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Here it is How much I love you Chapter 14 Lots of big things happen in this chapter including the introduction of a few major characters. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 14 : The Kingdom

Everyone who is leaving for the kingdom are currently Getting ready to leave the Hilltop When Maggie comes into Rick's and Beth's room to have a talk with Beth she turned

to Rick and said" Can you gave us a minute?" Rick smiled at his soon to be sister in law and said " Yeah sure" He kissed Beth and left. The girls sat down on the bed and

embraced each other Beth spoke first " I am sorry about Glenn Maggie" Maggie started to cry and said " Negan didn't even look a little sorry when he killed him Beth he

laughed it off and was making joke's like it was all big game" Beth rubbed his sister's back as she said " I know when I met him he accused Rick of being a child molester and

he was saying sexual things about you so Rick and Gabriel told him you were dead." Maggie nodded and said " Good you wanna know the worst part about Glenn being

dead?" Beth was still rubbing Maggie's back but she spoke and said" What's that?" Maggie look at Beth and said " I am Pregnant and I didn't even get to tell him" Beth let

Maggie out of the hug and said " Wow I am so sorry Maggie Glenn would have been a great father but hey congrats you will be good mom and I will help anyway I can." She

nodded and smiled a sad smile as she said " So did Rick propose yet ?" Beth smiled and said " you knew ?" Maggie laughed a little and said " Yeah I picked out the ring let me

see it on you" Beth showed her the finger with her engagement ring on it Maggie gasped " It looks so good on you."Maggie hugged her little sister once again as she said

"Bethie you have become such a wonderful women I know Daddy and Mom would be so proud of you. You have become such a great Mom to Carl and Judith I only hope I will

be as good of mom" Beth smiled and said " They would be proud of you to Maggie and You will be an amazing mom to."Maggie and Beth were interrupted by a knock on the

door Maggie said " come in" Rick walked in and said "Hey I was talking to Jesus and he said we need to get ready to leave'" Rick walked over to Beth and Kissed her cheek

she smiled up at him as she said "Did you talk to the blacksmith yet ?" Maggie spoke in confused tone " Why are you gonna talk to the blacksmith ?" He lifted up his right arm

and said " I am gonna ask if he make me a prosthetic" Maggie nodded and said " Makes sense His name is Earl by the way. Well I am gonna go talk to Jesus quiclky before

you guys leave" and with that She walked out the door. Rick said to Beth " You ready to leave ?" She nodded and sat up as she said " Yup lets talk to Earl before we go tho"

Rick nodded and took her hand in his left one as they walked downstairs and out the door to the blacksmith tent. They apporchaed him and Rick said "Your Earl right ?" The

man had short grey hair and a fully grey beard he looked at Rick as he said " Yes and your Rick Grimes what can I do for you?" Rick held up his right arm and said " I was

wondering if you make me something for this like a prosthetic hand or something ?" Earl nodded and smiled as he said " Yeah for sure I can make you something." Rick stuck

out his left hand for Earl shake and he did Rick smiled at him and said " Thank you" Earl nodded and said " Its no problem."About a half hour later the group was in the van

on the way to the Kingdom Jesus was driving with Daryl in the front passgener. Jesus spoke up to everyone and said " When get to the boreder of the Kingdom some soilders

on horses will meet us just stay quiet and let me talk to them. they know me so they will trust me." Rick spoke up and said " How far out are we ?" Jesus looked up at him

threw the rear view mirror and said " About 40 mintues give and take." Rick nodded and looked over to a sleeping Beth who had an arm around Carl's sleeping form he looked

down at his soon to be wife and their son annd he smiled . 40 minutes later they arrived at the Kingdom checkpoint Rick and Jesus got out the van and stood on the side of

the road Rick spoke up and said " Well how much longer till we reach this kingdom?" Jesus answered " Well teachally we are already here we at the outer most edge." Rick

looked confused and said " Well what are we waiting on?" Jesus simply said " Them" as two men on horses came toward them One spoke and said" Who dares trespass on the

soveregin land of" he stopped when He saw Jesus and said " Oh shit Jesus? is that you ? Hot damn man we didn't recogize you at first. who's your friend ?" Jesus spoke up "

This Rick Grimes leader of a like minded commuity and we request an audience with King Ezekiel" The man on the horse said " He will be absoulutely thrilled to see you!" He

started ride off Jesus and me got in the van I asked " King Ezekiel ?" Jesus answered " Just go with it and for furture referernce you never enter the kingdom without an

escourt."Everyone followed the man on the horse to a school with a wall just like Alexnadrina's surronding it Jesus got out and said " No Cars inside the walls c'mon" the gates

opened and everyone went threw it. Rick looked around and said " where is everyone ?" Jesus answered " They live in the school togother during the winter and spread out

into the tents when it warms up." the soilder of the kingdom spoke up and said " You will wait here until our King adresses you" and with that he walked away with his horse.

About 5 mintues later A voice said " Jesus my friend' everyone looked to the entrance of the school and saw a man with long grey dreadlocks and a tiger on a chain He spoke

again " It pleases me to see you old friend what news do you bring good King Ezekiel? is this a new ally you have brought me ?" Jesus started to say " Indeed your majesty

this uh..." He stopped and looked behind him at Rick and the group who were in shock by seeing the Tiger Jesus said " Oh I think I forgot to mention Ezekiel has a tiger."

Ezekiel lead The group into a huge room which looked like it used to be the school threarte He walked up on the stage and sat in his make shift throne and said " Now Mr.

Grimes what brings you to my fair land why do you seek audience with the king ?" Rick walked forward to stand in front of Ezekiel and said " Ezekiel ... King Ezekiel.

Alexandria,the Hilltop,and the Kingdom all three of our commuities have soemthing in common we all serve the saviors. Alexandria already fought them once,and we thought

we took out the threat but we didn't know then what we know now. We only beat one outpost we been told you have a deal with them, that you know they rule through

violence and fear." Jesus spoke up and said " Your majesty I only told them of the.." Ezekiel cut him off and said " Our deal with the saviors is not know among my people for

good cause. We made you a party to that secret when you told us of the Hilltop's own travails, But We did not expect you to share" Jesus cut him off and said " We can help

each other" Ezekiel cut him off agian and said " We brought you into our confidence. why did you break it?" Jesus spoke up and said " Because I want you to hear Ricks

plans." Ezekiel looked over at Rick and said :" And what Plans have you Rick Grimes of Alexandria?" Rick spoke and said " We came to ask the Kingdom to ask you, to join us

in fighting the Saviors, Fighting for freedom for all of us." Ezekiel spoke up once again " What you are asking is very serious". Beth walked up beside Rick and said " My

brother in law was killed by Negan brutally." Rick grabbed her and spoke up " Negan beat him to death and they attacked us a few times" Jesus started talking and said " I

used to think the deal was something we could live with. A lot of us did but thats let's change the world your Majesty" Rick stepped in again as he said " I want to be honest

about what asking. Our people are strong but there's not enough of us. We don't have guns not enough at least and not a lot of weapons period."The solider standing next to

the King said " We have people and we strike first together , we can beat them. Your Majesty, no more waiting for things to get worse beyond then what we can handle. We

set things right the time is now' Everyone was slient for a moment When Ezekiel looked past Rick and the group and said " Morgan what say you?" Everyone turned to look at

who he was talking to and Rick instantly reconizgned the man. Morgan spoke " Me?" Ezekiel nodded and said " Speak" Morgan started to talk " People will die. A lot of people

and not just the Saviors. It ... If we can find another way we have to. Maybe its just about Negan. Just capturing him, holding him." Ezekiel stood up and said " The hour

grows Rick Grimes of Alexandria you have given the much to ponder." Rick spoke again " Well when I was a kid,uh my mother told me a story. There was a road to a

kingdom,and there was a rock in the road and people would just avoid it,but the horses would break their legs on it and die,wagon wheels would come lose they lose the

goods they'd be coming to sell. thats what happened to a little cask of beer a family brewed fell and broke right open. Dirt soaked it all up and it was gone. That was her

family's last chance. They were hungry. They didn't have any money. She just sat there and cried,but she wondered why it was still there for it to hurt someone else. So dug

at that rock in th road with her hands till they bled, she used everything she had to pull it out hours went by and then when she was gonna fill it up she saw something in it It

was a bag of gold. The King had put the rock in the road because he knew the person who dug it out, who did something, they deserved a reward. They deserved to have

their life changed for the good forever." Once Rick was done his story Ezekiel looked at everyone and said " I invite you all to sup with us and stay till the morrow." Rick spoke

up and said " Yeah, We need to get back home." Ezkeiel nodded and spoke " I shall deliver my decree in the morn."Later that night Rick was in the room Beth and him were

given when there was a knock on his door. He walked over and opened it to reavel Morgan Rick spoke " Morgan I am so glad your alive come on in" Morgan walked in the

room and Rick shut the door behind him and said " How did you end up in the Kingdom?" Morgan sat down on chair in the corener of the room and spoke " After you saw me

in King county I left becuase I didn't want to be bothered again but then I reaziled that Duane would have wanted to live my live and not just survive and I ended meeting a

chese maker who helped me learn Aikido and after he got bit I set out to find you but never did and When I met Ezekiel and he told me about this place I thought I would

give it a chance and I have been here for 3 months now." Rick nodded and said " Well it's really good to see you Morgan." just then the door to the adjoining bathroom

opened and Beth walked fully showerd and dressed in a pair of pyjamas She looke from Morgan to Rick who said " Morgan meet my fiance honey this is Morgan the man who

saved my life at the very begininng I wouldn't be here today if not for him" Beth smiled and reached her hand out for Morgan to shake which he did and Said " Nice to meet

you Beth." Beth nodded and said " Likewise." Morgan got up and said " You guys get some rest we will talk tomorrow."

There it is Chapter 14 Morgan is finally in the story but He will be a lot more like a mix of comic and show also will The King help Rick right away or will something get in the way. I also want your guy's ideas so dm me them and I will condsider them and give you shoutout for your idea anyways be safe in this crazy times.

Thank you for reading,

TROY GRIMES