TWD one shots

Judith

Rick and Michonne were walking down the road reminiscing about the first time they met when a small herd came out of the woods, it was too much for them to handle on their own and for a split second Rick panicked until he heard two sets of hoof prints, two horsed with some young kids on them. He didn't know who they were but they made quick work of the walkers.

Once the walkers were put down a caravan of cars pulled up some others got out but Rick and Michonne were paying attention to the young woman in a sheriff hat who dismounted. Judith twirled the piece of wood in her mouth staring at her father, "Hershel! Negan! " the two ran to her side, Negan spread a map out on the hood of the first car "Judith" she ignored Michonne "Judith!" Rick was a little snappy why wouldn't he be his daughter whom he hasn't seen in years ignoring him "yes?" he couldn't read the emotion on her face, "it's me-" she cut him off "I know who the two of you are" she bit the stick turning back to the two guys, Rick watched on as she talked them, it was clear she was the leader they way she held herself said it all

Both Herschel and Negan listen to her surprised him, she had a katana on her back as well as Daryls crossbow, the realization hit him "Daryl?" Judith was annoyed, "he's dead, went out looking for you" she shot Rick a glare "I'm sorry"

"You should be, while the two of you were out here living your best lives after abandoning your family uncle Daryl never stopped looking for you, he stepped up in raising me and R.J" she walked up to them Negan stepped up ready to hold her back if necessary "you don't get to come back into my life not after you left me, and you" she went to Michonne next "don't give me the bullshit that you didn't know, you knew where Alexandria was and you still chose to stay away"

Judith was trying to calm herself her left foot was slightly out resting on her heal right hand on her hip while her left pinched the bridge of her nose, the exact same thing Rick did when he was frustrated. He saw himself in her "Alexandria's gone, burned down. Some group backing big heat tore threw the place after they got hilltop, Maggie just barely warned us before she turned"

Rich let out a heavy sigh hearing Maggie's fate "we lost uncle Daryl and R.J in the attack. I couldn't save them" her tone was soft and full of sadness, Rick stumbled struggling to stand hearing he lost another son, Michonne was on her knees crying.

Judith took a shaky breath before turning back to the two to explain the rest of the plan "we keep heading north, Canada maybe, the radio picked up that signal last night talking about that military place in Ontario" the two nodded "what about them" Negan asked looking at the broken man he once saw as an enemy "what they do is up to them, feed them if they follow to let them go if they choose" Negan noticed the hatred she held for Rick, he just hoped they would repair thing just enough so she didn't hate him before one of them died "Simon! West! You two go hunting and bring back a good catch Morgan, Hershel head back to that town for a run. Patrol you know your job"

Rick stared at Judith back as she barked out orders, he noticed she was wearing one of carls flannels, he knew because of the stained pink thread she used to badly sew a hole closed "it's getting dark, rest the night and figure out what you want in the morning" Michonne looked at the woman she raised proud of what she was able to do but sad at how cold her heart became "Judith I'm sorry for not coming back I-"

"10 years, mom, you were gone for 10 goddamn years, no word no sign no nothing I thought you were ripped to shreds, and here you are standing informed of me aging nicely, 'sorry' is a bandaid on a wound that needs stitches"

Judith agreed to let them stay as long as they listened to her word and Rick agreed they butted heads at first rick tried to lead the group but it was clear they were loyal to Judith so he backed off.

They made it up north and the fortress let them in after a long quarantine period and some testing. They were on speaking terms by the time Rick passed, cancer of all things who would have thought, the fortress tried their best but he wanted to be with Carl, which leads them to now, Judith and Michonne made the trip back to the bones of Alexandria to burry him next to his son's "they did tests, turn out my genes mutated, they call it the Z gene" Michonne looked to Judith confused "those who carry it are immune to the infection, which means were evolving" she nodded looking at the girls left hand as she placed Cherokee rose roses on the four graves, her and Herschel got married not that long ago.

"Let's go home" for the first time in a while Judith heald her mother's hand like she was going to lose her. And she could walkers were still out there and they were getting smarter.