The Walking Dead Imagines (Requests OPEN)

[Rick Grimes] In Dangers Way

PROMPT:
You see the lengths in which Rick would go to keep you safe.
[info: set in 06:03]

The loud sound of a horn filled your ears.
Everyone looked around, confused. You and the group had been trying to lead a large herd away from Alexandria and just to your luck, a large horn had taken the herds attention, splitting into all directions.
"What is that?!" You ask, standing beside Rick and clutching a small orange flare gun in your hands.
"We gotta go." He shouts, taking off in a sprint.
Glenn, Michonne and a few other Alexandrian's behind you started running after Rick and you do the same, following his lead.
Rick running alongside you and Glenn.
"Try it again!" Glenn shouts to Rick. Rick brings the walkie to his mouth. Stopping to speak into it. You pull up beside him, puffing.
"Tobin!" Rick calls into the walkie. "It's not stoppin." He looks into the direction of the horn sound. "Light it up, you hear me?"
There is no reply on the walkie, just static.
"Tobin?" Rick shouts into the walkie again, more aggressive and desperate this time. You and Glenn watch eagerly, hearts beating as the race to get the walker herd away from Alexandria commences.
A walker growl snaps you out of it. Rick turns around.
"Michonne?" He calls, beginning a sprint again. You continue by his side, watching as Michonne steps forward to slice the walker with her sword.
"Got it."

Everyone pushes through the forests, you Rick and Glenn running the lead with Michonne staying behind, running with the slower Alexandrians.

"Rick?" You hear a crackly voice call through his walkie.
"I'm here." Rick says into the walkie.
"What's going on back there?!" You can now hear through the walkie-talkie that it's Daryl's voice.
"Half of them broke off! They're going towards Alexandria!" He spits, sweat dripping down his forehead. You struggled to run, a large stitch striking through your abdomen.

A few days ago Rick had discovered a large pit of walkers right next to Alexandria. His plan was to draw them away before anything led them straight to the Alexandria gates- but that hadn't worked out so well.
"Towards you?" Another muffled voice asks through the radio.
"We ran ahead." He slows his pace a little, seeing that you're struggling. You nod and he quickens it again.
"There's a horn or somethin loud comin' from the East. It's not stoppin."
"Imma gas it up, turn back." Daryl shouts into the walkie.
"Daryl, keep going." Rick orders.
"They're gonna need our help?" He tries to convince Rick but you know Rick won't let him.
Daryl was right and so was Rick.
"We gotta keep the herd movin!" He shouted in.
He said something else but you couldn't quite hear it. All you were focussing on was following Rick. Focusing on running as fast as you could.

Noticing that the Alexandrians were slowing down, you nudge Rick and motion for him to look behind. He does look behind him. A sigh escaped his mouth as he stops running. You do too.
"We gotta split up." You hiss at him. He nods. Michonne and the rest of the Alexandrians catch up, pacing over to where you and Rick stand. Rick straightens his back.
"Alright." He says, "Listen up. New plan. I go back, get the RV, circle around the woods. Armed. Ready. I'll get in front of them before they get there. I can lead them away again."
"RV's a mile back. I'll go with you." One of the much less weaker Alexandrians say.
"I'll handle it." Rick reassures, shaking his head. "Just get home. They might need you there." He looked to you.
"Y/N, Glenn, Michonne." He nodded his head, motioning for us to step aside with him.
The three of us walked behind him a metre or so from the group.
"If somethings in front of you, you kill it. No hiding, no waiting, you keep going."
Glenn grabs his arm.
"I'm going with you, you can't do this on your own."
"Glenn, I can do this." Rick reassures but he looks worse than everyone. His hair drenched with sweat and his face bleeding from some unknown cut. Michonne turns to Glenn.
"You need to help me, we've gotta get these people back."
"He can't do this alone." Glenn argued with her. It was no use. Rick shook his head.
"I won't be alone. Y/N's coming." He looked to you for assurance and you nodded. He then turned back to Michonne and Glenn.
"Thing is..." He told them, pointing to the Alexandrians. "They aren't all gonna make it."
"Rick?!" Michonne says, a strong look of disapproval etched on her face.
"You try to save them." He sighs, taking a deep breath. "You try but if they can't keep up you keep going." He pauses to see they're taking it in. "You have to. You make sure that you get back."