Broken Angels: Daryl Dixon + OC Fanfic

Chapter 13: New Additions? ... Or New Enemies?

Jayden had a rough lay out of the prison but the screaming was echoing through every hallway. She kept getting turned around, her only clue finally jumped out at her when she was nearing an intersection and saw dozens of walkers passing by. They were on a mission to get to that sound as well.

Jayden slowed her pace and followed the walkers at a distance. Lucky for her they couldn't smell her. She saw at least 30 walkers pushing up against the two doors for the cafeteria. Jayden knew she couldn't take them all at once without more space. Instead she looked up to the ceiling and noticed more metal pipes. She climbed up the pipes and looked around for a useful distraction. Far down the hallway she saw a metal barrel. She pulled out her gun and shot at it. The sound from her gun immediately pulled half of the walkers away from the door and towards her direction. Hearing the bullet off of the metal barrel lead them down the deep dark hallway and away from the doors.

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Meanwhile, the group Rick took out to case out the prison was locked in this cafeteria, Herschel had been bitten on the leg by a walker. They heard a rustling noise and turned to find five men in prison uniforms standing in the kitchen area.

"Who the hell are you!" Daryl questions.

He's bleedin out we gotta go back." Rick looked pale as he saw the amount of blood Herschel was losing.

Maggie and Rick tended to Herschel while T-Dog and Daryl stayed locked on to the prisoners.

"Why don'cha come on out of there... Slow and steady." Daryl had his crossbow aimed at the long haired man who began to come out from behind the counter.

The prisoners slowly came out of hiding and looked at Herschel with concern and confusion.

"What happened to him?" The man with long hair questioned.

"He got bit!" Daryl retorted.

The long haired prisoner pulled out a gun prompting T-Dog to discharge him as well.

The group was arguing back and forth with the prisoners as they got Herschel ready for transport. All of a sudden they heard a loud bang echo behind the door. Everyone stood still. They could still hear a fair amount of walkers from behind the door and got ready to take them head on.

Then came the banging and crushing sounds. Along with a faint voice going in and out. Then suddenly all was quiet. Everyone in the cafeteria waited in suspense. The sound of walkers was gone and now it was quiet. Then... the door began to move like someone was trying to open it. Not even a second later the two doors crashed open and Jayden stood in the frame, her entire body and sword were covered with walker blood and nine walkers lay motionless behind her.

Breathing heavily Jayden saw Herschel lying on a rolling cart missing his leg. Her eyes got wide as she rushed over to him ignoring everyone in the room and not even noticing the prisoners staring her down.

The long haired prisoner caught Daryl's attention once more as he looked Jayden up and down while smirking. Daryl stepped over to block his view and show his crossbow in the face of the gross prisoner. When they made eye contact the prisoner could see the anger in Daryl's eyes, this only made the prisoners smirk grow.

"We have to get him back now so I can bind the leg." Jayden and Rick began to wheel Herschel out into the hallway and back towards the cell block. Maggie and Glen followed close behind while T-Dog and Daryl slowly backed out, not taking their eyes off of the prisoners. Daryl closed the door and they ran down the hallway to catch up with the others.

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Jayden and Rick ran down the hallway following the white arrows Glen painted on the wall. They turn down the last corner and can see the dim sunlight coming from their cell block. Rick yells ahead at Carl to open the door.