Something To Fear | Glenn Rhee

[열셋] We Will Win

"Go back while you can. You know I did. Whatever he's done to you, there's more. There's always more."

~Sherry

Glenn was pacing atop the wall when he heard the trucks pull up to Alexandria. "The Saviors are back!" He called out to the citizens who were doing their normal activities. They immediately stopped and rushed over to the gate.

He glared down at Negan, who simply waved at him gleefully.

"It seems like you're here more than you are at your own base," Glenn acknowledged.

"What can I say? Alexandria is like a vacation!" Negan gestured at the city. "And can I just say that I nearly didn't recognize you without the mustache and beard? You look like a kid!" Glenn frowned, while the other Saviors climbed out of their vehicles, growing impatient of getting kept out of the city. Two of them were carrying something in a garbage bag, leaving Glenn curious to what it was.

Aaron grudgingly opened the gate for Negan and his men, and as soon as Negan stepped foot in Alexandria the two Saviors dropped the bag. Spencer's gutted body came tumbling out, immediately prompting the screams and gasps from several Alexandrians.

Rosita stared down in horror and anger at the body; hot tears already forming in her eyes. Rick, who came running up to the scene, felt a surge of rage threaten to spill over. Glenn leaned on to the railing beside the wall for support, feeling as if he was about to jump down and strangle Negan right then and there.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Negan couldn't comprehend their emotions, only expecting gratitude and praise. "I saved you," He walked up to Rick. "He came to me to convince me to kill you. He wanted to overthrow you."

Rick could only look back at Negan in anger, unable to find any words to say anything.

"Aren't you going to thank me? I could have listened to him, but instead I saw him for the weasel he really was!"

Everyone stayed silent, either sobbing or too in shock to speak. Rosita broke the silence with a vengeful scream, sprinting towards Negan with a blade. Everything seemed to move in slow motion as Rick turned his head towards her, yelling for her to stop. Negan raised his bat in defense. Rosita lunged at Negan before she was pinned down by a female Savior. The Savior wrestled the blade from her hand and held it above her face.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" Negan exclaimed. "That was very rude of you! I just expect a simple thanks and you nearly cut me!"

"Go to hell!!" Rosita squirmed. The female Savior pressed the blade on Rosita's cheek, drawing blood.

"Now I will get a thank you or I will tell Arat to scar that pretty little face of yours permanently," Negan leaned over Rosita. Arat pressed the knife deeper into Rosita. Abraham stepped to the front of the crowd, fists clenched in preparation. He was not going to allow this any longer; he would beat Negan to a pulp even if it meant he would be killed.

"Thank you," a voice said behind Negan. Everyone turned around to see it belonged to Glenn, climbing down from the wall. He had an unreadable expression on his face as he approached Negan. He stood up straight against him, not flinching at all. Arat climbed off of Rosita, the latter wiping the blood off of her face.

"Damn right!" Negan gestured excitedly. "But I'm not going to let that go unpunished. We're going to take even more than what was agreed on."

"Negan, no, please," Rick started to crack again. "We're starving here."

"Rick, it's okay," Glenn forced a smile. "I'll go scavenge. I was supposed to go anyway." Rick looked at Glenn, instantly realizing what he was about to do.