The Dead World

Forty Three ~ All Of Us

There was a large dust cloud when the church made contact with the ground, the fence crumbing with it but it didn't take long to settle.

They all watched in horror as walkers began to filter in the new gapping "Everyone go! Get back into your houses go!" Rick yelled and everyone scattered.

"Where did you last see Beth, she has Judith" Phoebe turned to Sophia who was watching the walkers with wide eyes.

"She was trying to help Jessie talk Sam down stairs, he has been refusing to come down after the attack" Sophia shook her head and Phoebe nodded looking around she tried to catalogue where everyone went but she couldn't see anyone, the only good sign she took was the fact she hasn't heard any screaming.

"Watch it!" she heard Merle yelling and turned to see Big Tiny surrounded, it felt like her heart sank as she ripped her bow up from where it rested against the door frame. Releasing many arrows she watched Oscar rush forward to help his friend, the two men physically shoving walkers away.

"Come on!" Phoebe yelled and all three men rushed towards her and Sophia "You okay?" 

"Not the time, in you go" Merle pushed the two girls into the house the door closing behind the five of them tightly.

"Fuck" she hissed as she closed the curtains to shield them from the walkers outside going around she covered the rest of the windows before turning back to Big Tiny "Were you bit? Scratched?" 

"No, almost but no" he shook his head and she turned to the other two men who both shook their heads before she left them to peek out the window looking for the others.

"They're filling the streets"

"What do we do?" Sophia had perched herself beside Merle.

"We wait, stay quiet, i think we have enough food to last a few days if we ration well then when they are bunched up...I, we'll figure it out, Daryl and the others should be back soon, i'll help them lead them away all of them this time" she glanced away back to the street.

"We" She turned to Merle.

"What?"

"You keep say I, when are you gonna get it through that pretty head of yours that we're in this together. No matter what, that time with the Governor i could have gone alone but i didn't you came with me...Terminus? We did that. That trip you did for the car the boys went with you because they wanted to...You are not doing this alone" Merle smirked and she rolled her eyes.

"All of us" Sophia nodded.

"Fia" Phoebe started to argue but the teen shot her a glare.

"All of us, i'm not that 12 year old scared in the forest anymore Phoebe, i can do this"

Phoebe sighed but nodded "Fine, when the time comes we all go" 

They were all sat in the living room in a circle when a womans screams rang through the air, Phoebe launched herself towards the windows but it had gotten dark, too dark to see.

"I can't, it's too dark...Why would someone go out in the dark?" she was straining her eyes trying to see who had just died.

"Maybe they had a plan?" Sophia joined her by the windows.

But then a single gun shot followed.

"What the fuck is going on!" she growled, she couldn't brush off the feeling of dread like something was very wrong.

"There!" Sophia pointed and Phoebe turned "Is that? Carl!" Sophia released a sob.

Rick was carrying Carls limp body, Michonne ahead of them clearing a way for the two men "No" Phoebe shook her head and headed to the door but Merle grabbed her hand.