Loss

Me and the others were arranging the meeting with Bell. We met near the end of the week.

"So, what is it this time?" Bell asked.

"I understand you people are self-substained. We know how to kill Walkers. So, here's the deal: We kill Walkers in specific areas, you give us food." I said.

"What's in it really for us?" Bell asked.

"More safe areas, less breaches, and less worries about water contamination." I told her.

"We'll think about it. And how about Dexter and Blossom?"

"We know who they are, we know who you are. I know about your father, the bombs." I said.

"You know all about me and I know all about you. That doesn't matter now." Bell said.

"Well, what does matter?" I asked.

"Their surrender to me." Bell said.

"I'm sorry but that's not happening. We end them here." I said.

"Well, do say I didn't warn you." The doors closed shut and guards held me down.

"Hey, what is this?" I asked.

"We saw your cars go down the road to come here. Where's your camp?" Bell asked.

"I'm not saying." I said boldly.

Bell then pulled out a cleaver and placed it gently on my arm.

"Last chance. Where's your camp?!" She asked loudly.

"You might as well kill me! If you do, the others'll kill you. I know you can't kill me." I said.

What followed was an ocean of pain as the cleaver came crashing down on my hand.

"HOW ABOUT NOW?!" Bell exclaimed.

"...Screw you." I said faintly as my vison went blurry.

"Burn the wound. We need him alive." Bell said.

All I saw were the doors opening and voices loudly screaming.

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?! OH, YOU'RE DEAD, YOU HEARD ME? DEAD!" Rainbow screamed.

Can't die... Can't... Die...

Everything went black.

I woke up in a laboratory with Scootaloo and the others looking at me.

"What happened?" I asked.

"You passed out. When we heard the screams we thought... Daisukie picked the lock and we saw your hand on the ground and a LOT of blood. We thought you wouldn't make it..." Scootaloo said.

"Well, glad I did." I looked at my arm to see it wrapped and bandaged.

"Good God, I look like Lee." I joked.

"How does it feel?" Dexter asked.

"Well, it hurts mostly. Also it feels like it's still there." I said trying to move my wrist and fingers.

"Yeah, it'll feel like that for a while. I'm building a prosthetic as we speak. But, it'll take a while." Dexter said.

"How do you know it'll fit?" I asked.

"I'm using your amputated arm as a template. I'm making it so you can send a blade from the front. You'll never be without a weapon again." Dexter claimed.

"Thanks." I said as I got up.

"How long was I out?" I asked.

"4 days. We were really worried. Especially Scootaloo." Dexter said as he typed some coding to his computer.

"Well, now what?" I asked.

"We captured one of them. Rainbow's interrogating him right now." Fluttershy said.

Rainbow then walked through the door with her hands soaked in blood.

"What did you do?" Sunset asked.

"Had a little talk. He's alive, he says the group has a small opening through the east side. All we need to to do is use one of Dexter's EMPs to take out the turrets, blow up the wall, fire some shots, and the Walkers will do the rest." Rainbow said.

"We'll see. Remember, there're innocent people in those walls. We need to wait until they can join us. We need to distract Bell, go through the gates, and offer them to join us. Then we can kill Bell. It's the only way." I said.

"Fine. When can we do it?" Rainbow asked.

"As soon as that arm's ready. I'd rather have two arms instead of one." I said.

"Okay then. Me and Scootaloo are going on a run to Megaville to see this east side." Rainbow said as she grabbed her knife and rifle.

"Alright, that's the deal. As soon as that arm's ready, we'll invite Bell to talk about a truce, me and Sunset'll go to Megaville, offer anyone to join, and execute Bell." I planned.

"Alright. I think you're right with this. We need to be human and this is the only way." Sunset told me.

"How long will that arm take?" I asked.

"A few days at the least. I won't be working with military-grade materials here, but it'll work. I have enough for a water proof prototype, but if you want a more advanced prosthetic, I'm gonna need proper prosthetics. Maybe the military base?" Dexter thought.

"Maybe. We could use the food from the base. The city nearby looks nearly untouched. Maybe there could be food there." I said.

"It can wait. We need to talk to the prisoner first." Vinyl said.

"Let me see him." I said.

"You sure you can take it?" Applejack asked.

"Yeah. I've seen Walkers with no organs. How bad can the prisoner be?" I asked.

I walked into the barn to see the prisoner beaten and cut.

"Well then. Dash really went all out." I said.

"Are you gonna kill me?" The prisoner asked.

"No, I'm more bark than bite. Not like her." I grabbed a chair and sat down.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"I'm Frank. You?" He asked.

"Wait, did you own the orphanage up the road?" I asked.

"Yes. Why?" He asked.

I got up and locked the door.

"Do you remember a girl named Scootaloo?" I asked.

"Yeah. Is she here?" Frank asked suddenly wary.

"Yes. I'll try to keep her away, but I won't be able to hide this forever." I said.

"Oh, let her in. I'm almost dead anyway." He said.

I called Scootaloo over.

"What is it-" She stopped as she saw his face.

I got ready to hold her back.

"Scootaloo. Just calm down. Take a seat. I'm gonna talk to him."

"No, no. Let me." She took my seat.

"So, how are you?" She asked calmly.

"Fine, considering." Frank said almost confused.

"Good." She leaped at him. "Trust me, if you think Rainbow was bad, just wait till I'm done!" She ran at him with me holding her back.

"Scootaloo, back off! Let me talk to him. We need him alive. He can be a bargaining chip." I said as Scootaloo kept charging at him.

"Fine. If you lay a finger on him, I'll take this matchette and slit your throat, do you hear me?!" Scootaloo screamed.

"Y-yes." Frank said petrified.

"Okay, Kyle. Talk." Scootaloo walked out the barn.

"Well, you heard her. Talk." I said warmly.

"Alright. Bell takes survivors by force and put them to work. Most of them were from the outside and the rest were military personnel." Frank said calming down.

"How about the others? If we were to go and offer them to join us, would they?" I asked

"Yeah. They'll burn that place if you wanted them to. They just want out." He said.

"How about the military?" I asked.

"Them too." Frank said.

"Okay then. I'll send Fluttershy to look at you. She's as close to a medic as we're ever gonna get." I said.

"We have a army combat medic who'll give anything to leave. He can be useful." Frank said.

"Thank you." I said as I left to get Fluttershy.