Aug. 19th - The Second Fence (BtVS/TWD)
Title: The Second Fence
Author: 3am_moonlight
Rating: Gen, inplied het (Glenn/Maggie, Rick/Lori).
Crossover: The Walking Dead
Timeline: Anytime post-Chosen, S03 for TWD.
Characters: Buffy, Faith, Rick, Daryl, Maggie, Glenn, etc.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon. TWD belongs to whoever owns the copyright.
Summary: The group get inside the second fence and settle in Cellblock C.
Word Count: 1386.
Note: Follows ' Lost In the Woods' and ' The First Fence'.
The next morning started early and after a light breakfast, they split into two groups. Buffy, Faith, Rick, Glenn, Maggie, Daryl, and T/Dog would brave the second fence and kill the walkers inside. Everyone else would spread out on the other side of the fence and try and draw as many of the walkers over there as they could.
The two Slayers would go in first and take the first wave and clear a path, while the other five would take any stragglers and surprise walkers who might show up around the corners. It was a simple plan, but it was easily adaptable to anything which might come up. Once again Buffy was armed with the Scythe and Faith had her trusty sword. The rest had machetes and other sharp objects.
Rick opened the gate and the two Slayers went through, immediately decapitating a walker each before the rest had a chance to even enter the inner yard. The undead had clearly noticed their arrival and shambled in their direction only to be met with something sharp and shiny courtesy of the two women. Behind them, the other five moved in a loose circle only darting out to stab a walker in the head before quickly moving back to their original position right after. There was safety in numbers and the two Slayers had both heard the telltale shuffling of a bigger herd just out of their sight. It was one of the reasons why they were so many, instead of just letting the two women do the job by themselves.
The four men and Maggie were working in tandem when needed, one person knocking a walker to the ground and the second stabbing it in the head right after before quickly going back to the circle. And all the time they made sure to keep the others in view, always watching each other's backs.
In the outer yard the remaining group was yelling and shaking the second fence, trying to get the attention of the walking dead so they could kill as many of them as possible so the seven people inside the second yard could get to their goal more quickly. It was working, at least in the beginning, until they realized there were closer prey inside and moved towards them instead.
When Buffy and Faith finally reached the halfway point and could look around the corner, they finally got a partial view of the rest of the herd and it was both good and bad news. On the good side, there was a third fence and most of the herd were still on the opposite side, but on the bad side, there were walkers in riot gear coming in their direction from another part of the second yard. A few seconds later another two walkers in riot gear came at them from right in front of them and to the right. Then a fifth one came out of a door to their immediate right.
A quick, non-verbal conversation and Buffy ran for the third gate and kicked several walkers back inside before she reached inside a pocket and got another set of carabine hooks with a chain in the middle to secure the gate with. It was the same kind Rick had used on both the first and second gate. Meanwhile, Faith tried to kill the walkers in riot gear but only succeeded in knocking them down until she saw one of them get too close to Maggie and she stabbed it with her knife between its vest and helmet. Quickly Faith copied her and made short work of the remaining two while Glenn and T-Dog worked together to kill the last one. Then Maggie ran past them and stabbed the one Rick had knocked down but failed to kill.
All of them looked around the courtyard at the dead walkers and the undead ones behind the last fence. Before Daryl pointed with one of his arrows at one of the downed corpses and commented, "That's a civilian, not a prisoner."
T-Dog added, "Some of the interiors could be overrun by walkers from outside the prison."
"If there are walls down, what are we gonna do? We can't rebuild this whole place." Glenn questioned.
Buffy walked back over to the group, "We need to get inside to see how bad it is and if it's possible to stay here or not. If there are a secure area and a manageable number of walkers we can kill them and stay here for a while, if the damage is too large we're leaving in the morning."
Rick supported her plan, and added, "We need to secure any blind spots before deciding what to do."
They walked over to a fenced in a staircase, Rick in the lead who opened the door and T-Dog bringing up the rear and closing the door behind them in case they'd missed anyone. Now was not the time for surprises. They crept silently inside the door at the top, weapons at the ready and eyes moving around checking out every corner and listening closely for any sounds from inside. Once inside the first door, there was a second barred door just behind it, which opened easily when Rick put his hand on it.
It led to a short landing before continuing down to a short set of stairs before opening up into a room with two tables and with four bolted down seats to each. The entire room looked like it had been overturned despite the lack of much of anything in it; litter and other debris were strewn all over the floor. On the opposite side was a longer staircase, leading up to a watchtower. It was clearly somewhere the prisoners could meet visitors while still being observed by their guards.
Faith went straight for the second staircase without a word, just a simple hand gesture indicating where she was heading and a small smirk on her face. Clearly, she knew what the room was and wanted to see what the guards had been seeing. With her sword in one hand and her senses on high alert, she climbed the stairs, occasionally looking down at the rest of the group. All of whom were investigating the lower areas for threats or anything which could be of use to them.
Once inside the tower, there was yet another door, Faith found a security guard sitting in a chair with his head blown apart. Dark red splatter covered the window behind him. She carefully poked him with her sword to made sure he wasn't going to get back up and then she stole his keys.
The group moved on and found Cellblock C where Faith used her newly acquired keys to open the barred door. All seven of them moved carefully into the corridor with their weapons up and their attention on full alert. The cell doors in front of them were open and like the previous rooms, there was litter and debris covering the floor. As they carefully investigated each cell from the outside they found a number of corpses inside with more blood spatter behind them.
On the walkway above was a half-floor were another row of cells and a couple of them even had walkers in them, both eager for fresh meat. Both were stabbed in the head by Rick and Daryl while Glenn and T-Dog went outside to get the rest of their group. The corpses were removed from all of the cells and thrown outside for the time being, and everyone chose a cell to call 'home' until further notice.
Maggie and Glenn decided to 'room' together, Lori and Carl took one, Carol and Sophia settled in another, and so on. Except for Daryl, Faith, and Buffy who all chose to sleep on the perch as none of them wanted the illusion of being locked up. The first two due to previous prison sentences and Buffy because she was flashing back to her short stay in a mental hospital. None of them were good memories in any way.
Everyone settled in for the night, for now, this was home. Unless it turned out that the rest of the structure was either unsafe or there were more walkers than they could or wanted to deal with.
Author: 3am_moonlight
Rating: Gen, inplied het (Glenn/Maggie, Rick/Lori).
Crossover: The Walking Dead
Timeline: Anytime post-Chosen, S03 for TWD.
Characters: Buffy, Faith, Rick, Daryl, Maggie, Glenn, etc.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon. TWD belongs to whoever owns the copyright.
Summary: The group get inside the second fence and settle in Cellblock C.
Word Count: 1386.
Note: Follows ' Lost In the Woods' and ' The First Fence'.
The next morning started early and after a light breakfast, they split into two groups. Buffy, Faith, Rick, Glenn, Maggie, Daryl, and T/Dog would brave the second fence and kill the walkers inside. Everyone else would spread out on the other side of the fence and try and draw as many of the walkers over there as they could.
The two Slayers would go in first and take the first wave and clear a path, while the other five would take any stragglers and surprise walkers who might show up around the corners. It was a simple plan, but it was easily adaptable to anything which might come up. Once again Buffy was armed with the Scythe and Faith had her trusty sword. The rest had machetes and other sharp objects.
Rick opened the gate and the two Slayers went through, immediately decapitating a walker each before the rest had a chance to even enter the inner yard. The undead had clearly noticed their arrival and shambled in their direction only to be met with something sharp and shiny courtesy of the two women. Behind them, the other five moved in a loose circle only darting out to stab a walker in the head before quickly moving back to their original position right after. There was safety in numbers and the two Slayers had both heard the telltale shuffling of a bigger herd just out of their sight. It was one of the reasons why they were so many, instead of just letting the two women do the job by themselves.
The four men and Maggie were working in tandem when needed, one person knocking a walker to the ground and the second stabbing it in the head right after before quickly going back to the circle. And all the time they made sure to keep the others in view, always watching each other's backs.
In the outer yard the remaining group was yelling and shaking the second fence, trying to get the attention of the walking dead so they could kill as many of them as possible so the seven people inside the second yard could get to their goal more quickly. It was working, at least in the beginning, until they realized there were closer prey inside and moved towards them instead.
When Buffy and Faith finally reached the halfway point and could look around the corner, they finally got a partial view of the rest of the herd and it was both good and bad news. On the good side, there was a third fence and most of the herd were still on the opposite side, but on the bad side, there were walkers in riot gear coming in their direction from another part of the second yard. A few seconds later another two walkers in riot gear came at them from right in front of them and to the right. Then a fifth one came out of a door to their immediate right.
A quick, non-verbal conversation and Buffy ran for the third gate and kicked several walkers back inside before she reached inside a pocket and got another set of carabine hooks with a chain in the middle to secure the gate with. It was the same kind Rick had used on both the first and second gate. Meanwhile, Faith tried to kill the walkers in riot gear but only succeeded in knocking them down until she saw one of them get too close to Maggie and she stabbed it with her knife between its vest and helmet. Quickly Faith copied her and made short work of the remaining two while Glenn and T-Dog worked together to kill the last one. Then Maggie ran past them and stabbed the one Rick had knocked down but failed to kill.
All of them looked around the courtyard at the dead walkers and the undead ones behind the last fence. Before Daryl pointed with one of his arrows at one of the downed corpses and commented, "That's a civilian, not a prisoner."
T-Dog added, "Some of the interiors could be overrun by walkers from outside the prison."
"If there are walls down, what are we gonna do? We can't rebuild this whole place." Glenn questioned.
Buffy walked back over to the group, "We need to get inside to see how bad it is and if it's possible to stay here or not. If there are a secure area and a manageable number of walkers we can kill them and stay here for a while, if the damage is too large we're leaving in the morning."
Rick supported her plan, and added, "We need to secure any blind spots before deciding what to do."
They walked over to a fenced in a staircase, Rick in the lead who opened the door and T-Dog bringing up the rear and closing the door behind them in case they'd missed anyone. Now was not the time for surprises. They crept silently inside the door at the top, weapons at the ready and eyes moving around checking out every corner and listening closely for any sounds from inside. Once inside the first door, there was a second barred door just behind it, which opened easily when Rick put his hand on it.
It led to a short landing before continuing down to a short set of stairs before opening up into a room with two tables and with four bolted down seats to each. The entire room looked like it had been overturned despite the lack of much of anything in it; litter and other debris were strewn all over the floor. On the opposite side was a longer staircase, leading up to a watchtower. It was clearly somewhere the prisoners could meet visitors while still being observed by their guards.
Faith went straight for the second staircase without a word, just a simple hand gesture indicating where she was heading and a small smirk on her face. Clearly, she knew what the room was and wanted to see what the guards had been seeing. With her sword in one hand and her senses on high alert, she climbed the stairs, occasionally looking down at the rest of the group. All of whom were investigating the lower areas for threats or anything which could be of use to them.
Once inside the tower, there was yet another door, Faith found a security guard sitting in a chair with his head blown apart. Dark red splatter covered the window behind him. She carefully poked him with her sword to made sure he wasn't going to get back up and then she stole his keys.
The group moved on and found Cellblock C where Faith used her newly acquired keys to open the barred door. All seven of them moved carefully into the corridor with their weapons up and their attention on full alert. The cell doors in front of them were open and like the previous rooms, there was litter and debris covering the floor. As they carefully investigated each cell from the outside they found a number of corpses inside with more blood spatter behind them.
On the walkway above was a half-floor were another row of cells and a couple of them even had walkers in them, both eager for fresh meat. Both were stabbed in the head by Rick and Daryl while Glenn and T-Dog went outside to get the rest of their group. The corpses were removed from all of the cells and thrown outside for the time being, and everyone chose a cell to call 'home' until further notice.
Maggie and Glenn decided to 'room' together, Lori and Carl took one, Carol and Sophia settled in another, and so on. Except for Daryl, Faith, and Buffy who all chose to sleep on the perch as none of them wanted the illusion of being locked up. The first two due to previous prison sentences and Buffy because she was flashing back to her short stay in a mental hospital. None of them were good memories in any way.
Everyone settled in for the night, for now, this was home. Unless it turned out that the rest of the structure was either unsafe or there were more walkers than they could or wanted to deal with.