Fight the Living/Episode 16: Smoke Rising

This is episode 8 of 8 of Fight the Living (2)

9 months earlier
With his arm now free, Merle jumped up and grabbed the toolbox. He continued to grunt and ramble as his stump bled. He looked over the side of the building to see a catwalk. He dropped the toolbox down. He sat over the edge. "Come on, Merle. You can do this." he said before dropping over the side.

He screamed when he hit the catwalk. He quickly got up and limped as he broke the window and went back inside he building. Two walkers rushed towards him and he killed both with the wrench. He looked around and saw a Bunsen Burner in the kitchen. He dropped the wrench and ran in. He turned it on and paused for a second. "One...two...three." he said before quickly punching it with his stump. He screamed as loud as he could. After it was through, he picked up a pan and threw it at the window. He climbed out and went down into the streets of Atlanta.

Present Day
"Tyreese!" Michonne continued to shout.

"He's gone." Merle said.

She stopped shouting as walkers began to approach them. Merle killed one when it got too close. "Let's just head back. We'll just get Woodbury when they show up at the prison."

"You think this was Woodbury?!"

"Look, if you wanna go chase a bunch of assholes in the woods, be my guest! I'm goin' back to the prison."

She killed a walker that had caught up to them. Michonne spoke one last time as Merle walked away. "You can drop the act."

"What are you talking about?" he stopped and asked.

"That you don't care. Whatever you were before...it doesn't matter. I know you're a good person. So why do you act like you're not?"

He turned to her. "You don't know nothin' about me." he said coldly before turning and walking away.

(Cue Opening Credits)

Beth, Axel, and Sasha got out of the bus. "Are all of you sure you wanna go back?" Abraham asked as he sat in the driver's seat. "Yeah, we are." Beth assured him.

"Alright. Good luck." he said before shutting the door and driving away. Sasha late the cradle in the backseat in between Beth and Axel before getting in front and driving off.

It was dawn and the Governor was giving his last address to his people. "Today, we destroy. We do not fight. Fighting requires a certain amount of level-ground. But there won't be level-ground because we are going run over their fences, burn their field, and shoot every last one of them!" he shouted.

They all loaded up in their cars, ready for the final battle.

Sasha was nearing the prison when she saw Merle walking in the side of the road. She slowed down and rolled down the window. "'Need a ride?" she asked.

"Sure." he replied before circling around and getting in the passenger's seat. The went over the hill and saw the prison fence.

9 months earlier
(Temp. Hiatus)