[b]Bruce Levi - You did this to yourself[/b]

The speech had already begun when everyone gathered at the center of the town. It started off with his personal introduction, Bruce once again telling them who he was before the virus spread, before everything turned to shit. He told them about his politician life as mayor of Mississippi, how he'd have to make decisions that changed peoples life for the better. Bruce told them about bringing that same skill into Haywood, how he still makes live-changing decisions to help the people prosper and remain in sanctuary. He speech continued into more important matters, such as new rules set for Haywood. "From now on, we will be working an additional hour. This means that everyone's curfew will increase an hour. It used to be at eight pm, it will now be at nine pm. This will allow us all to increase our water supply, having people work in the wells for an extra hour, we will increase our crop production, again, allowing our farmers and planters work for yet another hour. Our hunting crew will also be taking an extra shift, helping bring in more food and supplying our rations so we can distribute properly and with efficiency." 

That's when a small ruckus started in the audience. Bruce continued to speak to the people, but his eyes lay on noise that sprouted out of the bunch. At first he couldn't make out who it was, who was speaking to each other, but then, he found them. There were three, "...........and we will continue to to protect the gates, so we remain safe," and they were louder than they thought. People started to look at them, trying to shush them in order to hear their mayor speak. In result, the girl was taken away by the doctor and some young man. It was obviously the doctor because of his wardrobe. The girl was pregnant of course, so she was distinguished even quicker than the doctor. As the speech continued, two soldiers approached the side of the podium. They stared at Mr. Levi as if waiting for his command, knowing what they were supposed to do. In the middle of his speech, the turned to the soldiers - as he still spoke - and nodded in allowance. 

The two soldiers then left Bruce's side and walked around the crowd normally, not pulling any sort of attention to themselves. They caught the room the doctor took the girl and waited patiently outside of it. They couldn't hear what they were saying because Bruce was speaking above all noise. The man had lungs of steel and the voice of a great legend. Anyhow, the two soldiers waited outside until the doctor came back out and locked the door behind him. As a surprise, on of the soldiers took the doctors arm as the other escorted him aside from the crowd. "You're goin against policy doctor. That's too bad." The soldiers then disappeared with the doctor, nobody saw the incident because they all had their attention towards their leader. 

Bruce could see the soldiers escort the doctor out, but he did not see them with the boy. As he continued to gather the the crowd in unity, he looked for the young man. It took him a while, but he found him. Then the unexpected happened, Bruce stepped away from his podium, "........and I will continue doing everything in my power to protect all of you.....," and walked into the crowd. "I will protect you" he said, putting his hand on the shoulder of a random tenant. "I will protect you as well" he said to an old lady, revealing his white teeth with a smile. He did this to a couple of the pedestrians, old people, children, old men, grown men. Then he reached the young lad who helped the doctor and the girl. Everyone gave way to their Mayor, allowing him to get around fairly and easily. Bruce then placed his hand on the young man's shoulder, staring directly into his eyes. "I will protect [i]you[/i]. I will protect the young men of Haywood, helping them flourish in this new world." He then poked the lad's chest. "You will be nourished into a man. You will raise children and have a family. You will be just like us" he finished, his pupils slightly dilated. His eyes were red and his hand patted the lad's cheek. He then forward to reach the boy's ear, whispering into it, "You did this to yourself." Then he walked away with a smile, waving to all his people and exiting the gates of Haywood in a vehicle. The people cheered as he drove away, then resumed their daily duties. They spoke to themselves about working harder and ideas on how to further the prosperity. They never doubted Levi, not even with his lack of presence in the town. He'd been supplying them with sanctuary for about nine months, maybe more. 

Aside from the town, outside the Haywood gates, the doctor now sat, all tied up, on a chair. He was in the a small deserted building called the cell block. This is where people that went against their Mayor's word were 'tried fairly'. The doctor had his hands and feet tied by a strong rope. He had a beam of light shining directly on him, as if he was in an investigation room. But on the rear corner was the body of large man, naked and completely covered in blood. His skull was bashed into his face, his entire body crippled by a bat. The body wasn't discomposed, so he hand't turned into a walker, he was killed a human. On his torso, he had been engraved with the tip of a blade. He was even cleaned up so that the engraved words were distinguishable. The name of their town "HAYWOOD" was cut into his flesh. It was a disgusting view, but it was the effect of treachery. Soon enough, the door to the building opened, and from the entrance came forth the Mayor, Bruce Levi. 

"What the hell is this Levi? Why am I here huh? For helping a young girl, the girl you told me to keep safe?" 

"You see doctor, I understand where you are coming from, but see........I only instructed you to aid her when she was sick. But that's not the reason you are here. You left during my speech, which is actually going against one of Haywood's rules. As stated before, [i]everyone[/i] is to meet when I give speech. That's the rule doct-" 

"Oh c'mon Levi! Tell me the damn truth, why am I here?! You already killed another man, look! What are you? You sure aren't the man you say you are. As a tenant at Haywood, I had no idea what a monster you are! Nobody knows the truth do they? But do you think I'm stupid or something? I know what you do to all the girls that come into our little town, you give them away to some......some......benefactor or someth-" he was then punched directly on the side of the jaw, causing blood to pour from his mouth. 

Bruce then licked his lips with disbelief. A mere tenant was speaking to him like he was nothing. "What the hell do you know doctor? Huh? I've given all those people everything they desire, so who cares how I get it. I do everything to keep them safe, wouldn't you?" he asked sarcastically, already knowing the answer. He then threw yet another fist into the man's stomach. "So my suspicions about you were right. You know what's going on and now you're trying to get this girl out aren't you? But see, if you do that, then Haywood doesn't get to eat for three more months. You're not only sacrificing your own life, YOUR SACRIFICING EVERYONE'S!" he yelled, running his already bloody fist across the man's face yet again. Already the doctor looked like one of the walkers, his face completely filled with blood, yet he still held breath. The doc coughed a couple of times, spitting out blood onto the rough ground. The soldier waited by the door, watching their Mayor take action. They had no words, just kept silent and watched patiently. In their eyes, he was doing the right thing. 

Bruce then ripped the doctors shirt open. He could see his chest, hairy like a beast. "You've failed us doctor. You've failed all of Haywood with your treachery. Now you will forever hold image in your heart!" Bruce then took a knife from his belt and started to cut letters into the man's chest. Blood squirted as the man screamed louder than a pregnant woman giving birth. "COVER HIS MOUTH!!" Bruce commanded the soldiers, who moved quickly and did just that. The doctor continued to yell, but his screams were silent. His tears were shedding like his blood, running down his face fusing with the red. "You've failed all your friends doctor! You've failed Tommy, Jim, Mrs. Marietta, James, you failed that young man who helped you with the girl!" Bruce said, finishing the carving of the word 'Haywood' into the man's chest. If he did not die from the loss of blood, he would soon die from what was next. 

The doctor's head bobbed to each side of his shoulder like a potato sack. Bruce had sprayed blood all over his face, his fist, his arms, his clothes, it was basically everywhere. "It is too bad this happened Doctor, we really needed you back there. If only you'd of just spoken to me, maybe things would of been different."

"I'm not.......*cough*.....the one....who failed. I-it-....was you who failed" the doctor struggled to say, his one good eye looking directly at Bruce. "That girl.....sh-she....bares......*gasping for air*.....your chi- *CRUSH!* 

Suddenly, his entire skull collapsed inside itself as a hammer was bashed into his brain. Blood was gruesomely everywhere, all over the ground, all over his clothes, all over everything. After putting down the hammer and the blade, the soldiers handed their mayor a change of clothes. He started to change right there and then. Behind him was a bottle of water that he used to clean his hands and face, wiping away all the blood with a towel afterwards. "Remove his clothes and bring both of these back to town after hours. Make sure everyone is in their rooms, then, hang these two on the entrance gates, there is no room for traitors here in Haywood. Anyone who disobeys will be engraved with their sins." And with that, Bruce mounted his vehicle and returned to Haywood. It was still daylight, so the other soldiers could not return yet, not until nighttime. 

During that time, the soldiers guarding the Haywood entrance noticed a man in the outskirts of their complex. They pointed their weapons at him as they opened the gates slightly. "State your name and put down your weapons!" one of the guards commanded, stepping out of Haywood, followed by three other men. They started to proceed towards him, surrounding the man, noticing the weapons he held. Those were most likely government issued weapons. "We are not allowed to let you in until a full body cavity search. Then we will proceed by asking you questions, but that will be done inside. Right now, state your name and hand over all your weapons. If you fail to do so, we will use necessary force!" the soldier finished. (this was said to Surge)