This is a TWD AU Richonne flic with zombies and much more…. A whole lot more. I loved how Michonne looked in her Gala dress. She looked like an angel. I have also seen a few posts on tumblr where Michonne is referred to as Rick's light and he is the darkness and I have been wanting to write a story about Angel's and Demons for quite a while, so here it is. Some TWD characters will be similar to the show and others will not. Rick does not have his southern accent (sorry!). I wrote this with his English one (not sorry, LOL). Rick and Michonne's relationship will be an interesting one especially since they are not on the same side. It is an extreme re-imagination of TWD, hope you enjoy ;-)
Disclaimer: I own nothing TWD related, because if I did there would not be cliffhangers, LOL… Maybe
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Most sounds in the vicinity were very low or practically non-existent as it approached two in the morning. The only sounds covering the fifty year old colonial were produced by the unyielding winds. Near a second story window, where three children slept, a thin tree branch would occasionally hit the glass. Despite the efforts of the emaciated branch, the children were deep in slumber. In an adjacent room lying in bed was the mother of two of the children, but unlike her offspring, she could not sleep. She tossed and turned in her bed as she fought back tears. She finally realized that her insomnia had defeated her and she rose from the bed to walk towards the window in her room. She could not see more than the darkness had allowed. Despite limited vision, she could hear the wind and knew the type of climate and temperature waited on the other side of the glass as she closed her eyes and breathed in deeply.
"BAM!" The woman jumped and quickly turned around from facing the window and looked at her door. She knew that it was the sound of her front door opening up abruptly with great force. She quickly took a light blue knitted sweater that was resting on a chair near her bed and wrapped herself in it as she rushed through the door and down the stairs. She saw three figures running towards her. She stopped at the end of the staircase as one approached her and the other two went towards another direction in the home.
"Shane… What is it?... What happened?" The woman frantically asked as she tried to palm his face so he can look at her as his sweat covered his brow and he could not focus his eyes anywhere in particular. He did not want to look at her eyes fearing she can see his fear and hopelessness.
"Lori, we gotta go. They found us. We were just trying to get some supplies at the old church, but they were watching. They appear to have scouts or something everywhere… We barely made it out." Shane replied as he continued to look away.
"Only three of you returned… Where are the rest?" Lori asked as she fought back the hesitation to receive an answer to her inquire as her words sounded almost like a whisper, knowing that she would not like the answer.
Shane grabbed her hands from his face and gently pulled them down. He finally looked her in her eyes. "They got Jacqui, Dale and Jim. We all ran back to the RV but it was too late for them… They're gone…" Shane lowered his head followed by a loud sigh. Lori pulled him into an embrace as tears fell down her cheeks.
"Mom!... it's happening again!" A voice yelled from the top stair. Lori and Shane broke their embrace to look up towards the voice and saw the teen boy staring down at them.
"Is it Judy?... Again?" Lori questioned as she ran up the stairs, passed the boy and went straight to the room where the three children slept. Shane and the boy followed.
Once Lori was inside the bedroom, she quickly turned on the light and saw a teen girl standing next to the bed with a worried look and her arms folded. Her eyes were fixated on the small child on the bed. A six year old girl shaking with her eyes rolled up. Only the whites of her eyes were visible and haunting. Shane leaped towards the child and sat next to her. Lori followed Shane and held the child in a comforting embrace.
"Judy… Mommy is here honey." Lori said as she held Judy closer to her chest.
"They are coming….They are angry and they will kill everybody." Judy stated as she continued to convulse in her mother's embrace with her arms down. The child continued to repeat what she had said over and over, almost reminiscent of a chant but despite what she was saying she continued with her eyes rolled up and unaware that she was held by her mother as others watched on.
"We can't wait any more. We gotta go now!" Shane insisted.
Lori nodded quickly and told the other two kids to pack up hastily. Lori was about to place Judy on the bed when the child grabbed on to her arm and looked her straight in her eyes.
"They are here!" Judy said.
"BANG!... BANG!... BANG!" The sounds of gunshots echoed through the home. Lori looked at Judy as she held her in her arms. Lori's eyes were wide, her heartbeat moved so quickly she felt that her heart was going to jump out of her body. She held her daughter tightly as tears blinded her vision.
"Mom!" The teen boy stood at the doorway with a backpack draped over his right shoulder as he looked at his mother, waiting for the next move. "They're here. Carol and Gabriel are fighting them, but we don't have much time… And mom…"
"What is it Carl?" Lori asked as she watched the teen boy turn pale before her eyes.
"They're turned and they're out there too… Dale, Jacqui and Jim." Carl explained as he looked away, towards the floor.
Shane quickly grabbed Judy from her mother's embrace and stared at Lori. "We gotta go now!"
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Shane held Judy while Carl and the other teen, Sophia, were right behind him as they all ran down the stairs. Shane met up with Gabriel and Carol who were downstairs shooting. Gabriel informed Shane that they were able to take down their former friends who were murdered and brought back to them as walking and hungry undead. Gabriel told Shane that they had to act fast and run to the car as he, Carl, Lori, Sophia and Carol shoot towards the ones responsible for their friend's untimely death. Gabriel assured Shane that they will cover him with gunfire as he rushed his daughter to the getaway car. Shane agreed with the idea. Once Gabriel opened the door, he ran to the porch and started shooting. The other armed companions followed Gabriel as they shot bullets and provided the protection for Shane and Judy. They shot their guns and walked quickly, on either side of Shane. They reached the station wagon and they all hurriedly jumped in the vehicle. Shane put the key in the ignition and turned, but there was no sound. He tried again, but found the same result as before.
"What's happening?... We can't wait out here!" Carol yelled from the backseat.
"Something is wrong. It's not turning on." Shane answered.
"We can't stay here!... Do something!" Lori screamed.
Shane tried to turn on the car again but to no avail. He began to hit the steering wheel as the others in the car stressed the importance of leaving quickly. Shane knew he had to do something.
"Stop!... Quiet! Everyone." Shane said as he looked out the windshield and then the driver side window. He noticed that everything was quiet and he could not see anyone around. He opened the driver side car door and began to exit the car slowly.
"Shane don't…" Lori whispered, but Shane looked back at her and placed his index finger on his lips.
"Carl, Gabriel and Carol, keep watch and have your guns ready. I'm gonna try to start this thing." Shane stated as he slowly came out of the driver side, looked around and then popped the trunk open.
Everything was quiet and the air was dry. There was no wind and no movement anywhere among the tall grass and trees. It was a very unsettling feeling creeping up Shane's spine. He looked at the engine, but could not find anything wrong. He asked Lori to try the ignition again, but the car did not start.
"What is goin' on?" Shane asked himself in a frustrated whisper.
"Lori!" Sophia yelled from the backseat of the car. She pointed at Judy who was having another seizure.
"They…. Are…. Here!" Judy said as Lori held her close.
"Ughhhh… Grrrr." An undead lunged on an unsuspecting Shane. He fell to the ground with it on top of him trying to bite him. Shane pushed the creature up and held its unrelenting jaws from his face.
"Shane!" Carl yelled as he tried to aim his gun towards the animated corpse. He was trying to get a good shot, but was quickly distracted as more walkers came upon the car. Carl, Gabriel and Carol began shooting as Shane wrestled with the walker on the ground.
"Take her and run!" Shane cried from the ground. Lori knew that she had to flee but was also hesitant as she watched her husband in peril.
"Now!" Shane shouted and Lori grabbed Judy, opened the passenger side car and ran towards the woods with Carl right behind her.
They reached an area in the woods with wide and tall trees. She looked at Judy who appeared to be asleep in her arms. She placed Judy against the bark of a tree and told Carl to stay with her as she ran back to help the others.
"Swoosh!" Something flew over them, Carl and Lori looked up, but it was still pretty dark and not much can be seen. Carl readied his weapon and they stood quiet. Lori and Carl looked around and without warning someone jumped behind them, startling Lori to the ground. Carl pointed his weapon, but it was slapped out of his hands with such force that he too fell to the ground. Lori and Carl fixed their eyes on the figure that stood before them and it was something that they had never seen before. He was very tall and stood over six feet, strong and held a large wide sword in one hand. His attire did not appear as something they had ever witnessed. It was dark and covered almost every inch of his body except for his hands and head. His stance was firm and strong, reminiscent of a soldier. Carl and Lori looked upon him with wide eyes and heavy breathing as they lay on the ground helpless.
"Where is she?... The Seeker?" The menacing stranger inquired.
"Please, just leave her alone… She's just a child." Lori pleaded as she tried to stand. In that very instant Lori looked behind the stranger and he turned to follow her gaze. There stood Judy staring back at the stranger. He commenced to walk towards the small child as she continued to stare at him.
"No!" Lori screamed and ran towards him, but with a simple move of his hand, he stopped her and then another move of his hand pushed her back to the ground. It was an invisible force or power that he governed.
Carl also attempted to run towards the man but met the same fate as his mother. As Carl and Lori lay on the ground screaming for Judy to run the strange tall man approached her at a slow pace. He tightened the grip of his sword on his left hand and grinned as he got closer.
"You have met your end Seeker." The man said as he stood upon the small child. She looked up at the armed stranger. He grabbed the handle of the sword with both hands and raised his arms up to deliver a fatal swipe.
"She's here." Judy said. A curious look came over the potential killer when silence came upon them and everything was still. A bright light appeared behind the child. It blinded the stranger and as he covered his eyes a blast of energy hit him on the chest sending him five feet away from the child and landing on his back.
He shook off the impact of the hit and gradually stood from the ground. He grabbed his weapon that lay next to him and was about to walk towards where the child last stood. Through the woods and the darkness appeared the child, but she was not alone. She held the hand of a female figure that glowed and brightened all around.
"He sent you?" The male stranger asked. He closed his eyes, pulled his shoulders forward and with a yell two large black wings came out of his back and were the length of six feet on each side. "Then I will destroy you as well." The male stranger tightened the grip of his weapon and was about to run towards them when he was struck by two shotgun rounds to his back making him fall to the ground once again. It was Shane and the others that managed to fight the undead enemies and make it to where Lori and the others were. Gabriel and Carol also unloaded on the potential executioner, rendering him overwhelmed where he had to extend his wings and fly away in the night.
Shane ran towards Lori and held her in an embrace. Carl stood from the ground and everyone looked at Judy and her new companion. They all looked at the new female stranger with wide eyes and opened mouths. She stood in a bright white outfit that covered her body with the exception of her hands and head. She had long beautiful dreadlocks, dark brown smooth skin, beautifully piercing brown eyes and a gentle welcoming smile with her alluring full lips.
"Shane… Who is she?... Can we trust her?" Carl asked.
Shane readied his weapon and pointed it at the beautiful stranger, the others did the same. "Are you one of them?" He inquired.
"Daddy, she's my friend. She's going to protect me." Judy stated as she looked up at the female stranger and smiled.
"Please don't fear me." The stranger stated as she addressed all that were present. "My name is Michonne and I have been sent to defend the Seeker. Shane slowly lowered his weapon and the others followed. Michonne looked at Judy and smiled.
Michonne looked up and stared at all the others. "There will be more. We must go now."
Shane nodded with agreement and they all left together to search for some form of vehicle and shelter.
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Moments later, in the darkness appeared a male figure. He stood strong and confident, with piercing blue eyes, curly dark hair combed back and dressed all in black. He was accompanied by the male stranger that tried to execute the child earlier, known as Blake.
"They sent a new one, but she was one I haven't seen before. I had the child seconds from being a distant memory and then she appeared out of nowhere." Blake stated through gritted teeth.
The other male looked around and tilted his head as he noticed tracks leading him towards where they were headed. "He can send whoever he likes, but there will always be the same outcome." The stranger with the blue eyes began to walk towards the direction of the tracks.
"He sent someone different. Not like you or I, Rikart. I've never seen her before." Blake's words made Rikart turn and face him.
"Before she embarrassed you, did you get her name?" Rickart asked with a smirk.
Blake walked up close to Rikart with his brow low and his eyes dark and filled with anger. "I did not catch her name, but I will tell her mine right before she takes her last breath." Blake releases his dark wings and flies away.
Rikart does not gives importance to Blake's words or feelings on the matter and proceeds to look around where the battle with Blake had taken place. Rikart shakes his head and then looks up to the sky. "I presume you have graced us with another defender… So, let it begin." He pulled his shoulders forward to release his large dark wings, his blue eyes turned bright red and he flies towards the direction that their tracks lead.
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Yeah, this is quite out there, LOL. I wanted to reimagine Rick and Michonne, plus other TWD characters but in another scenario. Rikart is an ancient translation of Rick (Richard) and there is a purpose for it. There is much more to come and a lot will be explained. What do you think so far?
Thanks for ready