//------------------------------// // Chapter 15: Resistance // Story: The Trotting Dead // by ZombieBrony22 //------------------------------// RICK'S P.O.V "How many of you are out there?" I asked Dewy. "Does it matter what I say, Rick? 10, 40, 244,... 0. No matter what I say, you would not trust me." "Dewy, just tell him the truth." Ezekiel said. "Fine. There's no-one but us." We knew that wasn't true. "See? I knew you wouldn't trust us." Dewy said chuckling. "What do you mean?" Michonne asked. "It means less people, the better. We had others, but they either fell for their spell or... or attacked. Rick, you can trust us. We are against a common foe. We can work together." Dewy said. "What do you know?" Norman asked now curious. "I know you. They found you at CHS, you locked yourself in the principal's office. You heard Walkers behind them. You were too good to not open that door, Norman." "How do you know that? Who are you?" I asked. "We've been watching you, Rick. You not being aware of the threat that is so obivous. Beth, Bob, Tyreese. All people that were longed for this world, not consumed by darkness. Not spiraling into sin... into LUST. Now, you are here, safe, with US." Paul said. "Jesus, stand down. He doesn't see yet." Deanna said. "See what?" I asked her. "What we live with, what we fight every, single day. People, men, women, children. All fallen to her spell, or to his wrath. Both just as bad. Norman, you should know this. You LIVED this. We FIGHT it." Dewy said to us. "Norman, what is he talking about?" Twilight asked him. "Come with me." Norman said to me and Twilight. We went to an empty house and took a seat. "Negan... He- he was a straggler found on the road. Now, he's the co-leader of the Sanctuary. Imagine ME there. The guy who saved their lives when I should've kept walking." "Don't push yourself." I said to him. "No, you need to know. The walls are Walkers chained to cars, impaled, and heads stabbed on spikes. The rules are either contribute or be killed. But, there is a loophole." "What?" I asked. Norman just stared at me with a sorrowful look in his eyes. "Good God..." I said. "Dewy was right. Men, women, and children. 13 and up..." "Rick, what's he talking about?" "Either be a worker, Savior, or... Toy." "I think I'm gonna puke." Twilight said with a sickened tone. "I don't blame you." "You LIVED this? How long?" I asked. "At least a year and a half." Norman said "What happened?" I asked. "I remembered. The Battle... The hunt. All of it added up. Sonata volunteered to help. She hated the rules too. We thought Aria liked them, then we learned she had a boyfriend. When he became Adagio's Toy, she tried to get him back, she got a burnt face for that. She then helped us escape. We got cut off as we left. I came back to get my car before I saw the fires. I saw 3 people go through the portal and decided to follow them." Norman said. That was it. Twilight vomited right there. "I need to step out..." She said. She opened the door and unleashed over 50 Walkers in. "Oh, Celestia. Come on!" She screamed. We ran to the roof and saw the biggest herd of Walkers I'd ever seen. "Oh, my God. CARL!" 2 YEARS AGO DEWY'S P.O.V I found a clocktower near a small town. I climbed the staircase, grabbed the fire axe, and smashed down. I thought of last month. I lost my step brother and sister in a second. One second. I swung again. I couldn't control myself. I kept swinging madly until I came to my senses and saw a gaping hole. Enough to keep Eaters away. I placed my sleeping bag on the ground near the bell and ate some canned beans. I was about to lay down when I heard a voice. HER voice. I clustered for my rifle and took my aim. I saw an R.V and 6 people armed to the teeth come out. There's no way I could take them all on. I watched as SHE found food trucks and rigged a boom box to them. "Check the clocktower. He might be there." SHE said. "Yes, ma'am. If Dewy's here, we'll find 'em." A voice said. They found me. I grabbed my knife, ready to stab the hell out of anyone who walked up. "Woah! Big hole there." The voice said. "Yep, he's here. Tell her to rig this place. If he's still here, he'll be watching." Another voice said. I had to go. "Wait. Let's see if our friends are here." The first voice said sarcastically. What happened next was a flashbang and silenced gunshots. About 5 guys jumped the hole I made. "I should've expected visitors." I said as I raised my sniper rifle. "Dewy, Dewy Decimal?" A man with a Jesus-like resemblance asked. "Yes." "Adagio has quite the bounty on your head. Almost a month's worth of rations." The man said. "So, you're going to turn me in?" I asked. "No. We're here to save you. I'm Paul, this is Ezekiel, Deanna, and Holly. We're the Resistance." Paul said.