2. Never Tear Us Apart

-calling his bluff-

Warning: Explicit Language 

The plan was set, and the group spent as long as possible making weapons from anything they had on themselves. 

Theo took her necklace that Carl gave her back at the original camp, never having taken it off until that moment. She wrapped it around her knuckles, using it as a knuckle duster, hoping it did more damage to them than her.

As voices approached, Rick reminded everyone, "As soon as those doors open, we all fight. Do not hesitate," he warned.

The door slid open, but no faces were seen as a smoke grenade was thrown in. But it wasn't just smoke; a gas grenade, too, having no opportunity to fight.

Knocking out everyone in the cart.

Maggie and the others woke up reasonably fast, a ringing in their ears as they did so. The room was still foggy from the grenades, but eventually, she got a good look around the room.

They looked around and realised several people were missing.

"Where the hell do they go?" Abraham asked, knowing exactly what had happened.

"Daryl! Theo!" Merle yelled out the crack in the door before turning to look at the others. 

"They grabbed them", Maggie panicked, "Glenn!" She screamed.

"Shit" Sasha panicked, looking around.

Merle ran over to Carl, who was still unconscious, ensuring he was okay.

Rick, Bob, Glenn, Theo and Daryl had been grabbed and taken.

Theo woke while she was being moved, her vision was a little blurred, but she could still witness a naked man lying on a medical bed, having his limbs removed; she had seen some shit, but that made her stomach turn. 

She was thrown down to her knees, her mouth being gagged while her hands were tied.

She hit a metal basin heavily as she had nothing but that to stop her fall.

People were placed next to her, having the same thing done to them also.

She flicked the hair from her face, quickly looking around.

Her heart was racing a million miles an hour. 

Daryl was placed on one side of her, Glenn on the other, Rick next to Daryl, Bob furthest, and a bunch of strangers next to Glenn.

Her chest heavily raised and fell quickly.

Two men stood behind them, one with a bat, the other with a machete.

The whole group's breathing increased. Releasing this would be hard to escape; it would be a miracle if that were the case.

The two men walked to the first man, smacking his head into a concussion before grabbing his head and slicing his throat, filling up the metal bathtub in front with his blood.

Panic washed over Theo; she couldn't think.

Tears threatened in her eyes; now was not the time to cry.

"Bullet counts" Gareth walked in as the others moved on to the next, carrying a small notebook and a pen.

"38", The first answered, repeating the actions of the first stranger.

They killed the last man before walking behind Glenn, making Theo yell through her tape.

"Wow, wow, guys, women aren't used here!" Gareth walked over to Theo and removed her gag.

"Sorry, it's my first day here" One answered as if what they were doing was normal.

"What the fuck!" Theo breathed out, looking directly at Gareth.