@aerlyth
everything is going according to plan, maybe she’s gone and killed negan, and taking out the saviors won’t be as difficult as he hopes. rick stands with his weapon in hand, at the ready as always, and his face falls when negan strolls on out, going off on a tangent about how his dick is bigger than rick’s, typical arrogance that makes rick want to roll his eyes. he’s in shock that he’s alive still, but he quickly regains his composure.
“are you really gonna make me count?” he growls, eyes locked harshly upon negan’s tall form. he fires relentlessly, and the others soon follow. maggie’s firing, ezekiel is shouting, and he sees everything explode. the dead eventually arrive, and he can tell they’re going to win this.
they can do this, they’re going to WIN this. --- things happen fast enough, he sees negan limp behind a fallen piece of rubble, and he starts shooting again, seeing nothing but red. gabriel stops him, and rick snaps a photograph to prove that negan isn’t a god.
soon they’re back in alexandria, gates locked shut, and maggie arrives a few minutes later, with an all too familiar face. rick’s handing his gun over to a solider, opening the gate himself to greet them both, “you’re both alright?” he asks.
