The walking dead Fanfic: The Estate

war part 4

Mason sits in a cage next to Presley and Negan and glances up at Rick. He smiles wide and Rick shakes his head staring over the three people in the cage. Rick nods towards Mason and asks unsure.

"why didn't you kill me?"

Mason grins wide but remains quiet and Negan glances to him and back to Rick. Rick shakes his head pacing in front of the cage.

"I said-"

Presley interrupts him looking up.

"he heard you and he is fucking with you. don't waste your time."

Rick goes to turn and Negan laughs out making rick turn back towards him pointing at Negan.

"you're lucky your not dead-"

Mason interrupts.

"you can't kill Negan."

Mason looks up towards rick and Rick shakes his head.

"you know your lucky I didn't kill you too."

Mason grins to himself and whispers.

"you can't kill me rick I'm too important."

Mason takes a deep breath and turns facing away from rick and stares at a wall.

"you two need each other right now. Negan has resources but now rick you have the numbers. Like I said there is worse out there than Negan and his ego."

Negan glances towards Mason.

"fuck you-"

Mason grins to himself and stares towards the wall and Presley glances over Mason. She turns her head and Mason whispers.

"he's alive."

Rick turns his head sideways and Mason smiles as he whispers.

"I can hear your feet when they touch the cement it gives away where you are and makes finding you easy. This place should have a rug or else we all will die here."

Mason swings his body back and faces rick. He nods his head and whispers.

"you should get your people together."

 Mason glances down at his watch and grins to himself as he taps it three times then looks up towards Rick.

"you have about 15 minutes till they come and maybe 30 minutes at most till your dead."

Mason pushes his sleeve over his watch and reaches into his jacket. He pulls out a king chess piece and places it on the ground in front of him. Mason stares blankly at it and glances up to Rick.

"I recommend you and your people leave now"

Rick yells.

"this is our home!"

Mason stares at the chess piece and smiles.

"they don't care."

Mason runs his finger up and down the chess piece and Negan stares it down trying to figure out what Mason is saying and turns to Rick.

"look we don't get along rick but when this kid says to get the fuck out of here I really think we should all get the fuck out of here-"

Mason grins as he whispers.

"just them. we stay-"

Negan shakes his head disagreeing.

"As much as I admire you Mace. we all need to get the fuck out of here."

Mason smiles and glances up to Negan.

"we're the distraction to give them time to escape"

Negan shakes his head.

"I don't give two shits for any of them."

Mason laughs knocking over the chess piece.

"we're in a cage Negan."

Mason glances towards Negan and smiles.

"without a key."

Rick turns his head sideways ad Mason smiles.

"I left it with a reliable person. so you could say for now we are fucked."

Mason nods towards rick.

"consider this my apology. there is an estate a few miles north its nicknamed  pulcherrimum locum tutum"

Rick whispers.

"what does that mean?"

Mason smiles to himself and looks up to rick.

"when you see it. look out the glass window and you'll know what it means."

Mason rises to his feet and walks to the cage. He eyes rick through it and slowly removes the dog tags around his own neck. Mason reaches through the cage and nods to Rick.

"my wife is in charge there she's a bit of hot-headed bitch. give her these."

He drops the tags into Rick's hand and whispers.

"tell her to hold on to them for me. I'll be home real soon."

Rick eyes the tags and hears Mason.

"leave you only have about 20 minutes at best"

  Mason watches Rick leave and hears Presley.

"that watch has been broken for a while."

Mason smiles to himself and looks down at the stopped hand.

"it was my best estimate."

Mason stays still sitting in place and hears the sounds of dirt bikes. He smiles to himself and hears Negan.

"what is that?"

Mason glances to Negan.

"death."

He hears the yelling, screaming and the sound of loud explosions above and Negan gets up walking to the cage door. He looks back to Mason who remains still sitting in place. Presley scoots closer to Mason and whispers. 

"are these the whispers Konnor talks about?"

Mason opens his eyes and sees a boy standing covered in walker skin. He turns his head sideways and eyes the bloodied hand of the guy slide across the bars one by one leaving his blood print behind. The man paces back and forth in front of the cage and stops at the door. He slowly removes an object from his pocket and pushes his hand through the bar dropping it between them. The man presses his hand through the bars and points at Mason. Mason gets up and walks towards him and the man grips onto his neck pulling him close. He whispers into Mason's ear and Mason nod's his head understanding. Mason steps back and the man nods his head towards him and walks out of the room. Presley eyes the key and goes to reach for it but Negan grips it smiling to himself as he looks towards Mason.

"you always seem to have friends in shit places kid."

Negan gets up and walks by Mason shoving him back a bit. He goes to open the gate but Mason speaks.

"I think of you like a father, Negan."

Negan turns back shaking his head.

"well, that hit to my head was a convincing one kid."

Mason walks up to his side.

"if you open that door too early there is no telling what we could face. if you trust me, we all will live Negan"

Negan holds the key in place and Mason whispers.

"trust me."