Destruction ||| Glenn Rhee x Reader (TWD X Reader)

Chapter 39) Courtyard

The group approaches the outer chain gate of the prison. Rick grabs a pair of pliers from T-Dog and starts cutting away.

Glenn stabs a walker that was sneaking up on Y/N.

Archer takes down another walker. Maggie and Y/N surround Lori to protect her.

"Watch the backside!" Rick shouts.

The cut is finally wide enough. Lori goes first followed by Carl, Hershel and Beth.

T-Dog, Rick, Carol, Archer and Maggie are next.

Lastly, Y/N, Glenn, and Daryl. The three of them close up the hole in the fence with wire and tie it tight.

The prison is set up in an odd way. There's the far outer fence that they just got inside of. It wraps around the entire outside of the courtyard. There's a maybe 5 foot wide path and then another fence that is holding the walkers in the courtyard. There are a few gates in between.

Past the courtyard is another fence gate that leads to the actual prison. That gate is open.

The group investigates. Walkers try getting at them from both sides of the fence but are unsuccessful.

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

Hershel adjusts his gun. "So how do we shut the gate?"

Glenn steps forward. "I'll do it. You guys cover me."

Y/N shakes her head. "No, me."

Glenn groans. "I'm the fastest."

Y/N rolls her eyes. "I can slip in and shut that gate before half those walkers even realize."

Rick shuts them both up. "Glenn, Maggie and Beth. Y'all draw as many as you can over in that direction. Kill them through the fence." He says pointing down the alley they're in.

"Daryl go to that tower over there. Carol too. You've become a pretty good shot. Take your time, we don't have a lot of ammo to waste." He continues.

Glenn goes to say something and Rick cuts him off again. "Hershel, Carl and Archer, you take this tower." He says pointing at the large brick structure next to them.

"What about me?" Y/N asks.

"Y/N is with me. We'll run for the gate."

Glenn shakes his head. "Rick."

Rick holds his hand up. "I'll keep an eye on her. She'll be fine."

Y/N nods and brings Glenn in for a quick kiss on the lips. "I can do it. I promise."

He sighs and nods, pulling her in once more for another kiss.

She gives a thumbs up to Archer and Maggie who look at her nervously. They smile slightly.

Everyone gets into position and Lori grabs hold of the sliding gate, T-Dog stands next to her, gun in hand.

Maggie, Beth and Glenn start shouting to try and distract the walkers and bring them to the fence. Rick looks at Y/N. "You ready?"

She nods her head once. "Are you?"

The edge of his lip curls up a little into a small smile. "Let's just go." He nods at Lori who pulls the gate open.

Y/N cracks her neck and adjusts her grip on her sword. Rick cocks his gun and the two start running across the field.

Daryl, Carol, Carl, Archer and Hershel start shooting the walkers closest to Rick and Y/N. A bullet almost hits Rick who stops in his tracks.

"Sorry!" Carol calls out.

Rick shoots a couple walkers close to the gate.

A walker gets close to Y/N who stabs it in the mouth.

They are close to the opening now. Y/N gets in first and ushers Rick to hurry. He runs in and she slams the gate shut, wrapping a chain around it to hold it closed. They quickly enter another tower to avoid the walkers they just trapped inside the inner fence. They climb to the top.

"Light it up!" Daryl shouts.

For the next minute or two, the group shoots every walker inside the courtyard. Rick finally shoots the last one. He looks at Y/N who has a smile on her face. She makes eye contact with him, her smile getting bigger. "We did it."

He returns the grin. "We did."
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Everyone meets back up in the yard, happiness and relief filling the space.

Carol prances around, glad to finally have somewhere safe. T-Dog cheers with his hands in the air causing Y/N to giggle.

Glenn walks up and hugs her tight. "That was a stupid plan." He whispers.

"The stupid plan worked didn't it?" She whispers back.

He groans and kisses her. She smiles. "I love you." She whispers.

"I love you more." He says back.
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Later that night, the group sits around a fire Daryl made. Daryl and Carol are standing watch and Rick is patrolling the perimeter continuously.

T-Dog smiles at the group. "Tomorrow, we'll put all the bodies together. We 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."

Hershel nods. "The soil is good, we could plant some seed, grow some tomatoes, cucumbers, soybeans."

Y/N looks at Rick who is still walking the fence line. "That's his third time around. If there was any part of it compromised, he'd have found it by now."

There's silence for a bit. Hershel looks at Beth. "Sing a song for me. It's been a while."

She sighs. "Okay. How about the Parting Glass?"

Hershel smiles and Beth starts to sing. Carol, Daryl and Rick come over to the rest of the group who listen quietly. Maggie starts to sing along and Archer smiles, wrapping his arm around her waist.

When the song ends, Hershel hugs Beth from the side. "Beautiful."

Rick stands up, having crouched when the song was being sung. "Better all turn in. I'll take watch over there, we've got a big day tomorrow."

Y/N cocks her head. "What do you mean?"

"Look, I know we're all exhausted. This was a great win. But we gotta push just a little bit more. Most of the walkers are dressed as guards or prisoners, looks like this place fell pretty early. Could mean the supplies may be intact. They have an infirmary, a commissary."

Daryl adjust his crossbow. "An armory?"

"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."

Hershel looks around at everyone's tired faces. "We're dangerously low on ammo. We'll run out before we make a dent."

"That's why we gotta 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."
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