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

Chapter 104) Punch

The group follows Gregory and Jesus as they head out of the building.

"Nathan, what happened to everybody else?" Gregory asks a bearded man who is walking over to them. Behind him, is another man and a woman.

Gregory continues. "Where's Tim and Marsha?"

"They're dead." The bearded man named Nathan says.

Gregory glances around. "Negan?"

"Yeah."

"We had a deal."

"He said it wasn't enough."

The other man standing near Nathan looks up. "Was the drop light?"

"No." Gregory answers.

The woman speaks now. "They still have Craig."

Nathan nods. "They said they'd keep him alive, return him to us, if I deliver a message to you." He walks closer to Gregory.

"So, tell me."

Nathan places a hand on Gregory's right shoulder. "I'm sorry."

Suddenly, without warning, Nathan stabs Gregory in his chest.

The whole group jumps into action. Jesus and Maggie help Gregory as he collapses to the dirt.

Michonne and Rick pull Nathan away as he shouts. "Get off of me! I had to!"

He rips away from Michonne and goes for a punch at Ricks face, who dodges, kneeing him in the crotch.

Nathan is now on the ground as Rick kneels over him, punching him repeatedly.

The other man from earlier tries to tear Rick off of his friend but Abe tackles him to the ground.

Somehow, the red-shirt wearing man, gets the upper hand and is now pinning Abe down, choking him.

Y/Ns eyes widen and she runs over, gritting her teeth. She grabs the man's arm and pulls it back against her chest, snapping the bone.

He screams in agony and falls to the dirt.

Daryl runs over and aims his gun at the man so he can't retaliate.

There's a shout from afar and Y/N turns around to see Nathan on top of Rick holding the bloody knife used to stab Gregory, against his neck.

Glenn shouts for him to stop.

"Anyone who gets in my way is killing my brother!"

Michonne protectively steps forward, reaching for her sword. "Drop it."

Before Nathan can do anything, Rick reaches up and stabs the man directly in the neck, causing pints of blood to spill onto Rick's face.

He stands up and slowly turns around to face the other members of Hilltop who stare silently in horror.

"What?" He asks.

The man in red is hunched over in the dirt, clutching his broken arm. He screams. "Nathan! You killed him."

Rick shrugs. "He tried to kill Gregory, then me."

The woman who was with the men, runs up and punches Rick in the face.

Michonne knocks her to the ground. "Don't." She warns.

One of the men who was guarding the Hilltop earlier, points his spear at Rick who is holding his gun. "Drop it now!"

"I don't think I will."

Jesus leaves a wounded Gregory with Maggie and rushes to the center of the chaos. "Everyone, this is over! It's over. Nathan was our friend, but let's not pretend he was anything more than a coward who attacked us. He did this."

He waves his arm towards Rick and the group. "These people stopped him."

"What can I do?" Rick asks him.

"Put the gun away. You've done enough."

Rick does.

"You should know that things aren't as simple as they might seem." Jesus says. "Just give me some time."

Rick nods slightly.

Y/N turns back to face Abraham who's still lying face up on the ground. "You okay?"

He looks at her with a small smile. "Yeah. I'm better than all right." He stands up with the help of Daryl and pats Y/N on the shoulder. "Thanks."
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Y/N is staring out the window of the old Barrington house when Jesus enters the room. The group is waiting inside Gregory's office.

"Dr. Carson was able to patch Gregory up. He's in pain but he'll live."

Daryl speaks from beside a bookshelf. "So, what happens now?"

Michonne and Abe sit in chairs. Glenn stands near Y/N. Maggie is sitting on the small sofa. Rick leans against the desk.

"Things like that don't usually happen here, but, uh, it's settled."

Y/N pulls a loose thread from the seam of her jeans. "We heard the name Negan."

Rick nods. "A while back, Daryl and Abraham had a run in with his men. Who is he?"

"Negan's the head of a group of people he calls the Saviors. As soon as the walls were built, they showed up. They met with Gregory on behalf of their boss. They made a lot of demands, even more threats."

Jesus sighs before continuing. "And he killed one of us. Rory. He was 16 years old. They beat him to death right in front of us. Said we needed to understand, right off the bat."

Y/N takes a step closer to Glenn. He takes her hand and gives it a squeeze.

"Gregory's not exactly good at confrontation. He's not the leader I would've chosen, but he helped make this place what it is, and the people like him."

Maggie speaks. "He made the deal."

"Half of everything. Our supplies, our crops, our livestock, it goes to the Saviors."

"What do you get in return?" Glenn asks.

"They don't attack this place. They don't kill us."

Michonne looks up. "Why not just kill them?"

"Most of the people here don't even know how to fight, even if we had ammo."

"How many people does Negan have?" Y/N asks.

"We don't know. We've seen groups as big as 20."

"Now, hold up." Daryl says. "They show up, kill a kid, and you give them half of everything? These dicks just got a good story. The bogeyman, he ain't shit."

Jesus looks at him. "Well, how do you know?"

Abe speaks from his seat in the corner of the room. "A month ago, we took his guys out PDQ. Left them in pieces and puddles."

"We'll do it. If we go get your man back, kill Negan, take out his boys, will you hook us up?" Daryl asks. "We want food, medicine, and one of them cows."

Jesus glances over at Rick who shrugs. "Confrontation's never been something we've had trouble with."

Jesus sighs. "I'll take it to Gregory."
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Authors note: I bet yall never thought you'd see me again ;)
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