SUMMERY:
Teddy Armstrong was one of Americas best snipers. Day to day she took down notorious criminals within the blink of an eye, now she's living in a world where she could easily kill anyone or anything that crosses her path.
Rick and his group cross paths with Teddy and her group known as 'The Hidden'. At first she's hostile, but her good judge of character allows her to see through the groups unwelcoming exterior, something she wasn't able to do during her time watching them.
Now the decision lies with Rick, does he join a much stronger group who has secretly been watching over them as they travelled, or does he take the risk of loosing the only family he has left? Trust is key, but is Rick able to see any?
Unfortunately after an odd friendship is formed, guards are dropped, could this be the end for all of them?
Group name 'The Hidden' by MrsDixon55555
WARNINGS:
Death, violence, swearing and smut.
Smut warning will be given at the start of the chapters, but expect the rest to appear from the outset and throughout.
NOTES:
I really love this idea I came up with, so please don't take it. It's going to be very different from the original show plot, with lots of twist, new characters and even old ones appearing.
Any questions - PM me.
Constructive criticism is more than welcome, I would love to hear what you think.
"Aim...fire...gotcha..." - Teddy Armstrong
THROUGH THE SCOPE
CHAPTER ONE
WAITING GAME
"He's in my sights," Teddy Armstrong radioed through.
"Go get em tiger," was the last reply she received as she steadied her hands and aimed at her target.
Although not hired by anyone, Teddy had taken it into her own hands to take down criminals that seemed to evade the law.
She didn't believe she was better than the police or any other officials, but she had the resources to track down criminals, the money and the time.
As the daughter of a notorious criminal herself, she knew how their minds worked. She just wanted to make the world a safer place.
Although she herself was known as a criminal, it didn't stop her from doing what she did.
She was a protector, not a murderer.
"Target One," she began before she took her shot. "Down," she finished as her shot hit directly between the eyes of her target.
"Target two," she began, repeating the routine.
"Where did you spot them?" Teddy asked as she stood before several of the men in her group.
"They looked to be in pretty bad shape, the prison we told you about," Alex Martin, her right-hand man began. "They took it over."
Teddy raised her eyebrows. "Really? They took out all those biters, didn't you say that place was swarming?" She asked suspiciously.
"Yes, but they did a damn good job taking over. Unfortunately, another group attacked, they're out of a home now," Alex continued.
Teddy nodded to herself and looked down at the map. "Alright, keep an eye on them, track their next movements."
"There's a problem," Alex said hesitantly. "They began to split up, a bus was taken one way, and several smaller groups split up in different directions. So far we only have eyes for a man and a young boy, I believe that's his son," he explained. "There's also the women with the dreads, damn is she a strong one," he said, seemingly impressed.
Again Teddy raised her eyebrows. "Strong and sane are very different."
"Yes, of course. Sorry," Alex nodded.
Freddy Greed spoke up next, he was one of her stronger men, ex-military with skills in so many areas. "We kept track of the bus, for the most part, unfortunately, we lost sight for about an hour, once we found them again it had crashed. Everyone was dead," he explained sadly.
Teddy nodded and chewed her thumbnail. "You didn't disrupt the scene?"
"No ma'am, nothing has been touched."
"Good, we don't want them to suspect that we are watching them."
Teddy gathered up the map, where the sightings of the different groups had been marked and pinned it back up on the wall or her office.
"I need a group of at least two on each, or looking for the separate groups. Have we established who the leader is yet?" She asked the small group in front of her. It was all the people she trusted most, the ones with the most experience.
"We believe it's either the archer or the man with the boy. We've yet to nickname him," Alex chuckled slightly.
Teddy rolled her eyes and smirked, "Idiots, anyway get regrouping and keep me informed. I need to help take care of these biters surrounding the waters edge, we don't need anymore floating to the base."
"Yes, ma'am."
Teddy sighed and clipped her pistol to her side before collecting her sniper, an M21, the exact one her grandfather had given her for her thirteenth birthday.
Her family had always given her odd gifts like that. While other girls her age were getting dolls and makeup sets, she was receiving guns, knives and combat training. As of now, she was extremely grateful, but that's what you get when you're raised by a family of criminals.
"I've told you to stop with the ma'am shit," she grumbled as she clipped her radio to her back pocket. "Just get to work, you bunch of assholes."
Some of the group snickered. "Come on ma'am, you know you love us all," Freddy smirked.
"Yeah I do," she grinned before leaving the room. She really did, they were the family she had been without for so long. They may not be blood, but they were family.
She walked down the long corridor of the main building before exiting out of the large steel door. The building had started out as a small cabin, but over time it had been extended and made stronger.
The bright sunlight momentarily blinded her after being cooped up in her dim office.
She looked around, everyone was doing their jobs, just the way she liked it.
They had been lucky to find the very spot they were at, deep in the woods, surrounded by trees and a large lake that surrounded the entire island the camp was on. The only way for outsiders to get to them was by boat or swimming, but with four watchtowers stood up around the island, it would be impossible for them to get over without the group being alerted.
Teddy made her way to the north watchtower, relieving the guard on watch with a simple nod.
It didn't take long for her to set up her sniper and get comfortable as she aimed at the far embankment.
Several biters roamed, while many had become stuck in the thick sludge.
"Target one," she began quietly. "Aim...fire...gotcha," she grinned to herself as she watched the biter drop to the ground through the scope.
When the world fell she never thought she'd be able to feel the rush of being high off the ground, undetected and shooting her targets, but thanks to her own perseverance and willingness, she was able to build a new life, not just to protect her, but also the strong members she had brought in.
She went from being one women to a group of sixty. The camp was crowded but safe and secure for the most part. A second or bigger camp was being searched for on a weekly basis, but most were happy where they were. They hadn't had a breach in their security for over six months, from biters or the living.
She knew she was able to provide a place where people could thrive, but she needed the strongest to do so. In the new world, you couldn't have people slacking, everyone had a job, that's why they spent weeks, even months scouting out the perfect people.
They had brought everyone from loners to groups of up to ten members into their camp. The majority were good choices, while others took advantage of the luxury she provided. They were not the kind of people she dealt with.
Now she had a new challenge, an entire group. She didn't know enough about them yet, they were split, unprotected and weak, but her group had good faith in what they had seen, but trust didn't come easily.
It was all just a waiting game.
I'm personally already so in love with this story. I can't wait to write Teddy's development and flashbacks along with the groups interactions with her.
The first few chapters will revolve solely around Teddy and her group watching, protecting and gathering information on Ricks group. I hope it won't bore you.
I hope you're enjoying this story.
Thank you for reading.
