Safe haven, Rick Grimes

006. GIVE US THE CHOICE, THE CHANCE, TO SURVIVE

Chapter six

"Give us the choice, the chance, to survive."

At the hospital, Shane had come by to see Rick, as Scarlett had taken him into his hospital, the two had been standing in there for a while before they heard the sound of people yelling and radio chatter, where as they walked to the door and opened it, it was filled with military personal, as nurses were running down the hallway, Shane looked to Scarlett as he grabbed her arm and began dragging her out of the room, they headed down to the right, where as they did, military men stood there shooting hospital patients and doctors.

Where as they were on the ground, they shot them in the head for good measure, as Scarlett pulled her arm out of Shane's hold she ran back to Rick's room, as Shane followed after her, more gunfire could be heard behind them, Shane ran into the room, seeing Scarlett standing over Rick's bed "Scar. Scarlett. I..I have to get you out of here." he told her, Scarlett turned to him "I'm not leaving him." she told him "what? No, no, Scar.." Shane told her, walking toward's her, he went to pick him up, as Scarlett stopped him "you can't..if you take him now he won't wake up." she told him.

As a helicopter could be heard passing outside "Scarlett, if you stay..they'll kill the both of you." Shane told her "I know. Which is why you need to go. Get Lori and Carl. And go." Scarlett told him, shoving him toward's the door "Scarlett!" Shane voiced, as Scarlett closed it behind him, she quickly turned around, running behind the bed, she took off her lab coat, putting it on the ground leaving in her black long sleeve and dark blue scrubs, she got down on the ground, and as she did, the door opened, where she could see black boots and military pants.

As the man walked in and up to the bed, Scarlett looked up seeing him aim the gun at Rick, she reached her hand out, grabbing the IV pole, she swung it and as she did, she hit the military man in the head with it as he fell to the floor, his rifle went sliding across it, as Scarlett quickly hopped over the bed running for it, the military man grabbed her by the leg, causing her to fall on the ground, and as she did, he then climbed on top of her reaching for the gun, Scarlett turned grabbing onto his face, she ripped the mask off of it along with the helmet as she then brought him toward's her, head butting him, he fell off of her.

As Scarlett turned around, grabbing the gun, she got up off the ground, the military man got up off the ground, running at her, as Scarlett aimed the gun at his head pulling the trigger, his body fell to the ground, as she stepped toward's him and aimed the gun down, shooting him again, she was panting, as the front pieces of her hair were in her face, an explosion happened as the entire floor underneath her shook, as she almost lost her balance, the power went off, as she continued to hear gunfire in the hallway.

She looked down at the military man and put the rifle around her, as she grabbed him by the arms and picked him up, dragging him to the door, she opened it and threw him out of it, where he landed in the room across the way as she turned around, seeing his mask and helmet, she ran toward's it, grabbing them, she turned and headed back to the door, throwing them into the room across the way as well, she then saw the gurney left in the hallway and moved it in front of the door, hearing growling from down the hallway, she quickly closed the door, and leaned against it, catching her breath, she slid down on the ground, as the realization that she just killed someone to save her and Rick's lives began to sink in.

They all were staring at the bright light, as it went away "Daryl, you cover the back." Shane told him, as Rick began heading inside, Scarlett followed behind him along with Shane and Glenn, where the others followed in behind them "hello? Hello?" Rick asked, as his voice echoed in the large building "close those doors. Watch for walkers." Dale said, as they all were inside "hello?" a man asked, as everyone with a weapon aimed it at the man who aimed one back at them "anybody infected?" the man asked "one of our group was. He didn't make it." Rick shared.