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The Watch tower came down as it crashed into the wall. It made a massive hole once it came down. It also released debris into the air. Everyone had a shocked look on their faces at this moment but suddenly, the walkers were coming in. the moment everyone saw the walkers, They knew that Alexandria is about to get overrun by them.
Lloyd helped Rick get back on his feet as the two pushed themselves into a run. They knew there were a few residents outside as they needed them to shelter in place.
“Everyone! Get Back!” Lloyd shouted for everyone who was outside to take shelter as he pulled out his revolver.
“Get into your houses! Go!!” Rick shouted as he pulled out his colt python.
The two fired at several walkers but they knew it wasn’t gonna be enough to take all of them down. Rosita and Tara rushed over to help Ray, Ed, and Milton Dyer with Tobin as the walkers were just coming in. Everyone needed to shelter in, right now.
As Rick and Lloyd were firing at the walkers still, they heard a voice call out for them.
“Rick! Lloyd!” It was Deanna as she was running over to them, with a revolver in her hand.
The two noticed her running up to them as Rick told her, “You need to go back!”
“We need to go back!” Deanna said as she joined them in shooting down several walkers. But they were gonna run out of ammo soon. Soon, the trio started to run back forward as more walkers were coming.
The Walkers were slowly overrunning Alexandria as Zane, Pixal, Ronin, Braxton, and Dareth were shooting down several of them. But they knew it was a waste of ammo and they need to take shelter. They heard Ed’s whistle as Ed was running with Edna, Ray, Maya, Frohicky, Sally, Gandalaria, Ash, Chamille, Vinny, and Gayle.
“Get inside! Quick!” Ed shouted as he pointed at the house.
Soon, all of them rushed inside the house and as they did, Ronin saw Eugene outside and holding his machete. He was at the brink of getting surrounded by walkers.
“Eugene!” Ronin called out to him, “Eugene!!”
Eugene didn’t hear him. He felt deaf due to the fact that there were just so many walkers.
Braxton pulled Ronin inside and closed the door, knowing that there wasn’t any other choice.
Morgan, Carol, Amelia, Arcturus, Scott, and Okino were running side to side on the street, trying to find shelter as more walkers were coming behind them. As they kept on running and slithering, Carol looked back but she tripped while doing so. Amelia slowly helped her back on her feet as they had to keep going. They went up the staircase and rushed inside the building but walkers were following them up. Luckily, Morgan, Okino, and Amelia took several of them out before rushing inside and locking the door.
Rick, Lloyd, and Deanna were firing at several walkers as a few of them went down. Rick and Lloyd didn’t notice two walkers were behind them. That’s when Deanna got the two walkers. The two walkers tried to attack her as they bought her down. She got herself injured with a saw blade as Rick and Lloyd rushed to her aid and helped her. They wrapped their arms around her as the three slowly moved away from the walkers.
Maggie, Natalie, Helen, and Seliel were running towards the lookout post as Tox and Skylor kept the ladder steady. As Seliel and Helen got there, Natalie and Maggie tripped. Skylor called out for her half-sister and Maggie as the two saw the walkers behind them and fired at several of them. Natalie quickly got up as she helped Maggie get back at her feet. Natalie uses her crossbow as she shoots down a walker with an arrow. Maggie and Her climb up the ladder and as they do, suddenly, the Ladder falls as Natalie clinged onto the lookout post. Helen, Seliel, Maggie, Skylor, and Tox saw her struggling to climb up as the walkers below them were waiting for her to fall.
“Nat!” Maggie called out for her as she, Tox, and Skylor rushed to her aid, “Hang on!”
Natalie was holding on as Helen and Seliel fired at several of the walkers. Maggie, Tox, and Skylor slowly helped her get on the lookout post as the six women were trapped on the lookout post.
Eugene looked around as he had a terrified look, seeing so many walkers overrunning Alexandria. He had his machete in his hand as he looked around again. Suddenly, Daryl’s voice was heard on a walkie talkie that was on the floor. “Rick, Lloyd, Any of you copy? Anybody?”
Eugene quickly grabbed it as he was about to contact him but he couldn’t because a single walker was slowly approaching him.
“Say it again?” Kai’s voice was heard on the walkie talkie.
“Help?” Eugene said on the walkie talkie as he was terrified. He held his machete close as he was about to use it to kill the walker. But the Garage ahead of him opened as Ronin, Zane, Pixal, and Braxton stood there.
“Eugene!” Zane called out for him.
Eugene looked over as Tara and Rosita came to his aid. They killed the walkers around him as the group of three ran towards where the others were as they quickly closed the garage. But as they did, the walkers outside began to slam themselves against it. Dareth, Sally, Vinny, Gayle, Ray, Maya, Ed, Edna, Frohicky, Gandalaria, Ash, and Chamille joined them as they all listened to the walkers slamming themselves against the garage.
Rick, Lloyd, and an Injured Deanna were running from the walkers as they heard voices calling for them.
“Rick! Lloyd!” It was Michonne as She, Wu, Mystaké, Garmadon, and Misako joined them.
“You’re okay!” Misako was relieved to see her son all right as Carl, Ron, and Gabriel joined them.
Rick and Lloyed looked around as Rick said, “Good, you're safe.”
“We have to keep moving!” Lloyd said.
As the group kept on moving, They took down a walker as several of them went down. But there was just so many. As the group found themselves surrounded by walkers, someone fired down several of them. It was Jessie as she lowered her pistol.
“Come on, I have Judith, Wyldfyre, Arin, Sora, and Frak!” Jessie told them to get inside the house as She led them. The group quickly rushed in as the door closed.
Alexandria has been overrun by the undead.
Cole, Glenn, Neuro, Shade, Griffin, Karlof, Paleman, Enid, Unagami, Aziel, Nelson, Obscuria, Antonia, Sammy, Alexander, Winston, Maverick, and Bonzle just watched in the distance as they just witnessed the watch tower fall into Alexandria. Some had shocked looks on their faces as some had unreadable looks. Alexandria was overrun.
“..Now what?” Griffin asked as he had a shocked look.
“Didn’t you see that watch tower coming down?” Sammy asked him as he had a shocked look.
“The walkers are flooding into the east wall.” Glenn said, trying to come up with an Idea.
“That means that the west wall will be the first to clear up.” Cole added.
“We gotta hurry then.” Neuro said, “That's how we get in.”
“We gotta do it now.” Karlof said but then, he noticed the mixed expressions of the teeangers. Seeing their looks, they knew what it meant.
“Just because the tower's down doesn't mean that…” Shade paused for a moment as he looked at them, especially his daughter, Obscuria.
“Listen, people are still alive in there.” Shade told them.
“This is how it happens.” Obscuria told her dad as she looked away from the walkers in the distance.
“And it always happens.” Enid added.
“We're still here.” Paleman said.
“Our friends are in there, people who care about you aa. My pregnant wife.” Glenn said.
“My Pregnant Girlfriend also.” Shade added.
“My Girlfriend as well.” Neuro added.
“You just want to run away, be afraid, forget about this? Just go. But that's how you lose people. Even after they're gone.” Neuro asked the teenagers, even Aziel.
“You all need to know we are still here.” Griffin said, “But we need to get going and find a way in, okay?”
“And we promised you all, We are gonna get home..one way or another.” Cole added as He, Glenn, Neuro, Shade, Paleman, Griffin, and Karlof pushed themselves into a run. As they did, soon, Aziel, Maverick, Obscuria, and Alexander followed them. Bonzle, Unagami, Nelson, Sammy, and Winston followed after, as Enid followed them last.
In Sam’s room, Music was playing as He got up from the floor, wanting to check what was happening. As he was about to open the door, suddenly, someone else did. It was his mother who opened the door as Jessie told her son, “Sam, I need you to turn off the music and shut the blinds!”
She turned off his music as Sam didn’t pay attention. He then looked over to see Rick and Lloyd carrying an Injured Deanna towards a bedroom in front of him and his room.
“Because of the monsters?” Sam asked as he just watched Rick and Lloyd lay Deanna down. Michonne, Misako, and Garmadon rushed in to help move things around. He just stared as he suddenly started to feel fear overcome him slowly. Everything goes blurry for him but suddenly, Jessie stood in front of him as she grabbed him by the shoulders.
“You stay up here and you stay quiet. It's gonna be okay, okay?” Jessie told her son.
“Mom..” He said as there was fear in his tone.
“Honey, just try. Just pretend. Okay?” Jessie said, “Just pretend that you're somebody who's not scared. Just try.”
Sam slowly nodded, “Okay.”
“Okay.” Jessie kissed his forehead as she turned away from him, rushing to the others to help Deanna as Sam then closed the door, not wanting to see.
In another building, Carol, Morgan, Arcturus, Scott, Okino, and Amelia were there as Carol was leaning against the wall. She tripped earlier as she placed her hand on her head. Morgan entered as he turned on the light. He, Amelia, Arcturus, Scott, and Okino noticed her as Amelia asked her, “Are you okay, Carol?”
“I am..” Carol assured her, “Just a head injury, I’m fine..”
“Let us take a look at that.” Scott told her.
“No, I'm fine.” Carol assured them as she held her hand up.
“You don't trust anybody, do you?” Morgan asked her.
“Some more than others.” Carol answered as she chuckled, “But you're dead last.”
“Well, at least we're being honest.” Okino slightly smiled as Arcturus, Amelia, Morgan, Carol, and Scott chuckled.
“I don't trust you, but I never thought you were lying.” Carol looked at Morgan, “How is it out there?”
“They're filling the streets.” Arcturus said as he looked out of the window, “A lot faster..My son and his friends..they’re out there.”
“Alexander is out there?” Carol asked him.
“Went with the others earlier before the watch tower came down..I..” Amelia looked down for a moment, “He wanted to help his friend, Aziel, find Neuro. I understood why.”
“I’m sure Neuro and the others are okay. That Green Balloons..that could mean that they are alive.” Carol assured her.
Carol slowly got up as she slowly was about to walk down to the lower part. The others followed her as Okino said, “Hey, that's probably a concussion. You should sit down before you fall down.”
“I am okay.” Carol assured him.
“Carol..” Morogan slowly stood in front of her, “Whatever we have to settle, it can wait. It has to.”
Carol looked at him for a moment as she looked at the others. She then leaned against the wall as she slid down. She then sat down as Amelia and Morgan began to check on her.
Rick, Lloyd, Wu, and Garmadon were outside the bedroom as Michonne, Misako, and Mystaké were treating Deanna and her injuries. After they got what they needed, the four men went inside to see how Deanna was doing.
“How is she?” Rick asked.
“She’s doing okay.” Misako answered as she helped Michonne.
“No offense to Michonne and Misako, but whatever They’re doing hurts like a son of a bitch.” Deanna said in a joking tone as she tried to lift the mode up.
“Her leg is doing okay..” Mystaké looked at Rick, Lloyd, Wu, and Garmadon, “We’re making sure that she doesn’t look too much blood.”
“We just finished with the leg. And that seems to be the worst of…” Suddenly, Michonne stopped for a moment as Mystaké and Misako noticed.
“What is it..?” Misako asked her as Michonne slowly moved a towel away from Deanna’s wound, revealing a fresh bite mark. She must have got it when she saved Rick and Lloyd. Misako slightly gasped as well as Mystaké, Michonne, Rick, Wu, Garmadon, and Lloyd. They realized that there's nothing they can do to save her.
Deanna looked over at it as she realized that she was bit. She knew there was nothing they can do. She looked away as she looked up to the ceiling, slowly accepting the fact that she is gonna die. “Well..Shit.”
In the other building, Zane took a quick look at the window as he saw how fast the walkers were overrunning Alexandria. Pixal, Ronin, Ray, Maya, Sally, Dareth, Vinny, Gayle, Braxton, Ed, Edna, Ash, Chamille, Frohicky, and Gandalaria were in the living room as Eugene, Tara, and Rosita were in the garage. As They were in the living room, Sally was holding something close to her.
Ash noticed her holding it close as he asked her, “Sally, what are you holding?”
Sally looked over at him as she shook her head and smiled, “..It’s my guitar..My parents gave it to me on my birthday..”
She showed it to him as the others noticed.
“That’s one pretty guitar, Sal.” Dareth smiled at her.
“Thank you..” Sally smiled, “I have barely used it..I know I can’t use it because of those walkers..but, my parents have told me..Music calms the mind down..I always wanted to be a singer.”
She slowly frowned as she looked down, “I can’t because the world decided to get sick..”
Everyone looked at her for a moment as Sally said, “I always wanted to make music, be a singer for once..but now I can’t..but I know how to play it..”
Zane looked out of the window again as He looked over at Sally, “You know any songs?”
“I do..but only the ones I created..I do have a player but I don’t wanna play it because the walkers might hear it.” Sally said.
“Maybe when this is all over, you can.” Edna smiled at her.
“You know..I’m interested to hear your music.” Gandalaria added, “Maybe with Bonzle but..she isn’t here right now..”
She slowly frowned as Braxton asked, “Where is she?”
“With her friends right now.” Gandralaria explained, “She wanted to help them find the others..In which, I understood why.”
“Oh..I just hope my baby boy is okay..” Edna slowly frowned, worrying about her son, Jay.
“I’m sure they’re all okay right now. They’re lucky they’re not here right now.” Ronin assured all of them.
“But if they come back, where are they supposed to go? How are they supposed to get in?” Maya asked, having a worried tone, “How is my son and daughter gonna get in?”
She began to worry more about her two children as her husband, Ray, comforted her.
“It was only one of the walls that collapsed.” Pixal explained, “The Gate is the only way in.”
“But how will they do that if all of these undead fucks are here?” Ronin asked.
“I mean, just look outside..” Frohicky had a terrified tone as the walkers were still roaming around.
They looked out of the windows, seeing the walkers roaming around as Zane said, “I’m sure they’re gonna find a way in.”
“Let’s hope they know.” Ronin folded his arms, “Do they even know our home is overrun?”
“When they get back, they will.” Braxton said, worried about Natalie, “Let’s just hope they’re still alive.”
“Hope they are.” Ronin nodded slowly.
In Jessie’s house, Jessie was moving a curtain as she looked at the window, seeing how Alexandria was getting filled up with the undead. She then covered the window as she heard someone approaching her. It was Rick as He then informs Jessie, “Fever's setting doesn't have long.”
Jessie slowly nodded as she understood. Rick then said, “She knows how it happens, right? All of it?”
“Yeah.” Jessie said as she nodded again, “She knows.”
Rick slowly let out a dry laugh as he looked away and said, “She's cracking jokes.”
“Rick..” Jessie looked at Rick as Rick slowly looked at her. She placed her hand on his cheek as she said, “She wouldn't have run.”
Rick slowly nodded as Jessie removed her hand away from his cheek, “We have food to last us a while. They're bound to cluster up by then, move off to one area. When they do, Me and Lloyd will try and get to the armory... draw them away.”
“With Guns?” Jessie asked.
“Flares.” Rick answered, “We'll open the gate, fire them off... see if we can get them somewhere... somewhere that's not here.”
In the other room, Misako, Michonne, Lloyd, Garmadon, Wu, and Mystaké were with Deanna as they wanted to make sure they were on her side, for one last time before she succumbs to the bite. She was feeling herself getting weaker and weaker but she knew this was the last time she would see them all.
“The plans that you gave Rick and my son..” Misako looked at Deanna as Deanna looked back at her.
“I’ve been looking them over..” Lloyd said, “I get it..”. He looked at Deanna for a moment as he frowned, knowing this would be Deanna’s last time.
“When We first came here..” Garmadon looked at Deanna, “I imagine this place..in my image..All of us, gathering around the table, having a nice time, and somehow happily ever after.”
He smiled at her, “The plan..They could work.”
“Even now?” Deanna asked.
“Even now.” Michonne nodded, “The Latin in the margins, what was that?”
“I’m wondering the same thing also.” Wu said, “What is it?”
Deanna slowly let out a chuckle as she explained, “It was something Reg used to say when things went really, really badly.”
She looked at Misako, Wu, Lloyd, Garmadon, Mystaké, and Michonne as she smiled at the six, “I’m lucky. Working with my family towards a better future is- it's all I ever wanted. That's what I got. I got to do what I wanted... right up to the end. What do you want?”
“I want to see this place grow.” Garmadon smiled, “Back in the old days, I used to have four arms..but look at me now, I’m human. Ever since we first arrived, I immediately knew this place was gonna be a world I imagine..although, I have prepared to die soon..there’s gonna be a day where I suddenly leave this world..”
He looked at his wife, brother, and son, “If that ever happens..I will always be on your sides.”
“Dad..” Lloyd looked at his father, “You don’t have to say all that..”
“Son..” Garmadon looked at Lloyd for a moment, “Whatever happens to me, wherever I am, I will always be with you.”
Lloyd slowly frowned as Garmadon placed his hand on his son’s shoulder, “There comes a time when every boy must become a man. What sort of man, is up to him.”
Lloyd looked at his father as he slowly nodded.
“Beautiful..” Deanna said as she was surprised to hear what Garmadon said to his son, “I mean..I did say Family is key and It shall always be key.”
Lloyd looked over at Deanna as he said, “You wanted to see this place be strong and grow..that’s what we are gonna do. Once this is all over.”
“Every time I look at Arin, Sora, Frak, Wyldfyre, and Judith..I could tell that this is the place I want to see them grow in. I want my family to grow here, I want their families to grow here. I know this is a world my dad sees..” Lloyd looked at her still as Deanna smiled.
Deanna looked over at Mystaké, “You were right about these people.”
“And I always was..” Mystaké smiled at her, “You were even at first until you knew I was right about them..”
Deanna chuckled as she looked at Misako, “I know you want this place to grow also..”
“I do.” Misako smiled, “I see a future here for everyone, including me and my family..”
“I see it also.” Wu smiled, “This is our home now..You see a future here, Deanna..and we will make sure that your future becomes true.”
Deanna slowly smiled as she then looked over at Michonne, “What do you want, Michonne?”
“I want this place to work.” Michonne answered.
“Yes.” Deanna understood as she nodded, “But what does that mean for you? What do you want for you?”
“I don’t know.” Michonne answered honestly.
“You better.” Deanna slowly smiled.
Lloyd was about to say something as suddenly, the sound of broken glass was heard. They turned over to see what was the sound as they suddenly heard Rick and Jessie calling for him.
“We need help!” Jessie called out for help.
“It’s Carl and Ron!” Rick shouted for help. Suddenly, Lloyd, Wu, Garmadon, Michonne, and Misako immediately rushed to their aid, leaving Deanna all alone. Rick and Jessie were trying to open the door. Ron and Carl were inside the Garage as Lloyd pulled out his hatchet.
“What happened!?” Lloyd asked Jessie and Rick.
“Ron and Carl are inside here!” Jessie explained, “We heard yelling inside and the glass breaking!”
“We need to get them out of there!” Wu said as Rick pulled out his hatchet as He and Lloyd knew they had no other choice but to break the door open. The two began to break the door handle one at a time but faster as they heard the walkers outside the garage. They needed to hurry. The two managed to open the door as Rick called out for Ron and his son, “Come on!”
Ron and Carl quickly rushed out of the Garage as the walkers suddenly came in. they quickly closed the door as the walkers tried to make their way in. Jessie, Rick, and Lloyd held the door but they knew it wasn’t gonna last long. Misako, Michonne, Gabriel, and Mystaké quickly carried a couch as Rick, Lloyd, and Jessie moved away, allowing them to block the door so the walkers doesn’t come in.
“We need more!” Lloyd said,
“and we need to be quiet.” Rick added.
“We’ll see what we can find.” Michonne said as She, Misako, and Gabriel go around the house to see what else they can use.
“We gotta make sure this door holds the walkers back!” Lloyd said as he adjusted the couch.
“What happened in there?” Rick asked his son as he looked at him.
“We were looking for tools and knocked over a shelf.” Carl explained.
“We heard yelling.” Jessie said.
“Yeah.” Carl looked over at her, “Ron saw them break through the gates. We had to move. That's what happened.”
Ron walked over to Carl as he added, “Carl, there's nightstands in my mom's room. We can brace the couch with them.”
“Hey, it sounded like you were fighting.” Jessie looked at her son as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
“Yeah, but we were fighting them.” Ron explained to his mom as he grabbed the nightstand in her room.
“Carl? It's okay?” Rick asked Carl as Carl pulled his hands away.
“It’s okay.” Carl answered his dad.
After making sure the door was fully secured, Michonne, Gabriel, Wu, and Misako checked the windows as they saw so many walkers outside, overrunning their home of Alexandria. When the glass broke, the walkers found their way to Jessie’s house and are officially surrounding it. Some knew it wasn’t gonna last long because at any moment, the doors would break open.
“They knocked the sculpture over.” Jessie told them.
“All that noise, It’s drawing more.” Misako said, worrying about the noise attracting more walkers.
“The More noise, the more will come.” Garmadon added.
Suddenly, the sound of Judith Crying alarmed everyone. They all looked up to the sound as they heard Arin’s voice also, calling for Deanna.
“Deanna!” Arin’s voice called out for her.
Rick and Lloyd looked at each other, knowing that they were in danger. The two pulled out their hatchets as they rushed upstairs. As they went up the stairs, Judith was crying more. The two looked around as they looked at the bedroom where Deanna was and saw the blood strains on the bed. They realized that Deanna must have turned into a walker. The two walked down the hallway to get to where Judith, Arin, Sora, Frak, and Wyldfyre are. They saw the door slightly opened as they opened it, seeing Deanna reaching for Judith and Wyldfyre. Arin, Sora, and Frak were huddled up as Rick and Lloyd held their hatchets in their hands and rushed in.
The two rushed to Deanna as Deanna, who turned out to be still alive, told the two, “No, It’s still me!”
The two looked at Deanna in an apologetic look as Lloyd said, “We’re sorry..”
“I-I wanted to see them one last time..” Deanna explained why she was inside the room, “I thought I could make it. My legs had other plans.”
“She was trying to comfort Judith but..” Sora slowly frowned, knowing what was happening to Deanna.
“Come here.” Rick said to Deanna as He and Lloyd slowly helped Deanna. The two carried her back to the bedroom as they gently lay her down, “You and plans.”
Deanna looked up at Rick and Lloyd as she said, “They're yours now.”
The two looked at each other as Lloyd already knew about this.
“From now on... someone needs to be with you.” Lloyd said to Deanna.
“Y-Yeah..” Deanna nodded as she looked over at Judith, Wyldfyre, Arin, Sora, and Frak.
“It can’t be them.” Rick said as he noticed Deanna looking at the kids.
“Yep.” Deanna understood.
“We’ll find someplace else to put them.” Lloyd said.
“Rick, Lloyd.” Deanna called out for the two as the two then looked at her, “I..Uh.” She slowly pulled a few messages for a few people, “I wrote something…”
She handed one each to Rick and Lloyd, “For Spencer, For Maggie, For Natalie, For Skylor, For Chamille, For Tox, and For Amelia..”
“We’ll make sure they get them.” Rick assured Deanna.
“Will Both of you look out for him?” Deanna asked the two as she placed her hands on their arms each.
“We will.” Lloyd assured her.
“Will both of you look out for him like you look out for your people?” Deanna asked the two as the two were quiet for a moment, “Guess what. They're all your people, Rick, Lloyd. They are.”
“We haven't had a chance to make it that.” Rick told her.
“But that's how it is.” Deanna explained as she smiled a bit, “I didn't run over to help both of you out there because I like you two... or because I think you're a good man, a good father…” Deanna looked at Lloyd, “A good son, a good nephew..or that you can grow one hell of a beard or be a serious teenager. I ran over to help because you are one of us. That's the right answer.”
“Rick! Lloyd!” Jessie’s voice called the two of them out. As soon as Rick and Lloyd heard their names, They rushed over to pick up the kids as Lloyd made sure the door was closed, making sure Deanna doesn’t attack them if she turns into a walker. As they left her alone, Deanna looked up at the ceiling, knowing that her time was coming to an end.
In the other building, Eugene, Tara, Rosita, Zane, Pixal, Ronin, Braxton, Ed, Edna, Frohicky, Ray, Maya, Braxton, Ash and Chamille were in the garage as the others were in the living room as they looked at the walkers slamming themselves against the garage door. There was just so many outside as Rosita was sitting in a chair with her head down and her hands burying it. Eugene was reading a book, with a lighter in his hand as Zane, Pixal, Ronin, and Braxton looked at the garage door. Tara, Ray, Maya, Ed, Edna, Ash and Chamille were leaning against the wall.
“Most people got inside their houses.” Tara said.
“There's that.” Ash added.
“Lucky for us. Hopefully, the others are inside also.” Braxton folded his arms as he lowered his head.
“You think this is it?” Rosita asked them as they all looked over at her.
“What?” Ronin asked her.
“Do you think this place is over?” Rosita asked them.
“No.” Ed answered, “This place ain’t over, and it never will be.”
“Ed’s right.” Zane said, “I think we gotta earn it, all of us.”
“Whether it's waiting, knowing if everyone's safe, dealing with that, or fighting them.” Ray added.
“A place like this has gotta have a price, right?” Pixal asked as she folded her arms.
“We haven't paid it already?” Rosita asked, “All the crap we've been through since all of this started wasn't enough to earn us a safe place to stay?”
“Apparently not.” Ronin answered.
“We all have overcome a lot of things together.” Zane explained, “But that doesn’t mean we give up.”
“It feels like Abraham's dead.” Rosita said as she expressed worryness for Abraham, “That's what it feels like.”
“He's not dead.” Tara assured Rosita.
“Nor are the others.” Ronin added, “They’re all tough sons of a bitches. They’ll come back, We know it.”
“He's not dead, They’re not dead, and this place isn't over.” Tara said as she agreed with Ronin.
“We’re still here.” Ed said, “All of the sudden, everyone is thinking Alexandria is over when clearly, it isn’t.”
“It looks like it.” Rosita said, feeling a bit hopeless.
“Hush puppies!” Ed said, “Alexandria is overrunned and we are here, thinking the end has come. Believe me, My son is out there and he is alive, I know that because he’s my boy and he’s tough. We all confronted walkers before! Not suggesting we take them out but if Rick and Lloyd have a plan, right now, I know what it will be. We can’t give up hope. Not now.”
In the other building, Amelia, Arcturus, Okino, Scott, and Morgan kept an eye on Carol on her state as Carol was slowly closing her eyes. They noticed right away as Amelia then asked her, “Are you all right, Carol?”
“Just resting my eyes.” Carol assured her.
Carol slowly rested for a moment as Morgan slowly got up and placed his stick against the wall for a moment. He looked at the others as he turned back to look down at the basement for a moment. Denise is there with the W Man. Suddenly, the lights go off. It alarmed him and the others as they looked around.
Suddenly, as Morgan looked around, Carol pushed him. She quickly got up as the others saw what she just did.
“Carol!” Arcturus called out for her as he slithered after her. Soon, the rest followed her down the basement.
In Jessie’s house, everyone was blocking the door with what they had as the walkers were close to breaking in. Suddenly, the door broke opened as the walkers outside were about to break in. Rick and Lloyd rushed to their aid as they joined in to help keep the door steady.
“There’s just too many of them!” Gabriel said.
“It’s not gonna hold for long!” Wu said. Suddenly, the other half of the blocked door opened. The walkers found another way in as Michonne, Garmadon, and Misako pulled out their melees.
“Everybody get upstairs now!” Michonne told everyone as she unsheathed her katana. She swung it at a walker as Misako stabbed one. Garmadon stabbed one as they realized there were too many.
“Back off!” Rick told them.
As the walkers slowly came in, Everyone rushed upstairs to take shelter as the walkers entered the house. Rick, Lloyd, Garmadon, and Misako grabbed the couch as it was the only way to block the walkers from getting upstairs. They blocked the entrance to the stairs as the four slowly backed away, heading upstairs. As they looked at the walkers, Rick looked at Lloyd as he said to him, “I got this one, you get the one behind it.”
“We’re gonna need at least two or more.” Rick added.
“We need four.” Lloyd pulled out his hatchet.
Soon, the two of them got ready to kill four walkers, knowing that the two have an idea.
In the basement, the W man and Denise were down there. Denise was finishing up stitching his wound up as she then heard the door opening. She also heard some people called for someone to don’t do it.
Turns out, It was Carol who came in with a knife. Amelia, Okino, Scott, and Arcturus were at the doorway as Scott asked her, “What are you doing?”
Carol ignored him as she ordered Denise, “Get the hell away from him.”
“He's tied up, he's not…” Denise tried to explain to her but Carol cuts her off.
“I said get away from him.” Carol ordered her as Denise soon complied and followed her demands. She sided with Amelia, Okino, Scott, and Arcturus as Arcturus told her, “You don’t have to do this, Carol!”
“There isn’t any other choice.” Carol told him.
Then, Morgan rushed in with his stick in hand as he was now between Carol and the W man. This is becoming a standoff as Morgan told Carol, “This could've waited. It should have. Now it can't.”
Rick and Lloyd slowly dragged two walkers up the stairs as Jessie, Ron, Carl, Mystaké, Wu, Garmadon, and Misako kept guard. They managed to get them upstairs as Rick and Lloyd had an idea. The idea was to cover themselves in walker guts and make their way to the armory to take down the walkers. Rick and Lloyd soon explained the plan to them.
Wu, Misako, Garmadon, and Mystaké followed them to the bedroom as Lloyd said, “We're gonna need bed sheets, enough for everyone.”
“Bed sheets for what?” Jessie asked as she walked over.
“We all go to the armory.” Rick told her as He and Lloyd got their knives ready.
“How?” Jessie asked.
“We're gonna gut these things.” Rick explained to her, “Cover ourselves with the insides. It'll mask our smell, make them think we're like them.”
Jessie and Ron stared at him as Lloyd added, “We’ve done it before. We stay calm, we don't draw attention, we can move right through them.”
“They're in the house, they're making noise.” Michonne added.
“It’s the only way we can get through them.” Garmadon said, “We won’t be able to get what we need if we don’t be like them. “
“More are coming.” Wu added.
Rick and Lloyd began to gut the walkers up by cutting open their stomachs. Rick looked at Jessie, Ron, and Gabriel as he said, “Anyone who stays here is gonna die.”
“What about Deanna?” Gabriel asked, wondering about her.
Rick, Michonne, Lloyd, Wu, Garmadon, Misako, and Mystaké looked at him in silence, which was the only answer they had.
Carol and Morgan faced each other off over the W man as the tension was rising slowly as the W man and the others were watching them. The W Man just watched the two have a standoff as the others stood by, having to watch all of this happen in front of them.
“You don't need the knife. We can talk.” Morgan tried to convince Carol without doing Violence.
“No.” Carol told him as she shook her head, “This is over.”
“We can be better than them.” Morgan convinced her.
“We are better than them.” Carol told him as her hand was getting a bit shaky.
“Not if we kill.” Morgan told her.
“They made us kill.” Carol said as she started to tear up, “We had to stop it. I had to stop it. Natalie had to stop it, Skylor had to stop it, Amelia, Arcturus..”
“With life, there's possibility, even if we never let him out." Morgan said to her.
“I'd get out.” The W Man finally spoke up as he was amused on what was happening in front of him.
“Even if we never let him out, he could know what he's done. He could know…” Morgan couldn’t finish because Carol cut him off.
“I don't want to have to kill you, Morgan.” Carol told him. Suddenly, Amelia slithered over to Morgan side as Amelia told Carol, “You won't.”
Carol was shocked to see Amelia on his side as she then got herself ready to fight, “I will.”
“You can't.” Morgan said as he got himself ready to fight also, “I won't let you.”
Michonne and Misako slowly opened the door to Deanna’s room as everyone else was getting themselves ready to face the walkers. As they saw her laying down, they knew her time was coming to an end. Michonne entered as Misako closed the door behind her. The two women walked over to Deanna and crouched down. They saw how pale she was getting as Deanna slowly opened her eyes and saw the two.
“What's happening out there?” Deanna asked as she was getting weak.
“They're getting in.” Misako answered.
“The rest of us... we're gonna have to go. If you want us to, We'll…” Michonne couldn’t explain as Deanna then said, “No.”
She shook her head, “Not ready. Not yet. I will be. Soon. And when I am... I'll do it myself.”
She held up her revolver to show her point to Misako and Michonne, “It's my life. Start to finish. Dolor hic tibi proderit olim.”
“As in..?” Misako asked.
“Someday this pain will be useful to you.” Deanna explained the words to her and Michonne. Michonne and Misako looked at each other as Deanna held their hands slowly. Michonne started to tear up as Deanna then said to the two, “Go, they need you two.”
“Thank you.” Michonne said to Deanna as she and Misako got up from their positions.
“For what?” Deanna wanted to know.
“For believing.” Misako answered as she smiled.
I still believe. I cocked it all up, but I figured it out." Deanna smiled as she held their hands again, “What do you want? Now you figure it out.”
“We will.” Michonne nodded.
“Good.” Deanna smiled, “Give 'em hell.”
Everyone now gathered in the bedroom where Deanna used to be in as they were prepared to cover themselves in guts from the walkers Rick and Lloyd gutted out. Rick and Lloyd covered themselves in guts as Michonne, Gabriel, Wu, Garmadon, Misako, and Mystaké were covered in guts already. Jessie and Ron watched in disgust. They have never been covered in guts before as they were about to. Rick and Lloyd put some guts out of the walkers as they handed it out to Jessie and Ron.
“We need to move. You, then me.” Rick said to the two.
“I'll do it.” Jessie stepped in as she crouched down, slowly covering herself in guts. As she did, She heard Sam’s voice calling for her.
“Mom?” Sam was behind them as Jessie looked over as she was covering herself in guts. Jessie slowly stood up as she walked over to him, looking straight at his eyes.
“You need to listen to me, okay? We aren't safe here anymore. Okay, we need to do this so that we can be safe out there. We need to look like the monsters.” Jessie explained to her son.
Sam slowly shook his head as he had a terrified look, “No, please, no.”
“Yes, honey, we have to go, okay?” Jessie said, “We have to, Sam. Honey, just- just pretend you're brave. Okay? Just make it all pretend. Okay, none of this is real and you're somebody who isn't afraid. Okay?”
Sam slowly nodded with a tearful look, “Okay.”
The Tension was now rising between Amelia, Morgan, and Carol as things aren’t settling down. Amelia was trying to settle things down but it didn’t work as Carol and Morgan still aimed their weapons at each other. The W Man just watched all of this happen but he was waiting to make his move.
“I will kill you to kill him because I don't want anyone else to die.” Carol told the two as she was close to breaking into tears.
“You should kill me.” The W Man said to them.
“Shut up.” Amelia told him as she didn’t look back at him.
“But you're all going to die.” The W Man ignored her, “You don't belong here.”
“You tell me you're sure. You tell me you know what'll happen, how it will go.” Carol looked between Amelia, Morgan, and the W Man.
“Please step aside. I'm not asking you both again.” Carol told the two.
“You don’t have to do this, Carol.” Amelia said to her, “I know what they did but..this doesn’t have to go too far.”
“It has to.” Carol said to her.
With no other choice, Morgan knew what was gonna happen. He swung his stick to get the knife off of her hand. As he did, Carol knocked him down. Amelia slithered towards her knife as Carol ended up tackling her, in order to get it. The others were forced to watch as Okino and Arcturus looked over at the W Man, realizing that at any moment, he was gonna move. Morgan slowly helped Amelia hold Carol down but suddenly, Carol pushed Amelia away as she kicked Morgan in the face.
The fight went on and on as Okino held his katana in his hand, eyeing the W Man.
It suddenly ended when Carol was knocked out. As she was laying on the floor, suddenly, Morgan is knocked out by the W Man with his stick as it shocked everyone.
“No!” Denise shouted as the W Man was about to reach for Morgan’s knife but suddenly, he couldn’t as Okino swung his katana at his hands, cutting off half of his fingers. The W Man screamed in pain as Okino aimed his Katana at him.
Amelia watched as Okino aimed his katana at him. He then said, “I made a vow before on killing. I can only kill if needed. Now, I do.”
Michonne, Misako, Garmadon, Mystaké, and Wu looked down at the lower floor of the house, checking how the situation was as everyone was getting ready to make their way pass the walkers in order to get to the armory. Everyone was now covered in guts and blood covered sheets as they were ready to leave.
“We have to go.” Michonne whispered to the group.
“Is everyone ready?” Lloyd asked, wanting to make sure.
“We’re ready.” Jessie said as her hands was on Sam’s shoulders. Ron was jus staring for a moment as Jessie then asked him, “Ron?”
“Yeah.” Ron slowly nodded as he was ready.
“We’ll get Judith, Sora, Arin, Frak, and Wyldfyre.” Rick said as he and Lloyd were about to go and get them until Gabriel called out for the two.
“Rick, Lloyd.” Gabriel called for the two as the two looked at him, “I'm not gonna give up out there. I will not turn back, no matter what happens.”
“Yeah, we know.” Lloyd nodded at him.
The W Man’s hands were bleeding as Denise and Scott were checking on Morgan and Carol. Amelia and Arcturus looked at the W Man as Okino made sure he didn’t make a move at all.
The W Man looked up at Okino as He said, “..I wasn’t gonna get the knife..”
“You were.” Amelia said to him, “Were you trying to hurt Denise?”
“I..I wasn’t..” The W Man said, “All of you..You don’t belong here.”
“You have no idea what you and your people did.” Arcturus angrily glared at him.
“We were trying to free you all..” The W man explained, “You were all trapped..”
Suddenly, the doors to the basement opened as they all turned to see Eugene, Tara, Rosita, Zane, Pixel, Ronin, Braxton, Ed, Edna, Maya, Ray, Dareth, Sally, Frohicky, Vinny, Gayle, Ash, Chamille, and Gandalaria enter.
“You guys are okay!” Dareth sounded relieved to see them but also shocked to see Okino aiming his katana at the W Man.
“Look..You don’t have to do.” The W Man tried to convince him, “We did this because you were trapped..we needed to get all of you out..”
“Shut up.” Okino was close to killing the W Man off. “You tried to hurt Denise and Morgan. I ain’t gonna let you.”
Okino’s katana slightly cuts his throat a bit as the W Man just closed his eyes and started to plead, “We did what we needed to do.”
“You are trapped and you have a chance..with us.” The W Man said to them, “Please..Don’t kill me.”
Okino stood quiet for a moment as Denise looked over at Frohicky, “We need to get to the clinic. Get what we need.”
“Even if we do, we go in and can’t go back out.’ Frohicky explained.
“Could be dangerous.” Gandalaria added.
“We can help you guys get there.” Zane said, “Walkers don’t notice Nindroids.”
“We could help the two of you get there.” Pixel added.
“We need to do it quickly.” Denise said as she checked Carol and Morgan again.
“We’ll stay and keep an eye on this man here.” Braxton pointed at the W Man with his katana.
Frohicky, Denise, and Gandalaria slowly got themselves as Zane and Pixal got themselves ready also. The rest were gonna stay and keep an eye on the W Man.
Rick and Lloyd had the kids with them as Judith was in Rick’s arms. Wyldfyre was in Lloyd’s arms as Misako slowly opened her sheet to allow Wyldfyre in. Lloyd slowly placed Wyldfyre underneath his mother’s blood and guts covered sheets, hiding her. Garmadon slowly places a sheet on Arin, Sora, and Frak as it was covered in blood and guts. But the kids knew a reason why they were doing this. It was the only way to leave the house.
Everyone was ready to leave as Rick and Lloyd at each and every single one of them. Soon, the two lead the group down the stairs and as they did, the two stopped as they saw a walker in front of them. They moved the couch slowly and as they did, the walkers took a look at them and ignored them. They began to walk past them as the walkers were ignoring them. They all held hands as they walked passed the walkers.
Outside of Alexandria, the group of Glenn, Cole, Neuro, Shade, Paleman, Griffin, Karlof, Enid, Aziel, Nelson, Obscuria, Antonia, Sammy, Alexander, Winston, Maverick, Bonzle, and Unagami were climbing up trees each as they took a look at the infested streets of Alexandria. As they did, They looked over at the lookout post as they saw Maggie, Helen, Tox, Natalie, Skylor, and Seliel sheltered up there. The six women looked down at the walkers as many of them were surrounding the lookout post. The group knew they needed to get in as fast as possible.
Inside the bedroom, Deanna slowly aimed her revolver at herself, preparing to end her own life. But then, she heard the walkers coming closer. Her mind quickly changed as she moved her revolver from herself and slowly got up from the bed. She made her way to the door and as she opened it, the walkers were walking towards her. She then aimed at them as she opened fire at them. She ran out of ammo as she then let out an angry scream, for one last time.
The Group of Rick, Carl, Michonne, Gabriel, Ron, Jessie, Sam, Judith, Lloyd, Wu, Garmadon, Misako, Mystaké, Arin, Sora, Frak, and Wyldfyre were at the porch now as they continued walking past the walkers. The plan was working so far as they made their way to the streets.
“Mom..” Sam quietly called out for his mother as he was holding hands with her and Ron, “Mom. Mom. Mom..”
On the road, the group of Abraham, Daryl, Sasha, Kai, Jay and Nya were driving their fuel trucks as they were side to side. As they kept on driving, they saw an unknown group ahead of them.
“You guys seeing this?” Kai asked them on the walkie talkie.
“We do.” Daryl answered on the walkie talkie.
“What in the holy shit?” Abraham asked as he saw the unknown group in front of them.
The two fuel trucks come to a stop as the group remained inside, eyeing the unknown group.
“Why don't you come on out, join us on the road?” The man asked them as he was leaning against his motorcycle. The rest of his men were in their motorcycles and were armed. This man must be the leader. “You know, if you wanna resist, try something. I mean, it's a choice, I guess. But we will end your asses, split you right in two, straight through to the sinuses. So, come on.”
With no other choice, the group got out of their trucks as they all stood in front of the unknown group.
“Yeah, that’s great.” The leader said to them, “It's going well right out of the gate. Now, step two. Hand over your weapons.”
“For what reason?” Kai asked him as he folded his arms.
“Why should we?” Daryl asked him.
“Well, they're not yours.” The Leader said.
“What?” Abraham asked.
“Excuse you but we had them first.” Jay said as he had an unamused look.
“See…” The Leader slowly took a step forward, “Your weapons, your motorcycle, your truck, the fuel in your truck, if you got mints in your glove compartment, if you got porn underneath the seats, change in the seats, hell, the seats themselves, the floor mats, your maps, the little stash of emergency napkins you got there in the console, none of those things are yours anymore.”
“Whose are they?” Sasha wanted to know.
“What are they?” Nya also wanted to know.
The Leader took a step forward again, “Your property now belongs to Negan and Ras..."