Chapter 1-Betrayal
Negan's P.O.V
Negan Smith walked down the stairs of the Sanctuary and looked at all the men on their knees. He stopped in front of his right-hand man Simon. Negan was a tall, muscular man with black hair and a greying beard. He wore a leather jacket with his baseball bat, Lucille. Simon was a tall man. He had an athletic build and black hair, and a black mustache. His hair was greying and blading, and he had dark brown eyes. "You disobeyed an order, Simon. You killed an entire camp of men. You killed children. We have rules here, Simon, and you broke 'em. We are meant to save people. Tomorrow I'll get rid of my problems, throw Simon in a cell, and make sure the others are locked up. Today is their last day on Earth," Negan says with a grin before he walks away.
Simon's P.O.V
Simon sat in his cell and looked at the door as it opened. He looked at Dwight. "Hi, Dwight. How's your day?"
"What do you want? If Negan catches me talking to you, he'll kill me," Dwight tells him.
"Right, I imagine your wife isn't happy about her sister marrying Negan. I have a way for you to get out of that," Simon says as he stands up. "I have men, Simon. People who don't think Negan is able to lead, and there are a lot of them. We will attack tomorrow during the execution. Negan has called all the outposts. Perfect time for it. You help us. I swear your wife and Tina will be free from Negan forever. You'll be my right-hand man. We'll take power, and we'll keep them under our control. We'll live like kings."
"Negan dies tomorrow?" Dwight asks.
"And everybody loyal to him," Simon tells him. "Are you in?"
"I'm in," Dwight says before he shuts the door. Simon sits down with a big grin on his face.
Negan's P.O.V
Negan walked into the main room the next day. Every savior from every outpost was there watching. "I don't want this. These are our people, but they killed people we were trying to save. I can't have that. We can't have people being killed. We need those people to survive," Negan walks in front of Simon. "I am not a monster, Simon. Any final words?"
"The saviors will die under you. I won't let that happen," Simon says.
"You'll be dead in a minute," Negan says as he raises Lucille, and then a bullet when through Negan's shoulder. Negan dropped Lucille and fell to the ground as the Santuarcy turned into chaos. Gunshots when off all around the area. Negan looks at Laura as she comes up to him. She shoots a savior as Simon runs away with the others. She grabs Negan. "What the fuck?!"
"We have to go. Now!" Laura shouts as she grabs Lucille and leads Negan out of the room. Laura gets them out of the main room and sets Negan against the wall. "This was planned. We can't stay here."
"I'll kill that son of a bitch and restore order," Negan growls.
"Negan, they killed so many of us already. They had the drop on us. We don't have enough men. If you stay here, you will die," Laura growls. Laura raises her gun as she hears running. Alden and Paula turn a corner with their guns raised.
"Woah, on your side," Alden tells them. "We have to leave."
"Three of us are expected to get out of here?" Negan asks through the pain in his shoulder.
"Gavin and D.J. are getting what supplies they can and meeting us not far from here in a clearing," Alden tells him. "We just gotta fight our way out."
"Easier said than done," Negan says. "Give me your gun," Alden pulls out his handgun and holds it out to Negan, who grabs it. "I will kill that bastard someday, I promise," Negan says as they start to walk. Laura and Negan follow Alden and Paula. They stop when they see Arat at the entrance with four guards.
"End of the road," A savior says.
"Wait," Arat says. "Move," Arat growls. "You have sixty seconds to get out before we follow."
They quickly leave and get outside. Laura and Paula pull the door open, and they leave the Sanctuary as they enter the wood. They could still hear the shots from the Sanctuary. They walked for about thirty minutes until they reached a small clearing where they saw Gavin and DJ with two bags. "We couldn't get much," Gavin says as he pulls a bandage out of the bag. "Enough food for two days. Enough ammo for a day and a few medical supplies. Let's get you patched up," Gavin says as Negan pulls his jacket off and his shirt. Gavin has him sit with his back against a tree.
"What do we do?" DJ asks. "We can't go back there."
"We leave. We get as far away from here as possible. Simon will send men after us when he realizes Negan's alive."
"No offense to you, but I don't even know who you are," Negan says.
"I was at one of your outposts," Alden says. "You're better than Simon. I don't really like either of you, but at least I'm alive."
"Until Simon finds us," Negan says as Gavin pulls the bullet out, making Negan hiss in pain. They patch Negan up and start to walk away from the Sanctuary.
Simon's P.O.V
It was dark when the shooting ended. Simon stepped over a body and looked at Jared. "You find him yet?" Simon asks Jared, who shakes his head.
"No, but there are a lot of bodies around here. A least a couple hundred, and we have to make sure they don't turn," Jared says. "This will take all night."
"Send a few men out just in case. If he's out there, I want him dead. Make sure they don't shoot him through the head. I want him on that fence so they know who is in charge," Simon says. "Now go," Simon orders Jared, who walks away.
Simon walks over to a body and slams his boot down on the body's head until he crushes it. He takes a deep breath after and smiles. "I should plan a trip to see Gregory," Simon says with a smile as he walks away.
Negan's P.O.V
Two days later
Negan sat inside of a small cabin in the woods. His shoulder was in a lot of pain, and he had been in and out of conciseness. He looks at Gavin as he walks up to him. "You suck at being a doctor," Negan says weakly.
"Yeah, I'm not the best at it," Gavin says. Gavin was about to speak again when they heard a gunshot outside. Gavin goes outside, and Negan pulls himself up. He uses Lucille to help him walk. He pulls the door open and sees two men dead on the ground.
"Saviors?" Negan asks weakly. Paula shakes her head as she bends down.
"They're not saviors. They have w carved into their head," Paula says.
"Is everyone okay?" They turn their heads and raise their gun at another man who holds his hands up.
"I don't mean you any harm. I heard the shots," The man says. "I'm Morgan."
"You alone?" Laura asks.
"I am," Morgan says. "Your friend. There doesn't look too good."
"Did the sweat and pale skin give it away?" Negan asks Morgan, who pulls his bag off of his back. Morgan pulls supplies out of his bag and looks at them.
"May I?" Morgan asks them.
"Slowly," Laura tells him. Morgan nods as he slowly walks up to Negan, who sits on the steps. Negan pulls his shirt and jacket off, and Morgan pulls the bandage off.
"I'll clean it and give you some painkillers that should help," Morgan says. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure," Negan says.
"How'd this happen?" Morgan asks.
"My people betrayed us," Negan tells him. Morgan nods.
"I have another question. Have you come across a man named Rick Grimes?" Morgan asks.
"No, you're the first person we have run into," Negan tells Morgan, who nods. Morgan finishes cleaning and patching Negan's wound and then hands him a bottle of painkillers.
"If you would like, you can travel with me and help me find my friend," Morgan says.
"Give us a minute to talk," Gavin says to Morgan, walking towards his bag.
"We should go with him," Alden says. "We're just waiting for Simon to find and kill us. But this guy sounds like he is looking for a friend who might have a group. We could have a fresh start, and if Simon does show his face, we'll fight again. We'll have an advantage. If we can find a group, we could eventually get Hilltop and Kingdom on our side."
"We can't just let Simon get away with what he did," Negan growls. "We have to go back and kill him."
"That's suicide, Negan," Alden protests.
"We'll get Hilltop and Kingdom on our side, like you said," Negan tells him.
"No, Gregory would give us up to save his own skin, and Ezekiel may help us, or someone would slit our throats in our sleep," Laura tells him.
"Negan, this is the hand we've been dealt," Alden says. "We will kill Simon. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but I promise you someday we will kill that bastard," Alden says firmly.
Laura looks at Negan. "I know you don't like relying on other people, but we don't have much of a choice, and Alden's right," Laura tells him. Negan sighs but nods.
"We'll come with you," Negan tells him. Morgan nods as he puts his bag back on.
Morgan nods. They get their things and start to follow the man through the woods. "Who is Rick Grimes?" Paula asks.
"Rick is an old friend, a man I saved at the start. I know he's alive. I'm just trying to find him. He's the only friend I got left," Morgan says. They walk in silence until they exit the woods and see a building with trucks and walkers surrounding a car. "Someone's in there."
"Yeah, let's go," Negan tells him.
"No, you are with me, and that means you are going to help me. We're going save them," Negan says.
"I'll help," Alden says. Morgan looked at Paula, DJ, and Laura, who slowly nodded.
"You stay with him. He is in no condition to fight," Morgan says to Gavin.
Morgan's P.O.V
Morgan, Laura, Alden, DJ, and Paula walk up to the fence. "Kill the walkers around the driver seat," Morgan tells them as he pulls the gate open. "No guns," He says as he walks in. Morgan stabs his stick through the first walker as the others kill walkers around the car. The driver and passenger side doors come open. Two men step out and start to kill walkers as they go back to the fence. Paula shuts the gate, and the walkers try to get to them.
"Thank you. I'm Aaron, and this is Daryl. We're part of a community, and we were out there looking for people to bring back with us," Aaron says.
"No thanks for me at least, maybe my friends will go with you. Actually, I'm a little lost," Morgan says as he pulls his map out. He holds it out to Daryl. "You know where I am?"
Daryl grabs the map and opens it. After a moment, he looks at Morgan. "Why are you looking for Rick?" Daryl asks as he slides his hand down to his knife.
"You know Rick?" Morgan asks Daryl, who nods. "I'm a friend. I'm Morgan."
"Morgan Jones?" Daryl asks Morgan, who nods. "I'll take you to Rick, but first, all of you have gotta answer a few questions."
"Like what?" Paula asks.
"How many walkers have you killed?" Daryl asks.
"Too many to count," All six of them say.
"How many people have you killed?"
"Three," Alden answers.
"Seven," Laura answers.
"I don't know," Paula answers.
"Four," DJ answers.
"I don't know," Gavin answers.
"Too many to count," Negan says.
"Why?" Daryl asks.
"So I could live," Alden says.
"To protect my Dad and Negan," Laura says.
"Because it's what I had to do," Paula answers.
"They gave me no choice," DJ says.
"I was ordered too," Gavin says
"To show people I meant what I said," Negan tells him. Daryl looks at Morgan.
"I killed people because I thought I had to. I don't know how many, but that's why. They didn't clear," Morgan says. Daryl and Aaron share a look and nod.
"You said to show people what you meant? What do you mean?" Aaron asks Negan.
"They attacked my people. I showed them that if it happened again, they'd die," Negan says. "Now my people have betrayed me, and I'm dying from a bullet hole in my shoulder. Are we coming with you or not?" Negan asks harshly.
"Yeah, you're coming with us. Come on," Daryl says as he starts to walk away. They start to follow him.
Thanks for reading. I really have no clue where this is going. But I guess we'll figure that out as we go along. I'm excited to write charchters like Paula and Simon. I've never had the chance. As always, suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.