Pride Comes Before The Fall | Ellie x Male Reader

Chapter 6

Great, there's a fucking horde of infected right before us. They're all swarming around a truck.

Wait a minute, that's the truck Tess and the others used to get out of the base.

So they came to a stop here and left Ellie? Or maybe they sent her to the village so she could be safe, while they moved on to see if they could find someone to ask for help.

But leaving Ellie would be dumb in any case, the possibility of something happening to her is just way too high, I don't know why they would risk it.

The only way to get past the undead would be through the forest, so that's the way that I took.

I was able to move through the woods without attracting anyone and kept going until I heard people talking in the distance.

"The girl, where is she?"

"I told you I have no idea where she is."

Joel answered, which made me tense up and listen closely.

We're not best buddies but I have to help him.

"She must be dead, cuz there was nobody in the truck."

Joel: What?! What do you mean there was nobody in the truck?

"Ey, shut your ass up old man, we don't wanna fight fucking zombies."

Another guy answered.

I moved forward until I could see them all.

There were three armed guys and Joel was kneeling before them.

Joel: You won't have to worry about the undead after I'm done with you.

"What the fuck are you babbling down there?"

"Wait a fucking minute, you think you're in charge here? You think you have any control over anything?"

He asked and waited for Joel to respond, which he didn't.

"That's what I thought, so keep your fucking mouth shut or I'll shut it for ya."

"This is how this will go. We will bring you to Jackson and wait for Negan to arrive. He will decide what he will do with you."

Joel: Negan doesn't scare me.

"He will brother, trust me, he will."

Joel: That wouldn't be the first time I'm meeting him.

"You're saying you met him before?"

"He's saying he escaped death, but that won't happen again."

Joel: Is that a threat?

"It's a promise, you won't-

*Smack*

He fell face first in the dirt after I punched him in the back of his head with my shield.

His mates jumped back, startled by the sudden attack, but they didn't have enough time to piss their pants as I sent them to sleep as well, just like their friend.

Joel: Finally, what took you so damn long?

He asked, while standing up from the ground and cleaning his dirty pants by sliding his hands over them.

Y/N: I had quite a long way to walk, since you fuckers just bailed and left me in there.

Joel: Yeah, sorry about that. You know Tess is just...wait, where's Ellie?

Y/N: Over there, she passed out in the bar of a nearby village.

Joel: Shit!

He rushed over to her and gently took her head off the ground, trying to wake her up by shaking her slightly.

Joel: Ellie! Do you hear me? Wake up.

Y/N: No need to do that, she's out for good. It's gonna take some time until she wakes up from that.

Joel: Did she drink again?

Y/N: She did, a lot. Is that a common occurrence?

Joel: It happens more often than I would like it to happen.

Y/N: How often would that be?

Joel: That's none of your goddamn business!

Y/N: No need to yell at me, she would still be lying in a bar if not for me.

Joel: She went back to the village...We told her to stay in the truck but the infected probably closed in and forced her to flee.

Y/N: Why the fuck did you stop instead of keep driving?

Joel: We drove over a mine. This place has been reinforced, it's like they knew we would come. Or Negan just started to play things safe, that could also be the case.

Y/N: I wanna fight Negan.

Joel: What? Are you out of your mind? You'll get yourself killed.

Y/N: I don't give a fuck, I want to kill him and be the king.

Joel: You're crazy. There is no king here, only people in power that are trying to overthrow each other.

Y/N: We should take their settlements.

Joel: Why the hell would we do that?

I shrugged before responding.

Y/N: I don't know, just to spite them.

Joel: Do you want to get the cure or not?

He asked me, getting annoyed at my plans.

Y/N: Yeah right, gotta stay focused on the goal, right?

Joel: Exactly.

Y/N: Where's your girlfriend?

Joel: What? Oh, you mean Tess? She ran, no idea where she is now. We gotta find her.

Y/N: No, we don't.

Joel: What the hell does that mean?

Y/N: We don't need her, so there is no use to waste our time in an attempt to find her, which we probably won't do anyway.

Joel: Listen here, kid. You are not in charge here, and you never will be. We can bring Ellie to the Fireflies together, or I'll do it alone, it's your choice. But we will do things my way and you have no say in any of this.

Y/N: I just saved your grumpy ass and you say you're in charge? Fuck no, you're just an old man that can't even look after himself, how the fuck are you supposed to bring her to the Fireflies in one piece, huh?

Joel: I will give anything to make this all stop. That's why I'm going to bring her to the Fireflies, whether you come with us or not, it doesn't matter.

Y/N: You won't ever arrive there without my help, your journey would have ended right here if not for me and Ellie would be dead.

Joel: I will always find a way to complete the task, no matter what. Nobody can stop me from doing what I have to do.

Y/N: Tess is surely stopping you since you rather want to go after her instead of getting the fuck out of here before more of them show up, and bring Ellie to a safe place.

Joel: We need Tess. She knows the way and she has experience.

Y/N: You know the way as well, and I have way more experience than that old hag.

Joel: Call her that again and I'll break your jaw.

Y/N: Oh, please try to, grandpa.

I provoked him, crossing my arms and waiting for him to swing.

"That's enough, both of you."