[hr][hr][center][h1][color=f6989d]The[/color] [color=khaki]Amp[/color][color=tomato]uta[/color][color=cyan]ted[/color] [color=lightgreen]Archer[/color][/h1] [img]http://i.giphy.com/wGIKv6pccIX84.gif[/img] [hr][b]Location:[/b] Newnan Streets, then Newnan Infirmary. [b]Interacting With:[/b] [@Lady Amalthea] Zoie Crawford [@Charnobylisk] Dr. Victor Bonheur, Richard Johnson & Kristina Smith[/center] [hr][hr] [color=f6989d]"Get away from there! Are ya freakin' nuts!"[/color] Was all that Maria had heard, then a very sharp pain coursed through her arm, which caused Maria to yell out in pain turning her head to see that a Walker had managed to get close enough to her and was taking a bite out of her upper arm. The day had just turned from a happy reunion to a day in hell, she had lost not only people she had come to trust, to her closest friend and now she was going to be some walker's lunch? A lot of emotions were going through her mind now, fear that she was going to turn and then leaving her sister alone with no one that she knows. Maria was about to draw out her knife when she heard a gun shot go off. The walker that had taken a bite out of her it's blood splattering over the side of her face as it's head was shot. Maria was breathing heavily as she looked down at her arm seeing where she had been bitten, her own blood slowly flowing out of the wound. [color=lightgreen]"Fuck!"[/color] Maria hissed in pain as Zoie had rushed over to her and tied her belt just below her shoulder cutting off some of the blood circulation to her arm. Maria looked down at her left hand still holding onto Lorna's dog tags, she looked over towards the armory as Zoie quickly started rushing her over back to the Infirmary where she had been. She wanted to help out the rest of her friends on the ground but instead she was being moved back. [color=lightgreen]"I fucked up so fucking bad, I was going to help the others.."[/color] [color=f6989d]"Well ya ain't gonna be doin' no one no good if ya start chompin' at us,"[/color] Zoie grunted as she helped Maria through the remaining fray on the streets. It was one thing to dart through a fight, when you had someone you were dragging along, it made things slow down considerably. Mr. James seemed to be helping keeping the way clear and Zoie was beyond grateful that she only had to pull the trigger three times between the kiss of death and the courthouse. Pushing her way passed the people of Newnan, Zoie rushed over to where she had dropped Honkey Tonk off. The door was baracaded shut. [color=f6989d]"Christ on a cracker,"[/color] she grumbled before her boot connected with the door several times. [color=f6989d]"Froggy! Time to jump! I'sa gots one bit needin' some of that french magic of yers, open the fuckin' door!"[/color] Kristina stood there watching as a few Newnans walked past her, then she saw Zoie and her sister moving past them, she could easily see the blood on Maria's arm and saw the bite mark where she had been bit and froze. She was scared of losing her sister now and quickly rushed over towards her side. "Maria what happened?!" Kris asked as she moved alongside Zoie and Maria. [color=lightgreen]"I did something really stupid."[/color] Maria answered. Victor jumped up from his assessment of their new prisoner, his eyes heavily glaring at the pile of human waste as he "checked" the pain tolerance for the wound. [color=khaki]"Oui Miss Zoie!"[/color] He knocked the prisoner across the back of the head with his arm as he hurried towards the door, removing the obstacles preventing Zoie and his latest patient from entering the room. Richard eyed the harassed doctor whilst keeping his gun trained on the bastard sitting down from him. Removing the last item, Victor flung the doors open and allowed Zoie and the bitten woman entry to the room. Zoie kept a hold of Maria as she helped her into the room. Zoie looked like she went ten rounds with a pit fighter but she was holding her own at least for then. [color=f6989d]"Thanks Froggy, she gots bit. I dun what you showed me with the belt to keep the blood from flowing but ain't nothin' else I could do out there. She been bit maybe three minutes ago, we booked it here,"[/color] Zoie said quickly to fill Victor in on what was going on. Richard tried to see who it was that had been bit but couldn't quite see past Victor's large frame. [color=tomato]"Oi, sweetcheeks, ya doin' alright darlin'?"[/color] He wasn't entirely sure why he cared, but he did. It was new for him but not entirely unwelcome just yet. It was... nice? That sounded so gay. [color=f6989d]"Yeah, don't you bee worrying none about me Honkey Tonk, sweet as Southern Tea, just like always,"[/color] she said as she handed Maria over to Victor and stepped into view. She looked rough. Her nose was bleeding, her lip busted, a nice shiner; not to mention various other cuts and abrasions dotting her exposed skin. Richard's jaw clenched as he saw the state of Zoie and he tried to move out of the bed only to find the pain in his ribs prevented him from doing so. He winced at the shooting pains coursing through him. Maria quickly moved over towards one of the open tables, then she looked over and saw Richard across the room pointing his gun at the unconcious Edenian Maria gave Richard a quick glare. [color=lightgreen]"Finally being useful and guarding a bound man huh?"[/color] Maria said she then looked over towards Victor Kristina moved over towards her sister's side and held onto Maria's hand tightly. Richard growled through the pain and glared at Maria. [color=tomato]"So was it you, the Dykes or the Marine that did the number on Zoie? I figure it was the Marine since Zoie's helping your sorry ass to live right now."[/color] He quickly stopped talking when he heard Zoie defending him. That wasn't what he was used to. [color=f6989d]"Hey, I knows you be all messed in the head right now after gettin' bit but if it weren't for ol' Honkey Tonk here, I'd be deader than a doornail from them Eater out on the street earlier. I be dead you an' still be out there being gnawed on by them like a dog with a bone,"[/color] Zoie retorted quickly as she stepped over to the sisters. [color=lightgreen]"True. But that fuck face over there three months ago before coming here I was in a group with me, Lorna and my sister as well as him. Well quick story is he fucking left me for dead, thats why I fucking lost it there. Go ahead and ask him yourself, or do you want me to show you the scar when he shot me?"[/color] Zoie just rolled her eyes. [color=f6989d]"Well ya ain't ded, so stuff it,"[/color] she barked. Zoie wasn't one to give a damn about what happened in the past between people. Wasn't her concern. People were judged by their actions in front of her. So far Richard was okay. Victor walked over to Maria and forced her head to look away from where Richard was laying. [color=khaki]"Ignore this nonsense. You are about to die. Act like an adult or die like a dog."[/color] He folded his arms and stared down at Maria before grabbing a rubber tube from a trolley that he had nearby. Stepping behind Maria she grabbed her shoulders and laid her down on the table full and smiled. [color=f6989d]"Now, you find her somethan' to be bitin' down on, Froggy gotta work.'[/color] Victor nodded to Zoie and walked over to grab a towel that had been folded neatly onto the shelves. Deciding that it was not hard enough, he quickly threw it down and grabbed a wooden handled brush before breaking the brush head off of it over his knee. [color=khaki]"Bite on this. We do not need any more noise attracting the dead here. You! Keep guard!"[/color] He pointed at Sidd and sent him to watch the main doors of the courthouse. He placed the wooden handle into the mouth of Maria. He looked to Zoie with a worried face and then grabbed the bone saw from the trolley before speaking to Maria again. [color=khaki]"This is going to hurt [i]a lot[/i]. Brace yourself, blood is coming."[/color] Zoie tightened her grip on Maria and pushed down hard on the woman's shoulders. She had seen this done before and it wasn't going to be pretty. He checked the position of the bite and where the blood circulation had been cut off and began to saw the arm off from just below the shoulder. Maria sighed as Victor quickly put the wooden handle in her mouth she started to bite down as had as she could. Kristina held onto Maria's hand tightly as she tried to calm her down, then Victor started to saw off Maria's arm. Maria's grip started to tighten around Kris's hand and started to let out a muffled cry in pain as Victor cut deeper into her arm. [color=cyan]"I'm here Maria."[/color] Kristina said while she just focused on her sister and nothing else, she was scared of losing her sister but she wanted to be strong for her. [color=f6989d]"Girl, let it out. Screamin' be the only way to deal with this pain. Ain't no one gonna think less of ya. Hell, I'd be done bit through that wood,"[/color] Zoie said as she held her still. Victor continued sawing more and more, the blood sprayed everywhere and he cursed himself for forgetting to grab something to cover his clothing but really, it was nothing new. He grunted with the effort of using the saw and he worked through and through in an attempt to save the young woman's life. Zoie grimaced at the blood but there was nothing that could be done about it right then. Hopefully the place would have something for them to change into once this was all over. Richard watched from the sidelines, a satisfied smirk on his face as he heard Maria crying in pain. Now the bitch knew real pain, she'd realise what he'd done months ago was [i]nothing[/i]. Maria's muffled cries started to turn into screams as Victor cut deeper and deeper, tears started going down the sides of her face as Maria breathed heavily her eyes were shut as tightly as she could. Kristina slowly turned her attention over towards Richard seeing him smirking over at her sister, she wanted nothing to do but strangle the man but her focus was on her sister's well being. [color=f6989d]"Breath girl, it be over with soon. Just a bit longer and Froggy have that dead part off and be stitchin' ya up in no time,"[/color] Zoie reassured Maria as she continued to keep the woman pinned down on the table. She hated to have to do it to someone but it was better to have to hold her down than to have her flail and her end up in worse shape. Grimacing, Victor continued with his work and when the telltale sound of metal on metal sounded, Victor quickly got to work and did what he had to do in order to stem the blood flow and get the wound closed up as best as he could. It would be a long recovery period if the woman even survived. It was pretty much a 50/50 in his mind but time would tell. Zoie finally released her grip from Maria and leaned over, pulling a sheet over the woman. [color=f6989d]"You did good girl, you did good,"[/color] Zoie said in a reassuring voice. Taking a breath she grabbed a towel for herself and stepped over to Richard to check on him. When he was done with the cleaning and closing of the wound, Victor dashed to find some pain management medication for his latest patient. Richard had changed his attention to the prisoner again but still looked rather satisfied with [i]something[/i] that only he and Kris would be aware of. Zoie perked a brow at the look on Richards face but didn't say anything, she was too busy trying to get the mess off herself. God she wanted a shower. Or at least a jump into a creek. Maria's breathing slowed down somewhat as Victor finished cutting off her arm, she just wanted to roll over and vomit from the pain. She remained very still and quiet as she tried to focus away from the pain. Kristina looked up towards Victor as he walked away to find something for the pain. [color=cyan]"Will she survive?"[/color] Kristina finally asked, she continued to just try and comfort her older sister as best as she could. Victor looked down at his handiwork and could do nothing more than consider the odds. [color=khaki]"Time will tell. I cannot give you an exact answer but what I can tell you is that she needs constant security until such times as we can tell if she is going to turn or not. The amputation is not a guarantee, it is only a possible treatment."[/color] He placed a gentle hand over the top of the two girls's hands and gently patted them both. [color=khaki]"I am sorry that I cannot tell you more."[/color] Zoie didn't know the answer to that, she would leave that to Victor. Plopping down next to Richard on the edge of the bed she gave him a bit of a smile as she wiped away the last bit of blood from under her nose. [color=f6989d]"And to answer yer earlier question, no. Neither of them had a tussle with me. Was an old aquaintance. Had to give him the boot,"[/color] she said with a smirk on her lips. The smirk faded as she took a breath. [color=f6989d]"Marine is gone, she got a bullet to the heart out of no where, but don't fret none. That old aquaintance was the cause, he done be taken care of. He lost his head,"[/color] she said quielty but as she remembered his head rolling across the floor she couldn't help but chuckle. Richard's eyebrows rose when he heard that Lorna had been killed. He swallowed the lump in his throat and wondered if she'd turned or if she'd became Deadbrain chow. He nodded to Zoie as she filled him in. At least it hadn't been because of her defending of him that caused her to be so bloodied and beaten. He shifted himself on his bed and tried to sit up straighter as he watched her chuckling. The woman really was bad ass. [color=tomato]"Well... I'm glad you're alright, dolly."[/color] Kristina looked up at Victor she didn't want to see her sister die, she nodded slowly as she ran her hand through Maria's hair. Maria had closed her eyes lost consciousness shortly after she was still breathing. She looked over at her sister's hand and saw her holding Lorna's dog tags, just as Zoie told her what happened to her. Tears started going down her face after hearing the news Maria was the only person that she had left now. [color=cyan]"I'm not going to leave her side."[/color] Kristina said softly and looked towards Victor. [color=cyan]"Is there anything else I can do?"[/color] Victor shook his head and made with starting to clean the mess he had created with Maria's help. Zoie looked over towards Richard and shook her head a bit as she watched him try to sit up more. [color=f6989d]"I be just fine, nothin' be getting ol Zo' down. Now you just relax there ya hear me,"[/color] she said as she reached over and brushed his hair back a bit. He flinched slightly, unsure what to do at her touch in that moment but he managed to smile to her. Apparently his beating had made him more jumpy than he realised. [color=tomato]"Thanks sweetheart. Appreciate it."[/color] He glanced over to the sisters and considered them both. At least Maria wasn't going to be giving him a mean right hook again, that was for sure. He heard Kris's reaction to Lorna's death and he balked a little. How the fuck was this little girl not reacting more to the death of the woman that had taken care of her for the last however many months? He shook his head and glared at Kris. He expected more from her. Kristina took another look at Lorna's dog tags again slowly moving her hand free from her sister's grip. Tears started going down her face as she thought of Lorna the woman who protected and watched over her for the past four months. And the thought of now losing her sister, she laid her head down on Maria's chest and started to cry loudly holding onto her sister she was so scared now being alone. Zoies eyes went over to the sisters and she cringed somewhat. She was wondering when the break down was going to occur. There was really no words she could offer to try to make things better. Only thing she could think of was perhaps the girls needed to be alone right then. Turning she looked at Froggy. [color=f6989d]"Froggy, push me over that wheelchair. I gonna take Honkey Tonk out of here. If that bastard down there wakes up, put a bullet in his brain would ya. Or do ya need me to go ahead and get it done?"[/color] Victor glanced up and gave a quick nod before fetching the wheelchair for Zoie. He pushed it over beside Richard and helped him move into the seat. [color=tomato]"Thanks Doc. Appreciate it."[/color] He gave Victor a quick pat on the arm as thanks and looked towards the sisters. He might have felt bad for them once, but not now. He had no sympathy for them. He really did not give a fuck. Victor moved over to Kris as she cried on her sister's chest and ran a comforting hand across the top of her back, trying to help her let it all out. He looked to Zoie and considered the idea of shooting the man. His nostrils flared and he looked to Zoie. [color=khaki]"I will not shoot him but I will kill him if necessary. Perhaps sending in the young man from outside to watch him may be a good idea?"[/color] Kristina felt Victor gently patting her back, she knew he was trying his best to comfort her at the moment Kris was to upset with lossing Lorna and the thought of Maria for good this time. [color=cyan]"Please don't leave me Maria.."[/color] Kristina said softly between sobs. Victor removed his hand from the girl's back and nodded. [color=khaki]"If you need anything I will just be across the room. When Maria wakes up please let me know and we can move her onto a more comfortable bed."[/color] He walked away and began to tidy and clean the instruments that he had used so far. Zoie nodded towards Victor as she stepped behind the wheel chair and moved them over to the door, pushing it open with Richards feet. [color=f6989d]"Hey, can yousa go in there and keep an eye out on that bastard for me? Gonna get Honkey Tonk away from them two for a bit. Much appriciated.[/color] With that she pushed Richard out into the next room and wheeled him over to a window so she could take a peek out to see what was going on.