Walking Dead: Building Your Own Hope

Chapter 12 of my Walking Dead story, enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own Walking Dead or its characters.

Season 3: Episode 12

"I swear, boss, we were just, it's Simon, he…"

Negan shook his head and remarked casually. "I believe you, son, I believe...Simon's been a wild card for too long now."

He followed the minion until they finally reached the door to the room where the Morales family was being held. Preparing himself, Negan opened the door and even he was shocked at the sight before him. Jose and Louis Morales, both still tied up, Louis still gagged, both had their blindfolds removed and they lay dead, soaked in blood, like much of the surrounding area, around the whole room. Miranda Morales was also still tied and gagged, soaked in blood and dead, with her nightgown pulled up and obvious signs of what had happened to her in addition to suffering the same fate as her husband and son. Finally was Eliza Morales, blindfold removed, eyes wide, screaming through her gag as she struggled against her bonds, while Simon was forcing down her pyjama pants, clearly intent on having his way with her just like her had with her mother, before presumably killing her like the rest of her family too.

Negan stepped fully into the room and made his presence known. "Simon what the FUCK!?"

Simon leapt back as if electrocuted, eyes wide as Eliza's gaze also shifted to him, wide, traumatised yet with a sense of something, hope maybe.

Negan looked around the room again then fixed his gaze on Simon once more, he stalked slowly into the room and towards Simon.

"Boss, I-"

"You have fucked up, royally fucked up." Negan snapped. "Did you forget that Jose owes us and we were trying to get what was owed...and killing the boy, why?"

Simon sneered. "Boss, he wasn't gonna give us shit and besides, the boy was useless, he got what he deserved, they all did, well, almost all-"

"Oh, oh, excuse me sorry...I thought we were a group that focused on business in order to fill our pockets, I didn't realize we were fucking psychos who kill for the sake of it." Negan shot back. "How do we profit from this numb-nuts!"

"Boss-" Simon complained.

"Then we have this...you fucking broke rule one. Do you even remember what rule one is?" Negan shot back.

By now a small, shocked, crowd had gathered, foremost among them, Dwight.

"Dwight, what is rule one?" Negan fired at him.

Dwight explained immediately. "Rule one...we do not rape female prisoners."

"Exactly." Negan growled as he fixed Simon with a deadly glare.

Simon scoffed. "C'mon, they're worthless anyway, they've not brought us anything but trouble and besides, look at them, especially this one, she-"

He gestured to the still traumatised Eliza but didn't get much further before Negan introduced his face to Lucille.

"YOU FUCKED EVERYTHING UP FOR US!" Negan roared, striking Simon again and again. "YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE!"

He continued to hammer away at Simon until finally he calmed down, breathing heavily while everyone, both Eliza and his gathered Saviours, stared in fear.

Finally, Negan shook his head, grunting at the blood that now coated him. He carefully cleaned off Lucille's barbed wire before he finally spoke.

"You two...take this fucker's corpse and dump it in the quarry, then make an anonymous call...leave a note on the body. Tell them what this scumbag did and how he paid the price. He killed three of the Morales family and raped Miranda, was about to rape Eliza, now he's dead, repayment for what he did." Negan ordered. You lot, take the bodies of the Morales family, get those ropes and such off them and drop them off outside the mortuary...Dwight, do the same for Eliza, only drop her off at the hospital."

There was a moment of tense silence, all while Eliza overheard this, sobbing, breathing heavily, yet unable to miss exactly what was said, something that made her wonder if it was really true.

'Is, is this real...am I about...to be freed, no...it's gotta be a trick, I can't…' Her mind raced.

The Saviours then all quickly reacted and went to do as they were told, untying the victim's corpses and carrying them out, being surprisingly respectful. The ones removing Simon's body didn't bother with that, even taking turns to spit on the corpse before transporting it, while another wrote the note that would set on Simon's body. Meanwhile Dwight removed Eliza's gag and untied her, fixed her pyjamas and began escorting her out. Negan remained where he was, looking around at the room, reflecting on how in just one moment, one idiot had ruined everything for him and the Saviours, now they had to figure out what their next step would be.

XXXXX

Rick sighed heavily as he sat at his desk, it was the day after Carl and the others had come in to reveal what had happened to them. He had spoken to others in the station and they had gone out to investigate, finding a dead body they had identified as Shane. This had shocked Rick but he had to admit, a small part of him was relieved that Shane could now no longer torment Lori, Carl and Jamie. But it was clear, from what the others told him, these Saviours were behind Shane's death and now reports were coming in and they were grim.

'The Morales family are dead, or at least...three of them. So are one of the Saviours, apparently the one who killed them and violated Mrs. Morales...but, Eliza,,,' He thought worriedly.

But then, as if in response to his thoughts, his desk phone rang and he answered it.

"Yes?"

"Deputy Grimes." The voice at the other end spoke. "I'm calling from the hospital...Eliza Morales is here...she is alive."

Rick thanked her and hung up immediately, getting up and preparing to hurry at once to the hospital. In a grim way, perhaps some good could come from this.

End of chapter, things have taken a sudden and crazy turn, read and review please.