Chapter 15-Being Saved
Daryl's P.O.V
Daryl woke up and looked around. He looks at Rosita, who is still sleeping. He stands up and grunts in pain. He walks over to Rosita. "Come on, Rosita," Daryl says. Rosita opens her eyes and looks at him. "We gotta go," Rosita nods as Daryl helps her stand up. He grabs their bags and puts them on their backs.
"I can walk by myself," Rosita says.
"Maybe you can. But you might hurt your ankle more," Daryl says. "Come on," Rosita wraps her arms around her shoulder, and they leave the house.
Merle's P.O.V
Merle, Shane, The Governor, Morgan, Oscar, Tomas, Abraham, Axel, Alisha, Martinez, T-dog, Haley, and Michonne stood in the Governor's apartment. "Nobody has heard anything from either of them?" Tomas asks.
"No," Shane says. "They might be in trouble, but we need to clear the hardware store,"
"So half of us go after Daryl and Rosita, and the other half go clear the warehouse," Merle says.
"I'll stay behind and keep an eye on everything," The Governor says.
"You sure?" Alisha asks.
"Yeah, I'll still getting used to using one hand," The Governor says. "I'll make sure the kids stay out of trouble,"
"Okay, then who goes where?" T-dog asks.
"Shane, Michonne, Haley, Martinez, Axel, and Alisha go clear the hardware store. Me, Oscar, Abraham, Tomas, Morgan, and T-dog will go after Daryl and Rosita," Merle says. "Everybody okay with this?" Everybody nods.
"Okay, let's get to work," Shane says. They all nod as they leave the room.
Daryl's P.O.V
Daryl carries Rosita through the woods. "Stop," Rosita says. Daryl slows down.
"What is it?" Daryl asks.
"I can't walk anymore," Rosita says as they hear a gunshot behind them. Daryl pushes Rosita behind a tree as another bullet goes through his leg. Daryl falls to the ground and goes behind the tree. Daryl holds his hand on the wound.
"Nice lady, you have there friend," A man says.
"Run," Daryl tells her as he grabs his handgun. The man comes around the tree and aims his gun at Daryl's head.
"Move, and I'll kill him, sweetie," The man says to her.
"Fuck you," Rosita says as a gunshot goes off, going through the man's neck. Daryl aims his gun at the person.
"Maggie?" Daryl says.
"Daryl," Maggie says as she comes over to him with Glenn, who had his gun aimed at Rosita.
"Lower the gun," Daryl tells Glenn, who lowers it.
"Glenn, we gotta move them," Maggie says to him. Glenn nods as he walks over to Daryl. He helps Daryl stand as Maggie helps Rosita.
"Come on," Glenn says as more bullets are shot at them.
A house in the woods
Glenn and Maggie carry Daryl and Rosita to a building surrounded by cars and rope. "Rick!" Glenn yells. Rick comes outside with his gun raised. "We need Hershel,"
"Daryl?" Rick says.
"Now, Rick," Maggie says. Rick nods as he goes inside. He comes outside with Hershel, who looks at him.
"Get them into the R.V," Hershel says. They nod as they take the two into the R.V. Hershel follows them inside. "Maggie stay here," Maggie nods as Glenn leaves and Hershel starts to tend to them.
Glenn's P.O.V
Glenn sat in the house with their group. "Where did you find them?" Andrea asks.
"Behind a tree being shot at," Glenn says.
"Any sign of Shane or T-dog?" Lori asks.
"No," Glenn says as Hershel walks inside.
"They'll be fine. Both of them have some wounds, but they'll heal. Daryl is awake if you want to talk to him," Hershel says.
"Come on, Glenn," Rick says. Glenn nods as he follows him into the R.V. Daryl sat in a chair watching Rosita sleep. "It's good to see you," Rick says. Daryl looks at them. "Daryl, Carol-,"
"Is dead. I know," Daryl says. "We went back to the farm,"
"We?" Glenn asks.
"Me, Shane, T-dog, Merle," Daryl says.
"You found Merle?" Rick asks.
"Yeah, we found a whole community. Called Woodbury, Morgan is there with his son," Daryl says.
"Shane and T-dog are alive?" Glenn asks.
"Yeah," Daryl says. "Did you lose anybody else besides Carol and Patricia?"
"No, Randall is one of us now," Glenn says. "He saved Maggie and me,"
"Good for him," Daryl says. "I have to get back to Woodbury,"
"Daryl, you are hurt," Rick says. "You need to rest,"
"They will come after me, and they might get attacked. I'm not letting them fend for themselves," Daryl says.
"Let us help you," Rick says. "In exchange, does this place have a doctor?"
"Two," Daryl tells him. "Stevens and Alice,"
"You let us stay," Rick says.
"Okay," Daryl says. Rick nods as he leaves the R.V. Dale walks into the R.V after him.
"Good to see you, son," Dale says.
"You too, old man," Daryl says. Dale smiles as he goes up to the driver's door.
"Get up here. You have to direct," Dale says. Daryl nods as he climbs into the driver's side. Daryl climbs up there and sits in the seat. Randall walks into the R.V and looks at him.
"Hi," Randall says. Daryl nods to him as Dale starts the R.V and drives away, followed by the others.
Merle's P.O.V
Merle stops the truck on the side of the road when he sees Daryl's bike. He gets out with his gun raised. The others get out of the car and look at him. "You think he's okay?" T-dog asks.
"I have no clue," Merle says as they hear a car. They all raise their guns as the R.V comes down the road.
"Woah, that's Dale's," T-dog says as the R.V stops. Daryl opens the door and sets out.
"Jesus, what the hell happened to you, baby brother?" Merle asks as he goes over to him.
"Got attacked by a group. They might still be around. Keep your eyes open," Daryl tells them. They nod as they raise their guns. Rick steps out of the car behind them.
"Good to see you, T-dog," Rick says.
"Hey, Officer friendly," Merle says to him. He lifts his hand up. "Thanks for the present,"
"Where's Shane?" Lori asks.
"Clearing a warehouse," Oscar says.
"Where's Rosita?" Abraham asks.
"She's in the R.V. She's resting," Rick says.
"We should get them back to Woodbury," Tomas says.
"Good to see you, Rick," Morgan says as he walks up to Rick.
"Save your hello's for when we get back," Merle says. Morgan nods as he walks back to the car. Daryl climbs back into the R.V. Merle, Oscar and Tomas put Daryl's bike in the bed. They start to drive back to Woodbury.
Woodbury
Merle's P.O.V
They pull into Woodbury and see the Governor walking down to them. Daryl climbs out of the R.V and looks at him. "Good to see you. Who are these people?" The Governor asks.
"This is our old group," T-dog tells him.
"Hi, I'm Philip," Philip says.
"I thought it was the Governor," Glenn says.
"Not anymore," Philip says. "I have an idea I want to run by you guys later. But first, you and Rosita should get some sleep," Daryl nods as he heads for the infirmary. Abraham and Tomas help Rosita move towards the infirmary.
"Rick?" Morales says as he walks down to them.
"Morales," Rick says with a smile.
"Is Miranda here?" Lori asks.
"She didn't make it. None of them did," Morales tells her. Lori nods.
"Move your cars, and Merle can take you to the apartment building," Philip says. They nod as they move the cars. They all walk back over to him.
"What is this idea?" Merle asks Philip.
"Oscar, will you take Rick's group to the apartment building?" Philip asks. Oscar nods as he leads them away. He looks at Abraham and Merle. "I want a council instead of one person running things. Bring more order and perspective on problems,"
"Who will be on it?" Abraham asks.
"Daryl, Shane, Merle, T-dog, Martinez, Tomas, Oscar, Rosita, and you," Philip says.
"Not you?" Merle asks.
"No, I almost died, and so did Penny. My daughter needs me. That is who I need to focus on," Philip says.
"Yeah, it is. We agree with you," Merle says.
"Good, we'll all talk when Shane comes back," Philip says before he walks away.
"I think you have an overdue talk with Rick," Abraham says.
"Yes, I do," Merle says as he walks towards the apartment building.
Thanks for reading. I felt this was a good time for Rick to come back in with his group. As you can see, The Governor will now be going by Philip, his real name. This story has so much more to come, and I am very excited about all of it, and I hope you are too. Now I have some new pairings. Those are Daryl and Rosita, Shane and Michonne, Martinez and Haley, Rick and Andrea, and let me know what you think about Lori and Merle. That one is a very unique one, and I think it would be kinda fun. Let me know if you have any for Randall. As always, suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.
