Chapter 1-Coming Home

This is a sequel to my story One Choice Changes everything. Go read that first and then come back to this story.

Alexandria

Rosita stood on watch with Carl. "How is your Dad doing?" Rosita asks Carl.

"He wants to go looking for Morgan and Daryl. But he knows he is needed here," Carl says. "I'm supposed to be heading to Hilltop tomorrow to see Enid,"

"That's good for you, Carl," Rosita says as they see an R.V. "Get your Dad," Rosita tells Carl, who nods as he goes down the ladder. Rosita grabs out binoculars and looks at the bike in front. "Holy shit," Rosita goes down and goes to the gate. She pulls it open and watches as Daryl stops his bike in front of the gate.

"Hi, Rosita," Daryl says as he climbs off the bike, followed by Alicia. Rosita walks up to Daryl.

"You asshole," Rosita says.

"I don't know if you're going to punch me or hug me," Daryl says. Rosita hugs him. Daryl hugs him back.

"Are you okay, and who is this?" Rosita asks as she looks at Alicia.

"I have quite a story. Where's Rick?" Daryl says. Rosita turns around as they hear footsteps. Rick stops outside the gate and stares at Daryl. Daryl walks up to Rick and hugs him. Rick wraps his arms around Daryl and holds him tight.

"I'm so good to see you," Rick says.

"It's good to see you too, brother," Daryl says. Rick looks at him confused as the R.V opens, and Shane walks to the front.

"Hey, partner," Shane says. Rick takes a step backward.

"Shane!" Carl yells as he runs over to Shane and hugs him. Shane hugs the teenager. Shane bends down to Carl and holds the boy tight.

"Look at you. All grown up. Your eye. What happened?" Shane says.

"I got shot," Carl says.

"God, it's good to see you," Shane says as he stands up and looks at him. "Just so we're clear. I'm not here to hurt you,"

"I thought the herd got you," Rick says.

"Nah, I ended up in Mexico. That is a whole other story. I heard about Lori. Sorry to hear that," Shane says. Rick walks up to Shane and pulls him into a hug.

"It's good to see you alive," Rick says as the others start to get out of the cars.

"Is that Dwight?" Rosita asks. Daryl looks at her.

"Like I said. A lot has changed," Daryl says. He walks up to Michonne and hugs her. Morgan hugs Rick.

"Where did you end up?" Eugene asks.

"Texas," Daryl says. "Met Shane, Al, and John first," Daryl says.

"Nice van," Rosita says as she looks at Al's van.

"Thanks," Al says as she records them.

"What's with the camera?" Carl asks.

"Don't ask," Daryl says. "Maggie?"

"She wants to kill you," Rick tells him as he looks at his group.

"There are a lot of people here," Rick says.

"Yeah," Daryl says. "Let's head inside and talk. Everybody can get introduced in there," Rick nods as the group gets in the cars and drives them into Alexandria.

Daryl's group stood in Rick's house with Rick, Michonne, Rosita, Eugene, and Carl. "So what's happened?" Rick asks.

"Morgan and I were on the road for a while. One night in Texas, we heard John," Daryl says. John waves at them. "He offered us a place to sleep, and we took it but left. That night a small group of people attacked. John tried to save us but failed,"

"I didn't know there were more. But those men were a bunch of assholes," John says.

"Al came in her truck with Shane, and the next morning they attacked us again. We killed 'em, and Morgan got shot in the leg. We went with Al, and we got ambushed by these assholes," Daryl says as he looks at Alicia. "Alicia Clark, Victor Strand, Luciana Galvez, and Nick Clark. Shane was part of their group before the stadium fell. They believed that Madison died there. She's Nick and Alicia's mother. She almost died, but Troy saved her," Daryl says.

"I want to mention she tried to kill me a year before," Troy says.

"Shut up," Nick says.

"Anyway. They took John, Daryl, Al, and me hostage, but Shane convinced them to let Daryl go. We fought in the van and crashed it. Nick killed a man that was part of the group that took down the stadium. Charlie almost killed him, but Shane saved him. They got guns and told us that June was dead," Morgan says.

"June and I met in my cabin. I called her Laura. Then they told me it was Naomi," John says.

"He saved me after I washed up on his beach. When he told me he loved me, I left. John started looking for me," June says.

"We tried to warn the Vultures of what they were planning, but they still came. When Alicia saw June, she turned to shoot her," Daryl says.

"Why?" Rosita asks.

"June was part of the stadium. It fell because the vultures led a very large herd to the stadium, and it fell. When I did what I did, I thought she had been a rat, and she helped them lead to what I thought was my mother's death,"

"The bullet would have hit John. But Daryl pushed John out of the way, and it hit him," Morgan says.

"You shot him?" Rick asks Alicia.

"Not on purpose, but yes. They went to the stadium, and we attacked them again. I almost fed Al to walkers. But after I held a gun to Morgan, he got me to give up, and that night, Daryl told us about coming here. We found my Mom, Troy, and Cole a week later. Found Daniel another week later, and a month later we found Dwight and came here," Alicia says.

"I'm glad you two are back. We have a few houses here, but some of you may have to go to Hilltop of Kingdom," Rick says.

"Rick. We aren't staying long," Morgan says.

"Where are you going?" Rosita asks.

"The campgrounds not far from Hilltop. Aaron knows where I'm talking about. We're going to build our own place there. I'm not getting separated from these guys," Daryl says.

"Daryl, I get it you have been through a lot with them," Rick says. "You'll be safer here. You've known them for a month. You've known us since the start. We're your family,"

"So are they," Daryl says.

"Instead of trying to change his mind. Maybe talk to him about helping make this place safe," John says.

"He shouldn't even be leaving. This place is already safe, and all of you will be a few hours from here," Rick says. "Daryl, come on. We need you here. We needed you before you left, and we need you now,"

"You know, back in the Prison. I followed you without question. When you told me about what the Governor wanted, I didn't say what I thought. When I told Merle, whatever you say goes. He asked if I had a pair of balls. Maybe if I did speak up, my brother would still be here. I ain't following you blindly anymore. I don't want to be hours from any of 'em. I want to make sure they are alive," Daryl says. "We'll stay in my house for a day or two. So I can go see Maggie, and we can scout this place," Daryl says. "You've done fine the last two months without me. I'll be close," Daryl says before he walks out. The others slowly follow him, leaving Morgan.

"Morgan come on," Rick says.

"What he said," Morgan says before he follows them. Daryl stops outside.

"Morgan knows where I live. I'll be back by tonight. I need to see Maggie," Daryl says.

"Al and I can come," John says. Daryl nods.

"I should come too," Dwight says. Daryl nods.

"Rest of you try to get and know some of the people here. If you need any help, find Carl or Aaron," Daryl says. They nod as Daryl gets on his bike. Al, Dwight, and John get in the van, and they leave. Alicia looks at Morgan.

"Lead the way. Daniel, Troy, and Cole drive the cars," Alicia says. They nod as Morgan starts to walk. Shane stays back.

"You okay?" Madison asks him.

"Yeah, go on," Shane tells her. He kisses her and walks back up to Rick's door. He opens the door and walks in to see Rick sitting down. Rick looks at him. "I want to see her. Judith," Shane says.

"Daryl told you about her?" Michonne asks.

"She is my daughter. I think I deserve the right," Shane says.

"You do," Carl says. "I'll get her," Shane nods as Carl walks upstairs. Carl walks downstairs a few minutes later with Judith. He holds her out to Shane, who grabs her.

"Hi, Judith," Shane said to the toddler as he held her. Shane smiles at her as he stares at her.

Hilltop

Daryl watches as the gate to Hilltop opens, and he drives in. They keep the gate open until Al's van stops. Daryl turns off the bike as the doors to Barrington opens. Daryl watches as Maggie runs down to him and hugs him. Daryl hugs her. Maggie backs up and punches him. Right after, Al and John get out of the van. "Finally, someone punched you, and I got it on tape," Al says.

"Thanks, Al," Daryl says.

"You asshole, you left! You didn't tell us a damn thing! You just left," Maggie says.

"I had to, and I'm glad I did," Daryl says as Tara walks down to them and hugs him. The back of the van opens as Dwight gets out. Tara backs up and sees Dwight. She pulls out her gun and aims it at him. John pulls out his revolver and aims it at her.

"I'm faster than you are. Don't try anything. I'm assuming this is the one you were worried about," John says.

"Tara put the gun down," Daryl says.

"How could you bring him back?" Tara asks.

"Remember Tara the revenge. It won't help and you know it," Daryl says. "I know Dwight brings up memories, but he is trying to do better, and John's right. He is a lot faster than you," Daryl says. "Lower the gun," Tara lowers her gun and looks at John, who lowers his. Daryl looks at everybody.

"We have drawn a crowd," John says.

"How's the baby?" Daryl asks.

"Good," Maggie tells him. "Who are they?"

"That's Althea, and that's John Dorie. They are part of the group I came back with," Daryl says. "That group included Shane,"

"Shane Walsh?" Maggie asks. "Rick said he was dead,"

"He's not. After the farm, he wound up in Mexico. Met a family that is in my group: Alicia, her brother Nick and their brother Madison. Shane is dating her," Daryl says.

"You trust Shane?" Maggie asks.

"Yeah," Daryl says as Al and John walk over to them. Al moves the camera around, taping Hilltop. "Al's a journalist. She wanted to come here to see all this. She might ask for an interview. She wants your story," Daryl says.

"Okay, she can tape whatever she wants," Maggie says. "And maybe she'll get an interview," Al smiles as she looks around.

"What about Morgan?" Jesus asks as he comes over.

"He's alive," Daryl says. "He's doing good,"

"Mind if I join you and go back to Alexandria with you?" Jesus asks.

"That's fine," Daryl says. He looks at Maggie.

"So, are you staying here?" Maggie asks.

"Nah, you know the campsite about two hours from here?" Daryl asks.

"Yeah," Maggie says.

"I'm going to turn that into a new community," Daryl says. "I have 16 good people. We'll go there, and I'll be close enough to help when you need it,"

"What about Negan?" Maggie asks.

"What about Negan?" Daryl asks.

"Are we still going to kill him?" Maggie asks.

"I don't know. I'm trying to move forward. I'm gonna honor Glenn, but I'm gonna do that by helping people, not getting revenge. One of my friends almost died in Texas because he wanted revenge, and I almost died because of it too. Trying to kill Negan will only get someone killed," Daryl says. Maggie sighs.

"He deserves to die," Maggie says.

"Then you can kill him. Just do it without hurting anybody," Daryl says.

"We were about to eat lunch. Want to join us before you go back?" Maggie asks. He looks at John, Al, and Dwight, who nodded.

"Sure," Daryl says. Maggie smiles as she leads them into Barrington house.

Alexandria

Shane sat on the porch with Judith in his arms. He looks up at Madison as she walks over to them. She sits down by Shane and looks at Judith. "She's beautiful," Madison says.

"She is," Shane says as another man walks over to them.

"Hey, I'm Aaron," Aaron says to them.

"You're Daryl's friend," Shane says.

"I didn't know if it was true. But he's back?" Aaron asks. Shane nods.

"I'm Shane, and this is Madison," Shane says to him.

"They let you hold Judith?" Aaron asks.

"Judith is my kid. I used to be Rick's partner before the turn. I got Lori pregnant," Shane tells Aaron.

"Oh," Aaron says. "Is Daryl still here?" Aaron asks.

"No, he went to see Maggie with three other members of our group. One of them you know as Dwight," Madison says.

"Daryl brought Dwight back?" Aaron asks. Shane and Madison nod.

"Morgan is in Daryl's house with the rest of our group," Shane says.

"He's not staying, is he?" Aaron asks.

"None of us are. We're going to a campsite you and Daryl found on a run," Shane says.

"It's not a bad idea," Aaron says as they hear the gate open.

"Carol must be here with supplies from the Kingdom," Aaron says.

"Can you take her to Rick?" Shane asks Madison, who nods. Shane hands Judith to Madison and walks towards the gate. He sees Carol at the back of a truck with a man. "Carol," Shane says. Carol turns and looks at him.

"Shane?" Carol says. Shane walks up to her.

"Look at you," Shane says. Carol hugs Shane, who hugs her back.

"I don't understand. How are you alive?" Carol asks.

"I survived the farm. Ended up in New Mexico. Met Daryl and Morgan in Texas," Shane says.

"Morgan and Daryl are back?" Ezekiel asks.

"Yeah, Daryl has gone to see Maggie. Morgan's in his house," Shane says. Carol walks past Ezekiel. Henry follows her.

"Shane Walsh," Shane says.

"I'm Ezekiel," Ezekiel says.

"The guy with the tiger," Shane says.

"Yeah, but the tiger is dead," Ezekiel says. Shane and Ezekiel start to follow Carol.

Thanks for reading. Welcome to the sequel for One Choice changes everything. Go read that story first, so you have more context. I am very excited for this story and some of the fun pairings. Let me know if you have any for Morgan or any other characters. This will not get in the way of my other Twd story at all. It will get uploads on Monday and Friday, just like that one. Do you guys want to see Nick with something other than Luciana? The pairings right now are Daryl and Alicia. Shane and Madison, Enid and Carl. And Al has a pair that is a surprise. By the way, to anybody who thinks Maggie shouldn't get with anybody else. I wouldn't read this because she also has a pair. Last thing is these first few chapters are going to be more light hearted and slow. This will help set up the characters and other storylines. As always, suggestions, ideas, and feedback are welcomed. Until next time.