remove the restraints!" Milton tried to feverishly undo the leather straps around the man's wrists. His hands raised around Milton's head and before Andrea was able to take a step closer, Lilliann brought out a knife and slit open her finger. Instantly the Splicer looked in Lillianns direction as blood began to drip down her finger and fall onto the wooden floor.
"Shoot him when he tried to attack me." Lilliann claimed, her face showing no emtion. Andrea slowly nodded her hand and took a stance. The Splicer released Milton and lunged forward, only to have a bullet in between his eyes. The man fell to the ground with a thud and Milton rushed over to Lilliann with a bandage.
"So what was that all about?" Andrea asked.
"Well we found out earlier that the Adam in Lilliann's blood draws biters in, they will stop whatever they are doing to get it but they can onyl smell it when its fresh out of a wound." Milton tried to explained feverishly to Andrea, when the door opened.
"So how did the expirments go today?" The Governor's voice thick with happiness as he strolled into the small room.
"Not very good, they don't seem to remember anything once they turn." Lilliann claimed hiding her injured finger behind her jeans.
"Well hopefully we'll find out some good news one of these days but there's something I'd like to show you two, follow me if you please." The Governor began to walk out of the room and towards a small place. Lilliann could feel the heat from various fires and there was loud music occompanied by the various screams, shouts and whistles of all the people as they gathered around in a circle.
"Lilliann, I'll tell you what's happening alright?" Andrea whispered in her ear and she slowly nodded her head, barely able to hear Andrea over the screaming. She was told that Merle along with others were in a circle and that Splicers were being allowed into the ring with them. Both girls stared in amazment as Andrea tried to describe the men as they pumbled the Splicers to the ground and killed them mercilessly. The Splicers were held with chains and something didn't set right with the two girls as they continued to stare ahead.
"I have to go, Andrea. This is wrong." Lilliann tried to get up but the Governor quickly defended the 'games'. Apparently the Splicers had no teeth and the men were in danger fighting agaisnt them. When Andrea claimed how wrong it is that The Governor's teaching the people that Splicers aren't dangerous he claimed that he's teaching them not to be afriad.
"You should always be afraid, even if they seem harmless." Lilliann spat back at the man, much to their shock. Lilliann was finally becoming hardened by this world and it was beginning to show. Finally the night ended and everyone returned to their homes.
Andrea walked with Lilliann in silence back to her place. Finally the two said their goodbyes and Lilliann closed the door. She sensed Andrea walk away as she slide down the door to her knees and began to cry.
This world was nothing like Rapture, it was worse. Lilliann's body began to shake with every sob that escaped her lips and tears streamed down her cheeks, staining the fabric of her shirt and jeans. She missed Dale and Daryl. She missed the gang back at the farm and wished she could see them again. She missed everyone, especially Amber. She knew they were all fine but she wanted to see them so badly. She wanted to see them so bad she would even let Daryl drive her around on the death cycle. A small smile showed through the tears as she thought about her nails digging through his leather vest and into his flesh. Finally drowsiness overtook the crying girl and she passed out onto the hard wooden floor.
I don't know what exactly happened or how Carol and I ended up in this tiny metal room. All I know right now is that we're exhausted. Carol's eyes drooped down with her head as she tried to stay awake.
"Carol, it's alright to sleep. We can switch guarding." I said and I slowly watch her drift onto sleep, her light breath finally telling me she was unconsious. I'll wait until we're both rested before we make another run to find our friends.
I know Carol is defensless since she stabbed a Splicer behind the door and lost her knife in his skull. I'll lend her mine when she wakes up. My eye lids felt heavy as I tried to stay awake so I could keep watch over the door. The Splicers can't open it but you can never be too safe.
My head was throbbing with pain and a tear slide down my cheek as I thought about Carol and I dieing in this small room. I would never see the group or Lilliann again. Oh God Lilliann, I just pray she's alright and that Dale's taking good care of her. I know she's safe, she wouldn't die before me in this world. I still remember how we traveled back in Rapture through the metal vents that the Splicers couldn't fit through. I remeber how Tenenbaum would protect us and give us food and a place to sleep. I still remember Project Alpha and Delta, how strong and powerful they were as they ripped Splicers in half by the dozens. Death was nothing new to us, it happened on a regualr basis even other Little Sisters would die right beside us and we wouldn't care. Adam would make the pain go away, but now I'm truly sad that I may never see my best friend again.
As I kept reminising about the past I heard the door creak open. My mind told my body to get up and draw my drill but I couldn't move. I couldn't even block the bright light from eyes, my body wouldn't move. My eyes looked over to Carol as the light slowly woke her up and we both stared into the face of the person in the door way. A smile showed on our tired faces as we realized it was Redneck, he was here to save us.
"You two stay here, I'll go get some help to carry you back." He closed the door before we could protest and we both look at each other with a mixture of happiness and fear. It wasn't when the door reopened. We finally gained enough strength to block the light from our eyes as Redneck and Glenn picked us up. My head laid on Glenn's shoulder as they carried us back to the cell block. They set us in our beds as my eyes could stay open anymore, I finally passed out.
I woke up to the crying of a baby that startled me awake. I looked around for the sorce of the wailing and found Beth in the door way a baby bundled in blankets in her arms.
"Is that...Lori's...baby? I barely spoke out the words as Beth carried the child over to me and set it in my arms.
"Yeah, a baby girl."
"Does she have a name?" I looked down at the baby and felt her swollen cheeks. Tears were dried on the sides of her faces as she slowly drifted off into sleep.
"No not yet, Daryl wants to call her Lil' Asskicker." we both let out a light laugh as the child fell asleep in my arms.
"I've never seen a baby before, honestly."
"Really?"
"Yeah, growing up in Rapture babies were rare after the Splicers became deranged."
"Oh I forgot about you didn't grow up on the surface." Beth looked down and stroked a finger up and down the baby's cheek. We both smiled down at the sleeping child, a new warmth inside my chest.
"What happened to Lori?" I aksed.
"Carl had to shoot her, she didn't survive the C-section." a sadness clung to Beth's words and I felt a twinge of sadness myself thinking of Carl killing his own mother.
"That's really sad. How, how, long was I asleep?" I asked, remember that Glenn carried me here in the morning and it was still morning outside the window.
"You and Carol have been out for a day, well Carol's still asleep." Beth giggled out, removing a blonde strand from her face.
"Where's Glenn? I should really thank him for saving me."
"Him and Maggie went on a supplies run a few minutes ago."
"Oh I see." I gave Beth back the child and walked into the corridor to find Hershel, Redneck and Rick talking. Carl was wondering around the small room as Axel stepped from inside Carol's room.
"Well hello Amber, glad to see you're awake." Axel greeted Amber with a smile from under his blonde mustache. Amber returned his smile and walked over to Rick. Before Amber was abel to open her mouth she saw the true sadness in his blue eyes. His skin was soaked with blood and his hair was tangled. His entire body was a wreck and his spirit was no better. This man was truly broken by his wife's death.
"Hello Amber, how are you feeling?" Rick asked, looked over his shoulder at the girl. She shifted the blue tank top with her fingers.
"I'm feeling fine, how are you holding up?" Amber set a light hand on Rick's shoulder and overlapped it with his and squeezed.
"I'm trying."
"Don't push yourself." We both shared a small smile and he released my hand.
"I'm going to go outside and scope out the area. I'll be back later." I left the small room and headed outside. The sun was bright and felt warm on my white skin. I closed my eyes and tried to enjoy the quiet world. It was nice to finally have some fresh air after the attack. I walked towards the fence to find Splicers already grabing onto metal and shaking it, attempting to rip it down. I found my satchel on the ground and quickly patted away the dust that clung to it. The brown leather rested securly around my shoulder and I opened it up to reveal all the glass vials and the syringe still in place.
I smiled at my luck and quickly grabbed the syringe. The cool metal felt nice against my warm skin as I placed it on my forearm and secured it. The needle was still sharp and easily slid into the decaying flesh of one of the Splicers. Slowly the Adam dripped into the glass vial on the top of the metal device. Finally I could taste some fresh Adam.
"I see you still depend on Adam." Rick claimed as he and Carl joined me outside.
"I don't depend on it but I do need it to survive." I looked over to Rick as his gaze fixed on something outside the fence. I turned and found what he was looking at, a woman. She was a black woman with dreadlocks and a sword around her back. Carl and Rick quickly went to grab her and brought her inside. Before I was able to follow them I looked back into the sunshine and made sure the fence was secure.
Andrea and Lilliann were walking around Woodbury when Lilliann suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Andrea took a few steps back and placed her hands on Lilliann's shoulders.
"I, I can feel people under the ground. There's two, no three, no four maybe five people down there." Lilliann dropped to her knees and felt the hot cement with her hands.
"What do you mean there's people under the ground?" Andrea whispered into her ear.
"I don't know but I'm positive there's people down there."
"Well let's go talk with Phillip, he should know what's going on." The two girls got to their feet and began to sprint towards The Governor's house. When they opened to the door they found the house empty, even the study.
"Where is he?" Lilliann asked, looking around for him.
"I don't know, but we should wait here for him. He should be back soon." Lilliann knew he would return but she wasn't sure what he was going to tell them when he did get back.