After the Last Day on Earth (TWD Fanfiction)

Rekindled

This chapter is dedicated to thejennasaltsman because she has been with me from 20 reads to 4K and she's voted and/or commented on every chapter so far. Jenna, you're awesome and I hope you still love the story as much as I always have and I hope you keep reading :D <3 Thank you!!!

Carl's P.O.V.

I was shoved and yanked up countless flights of stairs with duct tape over my mouth, a bag over my head, and my hands bound. I also felt something heavy over my clothes. A door creaked open and, after being shoved a few more times, we stopped walking and all I could do was stand there.

Shots fired from both sides of me and before Dwight and Simon spoke, both voices equally and eerily recognizable.

"Welcome to where you're goin' - again. You saw what happened the first time. You know what we've done, you know who we are, and you know what we can do. Why shouldn't the same thing happen again?" Simon said, calling down from the roof to someone I didn't know.

"Everyday is a last day on Earth for somebody, especially in this world," Dwight chimed in.

I was pushed forward and would've fallen flat on my covered face if someone hadn't caught me.

"I wouldn't pull those triggers if I were you," he chuckled before continuing, "or else the little future serial killer here goes to Hell right," - he cocked the hammer back - "now."

That's when I felt something being smothered hard against my temple.

Riley's P.O.V.

"I suggest you lower your weapons before our men force you to," Simon advised from the rooftop.

Right then, Saviors came up behind us and put assault rifles to our heads until we lowered our weapons. Eventually, they packed up all of our supplies for themselves and proceeded to herd us towards a gate on the side of the factory, where we finally came face to face with Dwight and Simon.

"In case some of you don't already know, I'm D, or Dwight; call me either," Dwight introduced.

"Simon," his accomplice said.

"I don't care who you are or who you think you are. We're here, so let that hostage go," I said.

"I can't do that. Don't worry. He's safe...for now," Dwight sneered down at me.

"Now that we run this joint, you bow down to us," Simon said maliciously.

"I will never bow to you," I replied.

"Yeah, I figured," Simon snickered. "You must be Negan's kid. You act just like him and you kinda look like him, too. I didn't think you'd join the enemy -"

"I didn't," I interrupted. "It's just temporary," I added, talking about the Alexandrians.

"Now I see it. He told us how weak and hopeless and stupid you are. No guts. He said he left because of you when it all started. No wonder. You would slow him down. He definitely would've died if he didn't get outta there when he did," Simon cut in.

Colton's P.O.V

She broke eye contact after taking in a sharp breath. That's when she softened, right there.

That encounter with the man for whom her father left was gonna leave a mark for sure.

"Move," a man dressed in black gear ordered, and we started walking towards the gate.

He shoved me forward far enough so I was next to Riley, which was the moment I grabbed her hand. She looked up at me and I gave her an assuring nod back down at her before crossing the threshold to a whole camp-like environment with tons of people either carving or loading weapons, talking, eating, or arguing over strategies or plans.

"Meet the Searchers," Dwight introduced. "What's left of us joined them, or rather, they joined us. You see, just like we controlled Hilltop, we still control the Searchers. We needed a new place, and here we are... You didn't even see us get away," he chuckled the last part.

"Why here? Why not just take everything and everyone from this place and leave for somewhere farther away?" Riley inquired.

"Do you have a damn death wish?" Simon spoke in a serious tone. He stopped in front of her and crossed his arms over his chest.

Riley stopped in her tracks and rose to her full height before responding sassily with, "If I wanted to die, I'd jump off your ego onto your IQ."

Simon uncrossed his arms and clenched his fists, but he walked away before he did something he knew he would regret later. Now we were left with Dwight and the soldiers dressed in black.

Riley's P.O.V. (sorry about all the alternating; I forgot what p.o.v. I left off on and just started with Riley but when I looked back and saw I left off at Colton, I was like "oh crap" LOL sorry)

"All in all, you're on our territory, you stole our supplies, and you ruined our defenses -"

"Don't leave out the part about you killing our people -" I interjected.

"I'm sorry it had to come to that," he argued. "But you're new here. I'm just afraid you don't quite get it, and you may not still get it. That's gonna change. Today," he smirked excitedly.

"You wish," Colton asserted.

"Who might you be?" Dwight glared, but I just watched his hands, in case he tried anything.

"I'm Colton. Riley was Negan's daughter and you're one of his...henchmen. Would that technically make you her uncle?" Colton asked.

Dwight stuck out his hand for him to shake. Colton refused, but gave in after an overweight soldier struck him from behind. "Joey, be polite. These are our guests... What's it to you?" D asked, directing his attention to Colton.

"I'm dating your 'niece'," he sassily replied, putting air quotes around "niece". He yanked Dwight's hand so hard towards himself that D's nose was practically an inch from his own. "So just know that if you try anything, I will kill you." Dwight then pulled his hand free of Colton's and called over the guy named Joey.

As it turns out, D wasn't as good a whisperer as he thought.

"Take him and put with the other kid," he spoke softly, but still loud enough to be heard. I can't believe D (for Dumbass rather than Dwight) didn't think a teenage girl, a professional eavesdropper, could possibly hear him from two feet away.

"No!" I exclaimed when Fat Joey grasped his hand tightly around Colton's arm. I attempted to pry his big arms off, but only ended up getting pushed to the ground.

The last things I remember seeing were Colton yelling and fighting off about three men on his own and the rest of the group fighting and arguing with the enemy before someone came up from behind me and hit me over the head.

That's when everything went black.