[b]Floyd - Woods - Jess[/b] "Don't worry about me, ya need it more than me" Floyd answered. She wanted to hand him the water bottle, share what he'd given her, but Floyd rejected it. He gave her the water because he cared about the child and about her. She obviously needed twice the care of a regular person, which was a problem at this point, but couldn't be neglected. Floyd was there and now he had to battle this burden, he had no other choice. Well, he had a choice, but he had already made one, one that meant he'd take care of this girl and her unborn child. When she started sharing her experience at Haywood, Floyd's nerves became startled. He remembered their first encounter and her story about the child's father. How the man basically violated her for mere pleasure, then leaving her to die. From memory, Floyd remembered that Lynn was the one who took her after she was left in solitude, saving her life. The woman was a total bitch, but in the long-run she was the reason Jess was siting before him. She saved Jess and her child for who knows how long. Jess continued by telling Floyd of Eli's death, the man who kidnapped her in the first place. She added that he attempted to help her, stating him to be a good man. "There aren't good men out there girl, get that through ya head" Floyd told her in response to that. He said it calmly in order not to strike her as aggressive. He just didn't understand her way of thinking, it was strange and different in his eyes. Suddenly, after her story telling came to a halt, Jess started to move towards Floyd. The redneck felt uneasy at her sudden approach, feeling nervous and hot. Every little lunge made his eyes widen little by little. He felt himself shake as she started to lay down, he could see everything in slow motion. Her hair fell down to the ground as her head slowly lowered onto his leg. Without any further ado, her head now lay next to his leg, if not on it. His leg felt hot, her tender swaying hair blowing slightly through the wind. He stared at the back of her head, the slowly stared her down completely. [i]"Don't leave me"[/i] the girl said. That little comment made Floyd feel uneasy. He wished he could answer her, telling her he'd never leave, that they'd never get separated, that he'd always find her, but that wasn't the case. Floyd started to reach out to place his hand on her head, he desired the contact as well, the warmth. But as he became a finger away from her, he pulled away, not saying a word. He didn't tell her he wouldn't leave, he didn't tell her everything would be alright, he couldn't. ------------------------------- [b]Robert - Outside the Catacombs[/b] The firing had halted, everything seemed to have ended as the catacombs resumed their crumbling. Not a single Haywood casualty outside of the catacomb entrance, Robert made sure of that. He had played every piece correctly on his end, he just hadn't heard from Daniel's group yet. Raiders covered the entire field, blood swamps forming form the excess amount of gore. It was a gruesome view for those with weak stomachs, but Robert had seen worse than this. The men he was commanding started to shoot a bullet into the heads of every corpse. "BANG! BANG!" This made sure that the dead wouldn't come back to life. It was determined that everyone was infected, whomever died, bitten or not, would come back as one of those mindless walkers. Therefore, to prevent such a horror, they'd have to puncture the brain, which prevented them from returning. But as the soldiers made their rounds, they witnessed one of the raiders remained alive. He had been shot in the thigh, making him incapable of retreating. "Robert! There's one still breathing" one of the Haywood men called out. Robert started down towards the man. He walked over the bodies, making sure he didn't step on them. Though they were the enemy, they had been soldiers. Soldiers were to be respected regardless whose side they were one. The muscular man looked terrifying, his shoulders were wide and his traps completely built. The raider's eyes widened as Robert blocked the sun from his flesh. He was like living eclipse, born to eradicate the light and bring nothing but darkness to the wrong. "You try to flee as your brothers die?" Robert started, the other Haywood soldier backing off. Robert picked up the living raider just to throw him down again. The Haywood men stood and watched as their commanding officer toyed with the pirate. "You raiders are weak, fighting for your personal goals rather than the groups. At Haywood we are family. We are brothers, tied together by fate. Here you lay in the sacred ground watered with the tears of blood. Blood gushed from your own brothers yet you attempt to flee as though they mean nothing to you. Have you now shame?" Robert asked, once again picking the man up from the ground. This time, he held him up with one arm. "You think yourself above them? These men sacrifice their lives for your leader, yet here you stand as though you are an exclusion. Do you feel as though you are better? Do you feel superior?" "......I-I don-don't know. I just-just wanna live.....Please! I beg you! Don't ki-" "Bang!" The shot rang aloud, echoing not only through the surface, but also into the pits of the underground prison. The raider fell with a thump, his body clashing hard against the sands. "Today we've proven ourselves at the top of the food chain. We are no longer prisoners to our desires, we are no longer slaves nor gladiators. We are no longer tied to the chains of aspiration. Today we are free men. From this day we will continue being free, no one will stand in our way. For Haywood!" Robert yelled, holding his hand high in the sky as his men followed by example. "For Haywood! For Haywood!" they chanted. Suddenly, everything was interrupted by the sound of a talkie. The buzz stopped everyone from chanting the name of their city. It seemed that Daniel had saved his sister from the cells, freeing her from her capture. But that was all that was transmitted. Quickly, Robert unstrapped his walkie-talkie from his belt and pressed the button to transmit. "Repeat" he growled. And O'Conner repeated the information. This made Robert go into a state of rage, angered by the outcome of Daniel's attack. "The purpose of their infiltration was to kill Tyler, did they succeed?" he asked O'Conner via talkie. Before they even got to the catacombs he had told Daniel that his men came first, that their mission was to take down the man who had created an empire in this world. They were suppose to target a mass murderer, a slave holder, a monster. Instead, Daniel, a high ranked military man decided to implement his own plan. He used the Haywood men to save one rather than possibly hundreds. "How many casualties O'Conner? Repeat: How many casualties?" Robert asked. His concern was his men, not the girl. He could care less for the life of one, when the life of ten lay on the line. This was unacceptable from Daniel's part and he would be dealt with accordingly. "Everyone, return to Haywood" he commanded, giving his last word before parting out. The war had ended, it was time for a new beginning, but first there were things to be fixed.