Two days later:
A group of men came to the camp in the middle of the night while everyone was asleep. They broke into the house, and tents, and started fighting the group. They set the property on fire, and fought with everyone. The group fought back.
Dixie was using a gun and fighting hard with a few, everyone was fighting. She shot at a few that where attacking her dad and covering her mom along with everyone else. They continued fighting until walkers started really taking over the property, they loaded up in vehicles and drove off. Dixie drove off in a car with Beth, she had gotten to the last vehicle and followed the group.
They continued driving, trying to put space between themselves and the farm. Dixie ended up going down the wrong rode, and continued on. The group was heading out of Georgia in general. Dixie was also, just taking a different way. They had talked about and staged out where they would meet up at. It was in a small town of Virginia, but it had been close to 5 hours since they left the farm, all she knew was she was heading North West. Beth was asleep in the passanger seat
Then
Dixie hit a walker and it sent her car off the road into a ravine, and smashed her car. She hit her head and her world went black.
{ TWD }
Elsewhere:
Lori was freaking out. "We need to find them!" She cried, holding Carl close.
"We will." Rick promised, holding her hand while driving. He was talking on the radio to everyone else to keep an eye out for Dixie. "She knows where we are to meet. She knows how to get to the prison." Rick said into the radio, reassuring everyone - including himself. They had discovered the prison a while back, but hadn't moved there yet.
Hershel was speaking to Rick on the radio. "At least Beth and Dixie are together.." He said softly, sighing. "God help them."
Two Days Later:
Dixie fluttered her eyes a bit, and held her head. "Beth?"
"Well… I'm glad you're awake." A woman's voice said softly. "You had us concerned.." She smiled leaning over the bed. "Beth? Oh, your friend.. She's in the infirmary.." She looked down a bit. "She's hurt pretty bad.."
Dixie furrowed her brows, she looked around the room, she had no idea where she was. She slowly sat up, she had no idea where she was. "Where….am i?" she asked holding her head. "How...Bad?"
The woman smiled slightly, "She'll be okay. She broke her right arm and shoulder.. She's currently resting in the next room." She was in a suit of some type of armor. "Welcome to the Kingdom, Dixie... I'm Iris."
"Dixie… The Kingdome..." She said sitting up more. She glanced around the room more.
"It's your home.. Oh my you must of really smacked your head.. Your husband is very happy you are doing well.. He came to visit earlier but you were still asleep. We found you in your crashed car with the horn blaring…" Iris looked at her. "You had close to 50 walkers surrounding your car.. How they didn't break in, I'll never know." She shook her head, "I'm so sorry.. Are you in pain?"
"I...just my head a bit." Dixie said trying to take it all in, she nodded. Husband? How hard did I hit my head?
Iris nodded and got her some Tylenol. "Our leader, your husband..He would like for you to come see him.." She said watching her. "Do you feel up to it?"
"I think so.." She wasn't quite sure, but she wanted to meet this so called husband of hers.
"He has been looking for you for a few weeks.." Iris smiled big, helping her into a wheelchair.
"I….Okay, I'll meet him." Dixie said looking the rest of her over, she was wondering if she was still pregnant or not. She got help into a wheelchair. She was glad to have it, she was pretty sore. "Can I see Beth after?"
"Of course." Iris nodded and pushed her down the
Iris pushed her out of the building, down to an abandoned school that they used. She got pushed up the ramp, and the doors were opened. "He is very happy you are awake.."
"Glad you're awake." The four guard's smiled at Dixie.
Dixie nodded and smiled slightly, she looked around taking the community in, she didn't think their were that many people left after everything that had happened.
Dixie was taken through the double doors, down the hallway and into an auditorium, that was well light, there was a man sitting on a throne. She got pushed up to the edge of the aisle. Dixie smiled slightly, seeing the bengal tiger. She looked up at the man, and then down. She recognized him right away. Shiva didn't even roar, she just laid down recognizing her.
"We are so glad you are awake, My dear." Ezekiel smiled.
"Thank you for saving me, My King." Dixie smiled slightly, looking up at him.
"Welcome home, Dixie." He said standing up, letting of of Shiva's chain. "Stay." he ordered her, he hopped off the stage and walked over to Dixie. He took her hand and kissed it. He never did that, at all..
Jerry and Iris both watched in silence and shock. They exchanged glances.
"So… good to be home." Dixie smiled softly, watching him. "Wish I wasn't such a mess though, My King.."
Ezekiel smiled holding her hand and kneeling. "Jerry." He glanced over at him. "Please go get some clothes for her, Iris - could you find her a brush and get her room ready with Jerry?" He had few guards near, but they couldn't hear him speaking. "Also... Make sure Beth has a nice comfortable room. She is my sister-in-law.."
Jerry and Iris nodded and left the room.
Dixie looked at him. "Well...Who know I'd be meeting royalty.." She smiled playfully.
Ezekiel smiled slightly. "Well… They needed a leader." He glanced at her, "Are you alright?"
"I….I am." Dixie said softly. "Just miss the rest of my family.. Beth is my cousin, not sister."
"Well… I'm glad you got home, even if it was for a while.." He looked at her more, watching her. "They all alive? Well.. they think she's your sister. I quickly told them that when they found you.."
"The last I seen them was at my uncles farm in Georgia..They where alive." She sighed softly. "We had a plan made out to get to our new home if something happened to the farm.." She stopped herself before breaking down.
Ezekiel nodded listening, "I'm so sorry for your family. I'll send men out soon to look for them. Just me the coordinates.. We have a wonderful person here who practices cartography among other things... His name is Dr Stone.." He promised, and leaned down whispering, "Would you take a role for me?"
"I….I suppose I owe you for helping me, the first time and this time.. " Dixie raised a brow wondering what else he had up his sleeve. "You're my husband?"
Ezekiel smiled slightly. "They think you are my wife." He said softly, clearing his throat. "I told them you went missing a week after everything happened, and they have been searching since.."
"Y...Your wife?" Dixie frowned. "How?"
"I use our picture from the time before you left for home, when we went to the theater and dressed up because I knew the actors when we went backstage.." A small smile formed across his face. " We need you. I need your help.." His eyes were pleading.
"Oh Zeke…" Dixie looked at him. "I know nothing of being a co-leader.." She listened to him and smiled, remembering. "That was great fun.."
"I'm still learning also… I've been doing a good job so far, for the past 2-ish months." He said with a grin. "Would you? We can talk more tonight?"
Dixie bit her lip, and smiled slightly. "I do miss putting on a show.." She admitted. "Fake it until I - We - Us - make it?" She let out a soft laugh. "I need to share something with you though.. I'm pregnant.." She said gently. "Or was… I don't know if I lost it during the time I got in the accident or not.." She frowned.
He looked at her for a minute, and smiled. "How far along? When I visited you earlier, Iris said you just had hit your head.." He took her hand.
Dixie's eyes softened. "I think… 9 weeks...I uhm...I was raped by my dad's friend, Shane…" She assumed it was Shane's, she didn't really think about it being Negan's.
"Well.. We can say that you are closer to 6 weeks. It would fit the time frame.." Ezekiel let out a laugh and smiled. "Yes. Exactly." He saw Iris and Jerry come back. He leaned in and kissed her. Dixie held her breath for a moment, and smiled. She kissed him back.
He whispered, in between kisses, "Don't worry. We can say it's ours.." He looked at her. "We will talk more tonight?"
Iris and Jerry stopped seeing them kiss. Ezekiel broke it and stroke her face. "Iris will show you to your room, she's got clothes for you." He smiled more, and stood up, and looked at Iris and Jerry. "Jerry, we are having a feast tomorrow at noon - our - my - queen is home." he laughed, then looked at Iris. "Please help her get settled and make sure Beth is doing well, and get her settled in her room. I shall be turning in soon to be with my wife.." He walked back to his throne.
Dixie smiled slightly, and wondered what she got herself into, as Iris took her down the hall.
