Episode 5

"No phones, no computers. As far as we can see, half the population has been wiped out, at least. Probably more."

"No way." Tomas huffs.

"See for yourself." Rick leads them outside. The quiet gets to them first. All the white noise people never thought about before was gone; cars, planes, the hum of electricity in the powerlines. The bugs and birds were silent and the only sound for miles was the creek outside the fences.

"Damn the sun feels good."

"Good lord. They're all dead."

"Never thought I'd be so happy to see these fences."

"How the hell did you get in here anyway? You never said." The Beta says.

"Cut a hole in the fence by that guard tower." Daryl tells them.

"That easy huh?"

"Where there's a will there's a way."

"Easy for you to say."

"Is this like a disease?" Big Tiny pokes at one of the Walkers with his stick.

"Yeah. And we're all infected." Rick tells them, "It's airborne; you die, you turn. Don't have to be bit."

"What do you mean infected?" Axel asks, "Like AIDS or something?"

"If I was to kill you," Daryl lifts his bow, "shoot an arrow in your chest, you'd come back as one of those things. It's gonna happen to all of us."

"Ain't no way you and yours are responsible for killing all these freaks." Tomas huffs.

"There must be 50 bodies out here." Andrew agrees.

"Where'd you come from?" Tomas looks at Rick.

"Atlanta."

"Where are you heading?"

"As of now, nowhere."

"I guess you can take that area down there near the water." Tomas points to the corner of the yard. "Should be enough room for your Pack."

"We're using that field for crops." Rick growls.

"We'll help you move your gear out."

"That won't be necessary." Rick bares his teeth at Tomas; a challenge. "We took out these Walkers, this prison is ours."

"Slow down cowboy."

"You snatched the locks off our doors." Andrew growls at Rick.

"We can give you new locks if that's how you want it." Rick looks at the Beta.

"This is our prison." Tomas shrugs, "We were here first."

"Locked in a broom closet." Rick scoffs. "We took this place, set you free. It's ours, we spilled blood."

"We're moving back into our cell block."

"You'll have to get your own."

"It is mine. I've still got personal artifacts in there. That's about as mine as it gets." Tomas pulls out his gun and Daryl sets his loaded crossbow against the Alpha's temple. As Bailey gets ready to pounce

"Cell four, right?" Daryl huffs, "Two minutes and your shit will be over the fence. Got anything else you want to say?"

"Wait, please." Axel looks at Rick.

Bailey growls and snaps his jaws and steps forward, shifting Rick handing him a shirt and his bow.

Tomas looks at the other Prime. "Call off your Breeder."

"Excuse me?" Daryl growls.

"What kind of Omega knows how to use that shit anyway?" Andrew huffs, "You one of them New-School fuckwits?"

Daryl pulls out his pistol and points it at Andrew. He had both of them under his weapons and still waited for Rick to give him the signal.

"OUR MATE." Daryl emphasizes the word, "Will kill you the next time you say some shit like that. And yeah, we are New-School."

"I don't see a bite yet he's popping out pups." Tomas growls, "It's what he is."

"Man did you not see what happened to that guy's leg?" Big Tiny asks, "He got bit and they cut it off. Bites are dangerous now, that's probably why he doesn't have one."

"Your friends are smart." Daryl growls, "Maybe he should have been the Prime."

Tomas snarls and flashes his eyes at the Alpha. Rick pulls out his own gun and points it at Tomas.

"Wait!" Axel gets between them, "Maybe we can find a way to make this work out, so everyone can win."

"I don't see that happening."

"Neither do I."

The two Packs come to an agreement; half the food in the cafeteria goes to Rick, and they help the prisoners clean out a new cell block for them. Rick and the others go back to the cafeteria and load up their half of the food, carrying everything into the cell block. The prisoners help, and when Tomas gets too close to the door, Carl slams it shut with a growl. Glenn comes out of one of the cells, followed by two females, an older Alpha that share his bite and a little Omega barely present. Daryl growls at him and gets in front of him until he backs away from the door. They set the rest of the food in the rec room, stiles not moving from the entrance to the Pack's home in human form with his bow level at the primes head, and Carl refusing to unlock the door while they're there. Daryl stayed back to watch the pack.

They wait until they're about to leave before giving the prisoners weapons, all blunt. Tomas picks up a crowbar and huffs. "Why do I need this when I have a gun?"

"You don't fire guns unless your back's against the wall." Stiles tells him, "One shot and you'll bring a herd down on you. They're drawn by noise."

"Make sure you go for the brain; a headshot is the only thing that takes them down." Rick reminds them.

"Don't have to tell us how to take down a man."

"They ain't men." T-Dog huffs, "They're something else."

.....

The three from Rick's Pack just watch the prisoners as they ignore everything they were told, and go prison riot like on the two Walkers, stabbing at the stomach and hitting it with the objects.

"Let's just leave them." Bailey huffs, "Ain't like we owe them shit if they ain't gonna listen."

"Can we Alpha?" T-Dog looks at Rick.

"Come on." Rick goes up to the first Walker and takes it out, Bailey shoots the other on the ground once the prisoners get clear of it. Rick turns to the group. "We do it like we said, or we leave you to it yourself. The head and stay in formation. No more of that prison riot crap."

They keep going and find more Walkers. They lose Big Tiny when he gets scratched by a Walker; Tomas kills him without a second thought. T-Dog leads them further down the tunnel and Bailey gets close to Rick.

"You see the look on his face?"

"He makes one move-"

"Just give me the signal."

They get to the laundry room and Bailey tosses his keys to Tomas. Tomas ignores Rick's warning to only open one door, and the herd comes pooling into the room.

"I said only one!"

"Shit happens!"

Tomas keeps close to Rick as he takes out the Walkers. He takes a couple of swings at Rick, and the Alpha is careful enough to dodge many blows that could have taken his head off. The Prime knew what was going on; Tomas was Traditional. When it came to territory, taking out a competing Alpha means the winner gets everything from that Pack. Food, shelter, members. Tomas was after Rick's position, and his family. And from the looks he was sending Bailey....

Tomas throws a Walker on top of Rick and Bailey quickly saves his Alpha, driving the knife into the Walkers head. He helps Rick to his feet and the Alpha flashes his eyes at the Omega. The signal to take out Tomas. Bailey waits until he's on his feet, then turns his bow on the prison bitch Beta. T-Dog keeps the others in his sight, gun safety off.

"It was coming at me, bro." Tomas tries to play it off.

"Yeah I get it." Rick growls, "Shit happens."

Rick drives his axe into Tomas's head, kicking him off the blade. Andrew takes off running and Rick follows. Bailey has Oscar get on his knees with no protest. The Alpha didn't want to upset a Omega, he remembered how his Mate was with their little one. T-Dog has Axel get to his knees as well.

Rick chases the Beta into a courtyard filled with Walkers and locks the door behind him. "Come on man, let me back in, please!"

"You better run." Rick flashes the Beta his red eyes. The prisoner turns around and makes a break for the fence. Rick leaves him there, making his way back to the laundry room.

"Rick." Bailey breathes. He goes up to his Alpha with a purr, scenting him. T-Dog keeps an eye on both prisoners while the Prime and luna take a minute.

They continue to D block and leave Oscar and Axel to clean out the Walkers with a set of keys. Each prisoner had been zip tied and shot in the head. They remind them of the deal, that the prisoners would stay away from Rick's people, before heading back to their block.

They find everyone in good enough condition, though Carl had left and cleaned out the infirmary by himself without telling anyone. That earned him a lecture from his dad and a pop on the ear from Bailey. Hershel had stopped breathing but Carol had brought him back; and Sophia and Beth had brought in all the food and organized it.

Rick checks on the older man just as he starts to wake up. They prepare to take him out if he turns but he just smiles at his daughters and takes Rick's hand.

"Thank you." The Elder breathes, "For saving me."

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