Greetings Fellow Readers and Writers,

This I believe is one of the longest breaks I took from writing, I do apologize for that. One-word life but let's jump back into it. Rick, Michonne, Daryl and Oscar rescue Glenn and Maggie from Merle in Woodbury. Michonne makes her way to the governor but realize a little too late that putting herself in harms way is not what she should be doing right now especially with Andre waiting for her to come back home to him. She pleaded with the governor to let her leave but he wouldn't let her. They fought and Michonne ends up stabbing him in the eye. Andrea walks into the room with a gun pointed at Michonne and yells for her to leave. Thank You for reading.

"Where the hell were you?" Rick yelled as he marched towards Michonne, ignoring everyone that were staring at him. "You lost your damn mind?" He asked as he grabbed her by the right arm and dragged her towards the car that was waiting for them. He felt his whole body shiver out of control as he held on tightly to her arm, fearing that he was going to lose her again.

"No, I haven't lost my mind" she replied as she calmly pulled her arm out of his hand. "I needed to handle something."

"You wanna tell me what the hell you needed to handle by yourself?" Rick asked while taking a deep breath trying to remain calm. He couldn't believe the thoughts that's were running through his mind right now. He felt such a relief when his eyes landed on her climbing down the wall into the safety of his people. She was back by his side and he needed her to stay there. Here he stood, worrying over a woman he barely knew. He couldn't explain why she had such strong hold on him and it was slowly driving him crazy.

"I needed to put an end to him but I couldn't. He still breathing." Michonne replied as she found herself staring deeply into his blue eyes. She felt the heartache she been holding onto slowly slipping out of her. When she was near Rick, she found herself forgetting about everything and wanting to start something new. She shook her head trying to remember the pain that the governor caused her, the pain that was done by a man that pretended to be a savior. She knew Rick was different but she couldn't put her trust in another person like she did with Andrea. She tried to take a step away from him but he quickly pulled her back into his line of vision.

"You were alone with that monster. how could you be that stupid? Did you even stop to think about Andre before you went off without any backup?" Rick yelled at her. She was going to make him lose his cool in front of his people and it was the last thing he needed right now.

"Yes, I did, that's why I am here now and not finishing what I started." Michonne replied with a look of disgust. "I could have killed him but I didn't, I found you guys instead because I knew I had to make it back home to my son."

"Our son and the next time you pulled some shit like that again you gonna regret it, you understand?"

"Are you threatening me?" Michonne asked in a whisper not wanting the others to hear them.

"I've been threating you from the moment I met you. Don't mess with me Michonne. You better not pull another stunt like that"

"You have nothing to worry about, I hear you loud and clear." Michonne replied.

Rick took a step back from her, trying to remember where he was and why he was here. He needed to get his head back into the game and he needed her not to get in his way. "We have to go back for Daryl. You and Glenn will stay with the car." He turned away from Michonne to look at Maggie and Oscar. "Oscar, I know we gonna need Hershel to take a look at that wound but do you think you'll be able to go back in there with us?"

"Yeah. The bullet just grazed me. I'll be fine." Oscar replied while looking down at his injured left arm that Maggie had patched up.

"How about you Maggie?" Rick asked.

"I'm good to go. We can't leave Daryl in there not even for one night." Maggie replied while helping Glenn take a seat on the ground next to the car.

"Be careful, you know how ruthless they are especially Merle." Glenn said as he held on to Maggie right arm.

"I will, don't worry we'll be back soon." Maggie replied as she leaned her forehead against Glenn's, gently pressing her lips against his. "I love you"

"I love you too" Glenn said as he gently returned Maggie kiss.

"Don't let her out of your sight." Rick whispered to Glenn

"She's fine, don't worry about her, just bring Daryl back."

"Thanks for helping them find us." Glenn said as he stared at the woman in front of him. He noticed since Rick, Oscar and Maggie left she haven't stop staring out into the woods. He could sense she was conflicted with being left behind. He wanted her to know that she had somebody on her side even if she didn't realize it. He knew for certain if it wasn't for her, both Maggie and himself would have been executed by Merle. He wasn't going to let anyone hurt her, as far as he was concerned Michonne was already family and she had his loyalty the moment he learned it was her that brought his family to rescue them.

"It had to be done." Michonne replied as she turned around to look at Glenn. She was so caught up in her own thoughts that she forgot he was there. She couldn't explain it but with him she felt as ease. It was the only reason why, for just a moment, she was able to let her guard down and forget that he was even a danger to herself. When realization hit her, she reprimanded herself for her recklessness and reminded herself that she should never let her guard down. No one could truly be trusted especially after her experience with Andrea.

"It didn't have to be done, you didn't have to tell them where we were. You could have let us died but you didn't and that means a lot. I owe you, if it wasn't for you my wife and I would be dead right now." Glenn said as he tried to block out the memory of watching Merle put a sack over his wife head. He would never forget the terror he saw in her eyes. He felt such hopelessness knowing that he couldn't protect Maggie.

"You don't owe me anything. I did what I had to do." Michonne took few steps towards the woods, debating her next course of action. "They should be back soon if not I'm going after them."

"Here you go again doing something you don't have to do. I see right through your act Michonne. there's more to you." Glenn responded with a chuckle that slowly turned into a painful groan. He hoped his ribs were just bruised and not broken. He knew it was going to take him a while to heal from the beating he took at Merle hands. The moment he gets a chance he was going to kill that man. He couldn't believe that Merle was still alive or that he shared the same blood as Daryl. Daryl and Merle were like day and night, he would die for Daryl but never for Merle. "Just give them a little more time. If they are not back in an hour then we will go after them.

"No thanks I don't need you weighing me down" Michonne said as she walked back to the car and let her body slide against the door to the ground. "The governor did a number on you"

"It wasn't the governor, it was all Merle."

"He's a piece of work."

"How did you end up in that place?" Glenn asked. He had a gut feeling that she probably had a worst story than his and he wanted to hear it. He wanted to know her. He couldn't even explain why but he knew she was worthy of his trust just like Rick was when he helped him escape from that tank that was surrounded by walkers.

"Merle and the Governor found me in the woods, brought me back with them" Michonne replied as she took a small rock from the ground and threw it against a tree.

"Did you want to go with them?"

"No but just like you I had no choice in that matter."

Michonne and Andrea made their way to the fallen army helicopter, hoping they would find survivors. It was getting harder just being the two of them, they couldn't continue living out in the woods alone especially with Andrea health getting worst with each day that pass. Michonne was too afraid to leave Andrea alone and defenseless to go find more supplies. They were running out of basic supplies and Michonne didn't know how long Andrea could keep going without medical attention.

Michonne tied the monsters she had chain to a nearby tree. She had cut off their jaws and arms to make sure they wouldn't be a danger to herself. They used to be her boyfriend and his best friend. In her sick mind she thought she was punishing the people that let her son and Clarence died but in reality, they were actually protecting her from the other monsters that roam the woods. In a sick and twisted way, they finally end up doing what they were supposed to do in the first place which was to protect the people that they love.

"You wait here, I'll go check it out" Michonne said as she helped Andrea take a seat behind some bushes that was near the crash site and hope it would keep her safely hidden.

Michonne sighed as her eyes landed on a mans body that was torn in half from the helicopter propellers. A few paces away she saw another dead man and knew her hope for finding survivors were slim. Before she could make her way to another victim she saw two trucks heading her way. She ran back to where Andrea was hidden and crouch down low behind the bushes with her katana ready in her hands. "Someone's coming, we can't let them see us"

"Were there any survivors?" Andrea asked as she coughed into her hands.

"Two dead, not sure about the third one." Michonne replied as she stared at the men coming out of the trucks. She saw that they were fully prepared with weapons including arrows. She also noticed they took their orders from one man and were fully capable of taking down the monsters without using a gun. She watched them as they pulled a survivor out of the helicopter.

"Look they trying to save him, we should show ourselves." Andrea said with hopeful smile. She wanted to get them out of the woods and into a safe place like she had back at the farm. She wanted Michonne to see that there was more to this life than hiding behind the scent of those monsters she had chained to a tree. She wanted them to have a better chance at surviving and she learned that in order to survive in this world you needed people.

"We should wait and see" Michonne responded as she stared at the men that were now staring in her direction. The men could hear the monsters she had chained to the tree and she knew she had to act quickly before they discovered them from behind the brushes. She hurried over to the monsters and decapitated them in seconds. As she made her way back to Andrea, she heard someone in the tree behind her. "Get your weapon ready" She whispered to Andrea.

She was about to swing her Katana when she felt a gun against her skull. "Easy does it girl, mines a whole lot bigger than yours. Now put down your weapons."

Michonne and Andrea slowly drop their weapons on the ground. "Now I want you two to slowly turn to me, nice and easy, don't try anything funny."

Andrea gasp with surprise to see Merle standing behind them. "Merle?"

"Oh shit, its Blondie." Merle said with a chuckle as he kept his gun pointed at Michonne. "Damn you looking good. How about a big hug for your old pal Merle?"

Andrea fainted before he could get a response from her. "It looks like your friend here was very happy to see me, I have that effect on women." Merle told Michonne with a devious smile. "Now how about we go meet my boss."

Merle took a few steps towards an opening near a bush while keeping his gun and eyes focus on Michonne. "I need some help over here." Merle shouted to get the attention of his group. The men quickly made their way towards them.

"What do we have here?" The leader asked Merle, barely taking his eyes off of Michonne. He was staring at her like she was a piece of meat and he haven't eaten in days.

"I found them hiding in the bush, this one here fainted." Merle informed him.

"Oh, that's a shame, it looks like you guys could use a hand. We have a doctor back home that could help your friend."

Michonne continued to stare at the man in front of her without saying a word. She knew she was out numbered and there was no getting out of here alive. She knew it was in her best interest to go along with them until she could figure out her next move.

"Al, bring her friend to the truck and make sure you blindfold her incase she wakes up" he turned to Michonne and give her a reassuring smile. "I don't mean any harm but I have to keep my people safe back at my community so we can't have strangers knowing how to get to us." He said as he pulled a long handkerchief out of his pocket. He slowly turned Michonne around having her back faced his front. He slowly inhaled the smell of her as he gently tied the handkerchief around her head.

"My name is Phillip by the way and I think we're going to get along just fine."