Our Extinction Event {Daryl Dixon}

No Exceptions

Parker felt a lump in her throat as the bat stopped with the last word. Abraham was at the other end of the bat, and when he realized Negan had chosen him to face Lucilles' wrath, he sat up a little straighter, looking into his eyes. If he was going to die, he would do it with a little dignity, and maybe a little defiance. He wasn't going to let Negan think he had won.. this was his last act of defiance. Negan merely smiled as he stared down at him.

"Anybody moves, anybody says anything... cut the boy's other eye out and feed it to his father.. and then we'll start. You can breathe. You can blink. You can cry... hell you're all gonna be doin' that." Parker, who was kneeling right next to Abraham, heard the sickening crack that accompanied the bat falling down on his head, the force of the blow knocking him to the ground. She let out a gasp as she leaned away from Abraham, watching him sit himself back up with the last of his strength. Blood ran down his face, into his eyes, tangled in his hair. "Oh! Look at that!" Negan exclaimed, laughing. "Takin' it like a champ!"

"Suck... my..... nuts," Abraham ground out as he braced his hands on his knees to hold himself up. Negan raised the bat and hit him again, but this time Abraham didn't get back up. Parker squeezed her eyes shut, flinching every time blood splattered onto her. She felt a hand slide over hers and she looked down and followed the hand to Daryl's face. Tears glistened in her eyes as the sound of Abraham's head getting beaten into mush made her wince with each swing of the bat. She didn't dare look, it was too much, and she couldn't bear to see it. Abraham was a friend. He was a good man, he didn't deserve this. None of them deserved it.. right? When Negan was satisfied with his work, he stepped back to admire it.

"Did you hear that?" He asked, laughing and out of breath. "He said, 'Suck my nuts.'" He laughed again, hitting the puddle of brain matter for good measure. "Oh, my goodness! Look at this!" He spun Lucille in a circle, splashing blood across Rick's face. "You guys, look at my dirty girl!" He walked over to Rosita, who was struggling to hold herself together. "Sweetheart... lay your eyes on this," When she didn't look, Negan chuckled lightly, gesturing between her and Abraham's body with his bat. "Oh, damn. Were you... were you together? That sucks. But if you were, you should know there was a reason for all this. Red- and hell, he was, is, and will forever be red. He just took one or six or seven for the team! So take... a damn.... look." When she still refused to look, it angered him. "Take a damn look!" Daryl moved too fast for Parker to stop him, but she managed to scream his name as he threw himself at Negan and punched him in the jaw.

"Daryl, no!" Two men wrestled him to the ground while Parker cried. "No! Leave him alone!" She got to her knees, intending to get up. "Stop it..!"

"No!" Negan shouted, swinging the bat around so it was just inches from Parker's face, blood flying off, now dripping down her forehead. She leaned away from the blood-covered barbed wire, watching as Daryl was held down. "No. Oh.. no."

"Leave him alone," She whispered, meeting Daryl's gaze. Negan took a step back as he made sure to look at everyone in the line.

"That? Oh.. my! That? Is a no-no. That whole thing- not one bit of that shit flies here." Dwight rushed forward, wielding Daryl's crossbow, and holding it directly above his head.

"Do you want me to do it? Right here?"

"No!" Parker cried, trying to move but being held back by one of the Saviors, who grabbed a fist full of her hair. She hissed in pain as she held onto the hand in her hair. "Don't. Please, no. Just let him go. Please!" Negan grabbed Daryl by the hair and pulled his head back.

"No. No, you don't kill them... not until you try a little." They dragged Daryl back to the line and the Savior let go of Parker as Negan crouched down in front of her. "Damn, looks like we found what makes the ice queen melt. I thought there was nothing that would break you. But looks like we found it." Negan stood up and acknowledged the rest of the group. "And anyway... that's not how it works. Now, I already told you, people.. first one's free. Then, what'd I say? I said I would shut that shit down!. No exceptions. Now, I don't know what kind of lying assholes you've been dealing with... but I'm a man of my word. First impressions are important. I need you.. to know me," He paused for a second as he stopped in front of Rosita and Glenn. "So... back to it."