All Out War

Chapter 9

After about 10 minutes, we stopped at the rendezvous Rick had told us about back home. Some cars were already there. I didn't see Rick anywhere but it didn't take long for him to appear. He got out of the car and made his way to me.

"You okay?" he asked embracing me.

"Yeah. Everyone else okay?" I asked when we parted.

"Yeah. It worked. The herd is at the Sanctuary. Is Gabriel here?" he asked.

"No. Not yet," I said.

"We'll wait a few more minutes," Rick said.

Minutes passed and Gabriel hadn't joined us yet. Rick was checking his watch.

"We can wait some more," Daryl said.

"We can't. He stopped to get me," Rick said.

"How's that?" Daryl asked.

"Negan. He was on the ground. I was trying to kill him and Gabriel, stopped to get me. We gotta start out," Rick said.

"You okay?" I asked.

Rick chuckled.

"This isn't about me. Let's go," he said.

"Yeah," Daryl said.

He whistled and everyone started moving out. I stood there and thought about Gabriel.

"He was okay. He was gonna be okay," I told myself.

"Amelia," Daryl called.

I shook myself out of my daze.

"Yeah," I said.

"Come on," he said.

I headed to him.

"You good?" he asked.

"Yeah. Yeah. Sorry. Let's go," I said sliding behind him.

We made our way to the outpost that had the weapons. We parked a few miles from the entrance.

"You guys know what to do. Keep them closed in," Rick said.

"Aaron, Eric. I will meet you guys there okay?" I said.

They both nodded and got back into their cars. The group that would take care of the courtyard took off. Daryl, Rick and I along with five others made our way to the entrance. Daryl quickly took out the guard with his crossbow when we got there. Rick and I opened the gate and ran for the building. We had to get those weapons of theirs. We were not leaving without them. When we got closer, there were two guards by the door. I held up my rifle and took care of one with a head shot. Rick fired a silenced shot at the other. There was gunshots coming from the other side of the building. I stopped before we proceeded inside.

"Amelia. Come on," Daryl said.

"They need help," I said.

"They're fine. We have to get this done," Daryl said.

"You guys go. I'm gonna go help them out," I said.

"Amelia," Rick started.

"I gave Aaron and Eric my word. I'm not about to let them down. I will meet you guys back here when we're done okay. Don't let those weapons leave this place," I said.

They both nodded and I ran toward the gunfire. When I got there, the cars had already blocked them in. There was one that was trying to escape, I put up my rifle and fired. There was then one of our cars that reversed. Taking out some of the Saviors along the way. I got closer and realized that we had lost Francine.