Runaway Home - The Walking Dead, Fan-fiction (soon to be 3rd & final edit!)

Chapter 15: March to War

Rick, Paul and Ezekiel call one final meeting to make sure all the details have been worked out. Both Paul and Ezekiel say their respective units are ready and the meeting adjourns. Rick assembles the and requests that some of them come with him to while the rest prepare to defend Alexandria.

Carl stood next to Amber, he asks if she's going; she replies no "Not just yet, Later on.. but I'll be back to help defend the walls." Rick & Daryl hug them both, Rick promising Carl that he'll be back as soon as possible.

"You be carefull out there" Daryl said holding Ambers hands as he rests his head on hers.

As the fighters gear up, Paul tells Rick that he's "nervous as hell" about what might happen; Rick replies that he is as well and that, for the beginning, they'll have to contend with snipers. Ezekiel arrives and says his men were reminded and are ready; Rick tells them to get into position.

After arriving at The Sanctuary, Rick fires two shots and demands for Negan to come out. Rick says that they will no longer give supplies to The Saviors and offers a truce between The Saviors and the three communities. Negan refuses and reveals that he has Gregory with him. Negan makes Gregory say that the Hilltop is not standing with the survivors, but with The Saviors.

Eight men from Rick's group (including ) Kal leave and apologize to Paul, but, Paul himself stays with Rick. Negan becomes furious that only eight men leave after being told by Gregory that the Hilltop Colony made up the majority of Rick's militia. Negan curses at Gregory for giving him false information, calling him "pathetic" before kicking him off the roof they are standing on. Negan turns toward the survivors and admits that he had hoped his "wildcard" would have saved more lives.

Rick requests a surrender once again, but, Negan refuses. Just then, two men from Rick's group are killed by snipers, and Rick orders the rest to take cover until a soldier manages to kill one of the attacking snipers under Ezekiel's guidance.

As the battle at The Sanctuay continues, the Walkers become restless and yank at their chains, all according to Rick's plan. Negan orders Dwight to get The Saviors at the outposts to join the battle; Dwight tells Negan that he'll "get right on that", but looks away as he does so.

More of Negan's men have arrived from inside the base and await Negan's orders. As Negan begins telling them what to do, he realizes that all of his snipers are in cover, and that Rick's militia is just shooting the windows.

Rick directs everyone to the buses as the corpses begin to converge on the site. Paul asks him if what they've done is enough, and Rick points to all of the walkers approaching, explaining that the first one to attack wins. Ezekiel continues ordering everyone into the buses as the undead draw near. Eventually, Michonne grabs him and pulls him onto the bus. Rick still absent about to enter a truck & drive through the fence so the walkers can get inside.

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Negan stares out at the incoming herd as Dwight approaches him. He asks why they have stopped firing to which Negan replies, "I hope you have your shitting pants on."

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Rick jumping into the truck drives through full speed into The Saviors' fence. crashing the truck Rick is injured before falling out as a walker stumbles towards him about to attack, but its head is beatten down with one quick thumb of a bat. Rick had just been saved by Negan.

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Their Armys, from Alexandria, The Hilltop, & The Kingdom celebrated their win against The Sanctury. Michonne notices that Rick isn't around, but Paul tells her that Rick had planned to stay behind. He fills her in on the plan for when Negan will enevitable return to Alexandria with Rick.