Chapter 21

No ones POV

The appearance of Rachel made all traces of uncontrollable rage and murder disappear from Brian's eyes even he looked a little shocked by what he did, but quickly regained his sense of control turning his attention towards one of his lackeys. Or so he thought.

"Where the hell have you been?" Brian demanded. "You going off like that is dangerous! This isn't a game!"

Rachel internally smirked thinking that his so called honeyed words would manipulate her. Her exterior said the exact opposite for it was all part of the plan.

"They have her! They have Lilly and Meghan!" She shouted like she was a little bit panicky.

"Who has them?! Dammit answer me!" Brian demanded.

"These people at a prison! I dunno how, but.. if we're going to do something, we're going to need to do it fast!" Rachel explained.

Hearing this news made Brian smashed a nearby cabinet with his fist. "Watch the prisoners, and be ready to move." He said in a low dark tone. "If they won't give it to us, we'll have to take it by force."

Rachel gave him a nod, and with that Brian walked towards the door about to exit the trailer when Michonnes voice stopped him dead is his tracks.

"You talk about taking the Prison as peacefully as you can, and yet you're willing to wipe them out still." Her voice was thick with venom. "There are women and children there too! And you once had a family! How are you willing to kill them when you know what it's like to lose them?"

Brian shot her a cold look staring intensely at the woman who murdered her daughter. "They're not mine." He answered indifferently opening the door.

"Neither are they." Casey spat back.

Brian turned to the boy giving him a look of shock and anger before quickly vanishing outside much to Rachel's relief.

"Why do you always have to piss people off?" She spoke shaking her head walking towards Casey giving him a big hug.

"Hey, come on now. This isn't my first rodeo." Casey replied with a smug look on his face. "It's good to see you again, bud."

"You two know each other?!" Michonne was take aback at what was going on right now.

"Since the first grade." Casey answered before turning back to Rachel. "I take it you have a plan for getting him there in a hurry."

Rachel quickly opened the blindfolds to see that everyone is arming themselves to the teeth before shutting them and explained the situation. "It's mostly Yuki's plan to be more specific, but yeah."

"You do realize he's planning to use a tank right?" Michonne added.

"Which is why Yuki and that Redneck archer dude are on their way back to the prison as we speak." Rachel explained. "And that tin can is a piece of junk! If it was Tiger Tank, then I'd be pissing my pants."

"Bummer... and here I was hoping you were going to come in here guns blazing." Casey joked.

"Well if it makes you feel better, me going berserk is part of the plan?" Rachel asked.

"Like in Victortown?" Casey asked mentioning their foolproof plan they executed really well.

"Like in Victortown." Rachel repeated.

Michonne at a complete loss spoke up. "What the hell are you talking about? What happened in Victortown!"

"Chillax sister! You'll see it in action." Rachel looked back outside again and turned to the two prisoners. "Looks like they're getting ready to move out. Play along and Yuki and I will take care of the rest." She headed towards the door opening it halfway before turning back to Casey. "Please don't say anything stupid, Casey. He's no Nikita, but pretty dangerous."

Casey rolled his eyes. "Yes, mom."

Rachel smirked. "Danke." And with that she exited the trailer.

Michonne turned to Casey. "Well you seem perfectly relaxed in this situation we're in right now."

Casey simply scoffed. "One, I'm kinda cocky. Two, this isn't my first abduction, and three Yuki's a helluva shot."

Michonne was still confused by what this plan was but she decided to trust the kids with it and pray that they know what they are doing.

"Who was Nikita?" Michonne asked after a few minutes of silence.

Casey's eyes were filled with anger at the sound of the name. "Some Russian Mafian jackass that had a grudge against my family." He replied bluntly.

Michonne nodded understanding that is was a touchy subject. "Well let's see where this goes."

Back at the prison

No ones POV

Yuki jumped out of the back of the truck and rushed up the hill with the look of pure focus in her eyes with Daryl following not to far behind. She rushed towards the courtyard that was empty right now and made her way to the weapons stash and snatched a Dragunov sniper rifle and loading it with a full magazine. Daryl came to her side grabbing himself an AR automatic and a couple of grenades. Yuki grabbed his arm to get his attention.

"Remember: You're the last resort." She reminded him. "If they reach the courtyard, let 'em have it."

"I'll take out that tin can should it com'ere." Daryl told him.

Yuki smirked. "You won't have to. I never miss."

"Neither do I." Daryl replied with a smug smile.

Carl's voice got their attention. "Hey! What's going on here? Where's Casey and Michonne?" He shouted rushing towards his two friends that were heavily armed. And best of all: He finally got the hat back.

Yuki put a hand on his shoulder looking him right in the eye. "Carl! I take it everyone is inside?"

Carl obviously puzzled by what was going on nodded his head slowly. "Everyone went back inside because of the storm coming up."

"Good. That works to our advantage then." Yuki said going back to the big box of guns while explaining what was going to Carl. "You remember a guy known as the Governor? Big guy? Texan drawl? Eyepatch? Ringing any bells?"

Carl's pupils widened fear knowing where she was going with this. "He's coming back?"

"With a tank this time." Daryl added sticking some more ammo it his pockets.

"Whatever you do, you can't tell anyone!" Yuki ordered picking up another sniper rifle and giving it a full mag as well.

"Why would I do that?!" Carl demanded. "You're telling me that we should just keep our mouths shut and let them take us by surprise?!"

Yuki gave him a curt nod. "Because they won't see the surprise we're gonna give them." She handed Carl the sniper rifle, which took him aback sort of but accepted it.

"Come with me, bro!" Yuki told him as she rushed up to the closest building after the Cellblocks with big dark windows overlooking the field and beyond the fences.

"Hey hollup!" Daryl called. Both kids turned around to see cordless headphones tossed to them. Yuki caught hers with great reflexes while Carl had butter fingers. "S'gunna be loud! Don't want anyone deaf!"

Yuki smirked "Way to have a bro's back, Biker Boy." She shouted back then sprinted to the door of the building kicking it open and skillfully navigating through the dark corridor up the stairs breaking a smile tile of glass so she could take the shot easier, and Carl did the same.

"You know that this is going to attract Walkers right?" Carl reminded her of the dangers of sound.

"Worst case scenario, the tank is going alert a whole swarm. Trust me. If it goes well, it'll be quick and efficient." Yuki looked at her best friend and gave him a silly smile. "Finally get to see you wear the hat!"

Carl chuckled. "Finally yeah! Took some persuasion, but dad gave it back to me." His happy expression turned worrisome. "If we can't save this place..."

Yuki interrupted him before he could finish. "Then we'll find a new place to call home." She finished putting on her headphones fully covering her ears and readying her sniper rifle. "Put them on, they're coming."

He complied, placing them over his ears blocking out most of the noise, but he could still hear Yuki's voice well even if it is somewhat muffled, "The tank guy is mine! Yours is the ringleader!"

He nodded putting his eye through the scope to see about five or six vehicles drive up right outside the fences followed a monstrous tank moving somewhat slow squeezing in through the middle.

The Battle for the Prison will soon begin.

Beth's POV

I was in my bed laying down looking up at the ceiling aimlessly. Anxiety and fear was all I was feeling now. I tried calming myself down taking in deep breaths and think of more pleasant thoughts, but knowing that my boyfriend is in trouble and I can't do anything about it makes enrages me!

When I see him again, I'm going to... I don't what I'll do, but hell will pay!

A big boom followed by a violent rumble shook the whole building, and some of my stuff fell on the floor. I quickly jumped to my feet ignoring aftershock and dashed out of my room down the stairs and outside to see Rick, Maggie, Tyreese, Sasha and Bob all out there looking down at the fences terrified and armed. I did the same looking down at a bunch of trucks with a big tank. Then I saw people exiting their vehicles with weapons in their hands, especially the girl who was with Yuki and Daryl earlier!

Traitorous bitch!

A familiar voice called out to Rick from the group outside the fences telling him to come down and talk. It was the Governor! My teeth clenched and my fist curled into a ball in anger. I thought this man was gone now, but he's still alive and he's back! I rushed over to barrels of guns, pulled out a rifle and ran to the fence with my weapon down to my side.

"I don't make the decisions anymore!" Rick shouted back.

"You're making them now!" The Governor called back. "A bargain: my people and the prison..." He motioned towards two of his henchmen and they nodded going to a truck pulling out two of our people! "For two of yours!"

"NO!" I whispered horrified attempting to go there, but I felt Maggie having a strong grip on my arm preventing me from doing anything! "Let me go! NOW!"

But Maggie refused to release me and made me look at her. "If you go down there, you'll likely get killed! Do you think he would want that?"

I didn't reply but I stopped struggling sniffling a little and allowed myself to stay focus on the task at hand.

The Governor spoke again. "Why don't you come here, and let's have that talk!"

I gripped my rifle as tight as I could silently praying to see that they are sent back to us unharmed. Him sent back to me unharmed!

Carl's POV

I had only one thing going through my head right now... The Governor is back! And with a tank! I steadied my grip and exhaled deeply focusing on man who was willing to kill all of us just to prove a point. He's going to die, and he's going to die today!

I felt a nudge on my arm. I turned to see Yuki pointing at her ears signaling me to take off my headphones. I complied and listen to what she had to say.

"Theres a girl with short hair, and glasses." She informed me. "She's a good guy and part of our plan!"

"Got it." I complied. "Keep her alive."

"Good boy!"

And with that both of us put our headphones back on and weapons pointed at our two targets.

Rachel's POV

The first sight of Casey made me instinctively made me move behind him with my weapon relaxed. I looked up at the prison to see a man I presumed who was Rick walked down towards the grass hill and close enough to have this talk. I looked up at Mitch who was out of the tank standing on the drivers seat resting his arms on his rifle.

"I could kill all of you." Patchy spoke again with a calm smug look on his face thinking he can win this fight so easily. "I have the firepower, and the men to break down the fences, and kill every last one of you. It doesn't have to be like this."

Dude right now, you're at a bigger disadvantage then these people!

There was some soft growling from the left. It was a couple of zombies that were shuffling towards us specifically, but then Patchy pulled out his pistol and fired at both of them instantly killing them.

"There will be more! So I suggest you should give us our people and leave this place before sundown or you, and your people will die!" Patchy finished.

Rick just shook his head looking down at us with a cold stare that could freeze the sun. "You're right." He started cold. "You can break down the fences and try to take this place! But this is our home! We're not going to give up just like that! And you fire, we fire, and the walkers will take this place anyway killing both of us!"

Patchy was not expecting to find this loophole in this plan. Both out of panic and impatience, he jumped down the tank and towards one of the guys holding the black chicks sword, unsheathed it, and placed it towards Casey's neck.

I walked up towards Patchy hoping to talk some sense in the guy for at least a few minutes. "Brian! Stop and think! You do this, it will turn into a bloodbath!"

He looked at me with an animalistic look. "Get back now!"

Just then I heard a soft crackling sound followed by a echoing thundering sound going off, and Patchy clutching his leg that was bleeding out of control, and was yelling agony. Followed by another thundering echo, and I heard some metallic clanking close by, and I turned to see Mitch slowly collapsing back into the tank with blood spurting violently from his neck with only his hand showing.

"SNIPER!" One of guys shouted, causing the group to panic and get to the nearest cover with only a couple more getting killed by Yuki and the other sniper. I pushed Casey down onto the ground and opened fire on my former alarmed and confused colleagues instantly all of them falling to the ground before any could have the chance to fire back on me.

Poor bastards didn't have a chance.

I went towards Casey's side and undid the bonds helping him to his feet, and giving him a big hug.

"Spasibo." He said in his other fluent language.

"Bitte." I answered back in mine.

Casey's POV

Well that went a lot better than I thought it would.

After I was done hugging my lifelong friend that I missed so much, I went over to Michonne and undid her bonds and gave her the katana glaring at Cyclops who was laying down on the floor bleeding at an alarming rate and breathing shallowly.

"I'll let you have this." I told her. She gave me a nod and walked towards the crazy bastard stabbing him right in the heart ending this once and for all.

"One less loose end." I whispered to myself.

I trudged towards the open gate with the one person I wanted to see so bad. She sprinted towards me and before I had a chance to react, Beth crashed her body into mine sobbing violently.

"You stupid, stupid idiot!" She yelled hiccuping like crazy. "Did you have any idea what you just put me through?! I dunno what I'm going to do, but I swear I am going t-"

I interrupted her angry ranting with my lips connecting to hers tightly causing Beth to instantly relaxed and let out a soft moan. We both broke loose of our kiss and I gave her another kiss on her forehead.

"I'm so sorry I put you through that, Beth... I really am." I started brushing the bangs of her hair out of the way revealing her puffy red eyes. "It didn't mean to happen like this, but we got ambushed.. Zach didn't make it, and..."

Beth placed a finger on my lips and shushed me. "All I want you to do right now is to shut up and hold me." She ordered.

I nodded pulling her back into an embrace both falling to her knees as I rocked her gently.

Well that battle went a lot quicker than you expected huh? I'm sorry if you guys expecting more, but I'm sure a long firefight like what happened in the show would've ended with the walkers just taking the prison just like that. Now let me tell you just because the Governor's Militia has been taken out, doesn't mean that the Prison is saved. Theres still walker herds (or zombie swarms) to worry about. But for right now, Casey and Beth are going to savior this moment while it lasts, and it looks like Rachel is going to be welcomed into the Team Prison as well.

Thanks again guys and I'm sorry this took forever!

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DeltaSandman out! :D