"𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴."
-𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥

It's been about six months since the farm had fallen. The group was currently resting in a random home when Camila had this grand idea. She coughed to clear her throat and get everyone's attention

"I'm going to be holding a cooking competition. I shall gather the ingredients. When I return, I expect our competitors to be ready" Camila said

"What the hell are you talking about?" T-Dog asked

"Ooh, who's competing?" Carl asked

"Lori, Daryl and Jesse shall be the competitors. Winner gets a free chocolate bar" Camila said as she held up the bar of chocolate. The competitors were definitely interested. Camila ran off before returning with the necessary food items. She set up three tables for the competitors to work. She set down the food items on each of the tables as everyone gathered to watch. Lori, Daryl and Jesse stood behind their tables

"Welcome to Camila's Kitchen. Today we have our three competitors. Lori from King County. Daryl, from redneck county, and Jesse from Atlanta. These three will compete for the grand prize of one chocolate bar. You three will be judged on your presentation, creativeness and overall taste. Now, let's get into what you'll actually be cooking with. On your table you will be able to see a can of dog food, grass, leaves, berries, and pecans. You will be given 10 minutes to cook. And begin!" Camila announced. Lori began working hard while Daryl just took a seat. Jesse began mixing everything together. The others were cheering as they wondered who would be crowned the victor of this competition. Eventually the 10 minutes had passed

"Okay, Lori bring up your dish" Camila said. Lori walked over and placed her dish infront of Camila. She inspected it

"I made a berry and pecan salad with a side of toasted dog food" Lori said. Camila continued to inspect it

"Presentation is okay, it's not really that creative. Perhaps it tastes better than it looks" Camila said before she dug in. She nodded before wiping her mouth with a cloth

"The taste is average. Next!" Camila shouted. Daryl walked up with the food exactly as Camila left it

"Disqualified! You lazy fuck!" Camila yelled as some people booed. Camila flipped them off. Daryl also flipped off Camila

"Jesse, bring up your plate" Camila said. Jesse walked over

"Today I present to you, my Jesse's special" He said as he set down in the plate infront of Camila. Camila couldn't believe her eyes. It looked like cow shit

"I.. oh wow.." Camila said slightly nervous to eat this

"Please enjoy" Jesse said before bowing. Camila gulped before she put it in her mouth. The moment it touched her tongue she vomited. Everyone sent out ew's of disgust and she didn't blame them. When she finished vomitting, she declared the winner

"Lori, take your fucking candy bar" She muttered before vomitting again

It's been two months since that horrid competition. Camila still couldn't forget what she had tasted. It truly haunted her dreams. It was her worst nightmare. Jesse had come down with a slight cough, which he said were his annual allergies which was actually normal for this time of year

The group had just raided a house, looking for something, anything to eat, and with Lori's ass about to give birth, they needed to find some place to stay. Camila jumped onto one of the couches as everyone else was checking the house for walkers. Once it was deemed safe, everyone was inside. Daryl walked into the living room as he plucked the feathers off an owl

"Ooh, I've never had owl" Camila stated

"It's mine, bitch" Daryl spat out. Camila jumped off the couch and tackled him for it. "Get this crazy bitch off me!"

Jesse yanked Camila back as she growled like a dog. She wanted that food, so bad she would kill for it. Everyone gathered in the living room. Carl walked in with dog food. He began trying to open up the can. When Rick saw what his son was doing, he lost his shit. He walked over and picked up the can. He read it and threw it into the fireplace

"You cuck! That's perfectly good food!" Camila complained. Rick didn't respond. T-Dog alerted them to walkers outside. Camila groaned. "Fuck those walkers and fuck you too, Rick!"

"What happened to Rick for president 2012?" Glenn asked

"That was before he wasted a perfectly good can of nutrients" Camila growled out

"I think she got rabies, somebody needs to put her down" Daryl said as Camila started foaming at the mouth and barking. Carl laughed

"Woah, cool" He said

"Nah, somebody needs to put her crazy ass down" Jesse said

"Enough" Rick said before the group evacuated the premises to escape the dreaded walkers. They loaded up into the cars and drove off like a bunch of pussies as the walkers chased them

The group exited their vehicles. T-Dog pulled out a map as Maggie helped open it up

"We got no place left to go" T-Dog said

"When this herd meets up with this one, we'll be cut off. We'll never make it south" Maggie explained

"What would you say? That was about 150 head?" Daryl asked

"I think 190" Jesse spoke up

"That was last week. It could be twice that by now" Glenn said

"Why don't we become one with the walkers. Move among them" Camila said

"Because Lori is about to give birth and they smell like shit" Beth said

"Language" Hershel warned

"Sorry, daddy" She told him

"Well, this river could have delayed them. If we move fast, we might have a shot to tear through there" Hershel explains

"Yeah, but if this group joins with that one, they could spill out this way" T-Dog mentioned

"So we're f-u-c-k-e-d" Camila spelled out

"Yup" Maggie said

"Only thing to do is double back at 27 and swing towards Greenville" Rick said

"Yeah, we picked through that already. It's like we spent the winter going in circles" T-Dog said

"We literally did go in circles" Camila pointed out as she spun around

"Yeah, I know. I know. At Newnan we'l push west. Haven't been through there yet. We can't keep going house to house. Need to find someplace to hole up for a few weeks" Rick said

"All right. Is it cool if we get to the creek before we head out? Won't take long. We got to fill up on water. We can boil it later" T-Dog said. Rick nodded

"Knock yourself out" Rick told him as the group dispersed

Rick and Daryl had found a prison during their travels. Rick was convinced that this was the place they could call home. He brought everyone over. The yard was filled with walkers, but Rick said it was a minor set back and that they could take them out. Rick used the bolt cutters to open the fence. Everyone went through

Daryl and Glenn quickly closed up the fence so walkers couldn't get in from the outside. The walkers from the yard wanted a taste of fresh human flesh so they made their way towards the group, only to be blocked by a fence. The group began to ran in the safe area as walkers banged against the fences

Daryl opened this big ass door and everyone went through. It led them to an even bigger door that was blocked by a large vehicle of some sort. The vehicle was on its side, so there was no moving it. Unless they had a tank or some shit

"It's perfect. If we can shut that gate, prevent more from filling the yard, we can pick these walkers off. We'll take the field by tonight" Rick declared

"So how do we shut the gate?" Hershel asked

"I'll do it. You guys cover me" Glenn said. Camila kissed his cheek

"I'll help" Camila stated

"No. It's a suicide run" Maggie explained

"I'm the fastest" Glenn countered

"I'm built different so I can't die anyway" Camila said

"That logic makes zero sense" Jesse told her but was shushed as a finger was pressed against his lips. Camila shook her head

"Don't fight the truth" She said

"No, you, Maggie, and Beth draw as many as you can over there. Pop 'em through the fence. Daryl, go back to that other tower. Carol, Jesse, you both have become pretty good shots. Take your time. We don't have a lot of ammo to waste. Hershel, you and Carl take this tower" Rick commanded. The only one without a job was Camila

"What about me?" She asked. Rick looked her in the eye

"You're with me" He told her. She nodded and pulled out a morning star. It was a medieval weapon that had a spiky ball that she could whip people with. She evily laughed as Rick shook his head. Everyone began doing their assigned jobs as Lori opened the door for the duo. The two crimefighters entered the walker filled yard. They began running for the gate. Rick killed some walkers with his silenced weapon while Camila was spinning around, taking off walkers heads with her weapon

"Wheeeee!" She laughed as she was like a tornado spinning so rapidly. Rick refused to get distracted by the enigma that is Camila and kept running. She kept spinning and taking out walkers. She was a Camido

"I'm Camido!" She let out her battle cry. Gunshots rang out as the others killed walkers. Rick finally made it to the gate, and closed it, prohibiting other walkers from inside the prison to get to them. All that was left to do was take out the rest of the walkers, and that's exactly what they did. Rick had run up to one of the towers while Camila stayed on the ground spinning like a madman. She was positive she was basically drenched in blood, but she was having too much fun

Night had fallen. The group was celebrating their grand victory. Daryl was on watch with some goofy ass poncho on. Rick was patrolling the perimeter for like the 10th time. Camila was stuffing her face with food as they all sat around a fire

"Mmm. Just like Mom used to make" Glenn said

"You're lucky we didn't let Jesse cook that" Lori chuckled. Camila nodded

"Nah cuz he can't cook for shit. Any food he attempts to cook becomes actual shit" Camila said. Jesse put his hand up to his heart as he pretended to be hurt, before he smiled

"Maggie, you'd eat my food right?" He asked. Maggie slowly made eye contact with him

"Of course" She said as she looked away

"Lying is crazy" Jesse told her

"I-I'm not lying" Maggie defended. Jesse raised an eyebrow

"Oh yeah? Then look at me and say it" Jesse told her. She shook her head

"I'm sorry, your food really does taste like shit" She said

"Tomorrow we'll pull all the bodies together. Want to keep them away from that water. Now, if we can dig a canal under the fence, we'll have plenty of fresh water" T-Dog said as Camila laid against Glenn

"And this soil is good. We could plant some seed, grow some tomatoes, cucumbers, soybeans" Hershel said before he saw Rick. "That's his third time around. If there was any part of it compromised, he'd have found it by now"

"This'll be a good place to have the baby. Safe" Beth told Lori. Carol had left to give Daryl some food since he hadn't eaten yet

"What are you gonna name the fetus?" Camila asked

"I'm not sure" Lori admitted

"Bethy, sing Paddy Reilly for me" Hershel said. Camila stood up

"We're singing now? Hold on, because I know this song" Camila said

"Well that's great and all but-" Hershel was cut off

"Peach, you're so cool! And with my star we're gonna rule! Peach understand! I'm gonna love you till the very end!" Camila sang her heart out. Glenn face palmed as he shook his head. Jesse stood up

"Peaches Peaches Peaches Peaches Peaches! Peaches Peaches Peaches Peaches Peaches! I love you!" They both sang as they had a concert

"Somebody shut those fuckers up!" Daryl yelled from across the yard

"You guys are gonna attract walkers" T-Dog said. Camila sighed and shook her head

"You guys just don't see talent even if it's right in front of you" She said. Rick eventually walked over and crouched down

"Better all turn in. I'll take watch over there. Got a big day tomorrow" Rick told the group

"What do you mean?" Glenn asked

"Look, I know we're all exhausted. This was a great win. But we've got to push just a little bit more. Most of the walkers are dressed as guards and prisoners. Looks like this place fell pretty early. It could mean the supplies may be intact. They'd have an infirmary, a commissary" Rick began. Daryl and Carol had walked over

"An armory?" Daryl asked

"That would be outside the prison itself, but not too far away. Warden's offices would have info on the location. Weapons, food, medicine. This place could be a gold mine" Rick explained

"We're dangerously low on ammo. We'd run out before we make a dent" Hershel responded

"That's why we have to go in there.. hand to hand. After all we've been through, we can handle it, I know it. These assholes don't stand a chance" Rick said before walking off

The group had successfully killed all the walkers in part of the prison. Now they were all going to move into prison cells

"What do you think?" Rick asked

"Home sweet home" Glenn replied

"For the time being" Rick said. Camila rushed into one of the cells

"I call top bunk!" She yelled before attacking her bed

"It's secure?" Lori asked her husband

"This cell block is" Rick replied as Glenn put his stuff on the bottom bunk. They were gonna be roomies

"What about the rest of the prison?" Hershel asked

"In the morning, we'll find the cafeteria and infirmary" Rick said. Camila walked over to Jesse before they both stared at eachother. This knowing look in their eyes

"I have an idea!" Jesse said

"What's your idea?" Camila asked

"You should be-" Jesse was cut off

"I'm not gonna be Mercy" Camila said before the two began to pose in synchronization

"I'm not gonna be Mercy! You should've picked any kind of support! You ended up losing and it's all your fault! Your tears are what I look for!" The two sang as they did different poses. The group just stared at them

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11/28/23