In the building.

we were sneaking through the corridors and heard screaming in one of the rooms along with gunfire.

We walked into a room, guns ready.

Suddenly a woman aimed a gun at me "One more step, you die."

Me " Drop your weapon. "

The woman "You first. "

I shook my head "Not happening. We're here to help. "

The woman "And who the hell are you? "

I raised an eyebrow "I'm... -"

Negan showed up "Her name is Kendall. "

My jaw dropped.

Aaron "jesus"

Negan smirked , sighing "Everybody. Let's put our shit back in our pants and zip up. Shall we? "

Then he looked at me, winking "hey, pretty face"

Me "What are you doing here? "

Negan out an arm around the woman "We live here. "

I raised my eyebrows.

Lydia "Okay. So what now? "

Aron "They have Gabriel. "

Negan shook his head "No, they don't. Come on."

We followed him to a closed and he opened it- there was a secret tunnel.

Negan " Ian... he walled up the doors to hide the apartment. There's a couple in the building. "

Gabriel "Maggie? "

Maggie hugged him "Hey."

Gabriel hugged Aaron " I wasn't sure you'd made it."

Arron" I almost didn't. "

Maggie "Did your people steal their guns? - Hijack their convoy? "

The woman shook her head "No. "

Me "You sure about that? "

The woman looked at Negan "I am really sick of them asking me this. "

Negan nodded "So am I. You know, why don't you just ball up and stop tiptoeing around it and call her a liar. "

Aaron scoffed "Your boss had skulls on his bookcase, so, yeah, I'm inclined to call bullshit. "

The woman "We didn't do it. "

Aaron " Yeah? Then who did?"

Maggie shook her head " It doesn't matter. We have to get these people out of here. "

The woman "We can't leave. Not with the rest of my people still hiding. "

Maggie "kay. What do you want to do? "

The woman "Split into teams, sweep each floor for whoever's left, then find a way out together."

Maggie nodded " Okay. "

Negan nodded "Alright, let's go."

The Woman " You stay here. They need someone they trust protecting them. "

hen she looked at Maggie "She comes with me. "

Maggie and the woman left.

----

Negan said to a woman " Listen, I don't want you to worry. We're gonna make this work, okay? "

I walked over to Negan " You left without saying a word."

Negan " I left because I gave a shit. I left because that's what everyone needed. Right?"

Aaron " How'd you find them? And your... what is she to you? "

Negan showed us his hand, there was a ring on it.

my eyes widened "You're married?"

Negan " It's crazy, right?"

Aaron " You being here fits. You have a hand in putting any of those skulls on Ian's shelf?"

Negan "Says the guy that rolled up with the Gestapo. "

Gabriel "We didn't know. The place we're living now is different from any place we've ever seen. "

Lydia shook her head "No, it isn't. I hoped that they might be, but... they just want to swallow up other communities. They're like the Whisperers. They just wear different masks."

Suddenly Annie "Negan, do you copy? "

Negan "Yeah. Where are you? "

Annie "Fifth floor. Listen, the soldiers are spread out, but our window's closing. Tell the others to move. "

Negan "Copy that."

We walked out.

---

Hershel had snuck into the trunk of the car and was now sitting in the room.

Negan said into the radio "Hey, Annie, do you copy? "

Annie " I'm here. "

Negan "I found someone. "

Annie "Who? "

Negan "Maggie's son. "

Maggie asked shocked "What?! "

Negan "Yeah. Turns out you had stowaway that you didn't know about. "

Maggie "I'm coming to you. "

Negan "No. You stay with Annie. "

Maggie warned "Negan... "

Negan "He's safe. Alright? You stay focused. If anything happens to him... It'll have to happen to me first."

-

Hershel to Negan " My mom told me to stay away from you. "

Negan chuckled " Well, your mom is a very smart lady. "

Hershel "Why doesn't she like you? "

Negan" Because of something that happened a long time ago. "

Hershel "Was it something bad?"

Negan nodded " Yeah. Yeah, it was, uh... It was something bad. "

Hershel " Are you a bad man? "

Negan nodded "I was. Look, kid, I... "

Hershel aimed a gun at Negan" My mom told me a bad man kill my dad. It was you, wasn't it? "

Negan looked at me before looking at the kid "Yeah. Yeah, it was me. Look... Kid, what I took away from you and your mom, there is nothing I can say or do that is gonna make that better. And I know you want to pull that trigger, and I don't blame you. "

Then he kneeled down to Hershel "The thing is, if you do, the bad people are gonna know where we're hiding. Maybe I deserve to die for what I did to your dad, to your family... ...but these people here... they don't."

I walked over to Hershel and slowly took the gun from him before hugging him.

He hugged me back.

--

We were done here. We saved the other people

I looked at Hershel who was siting there in the bed.

Then i nudged Negan "Talk to him"

Negan nodded and walked over to Hershel "You and I, we have some unfinished business, don't we? I tell you what. You go back with your mom. Help her rebuild your home. And in a few years, when you've grown up a bit... ...come find me. And I promise you, we will settle it. "

Hershel just looked at him.

Maggie walked over to Hershel " What did he say to you? "

Hershel just looked at Negan who walked to Annie.

Aaron and Gabriel walked tp us.

Maggie " What are you gonna do? Can't go back to Commonwealth. "

Aaron "No, we kinda have to. Lance is gonna want to know what happened here."

Gabriel" Well, the more immediate problem is these people. It's only a matter of time before Hornsby comes for them. "

Maggie nodded "Then we have to do something. "

Aaron "All of this over some guns. "

Gabriel "Yeah, but if Ian didn't steal the weapon, who did?"