Chapter 31-Finding a home

Daryl's P.O.V

Daryl and Alicia follow Beth in the woods outside of Hilltop until they get to an open spot in the woods where John is standing behind eight people. John looks at them. "Where are Kenny and Clemintine?" John asks him.

"With Tara," Alicia answers. "How is this going?"

"Fine," John says as he looks at the eight people. "Most of them are new people brought to Hilltop after the war and after you left," John explains to Daryl, who nods.

"Why is Carl here?" Alicia asks as she looks at the teens as he shoots again.

"He's good. I guess he wants to get better," John replies. Everybody stops when three walkers come out of the woods. "Kenneth, Cameron, and Tommy. Deal with them," John says. The three of them nod as they raise their guns to the walkers. Keeneth shot first, hitting the walker in the front on the throat. He shot again, hitting it in the head. Cameron shot the second walker twice before hitting it in the head, and it took Tommy one shot. "Good job," John says as they continue to practice.

"We'll see you at home. We should head back and take Kenny and Clementine to Alexandria," Alicia says. John nods as the three of them leave.

Shane's P.O.V

Shane finds Negan by himself on his porch with a book. "What are you doing?" Shane questions the man who looks up at him.

"Reading. I can't build a wall myself. Decided I could take some time to catch up on my reader," Negan replies. "Or am I just here to be your mule?"

"It's fine," Shane says as he sits down.

"So why are you here? I figured you'd try to avoid me," Negan says.

"I do," Shane tells him. "But someone needs to watch you," Negan nods as they hear someone from the wall behind them. The two of them stand up and go to the wall and see about a dozen walkers pressing themselves up against it. "Fuck," Shane says as he goes towards the gate.

"Hey, wait a second. Aren't their people on watch?" Negan questions.

"Patrol handles that, and nobody is on patrol because everybody is gone. I got it," Shane answers.

"Well, the odds are against you. Let me help," Negan reasons.

"You really think I'm going to give you a weapon?" Shane asks.

"I killed Jed. Why would I want to fuckl this up? I got it pretty good here. Hot meals, a shower, a bed to sleep in, books, protection. How does it benefit me to fuck this up?" Negan argues. Shane doesn't say anything as he grabs a crowbar off the wall and throws it to Negan. Shane walks towards the gate, and Negan follows him. He pulls it open.

"What are you doing?" Daniel asks Negan.

"Helping him kill some undead asshole," Negan answers.

"It's fine, Daniel," Shane says. Daniel nods as they leave the wall. They walk to the walkers, who turn and start to come towards them. Shane pulls his knife out and stabs the first one in the forehead as Negan hits the second one in the temple knocking in the ground before he slams the crowbar on top of the third one's head, knocking its skull in and killing it as Shane kills another walker. Negan uses the bottom of the crowbar to stab the walker on the ground in the head. They quickly finish the other walkers. Negan chuckles as he looks at the bodies.

"See, I can be a team player," Negan says with a smile as another walker comes out of the woods.

"Get it," He tells Negan, who nods as he goes up to the walker and kills it. Shane starts to walk back towards camp, and Negan follows.

"What about the bodies?" Negan asks. Shane stops.

"Let's get 'em," Shane says as he walks back.

Morgan's P.O.V

Morgan stops the truck outside of the camp, which had a truck blocking the entrance. Everybody gets out of the car. "Okay, Strand, Cole go see if there is another way in," Morgan says. Strand and Cole nod as they walk away. Morgan goes to the door of the truck and opens it. The door creaks as it is opened. Morgan climbs into the truck and looks into the camp. He climbs out a moment later.

"How close was Eugene?" Rosita asks.

"I would estimate about thirty walkers," Morgan says.

"This will be fun," Alden says. "How do you think the truck got there?"

"Someone probably moved it," Luciana answers as Strand and Cole come back.

"This is the only way in," Cole tells them.

"So then, what is the plan?" Nick asks.

"I'll move the car enough for a few walkers to get past at a time, and we'll kill them slowly," Morgan explains to them as he walks towards the truck. Morgan climbs into the truck and begins to hotwire it.

Dwight's P.O.V

Dwight was about to go take overwatch for Daniel. He walks out of his house and looks at Amanda, who is walking up the stairs. "Hey," Dwight says.

"Hey," Amanda says. "I have a question? Do you want to help me with something?"

"What is it?" Dwight asks.

"I'm making a group of people to help deal with problems in the community. I asked Shane, and he said he had other problems. You are the next best opinion, and you have experience with the saviors, so it makes sense," Amanda explains. Dwight nods.

"Sure, I'll help," Dwight says as he walks past her. "Tell me when you have everything figured out," Amanda nods as Dwight walks towards Daniel. He stops when he sees Shane and Negan outside the wall. "What the fuck?"

Dwight questions incredulously as he goes to the gate. He goes around the wall and looks at them. "What the hell is he doing out here?" Dwight asks.

"We had some walkers to deal with. I needed some help, and Negan offered to help. We are getting ready to burn the bodies and then go back in," Shane explains.

"I was being a team player, Dwight," Negan says with a smile. Dwight shakes his head before he walks away.

Clementine's P.O.V

Clementine was walking around Alexandria with AJ in her hands. Alicia, Daryl, and Kenny were with Michonne, who was showing Kenny Alexandria and a house. Clementine stops by the lake and sits down. "Pretty, isn't it?" Rick asks as he walks up to Clementine, who looks at him.

"Yeah, I'm Clementine, and this is AJ," Clementine says.

"I'm Rick Grimes," Rick says.

"You're Michonne's boyfriend and the leader of Alexandria?" Clementine asks. Rick nods.

"Mind if I sit?" Rick asks Clementine. She motions for Rick to sit down. Rick sits down and smiles at AJ. "I have a daughter. A little younger than he is. Her name is Judith,"

"He's not mine," Clementine quickly says.

"I didn't think he was. He seems too young to have a child. Where are his parents?" Rick asks.

"Dead," Clementine says. Rick nods.

"Well, come on. They should be done by now," Rick says. Clementine nods as she stands up and follows him. They walk up to the house and see Kenny talking to Daryl and Alicia.

"I was just about to come looking for you," Kenny says to Clementine. "I'm Kenny," He says as he holds his hand out to Rick.

"Rick Grimes," Rick says as he shakes him.

"Well, what are we doing?" Clemintine asks Kenny.

"We're staying here, Clem. This will be a good place for you and AJ," Kenny says.

"You too, Kenny," Clementine says.

"Yes, me too, Clem," Kenny says before he looks at Daryl. "Thank you. Tell John the same."

"I will. Are you sure you don't want to see the Kingdom?" Daryl questions.

"No, this is the place. I feel it," Kenny says. Daryl nods.

"We gotta get home. Good luck, guys," Alicia says. Kenny and Clementine nod as they turn to leave.

"Tell Shane we'll get Judith tomorrow or the next day," Rick tells Daryl, who nods as they go to the car.

Morgan's P.O.V

Morgan moves the truck forward. "Stop!" Strand shouts. Morgan stops the truck and quickly climbs out with his stick in hand. He runs over to Nick and stands beside the man. They were all in a wide circle. The first walker goes over to Rosita, who stabs it in the head. They continue to kill the walkers as they slowly leave. Morgan stabs the end of his stick through one's head, and Nick hits one in the side of his head with his stick. Ten minutes later, all the walkers were dead. Morgan pulls the rag out of his pocket and begins to clean his stick as Cole moves the truck. They walk into the camp and begin to look around. Morgan and Nick walk into a tent and over to a create.

"You did great out there," Morgan says. Nick smiles at the man.

"The training finally came in handy," Nick says as he breaks the lock of the create. He opens it and smiles. Inside were stacks of canned food. "Morgan, Eugene was right," Nick says as he picks one of them up. Morgan grins as he grabs one.

"Yes, he was," Morgan says as they continue to search for supplies.

Morgan's P.O.V

Morgan pulls the truck into the campgrounds and climbs out. "I see that I was correct," Eugene says as he walks up to them.

"Yes, you were. Good job, Eugene. Are the others back yet?" Morgan questions him.

"Yes, they have all returned," Eugene says.

"We'll get this stuff tomorrow. Go eat," Morgan says to everybody who nods as they head for the big cabin. Morgan looks at Rosita as he walks up to her. "You should be getting back to Alexandria."

"Do you mind if I stay for a little while? This felt good," Rosita says.

"Sure. I got a couch you can sleep on," Morgan says. Rosita nods as he leads her towards his cabin.

Dwight's P.O.V

Dwight walks up to Daryl's cabin and knocks on the door after dinner. A few moments later, Daryl opens the door. "What is it, Dwight?" Daryl questions...worried seeing the dark look on Dwight's face.

"Can we talk for a second?" Dwight asks. Daryl nods as he shuts the door and steps out. "While you were gone, Shane took Negan outside the wall and even gave him a weapon. I get that not a lot of us were here, but Negan shouldn't be allowed out at all, and it can't happen again," Dwight explains, trying to keep his temper in check, his burned face almost twitching.

"I agree," Daryl says. "I'll talk to Shane tomorrow. You're right Negan shouldn't be outside the wall at all," Dwight nods as he leaves. Dwight walks through the campgrounds and sees John and Amanda talking. He sees Amanda smile at John before she leaves.

"What did he say?" Dwight asks Amanda.

"He'll do it," Amanda tells Dwight before she walks away. Dwight goes to his cabin and goes to bed.

Thanks for reading. I have a question. Do you guys want to see more OC's in this story, and if you do, tell me any ideas you have for some because I think it would be fun. That is all I have to say, so as always, suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.