Daryl, Judith and i rushed into the Tower. walkers were already here. Daryl closed the door but a walker got in.

I killed the walker as Daryl locked the door.

Some people were missing. Alden, Aaron, Eugene, Ezekiel, Princess, Yumiko.

In the staircase.

I was with Daryl while he was doing some work on the stairs.

Me " Helping some people? That's all she said? "

Daryl " Yeah. "

Me "If they're like us, I get it."

Daryl " I just wish she would've told me. I'd've gone with her. "

Me "Only way she would go anywhere is knowing you and i were here. For Judith and RJ and me. Everyone."

Daryl " Just keep thinking I'm never gonna see her again. Just like everyone else. "

I put a hand on his shoulder "I'm still here. "

Daryl nodded and put a hand on my hip "yeah, only because you don't have anywhere else to go. You're trapped here"

I rolled my eyes "that's not true, asshole, and you know that"

He chuckled.

I shoved him a little "stop joking about this kind of shit, okay?"

Daryl just chuckled.

In the main room.

Gabriel "Our plan is the same. Lead the horde away, just not from Oceanside as we had planned. Once the walkers are clear, we evacuate to Rendezvous Point B. Luke. We ready? "

Luke nodded "Yeah, yeah. Uh, technically. Okay. So, these are the final pieces that we need to connect to the wagon. But in order for it to do the pied piper thing that we need it to do over the cliff, we gotta get from A to B, and I gotta plug and plug, and then we should be good to go. "

Magna "That wagon is on the other side of the horde. "

Jerry "So... someone's gotta go through it? With skins in there? "

Gabriel " Four groups. Two in each. One carries the cargo, one protects. It's crucial that all the equipment makes it to the wagon. "

Lydia nodded "We can make it through. I'll help. "

Rachel nodded " We're willing. But not if she goes. And we know she's earned trust with you, but... Oceanside isn't ready. Not with this. "

Gabriel nodded " That's fine. As it happens, Lydia's role is in here. "

Daryl " Look, we're not all gonna make it through. But this is the only way. "

Kelly nodded "If Daryl's going, then so am I. "

---

Kelly, Daryl and i were standing in a circle.

Negan walked to us.

Daryl looked at him "Hey. - Why you clean? "

Negan shook his head "I ain't going. "

Daryl "You've done this more'n any of us."

Negan " I am on the tip-top of every skins' kill list. Especially fee fi fo asshole. So if the idea is to get through without drawing a shitload of attention, then I am the last person these people want standing next to them. "

Daryl "That's a bunch of bullshit. You wanna be a part of this? You gotta put your ass on the line. Just like everybody else. "

Negan looked at me.

I nodded to him.

Gabriel "it's time"

Eight of us walked into the entrance room.

Judith "Kendall"

She hugged me.

I hugged her back "I'll be back, okay?"

She nodded.

Then i let go of her and closed the door.

Daryl looked at me and then at Judith through the window.

Judith gave him a smile.

He returned it.

We all pulled our hoods over our heads.

Daryl grabbed me and kissed me.

I kissed him back.

Magna gagged out "how adorable"

I showed her the finger and she chuckled.

Kelly put a skin mask over her head. our clothes were covered in walker blood so we'd reek of them.

Jerry looked at us and all of us pulled our knives out.

then he opened the door.

Walkers walked in and we didn't dare to move. they filled the room.

We slowly walked out through them.

--

We were walking through the horde.

Kelly and i were staying next to Daryl.

Walkers were pressing up against us. I was pressing myself against Daryl. I was scared as hell. one wrong move and it's over.

I saw some walkers carrying knifes.

One was ready to attack me but an arrow killed him.

He fell to the ground, groaning. walkers started to feed from him.

Daryl gabbed me and pressed me against him.

I heard another Whisperer go down.

Suddenly we heard whispering. Together, together

They were getting closer together.

I was getting nervous.

At the other side of the field.

We walked over to the others.

Daryl whispered " Where's Carol, where's Beatrice? "

no one said anything.

Suddenly Carol and Lydia walked to us.

Beatrice didn't make it.

---

Gabriel over the radio "Need to start soon. They're not up yet, but they will be. "

Daryl " Yeah, right on it. But Luke's duct taped a bunch of wires to a tape deck so... "

Gabriel "My prayers are with you. "

Daryl "Gonna need 'em. "

--

We were blasting music off the the wagon.

Kelly was holding the horse on the leash as the rest of us were walking at the side of the wagon.

It was working. walkers were starting to follow us.

Night.

we were still walking down the road with the music blasting.

Lydia "They're coming! They're coming! "

I turned around.

some Skins used walkers as shields to come closer to us.

The archers started to shoot them down.

It wasn't really working.

Daryl "speed up! go!"

Carol " Protect the horses! "

Suddenly the Skins were coming from the sides.

I took my blade out and cut a Skins legs off.

Suddenly the wagon stopped. A Skin had managed get a wheel off.

Daryl "go go go! move!"

They got off the wagon and we ran into the woods.

The music stopped playing.

--

Daryl "Gabriel, we lost the wagon. You got walkers coming right back at you. "

He looked at us.

It was raining.

Luke "They should've evacuated by now."

Jerry " Then they're unprotected. We need to turn that horde around. "

Magna " How? "

Daryl "Look, this ain't a good plan, but it's all I got. I say we go back in there, and we hunt the skins. We take 'em out, one by one. If we don't do this, - all our people are gonna die. "

Magna "Then what? How do we lead them away?"

Lydia " I-I will. "

Daryl shook his head "No, we'll think of another way. "

Lydia "I know how. She taught me. "

Luke "Hold on, hold on, hold on. Let's say we actually do this, and you lead them to the cliff, there's no wagon to bring them over the edge. I mean, it's suicide. "

Lydia "It has to be me. I can do it. "

Daryl "We're gonna deal with this later. Come on. We gotta go. Right now. "

---

We were back in the horde, closing up on Beta.

We were killing Skins one by one.

I saw Beta looking around as his people cried out in pain.

Suddenly i felt someone grabbing arm and froze.

Negan whispered "calm down, wifey. "

I breathed out relieved and whispered "I've never been so happy to see you"

Negan nodded "i know"

then he looked at Beta " Hey, shithead... "

Beta ran to Negan pissed off.

Negan shoved me out of the way as Beta slammed him to the ground.

Beta got on top of Negan and went to stab him "For Alpha. "

Daryl rushed to him and cut his knee.

Beta turned to Daryl and Daryl rammed his knifes into Beta's eyes.

Walkers started to close in.

I helped Negan stand up.

Negan took his mask off.

walkers started to tear off Beta's mask as they were surrounding him.

Beta seemed to enjoy getting eaten by the walkers.

Negan " Holy shit. You know who that asshole was? "

Daryl nodded "Yeah. Nobody. "

Then he grabbed me and pulled me away.

Morning.

We were all gathered at a clearing. Lydia had decided to lead the walkers off the cliff. Carol went missing too.

Maggie had shown up and helped Gabriel at the tower.

I saw Maggie hugging Judith and walked over to her.

Me"Mags"

She looked at me, smiling "Ken"

I smiled, in tears "hey"

She smiled and hugged me.

I hugged her back "i missed you"

Maggie nodded "i missed you too"

--

I walked over to Daryl who was leaning against a tree "hey, D"

Daryl nodded "princess"

I hugged him and he hugged me back.

He kissed my hair and i closed my eyes and let out a sigh.

Jerry "is it..?"

We turned around.

Carol and Lydia had come back.

Carol " It is. "

Lydia "Thanks to her. "

Carol "And her. "

Luke " Thanks all around, people. I can't believe we pulled it off. "

Lydia hugged Negan.

Carol walked over to Daryl and i walked over to Negan.

Me "Negan"

Negan looked at me as Lydia walked away "wifey?"

I nodded "thank you. i thought that-"

Negan "that i would take off. "

I nodded.

Negan shook his head "Nah. Can't leave my wife alone with her man"

I rolled my eyes "Just accept the damn tank you"

Negan nodded "only if i get hug too"

I raised an eyebrow "are you serious?"

Negan rolled his eyes and gave me a hug.

Me "this feels....strange"

Negan "i like it"

Then he let go of me.

Me "but for real, thank you"

He nodded "yeah"

---

Daryl walked over to me " You good? "

I nodded "Yeah. "

Daryl " It's over. Right?"

I nodded " It is."

Daryl " You get what you wanted?"

I nodded "i wanted my dad and my brother, Daryl. but i will never get that so...no. i didn't get what i wanted"

Daryl " you still got me. "

I nodded, pretending to hate that idea "Sadly"

Daryl shoved me a little "you gotta stop joking about this shit"

I smiled a little.

Daryl "New Mexico's still out there."

I nodded"Maybe someday. "

Daryl nodded "Yeah. "

Me "We still have things to do here. "

He nodded and kissed me.

I kissed him back.