Living

Chapter 9-

"Who's there?!" I yell as the rustling of the leaves stop. I raise my bow and aim where the leaves once rustled and I baby starts to cry. The cry is so familiar.

"Judith?" just as I say that a male with a large frame appears from the shadows.

"Lillie?"

"Tyreese?" I question back and we embrace.

"I thought you were dead like the others."

"I don't die that easily," I laugh back him, "I was with Carl and Rick but we split."

"How'd you split?"

"I left..."

"Wow, what did Rick do?"

"Well, we were headed to this place 'Sanctuary for all. Community for all. Those who arrive survive. Terminus.' I had a bad vibe and when I have a bad vibe something bad happens. The closer we got the stronger the vibe got. I said 'That's the thing. Whenever I get a bad vibe it turns out to be a deadly situation. I don't think our group and or us are safe there! Their sign said 'Sanctuary for all. Community for all. Those who arrive survive. Terminus.' don't you think that's too good to be true! They could or could have killed our group and we could be next if walk in those gates! If you don't see that you're fucking blind.' Rick responded with, 'I'm not blind, I'm just protecting the group. I trust these people and if you can't except that, you can just leave the group.' I was walking away when he called out 'Where are you going' and replied with, 'I'm leaving the group! Just like you wanted! Because Rick Grimes the dictator of all gets what he wants when he wants it, and has rule over anyone! But you know what Rick? Walk right to your death! It's not like you're ever going to listen to anyone else! You think you're tough but in reality you're a coward, and just because I'm walking away doesn't mean I'm a coward! I'm just not walking in the hands of killers! You, Rick Grimes, are stuck in your tragic fantasy of a place that's safe for everyone. But... there's no such place. Not in this world at least.'"

"Oh shit."

"Yeah," I sigh, "We need to go to Terminus and take it out."

"How?"

"There has to be a scout out here to make sure there's no herds or to see if there's people going to Terminus."

"Yeah."

"But they would have to have walkie talkie with them to contact their others for emergencies."

"So we'll have to be even more careful and keep alert for the scout or scouts."

"Exactly."

"There's a cabin up ahead, maybe we can go there for shelter."

We start walking towards the cabin Tyreese was talking about. Ten minuets later I hear fireworks being launched. Without even questioning it, we start running in the direction of the fireworks.

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"Drop the walkie talkie!" I yell.

"Hold on-"

"Now! It's up top you, get your hand cut off or drop it! Either way I get the talkie!"

"Okay okay" when the man drops the talkie I walk up to him and grab it. He tries to knock me on the ground but I dodge and threw him on the ground. When he fell he hit his head off a rock knocking himself unconscious. Dumb ass.

"Tyreese?"

"Yeah can you go check to cabin for rope, or something that I can tie him up with?"

"Sure, wait here." I pick up the fireworks that lay on the ground as well as a lighter. I take all the weapons the man was carrying so he could harm no one.

"Here."

"Thanks."

"Yup." We both carry the body into the cabin propping him up against the wall. Tyreese pulls him forward and I wrap the rope around his torso.

"I need you to stay here with this dumb ass and make sure he doesn't try anything."

"Alright."

"I'm bringing Judith with me so she's as far away from him as possible."

"She's not safe out there!"

"Not at first but I have a plan."

"What's your plan?"

"I'll use that bed sheet, cut a hole in it to put my head through, use the sling you're using to hold Judith under the sheet, find the closest walker, kill it, and smear their blood over the cloak. I'll use the fireworks to blow up Terminus, kill the terminus members, find Rick and the group and let the walkers do the rest."

"When did you come up with this?"

"About five minutes ago."

"You better go now before anyone in the group dies."

"Be safe Tyreese."

"Be brave."

Be safe.

Be brave.