The walking dead Fanfic: The Estate

The Patriots Part Two

Lewis looks out the window eyeing the green grass and fixes his uniform as he hears a whistle and turns eyeing Mason standing in the doorway staring him down.

"well look what the shit storm dragged in"

Lewis eyes Mason as he walks up beside him looking out the window. Mason comments staring out at the grass.

"like the grass? My mother had a whole team come by and put it in by hand. She made them redo it two days later because it looked crooked"

Lewis nods his head eyeing the lawn and comments

"it still looks crooked"

Mason stares out the window and smiles as he comments

"because I gave them the money and told them not to do it. She hasn't even noticed and its been like that for a year"

Lewis looks over Mason and Mason pats him on the back.

"so how was Harvard? i see you got a few medals since the last time i saw you"

Lewis changes subjects 

"what about you? I mean I am sure your a little sore that you didn't get into Harvard but Yale is second best right?"

Mason gives him a glance and shakes his head smiling 

"eat shit Lewis"

Lewis laughs and sits back down as Mason stares out the window eyeing the grass and turns his head sideways eyeing something in the distance. Lewis looks forward asking

"what have you been up to anyway?"

Mason turns his head sideways and eyes the figures moving closer in the distance and hears Lewis

"Mace?"

Mason keeps his eyes focused on the people moving closer to the estate and comments

"classified stuff I can't talk about"

Lewis sits back as he stares at his best friends back seeing Mason lean forward looking out the window 

"you too huh?"

Mason nods his head and eyes the people walking across the grass and whispers

"somethings wrong"

Lewis gets up and walks to his friends side. He looks out the window and comments

"what the hell are all these people doing?"

Mason looks to Lewis and nods his head

"i don't know but I have an idea"

Mason motions to Lewis who follows behind him. Mason turns down a hall and comes to a door knocks and hears his father voice raise

"enter."

Mason opens the door and eyes his father staring out the window sipping a glass of scotch as he motions to the window commenting.

"scavengers every fucking person in this town"

Mason walks up to his side and eyes the people on the grass with suitcases and turns to his father.

"what should we do?"

His father goes to open his mouth but is interrupted by President Hearst voice

"let them in"

Senator Reid looks back to President Hearst shaking his head

"excuse me? this is still my property Hearst I am not just letting random people into my home they are trespassing. we don't know who may be infected here we should make smart choices and not just let these people in."

President Hearst eyes over Senator Reid and nods his head

"i understand your concern since your a doctor Reid why don't you set up an area and check them in. You can handle that can't you?"

Senator Reid gets out of his chair and motions out the window

"hundreds of people out there it could take days to clear them all"

President Hearst nods his head agreeing

"better get started than Senator."

The president turns leaving the office and Senator Reid stares down Lewis as he shakes his head

"you have to talk to your father he's too soft we can't risk infection, not here"

Lewis stares down Senator Reid and nods his head

"my dad gave an order our jobs to follow it. I can help with check in I had two years of medical school I know some stuff"

Lewis nods to Senator Reid and Senator Reid eyes mason as he nods

"i want you there too I need your expertise in this matter"

Senator Reid places down the scotch bottle and motions to his son and Mason stares out the window as Senator Reid asks

"how many do you think are infected?"

Mason stares out at the covered lawn and eyes the people

"statistical wise or me being hopeful?"

Senator Reid laughs and motions to the window

"reality son what are the numbers?"

Mason leans forward counting to himself and nods hi shead

"possible 1 in every 3 people out there are infected that's not even telling the fact that we all may carry it. The idea that the gene is a mutation an evolutionary trait. with that in mind anyone could turn you, me, the president, Lewis hell Sam could turn for no reason other than we have the gene"

Senator Reid nods his head and asks

"so in your expert opinion what would be our best option here"

Mason shrugs his shoulders and his father motions out as he whispers

"you have been working with it up close, you've seen its progression. so, I need to know Mason what type of precaution should we take here?"

Mason stares out at the poeple

"too early to tell we should set up a tent on the lawn one person at a time they strip we check them we draw blood we see what we see and we decide. It could take weeks to clear them all. If they don't clear we give them the option of leaving"

Senator Reid shakes his head

"leaving? so we just let them walk away infected?"

Senator Reid shakes his head no as he stares down Mason

"we should eliminate all infected people to stop the spreading they will turn and bite someone or scratch someone and it will just spread and spread"

Mason interrupt his dad

"its too late, its already spreading we had to pull out of our last research station. we lost half our men out there trying to understand this disease half our governments greatest minds, dead. dad we cant let anyone else die out here"

Senator Reid pats Mason on the back eyeing him over as he comments

"than get your gloves on and lets see how many can be saved"