Chapter 18: Hell...
She's going to get herself killed.
Those very words had been uttered by her own brother. Maybe he was right, because certainly her actions now we're suicide. Hope had collected her weapon's. She made it a point not to leave the crossbow behind. She stormed toward that dark building. There were more people ready to follow her then she expected. Then someone pulled at the end of her shirt. Hope looked down, her eyes met with the baby blue of Carl. Her son looked up at her, seeming to have left his hat somewhere once again.
"CJ, I need you and Keira to-"
"We wanna help." Keira walked up to the mother and son. "Those people in there with Angel, we could use them to help fight back. Maybe. Either way, I don't think anyone should be held in there like prisoners."
"No." Hope said flatly.
"But mom-" CJ tried to reason.
"No. It's too dangerous to have you go in there."
"Aahana-" Keira started in disbelief.
"But. It's going to be hell in there. If you stay right here, then I have no problem with you taking any of those prisoners to the underground with you." Keira and CJ lit up. "But either way. You are going to the underground. No acceptions." Hope took the weapon's strap from around her shoulder. "You remember how to use this?" Keira nodded as Hope handed her brother's crossbow over to the older woman. With that, Hope continued on into the cover of night.
The first step of their mission, take out the men in the front. It went almost too well. Ian, Luke, and Preston killed the three Saviors that stood out front. Once the bodies were dragged away they ran into the building. The group made their way down the hallways, and up a few flights of stairs without problem. It made Hope wary. It just couldn't be this easy. They all tensed with the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs. Nate was the first to see who it was. Hope wasn't too happy at the sight of Kiera and CJ crouching along with the rest. Hope's glare at the two said everything.
"I couldn't just stand there and wait." Young Carl spoke up. They were too far into this, turning back now would only complicate things. Hope hand no other choice than to bite her tongue on the matter and let it be.
"Just like your father." Hope mumbled to no one in particular. "Luke, Res. You two go down the right hallway. Nate and I will lead everyone else down to where they are holding the groups. Ian, John, Keira and CJ you cut everyone free and lead them away from here. Anywhere safe. Keira, you and CJ are gonna take your group to the underground." Hope paused as Nate handed the three knives, except her son. "Luke, Res, John, and I will run distraction and take care of anyone coming. Alright?" Everyone each gave their own kind of confirmation. "Let's go."
The moment everyone stood, they all picked up speed. Luke and Preston bolted down the first hallway while everyone continued. The group had lucked out. They had caught the Saviors while their watch was switching, so for a while, the hallways were eerily vacant. Soon each person had gotten to a room the prisoners were being held.
"Let's see if these damn alarms still work." Hope announced, pulling a fire alarm.
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The fire alarm started blaring as Ian threw open a door. He was met with several unfamiliar faces. A man with a beard looked to have had a bruise on his face. Then Ian saw her. Angel trembling in the corner of the room.
"Hey." He rushed over to the little girl, who only shook more when he neared her. "Hey, hey. It's okay. Angel, remember me? It's your buddy Ian." He cut the bounds that held her feet together. He couldn't even attempt to with her hands, she was petrified. "Damn it." Ian cursed. The pressure was high, and it had been too many minutes since the alarm had first went off. The annoying siren persisted as Ian ran over to the man with the beard, he looked to be in charge.
"Who the hell are you?" He demanded as Ian crouched behind him.
"A friend. I'm going to cut you lose then give you the knife. You're gonna have to find your way out of here. If you can, find a man by the name of Bow." Ian paused. "Take a left out of here, take the second left, after that the first right. That should get you to the stairs. Once you're on the ground floor you can follow the exit signs out." Ian finished cutting Rick's bound legs.
"Wait, you're leaving us?" Glenn piped up.
"That little girl over there," he pointed to Angel. "Needs her mother, and I happen to know where she's at." Ian handed Rick the knife before taking off out of the room. He sped down the hallway, soon finding Hope. Somehow she had gotten separated from John, finishing off the man she was fighting as he got up to her. Ian had his gun drawn.
"I found her." He announced.
"Then get her out of here." Hope grunted, letting the body fall.
"She needs her mother." More Saviors made their way down the hall. Smoke was slowly filling the space. "I'll take care of them." Ian stepped forward raising his gun. Hope nodded, before making her way to her daughter. By the time she entered the room, Rick had just finished freeing Glenn. Everyone else stood, making their way out of the room.
"Hey. Hey there baby girl." Hope cooed. She cut the bounds that wrapped around her daughter's wrist. Rick and Carl paused for a second watching the mother calm her daughter. But Glenn and Sasha nudged them forward and out. "Angel, it's okay. It's going to be okay." The little dirty blond clung onto her mother. Hope grabbed onto the radio she had attached to her belt. "Alright everyone start movin on out!" She hooked it back, adjusting her hold on Angel. "Hold on baby girl." The mother and daughter got out of the building, managing to almost get away.
Hope had set Angel down, and told her to run before she shot the three Saviors that trailed them. The little blond did what she was told at first, as more men ran at her mother, but she soon stopped. A few of the men crashed into a window while the burned alive, only to die from the fall. When Hope thought she had an opening to run away, a scream pierced the air.
"Mommy!" Hope turned to find two men with her daughter. She pulled her knife out of the skull of a savior that lay near her, only to throw it at one who had Angel. The second sickly grinned, before pointing his gun at the little girl and pulling the trigger.
"No!" Hope yelled as Angel fell to the ground with a scream. Hope ran to the man who now let out a dark laugh. She pulled her own gun on him and shot. That was when she felt the first few drops of rain. Some of the Saviors had turned. Hope picked up her knife and put them out of their misery. Her heart thumped in her ears. It all passed in a blur. Then she found herself standing in the still lot.
"Mommy?" A small voice wheezed. Hope made her way over to her daughter, falling to her knees.
"Yes baby?" She whispered, her voice shook slightly. Tears threatened to blur her vision.
"It hurts.." Angel cried.
"I know. I know." Hope smoothed out Angel's dirty blond hair.
"I can see a star." The little girl whispered.
Hope looked up and found the one star that shone through the cloud darkened sky as it started to rain. When she looked back down, her little girl's eyes were closed.
"Angel? Angel!" Hope shook the little girl's body. She held her daughter close to her as the rain drove down harder.
"Oh, I can see it now
Just one more step
We are
Closer to home
Where the tears won't fall
Oh we're one step closer
One step closer
To the place
We'll call
Home." Hope cradled Angel close to her, her head against her daughter's. The clouds were letting out the pouring rain, as little Angel Elizabeth Grimes took her last breath.
The grieving mother sniffled, setting her daughtier down, and picking up her gun.
Everyone's world paused as the last gunshot of the night echoed in the air; and their memories.
A/N
Ooooooooohhhhh and its Mother's Day too...... Whoops... Ummm....Happy Mother's Day? 😅
Two updates, there we go.
What happened to the groups?
Did anyone get reunited?
What will happen next/ How will Sunny move on from Angel's death?
So. I killed off Angel (2nd time I've done that)
Y'all flipping happy now?
Why did y'all hate her so much? ( Looking at you TheBatmanWinchester )
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