𝙴𝙿𝙸𝚂𝙾𝙳𝙴 𝚃𝚆𝙴𝙽𝚃𝚈-𝙴𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃 - 𝙽𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚂
"How do you know we can trust her?" Oscar asked once the group had come together to discuss what to do.
"This is Glenn and Maggie." Beth said. "Why are we even debating?"
"We ain't." Daryl said. "I'll go after them."
"Well, this place sounds pretty secure." Rick said. "You can't go alone."
"I'll go. There's no way I'm leaving my best friend there." Madelyn said.
"I'm in." Oscar said.
"Let's do this then." Rick said. Everyone started gathering supplies to go to Woodbury and get Glenn and Maggie back.
"I got the flashbangs. I got the teargas." Daryl said as he loaded everything into the trunk of the car, Oscar as well. "You never know what you're gonna need."
Carl came over with a bag of weapons and Madelyn put them in the trunk. "Don't worry about your dad, okay? Daryl and I are gonna keep an eye on him." Madelyn said to Carl as Daryl nodded, making Carl nod. After everything was packed, the group were off.
After driving for a while, the group stopped in the middle of the road and everyone got out of the car. "They have patrols. We're better off on foot." The woman said.
"How far?" Rick asked. "Night's coming."
"A mile. Maybe two." The woman said. The group got out any necessary supplies they needed before heading off into the woods.
"Madelyn, Daryl." Rick said as he approached the two whilst they walked through the woods. "I know what you both did for my baby while I was working things out. Thank you, both of you."
"It's what we do." Daryl said.
"Hey, we look out for each other, whether it's a baby or an elder." Madelyn said with a soft smile, making Rick smile back. "By the way, have you thought of a name? No offence, D, but you can't keep calling her little ass-kicker."
"I'm still gonna call her that." Daryl shrugged.
"Actually, Carl picked the name, Judith." Rick said.
"Judith. That's a pretty name." Madelyn said. "Speaking of names, we still don't know yours." Madelyn said, catching the attention of the woman.
"Michonne." She said before the group heard walkers, making them get down. There was a group of five or six.
"Formation. No gunfire." Rick said. Rick used his knife, Michonne used her sword, Daryl and Madelyn used their crossbows and Oscar used a pickaxe. As they were dealing with the walkers, more started appearing.
"There's too many of them." Daryl said as he pulled out a knife.
"This way." Rick said, leading the group away from the walkers. Rick spotted an old cabin and the group went inside to hide. "Get the door."
"Oh, what is that smell?" Madelyn asked as she covered her nose. There was a really bad odour and everyone could smell it.
"Probably a fox or what's left of one." Daryl said. Everyone checked and saw it was a dog. "Guess Lassie went home."
Suddenly, there was a pounding on the door. The walkers were trying to get in. The cabin was surrounded. Rick spotted something. A bed and it had a lump. A lump shaped like a person. Rick slowly pulled the duvet away to reveal a man hiding under it. Everyone quickly got their weapons out.
"Who the hell are you?" The man asked.
"We don't mean any harm." Rick said.
"Get out of my house." The man said in a panic.
"Okay. We will, but we can't right now." Rick said.
"Now!" The man yelled.
"Shut him up, Rick." Madelyn said.
"He's making way too much noise." Michonne said.
"Get out right now!" The man yelled.
"There are walkers outside." Rick said.
"I'll call the cops!" The man exclaimed.
"I am a cop. Now, I need you to lower your gun." Rick said. "Don't do anything rash. Everything's fine. Let's just take this nice and slow, okay?"
"You really should listen to him." Madelyn said.
"Why should I believe you?" The man asked, getting in Madelyn's face.
"Hey, get away from her." Daryl said, stepping in front of Madelyn.
"Show me your badge." The man said to Rick, his gun raised.
"Okay, it's in my pocket, It's in my pocket. I'm just gonna reach for it nice and slow." Rick said before quickly moving the gun, making it shoot a bullet. Rick held the man in a choke hold as he struggled in his grip.
"Let go of me. I'll kill you." The man said. He managed to free himself and run for the door.
"Somebody help me!" The man yelled.
"Don't open the door!" Madelyn exclaimed and just as he was about to, Michonne drew her sword into the man, killing him instantly. Daryl went to check outside and saw there were more walkers appearing.
"Remember the Alamo?" Daryl asked.
"Daryl, help me with the door." Rick asked as the pair picked up the man's body.
"You're not." Madelyn said.
"You gotta be kidding me." Oscar said.
"He's dead. Check the back." Rick said. Oscar checked the back door.
"It's clear." Oscar said.
"One, two, three." Rick said before Michonne opened the door and Daryl and Rick threw the man's body to the walkers, giving them the chance to escape.
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It was now nightfall and the group had made it to Woodbury. They could see the walls and the border patrols. Michonne had left the group, leaving just the four of them.
"Alright, we need to downsize." Rick said.
"Ain't no way we're gonna check in all them buildings, now with all them guards there." Daryl said before they heard a snap, making them turn around and see Michonne had returned. She pointed somewhere and everyone followed her.
They found a way into one of the buildings and crept inside. "This is where you were held?" Rick asked.
"I was questioned." Michonne said.
"Do you have any other idea of where else they could be?" Madelyn asked as Daryl went to look out of the window where he saw people still roaming the streets.
"I thought you said there was a curfew." Daryl said to Michonne.
"The streets are packed during the day. Those are stragglers." Michonne said.
"If anyone comes in here, we're sitting ducks. We gotta move." Rick said.
"They could be in his apartment." Michonne said.
"Yeah? What if they ain't?" Daryl asked.
"Then we'll look somewhere else." Michonne said.
"You said you could help us." Rick said.
"I'm doing what I can." Michonne said.
"Okay, everyone just relax." Madelyn said. "Michonne is probably risking her life by being here. She came all this way to help us. Let her help us."
Oscar, Rick and Daryl all looked at Madelyn before nodding. "Thank you." Michonne said before Rick led Daryl, Oscar and Madelyn away.
"We'll accept her help for now but if this all goes south, we're cutting her loose." Rick said.
"You think she's leading us into a trap?" Oscar asked.
"Right now it's the blind leading the blind." Daryl said.
"We have nothing else to go on." Madelyn said.
"Well, we'll have to split up." Daryl said before there was a knock on the door, alarming everyone. The front door opened and a man walked inside.
"I know you're in here." The man called out as everyone went to hide. "I saw you moving from outside." The man walked into his house, looking around. "You're not supposed to be in here, and you know it."
Rick quickly came out and pushed the man against the wall, shoving a gun in his face. "Shut up, get on your knees." Rick said. "Where are our people?"
"I don't know." The man said.
"You are holding some of our people. Where the hell are they?" Rick growled.
"I don't know." The man said.
"Rick, he sounds genuine. I don't think he knows." Madelyn said. Rick looked up at her, believing what she was saying to be true.
"Open your mouth." Rick said to the man before gagging him and Daryl knocked him out.