Solitude -> The Walking Dead

10

"Jenner, what's happening?" Rick questioned.

Isn't that the question of the century? Edwin Jenner doesn't seem very willing to share any information which makes me even more suspicious of him. I'm telling you, there's something fishy with him.

"System is dropping all central uses of power. It's designed to keep the computers running until the last possible second." Jenner explained.

I glanced at the clock to see we have thirty minutes left. Jenner took another gulp of alcohol before handing it to Daryl. He had stolen it from him earlier in the hall.

"It was the French." Jenner said.

I furrowed my eyebrows wondering if he was going insane or something. No one ever listens to me and that's why we're in this situation. I mean, I didn't exactly say that we shouldn't trust him but I thought that was obvious.

"They were the last one to hold out as far as I know. While our people were bolting through the door and doing suicides in the hallways, they stayed in the labs till the end. They thought they were close to a solution." Jenner explained.

I raised my eyebrows suddenly interested in what he was saying. Maybe they found a solution then. I know said not to have hope, but I'm changing my mind if there's an actual cure involved.

"What happened?" Jacqui asked.

"Same thing that's happening here. The power grid ran out of juice. The world runs on fossil fuel, I mean... How stupid is that?" He asked.

Shane marched towards him and a small smile appeared on my face. Is this going to be the next episode of Shane and Rick beating up people? Because I'm all in if that's the case.

"Let me tell you something-"

"The hell with this, Shane. I don't even care. Lori, grab our things. Everyone, get your things. We're getting out of here NOW." Rick shouted.

A loud alarm filled the room and I covered my ears in an attempt to block it out. God, I didn't see that one coming. It was easy to forget that alarms even existed in the first place.

"What's that?" Shane asked.

"Thirty minutes to decontamination." VI stated.

"Doc, what the hell is going on here?" T-Dog asked.

Ryan put his arm around Abby as his eyes glanced around the room in uncertainty. I wish Dakota was here. She'd know what to do or what to do say.

"Y'all heard Rick. Get your stuff and let's go. Go now." Shane ordered.

I looked at Ryan and nodded. It isn't safe here anymore. We went towards the doors with the others although our destination was different. However, the metal doors closed right in front of our eyes.

"Did you just lock us in? He just locked us in." Glenn exclaimed.

I inhaled sharply as anger consumed my entire body. Nobody puts my family in danger and gets away with it. I marched towards Jenner at the same time as Daryl.

"You son of a bith. You locked us in." He exclaimed.

Daryl was held back from attacking Jenner. However, no one predicted me doing the same thing. My fist came into contact with his face before the others could react. Jenner fell down looking pretty unfazed by the punch.