Allie was left behind once again for their next mission. Negan had suggested a new action for them to take. It wasn't the most liked of the kind but it might work. He would gather them all in the lot with the gated dead, Lucille in his grip. He admired the outcome of the crowd before speaking up.
"Our motives don't seem to be working now. So we will have a new strategy." He said out to them. Allie and Simon had taking a spot where Negan could see them while Dwight pushed his way through the crowd, joining them.
They all watched intensely, wondering what his plan was. With his knife, he slashed at one of the dead upon the fence as it let out a menacing shriek. Its black, rotten intestines dangled loosely, Allie gagging to the sight. A few of the Saviors in the front backed off a bit, the horrible smell getting to them. Negan smiled to himself while swapping to Lucille who was casually laying against the wired fence.
Without warning, he just jabbed her barbed end into the ooze dripping out. He rolled her a bit until she was covered with a nasty, black gunk and pieces of flabby skin. He revealed her to the crowed, that smile still hauntingly glued to his face. Simon and Dwight shared a glance. Allie wasn't sure what to think beside it being absolutely atrocious.
"This - is our new strategy." Negan roared out to them, holding his girl's newly drudged edge close to his face. That smile still remained. "Bio-warfare is the term." He skimmed through the crowd, recognizing his two Lieutenants and Allie. "This is our new scare tactic. Hence none of our friends seem to want to comply now."
He paused, dropping her down to his side. "Cause last I checked, we have plenty of them to go around." He pointed to the dead on the fence line, they shifting and hissing to his movement. "So we use them. And this is how we do it. All our weapons - coat them with a nice, healthy coat and bam - instant fear and remorse. If any of you know, being bit by one of these nasty things, can cause you to fall ill and change. So, we use them to our advantage."
His grin was forever plastered to his face that whole speech. It made Allie a bit uncomfortable, knowing that they'd use something they were trying to clear out for the most part. Whatever happened to just killing them and leaving it at that? Obviously that was dead now. But at least Negan was thinking on his feet cause it was true, there are hundreds of them just roaming about, thousands to come the next day.
It was the life cycle now. You'd live, then die and turn into one of the dead. You roam aimlessly for days, weeks, years before someone finally impaled you or a knife pierced your skull. Sometimes there would be sympathy for them, they were all just like each of them once before. A scared soul looking for some reassurance and some others to have their back. But many aren't lucky enough to find such as they suffer alone and fate comes knocking.
Another reason why Allie was thankful for Negan. He had helped show her that she wasn't alone. Proved that she could do something as well. She thought about the people they'd inject the virus into. Mean yeah, it would slow them down and make it hard for them to keep track. One minute they would be fine, the next dead and seeking to rip them apart. It was an ultimatum that only a mind like Negan would come to.
"This is how we scare them." Negan ensured them, looking out beyond his peers. The threesome just a shared a glance among each other.
"Don't know how this is going to work." Simon said, crossing his arms.
"You know Negan. He thinks before doing." Dwight answered.
"Guess we'll find out then." Simon replied.
"At least he has something. It may or may not work - but he has an idea at least." Allie added, looking up at Simon next to her.
Simon just shook his head. "Still could do better." Dwight gave him a suspicious look as if searching for something on his face.
Allie remembered seeing a mysterious blue stain on his boot when he came back from the last mission. He also was acting a bit off. He was acting as if he did something terrible and was hiding it away in some unknown corner. Simon rarely acted like that, he was usually a tough dude with nothing to hide. Allie had a feeling it had something to do with that blue that was on his boot. What did you do, Simon?
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The next morning, it was all about playing in the dead ooze. Negan would walk out, taking in a deep breath before making his way over to Simon. He was on the opposite side of the fence, messing in a pile of dead guts that stunk like rotten milk mixed with meat. He stuck the tip of his Bowie knife into the black gunk, Negan hovering over him.
"How's it going?" He asked, Simon glancing up at him.
"Just dandy." Simon smiled when Negan gave him a nod. "Got about thirty or so left." He glanced down the line of the fence, seeing a few of the other men dunking the weapons in.
"This is going to be so awesome." Negan grinned, doing his weird semi-hop out of excitement.
"Yeah - I guess it will be." Simon commented, pretending to be excited. Negan moved on down the line after that as Simon stared at the ooze dripping off the blade.
Allie would appear from the front door as she stopped to glance through all the men leaning over. Negan was talking to one of them from their side of the fence. A grin plastered to his face. Allie just shook her head, approaching Simon's position. He'd lose his concentration on the ooze before glance up at her.
"Needless to say, this is disgusting." Simon said to her, flicking some of the straddling meat off.
"Your telling me. Think it'll actually scare them?" Allie replied back.
Simon rose and shook his head. "Am doubting it will scare them like he thinks. Make them a bit more wary of us more or less." He moved on to the next knife in his pile he had started next to him. He would lean back down, making a face before sliding it through the black gunk of meat and slime.
Allie gave a disgusted look. Hearing it was just as bad as smelling it and her face wasn't even near it. "Whatever floats N's boat I guess." She said, watching him do one and then move on to the next. "Lucille going to to get the death bath too?" She asked curious.
"Sounded like it. He wants me to find a dead one, gut it and let it run down into a bucket. Lucille will be swimming in it."
Allie shook her head. "Surprised he isn't freaked out about that."
"Why? Its just a bat." He replied, wiping some black off on his pants.
"That bat is only special to him cause he named it after his wife." She added.
"His very dead wife." Simon replied, sounding a bit bored.
That made Allie think for a second. "Then what's the reason we aren't eloped?"
Simon looked up at a her with a scowl. "You saying you want to get married?"
Allie shrugged. "Well no - was just wondering. Beside, wouldn't be a very great wedding in this world."
Simon sighed before rising again to look at her. "I would of married you if this world hadn't gone to shit so quickly. I was planning on it actually. And that is the whole cold truth."
"Really?" Allie seemed shocked.
He nodded with a smile. "Well yes. The moment I saw you, I fell for you. Nothing has changed that. You weren't just a face I chose out of the crowd to have sex with. I truly, deeply love you Allie."
"Aw, ain't you cute?" Allie smiled, putting her hand out to stroke his scruffy face. He accepted it with a tilt of his head, humming to himself.
He kissed her hand before forcing her to put it away. "I should get back to work. See you in a bit?"
Allie nodded. "Of course."
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Sanctuary | A Savior Story
Fanfic"We're all scared, Dwight. Even if we don't show it. He defiantly is more obviously scared." Allie is a Savior, one of few woman that are one. Negan likes her dead eye skills, Simon has claimed her as his own and Dwight sees her as a sister. Being...
