valiant|| the walking dead

val • iant

adjective

possessing or showing courage or determination

aiden dixon died for a minute before payton reed was able to bring her back by cpr. in that minute she was dead she saw people.

the ones they had lost along the way. amy, jim, jacqui, sophia, dale, patricia, jimmy, shane, lori, t-dog, oscar, axel, merle, herhsel, beth, bob, tyreese, noah, glenn, abraham, and sasha.

she saw everyone.

the minute for her felt like hours. she remembered the words they spoke to her, "it's not your time yet, babygirl. stop blaming yourself." lori grimes.

"i've been watching over you and maggie this whole time, aiden you got a family to go back to." beth greene.

"you're stronger than two bullet wounds. go back to them." tyreese williams.

"i've seen my little brother. he's so beautiful. now go back to him." noah.

"i always knew you're dumbass, badass self would cheat death, aid. now, kid, take your ass back home and give ole' daryl a wet kiss on the smackers for me." abraham ford.

"go back, aiden. you have to see this war end." sasha williams.

"god says it's not your time yet, aiden." hershel greene.

"don't give up, aiden. you've never done that before. don't do it now." glenn rhee.

"stop being a little bitch and get up, aiden. you prove these fuckers wrong. you're too strong for this." shane walsh.

so that's what she did. she woke up.

THE WALKING DEAD.

season eight, season nine.

book four of five.

all rights belong to robert kirmman and amc.

aiden dixon, elliot dixon, beth dixon, the bivens siblings, the reed brothers, and vivian mcdaniels and their plot and most of their lines belong to me.

started: march 30, 2020
finished: april 20, 2020

started editing; july 4, 2021
finished editing: july 10, 2021