Chapter 1: Awake

Melanie's eyes fluttered open, looking at the cabinet of a medical hall. "Holy hell, I'm back at the Sanctuary, which means he will be in to -" Her thoughts were cut off by a man clearing her throat.

"Good to see you awake." He said getting up from a chair and walking over to Melanie as she turned over on the table. "I'm Doctor Carson." He smiled slightly.

Melanie glanced him up and down and slowly sat up looking herself over in the process. She was in new clothes - jeans and a white tank top with a fleece long sleeved jacket, that was blue. She felt the bandage on her stomach and looked up at him. She remembered she got stabbed - she was defiantly going to find arat and get back at her for everything..

"Barrington house - but now the famous Hilltop?" She asked, she recognized the room.

Dr. Carson looked taken aback and sat down next to her in a chair, "Yes. I dont think I reconize you though." He said looking at her face again studying it.

"Melanie." She breathed softly, "I've been here before, back when it was the museum.. Also when it became the colony." She said looking at him, taking the hair-tie from the table and throwing her hair up into a very messy bun.

"Well I've been here since the colony began.. I still don't recognize you though. I need to change your you in pain?"

Melanie rolled her eyes and looked him in the face, "Look Doc. I've been here with the saviors, alright?" She sighed and looked down. "Who is your leader?" She asked glancing at the door and sitting back in on the table, lifting up her shirt. "I'm not in pain."

Doc Carson looked at the door also, "Well I can take you to meet her but she's in a meeting right now - and what do you mean that you worked with the saviors?" He asked looking at her wound on her stomach. He applied some iodine, and reapplied a fresh bandage. "You had a horrible stab wound - "

"Glad to see sleeping beauty is awake..You still owe me a thank you for saving your ass, I could have let you bleed to death." Jesus grinned sitting down watching.

Melanie snapped back, "Still stealing shit. Paul?" She asked kicking his feet off the table she was on.

Paul laughed slightly, "Harlan - this is 's also a really good fighter. Among other things.." He smiled slightly and walked over to her. "Let's go see Maggie." he said holding out a hand to help her up.

"Thank you for saving my ass." She said mocking, and got up off the table. Harlan just looked at her. He decided to go with them without saying another word.

Melanie ignored the pain in her side, and smiled slightly walking around. "Thanks Jesus. I do owe you." She sighed softly.

Neither of them said anything else, as she following them up to the small house.

Paul opened the door and grinned. "Our new guest is awake." He said walking in with Harlan. In the room was Maggie, along with the group from Alexandria - Michone. Rick, Daryl. Rick was busy looking at the map's before them and sighing, Maggie raised an eyebrow.

"Kind of busy….." She said and Paul raised his hand.

"Hear me out. Shes a great asset to the team." He chuckled turning on another light in the room. "Kick ass skills and so many other things she can bring."

Rick looked over at Paul and sighed, "Come on Jesus - what could…." He said trailing off and stood up straight looking at Melanie. "Melanie?" He said, his eyes beaming.

"Uncle Rick." She said locking in his gaze.

Gasps filled the room as Rick walked over and pulled Melanie into a full embrace. She froze slightly, and returned the hug. Ignoring the pain in her side. "What...How?" He asked looking her over.

Wow...She really grew up.

"Well.. It starts with someone we all have in common.." She said pushing her fallen hair from her eyes. "Negan." She said sitting down in the chair.

Maggie walked over, and looked at her ."What does he have to do with you?" She snapped. Still irite from his killings, and the mix of pregnancy hormones didn't help either - She had grown a belly on her, She was in the 6th month of her pregnancy.

"He was my husband…." She said snapping back at Maggie.

Author Note - Yes I did change some things from the walking dead - If your interested- Review! IF you like it thats great! If not thats cool. More explanations will come in the next chapter - How rick has a niece and how paul and Melanie know each other.

Stay tuned!