Living With The Dead

Daryl and Terminus

"I bet you a candy bar, I'll stay on the edge of the tracks longer." Carl said to Michonne. "You're on." She said. "We wanna play." Jada and Lexie said. "Okay. Lexie, your on my team. Jada, your on your mother's." Carl said. Each of them joined the sides. It took them forever but Carl made Michonne laugh and she stepped off. "Ha!" Carl laughed. I giggled. "You cheated!" Michonne joked. Carl gave her a look. "Fine." She said taking out her bag. She held out three candy bars. Carl chose his. Then, she gave the other two to the girls. "Yay candy!" Lexie screamed. It was a little too loud because the next thing I knew, she was being grabbed by a walker. "Lexie!" I screamed. I tried to grab my katana, but it was hung on the back of my shirt. Michonne quickly stabbed the walker. I ran over to Lexie. Then, a sat on the railroad tracks. "Lexie, I'm so sorry." I said crying. I was now on my knees. She hugged me. Then, Jada walked over to us and joined the hug. "Okay. Let's go." Michonne said with a tear racing down her left cheek. I looked at Rick who was still holding Ty. "Can I have my baby back?" I asked. He gave me a confused look. "You're only fifteen. Who said it was your baby?" "It's mine. I found it. Carl and I agreed that I could have him as long as he calls Carl 'daddy'" I said crossing my arms. "Okay here. As long as I get to hold him too, I'm fine." Rick said handing me Ty. I cradled him in my arms. He's so cute. "Here's a good spot to set up for the night." Rick said. It was a small red car. Carl opened the door and laid down in the front to sleep. He must be tired. Lexie and Jada got in the back to sleep. Michonne, Rick and I stayed out and built a fire. I let Ty sleep in my arms. About an hour later, I see a gun being pointed to Rick's head. Then, another at Michonne. After a while, I realize there's one to my head and a few men have Lexie, Jada, and Carl. "Mama. Brooke!" Lexie said crying. "I'm scared." Jada added. "Shut up or I'll kill you both!" One of the men said. "It's okay. Just be quiet." Michonne said to them. "Awe look, it's a baby." Another man joked. He tried to grab Ty, but I wouldn't let him. "Stay away from them!" Carl yelled. I slipped him a smile. The man that held him threw him on the ground. "Stop it!" I screamed. Jada and Lexie started crying. "You let him be." I heard Rick whisper angrily. "Let him be!" He yelled real loud as he elbowed the man in the crotch. I heard gun fire, but didn't see anyone hurt. Michonne did the same to the guy behind her. She got a gun and shot the men who had Lexie and Jada then the man who was attacking Carl. Then, the man behind me. It seemed like she killed them all at once. She helped Carl up. I hugged Ty who had started to cry. Then, someone walked around the side of the car. They were holding a crossbow. "Daryl?" I asked. "You better believe it." He said. He had a little chat with some of the men. They wouldn't listen to him. It seemed like he had been part of their group. A man grabbed Rick. "What'cu gonna do now eh?" He said holding Rick. He had no other choice so he tore the flesh off of the man's neck and spit it out. The man's neck spewed blood as he fell to the ground. I ran over to Carl and we hugged. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I wasn't near you." He said. "It's okay. You don't have to protect me." I said back. Ty had finally stopped crying. Michonne killed a couple of walkers. "Yes I do. You're my girlfriend." He said. I looked around. "I'm sorry g..girlfriend?" I asked. He nodded. "Kay Kay." I giggled. He kissed my cheek the kissed Ty's forehead. I cradled Ty and thought about the others in our group. Sasha, who was fierce. But she was just healing from the disease outbreak. Bob, who told me he had a little crush on Sasha. Tyreese, who was like a big brother to me. Maggie, who was my sister and best friend. Beth, who was also my sister and best friend. They had lost their father. The Governor literally slaughtered him. I also miss Glenn. He was a real gentleman to Maggie. I really miss Lizzie and Mika. They were like little sisters to me. Carl and I took care of them during the outbreak. And OMG. Judith.. When we saw the bloody baby carriage, I was lost for words. "You okay?" Michonne asked me. I nodded slowly. We slept for the night and then set off to Terminus. "You ready?" Daryl asked us. We all nodded. I grabbed my katana and put it on my back. Then, I grabbed Ty and Michonne gave me the bottle. "You guys ready?" Michonne asked Lexie and Jada. Lexie got out of the car. "I'm scared." Jada said. "Come here." Michonne said grabbing her out of the car. Rick started walking and we followed. "There it is." Carl said. I looked up to see a huge building that had the word Terminus written across the side. "Let's go through the woods. We don't know what kind of people they are." Rick said. We turned and went through the woods. We got there and went through the back of the building. It was a big garage. "Terminus, sanctuary for all. Those who arrive, survive." A woman kept repeating into a mic. She stopped when she saw us. "Hey I'm Gareth." A man said. "Welcome to Terminus. You look like you've been on the road for a while." "We have." Rick said. "I'm Rick. This is my son Carl, his girlfriend, Brooke, then Lexie, Jada, Michonne, and Daryl. The baby is Ty." "Nice to meet you. Please lay your weapons in front of you." Gareth said. Rick slowly laid his gun and his belt on the floor in front of him. Michonne, Daryl, Carl, and I did the same. He came by us and checked our pockets. "Do they deserve it?" He asked Carl as he checked his pockets. Carl nodded. "Okay." Gareth said. We picked up our weapons and followed the man. Michonne picked up Jada. Daryl grabbed Lexie's hand. I snuggled Ty. "Mary, can you make our new guests some plates?" Gareth asked a woman. I noticed Rick was looking around. Then, he attacked Alex. He reached into his pocket and grabbed a watch. "Where'd you get this?" Rick asked holding Alex in a head lock. "I found it." "And the poncho. And the armor?" Rick shouted. "I see your man on the roof. How good is his aim?" He continued. Rick shot Alex in the head and we all ran. I held Ty close as people started to shoot at us from the roofs. We ran into a room with a bunch of candles. There were a lot of stuff written everywhere. "They're not trying to kill us." Rick said. We ran out another door and was surrounded. I saw a man on the roof. "We don't wanna hurt you. Just put your weapons down." He said. We laid our weapons down really slow. "Ring leader. Go over to the box car and stand in front of the door." He told Rick. Rick did as he was told. "Next, samurai sword." The man said. Michonne walked slowly to the box car. "Archer." The man said. Daryl walked over to the box car. "Ring leader, samurai, archer Stay in that order." "The kids." Rick said angrily. "Girl with baby, go on." I glared at the man and ran over to join the others. The man then told Lexie to go. Then, Jada. Then, Carl. The box car door opened and we walked inside. When we all got in, the door slid shut. It was dark and we heard moving at the other end of the car. Lexie dug her face into my legs. She was thinking the same thing as me. Walkers. Then, a image stepped up. "Rick?" He said. It was Glenn. I started crying tears of joy as I saw Maggie, Sasha, and Bob walk out with him. Maggie ran over to me. I gave Ty to Carl and hugged Maggie. We both started crying. "I missed you." I said through tears. I could feel my shoulder getting wet from her tears. "You're here." Rick said. Glenn introduced all of the other people. "They're gonna feel real stupid when they find out." Rick said peeking through the car door. "Find out what?" Abraham asked. "They're messing with the wrong people."