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Meanwhile, at Alexandria, we take a look over at Rick's house. Inside the house, him, his group, Jadis and some of her group were all inside talking about the "disappearing" of (YN), yet whether they should keep looking for him or not. Maggie was standing at the window, looking outside, thinking about looking for (YN)..

Rosita: Maggie, why don't you take a seat?

Maggie: I'm fine.

Sasha: Maggie...

Maggie: I said I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me, how about worrying about where that bastard could be.

Michonne: Maggie, we all are worried. But, we're worried about you too. You haven't slept good ever since.

Maggie: ...He should of died there.

Rick: ...Maggie, I hate to see you like this, we all do. I know you're desperate to find him, same as all of us. But you're not alone here, and we haven't give up yet. We still have plenty of time to go out and search for him.

Daryl: Knowing what happen to him, he's probably suffering by now, or probably died and turn into one of those freaks already.

Aaron: Not just that, we can't even know where his base is. So he might be there.

Daryl: Probably, but who knows.

Jadis: Other than that, we won't stop till we find him, and make sure he's dead for good.

They all nodded, and Maggie as well...

Maggie: ...If we do find him...I'll be the one to put him down for good.

Rick: ...Fine by me, I just want him gone for good.

Maggie: Good, and I'll make sure to aim it to his head.

Daryl: Make sure his brains splatter.

Rosita: Yeah, and don't miss like me.

Maggie: Heh, I won't.

They all have a little chuckle...until then, Carl arrived back home, looking down...

Michonne: Hey Carl, everything okay out there?

Carl stood quiet, yet keeping his head down as Rick and them started to feel worried...

Rick: Son, What's wrong??

He lifts his head up...trying his best to not stutter or anything at all...he fixed his voice, and says...

Carl: I found "Negan"...

They all stood up in stagger, from what Carl said...

Eugene: You did?!

Sasha: So that bastard's alive then!

Michonne: Carl, Carl, are you SURE-

Carl: Yes! I saw him, found him at the hill when I was keeping a lookout...

Michonne: did he hurt you?!

Rick: Tell us son!

Carl: N-No, he didn't...we talked, and then he left after.

Maggie: What?! You let him go!??

Carl: I...I didn't know what to do! I...I don't even know what to even do.

Jadis: Did you know where he left off?!

Carl: To his base...and, he told me if you want to find him...then he'll be waiting for you all.

Rick and everyone look at each other a bit concerned why would he want to wait for them at his base, but did not care about that at all.

Rick: Jadis, you know where his base is, right?

Jadis: Yeah, I'll go gather my group.

Jadis marched her way out to go get her group outside. As for Rick and them, they all gather their weapons and rush their way out with Jadis and her group as Rick walks up to Carl again and tells him...

Rick: You stay here son, okay? We'll be back shortly. Go take care of your little sister and nephew.

Carl: ...okay.

Rick: Okay.

As rick was about to leave, Carl then says..

Carl: Dad!

Rick: What is it??

Carl stood still for a sec...and to run and hug his father for one last time before he heads out.

Carl: I love you dad.

Rick: I love you too, son.

The two were having a little moment, as Rick slowly backs up and to look at Carl one last time, waving at him...

Rick: Be right back.

Carl: ...

Rick then walks out of his house, as Carl then walks up to the window, looking outside seeing his father, his group, Jadis and her group getting in their cars and to drive off to the gates and making their way over to (YN)'s home base.
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After that, Carl slowly walks over to the table and sat down, placing his cowboy hat down on the table...and yet to realize that would be his very last time seeing his friends, Daryl, Maggie, Michonne...and his father, and to feel dreadful and sadden of what will happen to them, and nothing he can do about it. Suddenly, someone comes in the house, and it was Father Gabriel as he goes checking up on Carl...

Gabriel: Carl. Rick told me you found "Negan"??

Carl: ...Yeah.

Gabriel: ...Can't believe he's still alive. But, let us not worry anymore now, your father and them will take care of him for good.

Carl: ......

Gabriel: Carl, what's wrong??

Carl: ...I need to tell you something.

Gabriel began to feel odd about Carl now, how he's sounding and the fact he isn't himself at all as he sits down next to him.

Gabriel: What is it Carl?? What you want to tell me??

Carl: ...It's about (YN).

Gabriel: ...Who's (YN)??

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Later, we take a look over at (YN)'s home base, as (YN) arrive with a car Jesus let him borrow when he left his community. (YN) opens the gates and to rush over inside. As he does, he makes his way over to the weapons room, only to realize all of his weapons are gone and yet have use them during the war, but not to worry, he kept something up at his office room. He makes a run for it upstairs and heading over to his office. Once he arrives, he jogs to his closet and scoops around, there, he finds an assault rifle that he kept hidden for himself, and some ammo too. Then, he spots his locker, opens it and to grab the camera he had it hidden there. Once he does, he walks over to his desk, checking through each drawer...and to find two pictures that he also kept for him. One picture was with his friends and him in there too...and the other picture...was his family: AJ, who he raised him as his own son, his daughter, Lucille...and lastly, his love of his life, Clementine. He grabs them and to place them in a board he had, and looks at them for a sec...

(YN): I'll be back for you guys, I promise, first...I got some people to kill.

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Later on, some vehicles arrive at (YN)'s home base, it was Rick and his group, alongside with Jadis and her group too, armed up and not trying to make noises as they quietly walk over and lean towards the wall and making their way to the gate...

Rick: This is it, huh.

Jadis: Yes.

Rick: Okay, on my mark...

Rick quietly and quickly opens the gate, as one of Jadis's group enters first...only to get shot at through the head from the building...

Jadis: Shit!!

Rick: Take cover!

Rick and the rest took cover as they avoid being shot at. At the top balcony floor outside, there, we see (YN), shot shot one of Jadis group member with his rifle gun...and started shouting at them...

(YN): Welcome to your last destination, motherfuckers!

Jadis: Batard!

Rick: "Negan!" Just give up already! You have no one but yourself! Think about it, you really think you can take all 40 of us, including us! Think carefully.

(YN): Oh trust me Rick, you have absolutely no idea who you're dealing with now! Don't think saying all that bullshit will try to make me piss on my pants. I already told you Rick, since the very beginning, I don't fear anybody and anything, not even you.

Rick: ...If that's what you want, so be it!

Rick appears out and started shooting at (YN) as (YN) takes cover and running back inside

Rick: Let's go! Inside!

Rick and everyone enter the front area as they all rush over to the building. Daryl kicks the door down and to enter the building, aiming their weapons all over to find (YN), and to notice how huge the inside of the building is, and also dark, as they can barely see each other.

Rick: All with me, follow. Jadis, you and your group stay here.

Jadis: On it. Check each room everyone.

Rick: The rest, come with me upstairs.

Rick and his group make their way over to upstairs as Jadis and her group check the down floor and checking every room. Rick and his group arrive the top floor, and checking their surroundings, so far no sign of (YN), until they then arrive to a room up ahead. They quietly approach, as Rick kicks the door down, as he and the rest arrive at (YN)'s room...only to find out he isn't there.

Aaron: No sign on him here.

Michonne: He's around here, I know it.

Maggie: He won't be hiding forever.

(YN): Hello. Testing, testing. Earth to pRick.

They all were alarmed as they heard (YN)'s voice in the room, yet sounding weird and statically somehow. They heard the static noise coming from the drawer, as Rick walks over, and opening every drawer, and finding a walkie talkie and answers it.

Rick: Just show yourself already.

(YN): Trust me Rick, I would love to, really. But I don't want to, because-

Rick: Sounds to me you're a coward. Just admit there isn't nothing you. An do anymore, just give up, surrender, and let us finish you off for good.

Maggie: Tell him to stop wasting our time and make him come out!

Daryl: Either that, or blow up this shithole.

Rick: Hear that, "Negan"? How about it? Make this easy for us, and just give yourself up.

(YN) stood quiet for a sec...and replies...

(YN): Alright, let's drop that name already, and just get straight to the point now.

Rick: And what are you now trying to do-

(YN): Has Carl told you anything at all besides me?

Rick: ...You keep Carl's name out your mouth-

(YN): Answer the damn question already.

Rick notice (YN) raised his voice a bit, sounding serious which left Rick a bit concerned. He quietly ask his group to look around and watch through the windows...

Rick: ...No, he hasn't told me nothing.

(YN): Good, I knew I could count on him keeping his word.

Rick: Just what the hell you're even saying?!

(YN): ...Rick, let me ask you, as of matter of fact, are everyone with you? Daryl? Maggie? Michonne? You know, you're pissy friends.

Rick: ....Yeah.

(YN): ...Even better. Now, let me ask you in front of your friends, and I want you to listen very closely: ....Do you see me as a bad guy?

Suddenly, Rick, and everyone in the room, looked at each other, and to feel a bit confused with the question (YN) said through the radio.

Rick: What kind of dumb question is that? Do you honestly think you're trying to say you're not much of a bad guy? After everything you put us through? To our friends?! Abraham, and Glenn!

(YN): ...Yeah, to be really 101% with you...I don't regret killing them, especially Glenn. That son of a bitch had it coming.

Maggie was sick and tired of hearing (YN) and mentioning Glenn as she power walks over to Rick and snatched the radio off from him...

Maggie: Don't you dare say his name! You hear me! You are a dead man!

Rick: Maggie!

Maggie: Just get your ass out here and surrender already damn it! Or I'll come and find you. You took him away from me! You have no idea what I had to go through!

(YN) again stood quiet....and replied...

(YN): Maggie...do you think you're the only one who's got someone special taken away?

Maggie: Don't you dare-

(YN): Not everything is about you, Maggie. You're not the only one who's got everything taken away...hell, I went through way worse than you.

Maggie: This isn't about you. Don't try playing the victim here!

(YN): Oh, but I am the victim Maggie. I've been one since the day I met you all that night.

Suddenly, they all looked at each other, yet becoming confused and unsure what was (YN) even talking about...

(YN): ...Do you all really wanna know why I did all this? Why I tortured you all, killed your friends, Abraham...and Glenn. Well, simple....Revenge.

Rick grabs the radio from Maggie...

Rick: Don't give me that, you here me! All this just cause we killed some of your men?!

(YN): Oh no Rick, you took away MORE than just my men. And you and your folks in there are probably thinking in your thick skulls "Just what the hell is he trying to say?" .....Well, how about you take a good look at a board in that very room, and tell me what.you.see.

Rick and them look around, and to spot the board he was talking about, and there...they all spot two pictures. They all approach to the board to take a closer look at the pictures....and once they did....Rick and everyone else in the room, all felt perplexed and utter disbelief and stunned of what they were seeing. They slowly started to remember (YN)'s friends and family in those pictures.

Eugene: Is...that...

Aaron: No way...

Rosita: The school we visited...all of them...

And then, what took them more out of surprise...is seeing (YN) in those pictures, with his friends, and the other with his family, smiling and looking like a totally different person compare what he is right now. And now...Rick and them now understood why all this was happening...and yet, they began to feel bad the fact not only they realize they killed (YN)'s family...but also feel bad the fact there were kids too, Tenn, AJ, and Lucille...(YN) then spoke..

(YN): Two years. Two years, grieving, mourning...you, and the rest of you pieces of shit, took the only thing that's keeping me away from becoming the person I am right now! And the fact I don't even understand is that why? Why, Rick? Why did you all kill my family? Was it because over some stupid supplies that we "stole" from you? Or...was it just for survival, to keep your family and friends alive.

Rick: ...........

(YN): Exactly. Either way, it's bullshit to me. And what sickens me more till this day, is the fact you killed those innocent kids that were in that picture! You didn't even have them a chance to beg for mercy! And that girl...that sweet, precious adorable innocent little girl, did not deserve to die damn it!! Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to put my daughter down when I found her as a walker, and to eat my son, my wife, and my unborn child!!!

Rick and the rest were speechless, yet some were beginning to feel awful right about now...for what they have done. And yet to feel sick to their guts as well..

(YN): And, let's not forget, Clementine. My lovely, sweet, beautiful Clementine...she was everything to me, but YOU, had to take her away from me! My AJ! My daughter! My unborn child! My whole friends!

Rick: ...Listen...we didn't -

(YN): Save it pRick, and save your final breathe, and everyone else...cause you're gonna need it...I'm going to FUCKING kill you all!

The radio made a loud static sound, as if (YN) broke the walkie talkie he was talking to Rick...and suddenly, the notice a bright light flashing towards as they all look outside the window, and see a truck running and to see (YN) in that truck, and to drive towards the building.

Rick: Shit!

Michonne: Jadis!

We take a look downstairs, as Jadis and her group notice the light flashing towards through the windows, and the truck speeding up...

Jadis: MOVE!!!

Jadis and her group move out the way, as the truck rams through the entrance of the building, and (YN) to get off the truck, holding his rifle gun and loading up.

(YN): Say your prayers!!

-END OF CHAPTER 34-