Solitary {2} : The Walking Dead

Chapter Seventy-one.

 It's good stuff.

Iris sits at the desk with Rosita, looking through some paperwork, she looks up as Daryl walks over to them, Iris laughs as the man shoves a donut into his mouth, "What?" he questions, handing her one, "Just really living up to that stereotype." Rosita says.

"I mean, I liked 'em before." Daryl says, Iris takes a bite of her donut as Daryl hands some of his to Rosita, the door opens behind her, "Good morning." Iris stands when she hears the voice, Rosita doing the same.

"Today's duty assignments are as follows... Douglas and Ross, Sector A. Lim and Baker, you're B. McHugh and Howell, take C. And Espinosa, Wolf and Dixon, I want you on Sector D. Any questions?" Vicker asks.

"Alright, let's get to it." she says when no one speaks, Iris continues to eat her donut as she starts to leave, Rosita and Iris head into the locker room and change into their uniform, when their done they wait in the office for Daryl.

Iris stands when Daryl walks out of the locker room, the three of them walk past Sebastian as he tells a stupid story, trying to show off, "Dixon's seen it." Sebastian says, Iris stops and looks back at the man, "Seen what?" Daryl asks.

"How I handle myself with the rotters. Come on." Sebastian says, "Oh, yeah, yeah. It's, uh... It's good stuff." Daryl says, putting his thumbs up and clapping, Iris holds back a laugh as they walk out of the building.

"Hey, Dixon, Wolf, Espinosa..." Iris turns back and watches two of the officers catching up to them, "What's up?" Daryl asks, "Swarm's been spotted near the north perimeter. We've been assigned to check it out."

"Vicker says we only work patrol." Iris says, "Yeah, and now she wants to see what you can do outside the walls. Look, your sector's covered, so let's go. Come on!" the man says, walking away, the three of them look at each other, unsure and confused before following.

..........

"How much longer?" Rosita asks as they walk through the fields, "Oh, not long. There it is." Iris looks out at the building, "Where's everybody else?" Daryl asks, "There is no one else." "You want the four of us to take all that out?" Iris asks, looking at the horde.

"You aren't gonna take them out. You're gonna go through them." Sebastian says, coming up behind them, Iris looks over at the walker the guard is holding, "What are you talking about?" Daryl questions.

"I'm talking about my buddy Cooper. We grew up together. He lived in a big house... Right... right down there. His dad was actually the president of SDS Bank." Sebastian says, "Anyway, his dad was also a prepper so he turned his office into a panic room. It's where he kept all his good shit, like whiskey, weed, E, coke. He also kept cash in there. Lots of it. And that is what I need you to get for me." Sebastian explains.

"This is a joke, right?" Rosita questions, "No, sweetie, it isn't." the man says, Iris rolls her eyes at the nickname, "Alright, look, my bitch mother has cut off my line of credit, so I need to come up with creative ways to... support my lifestyle." he continues.

"So have these dickheads do it." Iris snaps, "They don't want to because they can't shoot down there. You see, fired rounds are tracked, so it'd raise questions. And if these guys can't shoot guns, well, they would probably get dog-piled and suffocate." Sebastian explains.

"But you three? I know that you can do it. I... I believe in you. Now, this is the code to the office's electric lock. Now, there's a solar generator in the garage that you can go thro..." "Nah. No, we ain't doing it." Daryl says.

"Yes, you are." he says, Iris watches him turn and click to the guard with the walker, "Now, you're gonna slime yourself up with guts, and then you are gonna walk through that swarm, and you are gonna get me my cash."

"Or what?" Iris questions, glaring at the man as she walks past him, Daryl and Rosita following behind, "Hey, how are your kids doing?" Sebastian asks, Iris stops walking, her blood boiling with anger, "Your little one, he just jumped two grades, right? And... And Coco, is she walking yet?" he continues.

Iris raises her gun and points it at the other officers as Daryl holds his knife to Sebastian's throat, "Hey, hey." "You think your 'advanced military training's' gonna help you right now?" Daryl questions.

"Drop it, or you're all dead!" Alves warns, "Not before I take this asshole's head off." Rosita says, Iris keeps her gun pointed at the other guards, "Let's get something a little straight. You threaten our kids one more time, and I will gut you..." Daryl threatens.

"Hey! Hey, who said anything about hurting kids? I'm just saying that I can make their life easier." Sebastian panics, "Or you can make them both orphans. It's your call." Alves says, "how about you shut the fuck up" Iris snaps.

"We do this, and that's it?" Rosita asks, "Yeah. Totally." Sebastian says, Daryl shoves the man back and Iris lowers her gun from the man's head, they walk over to the walker and Rosits starts cutting it open.

Iris starts smearing the blood over her uniform, when they're ready they start walking down to the building, Iris grips onto her knife as they push through the walkers, listening to the growls as they snap in their faces.

When they make it to the door Rosita pushes it open, Iris makes her way in with Daryl behind her, she pulls out her torch and starts looking around the house, "Hey. Blood... it's fresh." Rosita says, looking down at a body.

"This way." Daryl says, Iris and Rosita follow the man, "Over here." he says shining the torch at the office door, "You need power for the lock." Rosita says, "hey" Iris says, getting the others attention, she drives her blade into the walkers head, Rosita doing the same to the other one.

"Can't be more than a few days since they've turned." Iris says, looking down at the bodies, "Yeah." Daryl agrees, suddenly a banging comes from the office door, the three of them turn and walk back to the door.

"Hello?" Rosita calls out, "Hey! Are you with another group?!" a woman asks, "We're with The Commonwealth Army." Iris says, "Oh, God. I'm so sorry. The money is in here, but I'm... I'm the only one who's left." the woman says.

"He's done this before." Daryl says, "Please, please! Please don't leave me!" the woman cries, "No, no." Rosita says, "Don't leave me! I've been in here so long! Please!" she begs, "No, no, no. We won't. We're not with the people who sent you in." Rosita says.

"Did they force you in here?" Iris asks, "I was in debt, and then, uh, one day, a man showed up at my door, and he said he could get me get out of it. I have two kids. I have two kids." she cries, "It's okay, it's okay. We're..." "Please!" she cries.

"How many of you were sent in?" Iris asks, "twelve of us. But only three of us made it inside. We got the generators on, and then... and then, the two guys that I was with, they turned on each other. So I locked them out, and that's... That's when the power went off, and I-I haven't been able to get this door open!" the woman explains.

"You stay with her. I'll go find the generator." Daryl says, "stay safe" Iris says, watching him walk away, "It's alright. Just hang on, okay?" Iris says to the woman, "Okay."

"What's your name?" Rosita asks, "My name's April." she answers, "I'm Rosita." "i'm Iris" "Rosita. Iris" April mumbles to herself.