5. The Steeple

o n e h u n d r e d n i n e t y f o u r

Everything had come down to this moment.

She watched Rosita walk towards her angrily after taking the remaining weapons from the guards who had held her for too long.

She needed to find Coco, just as she and Daryl were desperate to find Libbie and CJ.

"We are going to find them. Okay. We need to keep our heads on straight right now." Daryl was frantic, and they both were, but he was right. They had to stay calm.

As much as they could.

"I'm coming with you" Judith walked over to the both of them

"Nah", Daryl shook his hand as Theo stopped hugging RJ. "I need you here."

"That's crap", She swore, making Theo smile slightly. "This isn't the future my brother wanted. Not for what you all fought for. We need to do this for everyone here and everyone everywhere." Judith looked at Theo.

Theo nodded, looking at Daryl, and they both agreed.

"You won't leave our side, Jude. I mean it," Theo warned. They nodded and headed off to the coach to take them back to the Commonwealth.

Theo took Daryl's hand tightly.

"I am not willing to lose you. Not now. So, we do things carefully and safely. Are we in agreement?" Daryl asked, kissing her hand.

"Yeah. Baby, we're going to be okay" She smiled.

They jumped out of the coach after a short journey before jumping onto the train, which one of the people they saved conducted as they headed back towards hell.

The train journey took around 40 minutes. When they got off, they were instantly careful, staying low and moving fast, able to stay undetected.

As they all gathered behind the gates of the Commonwealth, they looked at Theo.

"I'm not about to give you all any speech; we've been through too much for me just to say we got this. This is going to be hell, but we are getting our families out of there and doing it together, no matter what. I love you; you are my entire family. So please, for the love of fuck. Don't die on me now" She smiled as everyone nodded in agreement. "Remember who the enemies are. The people there are good, but Pamala isn't. The people we are out to get revenge are those who stand with her. No one else."

They all agreed before moving in carefully.

As they moved in through the back entrance of the Commonwealth, their guns were up and ready. They knew where they were going, and Pamala did, too.

They went Through the sewers, checking their six constantly before heading up the ladder that would take them to the main hall, where all this started and would end.

They carefully entered the hall, and it all seemed too easy.

"D..." Theo was about to express her concerns when she noticed the chains on the doors from the inside.

"Get down!" Daryl yelled as he also caught on, but before people had a chance to duck and cover, bullets were already flying, taking down a few of their men.

"Judith back" Theo pushed Judith behind her, knowing this was not her fight.

Daryl managed to get a few of them down. Theo shooting when she could.

Theo finally locked eyes with Pamala as she watched her grab a gun and aim for Maggie, but before she could react, Judith ran forward, pushing Maggie back before falling to the ground.

"Judith!" Theo screamed as she sprinted and slid onto the ground, putting pressure on her wound immediately.

"Daryl!" Theo yelled out as Daryl ran beside her

"Judith, wake up!" Daryl yelled at her as Theo looked back up at Pamela, aiming her gun at her and shooting the soldier next to her, but she moved too fast for her to hit Pamala.

"Daryl, we need to go now", Theo yelled as people kept shooting.

Ezekiel grabbed the fire extinguisher beside him as Theo aimed her weapon, shooting it in the air. This allowed them to use their makeshift smoke grenade to get out.

Daryl picked up Judith and began to run, and everyone, including Theo, covered him.

Theo fully sprinted at the door, kicking it down as everyone exited, Daryl running behind her.

Theo's tears were falling, but she had no time to cry.

"This way!" Carol yelled as they were led through a back alley.

Theo grabbed her double-ended sword, which she pulled apart into two as she took down any walker coming her way.

Everything was a clear path before the soldiers' trucks began to corner them off one by one, making them have to turn around and back upon themselves.

"Fall back!" Ezekiel yelled.

But soon, they realised the soldiers weren't coming for them; they were coming for the horde of walkers that had made their way into the Commonwealth. 

"They are pinning us in!" Ezekiel yelled as they watched the soldiers pull up fences, trapping everyone between them and the walkers.

Theo ran beside Negan, who both watched a walker climb.

"What the fuck!" They both yelled before aiming their guns up and shooting.

"Everyone, weapons up now. Circle formation, come on!" Theo yelled as they all prepared to fight.

"This way!" Theo yelled, pointing towards an alley.

"Daryl, that alley go!" Theo pushed him along, watching him run with Judith

"Go, we are right behind you!" Theo called out as he looked back, but he continued to go through as the rest of them fought.

They fought so hard.

"Theo...with me now," Negan grabbed her hand backwards as she sliced the walkers' heads off left and right.

Negan had her back the entire time.

"We have to find my kids, Negan" " she panicked; Negan continued to back up with Theo's hand in hers.

"Okay." Negan nodded as they split into four groups: one following after Daryl, one going for Coco, the others to load up the truck, and her and Negan going for Libbie and CJ.

Theo ran towards a fence, Negan boosting her up and over before climbing over himself.

Theo took out any walker running her way as they made it towards one of the two nurseries.

"Come on", Theo spoke to herself as she sprinted with Negan close by.